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8000 Inc. Accelerates Its Clothing and Merchandising Business Through Contract with European Clothing Leader Lazzati Group.


LONDON -- Lazzati, one of Europe's leading experts in quality performance fabrics, will be producing high end fashion apparel featuring the Cannonball 8000 logo. Previous customers for Lazzati's expertise include Prada, Dolce dol·ce   Music
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In a gentle and sweet manner. Used chiefly as a direction.



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Founded in 2002, Cannonball 8000 (Pink Sheets:EIGH) is an aspirational lifestyle brand built around a luxurious, extravagant ex·trav·a·gant  
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1. Given to lavish or imprudent expenditure: extravagant members of the imperial court.

2. Exceeding reasonable bounds: extravagant demands.
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1. Inclined to undertake new and daring enterprises.

2. Hazardous; risky.



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 and exclusive rally. Each year the event evolves by exploring some of the best roads Europe has to offer. In 2008 there will be two Cannonball 8000 rallies: a one-day event one-day event

a contraction of the three-day event but like that contest is aimed at selecting the best all-round horse and rider. The events usually contested are show-jumping, dressage and cross-country.
 from Manchester to Brighton and a rally from London's Earl's Court to Zagreb. Part of the Corporate plan is to extend the business model into new regions and new markets including merchandising merchandising

Element of marketing concerned especially with the sale of goods and services to customers. One aspect of merchandising is advertising, which aims to capture the interest of the segment of the population most likely to buy the product.
 and branding. By partnering with Lazzati, the company is now ideally positioned to introduce high quality brand clothing to not only the existing Cannonballers but to a defined target audience. The Cannonball brand is now established across Europe and the Company feels that this agreement with Lazzati is ideal in terms of their reputation, the timing, and the opportunity for both partners building on their brand strengths.

Conrad Wall, founder of the Cannonball 8000 rally said, "We are delighted to be working with some top class licensees on this programme. There are clear markets for this product - the participants in the rally and the track days as well as those people who aspire to aspire to
verb aim for, desire, pursue, hope for, long for, crave, seek out, wish for, dream about, yearn for, hunger for, hanker after, be eager for, set your heart on, set your sights on, be ambitious for
 be part of this lifestyle. As a brand in this sector, it will drive great sales within the hard-to-reach 16-34 men's market and, as we extend the rally into the US and the Far East in 2008/9 the merchandise opportunity will grow exponentially ex·po·nen·tial  
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1. Of or relating to an exponent.

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a. Containing, involving, or expressed as an exponent.

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"We are very excited about becoming involved with such a fantastic lifestyle event with its increasing global reach and high-profile televised media coverage; I only hope that I will be able to secure myself an entry to the European Tour and get a taste of the good life!"

Ben Major. Business Development Director, Lazzati International

www. lazzatigroup.co.uk

ENDS

This news release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
 that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected on the basis of such forward-looking statements. The words "estimate," "project," "intends," "expects," "believes," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are made based on management's beliefs, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management pursuant to the "safe-harbour" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and  of 1995. For a more complete description of these and other risk factors that may affect the future performance of 8000 Inc. see "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB and its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made and the Company undertakes no obligation to disclose any revision to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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