3-3-10 Rocky Mountain Kartworks Gears For Successful 2010 Season

GP Kart importer expands brand across the country for assault on victories and championships

The 2010 season is gearing up to be a successful year for Rocky Mountain Kartworks (RMKW) and the GP Kart chassis. A full slate of events as been scheduled across the country for the importer of the Italian chassis, and in cooperation with a solid group of dealers, they will be putting the GP Kart on a number of tracks in search of victories and championships. With the winter months nearly complete, RMKW is preparing for a busy year of racing.

The 2010 season is looking to be a solid year for Rocky Mountain Kartworks and GP Karts, stated owner AJ Noud. Since becoming the sole United States importer for the brand, we have carefully outlined our business model and now are looking to expand further. The collaboration of new dealers that we have signed on and the longtime supporters of the GP brand will only help build the presence throughout the country. We excited to hit the track for our official 2010 debut in the next few weeks.

Rocky Mountain Kartworks squad, which is based in Colorado, will campaign the new Superkarts! USA Pro Tour along with their state program the SKUSA Mountain Region Challenge. The new SKUSA Pro Tour will be a collaboration of the RMKW operation and its many GP Kart dealers, providing a number of Arrive-and-Drive opportunities for all divisions offered. The Tour will take the GP Kart pilots to the Jim Russell International Karting Center at Infineon Raceway in Northern California for April and then the USA International Raceway in Shawano, Wisconsin during the month of July. Wrapping up the SKUSA Pro Tour will be the 14th annual SuperNationals in Las Vegas, where plenty of GP Karts will be battle for victories.

Rocky Mountain Kartworks will also aim to be the backbone of the GP Kart support program for the new SKUSA Mountain Region Challenge, based in Colorado, for the four weekend schedule. Providing a number of Arrive-and-Drive opportunities, the RMKW tent is sure to be full and loaded with some of the best talent in the Mountain Region. In addition, Rocky Mountain Kartworks will return to the Rock Island Grand Prix over the Labor Day weekend along the Mississippi River in the Quad Cities area for that popular event. In preparation for the SKUSA Pro Tour events, RMKW will be attending the March event of the ProKart Challenge North in Sonoma and the Central States Challenge in Wisconsin in July.

There are a number of dealers under the GP Kart banner for 2010, all set to tackle kart tracks across the country. Crockett Motorsports and Corrida Karting, newly developed shops in the St. Louis and Wisconsin areas, will provide trackside service for those competing in the SKUSA Central States Challenge. Kart Speed Motorsports - a newly relabeled operation out of Northern California - along with the S.T.A. (Shawn Thomas Automotive) Racing program will be the GP Kart foundation for the northern part of California, including the ProKart Challenge North series. In Southern California, Extreme Karting carries the GP Kart banner, focusing on competition in the ProKart Challenge South program. Handling GP Kart customers along the East Coast will be CF Motorsports, a shop with a great following at sprint and road racing events. Also flying GP Kart colors is Evolution Karting in Indianapolis, one of the longest running supporters of the GP marque.

We are thrilled with the dealer lineup that we have assembled thus far, continued Noud. Each has a solid base of customers and loves working with the GP Kart brand. Our goal is to expand even further with our dealership program to extend the models to areas of the country not yet familiar with the craftsmanship and quality product GP Kart produces.

Rocky Mountain Kartworks will make their 2010 debut at the ProKart Challenge North event on March 12-13 at the Jim Russell karting circuit at Infineon Raceway in Northern California. The event will be a warm-up for the opening round of the SKUSA Pro Tour in April.