MOPAR ANNOUNCES 2005 FORMULA D SERIES PLANS

Center Line, Mich. March 31, 2005 - Mopar is pleased to announce that it has re-signed SCCA 
Formula D Series champion Samuel Hubinette for the 2005 season. Hubinette is 
slated to compete in the entire Formula D Series schedule this season, 
beginning with the April 16 event at Wall Speedway in New Jersey. 

"With our success as a team in 2004, I'm really excited about continuing my 
role with Team Mopar," Hubinette said. "It's great to know that we'll be able 
to immediately expand on our experience from last year. We're also looking 
forward to working with the new car this season. It will be a challenge to repeat 
as champions, but we're looking forward to trying to do so."

Following the success of Mopar's 2004 drifting campaign, the brand is pleased 
to continue its relationship with Hubinette.

"We're very pleased to have Samuel back in the driver's seat for the 2005 
season," said Kevin Miller, Mopar's Senior Brand Manager. "Winning the inaugural 
Formula D Series championship proves that Samuel isn't afraid to push the 
envelope. 

"We're also pleased to continue competing in the Formula D Series. This 
series provides us with an avenue of involvement in a competitive automotive series 
that is just starting to impact the United States. We're looking forward to 
expanding with the sport of drifting as it becomes a fixture in the motorsports 
arena."

Hubinette will pilot the Mopar SRT10 Dodge Viper in 2005, which will be 
maintained by DC Performance. The machine is a street-legal version of Dodge's 
monstrous muscle car, and is not to be confused with the Viper Competition Coupe 
that Hubinette campaigned in 2004. Dan Cragin of DC Performance will act as the 
team's crew chief. 

In 2004 Hubinette took the drifting scene by storm, sweeping three of the 
four events en route to claiming the series title. He will look to again claim 
top honors this year, as well as expand his presence in different avenues of the 
sport. 

For more information regarding Mopar, Hubinette or DC Performance log on to 
www.moparspeed.com, www.toxicdrift.com or www.dcperformance.com. 

Mopar is based in Center Line, Mich., and is the exclusive original equipment 
supplier of parts and accessories for Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep® vehicles.