MOTOROCK TRANS-AM SERIES UNVEILS 2004 ENGINE BUILDERS¹ CHALLENGE; CRD, HUFFAKER AND ROCKETSPORTS BACK NEW CONTINGENCY PROGRAM

 
 
INDIANAPOLIS March 22, 2004; This year, CRD Engine Development, Huffaker
Engineering and Rocketsports Racing will sponsor the Engine Builders¹
Challenge, a new contingency program for Motorock Trans-Am Series
competitors.

Each engine builder will offer a contingency award to those drivers using
the companies¹ respective engines. Each engine builder will post race
contingencies of $1,000 in cash or product certificates at each race, as
well as a year-end bonus of $2,500 in cash or product certificates. Teams
must display contingency decals on both sides of their cars to be eligible.

³This new program will showcase one of the most important parts of a
Trans-Am race car‹its V-8 racing engine,² said Motorock Trans-Am Series
Executive Director John Clagett. ³Creating a competitive engine program
requires great skill, care and expertise. CRD Engine Development, Huffaker
Engineering and Rocketsports Racing all have decades of experience in
supplying some of the most powerful and competitive engines in motorports.
We¹re excited this year to recognize both their dedication to Trans-Am and
their long-standing commitment to excellence.²

The Motorock Trans-Am Series kicks off its 2004 season April 16-18 at the
Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. The Trans-Am race is scheduled to take
place on Sunday, April 18, immediately following the Champ Car World Series
event.

The Motorock Trans-Am Series features closed-fendered, production-based,
V-8-powered sports cars, competing on permanent road courses, and temporary
street and airport circuits throughout North America. The Trans-Am Series is
America¹s oldest continuously running road racing series and celebrates its
39th anniversary in 2004.
 
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