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RICH EVANS AND SKULL KING RETURN TO NHRA EVENTS AT LAS VEGAS AND POMONA
Rock Hill, S.C. - (October 18, 2006) At the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Sonoma event in July, Huntington Beach Bodyworks owner Rich Evans and his Skull King creation festooned the Chicago Pneumatic Tool Box/Ringers Glove Shack on the Manufacturer's Midway. Evans and Skull King will return to the final two races of the 2006 NHRA season at Las Vegas and Pomona (Calif.).
Originally scheduled to appear only at Sonoma and Pomona, Evans will be in Las Vegas for the SEMA Show, where the Skull King and Black Knight will be on display at his different sponsors booths (the Black Knight will be featured at the Chicago Pneumatic booth), at the Las Vegas Convention Center the following week and decided he wanted to take some nitro in prior to the world finals at the Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.
"My first NHRA event allowed me to become more in tune with the world of drag racing," stated Evans. "I come from the hot rod and motorcycle world and being at Sonoma allowed me to interact with some of the drivers, where I developed a new friendship with Tony Pedregon, which in turn, is allowing some of my designs to start breaking into that market."
Pedregon asked Evans to paint a couple helmets for him this year; one of which is Pedregon's own design and the other, Evans' special creation. Evans also looks forward to painting the Q Racing pit cart for the 2007 season.
Since Sonoma, Evans has been filming a new show called Building with the Best: Featuring Rich Evans and Gene Windfield. He has also been taping the build of his new project, Black Knight, working on his new line of custom wheels and preparing for the release of Succubus - Hell Bent, a movie starring Gary Busey in which he drives Evans' Skull King.
Evans, a custom hot rod designer, builder and painter, founded Huntington Beach Bodyworks in 1992 out of his personal garage. After some trials and tribulations with his business in the beginning, fate dealt him a second chance allowing him to create a successful million dollar custom design empire that now operates out of a building that resembles a medieval-style castle.
Evans utilizes a unique airbrushing system that appears to be tattooed on the bodies of the vehicles he fabricates and designs.
Some of the projects that Evans has created include the aforementioned projects, as well as the Meguiar Semi Truck, Electric Queen, Urban Assault and Liberty.
For more information on Evans and his creations, check out his website at HuntingtonBeachBodyworks.com
Trackside demonstrations of Chicago Pneumatic’s power tools and QRS air compressors are available at every NHRA national event at the CP Tool Box on the Manufacturer’s Midway. Stop by and take one home today!
Chicago Pneumatic designs, manufactures and distributes a complete line of automotive air tools, cordless tools, electric tools, low-noise rotary screw air compressors and accessories. Founded in 1901, Chicago Pneumatic offers innovation, representing the best thinking and design in the marketplace. To locate your nearest dealer, phone toll-free 800– 624-4735 or visit Chicago Pneumatic on the web at www.cp.com.
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