Racing Limos Franchise News

DOVER, N.H., May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Racing Limos America, Inc., a subsidiary of Atlas Technology Group (OTC:ATYG), is estimating revenue gains for its franchisees for an 8th consecutive quarter.
Although firm numbers are not yet complete, Racing Limos America is reporting Q1 2012 gains for its franchisees. The estimates show increases from the previous quarter as well as from the same quarter last year.
"Almost all franchisees have reported their numbers," says Racing Limos America President and Atlas CEO James Albion. "We are confident that when all franchisee numbers are confirmed, we'll be able to report yet another quarter of growth. This further illustrates that our new business model is in full throttle forward, and is a testament to the diligence and commitment of our franchisees to the business...

DOVER, N.H., May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Although its financials will not be posted until May 15, Racing Limos America, Inc., a subsidiary of Atlas Technology Group (OTC: ATYG), is expected to report a 50% increase in its Q1 2012 revenues over its previous quarter.
"We will be able to confirm these numbers in a few days," says Atlas CEO James Albion. "I am confident the estimates will prove we have yet again shown a revenues increase."
Albion is confident this is the start of a break out year for Atlas and Racing Limos America. "We are getting a fairly steady stream of emails for franchise inquiries," says Albion. "Both from the U.S. and from Canada. Our most popular inquiries in the past 30 days have been for information on Los Angeles CA, Dallas TX, and Birmingham AL...

DOVER, N.H., May 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Racing Limos America, Inc., a subsidiary of Atlas Technology Group (OTC: ATYG), announces it has commenced application for opening franchise locations in Canada.
Racing Limos America has announced it has started filing an application to open locations in Canada.
"We've started the application process," says Atlas President Tyler Libby. "We've done no marketing in Canada to date, but we've been receiving inquiries for franchise information from Montreal, Vancouver, and several other cities over the last few months. Our original plan was to start the application process in 2013, but we can't ignore the consistent inquiries we've been receiving."
CEO James Albion says the process is under way to incorporate "Racing Limos Canada" and has been in touch with a franchise law firm in Montreal to assist with the application process...

DOVER, N.H., April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Racing Limos America, Inc., a subsidiary of Atlas Technology Group (OTC:ATYG), announces it will be opening the Indianapolis location sometime in mid 2012.
"As part of our expansion efforts," says Atlas CEO and Racing Limos America President James Albion, "we felt it was essential to get Indianapolis open. This gives us an important marketing presence in one of racing's most prestigious home cities."
"This is exciting news," says Atlas President Tyler Libby. "Indianapolis has been the center of attention for so many important events as of late, like the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship a couple of years ago, the Super Bowl® this past year, and of course the Indy 500 every year. It's an essential part of our midwest marketing and branding presence...

DOVER, N.H., April 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Racing Limos America, Inc., a subsidiary of Atlas Technology Group (OTC:ATYG), announces that its Lehigh Valley / Poconos (Pennsylvania) franchise has received a 5-star rating from Limos.com.
Limos.com was started by the founders of hotwire.com and is one of the nation's largest sites for limousine services and reviews.
"Anytime a company as big as Limos.com gives one of our franchisees a 5-star rating, we are absolutely thrilled," says Atlas CEO and Racing Limos America President James Albion. "We hope all our present and future franchisees will continue to prove that all Racing Limos America locations deserve a 5-star rating."
You can learn more about this exceptional Racing Limos America franchise and their marketing partners at www...

DOVER, N.H., April 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Racing Limos America, Inc., a subsidiary of Atlas Technology Group (OTC:ATYG.PK), announces it has received a Letter of Intent from an interstate group for the purchase of the Miami, FL franchise location.
"We had plans to open Miami as a company operated location sometime this year," says Atlas CEO and Racing Limos America President James Albion. "Having Miami as a purchased franchise is fantastic for the company. It's exciting for us to have a franchise opening in such a diverse, major city."
"The opening of Miami is also a gateway to not only opening more major U.S. cities in the coming months," continues Albion, "but also gives Racing Limos America the opportunity to bust out in the exceptionally important multibillion-dollar Hispanic Market sector...

