VP's MR9 Debuts and Dominates in Daytona! SAN ANTONIO, TX - "Dominant" is the only appropriate word to describe the recent debut of MR9, VP Racing's newest road racing and MX fuel. It swept the 4-stroke classes in impressive fashion with wins in 600cc Supersport, 750cc Superstock and Superbike. Miguel DuHamel won the pole for the 600 class but ended up winning the Superbike race, while his teammate Kurtis Roberts won the 600 class. Despite giving up more than 110cc's to his competitors, Tommy Hayden won the 750 class on a 636cc Factory Kawasaki bike - a testament to the power of MR9... Proving MR9 isn't the only weapon in its arsenal, VP's MR8 won the 250 GP class in a runaway, with Rich Oliver finishing 10 seconds ahead of the competition. Overall, VP Racing fueled the top 8 finishers and 17 out of the top 20 in the 600 class; the top 10 finishers in 750; top 3 in Superbike; and top 2 in 250 GP! But VP's rout didn't end there! Ricky Carmichael and his Honda powered to his fourth straight Daytona Supercross win on VP's MRX01. Carmichael was followed by Chad Reed's Yamaha on VP's MR2 and Tim Ferry's Yamaha on VP's MR9. On top of that, the top three finishers in the 125 East Supercross all got their power from MRX01. Finally, the Formula USA Sportbike and Superbike classes were both won by Matt Wait, riding a Knee Draggers Yamaha fueled by VP's MR1. If anyone labored under the misperception that VP Racing's expertise and prowess were limited to dragracing, their delusion was summarily shattered in Daytona. The fuels in VP's MR Series are likely to dominate motorcycle racing for years to come. MR9 was designed for 4-stroke road racing and MX where lower octane can be tolerated, as well as supersport and some superbike applications that can run on a lower octane fuel. Dyno tests have proven a 2% to 3% increase in power over VP's MR1, which in turn delivers up to 6% more power over pump gas. There is nothing on the market that makes more power than MR9! MR1 is currently VP's most popular 4-stroke road race fuel for AMA Pro Racing, although it's believed that will change with the introduction of MR9. The power behind Honda's 2002 AMA Superbike Championship, MR1 can be used in Supersport, Superbike, most Formula Extreme type applications and 4-stroke motocross where the octane requirements are fairly low. MRX01 was introduced in 2002 to meet the demands of the top professional motocross teams, who wanted the power of MR1 but with enough octane to run in 2-stroke applications. MRX01 makes 1- 2% more power than MR2 but has a lower octane value. It also is excellent in high compression or Formula Extreme type 4-stroke road race applications where the octane of MR1 is not high enough. MR2 is still the best all-round 2-stroke MX fuel given its power to cost ratio. MR2 has a high motor octane of 102 and produces 3% more power than standard type race fuels. MR2 was designed specifically for 2-stroke motocross and has won multiple AMA Supercross and MX championships each year since its introduction in 1998 through 2001. MR8 is designed specifically for 125cc and 250cc GP 2-stroke engines where high octane is needed. MR8 makes significantly more power than standard type race fuels. The verdict is in -- if you're on a motorcycle these days, the surest way to the winner's circle is VP Racing's MR Series fuels. More information is available on the attached tech bulletin and VP's website at www.vpracingfuels.com. Contact: Steve Scheidker, 210-635-7744 (office); 210-422-8866 (cell); scheid1@hotmail.com or Bruce Hendel, 909-674-9167 (office); 909-322-0737 (cell) or vpglobalsales@aol.com.