Indianapolis 500 Winner Marcus Ericsson ntsib nws tus kheej thaum Borg-Warner Trophy Sculpting Session

Nws tsis siv sijhawm ntev rau Marcus Ericsson kom paub tias yeej qhov 106^thIndianapolis 500 yuav hloov nws lub neej. Nws ntaus nws thaum nws haus cov mis nyuj ib txwm nyob hauv txoj kev yeej ntawm Indianapolis Motor Speedway thaum lub Tsib Hlis 29, 2022.

"Nws yuav luag zoo li chaos nyob ntawd," Ericsson nco qab. "Koj tab tom sim ua qhov koj yeej kev sib tw thiab pom txhua tus neeg los ntawm pab pawg, tom qab ntawd koj pom kuv tus hluas nkauj, kuv niam thiab txiv nyob ntawd. Nws yog ib qho kev xav tsis muaj tseeb sim coj nws tag nrho hauv.

"Tom qab ntawd, koj haus cov mis nyuj thiab daim duab ntawm nchuav cov mis rau koj yog ib daim duab ua si classic. Koj tsis tuaj yeem ntseeg tias koj ua nws, qhov tseeb.

“Qhov ntawd, rau kuv, yog ib lub sijhawm muaj zog tshaj plaws uas kuv nco qab, haus cov mis nyuj ntawd.

"Kuv khuv xim nws tom qab ua xov xwm tsib teev tom qab ntawd. Cov mis nyuj ntawd pib qaub rau ntawm lub cev. "

"Lub raj mis mis" yog Ericsson thawj lub cim xeeb ntawm kev yeej Indianapolis 500. Tab sis hnub Tuesday, Cuaj Hlis 20, Ericsson tau txais txoj hauv kev los nkag siab txog lub cim xeeb ntev uas los nrog kev yeej "Kev Sib Tw Zoo Tshaj Plaws hauv Ntiaj Teb."

Nws yog lub koob npe nrov Borg-Warner Trophy, tej zaum yog qhov khoom plig zoo tshaj plaws hauv ntiaj teb nrog rau NHL's Stanley Cup. Nws nta lub ntsej muag ntawm txhua tus neeg tsav tsheb sib tw ntawm Indianapolis 500 txhua txoj kev rov qab mus rau Ray Harroun hauv xyoo 1911. Txhua tus neeg tsav tsheb lub ntsej muag yog tsa Bass Relief duab cam khwb cia hauv cov nyiaj sterling uas txuas nrog lub trophy.

Muaj ib tug tsaj ntsej muag nrum kub. Nws yog Tony Hulman, tus txiv neej uas tau cawm Indianapolis 500 los ntawm kev ploj mus thaum nws yuav Indianapolis Motor Speedway los ntawm tus tswv qub Eddie Rickenbacker xyoo 1945.

Nws yog 10 xyoo ua ntej uas Borg-Warner Trophy ua nws thawj zaug nyob rau hauv Victory Lane nrog tus yeej tsav tsheb ntawm Indianapolis 500.

Los ntawm Louis Meyer xyoo 1936 mus rau Ericsson ntawm xyoo no 500, Borg-Warner Trophy yog nyob rau hauv Victory Lane tos txais tus tsav tsheb ntawm Indianapolis 500.

Nws yog ib lub sijhawm hauv keeb kwm.

Ericsson coj nws cov kauj ruam tom ntej kom nws lub ntsej muag sawv qhov kev sim ntawm lub sijhawm thaum nws ntsib nrog tus kws kos duab nto moo thiab tus kws kos duab William Behrends ntawm nws lub studio hauv zoo nkauj Tryon, North Carolina.

Nws yog ib lub nroog me me nyob ze ntawm North Carolina/South Carolina Stateline nyob rau hauv toj siab ntawm Blue Ridge Roob. Tus neeg ua yeeb yam British nto moo David Nivens tau pom qhov kev thaj yeeb nyab xeeb thiab kev zoo nkauj ntawm Tryon hauv xyoo 1950 thiab yog ib tus neeg tuaj xyuas Pine Crest Inn thaum nws xav so.

