St. Pete Wrap-Up

Revolution Motorsports St. Petersburg Wrap-up
Hayner & Sak give Corvette Top 10 status
St. Petersburg, Fla. February 23, 2003  The inaugural running of the St. 
Petersburg Grand Prix saw the #02 Trenton Forging Corvette, driven by Stu 
Hayner, and the #10 Revolution Motorsports Corvette, driven by rookie 
sensation Bobby Sak, bring home their team cars in 5th and 7th place 
respectively. The event was the first on the schedule for the 2003 Trans-Am 
Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup.

“I’m real proud of both our guys,” said team owner, Don Sak, following 
today’s run. “This was a great track, and an exciting race. Bobby and Stu 
both dug in and kept our cars in the hunt all day. Bobby did exactly what 
we had asked him to. We wanted him to run steady… stay with the field and 
finish the day. I think he’s going to have a great rookie year. Martha 
[Sak] and I couldn’t be prouder. He did an excellent job.”

Hayner’s day got off to a tough start. When the field took the green flag 
on the wide airport straight, Hayner was edged to the outside.

“We came up to take the green flag and the pack fanned out three and four 
wide,” said Hayner. “With a long straight start you can have a situation 
where the back of the field can really gather up steam heading into the 
first turn. I got a little bit wide on the straight and picked up the fine 
sand on my tires. I had to ease out of it a bit and lost a few spots. While 
I wasn’t happy about it, I was confident we had the car to work our way 
back the front.”

“The track was a lot of fun,” Hayner continued. “For Trans-Am, this is what 
it’s all about. I thought everyone did a good job giving each other room 
while putting on a great show for the St. Petersburg fans. It seemed the 
track had some greasy spots… or some sand… something.. I know when we came 
off one of the caution periods, going through the “kink” was a bit of an 
extra thrill. But it really was a fun race track.”

“I’m pleased with our 5th place finish,” Hayner added, but I really felt we 
had a better car at the start. We haven’t pinned it down yet, but at some 
point we dropped a valve or something…I know I didn’t have eight 
cylinders.. that’s for sure. We just dug in and peddled like crazy. So, 
all-in-all, we’re happy were able to put two Corvettes in the top-10.”

“And what about Bobby Sak?” laughed Hayner. “I can’t tell you how great it 
was to see him have that kind of run. If he keeps it up, he’s going to have 
an amazing season.”

Revolution fans will be able to catch all the Trans-Am Series races this 
year on SPEED. The next race in Long Beach will air April 13 at 9:00pm EST. 
As an added feature, the Trenton Forging #2 Corvette will be carrying two 
onboard cameras.

Revolution Motorsports in association with Trenton Forging competes as part 
of the Trans-Am Series for the BF Goodrich Tires Cup. All events are 
nationally televised on SPEED. The Trans-Am Series is the oldest form of 
American sports car racing.

You can find out more at www.trans-amseries.com. For complete driver 
biographies and information on Revolution Motorsports, please visit 
www.GoRevolution.com.
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