The News on Racecar Driver Shannon McIntosh
February 2010
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Hello everyone! I've changed the layout of my newsletter, and I hope you like it!
First of all, Happy New Year! I finished off 2009 in December at the 1st Annual
International Motorsports Industry Show in Indianapolis. During the show, I was
fortunate to attend the Ahead of the Game Seminar with Ken Ungar and
U/S Sports Advisors! This was an extremely valuable and informative
experience about sports marketing and branding. At the USAC booth at IMISMore
recently, I've been hard at work putting together a program for the
2010 season. I've got a deal on the table to drive for the best car
owner, builder and team in USAC with an initial part-time schedule In
the USAC National Midget series. If I am able to secure partnerships
for this, I will be testing 3 times at Anderson Speedway and O'Reilly
Raceway Park in Indianapolis. I will race twice on March 24-25 at
Hickory Motor Speedway near Charlotte, North Carolina and compete in
the annual "Night Before the 500" at O'Reilly Raceway Park. Our budget is $25,000.  USAC National Midgets
At the end of December, I did a photoshoot with CKB Photography. It was
a blast and I must give a special thanks to Christina Brown of CKB
Photography for making it possible! The photos turned out great!
CKB Photography
I have just returned from an extremely busy, eventful trip to Florida.
I spent a day in St. Petersburg where I was able to see where the
IndyCar series races the annual Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. This was
a very cool experience as the following day was my introduction to road
racing. I was given the opportunity to attend the Skip Barber 2-day
advanced racing school at Sebring International Raceway.
2-Day Advanced Racing school at Sebring with Skip Barber
Having been primarily only exposed to oval racing, I wasn't sure how
steep my learning curve would be on a road course. After the first day
at Sebring, I realized there were MANY more elements that were
different and new than I expected. Some of the new crafts I needed to
practice were shifting and "threshold" or as I would say, extreme
braking. I spent the eve of the first night studying the 17 TURN
racetrack, and watching in car camera videos from Sebring. I also spent
time asking questions and getting pointers from 2009 Skip Barber
regional series champion, Nick Andries.
After getting
a general feel of the new type of racecar and a grasp of the basics on
the first day, I was ready to get back on track for day two. My
improvements were significant and I was able to practice the elements
that needed improvement on my end. This experience couldn't have been
more lucrative. I even obtained my first experience of driving in the
rain! A special thanks to former IndyCar owner Dale Pelfrey who gave me
this awesome opportunity. Our next step is to decide where our first
race in the Skip Barber Regional series will be.
From
Sebring, I went straight to Daytona for the Women in the Winners Circle
Event where the unveiling of the women in motorsports travelling
exhibit was unveiled. I also spent some time at Daytona International
Speedway on Thursday for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Duels and flew home on Thursday evening.
A
special thanks to Linda Conti, Ted from Mechanix Wear, Dale Pelfrey and
Lyn St. James.
At Daytona International Speeway Feb. 11
Some exciting news, is that I've been hired by Ken Ungar and Krissi
Price with U/S Sports Advisors in Indianapolis and will be moving to
Indy this weekend. I've been searching for a job that would allow me to
reside in the Racing Capital of the World and am very excited to be
working for a great team in a field that I know and love very
much...Sports Marketing/Branding.
I'm looking forward
to my venture to Indy and will continue to seek marketing partners for
my 2010 season. Anything and everything helps and if you would like to
be a part of my program, I'd love to hear from you!
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