STATS AGE: 23 BORN: Haveford, PA IP: 208.132.249.99 RAM: 272 FONT: Helvetica Rounded WOOD: Drift = 119	Mike Essl Mike "Von" Essl, well known in European racing circles, was riding high after his stunning victory in the Din Mittelschrift 500. However, his reign quickly ended when he refused to run in the Trixie 200. After losing his sponsorship, Essl dedicated his time exclusively to graphic endeavors. Now blazing trails for The Chopping Block in car #56, Essl is gearing up for his new regime in the graphic design world. While being educated at The Cooper Union School of Art, Essl split his time between studies and the start of his career. During these busy years, his work included a stint at Microslave and art direction of the original duracell.com for SiteSpecific. Since graduation, Essl has taught as an adjunct faculty member at The Cooper Union and continues to teach web design classes for United Digital Artists. He is now the Vice President of The Chopping Block, Inc. (because he lost the coin toss). His personal ramblings can be found at essl.com.