No it does not transfer and this is what I am arguing with eVGA on their forums about. They basically set up an optional purchase plan(extended warranty) to qualify for the step-up program before but if you do a step-up, your extended warranty you purchased is not transferable, so you would then...
This sums it up best! I had fun being the guinea pig for first one to demo on dirt3 setup(they had it set to level expert) I was flying all over the place :)
Thanks to everyone who helped get this together as well. I am about to install the Sapphire 6870 I won in the raffle as well :)