Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 30, 2012
For more information, Contact:
Andrew Comrie-Picard
310-256-5640
E-mail: media@acpracing.com
Website: http://www.acpracing.com/

Andrew "ACP" Comrie-Picard and Team Scion Rally xD Score Second Place
at Icy SnoDrift Rally

ATLANTA, MI — Andrew "ACP" Comrie-Picard and the Scion Rally xD team scored a well-earned second place in the two-wheel-drive classes of the 2012 SnoDrift Rally in Atlanta Michigan this past weekend.

The podium result was hard-won after the team lay in fifth place overall after the first night of competition: “Honestly, on Friday night, I was questioning whether we could turn the race around” said Comrie-Picard, “but between some smart setup changes on the team’s part and a bit of a reset in my driving style, we managed to turn the tables on our competition on Saturday and go from over a minute out of second place to a solid result and a kickoff to our championship. I’m as proud of this result as of any in more than ten years of rally driving.”

The Scion team is competing for the overall two-wheel-drive Rally America Championship in 2012, and is very happy with the finish this weekend. Said Gordon Ting, team principal: “This is a solid result and a terrific points haul. We know from last year that we have what it takes to win on gravel, and we’re looking forward to the 100 Acre Wood Rally in late February to prove it!”

The conditions were treacherous, with a combination of water on ice, glare ice, and a dusting of snow over ice. Said co-driver Jeremy Wimpey: “Imagine your worst nightmare of an icy road surface, then drive it through the woods on a one-lane road at 90mph. It was that sort of weekend…”

BFGoodrich Winter Slalom KSI tires provided the traction for the team. Said Comrie-Picard: “Nothing should be able to grip the glare ice we were on; it’s a testament to the tires that we stayed on the road at all. The Winter Slalom’s compounding and tread pattern gave us the advantage we needed.”

The team shared the podium with Ford Fiestas in first (Chris Duplessis) and third (Dillon VanWay) places. It marks the sixth time in seven Rally America appearances that the Scion xD has been on the podium. The team plans to contest the entire Rally America Championship.

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ABOUT ACP: Andrew Comrie-Picard is the 2009 North American Rally Champion, five-time X Games Athlete, and an X Games medalist. He has also competed in the RallyCar Rallycross series, the FormulaD drift championship, short-course off-road racing, and in the Baja1000. When he isn’t racing, Comrie-Picard works in film, television, and print media as a precision driver, producer, and host. He lives in Los Angeles, California.

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For more information and video highlights, visit: www.acpracing.com, www.rallyxd.com, and  www.scionracing.com. To arrange interviews or find out more, contact +1-310-256-5640 or media(at)acpracing(dot)com. Find ACP on YouTube or Twitter under ACPRacing, and at http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=648360509

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