Burtin Racing Heads to Sebring for FOAMETIX® 100 Trans Am Season Opener

February 24, 2015

Sebring, FL - February 23, 2015 – The stage is set at Sebring International Raceway for the FOAMETIX® 100 Trans Am season opener round this weekend, Sunday, March 1 for the kick off of the 2015 Championship schedule.

Seasoned racer Claudio Burtin will pilot the FOAMETIX® Corvette C7.R for the 100-mile race as part of a record setting weekend of entries for the Trans-Am series, breaking a 48-year record.

“With over 70 cars entered here this weekend, it’s going to make for a challenging Trans-Am race on Sunday,” said Claudio Burtin. “We will have to watch for traffic and yellow flags as they could play a huge role in the final result. The team has been working really hard and we are excited to have FOAMETIX® as the presenting sponsor of the event. I have to thank all of our FOAMETIX® dealers worldwide for their support!”

Burtin Racing will partner with FOAMETIX® on board the No. 7 Corvette C7.R for the full 2015 Trans-Am Championship season. The schedule consists of 12 Rounds of action packed racing at North America’s most iconic road course circuits.

The FOAMETIX® Trans Am 100 at Sebring International Raceway will be broadcast on the CBS Sports Network on Tuesday, March 17 at 8:00 p.m. ET. The live event timing and scoring link is available at http://www.gotransam.com/live-timing/.

Race fans are encouraged to follow @FoametixRacing on Twitter for event updates and results.

###

About FOAMETIX®:

FOAMETIX® proudly traces its roots back to the early 1960’s when a small, family owned polyurethane company realized the increasing need for more advanced, environmentally friendly urethane foam technologies. Throughout the years, this same company revolutionized the polyurethane industry with the development of LINE-X®, the worldwide leader in spray-on truck bed liners, and PAXCON®, one of very few blast mitigation products tested and approved by the US Military. For more information please visit www.foametix.com.