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USAC CHAMPION TONY HUNT TO RACE IN
SOUTH AFRICA
LINCOLN, CALIFORNIA (December 21,
2011) – Newly
crowned eight-time USAC champion Tony Hunt of Lincoln, CA will try to add to an
international win to his resume, as he will compete at Ultimate Raceway in
Vereeniging, South Africa on January 7.Hunt will be one of two Americans traveling to compete in winged 410
sprints on the quarter-mile paved oval track.
The 55-time
USAC feature winner will face off against the best racers South Africa has to
offer as part of the “Ultimate Sprint Car Series”.But his chief competition may come from
Ohio’s Brian Lay.Lay is an accomplished
racer from the Auto Value Super Sprints and won in South Africa in 2010.
Hunt
rarely slows down during the off-season, traveling throughout the United States
for various stunt driving and driving school jobs when not aboard the Mike
Phulps-owned #56 Metal Works / Ebay Motors Schwanke powered Beast in the USAC
Western Sprint Car Series.
Hunt will
drive for local car owner and track operator Kallie Newman in a car that was
formerly owned by California car owner Alan Kaiser whom Hunt won the 2006 USAC Western
Sprint Car title with.The Eagle Chassis
powered by a 410 cubic inch Jessie James engine has visited victory lane
several times in South Africa along with many top-three finishes.
“It’s a
real honor to be considered for this trip to South Africa,” Hunt said.“Getting back in a car I had a connection
with with makes this even more special.I hope to put on a great show for the fans in South Africa and this
should be a trip of a lifetime!”
Tony Hunt’s 2012 plans are to be announced at a
later date with race fans encouraged to visit www.tonyhunt.com for more
information.
Tony Hunt
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