Bumper to Bumper Services partners with Maraj for ENET Clash of Champions
Local automotive company and paint distributers Bumper to Bumper Services has teamed up with Starlet Cup and Group Three competitor Nyron Maraj ahead of next weekend’s ENET Caribbean Clash of Champions race meet.
Maraj, who is in the running for the B.M. SOAT-sponsored Starlet Cup Trophy, will now carry the company’s brand as well as their U-Pol Raptor Guard finish aboard his number 868 Toyota Starlet.
At a brief handing over ceremony earlier in the week, Bumper to Bumper General Manager Bobby David Katwaroo explained that the company has always been involved in motorsport through one avenue or the other.
“We have always been involved in motorsport. This time around, we decided to go with one of the guys who we know uses our brand of products; and we think, from a marketing standpoint, the race applications of our products will show themselves,” he explained.
Shenell Ornella Rodrigues, Bumper to Bumper Services Associate, handing over the sponsorship cheque to Nyron Maraj
He also explained why they chose to go under the U-Pol raptor guard brand. “The Raptor Guard, which is a product of U-Pol, has many applications which may require an abrasive surface like the wheel wells of cars and others, and we think that this is a great place to show its quality.”
In his invited comment, Maraj said, “Bumper to Bumper Services has been an integral part in the development of the car. This deal is a twofold deal that will encompass both financial and material services. So, what that means is that in addition to help offsetting the expenses for this event, they are also giving to the team materials to help prepare the car, one of which is the U-Pol Raptor Guard.”
Apart from their U-Pol brand, the company also distributes PPG Global, Maxmeyer, and Lechler through their 30 Anira Street, Queenstown location.
Set for November 4 and 5 at the South Dakota Circuit, the ENET Clash of Champions will feature several groups of racing, with the BM Soat Starlet Cup attracting huge fan support over the last year.
Maraj, whose car is also sponsored by Team Trini Autoworks, Nedds Bakery, I-Sun Health Conscious Foods, Asif Trucking, MACs Tire Service and Auto Sales, and Sonrize Engineering, sits third in the championship on 74 points, 26 behind second place Steven Nobrega and a further 18 points behind leader Anand Ramchand.
