BROADVIEW, Ill. – The Bosch Iridium Shotgun Drift Sweepstakes will host two lucky winners at a special event where they will get to ride “shotgun” with Formula Drift champion Vaughn Gittin Jr. in a thrill-packed drifting adventure at the nationally recognized racing complex in Englishtown, N.J. (schedules permitting).

Entering is as easy as logging onto the Bosch Facebook page, www.Facebook.com/boschautoparts and filling out the entry form. You can enter once daily to improve your chances of winning. Entries will be accepted until 5 p.m. MT on Sept. 2. No purchase is necessary to enter or win.

Two winners will be chosen at random to receive an expenses-paid trip to the race track later this year. This includes transportation, lodging and,a ride on the race track with Vaughn Gittin Jr. in a display of the impressive drifting skills that have led to his champion status. It will be a ride of a lifetime, according to Bosch.

The prize package also includes: a GoPro HD Motorsports HERO camera, a set of Bosch Iridium spark plugs, a new fine-wire Iridium spark plug that brings the best in OE technology, and Bosch-branded apparel. The total prize package is valued at more than $20,000, and there will be two such grand prizes awarded.

The sweepstakes is being offered to promote the durability and reliability of new generation fine wire Bosch Iridium spark plugs, born of OE technology and designed with exclusive features including a 360-degree, laser-welded, high-content iridium center electrode and the industry’s only laser welded, iridium-platinum alloy ground electrode. Bosch says it is so confident in the strength and performance of these new iridium spark plugs that it offers a 7-year satisfaction guarantee and professional technician warranty coverage unmatched in the industry.

“Becoming a champion requires teamwork, dedication, focus and reliability,” explained Gittin, who is one of the best-known and most successful competitors in the Formula Drift competition. After competing in motocross as a teen, he started his drifting career in 2004, placed first in the D1 Grand Prix America versus Japan competition the following year, won the 2007 World Championship and continued his successes, ultimately winning the 2010 Formula Drift Championship.

“I know Bosch Iridium spark plugs can take the punishment I hand out in competitions, so I use Bosch spark plugs in my competition cars as well as in cars I design and build for customers to use on the street or on the track,” added Gittin. “I use other Bosch products as well, like fuel injectors, alternators, and wiper blades because I know they are the best on the market. I trust Bosch to keep me rocking year after year.”

Pam Krebs, director of advertising and sales promotion for Bosch, said that partnering with Gittin is an excellent proving ground to showcase the performance of Bosch spark plugs and our other premium products.

“Bosch is involved in virtually every type of motorsports, including IndyCar and NASCAR racing. There’s no better proof of the durability and reliability of our products than the highest and most competitive levels of motorsports, and racers using our products consistently end up in the winner’s circle” she said.  

To enter the sweepstakes, visit www.Facebook.com/boschautoparts, or link to that page by visiting the special Bosch spark plug microsite, www.lightemup.com.