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IRON ROCK
RACEWAY SIGNS ABIA LEASE
Texas’ first
kart racing country club will open in January, 2005
November 4, 2004 – AUSTIN, TX And they’re off! Today,
Iron Rock Raceway signed the lease allowing the kart-racing track to
begin operations at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport January
15, 2005. Iron Rock will be Texas’ first country club devoted primarily
to kart racing and the first such racing club to be located at an
international airport.
“We’re anxious to get moving with renovations,” said Rich Phillips,
president of Iron Rock. “Our members are chomping at the bit to get
going, and we want to make the facility and track worthy of their
expectations.”
The club will make use of a 22,000-square-foot jet engine repair
building, which will be refurbished to provide members with an extensive
indoor pit area, a member lounge, pro shop, concession area and locker
rooms, in addition to Iron Rock’s membership offices. The .65 mile long,
33 foot wide, 12-turn track is being constructed on the adjacent
8.1-acre parking lot. MRP Motorsports, the nation's largest importer of
the highly regarded Italian-made Birel kart chassis, will provides kart
rental, sales and service, karting classes for children and adults, and
direction for corporate training events.
Iron Rock offers four levels of club membership, including a
track-access-only membership and a day pass for those who want to sample
the sport without having to make an extended commitment.
The track has numerous events planned for its 2005 season in addition to
regularly scheduled racing events for members and local clubs. The
nation’s top racekart sanctioning organizations, Superkarts! USA and
STARS, are considering plans to make Iron Rock Raceway a component of
their 2005 national series. Iron Rock is working with Oklahoma
Motorsports Complex of Norman, Oklahoma, to create a regional series.
The club is also planning to host the world's first Tex-Mex Karters Cup,
an event designed to give U.S. race kart drivers the opportunity to race
against some of the best from Mexico and Central and South America.
“The U.S. karting community has never seen anything like Iron Rock.”
says Phillips. “This is the perfect sport for adults, families,
corporate training and client entertainment – and Austin-Bergstrom is
the perfect location.”
Iron Rock Raceway, one of the nation’s first country clubs devoted
primarily to kart racing, is now accepting applications for all levels
of membership.
Persons interested in
becoming a member should request an application at the Iron Rock
website,
www.ironrockraceway.com or call
512.349.9165.
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