{"id":9354,"date":"2012-01-18T19:03:18","date_gmt":"2012-01-18T19:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/?p=9354"},"modified":"2012-01-18T19:03:18","modified_gmt":"2012-01-18T19:03:18","slug":"fup-late-model-series-announces-director-and-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/series\/fup-late-model-series-announces-director-and-officials\/","title":{"rendered":"FUP Late Model Series announces director and officials !"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Orlando FL 1-18-12 – <\/strong>The Florida United Promoters Late Model Series heads into the 2012 season with a renewed optimism and new staff.<\/p>\n

The series has added the services of Rick Williams as a series and race director for the 2012 season. Rick comes to the series as a well known fuel supplier for Florida short tracks, and for past touring series since 1986. Rick traveled with the All-Pro series in the late 80’s then with the Florida Pro Series in the 90’s. Rick is a family man, his wife Brenda of\u00a0twenty nine\u00a0years and children Lauren 26 and Ricky 24 are his driving force.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rick had this to say about his goals and the officials he has brought aboard.<\/p>\n

“We are very excited about the 2012 season…we have an opportunity to take series racing to the next level here in FL., we are expecting car counts to increase<\/p>\n

\u00a0and with the support of some good sponsors this came be accomplished.<\/p>\n

\u00a0We are providing competitive racing at some very historic\u00a0Florida tracks for the racers,it is\u00a0Going To Grow”.<\/p>\n

\u00a0“I\u00a0am proud to announce the additions of\u00a0Mike Rensberger as Head Tech Inspector, Mike comes to the series with many years of experience as Head Tech man\u00a0on the Florida Pro Series and at Columbia Motorsports Park\u00a0 as well as some other special race events. Mike lives in Starke FL. and owns MRRE Engines Inc. He is married to his wife of\u00a0three and a half\u00a0years Kathy.<\/p>\n

Jimmy Blake will be the Assistant Tech Inspector. Jimmy worked with the Tropical Thunder Series at Hialeah Speedway in the 90’s and crewed and worked on race cars 1993-2007.<\/p>\n

\u00a0“I am also pleased to announce the addition of Rick Bristol to the series to head up PR and announce for the series. Rick has 25 years of announcing and officiating experience. He was long time announcer for the Florida Pro Series and Sunshine Speedway along with announcing at Orlando Speedworld, New Smyrna Speedway and Volusia Speedway. He has been married for 28 years and has two daughters Amanda 27 and Sara 21. He is the current series director for the new Florida United Pro-Truck Series and promoter of the Charity 200 race weekend.<\/p>\n

” I feel we have put together a team of experienced professional guys who will help move the series in the right direction and growth. We will be making some announcements in the coming weeks on sponsor and contingencies and other series new, so stay tuned ! A new series web site is in the works and will be up and running soon, and we will let everyone know.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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