G Squared Motorsports: Chip Ellis struggles in heat at Memphis

G SQUARED MOTORSPORTS
OWNERS: GEORGE BRYCE & GEORGE SMITH

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

18TH ANNUAL NHRA O'REILLY MID-SOUTH NATIONALS
MEMPHIS MOTORSPORTS PARK - MEMPHIS, TENN.
AUGUST 19-21, 2005

Qualified: # 6(7.183 seconds at 183.97 mph)
Eliminations:
Round 1: Ellis (8.439/110.94) lost to Shawn Gann (7.336180.02)


Chip Ellis struggles in heat at Memphis

MILLINGTON, Tenn. (August 21, 2005) - In an early exit, on a day that 
saw the heat index reach 110-degrees and the track temperature push 
130-degrees, Chip Ellis, driver of the G Squared S&S-powered Buell, 
failed to make it pass the opening round of eliminations at the 18th 
annual NHRA O'Reilly Mid-South Nationals.

In what appeared to be a repeat of Ellis' run last weekend at Brainerd 
(Minn.) International Raceway in round two, Shawn Gann left first on 
Ellis and never looked back.  Gann crossed the finish line in 7.336 
seconds on a hot, slippery track.  Ellis followed with a 8.439 elapsed 
time down the Memphis Motorsports Park quarter-mile.

Unofficially, Ellis leaves the O'Reilly Mid-South Nationals No. 6 in the 
NHRA POWERade Pro Stock Motorcycle point standing.  He now has 621 points.

TELEVISION: ESPN2 will air three hours of same-day television coverage 
of eliminations for the 18th annual NHRA O'Reilly Mid-South Nationals 
beginning at 10 p.m. this evening (Sun., Aug. 21).  The elimination show 
repeats one week later on ESPN2 early Sunday morning, Aug. 28, from 3 
until 5 a.m.  Television times are Eastern Time (ET) and subject to 
change at anytime.  Check local listings.

NEXT RACE: Labor Day weekend is the race that every drag racer wants to 
win - the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals.  The "granddaddy" of all NHRA races 
unfolds at Indianapolis Raceway Park in Clermont, Ind., just outside 
Indianapolis, the motorsports capital of the world. Action begins Aug. 
31 and continues through Sept. 5, with professional qualifying starting 
on Fri., Sept. 2 and continuing through Sun.,  Sept. 4.  On Sat. Sept. 
3, Chip Ellis and G Squared Motorsports will be part of a special 
race-within-a-race, the Ringer Gloves Pro Bike Battle.  Ellis will then 
go after the Pro Stock Motorcycle title when eliminations get underway 
on Monday, Labor Day, Sept. 5.  
 
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.