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Listen LIVE to 14 year-old karting sensation Eric Filgueiras, on the Inside Florida Racing Karting Segment broadcast Monday night, May 11!
Eric will come on the air around 8pm ET!
How many 14 year-old racers have had the chance to meet celebrities such as Paul Newman, Mario Andretti, Roger Penske, Al Unser Jr., Richard Petty, Benny Parsons and Bobby Rahal?
And, how many 14 year-old racers have received support and guidance from such stars as Juan Pablo Montoya and Jimmy Vassar?
Meet Eric Filgueiras of Cocoa Beach, Florida.
http://ericracing.com/eric_news/ericracingnews.htm
Since first climbing into a go kart at age 4 1/2, Eric has routinely dominated many of the karting events he has entered.
In 2006, Eric's state championship in the Florida Karting Championship Series (FKCS) qualified him for the season-ending Grand National race. Each year, the various class winners in the Grand National are invited to travel to Italy for the international finals. Eric won the Grand National in his class, and traveled to Jesolo, Italy. With Juan Pablo Montoya's father as his crew chief, Eric raced against the top go-kart racers in the world. Filgueiras placed 36th out of 73 competitors and was ranked sixth in the world in his class.
His list of titles includes the 2000/2001 Kid Kart National Championship, the 2006 Easykart 60cc Regional, National and Grand National Championships. In 2007, Filgueiras won the Florida Winter Tour series in the Mini Max Championship and finished second in that year's Easykart Grand National. In addition, Eric has won 7 state championships.
SPEEDCOM is one of Eric's sponsors, and provides a radio system and Shock Doctor equipment, such as a neck brace, for the EF Racing team to use. Although radios are not permitted in races, Filgueiras and his father Manny Filgueiras frequently use the SPEEDCOM system to maximize feedback during practices.
"I get approached by many up-and-coming drivers for sponsorship support," said SPEEDCOM Chief Executive Officer Toto Lassally. "Being that our clientele is the racing community, it is not part of SPEEDCOM's business model to sponsor our clients. However, one has to recognize potential, and when Eric approached me I immediately noticed the fire in his eyes, along with the determination and the passion that that he emits. He is not only a talented driver, but also extremely professional. He is now and will continue to be a great role model to others. SPEEDCOM is proud to be a part of Eric's pursuit in professional racing. This kid has success written all over him."
In addition to SPEEDCOM, other sponsors of Filgueiras and EF Racing include Bill Simpson's Impact Racing, Ocean Potion Skin and Sun Care Products, Jim Booth of McDonald's, MG Tires, Alfano, Ribtect, Rysa Racing, RDD Motorsports and Oswaldo Negri from KART MINI.
This is the 17th weekly segment on Florida karting. These 20-minute segments will appear on the Inside Florida Racing Show broadcast every Monday night! The IFR show is broadcast from 7pm-9pm, with the Karting Segment starting around 8pmET!
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.
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To listen to the previous Karting Segment guests this year, please visit http://www.InsideFloridaRacing.com , and click on the list of available shows.
Jan. 12 - Dustin Chisholm - 2008 Desoto Super Speedway Late Model Champion - Show 69
Jan. 19 - Sam Rodriguez - 3-time TBARA Champion, Promoter Dirt Devil Speedway - Show 70
Jan. 26 - Chad Dokken - 9-time WKA National Champion and former Hooters Pro Cup Driver - Show 71
Feb. 2 - Victor Peters - Multi-time WKA National Champion, TS Racing Engines Head - Show 72
Feb. 9 - Jimmy Sims - President of Florida Karting Association - Show 73
Feb. 17- Seth Adams - 13yo Karting Champion - Show 74 (Feb. 17)
Feb. 23 - Todd Kovi - 2-Cycle Director with the Florida Karting Championship Series - Show 74 (Feb. 23)
Mar. 2 - Robin Green - TBARA Winged Sprint Car Owner, Owner of Heat Racing - Show 75
Mar. 9 - Ryan Hunter-Reay - 2008 Indianapolis 500 Rookie-of-the-year, 3 Indy Car Wins - Show 76
Mar. 16 - Greg Roeback - Flagman, and Karting Series Director for CCMP in Punta Gorda - Show 77
Mar. 23 - Chase Fitzgerald - FKA Champion and Cutting Edge Motorsports Owner - Show 78
March 30 - Joe Ruttman - Nascar Winston Cup and Craftsman Truck Series - Show 79
April 6 - Vinnie Crawford - Florida's Busiest Karting Tech Official - Show 80
April 13 - Darin Coker - Legends Car Racer, Karter and Businessman - Show 81 (In addition, DCKS Karter JD Cordon also joined the show, at about the 1:26 mark)
April 27 - Terry Scampton - President of the Tri City Kart Club, in operation for over 40 years - Show 82
May 4 - Tara Henderson - Florida's reigning "Queen of Karting" - Show 83
Finally, if anyone would like to provide any comments or input on the shows, please feel free to either email the show directly, or send me a PM. The show staff very much appreciate input, and are happy to talk to anyone.
