BMW Team PTG-Bryce Miller added, Test Notes

BMW Team PTG
Notes and Quotes
SCCA Pro Racing Speed GT Championship - Round 8
Test Day
Laguna Seca Raceway
Monterey, Calif.
Thursday, Sept. 4, 2003
Race Date: Sunday, Sept. 7, 2003

Contact: Bill Cobb 215-295-3115

BMW Team PTG Returns to California;
Bryce Miller Added in a Fifth M3 for Remainder of 2003 Speed GT Season

With three races remaining in the 2003 SCCA Pro Racing Speed GT
Championship, BMW Team PTG opened Round 8 at Laguna Seca Raceway in
Monterey, Calif., by adding 22-year old Bryce Miller of Morristown, N.J., in
its fifth BMW M3 for the remainder of the season.

Bryce will join Team PTG regulars Auberlen, Boris Said, Hans Stuck and
Justin Marks. 

Going into this event, BMW leads the Manufacturer's Championship and Bill
Auberlen sits atop the Driver's Championship standings.

On the team's last visit to the Golden State in July, BMW Team PTG made
Speed GT history by finishing 1-2-3-4 in Round 6 at Infineon Raceway in
Sonoma.

BMW Team PTG has raced a fifth M3 once before this season at Round 5 at Road
Atlanta with Nic Jonsson behind the wheel.

Miller joins the team after a successful test with the team at Road Atlanta
in Braselton, Ga., last week. He began racing go-karts at the age of 8 and
has a number of years of open-wheel racing experience. Most recently he
raced in Germany.

BMW Team PTG is competing this weekend with an additional 150 pounds of lead
on each car, mandated by SCCA Pro Racing.

Official practice for the weekend is scheduled for 9:15 a.m. and 4:35 p.m.
PT on Friday, Sept. 5. A single 20-minute qualifying session is scheduled
for 10:55 a.m. PT Saturday, Sept. 6, and the Round-8 50-minute race's
standing start is
scheduled for 3:05 p.m. PT on Sunday.

BORIS SAID, NO. 6 BMW TEAM PTG M3:
"I was just here for the Monterey Historics driving a 1970 BMW 2002 and that
was great fun, but I am happy to be back behind the wheel of an M3. The
track is always slippery so we are working hard to find the balance and get
the car to hook up both front and rear. Unfortunately the track starts
slippery and gets more slippery through the weekend so testing is very
important."

BILL AUBERLEN, NO. 7 BMW TEAM PTG M3:
"The M3 is handling quite well, but the extra weight is presenting some
problems. I need to rely on the crew and engineers even more to find the
best way to minimize its effects."

HANS STUCK, NO.8 BMW TEAM PTG M3:
"It is always nice to return to Laguna Seca. My crew has prepared my M3
wonderfully from the start. We made a number of adjustments today from the
bottom of the car to the top. First ride height, then bars, then the Gurney
lip on the rear wing and we have always gone in the right direction. It
seems funny that on a low-grip track like Laguna a new set of tires is still
fastest on the first lap, but we will see if we can make some changes
tomorrow that will give us a bit more tire to work with in qualifying."

JUSTIN MARKS, NO. 80 BMW TEAM PTG M3:
"It seems that chasing an understeer is a characteristic of the first day at
Laguna. I can feel the added 150 pounds. The weight has slowed the
transition of the M3 and it does not react as quickly as in the past. I am
optimistic that we will still be competitive as we made excellent progress
today."

BRYCE MILLER, NO. 81 PTG M3:
"This is a pretty difficult track to learn as it is quite slippery. The
'corkscrew' (turn) is tricky; it feels like you are going off a ski jump.
The M3 was very good for most of the day until we raised the rear and the
car got too loose, so that is what we will be working on tomorrow. I am
comfortable in the M3, but need to get some more clear laps in the next
sessions."

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