DVM Is Headed To Barrett-Jackson
Posted by Admin on December 20, 2007
What do you get when you combine 1300 collector vehicles sitting on nearly 70 sundrenched
Arizona acres, a pavilion covering over 322,000 square feet, over 4,800 Bidders
from all 50 States and 14 Countries with a combined buying power exceeding $1 Billion,
over 250,000 “live” spectators and 10.6M more enthusiasts at home watching on Speed
TV? You get the world renowned Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in beautiful
Scottsdale, Arizona.
Now what exactly does a collector car auction have to do with D’Vanz Motorsports? When
the rest of the country will be shivering in the cold come mid-January, our boys will be
heating-up more of Falken Tires “best” as they again team-up with Falken’s #1 American
driver Vaughn Gittin Jr. in a repeat performance of their much talked about drifting demos
at this years GT Live event. This time the Mustang duo will be doing 19, 15-minute drift
demos as special guests of Ford Racing.
“This event will be a big feather in our cap,” team driver Doug Van Den Brink said. “Not
only are we getting a chance to go to the Barrett-Jackson event which in itself (speaking as
a total car geek) will be one of the coolest things ever but we’re going there to represent
Ford Racing, which for us will be a true honor”.
Gittin and Van Den Brink will be performing their “demo’s” Thursday, January 17, 18 & 19
just outside the auction area. The event will go on rain or shine so getting good traction
from their Falken Azenis RT-615 tires will be high on the drivers priority list. This event will
also give the teams a tremendous opportunity to get their sponsors in front of some very
affluent spectators. Being that this event has all it spectators walking the grounds going
from car display areas to the auction floor, seeing our “drifting duo” will sure to be a highly
talked about event. Don’t be surprised if you see a Ford executive or celebrity going for a
ride or two, as both cars are set-up for passenger ride-a-longs.
“This event is one of those rare opportunities for both our sponsors and our team. The
impact and publicity from such an event is priceless.” Van Den Brink said. “Going into
the 08’ season, we’ve yet to secure all the funding we’ll need to get us through the year, so
hopefully, we’ll be able to use this event as a catalyst to showcase to a few marketing
partners and demonstrate what a powerful and impactfupromotional tool our team and our
sport can be.”