Said Starts Long Beach Weekend off Right with Fast Time in First Round

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SAID STARTS LONG BEACH WEEKEND OFF RIGHT WITH FAST TIME IN FIRST ROUND
 
LONG BEACH, Calif. (April 16, 2004) ‹ Boris Said started off the 2004
Motorock Trans-Am Series at the top of the time charts as the driver of the
No. 33 New Century Mortgage/GE Access/ACS Express Ford Mustang set the
fastest time in first-round practice Friday for Sundayıs race. Said turned a
1:23.673-minute lap around the 1.967-mile temporary street course at an
average speed of 84.672 miles per hour.

Tommy Kendall (No. 11 Jaguar R Performance XKR) was second fastest in his
return to Trans-Am competition after his retirement following the 1997
season. Michael Lewis (No. 12 Autocon Engineering Jaguar XKR), Greg Pickett
(No. 6 Cytosport Jaguar XKR) and Saidıs teammate Mike Davis (No. 10 New
Century Mortgage/GE Access/ACS Express Ford Mustang) completed the top five.

Second-round practice is scheduled from 4:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. today, while
qualifying is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. tomorrow. 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
Americaıs oldest continuously running road racing series and celebrates its
39th anniversary in 2004.

Motorock is the creation of a popular culture brand that blends the
enthusiast markets of cars, stars and guitars. It is a yearly series of
destination live events that showcases the excitement of motorsports, music
and lifestyle while delivering a unique new form of broadcast entertainment
programming.

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