Larry Callahan
08-12-2007, 08:33 AM
G.J. DIXON IS CHEVY-POWERED REV IT UP 2007 NATIONAL CHAMPION, WINS 2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE
- New York Driver Sets Record Score In Last Stop Of Six-City National Driving Competition; Only One Among 10,000 Competitors To Beat Pro Driver’s Time -
LANDOVER, Md. [August 11, 2007] – After six weekend events spread across the U.S., from San Francisco to Washington D.C., and 10,000 competitors all vying for the grand prize of a 430-horsepower 2008 Corvette, it was G.J. Dixon, 31, of Scarsdale, NY who was crowned with the title of Chevy-powered Rev It Up 2007 National Champion. Although Dixon was not eligible to win the title of D.C. event champion as he had won the New York/New Jersey event the previous week, he returned for another shot at the national title on Friday night to advance his score. Coming back for a second weekend in the world’s largest national performance driving school and racing competition turned out to be an excellent decision, as he ended up taking home the keys to the new 2008 Chevrolet Corvette and besting his nearest nationwide rival, Christopher Ramey of Houston, Tex., by 371 points.
Dixon’s run also made Chevy-poweredRev It Up history as the first driver to beat the Rev It Up 2007 pro driver’s score in the challenging Corvette Shootout with a blinding lap of 38.549 seconds, which translates to a score of 1197 using the Rev It Up 2007 scoring system. This feat, which has not been accomplished by any other in tens of thousands of laps in both race-prepped Chevrolet Cobalts or Corvettes, brought the sizeable Shootout crowd to a standing ovation. “I cannot believe I’m the Rev It Up 2007 national champion – I’m over the moon!” the seven-year autocross veteran and automotive technician exclaimed. “I just want to thank everyone who puts on the Rev It Up 2007 events, and especially Chevrolet for their support of this awesome summer program.”
As the Chevy-poweredRev It Up 2007 National Champion, Dixon will be awarded the new Corvette, as well as a special Corvette-inspired “Jake” Electric Guitar by Paul Reed Smith signed by Chevy’s American Le Mans Series Corvette Racing Team drivers. For beating the pro driver’s time and score, Dixon received an extra bonus prize, a race helmet signed by the entire Chevrolet Racing Team.
“On behalf of Chevrolet, we’d like to congratulate G.J. Dixon, the Chevy-poweredRev It Up 2007 National Champion,” said Ed Peper, Chevrolet General Manager. “After six exciting events, G.J. really showed us what our performance-oriented Cobalts and Corvettes can do, under a pressure-filled nationwide competition setting. Chevrolet had a great summer with the Chevy-poweredRev It Up 2007 automotive touring festival, and we look forward to more excitement to come!”
Chevy-powered Rev It Up 2007 D.C. Event Results
Brian Priebe, 31, of Sulphur Springs, Tex. was crowned the champion of the Chevy-powered Rev It Up 2007 D.C.-area event, with his score of 730. Priebe, a 15-year motorsports veteran and multiple year Rev It Up competitor, was awarded a two-day “Grand Prix Specialty” course for two people at the Bondurant School of High Performance Driving and a custom Corvette-inspired “Jake” guitar by Paul Reed Smith Guitars.
Priebe won Friday night’s event and the weekend event after qualifying 1st out of the 10 fastest racers in identically prepared Chevrolet Cobalts to enter the exciting nightly Corvette shootout. Priebe’s score also bested those of the 25 Saturday night Chevy-powered Rev It Up 2007 Corvette Shootout contestants, which included several past Rev It UpTM regional and national champions.
Other weekend winners included D.C. event runner up Mike King of Jacksonville, Fla., a three-time Rev It Up 2007 competitor (in Houston, Orlando and D.C.), who won a portable XM satellite radio. Individual class winners Mark Daddio of Beacon Falls, Conn. (Pro), Chad Henry of Lynchburg, Va. (Club), Bryan Coe of Woodbridge, Va. (Novice), Chris Hamm of Alexandria, Va. (Just For Fun) were each awarded Piloti driving shoes and Gatorz sunglasses. In the Reaction/Traction Competition, Reid Harris of Richmond, Va. (Friday) and Doris Cochran of Springfield, Va. (Saturday) took top honors.
