January 2010 - RW Motorsports, participants in various USAC National Race Teams, inclusive of the #17b Midget car, has purchased Fontana Automotive from owner Joe Fontana. The RWMS Team, led by Steven Weirich and Mario Rotondo, is proud and excited to add this new element of racing excellence to our company - providing Championship caliber engines to the Midget racing community. Fontana Automotive will be operated with the same commitment to performance and winning by new owner Steven Weirich, General Manager Scott Benic, Operations Manager Rick Paradis, and 2009’s National Midget Series Champion, Brad Kuhn.
Possessing parallel values of dedication to quality of performance and a drive for winning, RW Motorsports looks forward to the opportunity to propel the existing success of the Fontana products to the forefront of the this ever-growing division of racing. Fontana Automotive has been committed to bringing innovation and state-of-the-art design to specialty engine products for the past 25 years. Fontana’s premier product, the New Generation midget engine, based on the GM four cylinder, is the result of 25 years of on-going development. It meets the expressed needs of today’s racer. Reliability, drivability, a wide, smooth power band, lightweight, best left side weight in the industry, and most importantly, an engine that can win any race - a Championship engine!
Fontana Automotive, a new division of RW Motorsports. Championship caliber engines for Championship race Teams.
Look for new updates, product and equipment sales, and continuing updates at
www.fontana-automotive.com
Please contact us for more information:
Scott Benic at 765-860-5840 and
sbenic@rotondoweirich.com
Brad Kuhn at
bkuhn@rotondoweirich.com
Rick Paradis at 310-292-2344
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