Autosport Development Race Report from Denver
#5 GMAC Commercial Finance / Trenton Forging GTO Finishes 9th Denver - Aug. 14 – Improving on a 16th place starting position, Stu Hayner drove the #5 GMAC Commercial Finance / Trenton Forging GTO to a 9th place finish in today’s SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT race in Denver. The SPEED World Challenge series is participating in the Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver. “All-in-all, I’d have to say I’m pretty pleased with our finish,” said Hayner. “It just seems we were down on power all weekend. The car has been handling well… in fact, the handling is excellent, but it just hasn’t had the snap that you usually feel when you have good power. We made some adjustments after qualifying, and it was a bit better during the race.” “We had some experience with this track from when we ran here with Trans-Am several years ago,” Hayner continued. “In fact, we were the fastest car in qualifying here in 2003. We had hoped that would be an advantage… and I think it was from a handling standpoint. We’ll take the 9th place and move on to Mosport.” Hayner’s teammate, Jim Osborn in the #7 Remote Area Medical GTO took home the Sunoco Hard Charger Award for improving the greatest number of positions in the race. Osborn started 23rd and finished 14th. Today’s race will air Saturday, August 20th at 2pm EST on SPEED Channel. The Series will move on to Mosport International Raceway in Bowmanville, Ontario, September 2nd - 4th for the Labour Day Grand Prix of Mosport. 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. GMAC Commercial Finance, considered a leader in its segment of the financial services market, provides accounts receivable management and financing, asset-based lending, equipment finance/leasing, retail financing, structured financing, and supply chain management services to a wide variety of clients in diverse industries. Loan facilities are in the $2 million to $200 million range. With locations in the United States, Canada, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom, the Company is positioned to provide lending services worldwide. 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. Envision Telephony provides business intelligence and analytical software tools designed to help businesses understand their customers better. Envision's Business Intelligence Portal helps users collect and analyze data on customer transactions, preferences, and how they perceive the company. Its Performance Suite provides workforce management and monitoring tools for helping contact centers train and retain top-notch call center agents. Envision's customers include Southwest Airlines and Time Warner Cable. For more information about Autosport Development visit www.GoAutosport.com For more information about Trenton Forging, visit www.trentonforging.com For more information about GMAC Commercial Finance, visit www.gmaccf.com For more information about SCCA SPEED World Challenge, visit www.world-challenge.com