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10-05-2005, 04:51 PM
TORRANCE, Calif., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Toyota Motorsports and Scion
announced today the Scion tC sports coupe will be the new official vehicle of
the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race. The 2006 Pro/Celebrity Race celebrates the
30th anniversary of this charity event held annually as part of the Toyota
Grand Prix of Long Beach Race weekend. It also marks the first time in the
race's history that a vehicle other than Celica will be featured.
"Being such an integral part of the Pro/Celebrity race and the Toyota
Grand Prix of Long Beach is a great opportunity for Scion and the tC," said
Mark Templin, vice president, Scion. "The tC will be right at home and able
to showcase its performance capabilities on the historic street course."
The race-ready, identically-prepared tCs will produce 170-horsepower at
5,700 rpm. They will be equipped with performance enhancements that include a
DC Sports stainless steel exhaust and ceramic header, Centerforce single-disc
racing clutch, Progress Technology racing coil-over shocks and springs,
Stop-Tech brakes and full roll cage.
link:
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/10-05-2005/0004160321&EDATE=
announced today the Scion tC sports coupe will be the new official vehicle of
the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race. The 2006 Pro/Celebrity Race celebrates the
30th anniversary of this charity event held annually as part of the Toyota
Grand Prix of Long Beach Race weekend. It also marks the first time in the
race's history that a vehicle other than Celica will be featured.
"Being such an integral part of the Pro/Celebrity race and the Toyota
Grand Prix of Long Beach is a great opportunity for Scion and the tC," said
Mark Templin, vice president, Scion. "The tC will be right at home and able
to showcase its performance capabilities on the historic street course."
The race-ready, identically-prepared tCs will produce 170-horsepower at
5,700 rpm. They will be equipped with performance enhancements that include a
DC Sports stainless steel exhaust and ceramic header, Centerforce single-disc
racing clutch, Progress Technology racing coil-over shocks and springs,
Stop-Tech brakes and full roll cage.
link:
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/10-05-2005/0004160321&EDATE=