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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">FIA SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2">28/04/2001</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="4">Mike Garton</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="3">Explains</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><img border="1" src="Storage/rtonExplFIA.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"> "In view of misleading information that appears to have been given I have to advise you that I have not retired as Technical Director of the FIA Sportscar Championship. I resigned from the FIA Sports Car Championship.<BR> <BR> "With the appointment of Carlos Funes to the championship as the FIA Technical Delegate, I was informed that I could no longer discuss technical matters with the teams or constructors; however he would welcome the benefit of my experience.<BR> <BR> "I can respect someone with greater knowledge on matters but not otherwise, and after five years building our championship I found this unacceptable.<BR> <BR> "I wish you all every success for the future and hope to see you sometime."<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>