Milwaukee Mile Champ Car Media Opp this Wed

MEDIA ALERT
MILWAUKEE MILE
100 YEARS AND ACCELERATING
 

CHAMP CAR DRIVERS, PRESS CONFERENCE, LUNCH

THIS WEDNESDAY
 
Champ Car World Series Drivers Testing at The Milwaukee Mile May 3 & 4
Press Lunch on Wednesday, May 4
 
(May 2, 2005) Milwaukee, Wis. - Tomorrow and Wednesday, virtually all of
the premier open wheel drivers competing in the Champ Car World Series
will be testing at The Milwaukee Mile, in preparation for the Saturday
afternoon, June 4 "Time Warner Cable Road Runner 225 presented by U.S.
Bank." 
 
A press conference will be held over the lunch hour on Wednesday, May 4,
with drivers and sponsor representatives available for interview.  Lunch
is provided by Time Warner Cable and U.S. Bank.
 
For race fans, spectator admission is free both days of testing 9 a.m. -
5 p.m., and there is a free autograph session with all drivers Tuesday
evening May 3 from 5:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. in the lobby of the Wisconsin
Exposition Center.
 
WHAT:
Press Conference, One-on-one availability, Photo Op, Lunch
Media Opp. with prominent Champ Car drivers, event sponsor
representatives
 
WHEN:
Wednesday, May 4, 2005, 11:30am - 1:00pm
 
WHERE:
Victory Circle
The Milwaukee Mile
-enter grounds at Gate 1, 79th & Greenfield
(Gate 5 off of 84th Street will be closed due to repaving)
-enter track tunnel at Grandstand Gate 10
-proceed into paddock area, park just past scoring pylon
-check-in inside media center building
 
WHO:
Champ Car drivers, event sponsor representatives
 
Scheduled to test and be available for interview:
Paul Tracy, 2003 series champ, 3-time Milwaukee event winner
Jimmy Vasser, 1996 series champ, 1998 Milwaukee event winner
Ryan Hunter-Reay, defending Milwaukee event winner
Sebastien Bourdais, '04 series champ, point leader, IROC race winner at
Texas
Bruno Junqueira, series runner-up in '04, currently 3rd in points
A.J. Allmendinger, 2004 top rookie
Justin Wilson, 6'4" tall Brit, Formula One experience, now 4th in points
Mario Dominguez, currently 5th in points, Tracy's new teammate
.and more!
 
OTHER:
-Must sign liability waiver at track tunnel entrance
-Please indicate in advance which drivers you'd prefer to interview, as
their time is limited 
 
PLEASE RSVP TO:
Jim Tretow / prefer e-mail reply:  jtretow@milwaukeemile.com
(414) 453-5761 - office /  (414) 750-0042 - cell