About the Chevy-powered Rev It Up 2007
Ending in the shadow of FedEx Field in Landover, Md., the Chevy-powered Rev It Up 2007 automotive festival toured six cities in the summer of 2007, featuring a full day of competition and fun geared towards the true enthusiast. At each Chevy-powered Rev It Up 2007 stop in July and August – San Francisco, Orange County (CA), Houston, Orlando, New York/New Jersey and Washington D.C - experienced racers and amateurs alike competed for the title of “Rev It Up National Champion” andthe grand prize of a 430-horsepower 2008 Chevrolet Corvette.
The Chevy-powered Rev It Up 2007 summer tour featured multiple opportunities for car enthusiasts – spectators and competitors –to immerse themselves in all things automotive, including taking rides in a 505-horsepower Corvette Z06 for a “Time Attack” run, testing reaction time and car control in an acceleration and braking contest, racing friends in an Enduro Kart competition, test-driving the 2007 Corvette and the rest of Chevrolet’s performance lineup on custom-designed courses and experiencing the latest automotive technology at the Chevy Pavilion – including an up-close look at the dramatic Camaro Concept.
Final Rev It Up 2007 City Champions and Scores:
·July 6 and 7: San Francisco, Calif. – WINNER – Ryan Buetzer, 23, of Long Beach, Calif. (678)
·July 13, 14 and 15: El Toro (Orange County, Calif.)– WINNER – Steve O’Blenes, 37, of Garden Grove, Calif. (734)
·July 21: Houston, Tex. – WINNER - Christopher Ramey, 37, of Houston, Tex. (826)
·July 27 and 28: Orlando, Fla. – Epcot Center – WINNER – Dan Shields, 51, of Valrico, Fla. (652)
·August 3 and 4: New York/New Jersey – Old Bridge Township Raceway Park (Englishtown, NJ) – WINNER AND NATIONAL CHAMPION – G.J. Dixon, 31, of Scarsdale, NY (724 in NY/NJ event, posted 1197 in DC event to replace NY/NJ score)
·August 10 and 11: Washington, D.C. – FedEx Field (Landover, MD) – WINNER – Brian Priebe, 31, of Sulphur Springs, Tex. (730)
- New York Driver Sets Record Score In Last Stop Of Six-City National Driving Competition; Only One Among 10,000 Competitors To Beat Pro Driver’s Time -
LANDOVER, Md. [August 11, 2007] – After six weekend events spread across the U.S., from San Francisco to Washington D.C., and 10,000 competitors all vying for the grand prize of a 430-horsepower 2008 Corvette, it was G.J. Dixon, 31, of Scarsdale, NY who was crowned with the title of Chevy-powered Rev It Up 2007 National Champion. Although Dixon was not eligible to win the title of D.C. event champion as he had won the New York/New Jersey event the previous week, he returned for another shot at the national title on Friday night to advance his score. Coming back for a second weekend in the world’s largest national performance driving school and racing competition turned out to be an excellent decision, as he ended up taking home the keys to the new 2008 Chevrolet Corvette and besting his nearest nationwide rival, Christopher Ramey of Houston, Tex., by 371 points.
Dixon’s run also made Chevy-poweredRev It Up history as the first driver to beat the Rev It Up 2007 pro driver’s score in the challenging Corvette Shootout with a blinding lap of 38.549 seconds, which translates to a score of 1197 using the Rev It Up 2007 scoring system. This feat, which has not been accomplished by any other in tens of thousands of laps in both race-prepped Chevrolet Cobalts or Corvettes, brought the sizeable Shootout crowd to a standing ovation. “I cannot believe I’m the Rev It Up 2007 national champion – I’m over the moon!” the seven-year autocross veteran and automotive technician exclaimed. “I just want to thank everyone who puts on the Rev It Up 2007 events, and especially Chevrolet for their support of this awesome summer program.”
As the Chevy-poweredRev It Up 2007 National Champion, Dixon will be awarded the new Corvette, as well as a special Corvette-inspired “Jake” Electric Guitar by Paul Reed Smith signed by Chevy’s American Le Mans Series Corvette Racing Team drivers. For beating the pro driver’s time and score, Dixon received an extra bonus prize, a race helmet signed by the entire Chevrolet Racing Team.
