February 19, 2009
San Diego, California

The FX Racing Makita Team played matchmaker this Valentine’s Day, introducing fans of Supercross racing to the thrill of kart racing. Through a relationship with Makita Industrial Power Tools, FX Racing garnered a shifter kart display in the Makita Demo Truck in the Supercross paddock.

Makita has been involved with Supercross for many years and has recently initiated a presence in the kart racing market with FX Racing as a partner. The innovation and quality of Makita tools have made them well recognized as some of the best in the world. This fact is well appreciated by those who spend their time pushing racing vehicles to maximum performance, whether they are a weekend motocrosser, a tuner for a top supercross team or a kart racer striving for the championship.

The FX Racing Makita Team brought a new Trackmagic Hornet chassis with Swedetech  Honda power to show the Supercross fans a prime example of a high-performance racing kart. Makita had plenty going on for the fans also, including the appearance of 2008 Supercross Champion Chad Reed, which brought a crowd of thousands right to the FX Racing display.

The kart setup generated a lot of excitement, with a steady stream of people coming by to see what this four-wheeled rocket was all about. The fact that this class of shifter kart used a powerplant the moto guys were very familiar with was a surprise to many, and a big plus. The FX Racing crew at the event definitely got a workout as product experts, fielding tons of questions about the performance, operation and maintenance of a racing kart.

At the end of the day, as the crowd made their way into the stadium to watch some of world’s best moto riders go head to head, there were a large number of them who were now fans and future participants in kart racing. Thanks to a partner like Makita, who sees the common bond that ties all weekend racers together, and FX Racing, this Valentine’s Day introduced a whole new area of powersports to the supercross fans definitely sparking some new affairs of the high-performance kind.

FX Racing USA, LLC is a professional motorsports and marketing organization with headquarters in San Diego, CA offering programs ranging from auto and kart racing to corporate team building and training. The kart racing efforts are supported by Monster Energy, Makita Industrial Power Tools, K&N, Bell Racing, Trackmagic Racing Karts and Swedetech Racing Engines. For more information, visit www.fxracingusa.com.