Area 81 Racing enters F1000 Championship

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Area 81 Racing Team

News Flash
Oct 31st, 2011

Area 81 Racing Team based in Wilmington, NC ( www.Area81Racing.com ) announces a 2 car team entry in the Formula 1000 Championship Series ( www.F1000Champ.com ). The team is moving up the ranks after 3 seasons in Formula Continental (FC) SCCA Club Racing competition and 1 year of SCCA Club Racing competition in the Formula 1000 (FB)Class.

Drivers Richard Franklin & Tim Pierce have both finished as high as 2nd place in past SEDIV SCCA SARRC (South Atlantic Road Racing Championships). Tim most recently in his F1000 (2011) and Richard in his Formula Continental (2009). Tim Pierce is the 2005 & 2006 Cape Fear Solo Series A-Stock Champion and will be driving car # 18. Richard Franklin was awarded the 2006 NC Region Member of the Year, 2008 NC Region Club Racing Rookie of the Year and will be driving car # 81.

One unique aspect of Area 81 Racing is the team fielding chassis from two of the most prominent F1000 chassis manufacturers in the industry. Richard will be campaigning his 2011 Stohr F1000 & Tim his 2010 Ralph Firman RFR1000. Both cars will be Suzuki GSXR1000 powered with engines from GDRE.

Team Principal - Tim Pierce “Area81 Racing may be ‘David versus Goliath’ and the learning curve will be steep, but we have raw talent and tremendous desire. The Formula 1000 Championship Series is a great venue to show the racing community that we belong on the track with the best in the business. The buzz that Jon has created is extremely contagious and we look forward to a very successful series.”

Team Principal - Richard Franklin “We have been working on moving Area 81 Racing up to the next level for some time now. The Formula 1000 Championship Series has made it much more attractive for our racing team to travel longer distances. Aside from the higher level of competition, I truly believe the European-style standing starts in the F1000 Series will add a completely new dimension to the racing weekend. With engines capable of revving over 12,000 rpm, the excitement level at the start of a F1000 Series event will be quite high vs. traditional American-style rolling starts”.

“It’s great to see another team like Area 81 Racing enter the Series,” stated F1000 Managing Director, Jon Lewis. “Richard and Tim are coming up through the ranks of club racing into the Championship and will be campaigning cars from two separate manufacturers. The Formula 1000 Championship Series is making the jump to professional racing more affordable for many teams and I have no doubt that Area 81 Racing will find our Series both exciting and rewarding.”

Richard Franklin is an Area Manager for Electri-Products Group Inc. an Independent Manufacturers Representative of Electrical Wholesaling Products. He and his wife Kimberly reside in Wilmington, NC and have one son, Ryan.

Tim Pierce is a Technical Support Engineer for Waterfall Security Solutions and resides in Leland, NC. His wife Kristen, son Alex, and father Ray also support his racing obsession.

Sponsorship opportunities are currently available. Additional information is available at www. Area81Racing.com

[Nicholas Belling]

Congrats to Both Tim and Richard.

You guys both are going to be a strong force in the series

[Revs2-12k]

NEWS FLASH - Area 81 Racing Team signs Associate Sponsor CITSCORP and Partnership Sponsor Briky Inc.

1/28/12 – The Area 81 Racing Team based in Wilmington, NC ( www.Area81Racing.com ) has secured sponsorship from two companies who will be helping the SCCA road racing team compete in the F1000 Championship (www.F1000Champ.com) and SE Div. SCCA National & SCCA Regional events throughout the 2012.

CITSCORP ( www.CITSCORP.com ) is an Industrial Automation Distributor, providing Inventory Management, Technical and Integration services. Their goal is to earn our customers' business and confidence everyday by providing services of the highest standard. Headquartered in Wilmington, NC, CITSCORP’S base of operation is in the Southeastern USA but have a growing customer base that spans the Continental USA.

Patrick Kite, CITSCORP President, said “It makes sense to sign with Area 81 Racing. We share the same values of high quality in performance and integrity in our relationships. We’re pleased to be a part of the Area 81 Racing team.”

