Whitteker Ends Exciting Year in Florida for Annual P.R.I. Trade Show; Turns Laps at Famed Hickory Speedway in North Carolina

Luke takes some advise from Race 101 founder Tony Blanchard. (Whitteker Motorsports Photo)

December 6, 2011 (Craig Revelle – Finish Line Web Design) — While most racers from Northeast have put the 2011 season to rest long ago, and are waiting out a long cold winter before getting back on the track in 2012, Luke Whitteker has stretched his season right through to the end of the 2011 calendar year. His involvement in the Race 101 program has opened plenty of doors of opportunity for the talented 18-year-old Iroquois, Ontario racer this year with several trips to North Carolina to attend classes, plus weekly online seminars that were also part of the curriculum for Race 101. One of the highlights from the program for Luke was getting the opportunity to run laps at the famous Hickory Motor Speedway in Hickory, North Carolina.

Aside from the on track portion of the Race 101 program, and the wealth of knowledge that he learned over the course of the year, Whitteker has also enjoyed meeting new people, and making several connections that will last a lifetime with prominent people in the racing community.

As a group, some of the Race 101 staff, and several of this year students attended the annual P.R.I. (Performance Racing Industry) Trade Show that was held in Orlando, Florida this past weekend. The objective of attending this show was to learn, and also to interact with other people from the racing community,

The P.R.I. Trade show hosts over 1000 racing related vendors, and takes in sellers from all over the United States, Canada and many other countries. The opportunity to interact with people from other forms of racing at a large trade show such as this is phenomenal.

“The PRI show was well worth the time”, says Whitteker. “I would recommend any racer that is looking to get a jump start for the upcoming season or learn more about new and up and coming products to check out similar expos. I made a lot of great new connections and learned a lot about products available to the dirt racing market”.

Whitteker also had other exciting events in November, as he was able to take to the track in the Race 101 house car at the famed Hickory Motor Speedway. This was the first time Luke ever raced a car on pavement, and posted very consistent lap times that were comparable to other students with pavement experience. The Race 101 premiere driver will be chosen in January when the class returns to North Carolina for their graduation.

“We had an awesome practice session with Tony Blanchard from Race 101”, says Whitteker. “Asphalt racing is a lot of fun, it is very comparable to the go-kart racing that we did earlier in my career, and we enjoyed a lot of success with that”.

Whitteker also attended the annual Parts Peddler trade show in Syracuse during the month of November. The show is similar in nature to the P.R.I. Trade Show, only more scaled down, and typically more specific to the Northeast region.

Also this past weekend the Whitteker Motorsports team participated in the annual Christmas Parade along the streets of Morrisburg, Ontario just outside of Iroquois. The Whitteker team prepared a float that included the racecar, as well as a Christmas tree, and several Christmas decorations.

“I’d like to thank everyone that helped put the float together and represent Whitteker Motorsports in Morrisburg’s annual Christmas parade”, says Whitteker. “I hope every one appreciates the hard work that was put into the float as much as I do”.

With 2011 coming to a close, and the end of a very busy and exciting season is near, Luke Whitteker and the Whitteker Motorsports team would like to thank all of their sponsors for the support during the 2011 season. Their Sponsors include Rust Check, Coldwell Banker, Steve Summers Coburn Realty, Jim’s Performance Plus, Parcoll Products/Napa Auto Parts, Quaker State, Toy Storage, Wells and Son Construction, 730 Truck Stop, Lloyd McMillan Equipment Ltd., ERD Engine Research and Development, Cohen and Lord Insurance, Thompson Tim-Br Mart and Finish Line Web Design.

Plans for 2012 have yet to be finalized for the Whitteker Motorsports team, although we do plan on attending the Gater Racing News Motorsports Expo in Syracuse, New York with our car on display in the Finish Line Web Design booth. The Expo takes place on March 11th and 12th at the New York State Fairgrounds.

Luke Whitteker and the Whitteker Motorsports team are currently looking for sponsors for the 2012 racing season. For more information, please contact Luke Whitteker at lukewhitt@ripnet.com.

To stay up to date on Luke Whitteker and the Whitteker Motorsports team, please visit our website, www.lukewhitteker.com or follow us through Facebook at www.facebook.com/whittekermotorsports or through Twitter at www.twitter.com/lukewhitteker.

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