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Unique IRL Edition Cobra Scooter To Be Auctioned By
CARA Charities

Signed by All IRL Drivers, Past Champions, Scooter Brings
“One of A Kind” Tag


SPEEDWAY, Ind. (Sept. 8, 2005) – CARA Charities has joined with Cobra Scooters to produce one of the most sensational “at-the-track” transportation vehicle ever seen on the IRL IndyCar® Series.

CARA Charities, one of motorsport’s leading charitable organizations, and Cobra Scooters, LLC, importers of the Cobra line of motor scooters including Vento scooters, Longchang ATVs, Classic Retro scooters, Euro scooters, Cobra Motorcycles, and many more powersports products, are auctioning this unique vehicle at the CARA “Raceway Rendezvous, Guns & Garters” charity event set for Friday, Oct. 14, at California Speedway.

Early auction bids on the Cobra scooter can be made by contacting the CARA Charities office at 317-299-2277 or carachar@aol.com

This “one of a kind” Cobra Motors scooter is making each of the 17 races of the 2005 IRL IndyCar® Series and displays a special “IndyCar” paint scheme with one sensational twist.

The entire field of IndyCar Series drivers, including past series champions Tony Kanaan, Scott Dixon, Sam Hornish Jr. and Buddy Lazier and Indy 500 winners Helio Castroneves, Kenny Brack, Buddy Rice and Dan Wheldon, has put their autograph on this Cobra Motors scooter! And, yes, Danica has signed it too!!

“We can’t begin to thank the people at Cobra Scooters for their incredible donation,” said Mary Lou Bogner, executive director of CARA Charities. “It will make the most unique pit vehicle on the IndyCar Series. It has to be the ultimate transportation for an IRL fan. We appreciate Cobra’s donation in helping CARA Charities raise money for needy and charitable causes.”

“We have worked with the great people at CARA Charities before and we believe this unique Cobra Scooter is a tremendous way to find the ultimate racing fans as well as assisting several casues,” said Cobra Motors president Bill Pierce. “We know that IRL fans will be excited at the chance to own this one-of-a-kind scooter.”

For information on Cobra, please visit their website at www.cobramotors.com. Mackey Marketing Group, Inc., a veteran motorsport marketing and promotion agency, is the firm that developed the giveaway campaign.




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