11-10-93 Students in Car Rally

                          NEWS ADVISORY

     Two marketing students at The Ohio State University College
of Business will compete with teams from 19 other universities in
the Geo Metro EconoRun, a seven-day cross-country road rally,
this month.

     Chris Danes, a senior from DAYTON, and and Darren Mieskoski,
a senior from BROADVIEW HEIGHTS, near Cleveland, will leave New
York City Monday (11/15) for Los Angeles where they will finish
on Nov. 21.  Teams will drive identical Geo Metros and seek to
obtain the best fuel efficiency.  The schools of the top three
teams will receive $20,000, $10,000 or $5,000.

     Teams also will compete each day for scholarship money for
their universities.  Each university will receive a $1,000
honorarium.  The top three teams in daily competitions will
receive $4,000, $2,000 or $1,000 for their schools.

     Chevrolet is paying for expenses for the teams, including
hotel stays.  After a rules meeting with the Sports Car Club of
America on Sunday, teams will leave Monday, traveling on
Interstate 80.  Overnight stops will feature presentations from
business leaders.  The first stop is Nov. 13 in Cleveland.  Other
stops are in Chicago; Lincoln, Neb.; Cheyenne, Wyo.; Salt Lake
City, Utah; and Las Vegas.

     Students can be reached by telephone prior to the trip as
follows: Chris Danes, (614) 292-5072, and Darren Mieskoski, (614)
784-1731.  Contacts at Geo Metro EconoRun are Julie Yolles or
Brendy Barr at (313) 567-5042.  Yolles also can arrange for
interviews, information, or possible satellite downlinks for
video during the road rally.

                                -- Tom Spring
                                   University Communications
                                   (614) 292-8309
                                   spring.1@osu.edu


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