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Andersen Karting Is Looking for Titles
And Qualifying Spots
As Summer Winds Down

PALMETTO, Fla., Sept. 1 - Wes Phillips, Andersen Racing's director of
competition karting, is securely in a qualifying position to represent Team USA
in the DD2 class at the Rotax World Final in La Conca, Italy in November
following the fifth and sixth rounds of the Pan American Rotax Max Challenge at
the Karting Center at Homestead Miami Speedway Aug. 20-22.

Another Andersen Racing karter, Andy Dunne of Westmont, Ill., did not have
the results he hoped for at Homestead but he may still qualify for the World
Final in the Rotax Senior Max class with better luck at the Pan Am
Championship's final round Oct. 1-3 at CalSpeed Karting Center at Auto Club Speedway
in Fontana, Calif.

Phillips tested an Arrow chassis at Homestead and won both of his main
events.

"I was still getting used to the Arrow chassis and I must admit that it was
a handful on Saturday," said Phillips, a Californian now living in
Bradenton, Fla. After a consultation with Eric Jones of KartSport North America he
qualified second on Sunday, just 0.018 of a second off the pole; finished
second in the pre-final, and again won the main event.

"Working with Eric Jones was a big bonus for Sunday's results," Phillips
said. "The chassis was smooth and easy to drive, and could have been driven
another 100 laps without much effort from me."

Dunne stuck with his trusty 2010 Birel RY30-S2 with a Swedetech-powered
FR-125 Max engine at Homestead. The 16-year-old driver was fourth fastest in
practice on Saturday and qualified ninth. In the 15-lap pre-final he moved up
from ninth to sixth, where he started in the final later that day.
Unfortunately he dropped out of that race around the halfway point after contact
with another competitor caused his rear bumper to come loose.

On Sunday he was third in the morning warm-up and qualified fourth. He was
involved in an accident at the start of the pre-final that destroyed his
kart's radiator, forcing him to start 13th in the 23-lap final, but he
rebounded to finish seventh.

"It was a little disappointing for both me and Andersen Karting, but I was
able to make up enough points to be tied for second spot in the
championship," Dunne said. "It will be important to be focused at the final round of
the series in California in October to ensure a finish in the top two for the
championship, securing a spot to the Rotax Grand Finals in Italy this
November. I would like to thank Andersen Racing, Wes Phillips and Jake Mottaz for
all their help at Homestead."

Andersen Karting's regional karting team had great success at the final
round of the Florida Karting Championship Series (FKCS) at Monticello Karting
and Motor Club in Monticello, Fla., last weekend.

Jacob Duvall of Neptune Beach, Fla. won both the TaG Senior Championship
and the Rotax Senior Championship for the team in this important series.
Duvall also swept TaG Senior on Sunday, qualifying first and finishing first in
both the pre-final and final.

"For the final in TaG Senior, Andersen Racing drivers started first, third
and fifth," Phillips reported. "Austin Miles and Michael Melancon both spun
due to contact from behind, but Jacob Duvall was able to continue from the
pole position for the victory."

Melancon, of Atlantic Beach, Fla., won his first major race as a senior
driver in Rotax Senior at Monticello after qualifying first and finishing first
in the pre-final, sweeping the weekend.

Another Andersen Racing karter, Kyle Andersen, qualified tenth in a class
of 22 Cadet Komer K80 karts and was running in seventh in the final until he
had to avoid an accident ahead of him, causing damage to his kart and
ultimately stopping his race prematurely.

Other karters working under the Andersen Racing canopies last weekend
included Jacob Mottaz of Bradenton, Fla. (TaG Senior); Michael McCarthy of
Clearwater, Fla. (Rotax Mini Max); Mitchell St. Cin of St. Petersburg, Fla. (Rotax
Mini Max) and Xia Fan of Shanghai, China (Rotax Mini Max).

Much more information, including an excellent blog written by Phillips, can
be found at andersenkarting.com. Internet users can also obtain
information about the next karting camp at Andersen RacePark in Palmetto, Fla. at
andersenkarting.com and andersenracepark.com. The June camp was another
resounding success. The next edition of these very popular camps will be held in
December.

To make reservations, call Andersen Racing at (941) 723-3900 or e-mail
Phillips at wes@andersenracing.com.

Andersen Karting offers corporate, regional, national and international
karting programs. Eddie Kish, manager of Andersen RacePark, can be reached at
the same telephone number or by e-mail at eddie@andersenracing.com.

In addition to its karting programs, 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 andersenracing.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.




About Allied Building Products Corp.:

Allied Building Products Corp., headquartered in East Rutherford, N.J., is
one of the largest roofing and siding distributors in the United States.
Founded in 1950 with five employees and two trucks, today it is a $1.8 billion
building material distribution company with over 3,500 employees, more than
200 branches in 30 states, well over one million square feet of office and
warehouse space, and an inventory of approximately 85,000 products, from
residential roofing and siding to doors, windows, waterproofing, manufactured
stone, interior products and commercial roofing systems. For more information
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
andersenracing.com, andersenkarting.com, andersenracepark.com and usf2000.com.