Autosport Development Road Atlanta Qualifying Report

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Autosport Development Road Atlanta Qualifying Report

Trenton, MI – September 28, 2006 – It was exciting to
have both GTOs on track during today’s SPEED World
Challenge qualifying session, although the outcome
wasn’t quite what Autosport Development desired.  
As a result, Stu Hayner, driving the No. 21 Trenton
Forging Pontiac GTO, will start 15th on the grid
tomorrow in Round Nine of the GT championship race.
Dane Moxlow, behind the wheel of the No. 20 Trenton
Forging Pontiac GTO, starts in the 26th position.
“It didn’t go as planned for either of us,” says Dane
Moxlow. “With tires gone, we brought the cars in
early.”
New car glitches affected the performance of both
vehicles. The team is working diligently to address
those issues, and everyone’s expecting the cars to be
in great shape for Friday’s race.  
As a new driver to the series, Dane experienced track
surface issues he didn’t anticipate.
“There was a lot of debris on the track,” says Dane.
“The combination of debris, dirt and antifreeze made
for a couple of interesting spots that were very
slippery.”
The practice and qualifying sessions have given Dane a
better feel for the track and the competition, and
he’s looking forward to competing in his first
professional race. While Dane would like a better
finish tomorrow, he’s realistic. Since it’s his first
50-minute race, making it through the entire race and
coming back in one piece are his first priorities.  
The team is confident the changes they’re making will
give both drivers a better run, and they’re looking
for Stu to move to the front of the pack. 
Autosport Development competes in the SPEED World
Challenge GT Series recently named “the most
competitive road racing series in the world” by Racer
magazine. In 2005, driver Stu Hayner finished the
season seventh in points, a huge feat considering the
team had no factory support from any major automotive
manufacturers. As the first team to develop GTO road
racers, Autosport Development’s expertise is in demand
by other teams now fielding these cars. The race shop
is also involved in prototype and racecar development,
preparation, fabrication, assembly, carbon fiber work
as well as automotive manufacturing.  For more
information, visit www.autosportdevelopment.com. 
Round nine of the SPEED World Challenge GT Race will
be televised on Saturday, October 14 at 3 p.m. on the
SPEED channel. 



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