Autosport Development Pre-Race Report

  GMAC/Trenton Forging #5 GTO Pre Race Report – Laguna Seca

Monterey, Calif. – October 14, 2004 The GMAC/Trenton Forging #5 GTO, 
driven by Stu Hayner will make its final run of the 2004 season this 
weekend at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California. The 
race is round 10 of the SPEED World Challenge Series and will run in 
conjunction with the American Lemans Series’ Monterey Sports Car 
Championships. The SPEED World Challenge GT race will run Sunday, 
October 17 and will air live on PEE at 4pm EST.

“We’re basically putting the car on the track with no major 
adjustments,” commented Crew Chief, Rob Wanamaker. “Our focus now is 
next year. We’ve learned a lot about the car and we’re very much aware 
of the changes that need to be made. Needless-to-say, they’re not 
trackside changes.”

“It might be a bit optimistic to say we’ve accomplished all of our 
goals,” continued Wanamaker, “but we really have made great inroads 
with the program. We’ll wrap up this race and the season then go home 
and get to work. We’ve already started with a lot of the planning and 
engineering work for the off-season and the experience and knowledge we 
gained this season is already paying off. We’re going to see some 
exciting changes for 2005.”

Team owner David Moxlow added, “we’ve had some hard fought battles this 
season. While we’d have preferred that they were battles on the track, 
we learned from them just the same. We’re extremely fortunate to have a 
hard working crew and a great driver. Developing a new program is very 
trying on everyone’s patience, but these guys were just great.”

“As Rob said,” continued Moxlow, “we’re planning some major changes for 
2005 and we’ll be making some significant announcements in the next few 
weeks. We’re enthusiastic about our program and very excited to 
participate in the SPEED World Challenge Series. We’ve said all along 
that this is the most competitive road racing series in America. That 
beleif continues to grow. We’re looking forward to 2005.”

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.

Trenton Forging Company from Trenton Michigan is a leading producer of 
custom impression die forgings to a wide variety of industries. They 
have a strong reputation as a supplier of choice to many Tier 1 and 
Tier 2 automotive/light truck suppliers. Trenton produces multiple 
cavity die forgings to meet customers exacting specifications and 
offers a wide range of high quality custom forging products with 
exceptional customer service.

In association with Trenton Forging, Autosport Development competes as 
part of the SPEED World Challenge GT Series. All events are nationally 
televised on SPEED channel (formerly Speedvision). In 2004 the SCCA 
SPEED World Challenge 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.
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