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Pruett Tops Long Beach Trans-Am Series Trials

Pruett Tops Long Beach Trans-Am Series Trials

Long Beach, Calif. -- The provisional qualifying positions for Sunday's 51-lap, 100.368 mile Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup Round Number 2, at Long Beach, with starting position, car number in parenthesis, driver, car and fast lap with speed. 1. (7) Scott Pruett, Jaguar XKR, 1:22.038, 86.360. 2. ... Continue reading

Dorricott Racing - Provisional Qual Report

Dorricott Racing - Provisional Qual Report

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: James Hyneman jhyneman@compuserve.com LUIS DIAZ THIRD FASTEST IN PROVISIONAL QUALIFYING FOR SUNDAY'S TOYOTA ATLANTIC RACE AT LONG BEACH LONG BEACH, Calif. (April 11, 2003) - Dorricott Racing's Luis Diaz, of Mexico City, threw down blistering laps amidst heavy competition and qualified thi ... Continue reading

FIGGE CAPTURES TOP-10 PROVISIONAL QUALIFYING POSITION AT LONG BEACH

FIGGE CAPTURES TOP-10 PROVISIONAL QUALIFYING POSITION AT LONG BEACH

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FIGGE CAPTURES TOP-10 PROVISIONAL QUALIFYING POSITION AT LONG BEACH LONG BEACH, CALIF. (April 11, 2003) –Alex Figge, of Santa Barbara, Calif., today qualified seventh in provisional qualifying for Round Two of the 2003 CART Toyota Atlantic Championship at Long Beach. In typical sunny and hot ... Continue reading

Stu Hayner Trans Am

Stu Hayner Trans Am

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: John Thawley johnt@c2group.com 248.227.0110 Stu Hayner Personal Appearance at “Thursday Thunder on Pine” Pre-race festivities get underway at Long Beach Detroit – April 9, 2003 – Kicking off the weekend’s events for round 2 of the Trans-Am Series for the BFGo ... Continue reading

BMW Team PTG Confirms Stuck; Adds Justin Marks to Team

BMW Team PTG Confirms Stuck; Adds Justin Marks to Team

NEWS FROM BMW TEAM PTG FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BMW Team PTG Confirms Stuck for Rest of SCCA Speed GT Season; Adds Justin Marks to Team WINCHESTER, Va. (April 9, 2003) ­ Tom Milner, owner of BMW Team PTG, announced today the addition of two more BMW M3s to the team for the rest of the 2003 SCCA Pro Racing Speed World Cha ... Continue reading

Scott Pruett Long Beach Release

Scott Pruett Long Beach Release

CONTACT: Richard Nardi (517) 927-3612 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRUETT LOOKS FOR ANOTHER TRANS-AM SERIES WIN AT LONG BEACH Long Beach, Calif. - With his season opening victory at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg behind him, Rocketsports Racing's Scott Pruett, driver of the No. 7 Jaguar R Performance XKR, will be driving in ... Continue reading

Trans-Am Series Invades Long Beach Streets

Trans-Am Series Invades Long Beach Streets

CONTACT: Justin Anderson (704) 348-9400 Cell: (517) 927-3614 Fax: (704) 348-9444 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 4, 2003 TRANS-AM SERIES INVADES LONG BEACH STREETS LONG BEACH, Calif. ‹ If the finish of last year¹s Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich® Tires Cup race at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was any indi ... Continue reading

Wind Tunnel Test Brings Parity to Trans-Am Series

Wind Tunnel Test Brings Parity to Trans-Am Series

CONTACT: Justin Anderson (704) 348-9400 Cell: (517) 927-3614 Fax: (704) 348-9444 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 3, 2003 WIND TUNNEL TEST BRINGS PARITY TO TRANS-AM SERIES LANSING, Mich. ‹ A new hood panel and nose has been approved for Ford Mustangs competing in the Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich® Tires Cup. The ... Continue reading

Revolution Motorsports Gets Sponsor

Revolution Motorsports Gets Sponsor

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: John Thawley johnthawley@GoRevolution.com 248.227.0110 Revolution Motorsports Teams Up With GMAC Commerical Finance GMAC to promote business-to-business relations through motorsports Detroit ­ March 19, 2003 ­ Revolution Motorsports will partner with GMAC Commercial Finance featuring an ... Continue reading

Orbit Racing - Sebring 6h

Orbit Racing - Sebring 6h

2003 12 Hours of Sebring - race 6h pacing Orbit Racing is maintaining a solid pace in the Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring, with half of the 12-hour race completed. Joe Policastro started the No. 42 Classic Industries Porsche from sixth on the GT grid. He pitted just past the one-hour mark and son Jay Policastro took over, ... Continue reading

Orbit Racing - Sebring race 12h

Orbit Racing - Sebring race 12h

2003 12 Hours of Sebring - race 12h top-10 Orbit Racing scored a top-10 GT finish in the Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring, despite mechanical problems that plagued the team during the last few hours of the race. Mike Fitzgerald, Jay Policastro and Joe Policastro drove the No. 42 Classic Industries Porsche to ninth in class, ... Continue reading

Orbit Racing - Sebring race 1

Orbit Racing - Sebring race 1

early out A powerful run in the Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring came to an abrupt halt when an engine problem took the No. 43 YES Network Porsche out of the race. The Orbit Racing car qualified second in the GT class, but was forced to start at the back of the grid because of a ride-height issue discovered in post-qualifyi ... Continue reading

Orbit Racing - Sebring qualifying change

Orbit Racing - Sebring qualifying change

2003 12 Hours of Sebring - Thursday 2 The No. 43 YES Network Porsche of Orbit Racing will start from the back of the grid for the 12 Hours of Sebring, after the car's qualifying time was disallowed in post-qualifying technical inspection. Marc Lieb had qualified the car second in the GT class. Orbit Racing technical di ... Continue reading

Auberlen on Touring WC pole in BMW

Auberlen on Touring WC pole in BMW

BMW of North America, LLC World Challenge Update Notes and Quotes SPEED Touring World Challenge Round 1 Qualifying Sebring International Raceway Thursday, March 13, 2003 Race Date: Friday, March 14, 2003 Contact: Bill Cobb, 215-295-3115 BMW LEADS SPEED WORLD CHALLENGE TOURING FIELD AT SEBRING; AUBERLEN ON POLE WITH NEW ... Continue reading

BARBER SWEEPS POLES AT SEBRING

BARBER SWEEPS POLES AT SEBRING

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BARBER SWEEPS POLES AT SEBRING SEBRING, FLA. (March 13, 2003) –Westley Barber, of Saffron Walden, England, captured the pole for Round Two of the 2003 Formula Ford 2000 Zetec Championship at Sebring international Raceway. Completing the top-three is Charlie Kimball, of Camarillo, Calif., and ... Continue reading

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