Osborn Cleveland Qualifying Report

T.C. Thompson Children’s Hospital #7 GTO Cleveland Qualifying Report

Osborn will make debut World Challenge GT start in 22nd

Cleveland – June 26, 2005 The #7 T.C. Thompson Children’s Hospital  
GTO, driven by Jim Osborn, will start 22nd in the car’s first GT  
event for Sunday’s SPEED World Challenge race. The SPEED World  
Challenge Series is part of the Grand Prix of Cleveland at Burke  
Lakefront Airport, June 23-26.

“This GTO is a great car,” said Osborn. “It was pretty quick right  
out of the box. The guys at Autosport Development really got it  
right. After a couple of laps I started to get a feel for the car and  
progressively got a little quicker. I guess now it’s up to me.”
“The big change for me will be the power,” Osborn continued. “This is  
a lot more car than our #24 BMW. Both have their own characteristics…  
but the big change is the power. It’s pretty impressive.”

“Our plan is go out and get some laps under our belt,” Osborn said.  
“We don’t need to be heroes. We’re scheduled for six races this  
season, so we’ll take it one race at a time. Our goals are pretty  
clear. Our Chili Pepper racing guys are working in lockstep with  
Autosport Development and we’re all on the same page on how to move  
the program along. One thing is for sure, we’re having a lot of fun!”

Osborn’s #24 Chili Pepper Racing BMW qualified 13th for Saturday’s  
Touring Car race and finished 25th. Osborn retired late in the race  
with mechanical difficulties.

The Cleveland Grand Prix schedule calls for the SPEED Touring Car  
race to run on Saturday at 5:45pm and the GT race to run Sunday at  
4pm. The Touring Car race will air Sunday at 4pm and the GT race will  
run one-hour tape delayed at 5pm, on SPEED.

Autosport Development competes as part of the SPEED World Challenge  
GT Series. All events are nationally televised on SPEED channel  
(formerly Speedvision). In 2005 the SPEED World Challenge Series  
schedule will include street races in Denver and St. Petersburg, and  
make the traditional stops around the country at great tracks like  
Sebring, Road Atlanta, Lime Rock Park, Infineon, Mosport, Cleveland,  
Portland, Road America, Mid-Ohio and Laguna Seca.

T.C. Thompson Children’s Hospital is part of the Erlanger Health  
system and is a level-one trauma center. Located in the Tennessee  
Valley of Chattanooga, TN. T.C. Thompson does not only serve the  
Tennessee area but also those living in North Alabama, East  
Tennessee, North Georgia and Western North Carolina. The hospital  
serves as a teaching facility for the University of Tennessee School  
of Medicine.

Trenton Forging Company from Trenton Michigan is a leading producer  
of custom impression die forgings to a wide variety of industries.  
They have a strong reputation as a supplier of choice to many Tier 1  
and Tier 2 automotive/light truck suppliers. Trenton produces  
multiple cavity die forgings to meet customers exacting  
specifications and offers a wide range of high quality custom forging  
products with exceptional customer service.


For more information about Autosport Development visit  
www.GoAutosport.com

For more information about Trenton Forging, visit www.trentonforging.com

For more information about SCCA SPEED World Challenge, visit  
www.world-challenge.com

For more information about Chili Pepper Racing, visit  
www.chilipepperracing.org