Richmond, VA - June 25, 2009
Arena Racing USA® and SportsQuest announced today they have reached an agreement to launch indoor stock car racing within the Richmond, VA market.
Arena Racing USA® is a unique indoor half scale stock car racing series, which is poised for explosive growth over the next few years both domestically and internationally. Arena Racing USA® is backed by an exceptional investor group that includes Joe Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing, Tom and Norm Miller of Interstate Batteries, and Gary Becker formerly of PACE Entertainment. Its seasoned leadership team includes Bob Keane, CEO and Ricky Dennis the founder of Arena Racing USA®.
“Arena Racing is an affordable racing series that fits well with SportsQuest’s mission to provide quality family entertainment and sports to the region,” said Phil Evans, SportsQuest President. “Our goal is to provide Richmonders an opportunity to participate in, or simply watch, exciting new sports like Arena Racing. With easy to drive cars, we’re looking forward to making stock car racing available to the masses – young and old alike.”
“When we met with Joe Gibbs,” said Steve Burton, Founder and CEO of SportsQuest, “we knew we’d discovered a cutting-edge sport we had to bring to Richmond. Our members will be able to race cars in our arena as well as on our two outdoor race tracks. We’re also going to open a Development Center where drivers and pit crews will sharpen their racing skills. We’ll have a racing program unique from all others in the country.”
“Richmond’s NASCAR® fans will love Arena Racing,” stated Bob Keane, President and CEO of Arena Racing USA®; SportsQuest’s campus will be a great home for this exciting new sport and will provide them the opportunity to directly participate.” “I first tested the idea of Arena Racing USA® in Richmond; it’s my hometown and the hometown of our company. This will be a great addition to our existing markets”, stated Ricky Dennis, Founder of Arena Racing USA®.
“I am excited to be a part of Arena Racing USA®, which ran its 100th race in Hampton VA earlier this year,” said Joe Gibbs, “I was a driver in that race and can attest to the thrill of the racing experience.” Gibbs, the former Washington Redskins Head Coach continued, “SportsQuest’s vision of a multisport facility focused on the development of youth, recreation and a professional program for many sports, including motor sports, is an outstanding concept and one I am excited to be associated with through Arena Racing USA®.”
About Arena Racing USA®
Arena Racing USA® has just completed its seventh season in the market of Hampton Roads-Norfolk Virginia, its second season in Charlotte North Carolina and in 2008 launched its inaugural season in Grand Rapids Michigan. With its strategic investors Arena Racing USA® has developed a new competitive spectator sport providing a unique family entertainment product within a racing league structure, combining the enormous national and international interest in competitive stock car racing and the strong demand from arena operators, sponsors and fans for profitable and cost effective, exciting, family-oriented events.
For more information visit the Corporate Website: www.ArenaRacingUSA.com or call 804-440-4446.
About SportsQuest
SportsQuest is a sports and entertainment company based in Chesterfield County. SportsQuest is developing a state-of-the-art sports complex on approximately 250 acres southwest of Richmond, VA. SportsQuest’s will offer over 20 Olympic sports with a unique business model where “player members” will be able to use the facilities to work out, or play sports for fun, fitness or to chase Olympic dreams. SportsQuest “fan members” will be able to watch professional sports teams based on campus, as well as Olympic, future Olympic and “armchair” athletes as they train and participate in on-campus events.
For more information, visit the Corporate Website: www.sportsquest.biz or call (804) 560-4318.
Richmond, VA - June 25, 2009
Arena Racing USA® and SportsQuest announced today they have reached an agreement to launch indoor stock car racing within the Richmond, VA market.
Arena Racing USA® is a unique indoor half scale stock car racing series, which is poised for explosive growth over the next few years both domestically and internationally. Arena Racing USA® is backed by an exceptional investor group that includes Joe Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing, Tom and Norm Miller of Interstate Batteries, and Gary Becker formerly of PACE Entertainment. Its seasoned leadership team includes Bob Keane, CEO and Ricky Dennis the founder of Arena Racing USA®.
“Arena Racing is an affordable racing series that fits well with SportsQuest’s mission to provide quality family entertainment and sports to the region,” said Phil Evans, SportsQuest President. “Our goal is to provide Richmonders an opportunity to participate in, or simply watch, exciting new sports like Arena Racing. With easy to drive cars, we’re looking forward to making stock car racing available to the masses – young and old alike.”
“When we met with Joe Gibbs,” said Steve Burton, Founder and CEO of SportsQuest, “we knew we’d discovered a cutting-edge sport we had to bring to Richmond. Our members will be able to race cars in our arena as well as on our two outdoor race tracks. We’re also going to open a Development Center where drivers and pit crews will sharpen their racing skills. We’ll have a racing program unique from all others in the country.”
“Richmond’s NASCAR® fans will love Arena Racing,” stated Bob Keane, President and CEO of Arena Racing USA®; SportsQuest’s campus will be a great home for this exciting new sport and will provide them the opportunity to directly participate.” “I first tested the idea of Arena Racing USA® in Richmond; it’s my hometown and the hometown of our company. This will be a great addition to our existing markets”, stated Ricky Dennis, Founder of Arena Racing USA®.
“I am excited to be a part of Arena Racing USA®, which ran its 100th race in Hampton VA earlier this year,” said Joe Gibbs, “I was a driver in that race and can attest to the thrill of the racing experience.” Gibbs, the former Washington Redskins Head Coach continued, “SportsQuest’s vision of a multisport facility focused on the development of youth, recreation and a professional program for many sports, including motor sports, is an outstanding concept and one I am excited to be associated with through Arena Racing USA®.”
About Arena Racing USA®
Arena Racing USA® has just completed its seventh season in the market of Hampton Roads-Norfolk Virginia, its second season in Charlotte North Carolina and in 2008 launched its inaugural season in Grand Rapids Michigan. With its strategic investors Arena Racing USA® has developed a new competitive spectator sport providing a unique family entertainment product within a racing league structure, combining the enormous national and international interest in competitive stock car racing and the strong demand from arena operators, sponsors and fans for profitable and cost effective, exciting, family-oriented events.
For more information visit the Corporate Website: www.ArenaRacingUSA.com or call 804-440-4446.
About SportsQuest
SportsQuest is a sports and entertainment company based in Chesterfield County. SportsQuest is developing a state-of-the-art sports complex on approximately 250 acres southwest of Richmond, VA. SportsQuest’s will offer over 20 Olympic sports with a unique business model where “player members” will be able to use the facilities to work out, or play sports for fun, fitness or to chase Olympic dreams. SportsQuest “fan members” will be able to watch professional sports teams based on campus, as well as Olympic, future Olympic and “armchair” athletes as they train and participate in on-campus events.
For more information, visit the Corporate Website: www.sportsquest.biz or call (804) 560-4318.