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pictured: Pialill Ring, Swedish Motorsports Industry, Åsa Kinnemar Speedgroup and Arianna Maugeri also met at the BILSPORT Performance Racing Show at Elmia, Sweden during Easter 2011

New for 2011 is the International Pavilion. It is being designed as an inviting meeting space for international buyers at the PRI trade Show, with such amenities as interpreters, email and Skype access, meeting rooms and more. Espresso, tea and other refreshments will also be available at the International Pavilion.

The PRI Trade Show is the centerpiece of Race Industry Week 2011. Several major events co-locate with the PRI Trade Show in Orlando, including the following:

Advanced Engineering Technology Conference. It’s the most respected and longest running technical seminar series for race engine builders. November 28–30.

Professional Motorsport Circuit Owners & Operators Convention. This forum for motorsports facility owners, operators and managers will discuss the development of new and existing facilities to maximize the return on investment and look at options for expanding the revenue base. November 29–30.

Congress of the International Council of Motorsport Sciences. Race safety experts from four continents—surgeons, doctors, medical professionals, sanctioning body and race track emergency personnel and motorsports engineers—meet to resolve motorsports safety issues. November 30–December 1.

Vehicle Dynamics & Data Acquisition Seminar. Claude Rouelle, the respected race engineer with 30 years experience, brings racers an in-depth understanding of how, why and how much certain factors affect vehicle behavior, plus the measurement tools to get it right. November 28–30.

Red Bull Kart Fight at PRI, Powered by Rotax. Stars from NASCAR, IndyCar, ALMS, Grand-Am, NHRA and more return to their karting roots for one of the most unique races on the annual motorsports calendar. It will be held in purpose-built track adjacent to the Convention Center on Thursday night, December 1.

For more information about the PRI show, go to www.performanceracing.com

Speedgroup´s booth #1323 and Tierp Arena is in the booth next to us

Please stop by to see our staff if you visit the PRI!

Racing professionals can register online on the PRI website, and make their hotel accommodations.

Leif Andréasson (left) one of the founders of the championship venue of Tierp Arena is also among the exhibitors at PRI 2011 - here with Jeff Burnett of JBR injectors

PRI - The World´s largest Racing Trade Show The PRI Racing Trade Show is held in the nice setting of Orlando Florida. The show will attract Racing Business People from 67 Countries during the first week in December. Speedgroup is among the exhibitors for the third consecutive year and the Swedish Championship venue Tierp Arena will be on site to show the coprorate partners, that the plans presented last year came true and is beyond all expectations! We asked Arianna Maugeri, who works as European and Middle East Business Development Manager for the PRI, to tell the readers what the show is all about.. With 1100 companies displaying the latest advances in motorsports engineering, the massive Performance Racing Industry Trade Show is the international centerpiece of Race Industry Week 2011. Professional race teams and racing business people involved in any form of auto racing in Sweden—circuit racing, drag racing, rally racing and more—should know that the biggest international gathering of racing professionals takes place each year at the Performance Racing Industry Trade Show, in the US. You’ll find exhibits by 1100 racing companies, with total displays taking up 65032 square meters (700,000 square feet). 40,000 racing industry buyers from 67 countries will gather this December for the world’s largest racing trade show—the 24^th Annual Performance Racing Industry Trade Show. Leanders Bros - Ulf and Jörgen, European Top Methanol Funny Car champions and cluctch manufacturers, who have their own booth at the PRI The PRI Trade Show will be held December 1–3, 2011, in the North/South Building of the Orange County Convention Center, in Orlando, Florida. It is a trade only event, not open to race fans. Attendees must be part of a racing business or professional race team to be admitted, and there is no charge to attend. “It’s truly the international gathering place for racing industry professionals each year. You won’t find more new racing products on display anywhere else on Earth,” said Steve Lewis, producer of the PRI Trade Show. “If you’re in the business of auto racing, you can’t afford to miss it.” In addition to racing components and motorsports engineering solutions, the PRI Trade Show’s famed Machinery Row offers race engine builders the single best place to comparison shop precision machining equipment. Over 100 manufacturers of race shop machinery have their latest machines on display and wired for live demonstrations on race engine parts. “It’s where the racing industry goes each year to get up to speed,” explained Arianna Maugeri, European Business Development Manager for PRI. “You can feel confident you have caught up to the cutting edge of racing technology once you’ve shopped the PRI Trade Show.” If you wish to contact Arianna Maugeri please email at ariannam@performanceracing.com	pictured: Pialill Ring, Swedish Motorsports Industry, Åsa Kinnemar Speedgroup and Arianna Maugeri also met at the BILSPORT Performance Racing Show at Elmia, Sweden during Easter 2011 New for 2011 is the International Pavilion. It is being designed as an inviting meeting space for international buyers at the PRI trade Show, with such amenities as interpreters, email and Skype access, meeting rooms and more. Espresso, tea and other refreshments will also be available at the International Pavilion. The PRI Trade Show is the centerpiece of Race Industry Week 2011. Several major events co-locate with the PRI Trade Show in Orlando, including the following: Advanced Engineering Technology Conference. It’s the most respected and longest running technical seminar series for race engine builders. November 28–30. Professional Motorsport Circuit Owners & Operators Convention. This forum for motorsports facility owners, operators and managers will discuss the development of new and existing facilities to maximize the return on investment and look at options for expanding the revenue base. November 29–30. Congress of the International Council of Motorsport Sciences. Race safety experts from four continents—surgeons, doctors, medical professionals, sanctioning body and race track emergency personnel and motorsports engineers—meet to resolve motorsports safety issues. November 30–December 1. Vehicle Dynamics & Data Acquisition Seminar. Claude Rouelle, the respected race engineer with 30 years experience, brings racers an in-depth understanding of how, why and how much certain factors affect vehicle behavior, plus the measurement tools to get it right. November 28–30. Red Bull Kart Fight at PRI, Powered by Rotax. Stars from NASCAR, IndyCar, ALMS, Grand-Am, NHRA and more return to their karting roots for one of the most unique races on the annual motorsports calendar. It will be held in purpose-built track adjacent to the Convention Center on Thursday night, December 1. For more information about the PRI show, go to www.performanceracing.com Speedgroup´s booth #1323 and Tierp Arena is in the booth next to us Please stop by to see our staff if you visit the PRI! Racing professionals can register online on the PRI website, and make their hotel accommodations. Leif Andréasson (left) one of the founders of the championship venue of Tierp Arena is also among the exhibitors at PRI 2011 - here with Jeff Burnett of JBR injectors
The PRI Trade Show is held each year at the Orange County Convention Center, in Orlando, Florida
Interview by Speedgroup Facts about PRI provided by Arianna Maugeri Photos by PRI and Speedgroup This article is part of the Speedgroup Club Europe Newsletter #16/2011 www.speedgroup.eu Published by Speedgroup www.speedgroup.eu All material, text, images and logtypes are the property of Speedgroup AB. Used by permission from the photographers Any use of the above requires permission from Speedgroup. email: asa.kinnemar@speedgroup.eu © Speedgroup 2011