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Exotics Racing af FJ at tilbyde muligheder
European Venture starter med K & N Pro Series Team
BLOIS, Frankrig – Da Euro-racerbil blev oprettet i 2009, var dens rolle at uddanne europæiske bilister og dem fra hele verden til løb i NASCAR, specielt i USA. En anden afgørende skridt i denne retning er taget med oprettelsen Exotics Racing af FJ team baseret i Las Vegas, hvis program vil blive afsat til NASCAR K & N Pro serie. Det samlede niveau for konkurrencen er meget høj i denne serie og fungerer som en ideel affyringsrampen til NASCARS nationale serie for chauffører og teams både.
Exotics Racing af FJ er resultatet af en sammenslutning mellem ejerne af Exotics Racing, en superbil Køreskole i Las Vegas ejes af Romain Thievin og David Perisset, vinderne af de 2012 Euro-racerbil NASCAR Touring Series team championship, og Jerôme og Anne Galpin fra Team FJ. Galpins er også grundlæggerne og arrangørerne af Euro-racerbil NASCAR Touring Series. De to parter har købt Fadden Racing teamet og har oprettet shop på Las Vegas Motor Speedway hvor Exotics Racing circuit er placeret.
Tre Chevrolet Impala SS kabinetter – to for ovaler – og én for vejen kurser venter på at starte dette spændende eventyr. Bilerne er fast udstyr. I virkeligheden, kørte Joey Logano en af dem til sejr Lane i 2010 NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown i Irwindale (Californien) Speedway.
"Anne og jeg har altid drømt om at oprette et hold som dette," sagde Galpin. "Det var alle en del af vores projekt, da vi grundlagde euroen-racerbil-serien. Hvad vi var interesseret i var at udvikle en reel uddannelse jorden for at aktivere drivere fra Europa og fra hele verden, at have deres første smag af NASCAR i Europa og derefter orientere dem over for USA med det langsigtede mål om at bringe en europæisk driver til det øverste niveau. Dannelsen af Exotics Racing af FJ er et skridt i denne retning.
"Vi mødte Romain Thievin og David Perisset gennem vores serier som Romain blev nummer to i 2011 og 2012, og han og David vandt hold mesterskabet i 2012. Vi blev venner, og når vi talte om dette projekt med dem. de var klar til at tage springet. Hvad vi har til fælles er en kærlighed af NASCAR, og denne forening er en logisk følge op til os som arrangørerne af Euro-racerbil, og dem som ejere af en fantastisk kredsløb og Køreskole i Las Vegas."
Selvom Exotics Racing af FJ har sit eget sæt af tekniske færdigheder som stole, har det også aktiver på plads til at bringe værdifulde NASCAR erfaring til tabellen.
"Siden 2009 vi har arbejdet med Mike Olsen Fadden racing," Galpin sagde. "Han har haft gode resultater og han kender alle aspekter af NASCAR inde og ude. Vi vil drage fordel af sin tekniske (viden). Vi ønsker at etablere et amerikansk-europæisk (racing) Fællesskabet og give det mulighed for at opdage NASCAR i USA ved at skabe mere samspil mellem alle."
Ud over vindende NASCAR K & N Pro serie øst mesterskaber i 2001 og 2006, har Olsen konkurreret i NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR landsdækkende Series og NASCAR Camping verden Truck Series.
Den oprindelige plan er at have Thievin bag rattet for fire af fem K & N Pro serie løb. Forhandlingerne er i gang med andre europæiske bilister til at konkurrere i NASCAR'S top udviklingsmæssige serien.
Thievin er glad at blive involveret i indførelsen af europæiske bilister i NASCAR.
"I løbet af NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards i Las Vegas Mike Helton, NASCAR formand, understregede betydningen af de tre internationale serie – Europa, Canada og Mexico – og sagde, at han gerne en af drivere i en af disse kategorier til at være en udfordrer i (NASCAR Sprint Cup Series) i de næste fem til ti år. De holder et vågent øje på hvad der sker. Takket være Jerôme og Anne Galpin forhold til NASCAR og deres viden om hvordan NASCAR stigen værker, er vi i stand til at iværksætte dette projekt og oprette en bro mellem Europa og USA."
