Racing Electronics becomes the Official Radio Communications Supplier for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway: Fresh off announcing their new role as the Official Radio Communications Provider for the Indy Racing League earlier this week, Racing Electronics [longtome Jayski.com sponsor] has also announced that they have entered into a multi-year agreement with Indianapolis Motor Speedway to become the Official Radio Communications Supplier of IMS, the Indianapolis 500, Brickyard 400, Indianapolis GP and all other racing events held the historic Indiana racing facility. The partnership between Racing Electronics and Indianapolis Motor Speedway brings together the leader in professional racing products worldwide and the most recognizable racing facility in the world. RE’s Team Services personnel will be in attendance for the most prestigious racing events in the world held annually at “The Brickyard,” including the Indianapolis 500 IZOD IndyCar Series event and the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series’ Brickyard 400. RE’s fan sales and rental units will also be available at the track for fans to rent or purchase communications products such as scanners, headsets and other two-way communications materials. Racing Electronics manufactures and supplies a complete line of race communication products and accessories and has been serving the professional drivers and pit crews, as well as the race fan, for more than 20 years. In addition to its worldwide headquarters and full showroom in Concord, North Carolina, In addition to being the Official Radio Communications Provider for the Indy Racing League, Racing Electronics has mobile offices at all NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series events, along with all NHRA races and short-track events throughout the United States,(Racing Electronics)(3-16-2010)

Racing Electronics Introduces Ear Molds: Racing Electronics announced at the Performance Racing Industry trade show in Orlando, FL, the grand opening of the company’s in-house custom ear mold laboratory. Previously, R.E. relied on an outside vendor to make custom ear molds, but now, they have the capability to do all custom molding for its customers in-house at the company’s world headquarters in Concord, NC. “By bringing this process in-house, Racing Electronics is able to offer a better value to the customer,” said Bruce Silver, Owner of Racing Electronics. “We are now capable of a one-day turnaround and the ability to provide more of a custom-fitting mold that will increase the quality of the audio signal to the customer.” Being able to fit and produce a customer’s molds at one time and in one location increases the quality and reduces the turnaround time to the customer. Racing Electronics’ newly designed custom molds feature better fit, softer material and a more robust service life. Racing Electronics’ head ear mold lab technician, Rick Germain, has completed extensive training and has been busy completing the lab at RE’s headquarters. Racers attending the PRI trade show in Orlando, FL this weekend can visit Racing Electronics for more information on the custom ear molds or any of their extensive line of communications products. RE is located at booth 1601. Racing Electronics manufactures and supplies a complete line of race communication products and accessories and has been serving the professional drivers and pit crews, as well as the race fan, for more than 20 years.(51 Sports)(12-11-2009)

NASCAR no plans on keeping radio chatter from fans: Radio transmissions between drivers, owners, spotters and crew chiefs will continue to be available to NASCAR, media and fans. Flak over a torrid exchange between #2-Kurt Busch and car owner Roger Penske last Sunday at Martinsville -- in which Busch called his owner "dude" -- evoked a familiar refrain on Friday at Texas Motor Speedway. "The radio, I always thought, has been a team tool that should be utilized just by the teams," Busch said. "We don't get to hear what the coach says to his offensive and defensive coordinators in the NFL. I don't think that we get to hear what they do in baseball when they call to the bullpen. You don't get to hear what they say in the huddle, and what they say in the huddle is pretty animated. Roger and I are on the same page. Martinsville is behind us." That may be, but NASCAR isn't about to budge when it comes to keeping the airwaves open.
"The more access we can give the fans, that's a part of what made NASCAR what it is, the accessibility of the drivers," said Jim Hunter, NASCAR's vice president of corporate communications. "In my opinion, drivers -- even in the heat of battle -- need to be able to control their emotions. They're driving a racecar around at 200 miles an hour with a bunch of other people. NASCAR needs to be able to hear what's going on with the teams during a race, and we've extended that to the fans."(Sporting News)(4-5-2009)

Fanview: get many questions about Sprint Fanview. I know very little about it, see Racing Electronics - Fanview and/or sprintfanview.com for more info.(2-22-2009)

Racing Electronics Debuts New Website: In every racer’s garage, whether it’s in the top levels of NASCAR to the weekly short trackers around the country, engines are getting tuned up and preparations are being made for the rapidly approaching start to the 2009 racing season. Drivers and teams are busy getting ready for the fresh start to a new season - just like Racing Electronics, the worldwide leader in professional racing communications, is doing.
RE, with its worldwide headquarters in Concord, NC, has introduced a brand-new website design just in time for the start of the 2009 racing season. The all-new www.racingelectronics.com site was designed to keep racers and race fans alike up to speed on the latest products, specials and information from Racing Electronics, the most trusted name in at-track communications, as well as serve as a one-stop-shop for all the at-track communications needs for the racers and teams, as well as the fans in the stands. “It was time for a makeover,” said Bruce Silver, President and CEO of Racing Electronics. “It’s been about two years ago since our last re-design and I think it’s important to keep your web design fresh. The main thing that we wanted to do with our new website was show our customers our new products and provide information on the new and current products in our inventory, as well. For example, we have a new two-way Victory GT-18 radio. It’s a compact, high performance portable radio that is the latest in our efforts to provide affordable, quality alternatives for the short track racer. On the website, we can provide all the information on new products like the Victory GT-18 and rotate that information with some of our latest news.”
Short trackers and NASCAR racers alike will be able to take advantage of specials offered by Racing Electronics throughout 2009 through the all-new racingelectronics.com. Some of the recently-introduced products from RE are already up on the website, but even more new products and blowout deals are expected leading up to the Daytona 500 in February.
“For Daytona, we have a new product coming out that we’re excited about,” added Silver. “With the new website, we’ll have all the information on that product right on the front page once we announce its release. In the meantime, we will have some new specials that we’re getting ready to put out there, so everyone should stay tuned to the new website. Right now, we’re going through our inventory and we’re going to be using our new site to relay special pricing on our products to the racers and the race fans.”
Be sure to check out the new racingelectronics.com for all the latest product information for the 2009 racing season, as well as numerous interactive features, including RE’s “Helmet of the Month” and more. Racing Electronics manufactures and supplies a complete line of race communication products and accessories and has been serving the professional drivers and pit crews, as well as the race fan, for more than 20 years.
Racing Electronics offers customers a free, full-size, full-color catalog that can also be downloaded from the new racingelectronics.com, where they can choose from a variety of two-way radios, scanners, headphones and headsets, as well as a complete selection of accessories. RE also offers an online Frequency Membership where you can get up-to-date listings of current races and associated scanner frequencies. In addition to its worldwide headquarters and full showroom in Concord, North Carolina, Racing Electronics has mobile offices at all Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series events, along with all NHRA races. RE also attends many ARCA, IRL, Whelen Modified Tour, PASS and UARA races, along with many other series events throughout the season. For more information on Racing Electronics, please call the showroom toll-free at 1-800-272-7111 and visit them on the web at racingelectronics.com.(1-15-2009)