Autosport Development - Immediate Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: John Thawley 248.227.0110 johnt@c2group.com Autosport Development Teams Up With GMAC Commercial Finance GMAC to promote business-to-business relations through motorsports Detroit - March 3, 2004 – Autosport Development announced today they will partner with GMAC Commercial Finance as co-sponsor on the #5 GMAC Commercial Finance / Trenton Forging GTO for the 2004 SPEED World Challenge GT Series and a six-race hospitality program. "It's an honor to have the prestige of a company like GMAC Commercial Finance in our corner," said Autosport Development driver, Stu Hayner. "This is an important step in the growth of our program. We're really looking forward to showing them the excitement of World Challenge GT racing and demonstrating how we can help them grow their business. This is great for Autosport Development and it's great for the SPEED World Challenge GT Series. We're going to work hard to make it great for GMAC Commercial Finance." GMAC Commercial Finance, considered a leader in its segment of the financial services market, provides accounts receivable management and financing, asset-based lending, equipment finance/leasing, retail financing, structured financing, and supply chain management services to a wide variety of clients in diverse industries. Loan facilities are in the $2 million to $200 million range. With locations in the United States, Canada, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom, the Company is positioned to provide lending services worldwide. Hayner, after a fourteen-year hiatus from the SPEED World Challenge Series where he previously had two wins, is excited about getting back to the competitiveness of the Series. “I’m really looking forward to running the SPEED World Challenge Series this year,” said Hayner. “The World Challenge Series is without a doubt the best road racing competition in the US. Considering all the options, we felt that this is a great series to grow our new program. The rules appear structured to provide parity and close racing. While I’m confident we will be very competitive, I know we have a lot of work and development to do before we see that first win.” In association with Trenton Forging, Autosport Development will compete as part of the SPEED World Challenge GT Series. Hayner, will debut the Autosport Development #5 GTO GMAC Commercial Finance logo at the Series' Sebring event March 17, 2004. Hayner’s fans will be able to catch all the World Challenge Series races this year on SPEED. All events are nationally televised on SPEED channel (formerly Speedvision). The SCCA SPEED World Challenge GT season will make its first standing start of 2004 at Sebring International Raceway for the fourth-consecutive year as part of the 52nd Mobil1 Twelve Hours of Sebring week March 17-20. In 2004, the series will visit Lime Rock Park, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Infineon Raceway, Portland International Raceway, Mosport International Raceway, Road America, Road Atlanta Motorsports Center and Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. For more information about Autosport Development and the Stu Hayner #5 GTO, visit www.GoAutosport.com For more information about Trenton Forging, visit www.trentonforging.com For more information about GMAC Commercial Finance, visit www.gmaccf.com For more information about SCCA SPEED World Challenge, visit www.world-challenge.com IMPORTANT NOTICE: A High-resolution rendering of Stu Hayner’s 2004 #5 Pontiac GTO is available in two views at http://www.johnthawley.com/comp_rendering.jpg