“On behalf of Chevrolet, we’d like to congratulate G.J. Dixon, the Chevy-poweredRev It Up 2007 National Champion,” said Ed Peper, Chevrolet General Manager. “After six exciting events, G.J. really showed us what our performance-oriented Cobalts and Corvettes can do, under a pressure-filled nationwide competition setting. Chevrolet had a great summer with the Chevy-poweredRev It Up 2007 automotive touring festival, and we look forward to more excitement to come!”
Chevy-powered Rev It Up 2007 D.C. Event Results
Brian Priebe, 31, of Sulphur Springs, Tex. was crowned the champion of the Chevy-powered Rev It Up 2007 D.C.-area event, with his score of 730. Priebe, a 15-year motorsports veteran and multiple year Rev It Up competitor, was awarded a two-day “Grand Prix Specialty” course for two people at the Bondurant School of High Performance Driving and a custom Corvette-inspired “Jake” guitar by Paul Reed Smith Guitars.
Priebe won Friday night’s event and the weekend event after qualifying 1st out of the 10 fastest racers in identically prepared Chevrolet Cobalts to enter the exciting nightly Corvette shootout. Priebe’s score also bested those of the 25 Saturday night Chevy-powered Rev It Up 2007 Corvette Shootout contestants, which included several past Rev It UpTM regional and national champions.
Other weekend winners included D.C. event runner up Mike King of Jacksonville, Fla., a three-time Rev It Up 2007 competitor (in Houston, Orlando and D.C.), who won a portable XM satellite radio. Individual class winners Mark Daddio of Beacon Falls, Conn. (Pro), Chad Henry of Lynchburg, Va. (Club), Bryan Coe of Woodbridge, Va. (Novice), Chris Hamm of Alexandria, Va. (Just For Fun) were each awarded Piloti driving shoes and Gatorz sunglasses. In the Reaction/Traction Competition, Reid Harris of Richmond, Va. (Friday) and Doris Cochran of Springfield, Va. (Saturday) took top honors.
About the Chevy-powered Rev It Up 2007
Ending in the shadow of FedEx Field in Landover, Md., the Chevy-powered Rev It Up 2007 automotive festival toured six cities in the summer of 2007, featuring a full day of competition and fun geared towards the true enthusiast. At each Chevy-powered Rev It Up 2007 stop in July and August – San Francisco, Orange County (CA), Houston, Orlando, New York/New Jersey and Washington D.C - experienced racers and amateurs alike competed for the title of “Rev It Up National Champion” andthe grand prize of a 430-horsepower 2008 Chevrolet Corvette.
The Chevy-powered Rev It Up 2007 summer tour featured multiple opportunities for car enthusiasts – spectators and competitors –to immerse themselves in all things automotive, including taking rides in a 505-horsepower Corvette Z06 for a “Time Attack” run, testing reaction time and car control in an acceleration and braking contest, racing friends in an Enduro Kart competition, test-driving the 2007 Corvette and the rest of Chevrolet’s performance lineup on custom-designed courses and experiencing the latest automotive technology at the Chevy Pavilion – including an up-close look at the dramatic Camaro Concept.
Final Rev It Up 2007 City Champions and Scores:
·July 6 and 7: San Francisco, Calif. – WINNER – Ryan Buetzer, 23, of Long Beach, Calif. (678)
·July 13, 14 and 15: El Toro (Orange County, Calif.)– WINNER – Steve O’Blenes, 37, of Garden Grove, Calif. (734)
·July 21: Houston, Tex. – WINNER - Christopher Ramey, 37, of Houston, Tex. (826)
·July 27 and 28: Orlando, Fla. – Epcot Center – WINNER – Dan Shields, 51, of Valrico, Fla. (652)
·August 3 and 4: New York/New Jersey – Old Bridge Township Raceway Park (Englishtown, NJ) – WINNER AND NATIONAL CHAMPION – G.J. Dixon, 31, of Scarsdale, NY (724 in NY/NJ event, posted 1197 in DC event to replace NY/NJ score)
·August 10 and 11: Washington, D.C. – FedEx Field (Landover, MD) – WINNER – Brian Priebe, 31, of Sulphur Springs, Tex. (730)