Tentative Seminar Schedule for
Motorsports 2007
TENTATIVE SEMINAR
ROOM SCHEDULE --
FRIDAY, JANUARY 12: (Show Hours 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.)
2:00-3:00 p.m. (Room 1) “The Basics of Race Team Sponsorship” -
Presented
by Ernie Saxton (publisher of Motorsports Sponsorship Marketing News)
who has more than 35 years experience in sponsorship marketing.
3:00-4:00 p.m. (Room 2) “Dirt Modified Set-up, Scaling and Maintenance”
-
Presented by Scott Jeffrey (Chief Mechanic of Gypsum Express Racing)
3:15-4:15 p.m.: (Room 1) “Asphalt Modified Set-up and Overall pre-race
preparation” - Presented by winning Asphalt Modified Drivers Tony
Hirschman and son Matt Hirschman of Hirschman’s Speed Shop
4:15 - 5:15 p.m.. (Room 2) “Shock Absorber Choices” - Mike Farr of
Genesis
Shocks answers your questions
4:30-5:30 p.m.: (Room 1) “Street Stock/4-cyl. Stock Car Chassis set-up &
Tires” - Presented by Roy Anderson of Anderson Race Cars
5:30 -6:30 p.m. (Room 2) - TBA
SATURDAY, JANUARY 13: (Show Hours 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.)
11:30 - 12:30 p. m. (Room 1) “Tuning Your Car With Shocks” - Bob DeBois
of
Shadow Race Products
12:00 - 1:00 p. m. (Room 2) Racetrack/Media Workshop -- Open discussion
between racing writers and photographers; and track/series Press
Directors
as to professionalism, credential usage, event coverage
12:45 - 1:45 p.m. (Room 1) “The Racing Carburetor: Balancing Fuel and
Air
for Maximum Driveability” - presented by John Satterfield of damBEST
1:15- 2:15p.m. (Room 2) 600cc Micro Sprint roundtable discussion,
presented
by 600scene.com, on the current state of this class. Topics include
general
rules (this is NOT a “rules” meeting), marketing and promotion, and race
procedures. Open to drivers, car owners, track promoters/officials and
fans.
Panel includes Kevin Steele (600scene.com); car builders Mike Dicely
(Hyper
Racing), Dave Laird (Stallard), Brett Schoenly (SB3 Race Cars) and Terry
Schaeffer (RTS); track representatives Tom Chorpenning (Linda¹s
Speedway)
and Brad Hostetter (Trail-Way Speedway); and Ray Dunkley (Speed
Equipment
Corp)
2:00 - 3:00 p. m. (Room 1) “Dirt Late Model Set-ups and Chassis Tuning”
--
presented by Jim Bernheisel of Bernheisel Race Components/Lazer Chassis
2:30 - 3:30 p.m. (Room 2) “Racing and Taxes: What is Taxable and
Deductable; and General Record Keeping for your Race Team” -- Presented
by
George Grasic & Ann Donley, CPA
3:15 - 4:15 p. m. (Room 1) “What¹s New In Racing Safety.” A look at the
newest products and safety concepts in the industry. -- Presented by
Dennis
Botindari of Motorsports Safety Systems (MSS)
3:45 - 4:45 p.m. (Room 2) “Legal Issues for Race Teams and Tracks” -
Chaired by Meri Van Blarcom-Gupko and Eugene Huang (Gupko (of Wiley,
Malehorn and Sirota Attorneys), who will answer your questions relating
to
racing and legal situations your team or track may encounter
4:30 - 5:30 p. m. (Room 1) - Rules and information on the new
“Sidewinder”
Micro-Sprint - Presented by Jason Morrison of Sideways Productions
5:00 - 6:00 p.m. (Room 2) - “Racing Website Design/Promo Ideas” - Dave
Nale
of Hammerhead Promotions
SUNDAY, JANUARY 14: (Show Hours 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
10:00 a.m. (Room 1) Chapel Service - Rev. Dan Petfield & Rev. Don Rivers
of
Racing with Jesus Ministries
12:15 - 1:15 p. m. (Room 1) “Go-Kart Performance” - presented by Keith
Raffa of Full Tilt Karts
12:30 - 1:30 pm (Room 2) “Race Driver Development Clinic” - by Driver
Development Services
1:30 - 2:30 p. m. (Room 1) “From Speed to Shocks: A Practical Guide to
Data Acquisition Analysis at the Racetrack” -- Presented by Dave Scaler
of
Advantage Motorsports
1:45 - 2:45 pm (Room 2) “Spec Racing - Is it for You?” -- Rich “Toby”
Tobias Jr. (Speedway Entertainment) chairs an open-discussion for FANS
and
racing families about where the sport is headed; Slingshot cars and the
new
SpeedSTR Midget. How to enter racing on a limited budget, without
in-depth
mechanical knowledge.
Source: Ernie
Saxton/AARN PR
Posted:
January 8, 2007