MOPAR'S HUBINETTE GEARS UP FOR GRAND SLAM IN DRIFT CHICAGO EVENT

NEWS RELEASE
August 3, 2005


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MOPAR'S HUBINETTE GEARS UP FOR GRAND SLAM IN DRIFT CHICAGO EVENT

Center Line, Mich. - Chicago, Ill., well established in its traditional 
baseball roots, is about to be slammed! This weekend at Soldier Field, the Need For 
Speed Underground Formula Drift Series debuts in the Windy City for an event 
called Drift Chicago, and Team Mopar's Samuel Hubinette leads the charge. 

"It's going to be fun to go to this event, because it's an area where 
drifting is a relatively new sport," Hubinette said. "The crowd's reaction is key, 
and you feed off of their energy. They're very supportive to all of the 
competitors, and it's great to know we're going to compete in front of a crowd that 
will be getting their first live look at drifting. It will be exciting to 
experience their reactions."

Hubinette and the Mopar SRT10 Dodge Viper team have some big expectations of 
this weekend's events. Always up for a challenge, Hubinette is betting on and 
looking forward to some great drifting action. 

"We're looking to battle back and make it to the Final Four round this 
weekend-that's the primary goal," Hubinette said. "We've tested to help us prepare 
for this event, and we're hungry to get back to the podium. This is a prime 
opportunity to chase down more points in the championship hunt, and we're going 
to give it our all in Chicago."

Practice for the Drift Chicago event will take place on Friday, August 5. The 
fifth round of the Need for Speed Underground Formula D championship chase 
will commence on Saturday, August 6. Hubinette and the Mopar SRT10 Dodge Viper 
team enter the event ranked third in the series point standings. 
 
The Mopar SRT10 Dodge Viper that Hubinette pilots in the Need For Speed 
Underground Formula D Championship is maintained by DC Performance and Archer 
Racing. Hubinette's efforts are also supported by Yokohama Tires. 
 
For more information regarding Hubinette, Soldier Field or the Need for Speed 
Underground Formula D Championship, log on to www.toxicdrift.com, 
www.soldierfield.net 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. 

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