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Pacific Raceways, Inc. Retains Consultants

27 July 1998

Pacific Raceways, Inc. Retains Consultants

    SEATTLE, July 27 -- Pacific Raceways, Inc., of Seattle, WA,
has retained Event Management Corporation (EMC) of Grosse Pointe Farms, MI it
was announced today by J. Dan Fiorito, Jr., President of Pacific Raceways,
Inc.
    Pacific Raceways is the owner of the existing 320-acre motor sports
property in Kent, WA.
    EMC will advise and assist Pacific Raceways in development of plans for
the eventual take-over of track management and operations at the raceway.  The
hiring of consultants is considered to be one of the first steps by the owners
toward that end.
    Built in 1958 by a group of automotive enthusiasts, the 2.25 mile road
course and drag strip is currently operated by another party under a lease
agreement as Seattle International Raceway.
    Pacific Raceways intends to take over operations at the expiration of the
current lease agreement.
    Founded in 1983 by Detroit attorney John Love, EMC is a public relations
and special events agency with particular experience in motorsports and
automotive events.  The company currently represents CART series co-sponsor
PPG Industries; Michelin North America; BFGoodrich Tires; Johnson Controls
Automotive Systems Group; Anheuser Busch and Detroit's North American
International Auto Show.
    EMC expects to open a Pacific Northwest office in the spring of 1999.