Norm Desjardins Opens "The Body Shop"

Veteran motorsports professional – and longtime friend of Godfather Motorsports -- Norm Desjardins has announced the opening of The Body Shop, a new company servicing auto racers throughout New England. His facility is located at 134 Cross Road in Tamworth, New Hampshire.

The Body Shop will focus on providing oval track and road racing enthusiasts with the complete line of Aluminum Racing Products auto racing bodies and accessories. Better known as ARbodies, the Greenbrier Tennessee based company has been in the business of manufacturing a complete line of racer friendly composite silhouette bodies for motorsports since 1982.

Desjardins has been active in the auto racing arena for 47 years and has owned or managed a variety of motorsports related businesses including NRP Race Cars, Quint Boisvert Racing, and BSR Products in Mooresville North Carolina.

“I've long enjoyed working with racers and I'm excited to launch this new venture,” said Desjardins. “ARbodies is well known for manufacturing a superior,racer friendly product; they are one of two companies nationally that manufactures the ABC (Approved Body Configuration) late model body, as well as a unique line of Muscle Car bodies that have proven popular in a variety of applications. ARbodies also offers a number of products for asphalt and dirt track Sportsman and four cylinder competitors. We have an extensive inventory already in place, and we look forward to servicing the needs of the region's' racers.”

The Body Shop is open weekends during the off season and other times by appointment. Like the company on Facebook at The Body Shop – AR bodies for motorsports. The complete ARbodies product line can be viewed at www.arbodies.com . Email arpnorm@hotmail.com or dial (603) 387-5598.