For information contact:

Carl McClaskey (309) 788-6311; carl@teamrockisland.com

Roger Ruthhart (309) 736-3517; grandprix@qconline.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Rock Island Grand Prix announces

class lineup for Sept. 4-5, 2010 event
Includes biggest national ‘clone’ sprint race of the year

ROCK ISLAND, ILL – The Rock Island Grand Prix, the world’s largest karting street
race presented by AT&T, has announced its class lineup for 2010. New to the program is
what organizers believe will be the biggest 4-cycle International (clone) sprint race of the
year.

“Adding clones at Rock Island was a difficult decision,” said RIGP president Roger
Ruthhart. “On one hand we do not wish to see this package promoted at the national level
because it would be detrimental to the purity of the class. It should remain a basic, stock,
entry-level program. On the other hand, we have an opportunity at Rock Island, unlike
virtually any other karting event, to exposure huge numbers of spectators to the sport. At
a time when everyone is sensitive to economics and our sport needs more new blood, the
clones offer an opportunity for more people to get into and experience our sport.

“We see this as an exposure opportunity and clones as a way to rejuvenate 4-cycle Briggs
& Stratton sprint racing, which is something we are passionate about. There are huge
numbers of clone racers in the area who have asked us to consider their class, which we
have done. We expect to have to run a Last Chance Qualifier in this class which will just
give us another chance to showcase this racing opportunity to spectators,” said Ruthhart.
The karts and motors in the 4-cycle International or clone class will undergo strict pre-
race safety and motor tech on Friday. They will pay a lower entry fee and no purse will
be paid. Once approved by officials, motors will be painted. Other 4-cycle classes will be
Animal Heavy and the “Rumble at The Rock” Animal Medium feature race.

Other adjustments to the race lineup over what was run in 2009 are minimal.

The RIGP will run Rotax Senior and Rotax Junior classes in 2010. Rotax Masters will
now run with TAG Masters, not its own class. Junior Yamaha has been dropped. Other
TAG classes will be TAG Senior and Masters as well as IAME Leopard.

Superkarts! USA’s King of the Streets race will again be the headline event of the
weekend and feature Honda stock moto power. The North American Street
Championship race will run as KZ2 this year. The 125cc Masters G1 class will also
remain on the schedule and be open to tuned moto drivers as young as 25 who are not
national-level drivers.

Yamaha Medium and Heavy can classes will again be offered as will 2-cycle Pipe Heavy
which includes Yamaha, HPV and KPV motors.

‘The Rock’ is proud to continue its long-term partnerships with Superkarts! USA and
TAG USA. As always, organizers retain the right to alter the program. Classes that do not
have adequate entries by August 1 may be dropped, Ruthhart said.

Additional announcements regarding plans for several specific classes will follow
shortly. Registration is expected to begin online in early March. Previous competitors and
those on the contact list will receive postcards and email notifications when registration
has been opened and announcements will be made on karting forums.

“We are excited about the program we are putting forth this year, both on the race track
and with additional ancillary festival-weekend activities. We have been working hard to
keep our event among the premier one-off races in the sport and in the process have
added some exciting new partners with additional announcements to follow soon.

Earlier in the week, the RIGP announced the addition of O’Reilly Auto Parts and Kids
Racing For Kids foundation as event sponsors, and the return of AT&T as a Presenting
Sponsor for the 16th year.

“Rock Island has always been the one place where all forms of karting come together for
great racing and great camaraderie. Never will that be more evident than in 2010. This is
one event that everyone – TAG, shifter, Rotax, 2-cycle, 4-cycle, Leopard and clones –
will want to have on their race calendar,” said Ruthhart. Dates for this year’s event are
Sept. 4-5.

Watch rockislandgrandprix.com or its Facebook and Myspace pages for additional

information.
Additional details and a tentative race order follow.

Race Racing Class Wt# Laps

1. King of the Streets (SKUSA S1 Pro Stock Moto) 385 30
2. 4-cycle International (Clone) 375 15
3. TAG Masters (TAG USA Rules) 380-410 20
4. 2-cycle Super Sportsman Heavy 365 15
5. N. American Street Championship (KZ2 shifter) 375 20
6. 4-cycle Sr. Animal Heavy 375 15
7. TAG Senior (TAG USA rules) 350-380 20
8. Rotax Junior (Rotax Challenge rules) 320 20
9. 2-cycle Pipe Heavy (Yamaha, HPV + KPV) 350/355/360 15
10. 125cc Masters (SKUSA G1- ICC/tuned moto) 405 20
11. Rotax Senior (Rotax Challenge rules) 365 20
12. 2-cycle Super Sportsman Med. 340 15
13. TAG Junior (TAG USA rules) 320 20
14. Rumble at The Rock (Sr. Animal Med.) 350 15
15. IAME Leopard (TAG USA rules) 360 20

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The Downtown Rock Island Arts and Entertainment District hosts The Rock Island Grand
Prix. It features retail shops, excellent restaurants, live entertainment, dinner theater, art galleries
and comedy clubs all within walking distance of the host hotel. Jumer’s Casino & Hotel is just a
short drive away. Rock Island is located on the Mississippi River three hours west of Chicago in
an area known as the Quad-Cities which straddles the river and the Illinois/Iowa border. It is at
the intersection of Interstate highways 74, 88 and 80 and is served by Quad City International
Airport in Moline, Ill. ridistrict.com

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