MID-OHIO ROAD RACING CLASSIC FACT SHEET

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 12, 2003
Contact: 	Reece White, (614) 793-4620, rwhite@midohio.com
		


MID-OHIO ROAD RACING CLASSIC
FACT SHEET


WHAT:			Mid-Ohio Road Racing Classic
				Grand American Road Racing Rolex Sports Car
Series
				Round 7 of 12

				The weekend marks the return of the Rolex
Sports Car Series. The Grand-Am Cup Series and Formula Ford 2000 Zetec
Championship make their annual stops at Mid-Ohio. The Fran-Am 2000 Series
and the Stock Car Championship Series will make their Mid-Ohio Sports Car
Course debuts during the weekend.
				
WHERE: 			Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
				7721 Steam Corners Rd.
				Lexington, Ohio 44904

WHEN:			Friday, June 27 - Sunday, June 29 

PROMOTER:		TrueSports, Inc. 

SANCTIONING BODY:	Grand American Road Racing Association

RACE LENGTH:		250-miles/111-laps/2-hour, 45-minute time-limit

COURSE:			2.258-mile, 13-turn permanent road course


ROLEX SERIES 		Daytona Prototype
CATEGORIES: 	Closed-wheel, closed-cockpit purpose built race cars with
normally aspirated engines restricted for balanced performance. Each
prototype has working headlights and brake lights and a spec rear wing. The
Daytona Prototypes are powered by such manufacturers as Porsche, BMW and
Chevrolet.
				
				Grand Touring Super (GTS)
				Based upon road going, production sports
cars. Engines are production based and include normally aspirated and
turbocharged engines. Cars in this class include Camaros, Mustangs,
Corvettes, Porsches, and Molslers.
				
				Grand Touring (GT)
				Factory built race cars with 6.0-liter
maximum engine displacement. Turbocharging is not allowed in GT cars. Cars
in the GT class include the Porsche GT3 RS, Ferrari 360GT and BMW M3.

SUPPORT RACES:	Grand-Am Cup Series 
				Grand-Am Cup Sport Touring Class (ST I, ST
II)
				Saturday, June 28, 2003
				1:55 p.m.
				(200-miles/89-laps/2-hour, 30-minute time
limit)

				Grand-Am Cup Grand Sport Class (GS I, GS II)
				Sunday, June 29, 2003
				12:00 p.m.
				(200-miles/89-laps/2-hour, 30-minute time
limit)

				The Grand-Am Cup Series compliments the
Rolex Series by using race cars that are actual production cars, straight
off the showroom floor with only minimal racing and safety modifications.
Grand Sport I and Grand Sport II classes feature high-end sports and muscle
cars, such as Corvettes, Porsches, BMW M3s and Nissan 350Zs. The Sport
Touring I and Sport Touring II classes feature small to mid-size sedans,
including the Acura RSX, Mini Cooper S, BMW Z4, Lexus IS300 and Acura
Integra. 


				Fran-Am 2000 Series 
				Saturday, June 28/Saturday June 29
				1:00 p.m./9:30 a.m.
				(Each race has a 30-minute time limit)
				The Fran-Am 2000 Series is the North
American version of Formula Renault - the grass roots series that has served
as a training ground for many international drivers. The Fran-Am Series is
an open-wheel "spec" series that allows drivers to compete at a low-cost
without compromising safety. The series will run a double-header during the
weekend.

				Stock Car Championship Series
				Sunday, June 29
				4:00 p.m.
				(50-minute timed race)
				The Stock Car Championship Series is an
all-road racing "stock car" series based in the southeast United States.
Cars in the series include Dodge Intrepids, Chevrolet Monte Carlos and
Pontiac Grand Prixs.

				Formula Ford 2000 Zetec Championship
				Sunday, June 29
				8:40 a.m.; 3:00 p.m.
				(20-laps/30-minutes; 30-laps/40-minutes)
				The Formula Ford 2000 gives younger racers
the opportunity to showcase their skills and get used to open wheeled
racing. All cars are two cylinder formula cars.

PROFESSIONAL 		Rolex Sports Car Series
TRACK RECORDS:			SRP - 		James Weaver (06/01)
							1:17.005/105.562 mph
					SRP II -	Andy Lally (06/01) 
							1:19.983/101.632
					GTS - 		Chris Bingham
(06/01)
							1:23.761/97.948
					GT - 		Randy Pobst (06/01)
							1:26.201/94.301

				Grand-Am Cup Series
					GS I - 		Sylvain Tremblay
(06/01)
						1:32.466/87.911 mph
					GS II - 	Benoit Theetge
(08/02)
							1:38.020/82.930
					ST I - 		Steve Pfeffer
(06/01)
							1:40.315/81.033
					ST II - 		Mike
Fitzgerald (06/01)
							1:42.395/79.387 mph
				
				Fran-Am 2000 Series
					All records to be set.
	
				Stock Car Championship Series
					All records to be set.

				Formula Ford 2000 Zetec Championship
					Mark Dismore (08/02)
					1:22.702/98.290 mph

TELEVISION:		Rolex Sports Car Series
				Speed Channel (tape delay)
				Sunday, June 29, 2003
				12:00 p.m.  (EDT)
				
RADIO:			WYXZ-FM (98.7 - Mansfield, OH)

SCHEDULE:			See attached.

TICKETS: 	Call 1-800-MID-OHIO or 419-884-4000, Monday-Friday, 8:30
a.m.-5:00 p.m. or visit www.midohio.com.

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______________________________
Reece White
Media and Marketing Coordinator
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
TrueSports, Inc.
614.793.4620 (office)
614.793.4621 (fax)
www.midohio.com