CORSA RACING KART AMERICA'S PRI/CKI KARTING ALL--STAR CLASSIC
DRIVER LINEUP
"Wilson and Carpenter to race in Orlando"
Phoenix, AZ - November 25, 2009 -- The Championship Karting
International Series is pleased to announce Corsa Racing Kart
America's driver lineup for the fourth annual PRI/CKI Karting
All-Stars Classic. Competing with the Florida based company will be
IndyCar drivers Justin Wilson and Ed Carpenter as they will look to do
battle with a host of today's motorsports stars.
Wilson, who is currently teamed with Dale Coyne Motorsports, scored one
victory and two podiums in the 2009 IndyCar Series. Taking the victory on
one of the most challenging road courses, Watkins Glen, Wilson will look
to get back to his roots of karting and score the win at the PRI/CKI
All-Star Classic. Wilson has been a big name in the world of motorsports
as he competed in the Formula One World Championship back in the early
2000's and claimed the Greg Moore Legacy Award in both 2006 and
2007.
Wilson's teammate under the Corsa Kart tent will be fellow IndyCar
Series star Ed Carpenter of Vision Racing. The Indiana resident joined
the IndyCar Series in 2004 after two complete seasons in the Firestone
Indy Lights, formerly the Infiniti Pro Series. In 2009, Carpenter claimed
six top ten results and a 12th place position in the overall championship
chase.
Joining Wilson and Carpenter in the All-Stars Classic will be Josh
Hurley, Stefan Wilson and Kris Haase racing in the Karter Division.
Hurley, who has plenty of karting experience, claimed the 2008 Volkswagen
Jetta TDI Championship and is a current pilot in the Grand-American Koni
Challenge. Joining Hurley will be McLaren BRDC winner and Firestone Indy
Lights driver Stefan Wilson, who had the opportunity to test a McLaren
Formula One Car earlier in November, as well as Corsa Italy factory pilot
Kris Haase.
"Corsa Racing Kart America is new to the PRI show for 2009, and we
are glad to have them on board," expressed event organizer and
Director of Operations Kevin Williams. "This event is quickly
becoming one of the premiere karting events in North America and with the
exposure we are getting worldwide, we expect more drivers from Europe to
attend."
"Corsa Racing Kart has been a force to reccon with in Europe and
the PRI show will mark Corsa's official launch in America. We just
coldn't imagine a better opportunity to demonstrate our
chassis' capabilities than the PRI/CKI All-Star Classic. The
importance of the event prompted Haase/Corsa Racing Kart founder Jorn
Haase himself to come from Italy and oversee our team's
effort," explained Sven Schele from Corsa Racing Kart America.
The PRI/CKI Karting All-Star Classic will be televised nationally on Fox
Sports Net affiliation of cable networks. Both the Karter and All-Star
Divisions of the race will have their own dedicated half-hour broadcasts
that will air in a minimum of 86 million households. Last year's
PRI event, with re-air dates, was viewed in more then 700,000 households
helping bring karting to the mainstream media. The Karter division from
the 2009 event will air on Monday January 11th, 2010 at 4:30pm local
time while the All-Star division will be broadcast on Monday January
18th, 2010 at 4:30pm.
The 2009 PRI/CKI Karting All-Stars Classic will take place at the annual
Performance Racing Industry trade show in Orlando, Florida. With the
event taking place on the evening of Thursday, December 10th, Fox will be
in attendance producing an hour long broadcast bringing karting to the
mainstream medium of television early in 2010.
-credit: www.corsakart.com.