Mens han er holdets bly driver har han meget større ambitioner.
"Jeg nærmer slutningen af min karriere og jeg har ingen forhåbninger om at være den primære driver til holdet. Jeg vil være heldig nok til at deltage i nogle fabelagtige racer, herunder Sonoma, men det er mere af en overgang at få vores team op og køre. Vores mål er at give et Europæiske føreren mulighed for at opfylde denne rolle i fremtiden for at fremvise vores knowhow."

Exotics Racing By FJ To Offer Opportunities
European Venture Starts With K&N Pro Series Team
BLOIS, France – Since Euro-Racecar was created in 2009, its role was to train European drivers and those from all over the world to race in NASCAR, specifically in the United States. Another crucial step in this direction has been taken with the creation the Exotics Racing by FJ team based in Las Vegas, whose program will be devoted to the NASCAR K&N Pro Series. The overall level of competition is very high in this series and serves as an ideal launch pad to NASCAR’s national series for drivers and teams alike.
Exotics Racing by FJ is the result of an association between the owners of Exotics Racing, a supercar driving school in Las Vegas owned by Romain Thievin and David Perisset, winners of the 2012 Euro-Racecar NASCAR Touring Series team championship, and Jerôme and Anne Galpin from Team FJ. The Galpins are also the founders and organizers of the Euro-Racecar NASCAR Touring Series. The two parties have purchased the Fadden Racing team and have set up shop at Las Vegas Motor Speedway where the Exotics Racing circuit is located.
Three Chevrolet Impala SS chassis – two for ovals and one for road courses – are waiting to launch this exciting adventure. The cars are solid equipment. In fact, Joey Logano drove one of them to Victory Lane in the 2010 NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown at Irwindale (Calif.) Speedway.
“Anne and I have always dreamed of setting up a team like this,” said Galpin. “It was all part of our project when we founded the Euro-Racecar Series. What we were interested in was developing a real training ground to enable drivers from Europe, and from all over the world, to have their first taste of NASCAR in Europe and then orient them towards the USA with the long-term aim of bringing a European driver to the uppermost level. The formation of Exotics Racing by FJ is a step in this direction.
“We met Romain Thievin and David Perisset through our series as Romain finished second in 2011 and 2012, and he and David won the Teams’ championship in 2012. We became friends and when we spoke about this project with them they were ready to take the plunge. What we have in common is a love of NASCAR, and this association is a logical follow-through for us as organizers of Euro-Racecar, and them as owners of a fantastic circuit and driving school in Las Vegas.”
Although Exotics Racing by FJ has its own set of technical skills on which to rely, it also has assets in place to bring valuable NASCAR experience to the table.
“Since 2009 we’ve been working with Mike Olsen of Fadden Racing,” Galpin said. “He’s had great results and he knows all the aspects of NASCAR inside and out. We’re going to take advantage of his technical (knowledge). We want to establish an American-European (racing) community and provide it an opportunity to discover NASCAR in the United States by creating more interaction between everybody.”
In addition to winning NASCAR K&N Pro Series East championships in 2001 and 2006, Olsen has competed in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
The initial plan is to have Thievin behind the wheel for four of five K&N Pro Series races. Negotiations are ongoing with other European drivers to compete in NASCAR’s top developmental series.
Thievin is delighted about being involved in the advent of European drivers in NASCAR.
“During the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards in Las Vegas Mike Helton, the NASCAR president, underlined the importance of the three international series – Europe, Canada and Mexico – and said that he would like one of the drivers in one of these categories to be a contender in the (NASCAR Sprint Cup Series) in the next five to ten years. They’re keeping a close eye on what’s happening. Thanks to Jerôme and Anne Galpin’s relationship with NASCAR and their knowledge of how the NASCAR Ladder works, we’re able to launch this project and create a bridge between Europe and the USA.”
While he is the team’s lead driver he has much bigger ambitions.
“I’m nearing the end of my career and I’ve got no aspirations to be the primary driver for the team. I’m going to be lucky enough to take part in some fabulous races, including Sonoma, but it’s more of a transition to get our team up and running. Our aim is to give a European driver the opportunity to fulfill this role in the future to showcase our know-how.”