Skip Barber Racing School to provide Florida amateur karters unprecedented $10,500 awards package PANAMA CITY, FL - Formula Kart Productions announced today the dates and locations for the 2003 FL Region Rotax Max Challenge program. This program is part of the "FL Karters Awards Partnership" between Formula Kart Productions and Skip Barber Racing School. Skip Barber Racing School, through the Formula Kart Florida Karters Awards Partnership (FKAP), will award FL Region Rotax Max Challenge Competitors racing school certificates with a total retail value of $10,500. Competitors will qualify through "local" Rotax Max Challenges for the opportunity to compete for the Skip Barber awards at the first annual FL RMax State Championship event. "This is an unprecedented opportunity for amateur Florida kart racers to compete for a prestigious State Championship title, and the amazing Skip Barber Racing School awards" commented Formula Kart President Bill Wright. " Through our partnership Skip Barber has made it clear they support amateur level karters. I couldn't be more excited about this year." "Skip Barber has a long tradition of reaching out to the grass roots of motorsports to breakdown the barriers to participation," said George Tamayo, Director of Marketing & Communications for Skip Barber. "It is one of the core philosophies that the company was founded on and we remain committed to. Our affiliation with Formula Kart is a further extension of that commitment and we couldn't be more pleased with it so far." Founded in 1994, Formula Kart Productions is an event promotion company. Formula Kart Productions is the contracted administrator for the FL Region of Rotax Max Challenge competitions, the contracted administrator for the FL Region of Superkarts!USA competition, and the event coordinator for the 2003 FL RMax State Championship event. Additional details of the awards and schedules for the FL Region RMax Challenges and the FL RMax State Championship event: 3 separate Challenges, 5 races each with one drop. Competitors must declare which Challenge they will contest. Competitors will be allowed to change their declared Challenge, but can only change once, and will not transfer points to the new Challenge. Spec fuel and Oil is VP Motorsports 98 and C2 @ 50to1. Spec tires are Bridgestone YGK slick and YGR rain. The 2003 FL Region RMax Challenges will qualify the top 5 from each class of each Challenge to attend the 2003 U.S. RMax Grand Final. The 2003 FL Region RMax Challenges will qualify the top 7 from each class of each Challenge to attend the 2003 FL RMax State Championship event. North FL RMax Challenge - Jacksonville 103rd Street April 12th April 26th May 10th June 14th June 28th For information about the North FL RMax Challenge contact Bill Wright at FK Motorsports 850-258-0846. You can get information about the Jacksonville complex and the North Florida Kart Club at their official web site at www.nfkc.us. South FL RMax Challenge - Homestead Karting April 13th May 4th June 15th July 20th August 10th For information about the South FL RMax Challenge contact Rudy Ramsaroop at Rysa Racing 305-687-8711. You can get information about the Homestead Karting Complex at their official web site at www.homesteadkarting.com. Central FL RMax Challenge - Ocala Gran Prix and St. Pete/Tampa Dates TBA For information about the Central FL RMax Challenge contact Bill Wright at FK Motorsports 850-258-0846. 2003 FL RMax State Championship Event August 30-31. Location TBA The 2003 FL RMax State Championship event will be the first of an annual "Invitational" RMax event. The top 7 drivers from each class of each of the FL Region RMax Challenges will be invited to attend. There will be no entry fee for this event. Competitors will be required to purchase their pit passes, tires, fuel and oil at the event. This event will be run per the International Rules of RMax, including a full parc ferme. Individual competitors will be racing for the title of "FL RMax State Champion". All competitors will be racing for "their" local Challenge. Competitors will score points that will be combined with the points of their "Local Challenge" ( ie North, Central, South ) competitors. The "local Challenge" that scores the most points will be awarded the Formula Kart Cup. The Formula Kart Cup will be a perpetual award that will be presented to the "Local Challenge Champions" at each annual FL RMax State Championship event. The FL RMax State Championship event is part of the FL Karting Awards Partnership between Formula Kart Productions and the Skip Barber Racing School. For more information about these awards go to www.skipbarber.com. The winner of the International Class and the Masters class will be awarded a 3-day Skip Barber Racing School. 2nd place in the International Class and the Masters class will be awarded a $1,000 certificate for a Skip Barber Racing School. 3rd place in the International Class and the Masters class will be awarded a $750 certificate for a Skip Barber Racing School. Junior competitors will be racing for gift certificates redeemable for karting parts and accessories. We currently have over $2,000 in certificates, and anticipate that amount will increase substantially once this announcement is made. The location for this event is TBA. I can tell you that the location will NOT be at any of the tracks where we normally race. A temporary facility is being considered. Our intent is to provide a circuit that will not allow any person or group an advantage. We are attempting to get television coverage for this event. We have contacted the Sunshine Network and discussed the costs of production and air time. They are substantial, however not so much that this is out of our reach. If you own a business and would like to pursue purchasing on-air advertising to make this coverage a reality, please contact me ASAP. Ad rates start as low as $500. For more information about this event, to secure TV ad time, to secure a display/vendor site at this event, or to become a sponsor or an awards provider at this event, contact Bill Wright at Formula Kart Productions, 850-258-0846, or email me at overdue@formulakart.com.