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Article: Debut Performance Yields Victory for Hyundai Tiburon; Hyundai Motorsports Team Scores First 1997 Pro Rally Victory
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- March 19, 1997
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FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Driving the all-new sporty Hyundai Tiburon, Defending PRO Rally Champion, Paul Choiniere and Libra Racing claimed a victory in the team's first race of the 1997 SCCA/MICHELIN PRO Rally Series. Demonstrating the durability and performance attributes of the Tiburon, Choiniere bested the competition by more than three minutes at the Doo Wop III & IV Rally in Olympia, Washington this past weekend.
Over the past two seasons the team, headed by former U.S. Rally Champion John Buffum, has delivered two Driver's Championships and in 1996 captured the coveted Manufacturer's Championship for Hyundai in a Hyundai ...