Inside Florida Racing Broadcast introduces weekly segment on karting!

[Desoto Champ Kart Series]

The December Real Racin' USA Newsletter has been released, with the announcement of a new 20-minute karting segment that will be included each week on the Inside Florida Racing show! Inside Florida Racing is broadcast every Monday night LIVE from 7pm-9pm. The 2009 broadcast season will kick off on Monday night, January 12.

The first karting segment guest on January 12 will be 2008 Desoto Super Speedway late model champion Dustin Chisholm. Dustin is a very accomplished (and still active) karter.

On January 19, 3-time TBARA Winged Sprint Car Champion Sam Rodriguez will join the show for the karting segment. Sam is the grandfather of Nextel Cup driver Aric Arimola, and is currently the owner of Dirt Devils Speedway, a 1/5 mile dirt oval karting facility near Brooksville.

Please stay tuned for more details about this segment in the coming weeks! The line-up of guests that is being developed, for possible appearances on upcoming karting segments, includes many big "names" that are familiar to many Florida racing fans.

[OLD STYLE RACER 2]

You can post what you want about local kart racing, but the real place to go is Volusia Speedway Park!!!!!!!....Atleast for the REAL local kart scene....

[flvideo]

Old Style, You need to watch these Champ Karts. Man they put on a show. You wouldn't think the draft would work with these karts, but it does. They are really pretty fast. You'll see more real passes in one of their 25 lap races than a 25 lap late model race. Bob...

[Desoto Champ Kart Series]

Old Style Racer 2 - The karting segments will touch on all forms of karting in Florida, from around the state.

And yes, Mike Hunter (promoter of the kart track at Volusia Speedway Park that is co-located on the grounds of the stock car track) is already on the list of possible guests that the karting segment is developing for the show. In addition to the local shows he runs, Mike's track has hosted a Briggs and Stratton National Dirt Series race for the past several years. Historically, this has been considered one of "the" most prestigious dirt series in the country for karters. As a testament to the popularity of karting, one of these national events was even broadcast live from Volusia Speedway Park (audio) on "pay per view"! (a first for Florida karting!).

We are hoping the karting segment will become something that will interest all race fans and promoters.

[Bobby Diehl]

Congrat's to Phill he works hard for it!!!

Some of the BEST racing I've seen. They put on a show!!!!! Looking for to CCMP Go-Kart Season as well as the Desoto Champ Carts Series. Great 2008. And we moved our CCMP Daytona Drafting Pro Champ cart race to 1-17-09 so your guys can come support our local Series. $$$$ in Circles!!!!
Bobby Diehl

[JDsDad]

Thanks, Bobby. Appreciate the consideration. We'll make sure we get you a full field for the 17th.

Scott Cordon
aka JDsDad

[Racefan99]

The champ kart video from the Dec. 13 CCMP race is posted at http://realracinusa.com/html/insideflorida.shtml

That was a good race, with lots of passing throughout the race.

I enjoyed the champagne at the end also, over Jason's head!

[Tgs3838]

Iv been to Volusia to watch some races. Never raced it myself. But it seems like a nice place. But i don't care what anyone says. This series puts on the most exciting kart racing Iv ever seen. Some nights are more exciting than others. But 2-3-4 wide racing. Bump drafting. For me that's about exciting as it gets for kart racing. But i also love my dirt racing as well. Nothing better than a hooked up kart on dirt. But should be a exciting year with the new CCMP series starting up. Think it has some potential. Im sure they will get it where it needs to be.

[Tgs3838]

Volusia is a nice place. but this series put on the most exciting kart racing you will find week in and week out. Yea some weekend are more exciting than others. But 2-3-4 wide. Bump drafting. That's pretty exciting stuff for us drivers. And im sure people watching.

[Tgs3838]

Sry made 2 post. Didn't know why my post didn't show up. So i made another one. Guess my account wasn't activated till today.

[Desoto Champ Kart Series]

Only 5 days are left before the first segment on Florida karting will appear on the Inside Florida Racing Show, broadcast LIVE every Monday night, from 7pm-9pm!

Every Monday night in 2009, beginning with January 12, a Karting Segment will occur during the show, starting at approx. 8:00pm and lasting for approximately 20 minutes!

The first Karting Segment guest on January 12 will be Dustin Chisholm from Seminole, Florida. http://www.DustinChisholmRacing.com

· 2008 Desoto Super Speedway Late Model Champion
· Top 25 in the All American Driver Challenge in 2006
· Runner up in Open Wheel Modified points in 2007
· 2 Desoto Champ Kart Series wins in 2008
· 12 Karting Track Championships
· 5 National Karting Wins
· 1 World Karting Championship Runner-up
· 1 Grand National Karting Championship
· 1 National Karting Championship
· 51 Karting National Top 5's
· 36 State Karting Race Wins

The second Karting Segment guest on January 19 will be Florida racing legend Sam Rodriguez.
http://karting.4cycle.com/gallery/sh...ze=big&cat=613

· 3-Time TBARA Winged Sprint Car Champion
· Grandfather of Nextel Cup Driver Aric Arimola (Sam put him in a go kart at age eight)
· One of the winningest sprint car drivers in East Bay Raceway history
· Owner of Dirt Devils Speedway near Brooksville (active for over 10 years)
· Has promoted multiple “State” and money races at Dirt Devils Speedway
· Will promote “New Years Shootout” money races on January 23-24, 2009

To listen to the show LIVE each Monday night, simple visit the following link and click on the 'Click Here To Listen Live' on the left hand side of the screen: http://www.realracinusa.com/html/insideflorida.shtml

If you miss the show, you can listen to a taped copy, which is usually uploaded (same page linked above) within two days following each broadcast.

A list of potential future Karting Segment guests is slowly being developed, and will include personalities from all corners of karting, including dirt, pavement, oval and road course. And YES (!), future guests will also include some junior racers!

The plan is to begin the segments with guests who have a strong car racing background (since this has been the traditional listening audience). As the show progresses in 2009, the guests will gradually expand to include some karting-only personalities, and also some Junior racers.

Finally, if anyone would like to provide any comments or input on the shows, please feel free to email me at briggs57@embarqmail.com as these segments begin. I will share all comments (unedited and unfiltered) with the show staff. I am only one of the individuals who has been asked to provide input on these segments, and I do not have any decision-making authority (regarding specific guests or content). However, the show has been very receptive to all suggestions made thus far, and they are wanting these segments to become "must hear" radio in the karting community!

Mike