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TAG USA^TM - The season ahead

As we move into a new year TAG Racing International and TAG USA are pleased to announce our new Board of Directors and Liaisons. Included in this release are our plans for the "2005 TAG World Championships", the "Tom Argy National Endurance Festival", our new membership program and series qualifying program.

Any series, event and/or festival may participate in this qualifying program. The qualifying program will consist of member tracks and also specific special events. These special events will be included as qualifiers for the "2005 TAG World Championships". Once your series, event and/or festival has been accepted your schedule will be placed on the TAG Racing website (www.tagracing.net) as a qualifying series for the 2005 TAG world championships.

Specifically, the top ten TAG Racing International and TAG USA members in each TAG class within a TAG certified series, event and/or festival will qualify to participate in the "2005 TAG World Championships". The certification form is available on the (www.tagracing.net) website and is open to all tracks clubs, national and international race series and organizations that wish to participate. TAG event race results should be submitted after each event. Results will be available on the TAG website and printed in our official publication, "The Inside Track".

TAG Racing International and TAG USA Special International Qualifying Events for 2005 will include:

Rock Island Grand Prix
...and other events to be announced.

The "2005 TAG World Championships" are in final development and press releases will be forth coming so stay tuned.

Within our plans for 2005 you will find "The Tom Argy National TAG Endurance Festival", this TAG Racing International sanctioned series was Tom's pet project and we are pleased to be able to present it for you in 2005. This series will challenge teams of competitors in 6-8-10-12 and/or 24hour formats Schedules will be listed in upcoming press releases and the series will be presented at the following four tracks:
Kartways of Arkansas, Warren, Arkansas
Oklahoma Motorsports Complex, Norman, Oklahoma
North Texas Kart Track, Denton, Texas
St. Louis Karting Association, Pevely, Missouri

The new TAG Board of Directors and industry liaison members are as follows:

2005 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
David Larson            President
Darrell Sitarz            Secretary/Treasurer
Tom Argy III             Director
Rodney Berryhill        Director
Marty Casey              Director
Bob Paladichuck       Director
Terry Riggins            Director
Roger Ruthart           Director

TECHNICAL ADVISORY LIAISONS 
Brett Berryhill - TAG USA
Marty Casey - TAG USA/SKUSA TAG
Scott Evans - STARS
Jack Hoegerl - IKF
Bob Paladichuk - TAG USA
Dan Stowell - WKA
Bob White - KIC

MEDIA ADVISORY LIAISONS
Mark Burgess - Karting Magazine (UK)
Sean Burr - Go Racing Magazine
John Denman - Kartweb.com
Rob Howden - Howden Communications/EKartingnews
Curt Paluzzi - National Kart News
Darrell Sitarz - e-KMI.com

SANCTION ADVISORY LIAISONS
Mike Baldus - KART
Joe Janowski - SKUSA
Randy Kugler - WKA
Mike Lapke - IRA
Roger Ruthhart - RIGP
Syd White - IKF
Paul Zalud - STARS

ENGINE ADVISORY LIAISONS
Kelly Boltz - Rotax
Cliff Kujula - Vortex
Pat Polk - Biland
Tony Schroeder - EZ Kart
Tod Spaude - Sonic
Mike Tetreault - Comer & PRD
Claudio Valiente - Leopard & Gazelle
Joe Wronka - Ital Systems

INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY LIAISONS
George Rickman (Canada)
Claudio Valiente (Canada)
Mark Burgess (United Kingdom)
Danilo Rossi (Italy)

The rules for 2005 are being finalized now and will soon be sent to our webmaster and printer.

All TAG Racing International and TAG USA membership, track and product applications are also available on the Internet at www.tagracing.net.

Questions and comments may be directed to Dave Larson at 1-847-395-2398 or gempro001@aol.com.

Questions and comments may be directed to Dave Larson at gempro001@aol.com.