Scott Pruett Mosport Release

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                                CONTACT: Rich Nardi (517)927-3612
PRUETT LOOKS TO BE FIVE FOR FIVE AT MOSPORT
Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada - Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup 
driver Scott Pruett is looking for yet another victory at Mosport 
International Raceway during the Victoria Day SCCA Trans-Am weekend, May 
16-18. Pruett will be looking for his fifth Mosport race win in as many 
starts.
Pruett, driver of the No. 7 Rocketsports Racing R Performance Jaguar XKR, has 
collected an impressive list of victories at Mosport. With three Trans-Am 
Series wins in 1986, 1987, and 1994 to his credit, Pruett also won the 1987 
SCCA Endurance Championship 24-hour race at Mosport. 
"Mosport is a challenging track," said Pruett, who won at St. Petersburg and 
finished third at Long Beach. "It's a driver's track, and you have to be 
willing to put it up and put it out there. You have to get into a flow and 
just let it all hang out. It's such a fast track, with fast corners, unlike 
what we had at St. Pete and Long Beach. Mosport is the type of track where 
the skill level and experience of a driver really play a major role in the 
outcome. 
"The way you would set up your car at Mosport is drastically different than 
how you would for a street circuit. When you set up for a street circuit like 
Long Beach, you're preparing for turn, drag race, turn, turn, drag race 
situations," added Pruett, who currently leads in the Drivers' Championship 
standings. "With a permanent road course like Mosport, you're setting up for 
the flow of the track, aerodynamics, support, and different types of spring 
packages. There are a number of differences when setting up for a permanent 
course compared to a temporary circuit.
"At Mosport, I will rely heavily on my Rocketsports crew and their years of 
development and experience racing here to help put together a good car set-up 
for the race," explained Pruett, who has not raced at Mosport since 1994. 
"The communication between my crew chief, the team engineer, and me will play 
a vital part in the equation of winning the race. Our communication level so 
far this season has been great."
Round three of the Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup will be 
televised on a tape delayed basis on SPEED Channel, May 18th at 5:30 pm EST.
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