G Squared Motorsports: Brainerd Prerace

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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 
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24th ANNUAL NHRA LUCAS OIL nationals
BRAINERD INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY - BRAINERD, MINN.
AUGUST 11-14, 2005
 

G Squared Motorsports Race Equipment Partially Recovered
Team to Race at Brainerd

BRAINERD, Minn. (August 9, 2005) - G Squared Motorsports is elated to 
announce the recovery of most of the critical racing components stolen 
last week in Omaha, Neb.  George Smith reported, "We are still sorting 
out the extent of the success.  Although we're missing all of our tools, 
the golf cart, two pit bikes and many other valuable items, we wish to 
report that the NHRA Pro Stock motorcycle, three S&S Pro Stock engines 
and assorted spare parts, a new complete Kosman Buell rolling chassis, 
and the "Gangster" motorcycle are back in the possession of G2." 

The police investigation is ongoing and they will continue to try to 
locate the remaining missing items. 
 
"Over the weekend, due to intensive police work, local law enforcement 
authorities recovered one of the S&S Pro Stock engines and the modified 
2004 Dyna Superglide street bike", said Smith. "Then on Monday, August 
8th, key bikes and parts were anonymously returned to G Squared.  We 
don't know any of the details, but we're really happy to have the G 
Squared S&S Pro Stock race bike and engines back."    
 
"We wish to express our heartfelt thanks to the Omaha and surrounding 
area law enforcement agencies, the media and many individuals throughout 
the country that have assisted with this recovery." 
 
Chip Ellis, G Squared team member and rider of the G2 S&S NHRA Pro Stock 
motorcycle, has spent the last week in Omaha trying to recover the 
racing transporter contents.  Said Ellis, "I want to thank the Sarpy 
County Sheriff's office and the Iowa Highway Patrol - those guys have 
been great and gone out of their way to help us out.  I especially want 
to thank Chris Rueter (local resident and former NHRA Pro Stock racer 
and friend of the Bryce's) for letting me stay at his house the past 
week and taking good care of me and driving me all over the area looking 
for the rig and it's contents."
 
George Bryce thanked their many supporters, "Due to overwhelming support 
and help from our contacts on the internet, the NHRA, law enforcement 
personnel, our competitors and all our friends around the country, we 
have recovered about 75% of our racing equipment.  I also want to thank 
Chip Ellis for hanging in there.  This probably has been the longest and 
most frustrating week in Chip's life, but he didn't give up and his 
commitment to our team really paid off." 
 
Bryce continued, "G Squared and Chip Ellis will attend NHRA Brainerd as 
scheduled.  We had accepted Rocklin Harley Davidson's gracious offer to 
use Matt Guidera's bike, but will now explore the possibility of racing 
out of our own rig.  We're still missing a lot of stuff and we've got to 
take inventory and figure out the best way to proceed.  Since the 
thousands of dollars worth of tools that we've accumulated over the 
years are gone, for example, we have to come up with a plan on how to 
service the bike once we get to the track.  We still have a lot of work 
to do to get the race team operational again." 
 
Jackie Bryce summed it up, "I feel like a miracle has occurred and our 
prayers have been answered.  This season has been an emotional roller 
coaster - Ken Johnson's devastating injury, the theft and recovery of 
our transporter, and now the return of the Pro Stock bike and engines.  
Throughout it all, we've received constant calls and e-mails of support 
and encouragement.  The offer to help from the other teams shows you how 
great the racing family is.  We still have a lot of rebuilding to do, 
but we will all pull together and be stronger than ever."

QUALIFYING: Qualifying for the NHRA 24th annual Lucas Oil Nationals at 
Brainerd International Raceway in Brainerd, Minn., gets underway for G 
Squared Motorsports team owners, George Bryce and George Smith, and Chip 
Ellis, driver of the G Squared S&S Buell, with two sessions on Friday, 
scheduled for 2:30 and 5:30 p.m. Qualifying concludes with two 
additional sessions on Saturday, at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.  Ellis begins his 
quest for the Pro Stock Motorcycle title on Sunday with eliminations for 
all classes getting underway at 11 a.m.  All times are local Brainerd 
time -- Central Time (CT): 1 hour behind the Eastern Time zone -- and 
subject to change at anytime. 

TELEVISION: Qualifying highlights for the 24th NHRA Lucas Oil Nationals 
can be seen on ESPN2 HD on Saturday evening (Aug. 13) from 8-10 p.m.  
The qualifying show repeats on ESPN2 HD early Sunday morning (Aug. 14) 
from 12:30 - 1:30 a.m.  ESPN2 HD will also air three hours of same-day 
television coverage of eliminations beginning at 7 p.m. on Sunday 
evening (Aug. 14).  The elimination show repeats on ESPN2 HD early 
Monday morning, Aug. 15, from 2:30 until 4:30 a.m.  Also, tune in to 
NHRA2Day on ESPN2 HD, the weekly show that gives you the latest 
information about the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series.  NHRA2Day can be 
seen on Sunday morning, Aug. 14 at 11:30 a.m.   Television times are 
Eastern Time (ET) and subject to change at anytime.  Check local listings.
  
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