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SOUTHWEST REGIONAL CUP RETURNS TO IRON ROCK RACEWAY |
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Austin Texas was the home of some great
street circuits in 2001 and 2002 with 2004 bringing the Pro Austin
Grand Prix offering a $3500 purse for the 125 Pro class. With
36 entries from across the country just in 125 Pro the race really
rocked. This week's free video is from that event held at the
Highland Park Mall using the SKUSA Tecpro barriers and run by the
SKUSA "A-Team". This race was
a celebration event for the lease signing of the current grounds for
the Iron Rock raceway and with the South West Regional Challenge on
the way to Austin this weekend it was a natural selection for the
video of the week. |
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FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE Media Contact
Laura P. Wright
laura@ironrockraceway.com
512/530-7224
Two-day event expected to draw
the region's top race teams
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April 3, 2006 AUSTIN, TX Saturday and Sunday, April 8 and
9, the Southwest Regional Cup will return to Iron Rock Raceway with
more than 100 race teams expected to compete. This will be the
second weekend of the seriesı Spring series, which is sanctioned by
the World Karting Association (WKA).
Racers will begin practice sessions on Friday, April 7 at 8 a.m.
with the regionıs top performers attending and featuring the 125cc
Shifter class, capable of zero-to-90 mph acceleration and speeds
over 100 mph.
The competition will include 14 kart classes. In the 125cc shifter
kart class, watch for Alan Rudolph, Nick Halen, Collin Lynn and
Garrett Boone, who led the pack in first round at Oklahoma
Motorsports Complex last month. In TaG Senior, Mitch Cobb, Drew
Hockenson, Macie Wyly and Nick Lucido will settle scores. Other
hotly contended classes will include TaG Gazelle and TaG Junior.
The 2006 series will also welcome the innovative new non-profit
fundraising program, ³Kids Racing for Kids.² Designed to raise funds
for charities benefiting needy children, this weekend, Kids Racing
for Kids will benefit the Dell Childrenıs Medical Center of Central
Texas. At this date, $3,000 has already been raised by young racers
participating in the program, which will follow the SWRC series
throughout the year.
The SWRC competition will consist of two one-off races, one on
Saturday and one on Sunday. Each day, practice sessions will begin
at 8:10 a.m. followed by qualifying. Pre-finals will begin
approximately noon, and the Main Events will begin approximately 3
p.m. and conclude approximately 7:30 p.m. The public is invited to
attend.
The World Karting Association is a membership-owned, non-profit
corporation that regulates and promotes the sport of competitive
kart racing. WKA rules and procedures set the standards by which
tracks are sanctioned and conduct annual championships. Visit
www.worldkarting.com or
www.swregionalcup.com.
Located at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, Texas,
Iron Rock Raceway is one of the worldıs finest kart racing venues.
The 0.70-mile sprint track is open Tuesday through Sunday. Kart
sales, service, arrive and drives, race training and corporate event
planning are also available. For more information, visit
www.ironrockraceway.com or call 512.530-RACE (7223).
The Southwest Regional Cup hosts two kart-racing series in the
Texahoma region. Its member tracks include Iron Rock Raceway of
Austin, Texas, Oklahoma Motorsports Complex of Norman Oklahoma, Kart
Runco of San Antonio, Texas and Gulf Coast Kartway of Katy, Texas.
For more information on the series, visit
www.swregionalcup.com.
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