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Buras and Research Racing Move to Hooverspeed

BOCA RATON, Fla. (April 11, 2008) - Research Racing, LLC and driver Todd Buras announced changes to their 2008 SCCA Pro Racing Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup plans today. The team will now join Hooverspeed of Cameron Park, Calif., for all of its planned U.S.-based races.

“We are delighted to be working with Jason Hoover and his Hooverspeed team,” said Racing Research, LLC team principal Allan Boshell. “The series’ schedule change from Houston and Cleveland to Portland and Elkhart Lake posed some problems for us and we felt moving to a west coast based operation would be best for our efforts.”

Boshell, of Boca Raton, Fla., and fellow team principal Chad Stanford, of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., have placed Buras in their MX-5 Cup car with a mission to raise awareness for pancreatic cancer and encourage others to visit The Patty Boshell Pancreatic Cancer Foundation Web site, www.pancreaticcure.org, founded by Boshell. The Foundation’s purpose is to fund research devoted to pancreatic cancer by partnering with the team’s other sponsor, The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (www.pancan.org), which is the nation’s largest and most active organization devoted to wiping out the dreadful disease.

“We are happy to see Todd join our team and to have the presence of Research Racing on our cars and in our paddock,” team owner Jason Hoover said. “Their cause of getting more research dollars for pancreatic cancer is an admirable one and we are proud to be part of this important effort.”

The 2008 MX-5 Cup season will begin at Road Atlanta, May 1 – 3.

About SCCA Pro Racing Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup

Stepping up in place of the former MAZDASPEED Miata Cup, the Mazda MX-5 Cup made its debut in 2006. Featuring identical Mazda MX-5s on spec Kumho tires, MX-5 Cup gives drivers the opportunity to run on high-profile weekends in an economical, entry-level racing series. As part of the MAZDASPEED Driver Development Ladder, the 2008 MX-5 Cup Champion will receive a ride in the SCCA SPEED World Challenge Touring Car Championship, courtesy of Mazda. The 2008 MX-5 Cup schedule features eight races at prestigious events across North America, and with grids composed of roughly 30 cars at each race, MX-5 Cup has become one of the best shows in motorsports today. For more information, visit www.mx-5cup.com.

About the Patty Boshell Pancreatic Cancer Foundation

Founded in 2006, the Patty Boshell Pancreatic Cancer Foundation was established to aid in the advancement of research, education and awareness of pancreatic cancer. The Foundation’s focus is to increase the funding to organizations dedicated to pancreas cancer research, with special emphasis on scientific discovery for early detection and prevention. For more information go to www.pancreaticcure.org.

About Research Racing

Founded in 2007 to compete in various sports car and road racing series events, Research Racing is dedicated to the effort of increasing awareness and funding for pancreas cancer research within the racing community and the community at large through partner sponsors. The team works closely with established racing organizations such as Hooverspeed in Cameron Park, Calif., to build, prepare and field the cars. For more information you can go to www.research-racing.com