BILSTEIN CONTINUES PARTNERSHIP WITH SWEENEY RUSH SERIES AS "OFFICIAL SHOCK";
BILSTEIN SEALED, SPEC SHOCK MANDATED IN RUSH SPORTSMAN MODS, PRO MODS & SPRINTS
PROVES SUCCESSFUL
By Mike Leone
March 28, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Pulaski, PA)…The Sweeney Chevrolet Buick
GMC RUSH Racing Series powered by Pace Performance is pleased to continue its
partnership for the fifth straight year with Bilstein Shocks.
The "Official Shock" of RUSH is mandated on the RUSH Sportsman Modifieds,
RUSH Pro Mods, and the new RUSH Sprint Cars.
In addition, the "RUSH/Bilstein" package
is a popular choice and has found great success amongst RUSH Late Model, RUSH
Pro Stock and racers in the three asphalt RUSH classes
at Jennerstown Speedway.
Back in 2014, the Bilstein name began to grow throughout RUSH as regional
standout racer Alan Dellinger started having success on the $135 sealed, spec
"RUSH/Bilstein" shock package winning the very first night he raced on the
shocks in RUSH Late Model competition, and winning numerous feature events that
season. The 2014 season was the same
year the RUSH Sportsman Modifieds debuted.
While not mandated in Late Model competition numerous racers have
experienced great success on the shock package, and the RUSH Sportsman
Modifieds, which were the first RUSH class to mandate the $135 "RUSH/Bilstein",
has continued to grow each year.
Two years later, the second class evolved mandating the "RUSH/Bilstein" package
the RUSH Pro Mods debuted as a weekly division at Stateline Speedway.
This past season saw Old Bradford Speedway pick up the class weekly on
Sunday nights and McKean County Raceway added several special events.
The class doubled in car count from its inaugural season and is right on
track for continued growth as several new drivers are set to join competition in
2018 for year three.
When the non-wing Sprint Car division under RUSH was announced in 2017, it was
natural choice to require these cars to also utilize the $135 Bilstein Shocks.
The RUSH Sprint Cars will debut in 2018 and will run its inaugural event
on April 20 at Lernerville Speedway in its first of 10 events at the Sarver, Pa.
oval. Interest is high and the
class, which has 27 events at 10 different venues scheduled in 2018, is expected
to grow as the region's first cost-containment Sprint Car class.
Over the years racers not mandated to use the RUSH/Bilstein $135 shock package
on both dirt and asphalt picked up the moniker "Bandit"!
When you run the RUSH/Bilstein Shocks,
avoid spending five to eight times the price of other high dollar shock
packages, and find success- you are a "Bilstein Bandit".
Justin Lamb is coming off his career best season in which he had 16 top
5s in 17 starts at Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway and finished third in the
"Jook George Steel City Classic" over a 43-car Sweeney Touring Series field and
a deep field starting position..
Late Model drivers like Sam Pennacchio and Chuck Medved ran the $135 "Bilstein
Bandits" for the first time in 2017 and both had their career best seasons.
Corey McPherson is one of numerous RUSH Pro Stock racers who chose to become a
Bilstein Bandit. McPherson finished
in the top four in 13 of 14 events at Lernerville in route to his fifth track
title in six years, riding on the RUSH/Bilstein package the past two seasons.
More impressively, McPherson defeated a stout field of cars in both
Lernerville Speedway's 2017 "open engine" events, the "Autumn-Motive Fest" and
"Steel City Stampede" using the $135 RUSH/Bilsteins capturing $3,200 in total
winnings between the two nights.
After some testing in the spring, the RUSH/Bilstein package became a viable
option on the asphalt at Jennerstown Speedway in the RUSH-sanctioned Late Model,
Modified, and Street Stock divisions.
As drivers began having success, more and more competitors began to run
the $135 option. One such was female
lady racer, Lauren Butler, who made history becoming the first female RUSH
Champion and first female to win a Street Stock title at Jennerstown.
"The RUSH/Bilstein sealed spec shocks are one of the things that I’m most proud
of in conjunction with RUSH," explained Series Director Vicki Emig.
"The package has allowed our Sportsman Modified, Pro Mod, and Sprint Car
divisions to be on the same, consistent, and affordable shock package, while
allowing racers in the Late Model, Pro Stock, and asphalt division a winning
option at a very affordable price.
We cannot thank Bilstein's Jim Hiland enough for the time and expertise he has
dedicated to this program and his willingness to not only work with our Series,
but the racers in a one-on-one basis as well.
We’ve never heard a negative word about shocks in our Sportsman Modified
and Pro Mod divisions and haven't had one Sprint Car driver question the
implementation of the Shocks in our newest division.
