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MOPAR'S HUBINETTE STRIVES TO MAINTAIN CHAMPIONSHIP FORM
Center Line, Mich. - Team Mopar's Samuel Hubinette is known for his
flamboyant drifting style in the Need For Speed Formula Drift Championship
Series and, as with all serious drifters, he's constantly working to improve his game. His seat in the Mopar SRT10 Dodge Viper hasn't come without a lot of hard work and dedication, and his performance is the product of those labors.
Hubinette, who will always be a drifter first, also works as a ride and drive
instructor for DaimlerChrysler. In between his gig as one of the hottest
drifters on the scene, "The Crazy Swede" travels to numerous cities across the United States to assist the manufacturer in educating the consumer on the capabilities of the DaimlerChrysler family of products. It's a role that
Hubinette enjoys to the fullest.
"Working with DaimlerChrysler on the ride and drive programs has been a great way to familiarize myself not only with the consumers that the brand
attracts, but also with their great product lines," Hubinette said. "We travel
to racetracks all over the country to instruct courses for not only VIP's but for the average consumer. Right now I'm working with the SRT division and the Skip Barber Racing School on a program where every SRT buyer can attend an instructional course. It's been a great experience overall."
Working a "real" job within the automobile industry isn't all that Hubinette
fills his plate with, as he also trains intensively to keep his championship
drifting form. To keep his physical prowess sharp, Hubinette enjoys mountain
bikes and plays tennis as often as he can. To keep his hand and eye
coordination at the top of the charts, he plays THQ Games' "Juiced."
"I do a lot of cardio to keep myself in shape for the demands that drifting
put on you as a driver," Hunbinette said. "Mountain biking keeps your physical
strength up, while tennis improves your hand and eye coordination. "Juiced" is also great for keeping your reflexes sharp, as it makes your brain work to
maneuver your senses."
There's also the matter of keeping his drifting skills as sharp as possible.
Hubinette is also an active member of the Mopar SRT10 Dodge Viper team, which is headed up by DC Performance and Archer Racing. In between rounds of the 2005 Need For Speed Underground Championship Drift Series, Hubinette is dedicated to helping the team improve as much as possible during down time.
"As a team, we try to test at least once in between each round, and it really
helps us to realize our performance goals," Hubinette said. "Testing gives us
an opportunity to see how the changes we've made to the car will work in a
competition setting. It also gives us the chance to become closer as a team,
which is always a benefit when you're all working toward the same goals."
Hubinette's dedication to keeping his priorities in order has aided him
greatly in his ascent into the motorsports arena. As drifting fans across the
world watch him in his pursuit of the 2005 Need For Speed Underground Formula Drift Championship, Hubinette hopes that they keep his motto in mind: "Drift or die, dude."
It is, without a doubt, what fuels "The Crazy Swede's" passion.
Round three of the Need For Speed Formula Drift Championship will take place
at Reliant Park on June 10 and 11. For more information regarding Mopar or
Hubinette, log on to www.moparspeed.com or www.toxicdrift.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.
Center Line, Mich. - Team Mopar's Samuel Hubinette is known for his
flamboyant drifting style in the Need For Speed Formula Drift Championship
Series and, as with all serious drifters, he's constantly working to improve his game. His seat in the Mopar SRT10 Dodge Viper hasn't come without a lot of hard work and dedication, and his performance is the product of those labors.
Hubinette, who will always be a drifter first, also works as a ride and drive
instructor for DaimlerChrysler. In between his gig as one of the hottest
drifters on the scene, "The Crazy Swede" travels to numerous cities across the United States to assist the manufacturer in educating the consumer on the capabilities of the DaimlerChrysler family of products. It's a role that
Hubinette enjoys to the fullest.
"Working with DaimlerChrysler on the ride and drive programs has been a great way to familiarize myself not only with the consumers that the brand
attracts, but also with their great product lines," Hubinette said. "We travel
to racetracks all over the country to instruct courses for not only VIP's but for the average consumer. Right now I'm working with the SRT division and the Skip Barber Racing School on a program where every SRT buyer can attend an instructional course. It's been a great experience overall."
Working a "real" job within the automobile industry isn't all that Hubinette
fills his plate with, as he also trains intensively to keep his championship
drifting form. To keep his physical prowess sharp, Hubinette enjoys mountain
bikes and plays tennis as often as he can. To keep his hand and eye
coordination at the top of the charts, he plays THQ Games' "Juiced."
"I do a lot of cardio to keep myself in shape for the demands that drifting
put on you as a driver," Hunbinette said. "Mountain biking keeps your physical
strength up, while tennis improves your hand and eye coordination. "Juiced" is also great for keeping your reflexes sharp, as it makes your brain work to
maneuver your senses."
There's also the matter of keeping his drifting skills as sharp as possible.
Hubinette is also an active member of the Mopar SRT10 Dodge Viper team, which is headed up by DC Performance and Archer Racing. In between rounds of the 2005 Need For Speed Underground Championship Drift Series, Hubinette is dedicated to helping the team improve as much as possible during down time.
"As a team, we try to test at least once in between each round, and it really
helps us to realize our performance goals," Hubinette said. "Testing gives us
an opportunity to see how the changes we've made to the car will work in a
competition setting. It also gives us the chance to become closer as a team,
which is always a benefit when you're all working toward the same goals."
Hubinette's dedication to keeping his priorities in order has aided him
greatly in his ascent into the motorsports arena. As drifting fans across the
world watch him in his pursuit of the 2005 Need For Speed Underground Formula Drift Championship, Hubinette hopes that they keep his motto in mind: "Drift or die, dude."
It is, without a doubt, what fuels "The Crazy Swede's" passion.
Round three of the Need For Speed Formula Drift Championship will take place
at Reliant Park on June 10 and 11. For more information regarding Mopar or
Hubinette, log on to www.moparspeed.com or www.toxicdrift.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.