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Yonkers Lasik Surgeon Has ‘Eye' on Dunlop Drivers Cup
AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 30, 2005 – A Yonkers, N.Y., eye physician and Lasik and cataract surgeon has the perfect prescription for the Dunlop Drivers Cup: Select an eye doctor for the drivers competition, and you'll see everything much clearer.
Dr. Giorgio Schirripa will be competing at the U.S. Regional Qualifier in Phoenix on Sept. 10 and 11.
Dr. Schirripa said, "My parents told me it was better to be a doctor than a racer, but the dream of racing never died. Thanks to Dunlop racing, I'm able to live the dream."
A unique competition, Dunlop Drivers Cup includes racetrack, autocross, off-road sport-utility, off-road all-terrain vehicle and motocross events to test the skills of hard-core driving enthusiasts. Once reserved for the best European drivers, Drivers Cup will allow U.S. drivers to compete for the first time in this international competitive driving event.
Janice Consolacion, brand planning manager for Dunlop in North America said, "We're proud to have Giorgio competing. His competitive racing in the Porsche club and decade of riding motorcycles make him one to watch. It will be exciting to see him compete against 23 other drivers in Phoenix.
"While Giorgio and the other drivers come from varying backgrounds, their sole bond is a passion for driving and the ultimate adrenaline rush that comes with challenges to their driving skills," Consolacion said.
Three teams from the two-day U.S. Regional Qualifier will represent Dunlop USA at a three-day off-road camp in Germany in November. Then a single team from each country will vie for the world Drivers Cup in a 10-day series of racing events in the United States.
Dr. Schirripa's chances for Dunlop Drivers Cup success? "I try to stay physically fit and fine-tune my racing skills at every opportunity. I'll drive anything on wheels."
Dunlop officials started Drivers Cup to showcase Dunlop's racing heritage and its broad range of passenger, truck, motorcycle and all-terrain-vehicle tire lines. Dunlop SP Sport Maxx and Direzza DZ101 ultra-performance tires will be featured in the competition. Dr. Schirripa said he uses Dunlop tires on his BMW M3 sports car.
Dunlop is a global tire brand with an excellent reputation among performance car enthusiasts. Well known for its prestigious original-equipment fitments and sports car racing heritage, Dunlop is also a key supplier to sport compact enthusiasts featuring "tuner" tire sizes and race series sponsorships.
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