The 20-year-old Californian will take a run at history in Minnesota this weekend, creating a snowmobile jumping mark that others will shoot for

CORONA, Calif., (Feb. 12, 2008) – Monster Energy-backed Delene Dippel is about to go where no woman has gone before – about 200 feet through the air on a snowmobile.

Dippel, 20, of Sutter, Calif., is part of the highly anticipated Monster Energy/Slednecks Invasion Tour at Canterbury Park Raceway (Shakopee, Minn.) this Saturday night. Her goal is to top her personal best jump of 118 feet by using the same take-off ramp the men’s world record holder - Monster Energy’s Paul Thacker - is using in order for Dippel to create a women’s world record of some 150 to 200 feet.

“There’s no known women’s world snowmobile distance jumping record, so I’m super-stoked to be getting after it here this weekend,” said Dippel. “And with the jump I’m hoping some other women will step up and get involved.”

An all-around three sport athlete in high school, Dippel now operates heavy equipment, working for the northern California-based Grant Construction Co., operating everything from loaders to rollers and even a CAT D-9 dozer on highway construction jobs. Dippel’s also an accomplished snocross racer and recently got into racing motocross.

“We’re looking forward to Delene’s unique attempt at women’s action sports history this weekend in Minnesota,” said Monster Energy spokesperson Terri Sacks. “There’s been nothing like this done before and it very well could be the start of something big – kind of like the original Monster Energy can!”

Dippel will set the women’s world snowmobile distance jumping world record on Friday (Feb. 15, 1 p.m. at Canterbury Park) at an exclusive made-for-media event to promote Saturday’s Monster Energy/Slednecks Invasion Tour stop and Thacker’s attempt to crack the 300-foot barrier on a sled.

“We’ll go 150 feet on Friday to set the mark, then move the ramp back on Saturday and see if we can’t hit 200 feet,” she said.

For more information on Thacker’s record attempt, link to www.slednecks.com or www.monsterenergy.com

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