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
1999 Season / Class: Enduro
Senior Sportsman Heavy
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
Thank you for your interest in Alliance Racing!
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)