Competitive Driving Resume

 

	Southern Road Racing Series	Big South Road Racing Series
	Group 1 / Group 2	Group 1 / Group 2
Starts	3 / 2	3 / 2
Top 5 Finishes	2 / 1	2 / 1
Top 10 Finishes	3 / 2	3 / 2
Top 15 Finishes	3 / 2	3 / 2
Final Standing / Total Drivers	6th / 18 -- 6th / 14	4th / 12 -- 12th / 13

 

	Southern Road Racing Series	Big South Road Racing Series
	Group 1 / Group 2	Group 1 / Group 2
Starts	4 / 3	2 / 2
Top 5 Finishes	0 / 0	0 / 0
Top 10 Finishes	3 / 2	1 / 1
Top 15 Finishes	4 / 3	2 / 1
Final Standing / Total Drivers	7th / 33 -- 6th / 27	12th / 37 -- 10th / 28

February 12-13, Roebling Road Raceway, Savannah GA
April 7-9, Carolina Motorsports Park, Kershaw SC (WKA National Enduro Series event)
May 19-21, Roebling Road Raceway, Savannah GA
June 9-11, Talladega Grand Prix, Talladega AL
July 14-16, Roebling Road Raceway, Savannah GA
August 18-20, Talladega Grand Prix, Talladega AL
September 15-17, Carolina Motorsports Park, Kershaw SC
September 30 - October 1, Roebling Road Raceway, Savannah GA

Total Race Weekends: 8
Total Starts: 15

2000 Season Budget
The source for these figures are Hi-Speed Products, Competition Karting Incorporated, TSRacing, and American Power Sports, where applicable. All figures are presented in good faith, although prices may vary at the suppliers' and manufacturers' discretion. Each budget category is linked to a brief discussion for those not totally familiar with the peculiar requirements of motorsports, or for those requiring more specific details.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Sponsor Logos will be displayed prominently on the kart, driving suit, driving helmet, and hauler. The crew will also wear any pit wear supplied by sponsor organizations. Sponsor banners will also be displayed from the team awning in the pit area, if supplied.

Sole, Primary, and Associate Sponsors will also receive
* Personal appearances. The Alliance Racing display (including kart, driver, trailer, and promotional materials) will be available for appearances at your organization's special events. Your location must be within 200 round trip driving miles of Statesboro, Georgia. Dates and frequency of appearances will be negotiated between the Team and Sponsor and is contingent upon Bryan Deever's professional and racing commitments.
* Team endorsement of your product or service
* Full rights for promotional and advertising purposes of team name, kart, hauler, and driver image

All Sponsors will receive
* Signed photo calendar of the kart and driver for you to display
* Exposure to drivers, their families, and their fans in the southeast
* A monthly season update
* Internet exposure via the Alliance Racing World Wide Web page

For more information, a season update, to arrange a personal appearance, or to discuss sponsorship, contact Bryan Deever at Alliance Racing

AllianceRacing@geocities.com
bdvr@gasou.edu
bdvr@pineland.net

300 Jones Mill Rd.
Apt. 603
Statesboro, GA 30458

tel  912 / 681-5252  or  912/489-9818
fax 912 / 681-5382

Travel, Transportation, and Fees
     Currently the team carries the kart and all equipment in a 1988 Toyota pickup (with no air conditioning) and a utility trailer designed for a lawn tractor. While this arrangement does get us to and from the track, it certainly does not provide the optimum environment for both sponsor presentation or work efficiency. An enclosed trailer provides a safe and secure storage, transport, and work area as well as maximum sponsor exposure while on the road and at the track. A well thought out graphics package for the trailer can make a very effective rolling billboard for your organization. (And we wouldn't have to travel at night in the summer) (back)

