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<body> <Table Width="550" border="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" cellpadding="0"><TR><TD Width="35"><IMG SRC="//www.totalmotorsport.com/images/spacer.gif" WIDTH="35" HEIGHT="1"></td><td> <CENTER><Table border="0" width="100%"> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="5">AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2">15/05/2002</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="4">Wayne Taylor Previews new track</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="3">Cadillac man just loves it</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><img border="1" src="Storage/newtrack.jpg"></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="1">  </FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2">The Cadillac Grand Prix of Washington, opened its newly paved track surface to the media today on the grounds of RFK Stadium. The 1.7-mile, seven-turn road racing circuit was officially opened when race co-founder Chris Lencheski, DC Sports & Entertainment Commission president Bobby Goldwater, Cadillac's marketing manager Steve Rosenblum and Cadillac driver Wayne Taylor took an inaugural first lap around the track. <BR> <BR> After the ceremonial lap, special guests and members of the media were driven around the newly completed polymer blend track surface. Guests also had a chance to test their racing skills on a 16' x 23' replica slot car track, which was set up adjacent to the real track.<BR> <BR> "Race day is just around the corner and we're very excited to give the media and race fans an advance look at this state-of-the-art track," said Chris Lencheski, co-founder and chairman of the board, National Grand Prix Holdings. "We have been working side-by-side with the city to put on a premiere sporting event and the completion of this first phase of laying in the track is just one of many steps involved in this process."<BR> <BR> The 1.7-mile circuit, which was designed by well-known track designer Lance Schafer, was paved with a specially designed polymer mix asphalt weighing more than 17,500 tons. The track will eventually be surrounded by concrete barriers, tire barriers and a spectator fence. Lencheski anticipates the grandstands, suites and concrete barriers will be in place sometime in early July. <BR> <BR> "This will be a very exciting track for the fans," said Wayne Taylor, driver of Cadillac's No. 8 Northstar LMP car. "With all four different classes of cars on the track at the same time during the ALMS event it will take amazing skill and concentration to come out on top here in July."<BR> <BR> The Cadillac Grand Prix of Washington, which is coming to the grounds of RFK Stadium July 19-21, will feature races of four sanctioning bodies: American Le Mans (ALMS), Trans-Am, World Challenge and Star Mazda. It will be the first major auto-racing event in the D.C. metropolitan area in more than 80 years. The ALMS race will be televised live on NBC and CBS will air the Trans-Am race. The three-day weekend festival will feature a concert, world-record breaking jump by Robbie Knievel, Lifestyle Expo and a celebrity match race.<BR> </FONT></TD></TR> </TABLE><BR> </CENTER> <BR><CENTER><font size="1" color="#808080" face="Tahoma">Copyright ©2000-©2023 TotalMotorSport</font></CENTER> </td> </tr> </table> </body>