JORGE ARELLANO TO STEP DOWN AS FKCS PRESIDENT AT END OF 2010 SEASON

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (JUNE 13, 2010)

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JORGE ARELLANO TO STEP DOWN AS FKCS PRESIDENT AT END OF 2010 SEASON

 "Shift of focus to OGP, race team and Tony Kart"

 

June 13, 2010 - Hot on the heels of the fourth largest round of the Florida
Karting Championship Series (FKCS) in history, current President Jorge
Arellano made it official that he will step down as President for the
program at the end of the racing season and will not run for re-election for
the 2011 program. Citing business opportunities and possible conflicts of
interest in the future, Arellano will shift the majority of his focus to his
Ocala Gran Prix (OGP) facility, the OGP race team, Tony Kart and the newly
formed company of Ocala Grand Prix International Imports (OGPII).

 

"It has been a great two seasons, and I have really enjoyed the challenges
of helping grow the series to where it is today. In the short period as the
president of FKCS I have grown as a leader and as a person and from the
bottom of my heart I say thank you to all members for allowing me the
freedom to lead. This has been by far one period of my life I will always
look back and smile. I have come to know the FKCS members as a growing
family. I look forward to meet my upcoming challenges with the same
intensity as I have done for FKCS," expressed President Jorge Arellano. "I
have several businesses in which I am trying to grow that will need my
utmost attention, one which includes becoming a Tony Kart distributor  for
the United States, and I did not want there to be any conflicts of interest
as an active board member in the future. I will continue to support the
series for the years to come including the end of the year charity event to
help raise money for the Victory Junction Camp, and OGP will continue series
sponsorship and the end of the year gift certificates. I will always make
myself available for any questions comments or concerns regarding the FKCS
program."

 

Informing the Board of Directors in a closed door meeting on Saturday
evening, Arellano was emotional in his decision showing his true passion for
the sport of karting and the FKCS. As the official World Karting Association
state series for the state of Florida and providing national level classes
to offer transfer points to the Manufacturer's Cup, the competition level of
the series has increased throughout the past seasons thanks to the hard work
of Arellano and his Board of Directors.

 

Arellano continued, "The OGP race team is growing each and every season and
our results continue to improve and I feel great about that. I have the
right people in place to continue the success of the team, and I feel the
same for the FKCS series moving forward. The Board of Directors is willing
to work hard and grow the series even more and I am very confident in them.
The Ocala Gran Prix and I will support the series by bringing our race team,
offering arrive and drives, supporting customers as well as be a series
sponsor."

 

"This was a very hard decision for me to make as when I got involved on the
board, the series was in dire straits with less than half of the entries at
each event. We put programs in place, worked with professional tracks and
provided a great atmosphere and the racers started to attend. Adding a few
cookouts throughout the seasons at events, handing out t-shirts at
registration and providing an end of the year awards banquet to start
recognizing all the way down to the fifth place champion kept the smiles on
people's faces as entry numbers grew."

 

The announcement was made to the FKCS members  during Saturday at the
drivers meeting this past weekend. Becoming emotional during his
announcement, silence was brought upon the over 200 participant crowd as
Arellano struggled to get through his speech. Though he was hugely involved
in the day to day operations of the series at the track, the President
worked diligently behind the scenes to ensure the utmost professionalism and
fun at his series.

 

After the announcement, Arellano worked the pits as he visited each and
every trailer to thank everyone for a great season and to ask for their
support in the series coming years.

 

The next FKCS event will be July 16 - 18, 2010 at the 103rd Street
Motorsports Complex in Jacksonville, Florida. 

 

For more information on Ocala Grand Prix or the Florida Karting Championship
Series, please contact FKCS President Jorge Arellano at 352.291.0600 or via
e-mail at   Jorge@OcalaGranPrix.com or any
of the Board of Directors whose information you can find online at
<http://www.FLWKASprintSeries.com> www.FLWKASprintSeries.com

 

Press release prepared by: Race Tech Development

 

Mike Maurini

Race Tech Development

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P: 317.270.8723

 

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