Superkarts! USA DUBLIN, OH - Klein Tools, Inc. has been announced as Title Sponsor of the SKUSA North American ProMoto Tour, Round Two, to be held at the Texas Motor Speedway on June 6,7 & 8, 2003. This event will be held in conjunction with the Craftsman Truck Series and the IRL event at this Texas size facility in Fort Worth, Texas. With 80,000 spectators expected for the IRL event, this early June weekend will be ìwall to wallî motor sports excitement. Based in Chicago, Klein Tools is a family-owned and operated company which has been in business since 1857, designing, developing, producing and marketing worldwide quality tools and protective equipment to meet the demanding needs of trade professionals. The company, which initially grew as the premier plier manufacturer for the telecommunications and electrical industries, offers hand tools used in construction, electronics, mining, electrical, communications, aviation, security, audio/video and other fields. SKUSA will be pitting competitors from both the Eastern Zone and Western Zone in this first-ever prelude to the World Finals to be held later this year. With 200 of the best shifter kart drivers in the world challenging the unique, custom designed temporary circuit, excitement will reign at the 2003 Klein Tools SKUSA ProMoto Tour event. As is the case with SKUSA competitors all over North America, quality and professionalism of effort and product are ìpriority oneî. Klein Tools shares this same philosophy in the production and sales of quality hand tools for professionals. ìThis underlying driving philosophy of both Klein Tools and SKUSA makes this relationship between the companies a very natural fitî says Jim Murley, SKUSA CEO. ìAlready having prominent involvement through their IRL programs at TMS, Klein Tools desired to expand on their relationship with the SKUSA Great Lakes Region under Terry Riggins. The SKUSA ProMoto event fit their plansî Murley continued. "Klein Tools has utilized motorsports participation to increase the public awareness of our company as the leading producer of quality products preferred by professional hand tool users," stated Klein Tools Chairman and CEO, Richard T. Klein, Jr. "At Texas, we will add our first national karting effort to our long-standing program with Andretti Green Racing and to the Klein Tools Airshow. We are excited about our regional SKUSA participation and look forward supporting the efforts of top karters at the national level." Superkarts! USA (SKUSA) is a North American sanctioning body that has focused on Shifter Kart racing both nationally and through itís 15 Regions for itís 10 year existence. Visit: skusaonline.com or contact: Craig Finer, SKUSA Director of Business Development at craig@skusaonline.com. .Superkarts! USA, Inc. 6365 Old Avery Rd. Suite 6 Dublin, OH 43016.