Mike
Eric will come on the air around 8pm ET!
How many 14 year-old racers have had the chance to meet celebrities such as Paul Newman, Mario Andretti, Roger Penske, Al Unser Jr., Richard Petty, Benny Parsons and Bobby Rahal?
And, how many 14 year-old racers have received support and guidance from such stars as Juan Pablo Montoya and Jimmy Vassar?
Meet Eric Filgueiras of Cocoa Beach, Florida.
http://ericracing.com/eric_news/ericracingnews.htm
Since first climbing into a go kart at age 4 1/2, Eric has routinely dominated many of the karting events he has entered.
In 2006, Eric's state championship in the Florida Karting Championship Series (FKCS) qualified him for the season-ending Grand National race. Each year, the various class winners in the Grand National are invited to travel to Italy for the international finals. Eric won the Grand National in his class, and traveled to Jesolo, Italy. With Juan Pablo Montoya's father as his crew chief, Eric raced against the top go-kart racers in the world. Filgueiras placed 36th out of 73 competitors and was ranked sixth in the world in his class.
His list of titles includes the 2000/2001 Kid Kart National Championship, the 2006 Easykart 60cc Regional, National and Grand National Championships. In 2007, Filgueiras won the Florida Winter Tour series in the Mini Max Championship and finished second in that year's Easykart Grand National. In addition, Eric has won 7 state championships.
SPEEDCOM is one of Eric's sponsors, and provides a radio system and Shock Doctor equipment, such as a neck brace, for the EF Racing team to use. Although radios are not permitted in races, Filgueiras and his father Manny Filgueiras frequently use the SPEEDCOM system to maximize feedback during practices.
"I get approached by many up-and-coming drivers for sponsorship support," said SPEEDCOM Chief Executive Officer Toto Lassally. "Being that our clientele is the racing community, it is not part of SPEEDCOM's business model to sponsor our clients. However, one has to recognize potential, and when Eric approached me I immediately noticed the fire in his eyes, along with the determination and the passion that that he emits. He is not only a talented driver, but also extremely professional. He is now and will continue to be a great role model to others. SPEEDCOM is proud to be a part of Eric's pursuit in professional racing. This kid has success written all over him."
In addition to SPEEDCOM, other sponsors of Filgueiras and EF Racing include Bill Simpson's Impact Racing, Ocean Potion Skin and Sun Care Products, Jim Booth of McDonald's, MG Tires, Alfano, Ribtect, Rysa Racing, RDD Motorsports and Oswaldo Negri from KART MINI.
This is the 17th weekly segment on Florida karting. These 20-minute segments will appear on the Inside Florida Racing Show broadcast every Monday night! The IFR show is broadcast from 7pm-9pm, with the Karting Segment starting around 8pmET!
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.
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To listen to the previous Karting Segment guests this year, please visit http://www.InsideFloridaRacing.com , and click on the list of available shows.
Jan. 12 - Dustin Chisholm - 2008 Desoto Super Speedway Late Model Champion - Show 69
Jan. 19 - Sam Rodriguez - 3-time TBARA Champion, Promoter Dirt Devil Speedway - Show 70
Jan. 26 - Chad Dokken - 9-time WKA National Champion and former Hooters Pro Cup Driver - Show 71
Feb. 2 - Victor Peters - Multi-time WKA National Champion, TS Racing Engines Head - Show 72
Feb. 9 - Jimmy Sims - President of Florida Karting Association - Show 73
Feb. 17- Seth Adams - 13yo Karting Champion - Show 74 (Feb. 17)
Feb. 23 - Todd Kovi - 2-Cycle Director with the Florida Karting Championship Series - Show 74 (Feb. 23)
Mar. 2 - Robin Green - TBARA Winged Sprint Car Owner, Owner of Heat Racing - Show 75
Mar. 9 - Ryan Hunter-Reay - 2008 Indianapolis 500 Rookie-of-the-year, 3 Indy Car Wins - Show 76
Mar. 16 - Greg Roeback - Flagman, and Karting Series Director for CCMP in Punta Gorda - Show 77
Mar. 23 - Chase Fitzgerald - FKA Champion and Cutting Edge Motorsports Owner - Show 78
March 30 - Joe Ruttman - Nascar Winston Cup and Craftsman Truck Series - Show 79
April 6 - Vinnie Crawford - Florida's Busiest Karting Tech Official - Show 80
April 13 - Darin Coker - Legends Car Racer, Karter and Businessman - Show 81 (In addition, DCKS Karter JD Cordon also joined the show, at about the 1:26 mark)
April 27 - Terry Scampton - President of the Tri City Kart Club, in operation for over 40 years - Show 82
May 4 - Tara Henderson - Florida's reigning "Queen of Karting" - Show 83
Finally, if anyone would like to provide any comments or input on the shows, please feel free to either email the show directly, or send me a PM. The show staff very much appreciate input, and are happy to talk to anyone.
Mike
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