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06-12-04

KARTING LOSES ONE OF ITS GREATS

Wheaton, Illinois — We are sorry to report the passing of Earl L. Larson after a valiant battle against cancer. Earl, 77, owned and operated G.E.M. Products in Carol Steam, Illinois, one of the original after-market parts producers, which he began with his cousin Warren in 1959. He will be fondly remembered as one of the founding fathers and innovators in the sport of go-kart racing. Earl was also one of the original inductees into the World Karting Association's Karting Hall of Fame, among his many other accomplishments.

Earl was born on May 22, 1927 in Oak Park, Illinois. He passed June 12, 2004 at 8:20 a.m. at his long-time family home in Wheaton, Illinois. A veteran of WWII, Earl was a proud and highly active member of his local VFW and American Legion posts volunteering and coordinating many of their charitable functions.

He is survived by his wife of 51 years Ginny, son David, daughter Kathryn, David's wife Lisa and grandsons David Jr. (26) and Nash (5).

Memorial services will be held for Earl at the Hultgren Funeral Home, 304 Main St, Wheaton, IL 60187. Visitation will be Tuesday, June 15 from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m., and Wednesday from 2pm to 9pm. The memorial service will be Thursday, June 17 at 10:30 am at the funeral home. Burial will be immediately afterward at Wheaton Cemetery. The funeral home's website is www.hultgrenfh.com or call (630) 668 0027.

LAKEFRONT TECHNOLOGIES LAUNCHES MAXSPEEDDESIGNS.COM!
Bloomington, Minnesota — LakeFront Technologies has partnered with MaxSpeed Designs to create a web site for their new business. “While Scott Cramer has been involved in the graphic design and decal business for several years, this is a new startup for him and he felt with LFT's experience in the karting industry and original designs, we could develop a solid web site for the business” said Chuck Tate, of Lakefront Technologies.

LFT has developed a site that will provide information and graphics to showcase the custom work MaxSpeed provides to the Karting and RC industries. “With custom design, apparel, Design 500 suits and more, we have a solid amount of information on the site. Guests will be able to keep up with the latest news and developments by using the automated mailing list. We also had the opportunity to use some Flash technology in the header to provide subtle movement,” Tate said.

Lakefront Technologies specializes in the development of customized solutions that solve real-world business problems. From brand identity in print or on the web, to a full-fledged e-commerce solution, Lakefront Technologies has the experience, creativity, and business sense to put the Internet to work for you.

THE ‘BOS’ CONTINUES WINNING WAYS IN DOMINATING FASHION
Carson City, Nevada — Top shifter ace and ’03 SuperNats Champion, Wesley Boswell charged out of the gates at the Stars of Karting Western Division in Carson City, NV this past weekend. The MRP Birel pilot dominated Saturday’s ICC Shifterkart class taking Pole and Fast Time honors while sweeping both the heat and the final. In Sunday’s ICC Final event the ‘Bos’ worked hard to repeat but finished a close 2nd while taking his second consecutive Fast Lap award in the process.

“The competition at Carson City was really tough so the results we had were great,” said Boswell, ’03 SKUSA S1 Champion. “With names like White, Speed, Sciuto, Elliott, Martin & Vorrath you have to be on target. I felt like we were pretty close out of the box but we changed the gearing almost every session to get it right.”

Boswell’s feat was even more impressive considering the team had not received their race engine until Friday morning. While Wesley handled all the chassis tuning duties on his Birel CR32SP, his father Wally went to work on keeping the motor tuned giving them a true “father & son” racing experience that pro-level karting rarely sees now-a-days.

“At the SuperNats last year we had the help of Birel tuners and MRP Motorsports left and right,” said Boswell. “For this event it was just Dad and I and being able to learn from the best really helped us both so I have to thank MRP and the Birel team for their technical support.”

Next on the agenda for Boswell is to spend the remainder of June to assist teaching numerous MRP shifterkart schools and Summer Camps at both MRP school locations. Boswell will be an intricate part of selecting possible 2005 MRP Birel race team candidates.

For more information on Wesley Boswell go to www.wesleyboswell.com. MRP Motorsport (www.mrpmotorsport.com) may be contacted at 269-756-9133 or via email @ chris@mrpmotorsport.com. For in-depth results visit www.starsofkarting.com.

MAJOR MUSIC CHARITY SEARCHES FOR SPONSOR TO DONATE RACING GO KARTS
Marietta, Georgia — Since the start of the charity organization a little over a year ago, Instruments for the Youth has survived on the support of the music industry. In fact, Instruments for the Youth is currently the fastest growing charity organization in the music industry today.

With the support of over 50 major music celebrities who have supported or stood behind the charity over the past, including the likes of Keith Richards, Christina Aguilera, Billy Joel, Michelle Branch, No Doubt, and on, Instruments for the Youth is headed in yet another direction. This according to the charities creator and director, Atlanta music veteran Michael Malott.

Malott is now leading his charity organization into the world of motorsports, and Malott is currently trying to find a sponsor to provide the charity organization with a racing go-kart. The car will not only be driven by Malott, but also guest celebrity drivers. The donation of the go-kart would also be tax deductible.

In another move further supporting the charities intent on getting comfortable in this forum, Instruments for the Youth has now announced that they will also be hosting an exotic auto and limo show in Atlanta in September. The event will include trophies being awarded to various categories and the highlight of the event is sure to be the children’s and adult class tricycle grand prix. The event is being done as a fundraiser for the charity.

Instruments for the Youth provides free musical instruments to underprivileged children, and produces music clinics for kids hosted by celebrity guest artists. The charities Children’s Rock N’ Dream Foundation works to arrange for celebrity visits to children’s hospitals.

Malott felt that he did not want to limit his organization to the restraints of just the music industry exclusively. The charity just released two successful compilation albums featuring top recording artists including former Police guitarist, Andy Summers, Grammy Winning jazz guitarist, Pat Martino, Poncho Sanchez, Ernie Watts, Jefferson Starship guitarist, Craig Chaquico and others.

Malott has always had an interest in racing and wanted to see his organization get more actively involved in the automobile racing industry. “I’d love to drive Formula Grand Prix, but karts are a great way for me to accomplish some of my goals while furthering the efforts of the charity in a whole fresh, new direction” states Malott. Adding that with karts that they actually have a shot at lining up a sponsor or company to contribute a kart to the charity. They are currently approaching more motorsports companies and manufacturers, but have been unsuccessful so far in obtaining a sponsor. They are offering a great long term sponsorship package including multiple future events.

Anyone interested in sponsorship or partial sponsorship, or a considerable non-profit discount on a kart should contact the organizations director, Michael Malott directly at (770) 971-6738.

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