09-01-05

FORMULA KART PRODUCTIONS, INC. ANNOUNCES THE TENTATIVE DATES, VENUES AND CLASSES FOR THE 2006 FORMULA KART RACING FLORIDA WINTER TOUR

Panama City, Florida — The 8th annual edition of the FL Winter Tour will continue with the popular and cost-effective 3 event-weekend, 6 race-day format, with qualifying, pre-final and finals for all classes on both Saturday and Sunday. It’s sure to be “Serious Fun!”

Formula Kart’s Bill Wright ; “As always, we are releasing tentative information in August, for participant comment, and as always we’ll follow up this tentative info with Official info in October. This year, more than any other, it is very important that potential participants contact us with comments. In addition to trying to assure we don’t have any date conflicts, I am making some tough decisions about classes this year, and I need to hear from our participants before I make the official decisions in October.”

TENTATIVE 2006 DATES AND VENUES

Event-weekend # 1 / Race # 1 & 2 : January 21 & 22 Homestead Karting Miami/Homestead Speedway
Event-weekend # 2 / Race # 3 & 4 : February 11 & 12 Moroso Motorsports Park or Gainesville Raceway
Event-weekend #3 / Race # 5 & 6 : March 3 & 4 Ocala Gran Prix or Gainesville Raceway

TENTATIVE 2006 CLASSES**

** these classes are currently scheduled for inclusion. This status may change based on participant input. Contact Formula Kart

Pro Shifter ( ICC and Moto )
Expert Shifter ( ICC and Moto )
Rotax Senior
Rotax Junior
Intercontinental A ( ICA )
Junior Intercontinental A ( JICA )
*Stock Moto Shifter / *Expert Shifter Heavy ( ICC and Moto ) / *Masters Shifter ( ICC and Moto )

* these classes will be run as a combined group, scored separately

CLASSES UNDER REVIEW FOR 2006**

** these classes are not currently scheduled for inclusion. This status may change based on participant input. Contact Formula Kart

Rotax Senior Heavy
Junior Shifter
Cadet
Mini Max
Easy Kart 60

The Formula Kart Productions promoted Florida Winter Tours continue to provide truly International competition, with class champions and competitors representing 7 different countries and 22 U.S. states, and a large awards program, with over $118,000 paid out in cash and awards.

For the 7th straight year the 2005 edition of the Formula Kart Racing FL Winter Tour set records for entries and awards, with an average of 256 entries for each event-weekend, and over $28,000 in cash and awards paid out.

The 2006 edition will see the continuation of the minimum $20,000 cash Pro class purse, and the addition of awards to be paid out to 4 additional classes, for a total 2006 awards in excess of $50,000.

Check out the official Winter Tour web site at www.floridawintertour.com for all the latest news and information.

To comment, or for information about remaining sponsorship opportunities, contact Bill Wright, Formula Kart Productions, Inc. at info@formulakart.com or call 850-258-0846.

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