For Immediate Release - LG Motorsports / 3 Dimensional.com Pre Race Report
No. 28 LG Motorsports / 3 Dimensional.com C6 Corvette Ready For Taking It To The Streets In St. Pete With the season's first race behind them, the No. 28 LG Motorsports / 3 Dimensional.com / Riley C6 Corvette team heads to the streets of St. Petersburg for round two of the 2008 American Lemans Series, the Acura Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg, April 4-5. Given their history on this track, the team is confidently sensing a competitive edge. Immediately following the Sebring race, the C6 Corvette spent time in the wind tunnel and at the Riley Technologies shop, tweaking the new car for the demanding street courses and shorter race lengths. The No. 28 LG Pro Long Tube Header / 3 Dimensional.com Corvette will be running Cobalt brakes at St. Pete and will continue developing a competitive GT2 tire with their partners at Kumho. Armed with valuable data collected during the team's debut at last month's running of the 56th Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring, LG Motorsports hopes to combine driver knowledge and previous success on the St. Pete street circuit as they continue development of the all new Riley Corvette C6 GT 2 car. "I am really looking forward to St. Pete," said LG Motorsports team owner and multi-time SPEED World Challenge Champion, Lou Gigliotti. "I have had good runs here in the past, taking the pole and sharing the podium. Our guys are prepared and hungry to show what we know about the challenge of a street fight." "I think the car will be much better prepared for this race," added co- driver, Doug Peterson, acknowledging a few glitches with the car's first outing. "It was a thrash to get ready for the season opener, so this time I think we'll have more time to concentrate on the actual racing. I'm sure things will run much smoother from here on out. I am looking forward to the St. Pete and Long Beach street races and the rest of the season participating in the ALMS." This will be the second appearance of the American Le Mans Series on the streets of St. Petersburg and the first of three races on a temporary street circuits. Coverage of the Acura Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg will be live April 5th at 1:30PM EDT on ABC. LG Motorsports Corvette Parts and Performance Long known as a leader in Corvette high performance parts and tuning, LG Motorsports offers a complete line of parts and accessories for Corvette, Cadillac and Camaro. In addition to their world famous LG Pro Longtube Headers, LGM offers a complete line of high-performance brakes, body enhancements and everything you need to turn your daily driver into a lethal street fighter. Putting race-proven technology in every part they sell, LG Motorsports enjoys a reputation of turning out some of highest horse-power street Corvettes in captivity. To keep on top of the latest team news, go to www.lgmotorsports.com. 3 Dimensional Services Incorporated in 1992, 3-Dimensional Services, Inc.'s principal owners have been in the prototyping business for over 30 years. From the receipt of acceptable CAD data, 3-Dimensional's average delivery of functional prototype parts is between 2 and 3 weeks. When immediate turnaround of a solid model is critical, the company can often produce one the same day! Located in Michigan, 3-Dimensional Services has approximately 200,000 square feet of shop floor space equipped with the latest technology available, dedicated to manufacturing the highest quality plastic and metal prototype and production parts. The company has approximately 275 full and part time employees. 3- Dimensional Service is showcased at www.3dimensional.com. Riley Technologies Riley Technologies currently has 35 full time employees. These employees cover the full spectrum of design and manufacturing with: engineers, fabricators, mechanics, machinists, and composite specialists. With this wide range of experience Riley Technologies can accomplish almost any task. Riley Technologies has worked on a wide range of engineering projects. Riley Technologies has an engineering and a manufacturing department. Our capabilities allow us to do most work in-house from the designing, to manufacturing, and even testing. Our engineers are able to make full use of the powerful design software, Unigraphics. Strong computer skills along with our access to wind tunnels allow Riley Technologies to design and build some of the most competitive racecars. The engineers also have access to state of the art Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software. This enables are engineers to quickly and in a cost effective manner solve many engineering problems. Riley Technologies has many engineering products at our disposable. From high-powered design software such as Unigraphics and CFD capabilities. We utilize many wind tunnels such as Langley's, Lockheed, General Motor's, ARC, and Swift's. Riley Technologies can be found on the web at www.rileytech.com. Kumho Tires: Established in 1960, Kumho Tire Co., Inc., of Seoul, South Korea, had 2005 sales of $2.2 billion. Kumho manufactures and distributes a complete line of tires for passenger cars, light trucks and heavy-duty trucks. Kumho has manufacturing facilities in Korea and China and operates technical centers in Birmingham, England, and Akron, Ohio. Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Rancho Cucamonga, CA, Kumho Tire U.S.A is the U.S. distribution arm of Kumho Tire Co. In addition to its 830,000 square foot headquarters and central distribution facility in Rancho Cucamonga, the company operates four additional distribution facilities in Atlanta, Chicago, Columbus and Dallas. For more information, visit the Kumho Web site at www.kumhotire.com. American Le Mans Series The American Le Mans Series is the premium brand of motorsport in North America, featuring high-tech sports cars from the most prestigious automobile manufacturers in the world. Its unique four classes of competition showcase exotic, open-top prototypes and sophisticated production-based GT cars, all competing on the track at the same time. The American Le Mans Series competes at the premier road racing tracks across North America and at selected temporary street circuits in major urban markets. With a 2007 television package that includes five network broadcasts on CBS and NBC and seven telecasts on SPEED, plus live broadcasts across Europe, the Series delivers a global marketing platform that is unmatched in motorsports. The Series, founded in 1999 by Georgia entrepreneur Don Panoz, represents a mirror image to the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans, the world’s most famous and authentic automobile race. The American Le Mans Series features elite marques such as Audi, Porsche, Corvette, Aston Martin, Ferrari and Panoz, and premium brands such as Michelin, Yokohama, Kumho, Lowe’s, Shell and many others. To follow the ALMS, see www.americanlemans.com. Photo credit: John Thawley ~ Creative Communications Group ________________________________________________________ John Thawley ~ Creative Communications Group ~ 248.227.0110