The votes are in and the videos have been judged and the winner of the 2008 "Why I Choose Bell" contest is ten year old kart racer, Julian Garfield. Julian's video did an excellent job showcasing his racing and reasons for choosing Bell helmets and other gear.
Julian's father, Brian, made the announcement to Julian and his family that he had won on Thanksgiving day. "It was very exciting finding out that I had won the Bell Contest at Thanksgiving dinner when my dad told me," Julian told Bell Racing, "It made me feel very thankful for all the people that supported me and voted for me."
Garfield entered the contest in July and with his family, worked to promote his video over the last several months. Julian plans to use his winnings to help with the expense of racing parts and travel for next season. He is also donating a portion to one of his classmates who has been diagnosed with cancer.
Julian began his racing career at the age of five in SCCA Solo (autocrossing). The next year he stepped up to the Kid Kart and by age nine, Garfield was driving a 60cc shifter cart. Julian comes by his racing honestly with both parents and two grand parents still involved in motorsports.
This season, Julian continued in SCCA Solo competition and won both the FJB Solo National Championship and the FJB Pro Solo National Series Championship. Julian also entered Sprint Racing competition in the form of Rotax Minimax. In his first full season of Sprint racing, Julian won the Keystone/Buckeye Region Rotax series in Minimax. More information about Julian and his racing is available at www.juliangarfield.com.
The final order of the top 10 videos:
| 1 | Julian Garfield | www.juliangarfield.com |
| 2 | Dillon Morley | www.69motorsports.com |
| 3 | Roger Kaido | |
| 4 | Natalie Sather | www.nataliesather.com |
| 5 | Christopher Bell | |
| 6 | Tayler Malsam | www.taylermalsam.com |
| 7 | Owen Leatherberry | |
| 8 | Steve Veltman | |
| 9 | Jason Johnson | www.jasonjohnsonracing.com |
| 10 | Mike Nish | www.nishmotorsports.com |
The top 10 videos are available on the video contest page.
The video contest was announced at the 2007 PRI Show and concluded on November 14, 2008. Seventeen videos were entered by sprint car drivers, late model racers, land speed competitors and karters. Entrants ranged from those who have only raced for a few years to veterans of the sport.
Thank you to all of the contest entrants who told us why they choose Bell.
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