Andersen Racing's Karting Team Expands To Offer International Program

PALMETTO, Fla., March 22 - The American Formula 1 team may not be in action at the moment, but Andersen Racing has formed a formal alliance with Kalman Motorsport of Hungary so the team will have a solid presence in the European karting community as well as in the United States.

Today Andersen Racing's director of competition karting, Wes Phillips, is on his way to Salbris, France in order to race in the first round of the 2010 Euro Challenge there March 24-28. He plans to have other American karters with him to compete in other rounds of that series May 26-30 in Wackersdorf, Germany; July 14-18 at Speedworld in Austria and Sept. 1-5 in Genk, Belgium under Andersen Racing's new international karting program, an expansion of the team's already popular corporate, regional and national karting programs.

"Having a Rotax European karting team based in the United States and consisting of American karters has been a goal for Andersen Racing's karting program, and now it is a reality," Phillips said. "We also plan to host international drivers in the United States-based Rotax Pan-American Challenge," he said.

Phillips, who has competed in numerous international karting events in the past, can provide the experience needed by American karters making the foray into international competition. The team, which is based at Andersen RacePark in Palmetto, Fla., is also well equipped to handle the myriad of details that European drivers need should they decide to race in America.

"When I first started competing internationally, I didn't know what I needed to do to prepare for each event," Phillips said. "I was stressed before I even got to the track, which took away some of my energy and didn't allow me to focus solely on the races themselves. With this program, drivers can sign on with Andersen Racing and have most of the details already taken care of. We can handle licensing, booking, registration and even flights for American drivers wishing to compete in Europe and European drivers wishing to compete in America."

Phillips added that Andersen Racing's international karting squad is not limited to its current roster of karters. "We have already had drivers commit to multiple rounds of this international program, so space could become limited," Phillips added.

For more information contact Eddie Kish, manager of Andersen RacePark, by telephone at (941) 723-3900 or by e-mail at eddie@andersenkarting.com, or e-mail Phillips at wes@andersenracingteam.com.

For more information on Andersen Racing's professional karting team, see andersenkarting.com. For more information on Andersen RacePark, see andersenracepark.com.

Andersen Racing, which strives to be the best development team for up-and-coming racers in the world, also fields cars in the Star Mazda Championship and Firestone Indy Lights, making it uniquely qualified to take a karter though the recognized steps in the Road to Indy development program in order to reach the IZOD IndyCar Series.

The team's sister company, Andersen Promotions, administers the first step on the Indy Racing League's Road to Indy program, the USF2000 National Championship. More information on those programs can be found at andersenracingteam.com and usf2000.com.

Andersen Racing is sponsored by Allied Building Products Corp.



About Allied Building Products Corp.:

Allied Building Products Corp., headquartered in East Rutherford, N.J., is one of the largest roofing and siding distributors in the United States. Founded in 1950 with five employees and two trucks, today it is a $1.8 billion building material distribution company with over 3,500 employees, more than 200 branches in 30 states, well over one million square feet of office and warehouse space, and an inventory of approximately 85,000 products, from residential roofing and siding to doors, windows, waterproofing, manufactured
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About Andersen Racing:

Andersen Racing strives to provide the best and most comprehensive training possible for future open-wheel superstars while giving its marketing partners media exposure and hospitality opportunities at some of the most prestigious events in North America. It provides a unique program utilizing multiple entries in three different platforms: karting, Star Mazda and Firestone Indy Lights.

A sister company, Andersen Promotions, administers the USF2000 National Championship presented by Cooper Tires and powered by Mazda. It is part of both the Indy Racing League's Road to Indy program and the MAZDASPEED Motorsports driver development system.

Andersen Racing is sponsored by Allied Building Products Corp. The team is headquartered at Andersen RacePark, an 18-acre facility in Palmetto, Fla. that includes a 1-mile road course test track. For more information see andersenracingteam.com, andersenkarting.com, andersenracepark.com and usf2000.com.