Fri, 9 Dec 2005, 12:53 PM Rob Atchison and West Coast Transportation to Keep on Truckin in 2006

Courtesy of Dennis Smith

LONDON, Ont. -- West Coast Transportation and IHRA Funny Car Champion Rob Atchison are going to keep on trucking for 2006 with the renewal of their sponsorship with Atchison Racing. "Don and Jim and the whole West Coast team have been great supporters and special friends since we purchased our big rig" stated IHRA Funny Car Champion Rob Atchison. We have even put Jim to work as a truck driver and pit worker at some races throughout our partnership.

Established in 1997 West Coast is a family owned international carrier located in London, Ontario, Canada. West Coast operates a fleet of seventeen late model tractors and a fleet of fifty-three foot temperature controlled trailers and dry vans with a 22 professional and experienced drivers equipped with cellular phones for efficient tracking of shipments. West Coast Transportation also has cross docking and warehousing available at their modern facility at 1015 Hargrieve Road in London. West Coast is also a recognized load broker with an unlimited number of trucks at their disposal to suit their clients shipping needs. Team and Single drivers are available to transport full loads or partial loads to and from all points in Canada and the US.

"We are very proud to be a part of the Atchison Racing Team" stated President Jim Morley. Robbie and the crew are very talented team who run a very clean and professional operation that represents our company well. Since joining up with Rob and the Atchison Racing Team we have been able to entertain our clients and staff at various IHRA National Events with great results. Robbie is a great ambassador to the sport of drag racing and represents our company well both on and off the track.

The Atchison Racing Team will feature a new paint scheme for 2006 on both the new Monte Carlos and a totally new trailer scheme designed by Stu Wotypka of ID Motorsports Design. The cars will be painted by Ultimate Touch Collision and Paint with Autotrim Design doing the trailer wrap. "The car has a new look with a familiar touch as Stu designed the original paint design and Branko and Paul at Ultimate Touch painted our previous Pontiacs" stated Rob Atchison.

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