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Dunne, Kane and Palmer Represent
Andersen Racing's National Karting Team
At First Round of Pan Am Rotax Max Challenge

PALMETTO, Fla., May 15 - Andy Dunne, Jeremy Kane and Andrew Palmer
represented Andersen Racing's national kart team at the launch of the Pan American
Rotax Max Challenge, a new karting series designed for top karters from
South, Central and North America.

The three-event series kicked off recently at Motor Sports Ranch (MSR)
Houston in Angleton, Texas. It will be followed by Round 2 June 11-13 at New
Castle Motorsports Park in New Castle, Ind., and Round 3 Aug. 20-22 at
Homestead Raceway in Homestead, Fla.

Dunne competed in Senior Max while Palmer and Kane represented the
Palmetto, Fla.-based team in Junior Max at MSR Houston, a 0.7-mile, 17-turn track
located 35 miles south of downtown Houston. They drove 2010 Birel karts.

Dunne, of Westmont, Ill., finished fifth on Saturday and third on Sunday in
a 2010 Birel R31 chassis. "Andy qualified third for Saturday's race,"
reported Wes Phillips, Andersen Racing's director of competition karting. "At
the end of the final he had an all-out scrap for third place resulting in
light contact and a nearly three-wide finish to end up fifth.

"He qualified third on Sunday too, and stayed there for the remainder of
the day to end up on the podium behind Jesus Rios Jr. and Victor Pedrosa.

"Andy will also be taking part in Andersen's international division to
compete in the Rotax Euro Challenge," Phillips added. "I think that when he
comes back he'll have a few new tools to use on his competition."

Kane, of Lakewood, Calif., steadily improved on Saturday and then ran in
third place for most of Sunday's Junior Max final until he fell to fourth in
the closing laps. "He's really been impressive because he's come very far in
a short time," Phillips said. "He attended the Andersen Racing Competition
Karting Camp in December, posted impressive qualifying results in the
Florida Winter Tour, and is looking to have a serious go at the Junior
championship in the Rotax Pan American Challenge."

Joining him in Junior Max was Andersen Racing's Andrew Palmer, who hails
from Chicago. He was second in practice on Friday, and then qualified fifth
for Saturday's final. He moved into second early in that race but then his
kart developed a problem with its chain and he finished 13th.

On Sunday he topped the charts in practice, but then an axle shift caused
his kart's chain to explode almost instantly in the 13-minute qualifying
session.

"He still got a seventh place starting spot with the limited time he had on
track, which was remarkable given that a shifting axle will also cause the
brake rotor to rub against the pads," Phillips pointed out.

Palmer got off to a great start in Sunday's pre-final, advancing to third
until loose gravel in an overtaking zone set him back to seventh for the
start of Sunday's main event. He moved into fourth at the start of that race
until he was involved in an accident and was forced to drop out.

"The Pan American Challenge allows for drop races in the title fight, so
Andrew will still be a sure contender for the championship," Phillips said.

"I'm happy to see that these three boys are becoming more comfortable with
their surroundings," Phillips added. "They are now attacking practice
though every turn and every lap. They realize that there is no time to rest when
it comes to driver development and kart setup, so they are attentive to
gather as much information as possible in a short period of time.

"Jeremy, Andy and Andrew get along quite well so it's easy for me to
structure the team when I have drivers like these to work with," he added. "I
anticipate the team will grow in number of drivers for the next round, so the
challenge will be making sure we stay unified as a team while still
extracting every ounce of performance out of driver and machine that we can."

More information on the series can be found at RotaxPanAm.com.

Andersen Karting offers corporate, regional, national and international
karting programs from its headquarters at Andersen RacePark in Palmetto, Fla.
For more information see andersenkarting.com and andersenracepark.com. Eddie
Kish, manager of Andersen RacePark, can be reached by telephone at (941)
723-3900 or by e-mail at eddie@andersenkarting.com, while Phillips' e-mail
address is wes@andersenracingteam.com.

Andersen Racing is a top formula car team that participates in Star Mazda
and Firestone Indy Lights. It is sponsored by Allied Building Products Corp.
Its Web site is at andersenracingteam.com.

Andersen Promotions administers the U.S. F2000 National Championship, which
is presented by Cooper Tires and powered by Mazda. Its Web site is at
usf2000.com.



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see alliedbuilding.com.

About Andersen Racing:

Andersen Racing strives to provide the best and most comprehensive training
possible for future open-wheel superstars while giving its marketing
partners media exposure and hospitality opportunities at some of the most
prestigious events in North America. It provides a unique program utilizing multiple
entries in three different platforms: karting, Star Mazda and Firestone
Indy Lights.

A sister company, Andersen Promotions, administers the USF2000 National
Championship presented by Cooper Tires and powered by Mazda. It is part of
both the Indy Racing League's Road to Indy program and the MAZDASPEED
Motorsports driver development system.

Andersen Racing is sponsored by Allied Building Products Corp. The team is
headquartered at Andersen RacePark, an 18-acre facility in Palmetto, Fla.
that includes a 1-mile road course test track. For more information see
andersenracingteam.com, andersenkarting.com, andersenracepark.com and usf2000.com.