GENTILOZZI TO APPEAR AT CHAMP CAR TOWN MEETING

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 19, 2003

GENTILOZZI TO APPEAR AT CHAMP CAR TOWN MEETING

LONG BEACH, Calif. ‹ Three-time Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup
champion Paul Gentilozzi will be part of a blue-ribbon panel of guests at
the Long Beach Champ Car World Series Town Meeting. The meeting is scheduled
for Monday, March 24 from 7-8:30 p.m. at The Grand at Willow Street Centre,
4101 E. Willow St., in Long Beach.

Gentilozzi will be joined on the panel by Champ Car President and CEO
Christopher R. Pook, Toyota Grand Prix Association President and CEO Jim
Michaelian, SPEED Channel President Jim Liberatore, and Rocketsports Racing
Champ Car driver Alex Tagliani.

Gentilozzi owns teams in both the Trans-Am Series and Champ Car World
Series, is a successful commercial real estate developer, and is competing
on a limited basis in the Trans-Am Series.

Gentilozzi¹s most recent appearance at Long Beach included what is
considered by many to be the most exciting finish in Trans-Am Series
history. Last year, Gentilozzi won a three-car battle between Boris Said and
Justin Bell on the final lap to notch his fourth victory on the tricky
temporary street course.

Four-time Trans-Am Series Drivers¹ Champion and SPEED Channel broadcaster
Tommy Kendall will moderate the evening¹s question-and-answer session.

The Long Beach Town Meeting, part of Champ Car¹s rapidly growing Town
Meeting Series, will give fans a chance to have an open dialogue with some
of the Champ World Series¹ top drivers, promoters, executives and team
owners. Fans in attendance are urged to ask questions of the panel. The Town
Meeting is open to anyone who registers in advance at
www.champcarworldseries.com. Space is limited.

The Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup features closed-fendered,
production-based, V-8-powered sports cars. The Trans-Am Series is America¹s
oldest continuously running sports car racing series and celebrates its 38th
anniversary in 2003.

The next Trans-Am Series race is scheduled for April 13, during the Toyota
Grand Prix of Long Beach weekend. The race will air on a same-day,
tape-delayed basis on SPEED Channel at 9 p.m. ET.