Tomy Drissi Looking Forward to Today's Petit Le Mans
CONTACT: Justin Anderson, Anderson INK Marketing Communications Ph: 704-348-9400 Cellular: 704-589-2100 TOMY DRISSI LOOKING FORWARD TO TODAYıS PETIT LE MANS BRASELTON, Ga. (Sept. 25, 2004) Tomy Drissi, and co-drivers Michael Lewis and Melanie Paterson, are looking forward to todayıs Petit Le Mans ALMS race at Road Atlanta after this morningıs half-hour warm-up. The trioıs Autocon Racing team worked through the night to repair damage to the No. 12 Elektra Looks Can Kill Only in Theaters Jan. 14 Riley & Scott Mk. IIIc Elan LMP1 car after a crash in qualifying. Drissi said the team really stepped it up to get the car ready for todayıs race. ³The team worked extremely hard to make repairs to the car last night,² said Drissi. ³Most of them only got three hours of sleep last night, so todayıs race will be a true test of endurance. ³The car fine in the warm-up,² added Drissi. ³We just scrubbed in some race tires and made sure everything was tight and ready for the race. Though weıre starting last today, this is a long battle. Weıll run consistent laps, and hopefully the race will come our way.² Chevy presents Petit Le Mans will get the green flag at noon (EDT) today. The race will cover 1,000 miles, or 10 hours, whichever comes first on Road Atlantaıs 2.54-mile, 12-turn permanent road course. LIVE race highlights will air on SPEED at 11:30 a.m., 5:30 p.m. and the conclusion of the event at 7:30 p.m. All times are EDT. Tomy Drissi, who hails from Hollywood, Calif., is a longtime sports car racer and has competed in the American Le Mans Series, Trans-Am and vintage racing. Drissi owns award-winning motion picture advertising firm Drissi Advertising. ###