Motor Program
     A racing vehicle needs a motor. A successful team needs to have a fast and reliable set of motors upon which to depend. When you are dealing with a single piston engine, it is crucial that you enter each race with the machine operating at it's absolute optimum level. Our race motors are prepared by Charles (Chuck) West III, owner of Hi-Speed Products in Altamonte Springs FL. Chuck took over this business from his father and has been karting for over 40 years. He is also a racer holding numerous national championships with the World Karting Association. He is so good he is affectionately known among racers as "Yoda."
     Race motors undergo a tremendous amount of stress in a 45 minute race, consistently turning between 14,000 and 15,000 rpm, running cylinder temps as high as 500 degrees and exhaust temps in excess of 1,500 degrees. Wear is inevitable. Regular rebuilds and maintenance are critical and make the difference between being competitive and just riding around the circuit. This also includes the tuned exhaust system through which maximum engine compression and performance is maintained. While this is a spec item controlled by the rules of the governing body, there is legal tweaking that can be done by specialists who know how to get that last fraction of horsepower and torque out of the Yamaha motor.
     Getting the power to the wheels requires a relatively simple system of gears, belt, and centrifugal clutch. While the system is simple, the tuning is not and regular adjustments and replacements of these parts is crucial to keep power drain at a minimum. These vehicles run without a transmission relying on a centrifugal clutch to "hook up" the power of the motor to the fixed rear axle. Because of this, momentum and absolute operating efficiency is critical. Obviously, this can only be accomplished through a program of regular care.(back)

Chassis Program
     The chassis of the racing kart includes the frame, tires, wheels, and aerodynamic package (body work). The kart must be "slick" moving through the air leaving as little rear vortex as possible to both decrease aerodynamic drag and to discourage other drivers from using the draft to pass you. Wheels and tires are one critical package, along with the bearings, which must strike a balance between high grip and low rolling resistance. Drag is the enemy of an enduro kart and the right tire compound, at the right temperature can make the difference between a quick ride and a poor handling machine that eats up precious seconds on the circuit.
     Quite simply, you need four fresh tires every race weekend to be competitive. You can ride around on old tires, but if you have read our race reports, you know that never leads to a win. Just as a note, we do race in the rain, so a set of grooved racing tires is absolutely critical when each race counts for points toward a series championship. (back)

Tools
     As most folks know (or have heard), the job can always be done right with the right tool. Racing in general, and enduro karting in particular, requires a special set of tools designed for specific tasks. While the team has accumulated most of the basic tools necessary to get the machine on the grid, there are additional specialty tools needed. Enduro racing takes place at full sized road courses with hundreds of participants. Because of this, cordless tools are absolutely critical given the scant availability of electricity in many of the paddock areas. Most of the tools and gauges in this section are self explanatory. You just can't substitute anything for them...expecially when you and your crew are thrashing to change tires or a motor before the next race. (back)

Consumables
     Karting uses up materials...fortunately they are relatively inexpensive given the costs of other forms of racing. The money spent in a typical pit stop by a Winston Cup team would more than fund our entire operation for a full season! (back)

Promotional and Miscellaneous Pit Supplies
     This category is quite flexible and will be negotiated with sponsors. One of the necessary items, however, is the pit awning. Our season runs from February through October, and in the southeast summers can be brutal. There are rarely enclosed garage spaces available, and with several hundred entries for each race, those that are are usually snapped up by the big budget teams. So, karters set it up like the Can-Am teams back in the seventies, in the grass of the paddock area. Unfortunately, sometimes there isn't any grass, like at Atlanta Motor Speedway. In 1998 the temperatures topped 115 degrees in the paddock area which made it dangerous to work without cover...for the humans, the equipment (tires expand oddly in the hot sun), and the fuel cans (one ruptured in the next pit). We simply must have the cover. The awning also provides a secure place to hang your company banner and other advertising and promotional items. And sometimes it rains.(back)
 

In-Kind Services
     This might be an area where the team and sponsor can negotiate to everyone's best advantage. For instance, you might be able to provide a trailer, graphics, travel lodging, fiberglass painting or repair, welding, tools, or supplies. Let's talk! (back)