Press Release - Zytek announce Kurosawa as third driver for ALMS Petit Le Mans
Press Release 26 September 2006 Zytek announce Kurosawa as third driver for ALMS Petit Le Mans Zytek Motorsport has finalised preparations for the penultimate round of the American Le Mans Series, the Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta, this weekend (29th-30th Sept). The driver partnership of Stefan Johansson and Johnny Mowlem in the Zytek 06S is to be complemented by Japanese Driver Haruki Kurosawa. Haruki's career spans two decades, competing in both the Japanese and British Formula 3 Championships from 1996-2000. Progressing to the Japanese GT Championship, he then continued his career in endurance racing in the 2004 LMES GT2 class. Kurosawa has several years' experience in prototype sportscar racing, having competed at Le Mans in LMP1 in 2005 and throughout Europe in the Le Mans Series in 2005 and 2006. The Zytek Motorsport Team is gearing up for the 10 hour Petit Le Mans race on Saturday, their return to the American Le Mans Series since claiming victory at the final race of the season at Laguna Seca last year. About Zytek The Zytek Group is one of the world's leading suppliers of expertise in automotive control systems, power train management and hybrid-electric vehicle technology. Zytek is a specialist-engineering firm with a blue-chip client list that includes some of the world's greatest automotive names. Zytek was recently contracted by Daimler Chrysler, to start production of the first ever all electric smart car. This expertise has also delivered success in motorsport, where Zytek designs and manufactures race engines, engine management systems and chassis. Zytek is widely respected for building reliable race engines, which it has supplied worldwide for the Formula 3000 series and is the exclusive engine and Electrically-operated Gearshift System (EGS) supplier for the A1 Grand Prix Series and EGS supplier for all three LMP2 Acura ALMS cars. Zytek was the first company to develop and race a hybrid-electric car that competed at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. For more information, visit www.zytek.co.uk <http://www.zytek.co.uk/> General Enquiries UK Operations Karen Brittan - Zytek Motorsport Tel: +44 07932 691 302 Email: karen.brittan@zytek.co.uk US Commercial Representation: Myke Penfold Mobile: (US) 416-894-8003 E.mail: myke@nodot.ca ZYT4700 Kurosawa.app.doc Prepared by Market Engineering. Europe's leading media relations agency for the automotive technology industry.