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KD Kanopy Announces SCEDA Sponsorship and Race of Champions

KD Kanopy has agreed to sponsor SCEDA for the 2008 racing season, and will be named the “Official Canopy of SCEDA”.  As part of the sponsorship, KD Kanopy will present a “Race of Champions” on the final SCEDA weekend (October 11-12), featuring a 5-round, guaranteed MINIMUM $1,500-to-win purse for Electronics/Non-electronics combo and a 4-round, guaranteed MINIMUM $900 savings-bond-to-win purse for Junior Dragster racers.  Quick-Tel, Inc. has agreed to add $1 to the purses for every paid SCEDA entry fee throughout the season, which means the purse (and savings bond) could be much higher if attendance at SCEDA events grows.  If you’re interested in matching the $1-per-entry purse enhancement, please contact Staci Cannon at race@sceda.com.

The KD Kanopy Race of Champions will feature all winners of the Electronic and Non-electronic brackets at SCEDA events in 2008 (excluding the final weekend) and all winners in the Junior Dragster category for the Junior Race of Champions.  A win at a SCEDA event guarantees entry to the Race of Champions.  The remaining spots needed to field a 32-car, 5-round race and a 16-car, 4-round Junior race, will be filled by “blockers”.  Any racer is eligible to be a KD Kanopy “blocker” through the purchase of a 10’x10’, 10’x15’ or 10’x20’ KD Kanopy.  A purchase of a KD Kanopy will also guarantee entry to the Race of Champions, although blockers will be limited to the number of cars needed to fill the field.  Blockers will be guaranteed entry on a first-come, first-serve basis.  If a racer buys a canopy, then wins a SCEDA event at a later date, they cannot be double-entered… their SCEDA win will improve their spot on the ladder, but no racer will be allowed a double-entry.  In summary, to guarantee a spot in the KD Kanopy Race of Champions or the KD Kanopy Junior Race of Champions, racers must either win a SCEDA event, or purchase a KD Kanopy and become a blocker.

KD Kanopy is the inventor of the “original” pop-up canopy, and has been in business since 1984 offering the strongest, commercial-grade canopies on the market.  KD Kanopy’s all-aluminum frames are 40% stronger and 25% lighter than steel-frame units – and they won’t rust.  Also, every KD Kanopy features space-age, fiber-reinforced Dynidiom fittings for years of reliable service, unlike the cheap plastic fittings found on most “retail brand” canopies.  KD Kanopy offers full-color in-house printing of sponsor and race team logo’s on their durable, polyester oxford fabric which is fire-retardant, water resistant and UV treated.  Racers love the compact size which fits in any race trailer easily and the quick and simple set-up once you get to the track.

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