Flat-Out Motorsports

Brison to Run New Orleans VooDoo-Sponsored #16

FOM has announced that Matt Brinson will pilot the #16 New Orleans VooDoo Chevrolet at Michigan. Brinson, who brought home a top 5 in his first start with FOM, has been working with the team to put together a ride for the remainder of the season in hopes to gain more COT experience. "We're looking forward to having 3 cars at Michigan this weekend, and hopefully we can all bring home good finishes."

Great news Ian. I've been in talks with a possible sponsor for the #16. I've been scouting possible sponsors and I came across Federal Mogul. They have been wanting to sponsor a Solstice car for quite a while and jumped at the gun when I notified them of out current situation with the #16 team. It looks like they are very anxious to pull something together with us and I highly suggest that you seize this opportunity while it is knocking. The cool part is this; if you don't already know, Federal Mogul owns the brand names of Champion, Moog, Wagner and Anco. I bet we could do something similat to what Menard is doing in the Cup series and run a single paint scheme with Federal Mogul displayed on the sides and rear of the car, whilst one of their brands can be featured on the hood and swapped from race to race.

It's an awesome deal; they're wanting to work out a contract for the remainder of this season with an option to extend the contract for 2 more seasons if they are satisfied with out performance.

http://www.federalmogul.com/en

Also too, Jasper Engines have also displayed interest in the team. They are willing to pull together a 3 race deal to start out with, but have also stated that a permanent contract could be in the works if they are satisfied with our result.

http://www.jasperengines.com/index.php

FOM Puts Together Sponsorship for Remainder of Season

FOM is pleased to announce that Jasper Engines and Transmissions has agreed to sponsor the #16 for 8 of the 10 remaining races of the Proline schedule. "This will allow us to run a 3rd team just as competitively as the other 2 teams, which is something we weren't sure could be done with another blank car running." Lilly Trucking of VA will serve as primary sponsor for Talladega, and Red Line Energy Rush will fill out the schedule by sponsoring the #16 Dodge at Watkins Glen.

Texas A Strong Outing for FOM

FOM unloaded at Texas with hopes of closing the points and positioning themselves for a shot at the chase, and top 5 finishes for both contenders did just that. The #15 and #41 teams unloaded fast and used that to their advantage throughout the weekend. "We were able to tweak and tune on our cars instead of scrambling for something to race with which really helped our performance during the race." The #15 carried the organizations' banner in qualifying by securing the outside pole but it was clear the #41 was the best of the cars during race. "I had a solid car but Emerson was definitely the best of our team, especially on longer runs." Emerson brought home a solid 2nd place finish while the #15 was scored 5th after a last-lap scuffle with the #93 of Josh Chin. The team looks to secure atleast one of their drivers in the chase next week at Richmond.

Emerson Looks To Race Into The Chase Thursday Night At Home Track

Matt Emerson is going into Richmond with a ton of momentum. He picked up his career best finish last week at Texas finishing 2nd and coming so close to the win. He his outside of the chase looking in but he has a very good chance of getting in. He is only 12 points out and he racing at his home track of Richmond International Raceway. Emerson had this to say after a testing session Tuesday night,

"I'm really excited about Thursday night, both me and Ian are out of the chase currently but we got cars that can get us both in I'm sure. I've been in the top 5 during testing sessions so I'm very confident about racing for a top 5 and taking a spot in the chase."

Matt Emerson has also signed a deal to race for FOM next year in Proline with rumors of Realtree and SafeAuto jumping on board to sponsor him next season. A deal has not been reached yet about whether he will race for FOM on the ARCA side though. Emerson has been contacted by several teams about driving for them in ARCA. A strong rumor going around is that Nick Baker Motorsports has offered Emerson a pretty big contract to race on his team. Emerson is currently battling Baker for the title in the ARCA series. Emerson also talked about ARCA contracts Tuesday night,

"I have signed on with FOM to drive on their team in Proline. I have not signed on with FOM on the ARCA side though, Ian and I will sit down and prolly talk about whether we will keep the ARCA team going or not or just stick to Proline. I am doing extremely well in ARCA but it is putting a hurt on me with travel running across the country running races in ARCA and immediately going back to wherever Proline is. My two main focuses right now though are getting into the chase Thursday night and winning the ARCA title next week at Toledo."

FOM Re-signs Emerson; Adds Nick Baker to Season Four Lineup

FOM is happy to announce that ARCA champion and current Proline points contender Matt Emerson has been re-signed for the next Proline season. Emerson, who recently closed the ARCA series championship by taking 3 straight wins, sits 2nd in points and the team looks forward to contending for a championship this season as well as next. "Our whole organization started off pretty slow but everyone has taken strides and we're happy to have atleast 1 car in the chase. Hopefully we can keep a tight points battle all the way into Atlanta." Realtree and WIX Filters are expected to provide sponsorship to Emerson's #40 for the season.

In addition, FOM has announced the Nick Baker has been signed to a new third team for the next Proline season. Baker, who brings lots of experience to the organization, will also bring his #9 along with sponsors Dollar General, Rexall, and Great Clips to set his season. "We look forward to working with Baker next season and hope to brings some good results."