The Auto Channel
The Largest Independent Automotive Research Resource
The Largest Independent Automotive Research Resource
Official Website of the New Car Buyer

MTS, U.S. Army, Racers for Christ to honor MTS employees in Pomona

DON SCHUMACHER RACING
2007 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES
Final Round of Countdown to One
Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals
Pomona (Calif.) Raceway
Nov. 1-4, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438;
jstropus@earthlink.net

MAIL TERMINAL SERVICES, U.S. ARMY AND RACERS FOR CHRIST TO HONOR MTS
EMPLOYEES IN POMONA

POMONA, Calif. (Nov. 1, 2007) - Mail Terminal Services, sponsor of the Dodge
Charger R/T Funny Car driven by Jack Beckman in the NHRA POWERade Drag
Racing series, this weekend will recognize two of its employees from the
Newark, N.J., Military Mail Terminal (MMT), a division of Mail Terminal
Services which sorts and distributes up to 500,000 pounds of mail to war
zones in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait. Monique Walters and Jorge Santos will
enjoy a unique U.S. Army team experience this weekend at the Auto Club NHRA
Finals in Pomona, Calif., and Racers for Christ will receive nearly $9000
from a charity auction held on ebay.

Ms. Walters and Mr. Santos will be flown out to Pomona and treated to Don
Schumacher Racing VIP hospitality tickets, full event passes for the
weekend, and in one qualifying session four-time Top Fuel champion
Schumacher will wear a specially-designed helmet which he will sign at the
end of the run and present to them.

For the purpose of recognizing two of the top performing MMT employees and
to support Tony Schumacher, the U.S. Army team and Racers for Christ, MTS,
through President and CEO Rodger Comstock, last August purchased the helmet
at an ebay.com auction to benefit Racers for Christ.

"It's important to recognize that Ms. Walters and Mr. Santos are just two of
the top performing employees in the Military Mail Terminal," said Comstock.
"There's another 130 who are out there putting out 500,000 pounds of mail a
day into the war zones. These two people were selected by their supervisors
and their peers as the two top performers and they represent the outstanding
attitude and the focus that these people have. So, it's important for me and
all of us at MTS to recognize their efforts as we continue to work towards
the successful distribution of all the mail that goes into the war zones."

Said Larry Smiley who, along with wife Linda are chaplains for the NHRA
through Racers for Christ: "Tony Schumacher has always supported Linda and
me. We do a bible study every Saturday with Tony and he's donated money
along the way and it's been very appreciated.

"A year ago at this race Tony gave me a helmet and he said, 'I think if you
will auction this helmet on ebay.com you will get more money for it. We held
on to it all through the year and I finally decided I'd better go ahead and
get it on ebay.

"We did not know whether it would bring $500 or $5000, or whatever. And we
were very pleasantly surprised with the activity that it showed and most of
the activity was in the last few minutes. And I was surprised because we had
it on for 10 days. 

"We are very thankful to Rodger and Karen Comstocks for winning this on ebay
and giving it to their employees. It will help further the ministry of
Racers for Christ and allow Linda and me to continue to minister out here,
as we have for years.

"It sold for $8988. It was at $3550 and in the last four minutes it went
from $3550 to $8988. I was really surprised when I found out that it was
Rodger who got it. The gentleman who was in second place who really bid it
up, called Roger the next day and he said, 'I've got to know, it's eating at
me. Did I miss this helmet by $50?' 'Oh no,' Rodger told him, 'I would have
gone to as much as it would take to get it.' So the guy's really thankful
that he didn't bid it short.

"We're going to do this again," added Smiley, "and I'm sure this guy is
going to play very close attention and hopefully he'll be able to win it
next time."

***