G SQUARED MOTORSPORTS: Focus is on Houston

*G SQUARED/S&S BUELL

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* G SQUARED MOTORSPORTS*
* OWNERS: GEORGE BRYCE & GEORGE SMITH*
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* NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES*
* PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE: G SQUARED S&S BUELL*
* RIDER: CHIP ELLIS*
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* 18TH ANNUAL NHRA O'REILLY SPRING NATIONALS*
* HOUSTON RACEWAY PARK - HOUSTON (BAYTOWN) TEXAS*
* APRIL 8-10, 2005*


BAYTOWN, Texas (April 6, 2005) -  Chip Ellis, aboard the G Squared/S&S 
Buell, heads to Houston Raceway Park in Baytown, Texas for the 18th 
running of the NHRA O'Reilly Spring Nationals.

At the season-opening Mac Tools Gatornationals three weeks ago in 
Gainesville, Fla., G Squared Motorsports experienced some 
uncharacteristic mechanical problems throughout the weekend and Ellis 
fell victim to a red-light start in the opening round of eliminations.  
But other than using the outing as a learning experience the team is not 
looking back.  

"What happened in Gainesville stays in Gainesville," said Ellis, as he 
looked forward to this weekend's event.  "While we don't want or look 
for a repeat of the team's problems and my problems, we feel that we can 
stay on the same program we established for that race here at Houston.

"We tested between the two races and my crew chief Ken Johnson has got 
this bike straightened out.  We're going to be ready for them at Houston."

G Squared team owners George Smith and George Bryce echoed the same 
philosophy.

Smith said, "The weekend (at Gainesville) was one of those weekends when 
stuff happens and now we look forward and just focus and prepare for 
Houston. 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 
this G Squared S&S Buell down the track every round."

"At Gainesville we found out where we were as far as work required to 
make the motorcycle fast and reliable," reflected Bryce.  "We used the 
time between races to test and uncovered and corrected some little 
gremlins that should make us a better bike at Houston.  Chip feels a lot 
more confident going into Houston and the team as a whole feels more 
prepared."

*SCHEDULE:* With Smith, Bryce 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 2:30 and 6:30 p.m., and concludes with 
two additional sessions on Saturday 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 
Houston time (CT) and subject to change at anytime.*_  

*TV:* Qualifying highlights for the NHRA O'Reilly Spring Nationals can 
be seen on ESPN2 on Saturday evening (Apr. 9) from 7-9 p.m. (repeats: 
early Sunday morning, Apr. 10 from 3-5 a.m.).  ESPN2 will also air 
same-day television coverage of eliminations from 7 until 10 p.m. on 
Sunday evening (Apr. 10).  The elimination show repeats on ESPN2 on 
Wed., Apr. 13 from 3-5 a.m.  _*Television times are Eastern Time (ET) 
and subject to change at anytime.  Check local listings.