Canadian Wittmer Leads SPEED Touring Car Practice in Toronto

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CANADA (July 6, 2007) - In the series' first visit to the Steelback
Grand Prix of Toronto, Kuno Wittmer, of Montreal, Quebec, made the most
of his previous track experience at Exhibition Place to lead practice
for Round Six of the SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Touring Car
Championship. Ian Baas, of Noblesville, Ind., and Roberto Santos, of
Monterrey, Mexico, were second and third fastest, respectively.

Racing on the streets of Toronto for the sixth time in his career,
Wittmer climbed to the top of scoring monitors shortly after the first
of two red flags in the 30-minute session. The flag was brought out for
the No. 29 Global Motorsports Group BMW 325Ci of James Sofronas, from
Newport Beach, Calif., who's engine expired on the first lap and stopped
on course in Turn Six.

Wittmer continued to lead the session while steadily improving his time.
The No. 44 Acura Certified Pre-Owned pilot ended the session with a fast
lap of 1:21.603 (77.423 mph) on his final tour around the 1.755-mile,
11-turn temporary street course.

"I definitely have the most experience here," Wittmer said. "But at this
level of racing, it's so competitive and it's only a matter of time
before the other guys come up to speed. I think in qualifying I'll be
getting a lot more pressure, especially from my teammates, because
they'll be right there with me in speed.

Wittmer has tasted success at Exhibition Place before, winning the Honda
Challenge race here in 2005 en route taking the series Championship. But
the Canadian has no illusions of a clean sweep at Toronto this weekend.

"I've always liked street courses. I think my car is suited pretty good
to this track and I've had a pretty good history on street courses as
far as driving goes. I like this track, it has a good flow to it. The
last three corners, the way you build up momentum is fun, so I've got
nothing negative to say about this track."

"Starting qualifying in seventh, because I'm seventh in the points,
might be a little bit of a problem, especially since the front guys
aren't up to speed yet. It's not their fault, it's just a matter of
learning the track and we didn't get much time in today's practice. I
think I'm going to just keep a gap and then go on my own, maybe get two
or three laps."

In his best showing of the season so far, Baas put his No. 18
PFAFF/STaSIS/Clear Capital Audi A4 second on the time sheets. Fresh from
a Rolex GT race at Daytona Thursday night, Baas recorded a time of
1:21.868 (77.173 mph).

Driving the No. 74 Mazdaspeed Motorsports Development Mazda 6, Santos
outpaced both of his Championship-leading teammates Randy Pobst and Jeff
Altenburg to finish the session in third. The young rookie finished the
session with a 1:22.242 (76.822 mph).

Four-time World Challenge Champion Peter Cunningham of Grafton, Wis.,
was fourth fastest with a lap of 1:22.434 (76.643 mph) in his No. 42
Acura Certified Pre-Owned Acura TSX. Lime Rock race winner Chip Herr, of
Lititz, Pa., completed the top five in his No. 17 PFAFF/STaSIS/Clear
Capital Audi A4 with a time of 1:22.443 (76.634 mph).

Charles Espenlaub (Mazda 6), Pierre Kleinubing (Acura TSX), Michael
Galati (Mazda 6), Jeff Altenburg (Mazda 6) and Stan Wilson (Dodge SRT-4)
completed the top ten.

Qualifying for Round Six of the SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge
Touring Car Championship is set for Saturday, July 7, at 4:30 p.m.
(EDT).

For all the latest from the Steelback Grand Prix of Toronto, including
live timing and lap notes, log onto www.world-challenge.com
<http://www.world-challenge.com/> .

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TORONTO - Results from practice for Sunday's SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World
Challenge Touring Car Championship Round Six race part of the Steelback
Grand Prix of Toronto at Exhibition Place, with position, car number in
parentheses, driver, hometown, car, fastest lap time, and speed in miles
per hour.

1, (44), Kuno Wittmer(T), Montreal, Quebec, Acura RSX, 1:21.603, 77.423.

2, (18), Ian Baas, Noblesville, Ind., Audi A4, 1:21.868, 77.173.

3, (74), Roberto Santos(R), Monterrey Mexico, , Mazda 6, 1:22.242,
76.822.

4, (42), Peter Cunningham, Grafton, Wis., Acura TSX, 1:22.434, 76.643.

5, (17), Chip Herr, Lititz, Pa., Audi A4, 1:22.443, 76.634.

6, (97), Charles Espenlaub, Lutz, Fla., Mazda 6, 1:22.501, 76.580.

7, (1), Pierre Kleinubing, Coconut Creek, Fla., Acura TSX, 1:22.565,
76.521.

8, (95), Michael Galati, Olmsted, Ohio, Mazda 6, 1:22.859, 76.250.

9, (72), Jeff Altenburg, Ellicott City, Md., Mazda 6, 1:23.138, 75.994.

10, (92), Stan Wilson(R), Mount Juliet, Tenn., Dodge SRT-4, 1:23.141,
75.991.

11, (38), Seth Thomas(T), Cumming, Ga., BMW 325i, 1:23.288, 75.857.

12, (43), Brandon Davis, Denver, Colo., Acura TSX, 1:23.371, 75.781.

13, (73), Randy Pobst, Gainesville, Ga., Mazda 6, 1:23.411, 75.745.

14, (34), Nick Esayian(T), Encinitas, Calif., Acura TSX, 1:23.963,
75.247.

15, (36), James Clay, Blacksburg, Va., BMW 325i, 1:23.973, 75.238.

16, (8), Jason Martinelli(R), Roxbury, Conn., BMW 325Ci, 1:24.630,
74.654.

17, (65), Tor Krueger, Hamilton, Ontario, Lexus IS 300, 1:24.790,
74.513.

18, (96), Charlie Putman(T), Denver, Colo., Mazda 6, 1:26.066, 73.408.

19, (16), Phil Parlato(T), Commack, N.Y., BMW 325i, no time.

20, (29), James Sofronas(T), Newport Beach, Calif., BMW 325Ci, no time.

21, (64), Andrew Wojteczko(R), Caledon, Ontario, Lexus IS 300, no time.

Attached image: No. 44 Acura Certified Pre-Owned Acura RSX of Kuno
Wittmer.

Credit: Mark Weber

Erin Cechal

SCCA Public Relations Specialist

800/770-2055 ext. 354

ecechal@scca.com

www.scca.com

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