Qhov chaw zoo nkauj no zoo meej rau tus kws kos duab thiab tau nyob hauv Behrends tau ze li 60 xyoo thaum nws tsev neeg tsiv mus rau sab qab teb los ntawm Wisconsin.

Ua tsaug rau BorgWarner thiab Behrends, Kuv muaj sijhawm los koom nrog Ericsson thiab nws tus hluas nkauj Iris Tritsaris thaum lub Cuaj Hlis 20 rau "Kev Kawm Nyob" nrog Ericsson thiab tus kws kos duab nto moo. Nws yog cov kauj ruam tshiab kawg hauv cov txheej txheem ntev hauv kev tsim lub ntsej muag uas yuav mus rau Borg-Warner Trophy.

Hnub no, Ericsson tuaj ntsib nws tus kheej thaum nws pom nws lub neej-loj lub taub hau sculpted nyob rau hauv av nplaum.

"Marcus, qhov no yog txoj kev kawm av nplaum uas kuv tau ua ntawm koj los ntawm cov duab peb tau coj hnub tom qab kev sib tw," Behrends hais thaum nws tshem cov ntaub qhwv. "Peb yuav ua haujlwm rau qhov no ua ke."

Ib tug luag ntxhi loj tuaj hla Ericsson lub ntsej muag. Tritsaris lub qhov muag loj tuaj nrog kev xav tsis thoob.

"Nws zoo heev," Ericsson hais. “Amazing. Ua haujlwm zoo. Kuv xav tias nws yog amazing. Nws yog me ntsis weird pom kuv tus kheej. Kuv yeej pom tau tias nws yog kuv, tab sis nws yog amazing pom nws.

"Kuv xav tias qhov ntawd txias heev."

Tritsaris hais tias, “Nws zoo heev. Nws yog koj tiag tiag. "

Ericsson tau hais tias "Qhov no zoo li zoo dua li qhov tiag, qhov ntawd yog qhov tsis txaus ntseeg," Ericsson hais. “Nws zoo li tiag tiag, zoo heev. Nws yog amazing.

"Nws zoo dua li Marcus tiag tiag.

"Kuv tsis xav hais tias zoo tshaj qhov xav tau vim kuv xav tias nws yuav zoo heev. Kuv xav tias nws yog amazing. Nws yog qhov tseeb tshaj qhov kuv xav tau. Kuv paub tias William zoo npaum li cas, tab sis nws tsis yog txog thaum koj pom koj tus kheej tias koj paub tias nws zoo npaum li cas.

"Nws zoo heev."

Cov txheej txheem no yog qhov tshiab. Nws pib nrog Juan Pablo Montoya, tom qab nws yeej nws thib ob Indianapolis 500 hauv 2015. Montoya yog thawj tus neeg tsav tsheb tuaj rau Behrends 'studio los zaum thaum tus sculptor ua haujlwm ntawm cov ntsiab lus zoo ntawm Montoya lub ntsej muag.

Ua tsaug rau BorgWarner, uas tau nthuav tawm Borg-Warner Trophy mus tas li ntawm 1936 Indianapolis 500, txoj kev kawm nyob tau txuas ntxiv nrog 2016 tus yeej Alexander Rossi, Takuma Sato hauv 2017 thiab 2020, Yuav Lub Zog hauv 2018, Simon Pagenaud hauv 2019 thiab Helio 2021. .

Behrends tau tsim lub ntsej muag rau txhua tus neeg tsav tsheb ntawm Borg-Warner Trophy txij thaum Arie Luyendyk yeej nws thawj Indianapolis 500 xyoo 1990.

Lub xeem 33 cov duab ntawm lub trophy tau tsim los ntawm Behrends.

"Thawj zaug kuv mus rau kev sib tw yog xyoo 1989, tab sis 1990 yog thawj zaug kuv tau ua daim duab thiab tus yeej yog Arie Luyendyk," Behrends hais rau kuv.

Qhov ntawd kuj yog tib lub xyoo Ericsson yug hauv Sweden.

"Thaum kuv tau los ua nws, kuv xav tias, 'Wow.' Yog lawm, kuv xav ua nws,'” Behrends txuas ntxiv mus. “Kuv tsis paub thaum lub sijhawm kuv yuav ua rau ntau tshaj ib xyoos. Lub sijhawm ntawd, lawv xav kom lwm tus neeg ua nws txhua xyoo.

