Area 51 Motorsports Set To Launch At The Gatornationals

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AREA 51 MOTORSPORTS SET TO LAUNCH AT THE GATORNATIONALS

Gainesville Pre Race: The 2003 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series' Pro Stock 
Motorcycle division gets underway March 14-16 at the 34th annual MAC TOOLS 
Gatornationals in Gainesville, FL. Area 51 Motorsports will be launching its 
inaugural season in the NHRA.  The team recently completed testing in Florida 
and is anxious to begin its march towards the 2003 championship.  Ken 
Johnson, crew chief commented,  "Fast Freddy and the Area 51 Pro Stock Bike 
performed well during testing.   Our new Star Racing engine was awesome".

For Fred Collis, this marked the first time he has driven the bike and 
allowed him to get acclimated to the new engine combination. Collis stated,  
"The team's progress is already amazing.  I am really looking forward to this 
season and the challenge of competing in the NHRA on a full-time basis."

Fred Collis, a graduate of Frank Hawley's Drag Racing School, is no stranger 
to the track in Gainesville as he has made many passes as both a student and 
a competitor.  Fred's best NHRA appearance was the 1999 AutoZone Nationals in 
Memphis, TN where he beat Matt Hines in an exciting semi-final round match up 
by cutting a near perfect .401 light and was runner-up to Angelle Savoie in 
the finals.

John Harris, General Manager commented, "Our group has assembled some of the 
best talent in the NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle ranks.  We have all worked 
extremely hard to put a solid entry in the field.  The Star Racing engine 
program, Ken Johnson and Fast Freddy Collis give us a real opportunity to win 
at every race.  We cannot thank George and Jackie Bryce enough for all of 
their guidance thru this initial startup phase."

Tommy O'Brien, Co-Owner and Team Manager, added, "We have been working on 
putting a program together for over a year. It really worked out great for us 
that Star Racing was not able to field a bike this season. We were able to 
purchase their championship Suzuki and set up an engine lease program with 
them. The team that's been assembled has the experience necessary to give us 
an opportunity to win the championship.  The NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series 
is known for its competitiveness and all of us at Area 51 are excited about 
the upcoming season and our inaugural run at the Gators." 

Area 51 Motorsports gets their season underway with qualifying on Friday and 
Saturday. Eliminations begin at 11:00am on Sunday.  Eliminations will be 
shown Sunday, March 16 on ESPN2 beginning at 9:00pm (All times are eastern).

About Area 51 Motorsports

Area 51 Motorsports is a Dallas-based, NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle team that is 
competing in the 2003 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series.  The principal 
owners' 75 years of combined experience in motorsports spans the last 20 
years in the NHRA, Indy Racing League, NASCAR and the Sports Car Club of 
America.  Area 51 Motorsports was formed in November 2002 by five Dallas-area 
businessmen, whose desire is to build a championship-winning organization 
both on and off the track.

Contact:
John Harris, johnh@area51-motorsports, 214-228-7906
Area 51 Motorsports
545 E. John Carpenter Freeway
Suite 1430
Dallas, Texas   75062 
Phone: 469-916-9717