DOVER, N.H., March 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Racing Limos America, Inc., a subsidiary of Atlas Technology Group (OTC:ATYG), is reporting gains for its franchisees - AGAIN.
Racing Limos America is reporting Q4 2011 gains for its franchisees. With all franchisees reporting, revenues are up 6.4% from the previous quarter, and 9.1% from the same time last year.
"2011 was a tough year for the economy, and yet our franchisees, overall, found their way through," says CEO James Albion. "We've made some in-roads with major ad agencies and some fortune-500 companies. I am looking forward to our franchisees seeing sizable revenue gains as we anticipate the start of national marketing partnerships in 2012."
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DOVER, N.H., March 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Racing Limos America, Inc., a subsidiary of Atlas Technology Group (OTC: ATYG), is expecting continued strong revenue growth through 2012. Payments from Franchisees and brand building activities through advertising and marketing late in 2011 and into 2012 are fueling the growth in Racing Limos America. The Company experienced growth of 2000% in Q3 2011 and expects continued strong growth through 2012.
"We had presence at the Super Bowl this year, which has turned out to be productive because of the leads we generated and the exposure we obtained. Needless to say we are excited about the rest of 2012," said CEO James Albion.
"This is a great niche business and we are working to be an industry leader...

DOVER, N.H., Dec. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Racing Limos America, Inc., a subsidiary of Atlas Technology Group (OTC: ATYG), is expecting continued revenue growth through Q4 2011 and into 2012.
"We had a spectacular third quarter," says CEO James Albion, referring to their November 22 news of their 2,000% Q3 revenue growth. Payments from Franchisees as well as beefed up marketing and advertising programs extending through the holiday season are expected to provide strong Q4 earnings for the Company.
"We are out pushing for holiday advertising for the remainder of this year," says CEO Albion. "We're also looking at more serious revenues in early 2012 as we continue speaking with dozens of ad agencies about advertising for the Super Bowl...

Franchisees Report Gains over Second Quarter and Over Same Time Last Year
DOVER, N.H., Nov. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Racing Limos America, Inc., a subsidiary of Atlas Technology Group (OTC:ATYG.PK), is reporting strong third quarter revenues.
The company is reporting a near 2,000% increase in revenues over second quarter.
"We are starting to see more active interest in our marketing partnerships and with payments being made on a couple of franchise locations, so it looks like we're starting to roll," says Atlas CEO and Racing Limos America™ President James Albion. "With the holidays coming, it's advertising season, and we hope to take full advantage of that."
Albion says they are pursuing major shopping malls, ski resorts, and casinos for the holiday season with short-term promotions to help these major partners get a feel for working with Racing Limos America...

DOVER, N.H., Nov. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Racing Limos America, Inc., a subsidiary of Atlas Technology Group (OTC:ATYG.PK), announces that its Racing Limos America franchise in Kennewick, WA has been voted 2011 Entrepreneur of the Year in the Tri-Cities region. The Tri-Cities Regional Chamber of Commerce nominated Racing Limos of Tri-Cities and its owners, Gary and Karen Davis, for their "creativity, community service and dedication…"
Gary & Karen Davis of Kennewick, WA have owned and operated the Racing Limos franchise since January 2008, was Racing Limos's Franchise of the Year in 2009 and named 2009 Small Business of the Year. They have built a loyal following of both ride customers and acquired more than a dozen marketing partnerships, including five regional radio stations, FastSigns, two financial investment companies, country music chart-topping recording artist Michael Peterson, Three Rivers Convention Center, and the Toyota Center Coliseum...

DOVER, N.H., Nov. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Racing Limos America™, Inc., a subsidiary of Atlas Technology Group (OTC:ATYG.PK), announces its new marketing effort for 2012.
With an increase in Q3 2011 revenues and vying for a better fourth quarter than last year, as well as vigorously executing their fourth quarter capital "first phase" funding efforts, the company is preparing for a significant push on all fronts: marketing partnerships, community relations, and franchise sales.
"The objective for the remainder of 2011 is to build the foundation necessary for a January 2012 launch of an exciting, multimedia marketing campaign," says CEO James Albion. "We had hoped for better results earlier this year, but we had to plow through unforeseen obstacles that slowed us down...

DOVER, N.H., Nov. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- From CEO of Atlas Technology Group (OTC:ATYG.PK) and President of Racing Limos America™, Inc. James Albion. This is part 1 of a 2-part conversation.
With 2012 just around the corner, I thought this an opportune moment to reflect on 2011 and briefly discuss where we are going in 2012.
Anyone who has been following us through 2011 knows we had a difficult year. The work of entering the public sector in this difficult business environment has meant facing challenges beyond normal business, and made it difficult to push forward: difficult, but not impossible. We had a pretty good third quarter, and expect to have a better fourth quarter. What's most important is that we ARE moving forward, building a solid foundation for next year...

DOVER, NH--(Marketwire - February 16, 2011) - Racing Limos America, Inc., a subsidiary of Atlas Technology Group (PINKSHEETS: ATYG), is pleased to announce the first four cities in which the company will expand in 2011.

Those cities are: Atlanta, GA; Dallas, TX; Miami, FL; Los Angeles, CA.

