INFORMATIVE SEMINARS SET AT SpeedwayEXPO
With the help of experts in sponsorship, media relations and racing
technology, SpeedwayEXPO presented by Sunoco will offer a full line-up
of educational seminars for local and regional racers over the weekend
of February 29-March 2. Seminars will begin on Saturday morning and run
throughout Saturday, March 1, and Sunday, March 2. A conference center
has been set up in the Mallary Building at the Eastern States Exposition
grounds and will be clearly marked. Seminars are free to all
SpeedwayEXPO attendees.
Racing journalists Shawn Courchesne of the Hartford Courant
and Travis Barrett of the Kennebec Journal & Central Maine Morning
Sentinel will join writer and publisher Lenny Sammons of Area Auto
Racing News and Speedway Illustrated Editor Karl Frederickson on
Saturday from 11:00 to noon for “Media Relations: Grabbing Headlines.”
Mechanical engineer Paul Haney will provide an in-depth look
at the performance of racing tires from 12:30 to 1:30. At 2:00 PR agent
John Snyder will lead a discussion of sponsorship opportunities for
local and regional racers with Frederickson, corporate trainer Joe
Clouatre and Carquest’s Rich Pallai.
Mike Miller, Technical Manager of Sunoco Performance
Products, will meet with drivers from 4:00 to 5:00 on Saturday to
discuss racing fuels and performance. And then at 5:00 Clouatre will
return to the stage to work with racers on “Effective Team Building.”
On Sunday morning, seminars resume at 11:00 with an
entertaining and educational demonstration of weight transfer in a race
car by Speedway Illustrated Technical Editor Doug Gore. Simultaneously,
‘The Fastest Women in the Northeast’ will be take their place in the
seminar hall. This round-table discussion will feature racers Renée
Dupuis, Lori Jo (Rzeszutek) Gould, Erica Santos and Tiffany Skias.
From 12:30 to 1:15 Certified Public Accountant Sharon Yuhas
will tackle the accounting and bookkeeping questions that that plague
racers as they try to run their race teams practically and legally.
From 1:30 to 3:00 on Sunday, don’t miss “Innovations in
Safety,” when Tony Bartley of Fast Track Medical Response, Keith Grant
of Race Safety Innovations and Dennis Botindari of Motorsports Safety
Systems present new safety technology for racers and tracks.
“At SpeedwayEXPO we hope to educate, inform and entertain
racers,” said Producer Silvio Calabi, “just as we try to do in Speedway
Illustrated, and we hope that racers at every level will take advantage
of this. We’re grateful to the panelists who have donated their time and
expertise to help further everyone’s racing efforts.”
A complete schedule and detailed explanation of each seminar
is available online at
speedwayexpo.com.
SpeedwayEXPO ‘08 presented by Sunoco is scheduled for
February 29 through March 2 in the Mallary Complex on the grounds of the
Eastern States Expo Center in West Springfield, MA. With more than three
acres of indoor space dedicated to motorsports, displays will include
local and regional race tracks and association as well as vendors of
performance parts, safety equipment, accessories and apparel and
memorabilia. In addition there will be a full schedule of special
events, including autograph sessions, the Pit Crew Challenge, pedal-car
races for the kids and a host of special vehicle displays like Tony
Stewart’s "Smoke deVille."
SpeedwayEXPO tickets are $15 for adults and children 10 and
under are free. Coupons worth $5 off EXPO admission are available at
participating Sunoco stations or may be ordered online at
speedwayexpo.com or by calling 978-465-9099.
SpeedwayEXPO ‘08 SEMINAR SCHEDULE
Saturday, March 1
Media Relations: 11:00 - 12:00
Understanding Racing Tires: 12:00 - 1:30
Sponsorship: 2:00 - 3:30
Fuel Performance: 4:00 - 5:00
Team Building: 5:00 - 6:00
Sunday, March 2
Weight Transfer Seminar: 11:00 - 12:00
Racer’s Roundtable: 11:00 - 12:30
Accounting Seminar: 12:30 - 1:15
Innovations in Safety : 1:30 -3:00
Scheduling, participants & subject matter are subject to change
without notice.
