Wittmer Nabs First SPEED Touring Car Pole at Toronto

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CANADA (July 7, 2007) - Kuno Wittmer, of Montreal, Quebec, captured his
first-career pole position for Round Six of the SCCA Pro Racing SPEED
World Challenge Touring Car Championship. Ian Baas, of Noblesville,
Ind., also earned his series-best qualifying position and completes the
front row for Sunday's race on the streets of Exhibition Place, part of
the Steelback Grand Prix of Toronto.

Wittmer needed only a single lap in his No. 44 Acura Certified Pre-Owned
Acura RSX to grab his first SCCA SPEED Touring Car pole. The Canadian
stopped the clocks with a 1:20.601 (78.386 mph) around the 1.755-mile,
11-turn temporary street course."

"It feels pretty good," Wittmer said. "Home track advantage does help
and the fans here are crazy. Definitely the RealTime boys put in a
tremendous effort getting the car ready, so a big thanks to Acura, they
did an excellent job putting the whole package together for the RSX
today."

When comparing his Acura RSX to the TSX of his fellow RealTime
teammates, Wittmer felt there were some distinct advantages to the RSX
around the tight street-course.

"Well it's a two-door car compared to a four-door car, so the wheelbase
is a bit shorter. I don't run the sequential gearbox, but I'm 100 lbs.
lighter and I don't have the restrictor. The TSX has shown to be a bit
better on exit, but the RSX is better on entrance, so it's a give and
take. Both cars have their strengths and advantages, but right now the
RSX is the way to go on this track."

Wittmer's season so far has been a dramatic departure from his 2006
SPEED GT season, in which he struggle with mechanical gremlins
throughout the year driving a Mercedes Benz C230.

"This year, I have huge sponsor that came on board with me and that's
Asset Engineering. They really came on board with me at the beginning of
the year and they're based out of Toronto so they're really happy to see
me perform. Last year was a tough year, but I had a good time and I
learned a lot."

Wittmer was due to have his teammate Pierre Kleinubing in the No. 1
Acura Certified Pre-Owned Acura TSX starting alongside of him, but the
defending SCCA SPEED Touring Car Champion's qualifying time were
disallowed following post-qualifying technical inspection for a front
splitter that was too low.

This moved Baas into the second spot on the grid with a qualifying time
of 1:20.842 (78.152 mph). It is a career-best grid position for the
driver of the No. 18 PFAFF/STaSIS/Clear Capital Audi A4, who is looking
forward to a front-row standing start in his all-wheel drive car.

Baas' teammate Chip Herr, of Lititz, Pa., fills in the third spot on the
grid. Winner at Lime Rock Park earlier this year, Herr entered a time of
1:20.846 (78.148 mph) in his No. 17 PFAFF/STaSIS/Clear Capital Audi A4.

Peter Cunningham, of Grafton, Wis., put his No. 42 Acura Certified
Pre-Owned Acura TSX in the fourth spot on the grid with a time of
1:21.134 (77.871 mph). Charles Espenlaub, of Lutz, Fla., completed the
top five after turning a 1:21.166 (77.840 mph).

Teammates Randy Pobst (Mazda 6) and Jeff Altenburg (Mazda 6) will start
sixth and seventh, respectively. Michael Galati (Mazda 6), Brandon Davis
(Acura TSX) and Jason Martinelli (BMW 325Ci) completed the top ten.

Sunday's SCCA SPEED Touring Car race is scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m.
(EDT). The race will air on SPEED, Saturday, July 14, at 11:00 a.m.
(EDT).

For the latest news from the Steelback Grand Prix of Toronto, including
live timing and lap notes via the SCCA Pit Board, visit
www.world-challenge.com <http://www.world-challenge.com/>

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CANADA - Starting lineup 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, Montreal, Quebec, Acura RSX, 1:20.601, 78.386.

2, (18), Ian Baas, Noblesville, Ind., Audi A4, 1:20.842, 78.152.

3, (17), Chip Herr, Lititz, Pa., Audi A4, 1:20.846, 78.148.

4, (42), Peter Cunningham, Grafton, Wis., Acura TSX, 1:21.134, 77.871.

5, (97), Charles Espenlaub, Lutz, Fla., Mazda 6, 1:21.166, 77.840.

6, (73), Randy Pobst, Gainesville, Ga., Mazda 6, 1:21.211, 77.797.

7, (72), Jeff Altenburg, Ellicott City, Md., Mazda 6, 1:21.591, 77.435.

8, (95), Michael Galati, Olmsted, Ohio, Mazda 6, 1:21.714, 77.318.

9, (43), Brandon Davis, Denver, Colo., Acura TSX, 1:21.810, 77.227.

10, (8), Jason Martinelli(R), Roxbury, Conn., BMW 325Ci, 1:22.039,
77.012.

11, (74), Roberto Santos(R), Monterrey, Mexico, Mazda 6, 1:22.073,
76.980.

12, (38), Seth Thomas(T), Cumming, Ga., BMW 325i, 1:22.196, 76.865.

13, (34), Nick Esayian(T), Encinitas, Calif., Acura TSX, 1:22.272,
76.794.

14, (92), Stan Wilson(R), Mount Juliet, Tenn., Dodge SRT-4, 1:22.414,
76.661.

15, (96), Charlie Putman(T), Denver, Colo., Mazda 6, 1:23.690, 75.492.

16, (64), Andrew Wojteczko(R), Caledon, Ontario, Lexus IS 300, 1:23.799,
75.394.

17, (65), Tor Krueger, Hamilton, Ontario, Lexus IS 300, 1:24.766,
74.534.

18, (1), Pierre Kleinubing, Coconut Creek, Fla., Acura TSX, no time.

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

20, (36), James Clay, Blacksburg, Va., BMW 325i, no time.

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

Credit: (c)SCCA/Mark Weber

Erin Cechal

SCCA Public Relations Specialist

800/770-2055 ext. 354

ecechal@scca.com

www.scca.com

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