Chairman & CEO James Albion states, "We already have three serious inquiries for Miami, and we have recently received an updated 'Letter of Intent' for Dallas."

In addition, Albion will be announcing soon, details on the intended purchase of property in the New Hampshire Seacoast for their national headquarters. "It is essential we have a home base from which to grow on a national scale." About Racing Limos America, Inc...

DOVER, NH--(Marketwire - January 10, 2011) - Racing Limos America, Inc., a subsidiary of Atlas Technology Group (PINKSHEETS: ATYG), is pleased to announce the start of its anticipated plans for expansion in 2011.

"The Atlas Technology acquisition boosts our financial position, allowing us to push ahead to the anticipated expansion of the Racing Limos brand to a national level," says Chairman James Albion.

Albion stated the 2011 year will commence with the completion of a comprehensive website renovation, including strongly developed Marketing Partnership and Franchise Opportunity sections. The Investor Relations section will include Racing Limos' updated strategy, and information regarding assets of the corporation...

DOVER, NH --(Marketwire - December 2, 2010) - Racing Limos America, Inc. is pleased to announce its acquisition by Atlas Technology Group (PINKSHEETS: ATYG).

As part of this acquisition, the Chairman reigns have been turned over to Racing Limos America's president, James Albion.

"We are thrilled by this deal and the growth potential of Racing Limos America because of it," smiled Albion. "This is a first incredible step in our ability to nationally brand Racing Limos and become a serious player in marketing on a nationwide scale." About Racing Limos America, Inc. Headquartered in Dover, NH, Racing Limos America, Inc. is a franchise operating system of race car themed stretch limousines, focused on advertising and marketing partnerships, business-to-business relationship development, and specialty transportation...

Franchisee Of The YearJanuary 13, 2009 // Franchising.com // Racing Limos, Inc. has announced the Franchisee of the Year for 2008-2009 and the 2008 Marketing Idea of the Year Award.

Gary and Karen Davis own Racing Limos of Tri-Cities which is based in Richland, Washington and received the highest honor.

In January of 2008, the couple were granted a franchise and purchased a Dodge Charger. "We have only been in business for less than 12 months so it was exciting to learn that we were being recognized for our accomplishments and efforts so soon," said Gary Davis.

Being involved in charities was one of the reasons the judge selected Racing Limos of Tri-Cities. Some of those organizations include the March of Dimes, the Lewis and Clark PTA, the local Humane Society, Forever Homes (which assists abused, abandoned and neglected children) and the Hsinchu Municipal Pei-Ying Junior High School (Taiwan)...

May 06, 2008 // Franchising.com // Racing Limos President Bryan Pease is encoraging all Racing Limos operators and their guests to participate in the NASCAR Day Telethon 2008.

Fans will have a chance on May 18 to speak with their favorite drivers, celebrate NASCAR Day and make a donation to a charitable cause of their choice. The Foundation has brought together Nextel Cup, Busch and Craftsman Truck series drivers to help answer phones as part of the first ever event.

Sirius Satellite Radio will go live from the telethon all day long. SPEED will do live cut-ins throughout the day and NASCAR.com will stream SIRIUS' broadcasts as well as provide original video content on their homepage all day long.

"This event is a great opportunity for those in the business and fans of racing to give back to the sport they love," said Pease...

March 25, 2008 // Franchising.com // Sonoma, CA – Bay Area Racing Limos, Inc. and Racing Limos, Inc. is pleased to announce its designation as The Official Limousine Provider of Infineon Raceway for the 2008 season. The agreement was signed last week.

"We're excited about the opportunity to provide transportation services to and from the track, but also to partner with Infineon Raceway in co-marketing efforts and charitable events throughout the Bay Area!", commented CEO Curt Chandler. "Our Racing Themed limousines are a perfect alternative for race fans wishing to avoid the hassle of driving and waiting in long lines to enter the track. Our charters will include VIP access delivering race fans right to their seats to NASCAR, IRL Indy Cars, NHRA Dragster, AMA SuperBikes, Wine Country Classic and Pinks All-Out...

March 13, 2008 // Franchising.com // An investment group from Philadelphia has obtained the rights last week to Racing Limos; according to a press release issued today. Kent Development, Inc. is owned by Kymberlee O'Neill, Traci Marra, Edward Killian and Nick Piscitelli.

Each of the partners bring something to the table. O'Neill is a real estate attorney.

"We partnered mainly in real estate investing but were looking for a franchise purchase," she said.

Marra's expertise centers around computer technology. It doesn't hurt that she is also a fan of the sport.

"Having been a lifelong NASCAR fan, I have seen the sport explode in popularity," Marra said. "In the area we are in, I believe that the standard limo business is successful and that the Racing Limos theme will set us apart from the rest...