07/8/05
GT RACE KARTS CONFIRMS MAXX KART RACING AS AN OFFICIAL FACTORY SUPPORTED TEAM
Seattle, Washington — GT Race Karts (www.gtkarts.com) is pleased to announce the appointment of Maxx Kart Racing from Santa Clarita, California as an official GT Race Karts factory supported race team.
The team will consist initially of two drivers & their support team. Sean Neilson, of Sun Valley California & former JM Racing Team driver will pilot the #95 GT Kart Marauder in TaG, Rotax international & ICC. 2003 Gatorz Karting cup Rotax International champion Flemming Tranberg of San Diego California will be driving the #46 GT Kart Marauder in TaG and Rotax International. Additional team drivers will be announced shortly. The team will be managed by team principal Tom Johnson & participate mainly in regional level & special kart racing events throughout the US southwest, namely, the Golden State Gatorz Eyewear karting cup, IKF Region 7 regionals, the King Taco Open on July 15-17th & the SKUSA Super Nationals in Las Vegas in November.
“We are thrilled to have Tom & Maxx Kart Racing stepping up to the next level with GT kart & qualify as an official factory supported race team” says Gilles Lepage – GT Race Kart’s director of marketing and business development. “They have already demonstrated that they are a factor in TaG & Rotax classes at regional level with the GT kart chassis & I strongly believe the added support from the factory will allow Tom & his team to firmly establish themselves as a team to be reckoned with in the US Southwest.”
Tom Johnson, principal of the Maxx Kart Race Team: “We are very excited to have been selected as a factory supported race team for GT Kart. We have been putting the GT Kart chassis through their paces for the last 4 months in & around greater Los Angeles and we know for a fact that GT have delivered a very strong line of chassis. We are delighted to be able to continue to race at this level in the US South West with the GT Kart chassis and be even more competitive moving forward with factory support from GT Race Karts.
Maxx Kart Racing, an innovator in kart racing will take your talents to the finish line first! We test and race our products until we are certain we have a winner before you’ll ever sit in one. Our company motto is to “never rest on our laurels”. Be prepared in advance of the competition and beat them. Call or e-mail us today to arrange a track side presentation of our winning product line. 661-754-6299 maxxkartracing@sbcglobal.net or visit our website at www.maxxkartracing.com
GT Race Karts is a US-based race kart chassis designer & manufacturer featuring over 20,000 sq ft. manufacturing facilities in the Pacific Northwest. GT Race Karts utilizes the latest in computer-assisted design software, 3-axis computerized bending machines and industrial TIG welding processes & equipment. For up-to-date product line, distributor, dealer and contact information, please visit our website at www.gtkarts.com or email info@gtkarts.com.