“Rau qee qhov laj thawj, lawv dai nrog kuv ntau xyoo.

"Thawj thawj yog Arie Luyendyk, thiab nws muaj plaub hau ntev. kuv ua plaub hau. Nws txawv dua lwm tus. Kuv tsis paub tias BorgWarner puas xav li ntawd. "

BorgWarner hlub Behrends 'kev ua haujlwm ntau heev, nws txoj kev sib raug zoo nrog cov khoom siv tsheb thiab lub tuam txhab thev naus laus zis tau txuas ntxiv mus rau xyoo thib plaub.

Tsim lub ntsej muag pib hnub tom qab kev sib tw thaum Behrends siv sijhawm nrog tus tsav tsheb thiab siv ntau cov duab los ntawm ntau lub kaum ntse ntse. Behrends siv cov duab no rau kev kawm av nplaum thiab ua haujlwm loj.

Behrends tau hais tias "Kuv ua cov kauj ruam no hauv nws lub xub ntiag los txhawb txoj haujlwm thiab kawm lub ntsej muag zoo dua," Behrends tau hais. "Nws ua rau cov khoom lag luam zoo dua, muaj nws nyob ntawm no thiab muaj peev xwm ua lub neej-loj av nplaum kawm ua ntej kuv pib cov duab me me uas mus rau ntawm qhov khoom plig."

Behrends yuav siv tag nrho-loj, av nplaum taub hau thaum nws pib cov txheej txheem ntawm cov quav ciab. Nws siv lub taub hau loj dua los ua qhov taw qhia thaum nws pib cov txheej txheem zoo ntawm kev txo lub ntsej muag mus txog qhov loj ntawm lub qe.

"Kuv yuav pib dua, yog li kuv siv qhov no los kawm lub ntsej muag," Behrends hais. “Kuv ua txhua yam raws li txoj kev qub. Kuv yog ib tug sculptor heev txawv txawv, kuv tsis siv 3-D scans.

"Qhov kuv ua tuaj yeem siv sijhawm ib xyoos kom tiav."

Thaum cov txheej txheem wax tiav lawm, nws yuav siv tib hom plaster uas yog siv rau kev kho hniav pwm los tsim lwm lub ntsej muag hauv cov khoom ntom ntom, zoo li plaster. Qhov ntawd tso cai rau nws kom du thiab tsim kom nthuav dav ntxiv. Tom qab ntawd, nws ua lwm daim duab ntawm lub ntsej muag. Daim duab bass-relief no yog cam khwb cia hauv Sterling Silver.

Thaum Behrends tau txais qhov ntawd rov qab los ntawm tus kws ua nyiaj, nws muaj peev xwm muab qhov kawg kov ntawm lub ntsej muag Sterling Silver nrog cov cuab yeej sculpting me me uas nws siv.

Thaum lub sijhawm ntawd, lub ntsej muag txuas nrog rau qhov khoom plig thiab feem ntau nthuav tawm qee lub sijhawm thaum lub Kaum Ib Hlis lossis Lub Kaum Ob Hlis thaum ntxov.

Muaj qhov ua tau Borg-Warner Trophy tuaj yeem mus rau Sweden, tab sis cov kev sib tham thiab cov ntsiab lus tseem tsis tau ua tiav. Borg-Warner Trophy tau mus rau Nyiv nrog Sato tom qab nws thawj Indy 500 yeej hauv 2017 thiab mus rau Fabkis nrog Pagenaud thaum nws yeej Indianapolis 500 xyoo 2019.

"Txoj haujlwm zoo tiag tiag," Ericsson hais rau Behrends. "Kuv zoo siab heev."

Behrends tau sau ntawv rau cov qauv ntawm Ericsson lub ntsej muag xws li pob txha pob txha thiab hauv pliaj.

Ericsson nug Behrends cov lus nug txog tus txheej txheem thiab xav tsis thoob tias tus sculptor zoo npaum li cas ntawm nws cov khoom siv tes ua.

