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SOUTH BAY MINI DEBUTS LIMITED EDITION FIREBALLED! MINIS
(Torrance, Ca.) –, Fireball Tim is at it again. The crazed Hollywood Car Designer ’Äì creator of concept cars for such films as ’ÄúJurassic Park,’Äù ’ÄúBatman Returns,’Äù ’ÄúSon of the Mask’Äù and ’ÄúGone in 60 Seconds’Äù ’Äì is delivering the first two of his one-of-a-kind Fireballed! Mini’Äôs to South Bay Mini on Saturday, July 29, 2006.
The UNVEILING PARTY for the first of 2 of 100 Limited Edition Hollywood-themed Minis begins at 10am with the unveiling at 10:30. There will be a raffle to benefit The Wellness Community in South Bay and the “World’Äôs Fastest Mini,” the M600, will be in the showroom just back from Las Vegas with hot new times!
South Bay Mini has become the ’ÄúDealer to the Stars’Äù by inking a pact with FIREBALLED! RACING, ’Ñ¢ INC. to design and produce these One-Off, Limited Edition Signature Fireballed! Minis. Fireball Tim, the host of www.CarTV.com, came up with the idea of creating Hollywood-themed numbered one-of a-kind Mini’s using a list from Mini’Äôs uniquely designed brand of factory items.
Add to that wild graphics and anything you can dream up in performance, you’ll call them “Minis on Steroids.” With names like SHOCKWAVE, NEO, ODDJOB and FURY, the line of Hollywood-themed Minis are sure to rocket off shelves just like die-cast cars. ’ÄúThey’Äôre about the same size, too,’Äù jokes Fireball Tim.
You are cordially invited to join the festivities and be among the first to view the new and first two Hollywood-themed Minis’Äô! Come party with Fireball and his tuner buddies:
South Bay Mini
18800 Hawthorne Blvd
Torrance, Ca. 90504
310-939-7300
For more contact information on South Bay Mini, Fireball Tim or Fireballed! Racing, check the sites below.
www.southbaymini.com
www.fireballed.com
www.fireballtim.com
www.cartv.com
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M600 Smokes a new record in Vegas!
The Fireballed! MiniUSA M600 Flamethrower broke yet another record over this weekend at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Senior Product Manager of MiniUSA, Jeff Stracco and the FTR Team watched as the original record of 11.26 was sheared down to a smolderin’ 11 seconds flat in 122 degree heat!! That’s 150 degrees on the track itself!! With a top speed just over 128mph, Dr. Fuh and the M600 made the Evo look like it was standin’ still! More pix here.
Next race is in Englishtown, New Jersey at the end of September!
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Vegas, baby!
The crew is getting all revved up for this coming NHRA Event to let the M600 get out, stretch it’s legs and PUT DOWN SOME FAST TIMES!
But, alas, how will you know how to spot the Fireballed! Team? Oh, that’s too easy. Just look for this:
36′ of fire breathing MINI carrying goodness!
Good luck guys!
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South Bay Racers Spied!
These spy shots were taken at the shop of Custom Movie Car Builder, Eddie Paul’s place. The new movie inspired LIMITED EDITION FIREBALLED! SIGNATURE cars from Fireball Tim and FIREBALLED! RACING. “SHOCKWAVE 001″ and “NEO 002.” The first two of what will be 100 Fireballed! Minis coming from South Bay Mini in Torrance. What Fireball Tim is doing to them is unclear, but they are sure to be insane if Eddie Paul is involved. Eddie is known for building the full size “Real” cars for the movie “CARS,” as well as “XXX” and many others. Fireball Tim’s designs will surely be executed to perfection here at Eddie’s undisclosed location.
Sources say that the cars will have truly unique parts compared to the typical Mini components. CNC Hubie Fuh Signature Performance Products from Fireball’s partner in crime to one-off custom components. There’s even word of buyers possibly already in place. ‘Course that’s yet tbd.
Check out the “XXX” GTO next to the wee exposed “NEO.” The other shot looks like Dr. Fuh and Tunemeister Tuls with a shaved head, moments before THIS photographer was escorted to the gate with a couple of bruises.
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Fireball Tim to do the Malibu Concours
MALIBU CONCOURS BY THE SEA
SUNDAY, JULY 23, 2006
2ND ANNUAL CAR SHOW IN FAMOUS SEASIDE COMMUNITY
WHAT A Unique event in the most recognized and celebrity filled beach side community in California. It will be a lifestyle event featuring a great Vintage Car Show, wonderful food, live Jazz and of course, FIREBALL TIM.
