MOPAR'S HUBINETTE STRIVES TO MAINTAIN CHAMPIONSHIP FORM

Center Line, Mich. - Team Mopar's Samuel Hubinette is known for his 
flamboyant drifting style in the Need For Speed Formula Drift Championship Series and, 
as with all serious drifters, he's constantly working to improve his game. His 
seat in the Mopar SRT10 Dodge Viper hasn't come without a lot of hard work 
and dedication, and his performance is the product of those labors. 

Hubinette, who will always be a drifter first, also works as a ride and drive 
instructor for DaimlerChrysler. In between his gig as one of the hottest 
drifters on the scene, "The Crazy Swede" travels to numerous cities across the 
United States to assist the manufacturer in educating the consumer on the 
capabilities of the DaimlerChrysler family of products. It's a role that Hubinette 
enjoys to the fullest. 

"Working with DaimlerChrysler on the ride and drive programs has been a great 
way to familiarize myself not only with the consumers that the brand 
attracts, but also with their great product lines," Hubinette said. "We travel to 
racetracks all over the country to instruct courses for not only VIP's but for the 
average consumer. Right now I'm working with the SRT division and the Skip 
Barber Racing School on a program where every SRT buyer can attend an 
instructional course. It's been a great experience overall."

Working a "real" job within the automobile industry isn't all that Hubinette 
fills his plate with, as he also trains intensively to keep his championship 
drifting form. To keep his physical prowess sharp, Hubinette enjoys mountain 
bikes and plays tennis as often as he can. To keep his hand and eye coordination 
at the top of the charts, he plays THQ Games' "Juiced." 

"I do a lot of cardio to keep myself in shape for the demands that drifting 
put on you as a driver," Hunbinette said. "Mountain biking keeps your physical 
strength up, while tennis improves your hand and eye coordination. "Juiced" is 
also great for keeping your reflexes sharp, as it makes your brain work to 
maneuver your senses."

There's also the matter of keeping his drifting skills as sharp as possible. 
Hubinette is also an active member of the Mopar SRT10 Dodge Viper team, which 
is headed up by DC Performance and Archer Racing. In between rounds of the 
2005 Need For Speed Underground Championship Drift Series, Hubinette is dedicated 
to helping the team improve as much as possible during down time. 

"As a team, we try to test at least once in between each round, and it really 
helps us to realize our performance goals," Hubinette said. "Testing gives us 
an opportunity to see how the changes we've made to the car will work in a 
competition setting. It also gives us the chance to become closer as a team, 
which is always a benefit when you're all working toward the same goals."

Hubinette's dedication to keeping his priorities in order has aided him 
greatly in his ascent into the motorsports arena. As drifting fans across the world 
watch him in his pursuit of the 2005 Need For Speed Underground Formula Drift 
Championship, Hubinette hopes that they keep his motto in mind: "Drift or 
die, dude." 

It is, without a doubt, what fuels "The Crazy Swede's" passion. 

Round three of the Need For Speed Formula Drift Championship will take place 
at Reliant Park on June 10 and 11. For more information regarding Mopar, 
Hubinette or drifting, log on to www.moparspeed.com, www.toxicdrift.com or 
www.formulad.com. 

Mopar is based in Center Line, Mich., and is the exclusive original equipment 
supplier of parts and accessories for Chrysler, Dodge, and Jeep® vehicles.