Behrends tau hais tias "Nws yog ib qho txheej txheem ntawm kev nco lub ntsej muag," Behrends hais. "Yuav kom muaj lub taub hau av nplaum yog qhov tseem ceeb heev."

Xyoo tom ntej yuav yog Behrends '50^th xyoo ua sculptor.

Nws yog tus kws kos duab ua haujlwm ntev tshaj plaws hauv keeb kwm ntawm Borg-Warner Trophy thiab tswj hwm kev sib raug zoo ntawm cov neeg siv khoom nrog BorgWarner.

Nws yog ntau tshaj li cov neeg siv khoom sib raug zoo nrog lub tuam txhab, nws yuav luag ib feem ntawm tsev neeg.

"Kuv nyiam BorgWarner thiab cov neeg nyob ntawd," Behrends hais. “Nws yeej zoo li tsev neeg qhov xwm txheej. Nyob rau hauv xyoo tas los no, nws yog ntau collegial thiab txais tos ntau dua txhua xyoo. Kuv tsis tuaj yeem txaus siab rau BorgWarner thiab kab lis kev cai ntawm lub koom haum ntawd. "

Frederic Lissalde yog CEO ntawm BorgWarner thiab txhawb nqa nws txoj haujlwm IndyCar. BorgWarner tsim tag nrho cov turbochargers uas siv rau txhua lub cav IndyCar.

Behrends tau hais tias "Koj tsis tas yuav nyob ib puag ncig BorgWarner thiab lawv qhov chaw nyob ntawm Indianapolis 500 txhua xyoo ntev heev kom paub tias lawv tau ua tiag tiag," Behrends tau hais. "Lawv nyiam qhov khoom plig no thiab keeb kwm thiab kev saib xyuas ntawm nws tau ntau xyoo.

"Lawv mob siab rau nws thiab xyuas kom meej tias nws tau txais txiaj ntsig zoo li lub cim khoom plig uas nws yog."

Thaum Michelle Collins los ua BorgWarner Tus Thawj Coj Ntiaj Teb Kev Lag Luam thiab Kev Sib Txuas Lus, nws pom lub koob npe nrov yog ib qho khoom muaj nqis los pab txhawb nqa qhov profile ntawm BorgWarner. Nrog rau kev tshaj tawm xov xwm Steve Shunck, lawv tau ua lag luam hnyav rau Borg-Warner Trophy thiab nws qhov tseem ceeb rau Indy 500.

Collins hais rau kuv hnub Tuesday tias "Kuv tsis tuaj yeem hais qhov khoom plig txaus William Behrends yuav tsum ua kom lub ntsej muag zoo li no, nws zoo nkauj heev," “Muaj qee yam tshwj xeeb uas nws ua nrog nws txhais tes thiab nws tus kheej cov cuab yeej. Nws yog ib daim duab ploj lawm. Leej twg tuaj yeem ua qhov no thiab tsim nws zoo li nws ua?

Collins nyiam pom cov lus qhia ntawm lub ntsej muag ntawm cov neeg tsav tsheb sib tw thaum lub taub hau av nplaum tau nthuav tawm.

Collins tau hais tias "Peb sim ntes cov ntsiab lus ntawm tus neeg tsav tsheb thiab qhov ntawd yog qhov peb sim ua hauv qhov chaw tshwj xeeb uas peb muaj," Collins tau hais. “Cov neeg tsav tsheb zoo li ntxhov siab heev thaum lawv pom nws thawj zaug.

"Dab tsi yog qhov zoo nkauj tiag tiag yog koj tau paub tus tsav tsheb ua ib tus neeg thiab tsis yog nyob rau theem kev tshaj lij xwb. Qhov ntawd yog qhov tshwj xeeb rau kuv.

“Peb yog leej twg hauv pab pawg, raws li lub tuam txhab muaj kev hwm rau yav dhau los, tab sis peb kuj saib mus rau yav tom ntej. Peb coj qhov kev lig kev cai no tiag tiag thiab muaj lub luag haujlwm los tuav nws thiab khaws cia. Rau peb, qhov ntawd yog kev hwm thiab muaj cai ua.

