G Squared Motorsports: Chip Ellis completes first day of qualifying fourth

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G SQUARED MOTORSPORTS
OWNERS: GEORGE BRYCE & GEORGE SMITH

NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES
PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE: G SQUARED S&S BUELL
RIDER: CHIP ELLIS

MEDIA CONTACT: Mickey Schultz
PHONE: 770-476-8477
E-MAIL: mschultz@bellsouth.net

NINTH ANNUAL NHRA SEARS CRAFTSMAN NATIONALS
GATEWAY INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY - MADISON, ILL.
JUNE 24-26, 2005

QUALIFYING:
Session 1 Friday: 7.158 seconds at 180.65 mph (# 3)
Session 2 Friday: 10.764 seconds at 74.84 mph (# 4)

Chip Ellis completes first day of qualifying fourth in hot and humid St. 
Louis

MADISON, Ill. (June 24, 2005) - Chip Ellis, from Americus, Ga., covered 
the quarter-mile at Gateway International Raceway in Madison, Ill., just 
across the river from St. Louis, in 7.158 seconds at the NHRA Sears 
Craftsman Nationals.  This placed Ellis, aboard the G Squared/S&S Buell, 
in the No. 4 position on the qualifying ladder after the first day.

The weather lived up to its billing.  The air temperature stayed in the 
high 90s, with a number of team thermometers showing temperatures over 
100-degrees.  The track temperature at the start of the first qualifying 
session for Pro Stock Motorcycles hovered around the 130-degree mark.

Team owner George Bryce, who along with his partner George Smith owns G 
Squared Motorsports, indicated that the S&S-powered Buell ran well in 
the opening session but broke a small part.

"In the trashing between sessions we did not have the bike fully ready 
or the set up as we would have liked for that second session.  We've now 
examined all the data from both runs and will have the G Squared/S&S 
Buell ready to make a run at moving up tomorrow," said Bryce.

Smith was pleased with the big picture when it came to the S&S-powered 
Buells.  "We have four S&S-powered Buells in the field, which shows how 
far this S&S engine program has developed and expanded," said Smith.

In addition to Ellis in fourth, Ryan Schnitz had two consistent runs 
yesterday and is third.  Chris Rivas, aboard the Mohegan Sun-backed 
Buell is fifth and Matt Guidera, who continues to make forward progress 
each race, is No. 15.

Qualifying for Ellis and the G Squared/S&S Buell concludes with two 
additional sessions on tomorrow evening at 5 and 8 p.m.

After six of 15 events for Pro Stock Motorcycle, Ellis is currently No. 
4 in the POWERade Pro Stock Motorcycle point standings with 367 points, 
8 behind third, 23 behind second and 70 out of the top spot.   

Eliminations: Ellis begins his quest for the Pro Stock Motorcycle title 
on Sunday afternoon with eliminations for all classes getting underway 
at 4:30 p.m. and continuing into the evening hours.  Time is local St. 
Louis time -- Central Time (CT) -- and subject to change at anytime.  

TELEVISION: Qualifying highlights for the Ninth annual NHRA Sears 
Craftsman Nationals can be seen on ESPN2 early Sunday morning (June 26) 
from 12 midnight-1 a.m.  ESPN2 will also air three hours of same-day 
television coverage of eliminations beginning at 9 p.m. on Sunday 
evening (June 26).  The elimination show encores on the "Deuce" early 
Tuesday morning, June 28, from 3 until 4:30 a.m.  Also, tune in to 
NHRA2Day on ESPN2, the weekly show that gives you the latest information 
about the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series.  NHRA2Day can be seen on 
Sunday, June 26 at 11:30 a.m.   Television times are Eastern Time (ET) 
and subject to change at anytime.  Check local listings.

G SQUARED MOTORSPORTS:  When Harley Davidson accelerated their effort in 
NHRA, S&S Cycle decided in 2002 to join the battle.  Because of his vast 
R&D experience, coupled with his racing background, S&S asked George 
Smith to head their project to field a competitive S&S V-Twin bike on 
the NHRA circuit.  Smith immediately asked George Bryce, who had been 
working with S&S Cycle on a similar project, to join the new endeavor 
and G Squared Motorsports was formed in 2003.  Both Smith and Bryce knew 
if they collaborated on the project, joining the resources, knowledge 
and talents of S&S and Star Racing, they could produce a competitive 
bike to race in Pro Stock Motorcycle competition on the NHRA POWERade 
Drag Racing Series.  The G Squared/S&S-powered V-Twin Buell debuted in 2004.


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