G SQUARED MOTORSPORTS: Prerace Report

G SQUARED MOTORSPORTS
OWNERS: GEORGE BRYCE & GEORGE SMITH
NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES
PRO-STOCK MOTORCYCLE: G SQUARED S&S BUELL
RIDER: CHIP ELLIS

36TH ANNUAL NHRA MAC TOOLS GATORNATIONALS
GAINESVILLE RACEWAY - GAINESVILLE, FLA.
MARCH 17-20, 2005*

*As season starts, G Squared looks at big picture*

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 14, 2005) - Sporting a new name for the class, 
Pro Stock Motorcycles take to the Gainesville Raceway quarter-mile March 
18-20 for the 36th annual NHRA Mac Tools Gatornationals, the first of 15 
events on the Pro Stock Motorcycle 2005 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series 
schedule.

One bike that will be closely watched during the season will be the G 
Squared S&S Buell with Chip Ellis handling the driving duties.  With 
Ellis on board for the final four races of last year, the George Bryce- 
and George Smith- owned motorcycle never qualified lower than fourth, 
garnering two No.1 positions, and winning the AC Delco Las Vegas Nationals.

This success gave G Squared a jump start on working with other teams for 
the 2005 season.  "Our late season success last year prompted the sale 
of several of these S&S power plants to new teams," said George Smith. 
"S&S has been busy producing these engines.  

"Also, we at G Squared are very busy assisting new teams and, in 
particular, the Mohegan Sun team where we built a complete turnkey 
bike.  As a result, we weren't able to do as much off season R&D as we 
would have liked, but I have to tell you that we were all very pleased 
the way the bikes performed in testing at the AHDRA Gainesville event.  

"The Mohegan Sun bike, Rob Muzzy's bike and our own G Squared S&S Buell 
all ran 7.0's like clones.  We're anxious to see how we stack up against 
the competition that I'm sure have been burning the midnight oil to get 
an edge on us."

While the talk at Gainesville will be who will be the first to break the 
six-second barrier, a feat several accomplished during preseason 
testing, the Gatornationals will be the first national event for Pro 
Stock Motorcycle riders to attempt to officially lay claim to being the 
first.

While Ellis, who recorded a 7.02 second pass at the 2004 season-ending 
race, will be among the favorites to record the first 6-second pass, the 
G Squared team will be looking at the big picture - the NHRA POWERade 
championship.  

"We were on a roll at the end of 2004," said George Bryce.  "The bike 
was running good and Chip was doing great.  We only made a few minor 
improvements over the off season, and I can't wait to pick up where we 
left off.

Bryce's racing philosophy is simple: No matter what everybody else is 
doing and what times and speeds they're running, only G Squared has 
control over what G Squared is doing and as long as the G Squared 
motorcycle is the quickest that's okay - - no matter the number.

He added, "Everybody is talking about who will be the first to get in 
the sixes, but looking at the big picture and the entire 15-race season, 
my focus will be on putting together consistent runs every time we go up 
to the line."

Ellis, who won three championships on the AMA/Prostar circuit and was 
named the 2000 AMA/Prostar Rookie of the Year, is a leading candidate 
for the NHRA Automobile Club of Southern California Road to the Future 
Award, as he vies for his first NHRA POWERade championship.

"My job is to race this G Squared S&S-powered Buell as quick and fast as 
it will go each and every time on the track," said Ellis.  "If I do 
that, the six second thing will take care of itself.

"I'm looking forward to the 2005 race season.  The bike ran fantastic 
during testing and we learned a lot.  I'm ready to apply what we learned 
and make an A on my 'report card' every run."

With Bryce, Smith and Ken Johnson calling the tuning shots, qualifying 
for Ellis and the G Squared S&S Buell begins with two sessions on 
Friday, scheduled for 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., and concludes with two 
additional sessions on Saturday also at 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.  Ellis 
begins his quest for the Pro Stock Bike title on Sunday with 
eliminations for all classes beginning at 11 a.m.  _*All times are local 
Gainesville time (ET) and subject to change at anytime. *_ 

Qualifying highlights for the NHRA Mac Tools Gatornationals can be seen 
on ESPN2 on early Sunday morning (Mar. 20)) from 12:30 a.m.-2:30 a.m.  
ESPN2 will also air same-day television coverage of eliminations from 5 
until 7 p.m. on Sunday afternoon (Mar.20).  _*Television times are 
Eastern Time (ET) and subject to change at anytime.  Check local listings.*_