WHEN Sunday JULY 23, 2006, 9AM to 4PM
WHERE Malibu, California, at Bluffs Park, 24250 Pacific Coast Highway, ten acre grassy park overlooking the ocean at the corner of Pacific Coast Highway and Malibu Canyon Road in Malibu, adjacent to Pepperdine University. Easy access to close by parking, to Pacific Coast Highway,
and to the 101 Freeway which is 15 minutes away.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION A high quality Car Show in Malibu, California. Car Show will feature an array of valuable and collectible vehicles from the turn of the century to the present in fifteen classes. Food will be served by Malibu restaurants in a special food court with a Jazz
band and shaded outdoor seating.
PRODUCER Co-Produced by Andy Cohen, who has produced car shows in Beverly Hills for 25 years, and Landy Koerner, who has directed Concours on Rodeo for the past five years.
FUND RAISING BENEFICIARIES LA County Sheriff Department Boosters Club
CAR SHOW DETAILSShow quality cars by invitation only. Classes are as follows:European Classics, American Classics, German, Italian, French, British, Ferrari, Race Cars, Vintage Race Cars,
Muscle Cars, Sports Cars, 50’s and 60’s, Hot Rods, and Vintage Motorcycles.
ADMISSION $25.00, $10.00 for kids under 12.
INFORMATION Call Andy Cohen at (310) 360-6900 or send him an e-mail at andy@malibuconcours.com or email Landy Koerner at landy@malibuconcours.com
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July Update!
Attached is your new FIREBALLED! UPDATE from Fireball Tim with 2 New Episodes of ’ÄúFIREBALL TIM’ÄôS WORLD OF CARS’Äù on CarTV.com! Also, a preview of his upcoming 17,000sqft FIREBALLED! STUDIO SHOP!! Holy Crap!
Don’t forget to check out this months Featured Sponsor: DVS SHOES! No slip…pure grip!
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FIREBALLED! WELCOMES MOTORING UNDERGROUND
Southern California troublemakers, MOTORING UNDERGROUND converged on Fireballed! Racing’s up and coming FIREBALLED! STUDIO SHOP in Torrance, California over the weekend, bringing some of the coolest Minis around. And with the slamming or hammers, slapping of paint and whaling or
music, they managed to eat, drink and help out. Paint was flying from their hands, brownies from their mouths and boxes launched in all directions. All in all, they made some great progress on the wacky orange walls.
The tour from Fireball Tim was short and sweet, but managed to give the group a good visual on things to come. From RC Racing and Video Games to World’s Fastest Tuning by Dr. Fuh himself. Big thanks to Stoopid Girl for settin’ things up and Andy Strauber for the cool shot. For
more info on becoming a member of MOTORING UNDERGROUND
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Monster Garage Fireballed!
Be sure to tune in to the Discovery Channel tonight and watch as Fireball Tim lends his considerable design talents to create one of the SICKEST Ford Ranch Wagon every to stalk the streets!
So at 8PM ET/PT we know you are going to be watching. If we find out that you aren’t, we’ll call Mom!
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FIREBALLED! STEALS BEST OF SHOW IN HUNTINGTON CONCOURS!
Yes, Fireball Tim actually STOLE the Best of Show Award yesterday (Sunday), getting chased by the Huntington Beach Police across the Library grounds. Like a scene out of a Buster Keaton movie, Fireball bounced from show car to show car to avoid the SWAT team. After a massive struggle with the huge trophy and ending up in the duck pond, Fireball Tim finally gave in saying, ’ÄúI just wanted to see how much it weighed, dude. Sheesh!’Äù Once cleared up, all charges were dropped.
But actually, it was Fireball’Äôs Team that took home the largest WIN of the day with 6 REAL AWARDS!! 5 wild Minis and an awesome Hot Rod! Winners included Andy Limon with his ’ÄúStealthy S,’Äù Brian White in the ’ÄúWidow’Äù Johnny DeGirolamo in his ’ÄúWest Coast Mini,’Äù Jennifer Tang in ’ÄúTomcat,’Äù Mike Donahey in ’ÄúBling’Äù and father/son team Chuck and Curt Schauwecker in the ’ÄúRODriguez.’Äù Classes included Race, Street and Concours.
Other entrants included 4th Loser Cory Thies and Fireballed! HangerOutter Melissa Spiering. Even Fireball himself had the Mach 3 there and didn’Äôt win squat. (He was given a goodie bag, but that’Äôs all. Too many stickers, they said’Ķ)
Special thanks to the Huntington Beach Concours players for putting on a great show!! Bob Shaw rocks!
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Fireball Tim interviewed on Whiteroofradio!
db from Whiteroofradio.com took a Saturday out to cruise up and check out the new Fireballed! Studio.Shop! While there, of course he had to break out his recording equipment to interview Fireball and some of his crew!