G SQUARED MOTORSPORTS: After Gainesville, focus is now on Houston

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

Qualified: 7.086 seconds at 187.77 mph (# 8)
Eliminations:
Round 1: Ellis (red-light: 7.29/179.42) lost to Steve Johnson (7.178/186.02)


After Gainesville, focus is now on Houston

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 20, 2005) - With the quickest field ever, Pro 
Stock Motorcycle began the 2005 season at the 36th annual NHRA Mac Tools 
Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway in Gainesville, Fla., this weekend.  

In the opening round of eliminations, Chip Ellis, aboard the G 
Squared/S&S-powered Buell started the race from the No. 8 qualifying 
position when he paired off against No. 9 qualifier Steve Johnson.

The day was cut short for Ellis when he red-lighted against Steve 
Johnson.  Johnson, who quickly moved into the lights, rushed Ellis 
causing him to lose concentration and leave the starting line too 
quickly.  As a result, Ellis fouled out.

"I blew it," said a deflated Ellis.  "I knew Steve would do that; he 
usually does, but it messed me up.  I tried to be prepared, but I just 
rushed too much."

George Smith, co-owner of the G Squared Motorsports added, "This weekend 
was one of those weekends when stuff happens and now we just go back and 
prepare for the next race.  I'm pleased with the progress we made at 
Gainesville Raceway.  We have a good package and now we just need to put 
it together to get it down the track every round."

Added George Bryce, Smith's partner, "We won't spend any time on what 
could have been, instead we'll look forward to what will be.  Each one 
of us knows what we need to focus on and that's what we're going to do.  
We'll get some practice in, take what we learned from experience out 
here and get ready to run a great race in Houston."

The next Pro Stock Motorcycle event for Ellis and the G Squared/S&S 
Buell is the NHRA 18th annual O'Reilly Spring Nationals which will be 
held at Houston Raceway Park in Baytown, Texas, just outside Houston.  
The event will unfold April 8-10th with qualifying beginning on Friday, 
April 8th.

ESPN2 will 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.