BriKy Inc. Markets designs & manufactures innovative products in conjunction with ElecMech Inc.'s subfractional dc motor, gearmotor & blower products in Leland, NC (just outside of Wilmington, NC). ElecMech Inc. (www.elecmechinc.com ) also engineers motors from other global suppliers to solve custom needs of customers in a variety of applications ranging from spinning wing hunting decoys, medical pumps, Industrial applications & Racing Cooling blowers. BriKy Inc.'s focus is on integrating ElecMech Inc.'s motor technology into finished product.

Frank Slightom – President of Briky Inc. "I've signed with Area 81 Racing to provide support to local racing efforts in the new F1000 series after being approached by Richard & Tim to develop a Personal Cooling Blower (PCB) for Open Cockpit racing applications". The new portable PCB Blower can also be used in other Racing Series, Helicopters & Police Tactical Vehicles where cooling of personnel translates into less heat related stress & better performance.

Team Principal & Driver Car # 81 - Richard Franklin – Innovative companies market in innovative ways. The facts are; CITSCORP and Briky customers are technically focused and professional. Their core customer is the same type of person who would be drawn to SCCA Road Racing & our high-tech 150mph, 12,000 rpm, open wheel F1000 Racing cars. Area 81 plans to assist both CITSCORP and Briky in new markets and help them to be part of SCCA racing. Tim & I look forward to representing their services and demonstrating their innovative products throughout the 2012 season.

Team Principal & Driver Car # 18 – Tim Pierce – I am honored to have CITSCORP and Briky as part of the Area 81 Racing team. With a degree in Electrical Engineering and Industrial plant experience, I am excited to represent CITSCORP. The racing community is high tech oriented, which makes CITSCORP and Area 81 Racing a great match. Briky already offers products to the NASCAR & GrandAm community for brake cooling systems. I think the New Briky PCB will be very popular with racers, especially in the Southeast. I look forward to a successful relationship during the 2012 season and beyond.

Additional information regarding both CITSCORP and Briky Inc. is available at the team’s website www.Area81Racing.com

[Revs2-12k]

NEWS FLASH 4/10/12 - Area 81 Racing Team signs Waterfall Security Solutions as Title Sponsor.

WILMINGTON, N.C. (April 9, 2012) - Area 81 Racing www.Area81Racing.com - has secured title sponsorship from Waterfall Security Solutions. Waterfall Security Solutions www.waterfallsecurity.com will be supporting the F1000 road racing team in the F1000 Championship Series www.F1000Champ.com and also Southeast Division SCCA Regional & National events throughout 2012.

Waterfall Security Solutions Ltd. is the leading provider of unidirectional security gateways and data diodes for Process Control Systems, SCADA systems, remote monitoring and segregated networks. Unidirectional gateways enable secure and real-time data transfer from critical networks to external/business networks. These systems can be found in critical national infrastructure, including power generation, transmission, petrochemical, water treatment, financial, and military.

"It is a pleasure to represent Waterfall Security Solutions, and I welcome them to our race team," stated Team Principal Richard Franklin. "Waterfall signed with our team to enhance their North American visibility and promote camaraderie with their customers through event hospitality at F1000 Series venues. Area 81 Racing looks forward to providing both Waterfall employees and their customers with an exciting time at the racetrack throughout the 2012 season and hopefully beyond."

"I have the privilege of working with Waterfall customers on a daily basis and am humbled to learn they share my love for motorsports," added fellow Team Principal Tim Pierce. "Many of them live and work in the same communities in which we will be competing. A relationship with Area 81 Racing will afford Waterfall clients the opportunity to experience a unique brand of racing from an entirely unique prospective. Waterfall Security Solutions has become the global leader in unidirectional technology by thinking outside the box and we are excited that they have joined our team."

Area 81 Racing is a Wilmington, N.C.-based SCCA Pro Racing team. Additional sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information, visit the team's website at www.Area81Racing.com

[Richard Dziak]

It appears that Area 81 racing has quite the PR person and one heck of a good writer.

It is so great to be to see an F1000 race team secure sponsors as amatuer racers who love the thrill of Motorsports. It's a great way for business to promote themselves in an ever growing sports industry.

The F1000 Championship will be a great series.

The annoucements of your sponsors are very professional. Enjoyed reading the news releases.

Great job Area 81 race team.