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MONTOYA CONNECTION TO “EASYKART DASH FOR CASH” AT FLORIDA STARS EVENT |
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JACKSONVILLE, FL. (September 18, 2003) – This weekend’s Stars Eastern Division event in Jacksonville will have an added feature, an all-star race pitting top Stars drivers and regional champions in identical Easykart vehicles.
Stars points contenders Bobby Wilson and Graham Rahal from the ICC shifter class and Robbie Pecorari, Michael Giessen, and Josh Hunt from the direct drive ICA class will compete along with five top drivers from the Easykart Florida championship: Frederico Montoya, brother of Juan Pablo, Ryan Fowler, Michelle Garraido, Albert Naon, Jr., and Carlos Duenas will attempt to school the nationally-known hotshoes on the equal platform of the Easykarts.
The Montoya connection goes beyond young Frederico, as father Pablo Montoya is president of Easykart America. The Easykart is a spec chassis/engine package that is represented in three different classes based on competitor age and performance. The aim is to provide karting competition to a greater number of people based on the concepts of stable, low cost/high performance racing packages.
"Easykart is very excited to have the opportunity to showcase the Easykart product at this highly visible event," said Pablo.
Son Juan Pablo Montoya raced the Easykart earlier this year at the same Jacksonville track hosting the Stars event and was impressed enough with the program to offer an invitation for regional champions to join him as a guest of the BMW-WilliamsF1 team at Indianapolis next weekend.
The ten drivers competing in the Easykart Dash for Cash Saturday will run a 20 lap race on identical Easykart 125s. The 125 model is capable of performance approaching the karts the Stars racers use in normal competition and is available at a very reasonable MSRP of $3,795, fully assembled and ready to drive.
Starting positions will be determined at random, with the ten drivers competing for a winner’s award of $250.
For more information on Easykart, please see
www.easykart.com.The Champ Car 'Stars of Tomorrow' presented by RACER karting series is the official first level in CART's driver development system and an officially sanctioned series of WKA/SCCA Pro Racing. Founded by racing star Bryan Herta and now owned in conjunction with a group of racing veterans, including three-time CART champion and Indy 500 winner Bobby Rahal, the Stars of Tomorrow serves as the first step for the CART driver development ladder. Stars focuses on recognizing the skills of the drivers rather than the technology development within the machines, using FIA/CIK International standards. More information can be found at
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