This all speaks volumes to the effectiveness of the RUSH/Bilstein sealed
spec shock program they have developed."
"As I watch the industry continue to search for an affordable and viable option
to combat the continued problem of high dollar shock packages and ever evolving
suspension technology I am so thankful for the relationship I have with
Bilstein," added Emig. "Bilstein is
a worldwide company that builds shocks that compete with and exceed others
across the board in all forms of motorsports, but they also understand the
importance of providing an affordable spec shock, for grassroots racers.
I think it speaks volumes to their integrity and commitment to the future
health of our sport. I hope other
Series and racing organizations take notice of the tremendous success RUSH has
experienced with this program and consider implementing it into their own
programs; it's such a simple and effective way to address the problem, they
don't have to ask me, simply ask the numerous RUSH racers who compete with
them."
Bottom line is simply that we’ve proven to teams they can choose a shock package
that costs a few hundred dollars instead of a few thousand, give up no lap time
at all, while making gains in the areas of consistency and durability.
A
complete list of distributors for the "RUSH/Bilstein" shocks package package can
be found on each of the Series' websites with each being able to be accessed
from www.rushracingseries.com.
For more information on Bilstein
Shock Absorbers, check out their website at www.bilsteinus.com on their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/bilsteinUS.
You can also follow them on Twitter @bilsteinUS
RUSH
Late Model marketing partners include Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC, Pace
Performance, Hoosier Tire, Bilstein Shocks, Sunoco Race Fuels, Bazell Race
Fuels, Insinger Performance, MSD Performance, Holley Performance Products,
Earl's Performance Plumbing, Quick Fuel Technology, FK Rod Ends, Schoenfeld
Headers, Jones Racing Products, Racing Electronics, Dirt Defender, Dynamic
Drivelines, Wrisco Industries, Frankland Racing Supply, Alternative Power
Sources, Precise Racing Products, ARbodies, TBM Brakes, K&N Filters, Lincoln
Electric, Velocita-USA, Classic Ink USA,
Landrum Performance Spring, CrateInsider.com, RockAuto.com, and Valley
Fashions.
RUSH Sportsman
Modified marketing partners include Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC, Pace
Performance, Hoosier Tire, Bicknell Racing Products, Bilstein Shocks, Sunoco
Race Fuels, Bazell Race Fuels, Insinger Performance, MSD Performance, Holley
Performance Products, Earl's Performance Plumbing, Quick Fuel Technology, FK Rod
Ends, Sherwood Racing Wheels, Schoenfeld Headers, Jones Racing Products, Racing
Electronics, Dirt
Defender,
Dynamic Drivelines,
Wrisco Industries, Frankland Racing Supply,
Alternative Power Sources, Precise Racing Products, TBM Brakes, K&N
Filters, Lincoln Electric, Velocita-USA, Classic Ink USA, CrateInsider.com,
RockAuto.com, and Valley Fashions.
RUSH Sprint Car marketing
partners include partners include Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC, Pace Performance,
Hoosier Tire, Bonnell's Rod Shop, Bilstein Shocks, Insinger Performance, MSD
Performance, Holley Performance Products, Racing Electronics, Dirt Defender,
Frankland Racing Supply, Earl's Performance Plumbing, FK Rod Ends, Schoenfeld
Headers, Jones Racing Products, Precise Racing Products, TBM Brakes, K&N
Filters, Lincoln Electric, Velocita-USA, Classic Ink USA, Landrum Performance
Spring, RockAuto.com, and Valley Fashions.
RUSH Pro Mod and
Pro Stock marketing partners include Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC, Pace
Performance, Hoosier Tire, Bilstein Shocks, Sunoco Race Fuels, Bazell Race
Fuels, Insinger Performance, MSD Performance, Holley Performance Products,
Earl's Performance Plumbing, Quick Fuel Technology, FK Rod Ends, Schoenfeld
Headers, Jones Racing Products, Racing Electronics,
Dirt Defender,
Dynamic Drivelines, Wrisco Industries, Frankland Racing Supply,
Wrisco. Precise Racing Products, TBM Brakes, K&N Filters, Lincoln Electric,
Velocita-USA, Classic Ink USA, RockAuto.com, and Valley Fashions.
E-mail can be sent to the RUSH Racing Series at [email protected] and
snail mail to 4368 Route 422, Pulaski, PA 16143. Office phone is 724-964-9300
and fax is 724-964-0604. The RUSH Racing Series website is
www.rushracingseries.com. Like our Facebook page at
www.facebook.com/rushlatemodels and follow us on Twitter @RUSHLM.
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