Raceway Sells Jim Russell Racing Schools to London-Based Group

Infineon Raceway Sells Jim Russell Racing Schools to London-Based Group


 

SONOMA, Calif. (Dec. 15, 2006) - Officials from Infineon Raceway today
announced the sale of the Jim Russell Racing Schools to a London-based
automotive marketing group.

 

Emotive Group, whose United States division operates the Formula BMW USA
Series, has purchased the property. The school, which was founded in
1957 by British racing champion Jim Russell, was the world's first
training facility for racecar drivers and has been based at Infineon
Raceway since 1996. The raceway had purchased the school in 2005.

 

The purchase is part of a worldwide project by Emotive Group, which will
provide driver training for the champions of tomorrow. The group will
bring substantial industry experience, as well as world-class marketing
and advertising experience to the current Jim Russell Racing Schools
business model. The school will remain based at Infineon Raceway.

 

Drivers who have honed their skills over the years at the Jim Russell
Racing Schools include current Formula One driver Scott Speed, 1995
Indianapolis 500 champion Danny Sullivan and two-time NASCAR NEXTEL Cup
champion Tony Stewart, among others.

 

Emotive Group will unveil its plans, as well as a substantial launch,
during the 2007 motor racing season. All questions for Emotive Group
should be directed to info@emo.tv  .

 

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About Speedway Motorsports Inc.

Speedway Motorsports is a leading marketer and promoter of
motorsports entertainment in the United States.  The Company owns and
operates the following premiere speedways: Atlanta Motor Speedway,
Bristol Motor Speedway, Infineon Raceway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway,
Lowe's Motor Speedway and Texas Motor Speedway.  The Company provides
souvenir merchandising services through its SMI Properties subsidiary,
and manufactures and distributes smaller-scale, modified racing cars
through its 600 Racing subsidiary.  The Company also owns Performance
Racing Network (PRN) which broadcasts syndicated motorsports programming
to more than 730 radio stations nationwide including XM Satellite and
NASCAR.com.  For more information, visit the Company's website at 
www.gospeedway.com <http://www.gospeedway.com> 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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May 18-20 

 

Wine Country Classic vintage car races  

June 2-3 

 

NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series 

June 22-24 

 

Infineon Cougar Mountain Classic  

July 5-8 

 

FRAM Autolite NHRA Nationals 

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Div. 7 NHRA drag races, presented by Korbel  

Aug. 3-5

 

Grand Prix of Sonoma 

Aug. 24-26 

 

 

 

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John Cardinale

VP of Media/Community Relations

Infineon Raceway

Highways 37 &121, Sonoma, CA 95476

wk: 707-933-3907

cell: 707-334-9805