"Tib turbos uas siv rau ntawm Indy tsheb, kuj tuaj yeem yuav los ntawm peb pab pawg tom qab muag - Engineered For Racing (EFR). Tib neeg tuaj yeem tau txais ib daim ntawm Indianapolis 500, ib yam nkaus, txawm tias lawv tsis yog tus tsav tsheb IndyCar. Qhov ntawd tshwj xeeb rau peb. "

BorgWarner txuas ntxiv ib qho kev coj noj coj ua zoo hauv kev ua kis las nrog nws txoj kev koom tes hauv Indianapolis 500. Tab sis lub tuam txhab hauv Michigan kuj tseem koom nrog kev lag luam tsheb yav tom ntej.

Thaum lub Cuaj Hlis 20, BorgWarner tau txais Hubei Surpass Sun Electric (SSE) - lub tuam txhab ua lag luam hauv DC Fast Charging lag luam. Nws yuav ntxiv BorgWarner European thiab North American them nyiaj uas twb muaj lawm los ntawm kev nthuav nws cov hneev taw rau hauv Suav teb. Nws tseem yuav txhim kho cov khoom siv rau cov roj teeb muaj txiaj ntsig thiab cov khoom siv thiab cov khoom muaj nqis.

Lissalde tau hais tias "Qhov kev lag luam no ua rau muaj kev lag luam zoo thaum peb txuas ntxiv txhawb peb lub peev xwm them nqi ceev thoob ntiaj teb," Lissalde tau hais. "SSE yuav coj cov kev txhawb nqa ntxiv thaum txhawb nqa Charging Forward, peb lub tswv yim los ua kom peb txoj kev loj hlob hauv hluav taws xob. Peb tos ntsoov tos txais lawv pab neeg muaj peev xwm rau BorgWarner. "

BorgWarner tseem ua cov roj teeb thiab cov tsav tsheb sib xyaw ua ke los npaj rau yav tom ntej.

Collins tau hais tias "Peb muaj kev hwm rau qhov chaw peb tuaj, tab sis yuav tsum tau hloov mus rau yav tom ntej," Collins tau hais. "Yog tias kev sib tw txav mus rau hluav taws xob, peb yuav nyob ntawd los pab txhawb nws."

Dab tsi yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws txog BorgWarner, cov neeg txhawb nqa tuaj, thiab cov neeg txhawb nqa mus, tab sis nws yog qhov zoo kawg nkaus uas lub tuam txhab, hauv ntau hom, tau ua tas li ntawm Indianapolis 500 trophy txij li xyoo 1936.

Behrends tau hais tias "Lawv yog lub tuam txhab uas tau nyob ib puag ncig ntau dua ib puas xyoo thiab lawv txoj kev cog lus tau nyob ib puag ncig txij li xyoo 1936," Behrends tau hais. “Qhov ntawd yog qhov zoo kawg nkaus.

“Kuv muaj hmoo uas muaj peev xwm ua tau qhov no txhua xyoo ua tus kws kos duab thiab cov kiv cua sib tw. Kuv poj niam thiab kuv paub tias peb muaj hmoo npaum li cas. Kom paub tias ntev tom qab kuv ua tiav ua ib tug sculptor, cov ntsej muag yuav nyob twj ywm. Kuv txaus siab, txaus siab heev. "

Thawj thawj zaug txij li xyoo 2019, Behrends tau txais lub ntsej muag tshiab ntawm qhov khoom plig. Xyoo 2020, Takuma Sato yeej Indianapolis 500 thib ob hauv nws txoj haujlwm tom qab nws thawj Indy 500 yeej xyoo 2017. Hauv 2021, Helio Castroneves tau los ua tus thib plaub, plaub zaug ntawm Indianapolis 500.

Castroneves tau los ua thawj tus neeg tsav tsheb uas Behrends sculpted lawv lub ntsej muag rau tag nrho plaub ntawm lawv Indy 500 yeej.

Behrends tau hais tias "Txhua xyoo, kuv sim ua qee yam txawv rau nws," Behrends hais. "Qhov no tsuas yog qhov kuv ua uas tshwm sim ntau dua ib zaug. Tag nrho lwm yam yog ib qho zoo. Kuv xav coj tej yam txawv thiab txawv rau tus tsav tsheb.

