Brainerd Int'l Raceway Kicks Off Drag Racing Season with Successful Season Opener.Business Editors TECUMSEH, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 2000 Colonel's International Inc. (Nasdaq:COLO Colo Colorado (old style state abbreviation) COLO Columbus, Ohio COLO Co-Location COLO Colonial National Historic Park (US National Park Service) COLO Cost Of Living Option ) officially began its "2000 Championship Drag Racing drag racing Form of motor racing in which two contestants race side by side from a standing start over a straight quarter-mile strip of pavement. Winners go on to compete against others in their class until only one is left undefeated. Season" at its Brainerd, Minnesota Brainerd is a city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13,178 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Crow Wing County6 and one of the largest cities in Central Minnesota. Brainerd has been assigned ZIP code 56401. Raceway with a successful season opener this past weekend, May 12-14. This weekend marked the beginning of the raceway's 24th annual Drag Racing season, which hosts up to 3000 participants in seven events held through the season finale on September 10, 2000. This year marks the raceway's 31st year as the upper midwest's premier motorsports facility. The Colonel's Brainerd International Raceway Brainerd International Raceway is a 3-mile road course, drag strip and kart track in Brainerd, Minnesota, USA. The raceway hosts the NHRA Nationals. It hosted a 2 heat USAC Indy Car race in 1969. The heats were won by Gordon Johncock and Dan Gurney [1]. , in Brainerd, Minnesota, is an 800 acre facility located 120 miles north of the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area. Facilities include a championship 3 mile race course, 1/4 mile drag strip, 30,000 grandstand seats, private corporate viewing suites, a hospitality area, concession arcades, private garages, electronic scoreboards, control tower, and nearly 550 acres of campgrounds. According to company Chairman, Donald J. Williamson, "We are extremely pleased with the ongoing success of events at our Brainerd International Raceway . As host of some of the country's largest professional motorsports events, we are planning significant investments in the future development of our infrastructure which will make this facility not only state of the art for racers, but will provide and exciting destination as a sports and entertainment facility for both families and corporate events and retreats including new on site condominiums, motel rooms, shopping, and corporate suites." The Colonel's International, Inc. is a holding company for The Colonel's Truck Accessories, Inc. (CTA An abbreviation for cum testamento annexo, Latin for "with the will annexed." ), The Colonel's Rugged Liner, Inc. (CRL CRL - Carnegie Representation Language. Carnegie Group, Inc. Frame language derived from SRL. Written in Common LISP. Used in the product Knowledge Craft. ) and The Colonel's Brainerd International Raceway, Inc. (BIR BIR British Institute of Radiology BIR Bureau of Internal Revenue BIR Bureau of International Recycling BIR Baculovirus IAP Repeat BIR Biomedical Imaging Resource BIR Bureau of Intelligence and Research (US State Department) ). CTA manufactures approximately 47 different liners and also manufactures fiberglass tonneau ton·neau n. pl. ton·neaus The rear seating compartment of an early type of automobile. [French, from Old French tonnel, cask; see tunnel.] covers for all makes and models of pickup trucks, as well as shells and caps. It currently purchases additional products, such as tool boxes, running boards, tires, wheels, mats, bug shields, visors, grill covers, light covers, trim pieces, running lights and racks for distribution through retail sales and distribution stores. CRL manufactures non-skid bedliners and bed mats, ground lowering kits and a sliding three-piece tonneau cover. Additionally, BIR operates the Brainerd International Raceway and provides spectator events, such as road and drag races, including races for sports cars, motorcycles and go-karts. For more information about the company and its divisions, see its web sites at www.colonelsintl.com; www.brainerdrace.com; www.groundforce.com; or www.ruggedliner.com. The Private Securities Reform Act of 1995 provides a "safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. " for forward-looking statements. Certain information included in this Press Release (as well as information included in oral statements or other written statements made or to be made) contains statements that are forward looking, such as those relating to consummation of transactions, anticipated future revenues and/or success of current product offerings. Such forward looking information involves important risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect anticipated results in the future and, accordingly, such results may differ materially from those expressed in any forward looking statements. For further information, contact Lynne Perlmutter of The Consilium at 305/856-5668. |
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