Toyota Dream Car Art Contest For Kids

Toyota Dream Car Art Contest For Kids

Do you know a kid with a wild imagination that can draw?

The Toyota Dream Car Art Contest is running for the 11th year. Teachers can order a FREE kit here.

Toyota Dream Car

The contest is open to kids ages 4-15. There are three different age categories overall, 4-7, 8-11 and 12-15. Children are invited to submit hand-drawn artworks of their, “Dream Car”. They will be judged on uniqueness, execution of concept and artistry. For more information on the official rules, click http://tfsinthecommunity.com/DreamCar/. Nine winners in the United States will be selected by Toyota Financial Services (TFS) and forwarded to Japan in March to go up against the rest of the world. A global winner will be picked in August. Toyota says, “… the global competition is designed to inspire creativity in youth and encourage their interest in cars.” 1

What do you win?

A free trip to Japan. Thirty children from the global entries will receive a free trip to Tokyo (along with a guardian) in August for the awards ceremony.

Here are the winners from last year

Get out the paper and pencils, and get your child to draw on paper instead of the walls. Contest ends on January 31st, 2017.

Rules rules rules

The official judges have not been published yet, but last year http://cheechmarin.com/ was one, along with 11 other people including Toyota employees, automotive journalists, a hot wheels designer, art collectors, and artists.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. Void where prohibited by law. Contest open only to legal residents of the 50 U.S./D.C., age of majority and older with children between 4 and 15 years of age. Contest entry period ends on January 31, 2017.” 1

Staff Spotlight Video: Brett Osborne Fleet Dept

Staff Spotlight: Brett Osborne

Brett Osborne joins Fremont Motors as the Fleet Manager at the Casper Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram store. Brett has almost 30 years experience in the business. We asked him a few questions so you could get to know him a bit better.

Brett moved to Wyoming when he was around 10 or 11 so pretty much considers Casper, Wyoming his home, even though he was born in San Antonia, Texas. He ended up in the auto trade after being laid off in the oil industry in 1989. Brett is an expert on all things work truck and he’s usually the go-to guy when someone has a technical question about outfitted trucks, utility trucks, plow trucks, dump trucks, police interceptors, new cars, used cars, pretty much anything with four wheels.

His fleet and commercial customers are anyone from ‘mom and pop’ stores to big companies, cities, and municipalities. Bretts’ work ethic is to make sure his customers get the right vehicle for the job, not just because it’s a nice color. A common misconception Brett feels, is that people think they have to buy multiple vehicles to be considered fleet or commercial. This is not the case he said, one vehicle is enough to qualify. He also caters to individual retail customers too.

Fun Facts:

  • Blue is his favorite color
  • He likes all food but BBQ and Mexican are his favorites
  • Brett likes a little country music but classic rock (who doesn’t like a bit of Led Zeppelin?) is top for him.
  • Hobbies and interests include traveling Wyoming and other states to compete in BBQ competitions. He first got into BBQ competitions whilst on the lookout for a smoker and bumped into Mo Cason. Mo asked if Brett had ever competed and the rest, as they say was history. Brett now has many accolades for BBQing including an overall grand champion title, which he won at a competition in Worland, Wyoming. He hopes to be able to compete at the American Royal and Jack Daniels World Championship BBQ Competition.

 

Brett has access to any make and model vehicles. If you’d like information on a vehicle or want to talk BBQ, give him a call at 307 248-5197 or email [email protected]

https://www.fremontmotors.com/fleet/

Race On Ice: Casper, WY

Race On Ice: Casper, WY

Ice Racing, Casper, WY

What is Ice Racing?

This coming Sat 21st January, the Xtreme International Ice Racing will be coming to Casper as part of their tour. The speedway bikes and four-wheels are modified to compete on ice indoors. With over 2000 metal studs added to the tires, they go from 0-60 in under 3 seconds. Oh and there are no brakes!

The Speedway bikes have the equivalent of 1200cc crotch rocket engine in a mountain bike frame. The four-stroke, four-valve engine running on race fuel revs up to 14,000 rpm. ” Four laps on a speedway bike compares to 10 minutes on a motocross bike. The power (90 horsepower at the back wheel) to weight ratio (the bikes weigh only 180 pounds) is something that cannot be explained. Each rider gears his bike differently with 60 to 80 toothed sprockets, which are nearly the size of the wheel itself.” 1

Each heat consists of four riders racing for points to qualify to the next level. There will be about twenty to twenty-five races total, depending on the total number of local riders. This is where you come in. Think you have what it takes to scream around on the ice?

Get Involved

This is posted on the Xtreme International Ice Racers Facebook page, “Don’t forget, that Extreme International Ice Racing will be running a 100 stud pit bike class at the Casper, WY round. The class structure is simple: air cooled motorcycles up to 150cc with a max of 16″ rear wheel. Entry fee is $25 and we provide the studs. Each rider will get two heats and a main event! Post questions here”.

The link is here: https://www.facebook.com/XtremeIceRacing/?fref=hovercard

Want to see a quad up close?

If you can’t make it to the events center, we have one of the ice racing four wheelers on the showroom floor at the Casper Dodge store, feel free to stop by and take a look. It’ll be here until Sat.

Tickets

Tickets for the event, which is Saturday 21st Jan are available here.

Fremont Fiat!

Fremont Fiat!

Fremont Motors is now a Fiat Dealer

 

We are excited to announce that Fremont Motors will now carry a full line up of new Fiat Models. Fremont Fiat dealerships are in Casper, WY and Rock Springs WY. The first shipment arrived today. We received a white Fiat 500, a green 500L (which is a bigger version of the 500) and yellow 500L. A 124 Spider Classica, a 500X and a 500 Abarth are currently on the way. More vehicles will available as soon as they arrive.

Never heard of Fiat?

Fiat is an Italien car manufacturer that has been around Europe for donkeys with original Fiat 500s and has a cult following almost as big as Minis and VW campers.

The car was noted for having ‘suicide doors’. ‘Suicide Doors’ got that name because they opened the opposite way to most doors. Thankfully the new ones don’t have ‘suicide doors’ as this might be an issue in the Wyoming wind!

They are definitely fun quirky cars and its something that every gear head should drive at one point in their life.

Introduced in North America in 2011, Fiat brings, “simple, yet modern design, blending form and function beautifully”. 1

The Fiat 500 Abarth

The Fiat 500 Abarth is the sporty version with a 1.4 engine. Ok I know you are thinking, bah, a 1.4 engine in America, that tiny, but wait for it…it has a multi air turbo engine. The engine delivers 160hp and 170lb-ft of Torque. 183lb-ft torque in the automatic transmission version.

Twin intercoolers, bucket seats and a boost gauge to name a few of the cool features. 0-60mph in 6.9 seconds is pretty respectable for a car that can get up to 34mpg on the highway. Official figures can be found here.

Fremont Fiat

Photo: Fiat

So you like the style but need AWD. Yes. The Fiat 500X is available with an AWD option. This crossover has the option of a ‘Dynamic Selector’,

“The available Dynamic Selector Traction Control System helps you make the most of the road ahead with three customized modes for optimal performance. Auto is for routine everyday driving. Sport provides a sporty, more rapid driving response. Traction+ maximizes low-speed traction on low-friction and off-road surfaces, for when the road gets a little slick or bumpy.” 2

Vehicles start at $14,995.