DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The 51st Annual RPM@Daytona will be headlined by several prominent figures in the motorsports business led by Josh Holt, one of the owner’s of MyRacePass.
The event will be held at the Shores Resort & Spa on Feb. 11-13.
New sessions, including the “The Jody Session”, dedicated to Jody Deery, one of the founders and loyal believers in the Workshops. The session will be dedicated to females in the sport and will be led by the women of the sport.
Joining these programs will be the traditional sessions, including the legal update and “Pro Bono” hour will be expounded upon and delivered in breakout sessions as well as many other sessions that assist and impact the short track motorsports industry.
Included throughout the sessions will be the presentations of the regional and national Auto-Racing Promoter of the Year (ARPY) awards as well as the outstanding short track event and the “Jody Deery Award.”
Full Schedule
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2024;
NEW EXTENDED TIME 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. RPM@DAYTONA Workshop Credentials **Exhibitors Area ***
SUPER BOWL WATCH PARTY – 6:00pm until GAME ENDS – RICHARD PETTY ROOM – presented by Race Track Wholesale
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2024;
8:00 a.m. WORKSHOPS GUEST SERVICES DESK OPENS, Convention Area Downstairs at the Shores Advanced and late-entry credentials available.
8:30 a.m. WORKSHOPS TRADE SHOW OPENS, products and services for promoters and short tracks.
9:45 a.m. PROMOTERS’ WELCOME, The Shores Resort & Spa
9:45 a.m. 51st Annual RPM@Daytona Workshops Opening – WHERE IT ALL BEGINS
9:50 a.m. JOSH HOLT, One of the founding partners of MyRacePass. Holt will bring his unique insight, experience and thoughts as we move through what can be considered different times in our industry.
10:40 a.m. BRETT DEYO, Deyo has become one of the most successful ticketing selling promoters in the Northeast’s dense market. He is here to help you enhance your ticket sales with what he has found successful in the promotional world.
11:45 a.m. TBD; “Special Guest”
12:00-1:25 p.m. LUNCH BREAK
1:25 p.m. WORKSHOP RECONVENES, announcements and introduction of special guests;
PAUL UNDERWOOD – K&K Insurance (May be Steve Sinclair Speaking)
PAUL MENTING – Hoosier Racing Tire
1:45 p.m. CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE; STATE OF THE CRATE, Chevrolet Performance, “State of the Crate” direct from one of the top executives at Chevrolet Performance.
2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – EXHIBITOR EXHIBITION TIME – Spend time with our vendors and enjoy a refreshment. There is a homework assignment. If you are a promoter, by the end of the show on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, collect and turn a business card from each vendor and your topic discussed with each exhibitor, that will be turned in at the registration desk. The Promoter with the most meaningful visits will win a prize announced at the final session of the Workshops presented by MyRacePass.
2:30-5:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions: .
THE K&K INSURANCE ROOM
2:30-3:45 p.m. “THE JODY SESSION” led by Renee Dupuis. Dupuis, a former racer, is an advocate of females in the sport and their success. She is now a promotional partner in the Monaco Modified Series she will lead an entire session devoted to “Women in the Promotional Business…” named after Jody Deery, this session will be featured at each workshop.
3:45-4:15 p.m. “THE BIG EVENT” a hearty panel of promoters, who put on “Big Events” like the Snowball Derby, Oktoberfest at LaCrosse and others who are willing to do a Q & A Session to help you make your “Big Event” bigger.
THE HOOSIER TIRE ROOM
2:30-3:30 p.m. TICKETS, TICKETS, TICKETS… RPM Takes a look at Ticketing, a ticketing session hosted by experts.
3:30-4:15 p.m. A DIFFERENT TICKETING PERSPECTING… John Haak from EventSprout gives his views on the Ticketing Industry.
2:00 p.m. **** NEW SESSION / LOCATION *** – BOARDROOM – TOP FLOOR; “PROMOTION 101” – AJ MOORE FROM LAKE ERIE SPEEDWAY, the very basics.
MAIN ROOM;
4:15-5:00 p.m. ASK AN ARPY – Past Auto Racing Promoters of the Year take to the stage to answer a multitude of questions.
5:00 p.m. CLOSING REMARKS, ADJOURNMENT – PROMOTER’S NIGHT @ VOLUSIA SPEEWAY PARK, DIRTCAR NATIIONALS
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2024;
8:15 a.m. WORKSHOPS GUEST SERVICES DESK OPENS, Convention Area Downstairs at the Shores Advanced and late-entry credentials available.
8:30 a.m. WORKSHOPS TRADE SHOW OPENS, Continental breakfast, products and services for promoters and short tracks.
9:30 a.m. WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS; Sponsor Presentations;
9:45 a.m. DIGITAL MARKETING, BRYAN ROBB, from Full Throttle Marketing, Bryan Robb gives a presentation on Digital Marketing
10:30 a.m. ICMS & the IMPORTANCE OF SAFETY INITIATIVES AT YOUR TRACK, TOM WEISENBACH & RANDY LAJOIE, discuss Safety Topics that apply directly to what you do with your business.
11:00 a.m. TICKETING IN THE INDUSTRY
11:30 a.m. ANNUAL CASE LAW SUMMARY: Paul Tetreault, Agajanian, McFall, Weiss, Tetreault, & Crist, LLP review the year’s case law decisions.
12:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. LUNCH BREAK
1:30 p.m. WORKSHOP RECONVENES, followed by Concurrent Sessions: with influential topics presented in two rooms.
THE K&K INSURANCE ROOM
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. – MOTORSPORTS, GENERAL LAW DISCUSSION; Tetreault updates attendees on the circumstances that surround our environment (open to written questions).
2:30 – 3:30 p.m. – PRO-BONO HOUR, Tetreault takes an hour to discuss topics individually
THE HOOSIER TIRE ROOM
1:30 – 2:00 p.m. – GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR DRIVER’S MEETING with Matt Rowe
2:30 – 3:00 p.m. – THE EVOLVING ADVANCES IN RACE MANAGEMENT EQUIPMENT
3:00-3:50 p.m. – FOSTERING SHORT TRACK RACING, Sean Foster, Promoter, Traveler, Willing Maintainer of Short Track Racing shares his thoughts and takes questions on moving the ball forward.
1:45 p.m. **** NEW SESSION / LOCATION *** – BOARDROOM – TOP FLOOR; “PRO – CARSON GRAMM, an A-Z to in Sponsorship from start-to-finish, what to sell, how to approach and a how your presentation should look.
MAIN ROOM
4:00 – 5:00 p.m. – MYRACEPASS PRESENTS “THE VICTORY LAP”; 5 minutes with Josh Holt, meet the RPM “Event of the Year” winner and the introduction of the 47th Auto-Racing Promoter of the Year
5:00 p.m. ADJOURNMENT: Enjoy, please remain safe, with a safe journey home or continuing enjoying the exciting racing action throughout Volusia County and all of Florida. – HOOSIER TIRE NIGHT @ NEW SMYRNA SPEEDWAY FOR THE PROMOTERS