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| October 13, 2011 News |
| DRT Racing Committed to Red Bull Kart Fight at PRI, Powered by Rotax |
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The newest line of DR Racing Kart chassis from Danilo Rossi, who has won five world kart championships, will be on display at this year’s PRI Trade Show in an exhibit organized by DRT Racing. A US dealer for DR Racing Kart, DRT Racing is based in Hudson, New Hampshire.
IndyCar star Oriol Servia, currently fourth in the standings, will compete in a DR Racing Kart in the All-Star division of the Red Bull Kart Fight at PRI, Powered by Rotax. Servia started on the front row of this year’s Indy 500, and finished sixth. Brian Fisher, the noted karting engine builder who has won 10 karting championships and over 100 kart races, and Mark Pellegrini have been set to compete in DR Racing Karts in the Karter division.
Don Guilbeault, owner of DRT Racing, said, “We have made a lot of progress over the course of 2011 with our DRT Racing organization, and the DR Kart brand, on the track and in terms of distribution. The PRI Trade Show, and the Red Bull Kart Fight at PRI event allows us keep the momentum we have on both the business side, and on track, moving strong into 2012. We look forward to showcasing our products, our opportunities for retailers and distributors, and to going for victory on-track on Thursday night's event."
“This year, for the first time, we will be exhibiting in the Performance Racing Industry Trade Show with our dealer DRT,” said Rossi. “Our company has been in the US market for a year, and thanks to the hard work of our partners, the DR brand is now available in the USA. Our dealers work on all karts, from leisure to competition karts.
“We hope to continue our cooperation in order to strengthen our presence by increasing the sales network in the American market,” Rossi said.
The PRI Trade Show has evolved into a key annual gathering of karting businesspeople. Many of the top brand names in kart racing are among the 1100 exhibiting companies. Over 40,000 racing businesspeople from across the US, and 65 countries, attend the PRI Trade Show each year to shop the latest advances in racing components. It will be held December 1-3, in the North/South Building of the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. The exhibits take up 700,000 square feet.
The kart race will be held on Thursday night, December 1, in Orlando, in conjunction with the PRI Trade Show, which is the largest racing trade show in the world. The racing starts at 6:30 p.m.
Stars from NASCAR, IndyCar, ALMS, NHRA, Grand-Am and more come to the world’s largest racing trade show to compete in the popular kart race. The race course is a tight, technical, purpose-built race track adjacent to the Orange County Convention Center, housing the 700,000 square feet PRI Trade Show. The Show is December 1 - 3, 2011.
November 18, 2011, is the deadline for team entries. Race teams can get a downloadable PDF of the entry form at the Red Bull Kart Fight Events Page on the PRI website. Or they can register online at motorsportsreg.com
The Red Bull Kart Fight at PRI, Powered by Rotax race will be televised later in the year.
To stay informed on the Red Bull Kart Fight at PRI, Powered by Rotax, visit the Red Bull Kart Fight Events Page at http://www.performanceracing.com |
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