04/12/2004
CHOOSE #45 DOLPHIN FITNESS PAINT SCHEME VOTE
Ralph Soluri, and the #45 Dolphin Fitness
of Long Island Chevrolet Malibu Grand Enduro need your help.
Four paint schemes have been finalized, and Team
Copiague wants the fans to decide.
“Uncle Pete” Lobianco skillfully
crafted the paint schemes in question.
Lobianco is a professional artist by trade, and has
worked with the Schulz family (of Peanuts fame) for years.
One of Lobianco’s claims to fame is developing the
big Snoopy on the Metlife blimp. In addition to paint scheme development, Lobianco works with
Team Copiague on bodywork and other design and drawing needs.
The highlight of the paint schemes in
question is the dolphin which represents Ralph Soluri’s #45
Main Sponsor, Dolphin Fitness of Long Island.
Paul Riedell, owner of Dolphin Fitness, has a five-year
old son Nicholas which is a big racecar fan.
Dolphin Fitness has two convenient locations, one in
Amityville and the other in Westbury where we urge you to come
down and get fit for the fast approaching summer season.
To even give you more of an incentive to
come on down, Dolphin Fitness will be offering FREE
2-week passes for you to try it out if you mention Team
Copiague and LongIslandJam.com.
In addition, to Dolphin Fitness being the
prime sponsor of the beautiful #45, there are many other
associate sponsors which make it possible for Ralph Soluri and
the Dolphin Fitness Express to make it to the track.
Rich at Classified Racing, Larry at Public Battery of
Copiague, Lou of Lindenhurst Meineke, and the Tire Depot of
Copiague help fuel the beautiful #45 Grand Enduro.
In addition, it takes a good crew to be
successful as well. Richie
Staib, car and motor builder, a perfectionist in his craft,
helped build the winning Enduro car of Ralph Soluri a few
years back. Staib
is also responsible for building three other Grand Enduro cars
this season and it is expected that you will see them up front
for all of 2004.
Tommy Webster lends out a major hand in
setting up the car and there’s nothing Tommy can’t do.
The Webster family is noted for their racing heritage
with brother Danny (who helps out as well) winning everything
in sight in 2004 and brother Billy who was one of the best
Figure 8 builders out there until his untimely passing due to
cancer. Tommy
works on all our out of remembrance of his brother Billy.
Billy Webster, Jr. who was a driving force in our crew
in past years will be not with us this year as he is serving
our country as a marine in Iraq.
In addition, the third brother, “Dirt Track”
Charlie Webster will be making his stock car racing return
this year.
Also to thank for the help are “Jumpin’”
Joe Palmeri, Billy “Bear” Weigelt, Keith “Beauu”
Willnuer, and former Enduro driver, Scooter Scott, who are
always there lending a hand to Team Copiague.
The
#45 Dolphin Fitness of Long Island Chevrolet is all fueled up
and ready to go to have a successful 2004 year, now its your
turn to choose what paint scheme Ralph Soluri should drive to
the front.
