Said Doubles Down, Sets Fastest Time in Second Round at Long Beach

 
LONG BEACH, Calif. (April 16, 2004) ‹ Boris Said was again atop the Motorock
Trans-Am Series time charts as he set the quickest time in second-round
practice for the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Friday afternoon. Said,
driving the No. 33 New Century Mortgage/GE Access/ACS Express Ford Mustang,
bettered his earlier time by nearly one second, turning the 1.968-mile
temporary street course in 1:22.298 minutes at 85.985 miles per hour.

Four-time Long Beach Trans-Am winner Paul Gentilozzi (No. 3 Jaguar R
Performance XKR) was second fastest, ahead of Tommy Kendall (No. 11 Jaguar R
Performance XKR), Greg Pickett (No. 6 Cytosport Jaguar XKR) and Tomy Drissi
(No. 5 The Day After Tomorrow, Only in Theaters Jaguar XKR).

 ³This is kind of amazing when you really thing about it,² said Said. ³Mike
and Sandy Davis put together a small team with six full-time guys in the
desert, built their own body with no help at all from Ford and we¹re the
team to beat. That feels nice.

³Every session will get faster and faster,² added Said. ³It¹s always that
way on a street course.²

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
America¹s 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.