CARTERSVILLE, GA - Crate Racin' USA Series Director Mike Vaughn has
announced that Roby Helm has been signed as the series new President of
Operations and Communications, effective immediately. Vaughn founded
Crate
Racin' USA in 2004 which encompasses dirt late model race cars using
economical factory-built sealed engines.
"I am pleased to have Roby Helm join our series,"
Vaughn
said. "We feel that Roby's knowledge and experience will not only be
an
asset to our organization, but also cause our series to grow to its
full
potential. All of us at Crate Racin' USA are looking forward to
working
with him."
Helm comes to Crate Racin' USA with 26 years of
motorsports
industry experience, and he has worked with several national
sanctioning
bodies through the years including the Hooters Cup asphalt late model
series, the Hav-A-Tampa Dirt Late Model Series, and most recently, the
O'Reilly
United Sprint Car Series. Helm has also managed and promoted several
short
tracks in his career.
"Dirt Late Model Racing has been through a lot of
turmoil
over the past three years, and with the state of the current economy, I
feel
that the crate racing concept has come along at the right time for the
sport," Helm said. "I share Mike Vaughn's vision and enthusiasm for
Crate
Racin' USA, and it's a series that is inclusive and affordable to every
racer."
Helm said his goal is to help Vaughn promote Crate Racin' USA as a
series
that can appeal to everyone.
"Crate Racin' USA has a good mixture of seasoned veterans, and young
drivers
looking to make a name for themselves and develop into the future stars
of
the sport," Helm said. "It's also a series that is economical for
competitors, promoters, sponsors and fans. Crate Racin' USA looks to
showcase drivers based on talent, rather than the size of their
checkbook."
Vaughn and Helm are currently working together to develop a schedule
and
programs for the 2006 season.
"Mike and I are currently working on some programs for next season that
will
benefit everyone from the competitors, track owners and promoters, to
the
fans, and the sponsors," Helm said. "We're excited about the future of
the
Crate Racin' USA, and the announcements we'll be making in the coming
weeks."
Helm comes to Crate Racin' USA from the O'Reilly United Sprint Car
Series
where he served as Director of Operations and Communications since
2004.
Along with his current duties with Crate Racin' USA, Helm will continue
to
serve as a part-time consultant to the O'Reilly USCS for the remainder
of
the 2005 season.
Helm's base of operation will be out of his new office in Athens, TN
where
he will reside with his wife Marcella after their November 19 wedding.
announced that Roby Helm has been signed as the series new President of
Operations and Communications, effective immediately. Vaughn founded
Crate
Racin' USA in 2004 which encompasses dirt late model race cars using
economical factory-built sealed engines.
"I am pleased to have Roby Helm join our series,"
Vaughn
said. "We feel that Roby's knowledge and experience will not only be
an
asset to our organization, but also cause our series to grow to its
full
potential. All of us at Crate Racin' USA are looking forward to
working
with him."
Helm comes to Crate Racin' USA with 26 years of
motorsports
industry experience, and he has worked with several national
sanctioning
bodies through the years including the Hooters Cup asphalt late model
series, the Hav-A-Tampa Dirt Late Model Series, and most recently, the
O'Reilly
United Sprint Car Series. Helm has also managed and promoted several
short
tracks in his career.
"Dirt Late Model Racing has been through a lot of
turmoil
over the past three years, and with the state of the current economy, I
feel
that the crate racing concept has come along at the right time for the
sport," Helm said. "I share Mike Vaughn's vision and enthusiasm for
Crate
Racin' USA, and it's a series that is inclusive and affordable to every
racer."
Helm said his goal is to help Vaughn promote Crate Racin' USA as a
series
that can appeal to everyone.
"Crate Racin' USA has a good mixture of seasoned veterans, and young
drivers
looking to make a name for themselves and develop into the future stars
of
the sport," Helm said. "It's also a series that is economical for
competitors, promoters, sponsors and fans. Crate Racin' USA looks to
showcase drivers based on talent, rather than the size of their
checkbook."
Vaughn and Helm are currently working together to develop a schedule
and
programs for the 2006 season.
"Mike and I are currently working on some programs for next season that
will
benefit everyone from the competitors, track owners and promoters, to
the
fans, and the sponsors," Helm said. "We're excited about the future of
the
Crate Racin' USA, and the announcements we'll be making in the coming
weeks."
Helm comes to Crate Racin' USA from the O'Reilly United Sprint Car
Series
where he served as Director of Operations and Communications since
2004.
Along with his current duties with Crate Racin' USA, Helm will continue
to
serve as a part-time consultant to the O'Reilly USCS for the remainder
of
the 2005 season.
Helm's base of operation will be out of his new office in Athens, TN
where
he will reside with his wife Marcella after their November 19 wedding.
