PHIL DE LA O CLAIMS VICTORIES AT ROCK ISLAND GRAND PRIX

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (SEPTEMBER 7, 2010)

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PHIL DE LA O CLAIMS VICTORIES AT ROCK ISLAND GRAND PRIX

"Arizona pilot improves in every on track session to stand atop the podium"

 

Phoenix, Arizona - September 7, 2010 - In his first trip to the most famed
street race in the world, Phoenix, Arizona driver Phil De La O stood atop
the podium in two different classes at the Rock Island Grand Prix (RIGP).
Competing in his Team Top Kart USA ride, De La O improved with each and
every on track session to score three top ten results including two
victories in some of the toughest classes of competition.

 

"This is my first trip to the Rock Island Grand Prix," expressed Phil De La
O on Friday afternoon before the event had started. "I have seen videos from
the event in the past and now that I am here, have a better understanding to
why it is so tough. The track looks extremely fast and bumpy as well as the
competition is second to none. I am looking forward to a great weekend of
action."

 

De La O would see battle in three separate divisions as he would contest in
the TaG Senior category as well as the Championship Karting International
(CKI) sponsored Leopard Senior and Rotax Senior classes. Utilizing the same
chassis and engine combination for Leopard and TaG Senior, De La O would
contest in the three different classes using two different Top Kart chassis
fixed with two different powerplants.

 

Saturday would see De La O hit the track on nine occasions as each class
would be given two practice sessions before qualifying Saturday afternoon.
In the first session De La O would look to get used to the track and find
his braking and turn-in markers as a slick racing surface provided very
little information on how the kart would need to be setup later in the day.
The second sessions were much faster than the first as De La O worked with
his tuner to make the necessary changes to challenge for the pole later that
day.

 

Qualifying went fairly well for the soon to be motorsports star as a 15th
position was recorded in TaG Senior before scoring solid third and second
place results in CKI Rotax Senior and CKI Leopard Senior respectively.

 

Using Saturday evening to prepare their equipment for wheel-to-wheel racing
action, De La O and his Top Kart crew went to work on fine tuning for the
racing action. With a bumpy racing surface and unforgiving barriers, De La O
was about to experience what street racing was all about.

 

"I have a new respect for the winners of this event and the people that have
done so well here in the past," added De La O. "The first sessions are very
slippery and it is hard to get a good read on what the kart is doing. By the
time you hit the second session, the track has totally changed and it gets
faster with each lap. With the bumpiness and the blind corners, a driver
must have faith in themselves and their kart."

 

De La O would start off in TaG Senior where he put on an incredible show
utilizing a P1 Engines prepared Parilla Leopard motor. Driving through the
field and setting some of the fastest race laps, De La O was on a charge
towards the front. Prepping himself for his other events later in the day,
De La O steered his Top Kart to a very respectable seventh place result and
was the highest classified Leopard in the field.

 

The next two events would be something special for the American driver as he
proved why he is one of the highest ranked drivers in the country. After
qualifying third in Rotax Senior, De La O quickly moved to the front of the
field on lap four and never looked back. Working with Ariel Castro and AM
Engines, De La O went on to take a four second victory as he pulled away
from the field with fast and consistent race laps.

 

De La O was not done there. Utilizing his experience gained in TaG Senior
earlier in the day, De La O would move forward from his second starting
position early in Leopard Senior. Looking to claim two victories on his
first trip to the Quad Cities, De La O drew away from the spec engine field
to take another win by almost two seconds.

 

De La O continued after the weekend was complete, "It truly has been a great
event. I knew I would be competitive but to come here and win against
drivers that have years of experience here is awesome. I would like to thank
my tuner Ariel Castro and AM Engines for the power in Rotax Senior. The TaG
classes would not have been possible if it wasn't for Jesus Vasquez of P1
Engines and the Miinch family. Thank you for all your support." 

 

Phil would like to thank his sponsors and supporters for a successful year
to date: Grand Products, Team Top Kart USA, Bridgestone Racing Tires, De La
O Motorsports, Red Bull, AM Engines, P1 Engines, Northwest Floor and Wall,
Miinch Motorsports, Top Kart, Peoria Cleaners and Furcini Properties as well
as his mechanic Ariel Castro.

 

For sponsorship opportunities and more information on Phil De La O, Jr. and
De La O Motorsports, please visit them online at www.DeLaOMotorsports.com or
contact Phil De La O at 602.697.1255 or via e-mail at
info@delaomotorsports.com  .

 

Press release prepared by: Race Tech Development

Photo courtesy of: De La O Motorsports

Possible photo caption: "Top Kart pilot Phil De La O scored two victories in
his first trip to the Rock!"

 

Mike Maurini

Race Tech Development

  Mike@RaceTechDevelopment.com

P: 317.270.8723

 

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