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Speed Partz and Famed Car Builder, John Godfrey Announce New Upright Mini-Sprint 

Cincinnati, Ohio—September 10^th, 2004—A joint project between Speed Partz and famed midget and sprint car builder John Godfrey was recently announced. The end result will be the introduction of a new upright mini-sprint produced at Godfrey’s state-of-the-art Brownsburg, Indiana facility.  The mini-sprint will be called A FOZ Chassis.    

“Although building our own racing cars was not a part of any business plan we had ever written, we knew the opportunity to work with one of the nation’s leading car builders was an opportunity we simply could not pass up,” commented Speed Partz Larry Fasse.  New Zealander John Godfrey is best known for building Stealth into the nation’s top manufacturer of midgets and sprint cars before selling the company.  “This has been a fun deal for me.  Prior to starting Stealth, I worked building mini-sprints for Gary Doemelt,” commented Godfrey. 

Each party has been able to bring knowledge and experience to the table.  Fasse’s Speed Partz has a large customer base of upright mini-sprint competitors.  “For the past few years we have been informally surveying our customers asking them what they want in a car.  We’ve tried to incorporate many of these suggestions into the car.  Since we carry a large selection of parts from several manufacturers, our customers will also be able to equip their FOZ chassis with bolt-on components that match their own preferences”, commented Fasse. 

Godfrey’s knowledge and experience building racing cars is legendary.  Godfrey’s cars have carried stars like Sammy Swindell, Jay Drake, Kenny Jacobs, Page Jones and many others to wins in the sports biggest races including a seven year streak at the famed Belleville Nationals.  Godfrey is joined by East coast open wheel fixture Jim Rieder.  Rieder has an extensive background in the sport that dates back to 1964, when he owned a midget on the East Coast. In 1972 he teamed with Pancho Carter to win the USAC National midget title, and Rieder has remained closely involved in the sport in a wide array of roles including car builder, chief mechanic, crew chief, and car owner.  Most recently Rieder has worked with teams that have fielded cars for KC Kahne, JJ Yeley, Tracy Hines and others.   

The car features a coil front, torsion bar rear suspension and a slightly larger cockpit for bigger drivers.  “For safety reasons we’ve decided to beef up a few areas on the car, including the use of a midget style front axle.  Additionally, all of the cars will come off a jig to ensure consistency and weld quality”, commented Fasse. 

Pricing and the completion of components are nearing completion.  “We expect to complete on-track testing within the month and start taking orders by mid-October”, commented Fasse.  For more information visit www.fozracecars.com or call 513.755.7205.

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