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Weedsport, NY - February 25, 2007 - By Tom Skibinski, DIRT NorthEast PR Director
The crowning of Ms. DIRT MotorSports 2007 will highlight opening day activity during
the 21st Annual Motorsports Exposition & Trade Show, March 9-11 in the Cargill
Exhibit Center on the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse, N.Y. The Ms. DIRT
MotorSports competition will take place on Fri., March 9 beginning at 7 p.m. Each
entry in the 10th Ms. DIRT contest will be judged in rounds of both sportswear and
swimsuit competition plus a special on-stage interview session.
The overall winner on Friday will receive a $500.00 award from Leaf Racewear while
the first and second runner-ups will collect trophies supplied by DIRT MotorSports.
The first engagement for Ms. DIRT MotorSports 2007 will be a return visit to the
show during the weekend for special appearances and photo shoots.
"The pageant has become a staple over the years and we're proud to be involved with
such a classy event," said Paul Latella, Director of Sales and Promotions for Leaf
Racewear. "Just like in our business looking good is what makes the difference. The
staff at Gater Racing News always presents a first class show and continuing to
include this contest will make it even more attractive."
Based in both London, Ontario and Port Huron, Michigan, Leaf Racewear & Safety
Equipment, Inc. has been manufacturing and distributing quality racing safety
equipment worldwide for two decades. The Leaf line of products, including race
suits, gloves, shoes, crew apparel and safety accessories, have been designed to
meet and exceed current SFI (SEMA ---Speed Equipment Manufacturers Association---
Foundation Inc.) quality assurance specifications and requirements for virtually all
forms of racing competition.
Since its inception, the Ms. DIRT contest has been recognized as a proven training
ground for the Northeast-based Ms. Motorsports contest held annually in January.
Reigning Ms. DIRT MotorSports Chelsea Miller from Langhorne, Pa. and Garden State
queen Kimberly Whitehead are the primary examples. Miller was recently crowned Ms.
Motorsports '07 in Atlantic City, N.J. while inaugural (1997) Ms. DIRT Whitehead
from Sussex, N.J. captured the Ms. Motorsports title the following year. Western New
Yorker Mandy Ireland ('98), Pennsylvanian Mandy Fenstermacher ('00) and Eastern New
Yorker Wendy Congleton ('01) earned Ms. DIRT acclaim while New Jersey winner Cara
Foss represented DIRT MotorSports in 2002 and Dana Marie Hastings from Delaware wore
the '03 crown. Central New Yorkers Judy Stroud ('04) and Jackie Cecile ('05) also
garnered Ms. DIRT titles in the new millennium.
Throughout the upcoming race season Ms. DIRT MotorSports '07 will appear at select
Advance Auto Parts Super DIRT Series race events and conclude her tenure during
Super DIRT Week XXXVI, Oct. 4-7, at Syracuse and at the annual DIRT MotorSports
NorthEast Awards Banquet in Autumn.
Contact event coordinator Joe Patrick at Gater Racing News (315/457-0175) for
further information or to receive an official '2007 Ms. DIRT MotorSports Contest'
application form. That same form is also available for print-out by logging into
www.gaternews.com/expo.html and scrolling down to click on the 'Ms. DIRT Competition
Entry Form' or going directly to www.gaternews.com/expo/msdirt2006.pdf. For
additional information regarding Leaf Racewear, call toll free at 1-800-731-7735
(North America) or 519/659-1115 (outside N.A.). E-mail can be sent to and orders
placed on-line at leaf@leafracewear.com.
The DIRT MotorSportsT Advance Auto Parts Modified Series is brought to fans across
the Northeast by several sponsors and partners, including series sponsors Advance
Auto Parts, Hoosier Racing Tire and Sunoco Race Fuels. Promotional partners include
AMB i.t., F.X. Caprara Car Companies and the University of Northwestern Ohio and the
contingency sponsors are Bert Transmission, Bicknell Racing Products, Bilstein
Shocks, Brodix Cylinder Heads, DART Machinery, Holley HP Carburetors, MSD Ignitions,
Miller Electric Manufacturing Company and Wrisco Industries.