"Ntawm Borg-Warner Trophy, Kuv ib txwm sim ua txoj haujlwm zoo dua li qhov kuv tau ua xyoo tas los. Tab sis txhua tus ntawm no uas kuv ua yog tshwj xeeb. Kuv xav kom txhua tus nyias txawv nyias ntawm lawv tus kheej.

"Kuv xav kom ib tug neeg sawv ntawm 10 ko taw deb saib lub trophy thiab hais tias, 'Qhov ntawd yog Marcus Ericsson lub ntsej muag.' Nws muaj lub neej, nws muaj lub exuberance nws muaj thaum yeej kev sib tw. Nws muaj txhua yam uas yeej yog rau nws.

"Kuv xav kom nws sawv."

Los ntawm lub ntsej muag loj ntawm lub ntsej muag ntawm Borg-Warner Trophy, Behrends kuj tau tsim ntau dua li cov duab ntawm lub neej uas sawv sab nraum Oracle Park, lub tsev ntawm San Francisco Giants. Cov no suav nrog Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Juan Marichal, Orlando Cepeda thiab Gaylord Perry. Ntawm Petco Park, lub tsev ntawm San Diego Padres, Behrends muaj sculptures ntawm Tony Gwynn thiab Trevor Hoffman.

Cov mlom immortalize cov players zoo los ntawm cov pab pawg.

Nws tus pej thuam ntaus pob ncaws pob zaum kawg tau nthuav tawm thaum lub Plaub Hlis thaum Behrends tsim ib tus pej thuam ntawm New York Mets pitcher Tom Seaver ntawm CitiField hauv Flushing Meadow, New York.

Behrends kuj tau raug txib los tsim cov mlom ntawm Tus Lwm Thawj Coj ntawm Tebchaws Meskas uas tau muab tso rau hauv Tebchaws Meskas Capitol Building.

Tom qab txoj kev kawm nyob ntawm Behrends 'studio tiav, Ericsson thiab Borg-Warner Trophy tau tsiv mus rau sab nraud ntawm Tryon Theatre hauv lub zej zog kev ua yeeb yam no uas sau nws tus kheej li "Lub Nroog Zoo Tshaj Plaws hauv Sab Qab Teb."

Tsib caug xyoo dhau los, David Nivens tuaj txog hauv Tryon yog xov xwm loj vim nws yog ib tus neeg ua yeeb yam nto moo thoob ntiaj teb.

Hnub Tuesday, nws yog Ericsson uas muaj nws lub npe nyob rau hauv lub teeb ci ntsa iab ntawm Tryon Theatre marquee.

“BorgWarner Zoo siab txais tos 2022 Indy 500 Winner Marcus Ericsson. Chip Ganassi Sib Tw. Huski Chocolate.

Ericsson tau tso duab rau hauv nws lub tsho tsav tsheb. Tritsaris hnav daim tawv nqaij nruj, luv luv dub tiab.

Ua kom tiav cov ntsiab lus ua yeeb yam yog lub thawv loj ntawm paj kws. Ob tug playfully tossed paj kws ntawm ib leeg, ib ntsiav ntawm ib lub sij hawm, sim mus rau hauv ib leeg lub qhov ncauj zoo li ib tug basketball mus rau hauv lub hoop.

Thaum nws tag nrho, Tritsaris cog hnia rau sab saum toj ntawm Borg-Warner Trophy, tawm hauv daim di ncauj stain nyob rau sab saum toj ntawm lub npe nrov Sterling Silver trophy.

"Kev yeej 500 yog qhov zoo heev, nws nyuaj rau sau rau hauv cov lus, tab sis txhua yam koj tau ua tom qab yog qhov ua rau nws tshwj xeeb tshaj," Ericsson hais rau kuv thaum nws tag nrho. "Cov duab puab thiab tau txais koj lub ntsej muag ntawm lub khob yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws nrog nws. Los ntawm no thiab siv sijhawm thiab paub koj yog qhov tshwj xeeb heev. Kuv tos tsis tau pom cov khoom kawg.

“Peb tuaj yeem ua qhov no ib yam nkaus. Kuv nyob zoo nrog qhov ntawd. "