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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">GRAND AMERICAN ROAD RACING ASSOCIATION</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2">01/05/2001</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="4">Crawford</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="3">Extra Development Time</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><img border="1" src="Storage/fordExtrGRA.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"> Kevin Doran has notified Max Crawford, manufacturer of the Crawford SSC2K car, that he is changing to a Ferrari 333SP chassis for the next three Grand American Road Racing Association races.<BR> <BR> Crawford plans to take the scale model of the Crawford SSC2K to the new ARC (Auto Research Center) wind tunnel in Mooresville, N.C., for comprehensive testing. This is an opportunity to further refine the<BR> aerodynamic package of the car.<BR> <BR> "We didn't see this coming," said Max Crawford. "Of course we are disappointed with Kevin's decision to change cars (by the next race at Watkin's Glen), but we have been under the gun the entire time. This will give us a chance to go back to the wind tunnel and do some work that we could not accomplish when we were working 24/7 to develop the actual car on a race-to-race basis.<BR> <BR> "Having this extra time may be a blessing in disguise. We will go to the wind tunnel to re-establish the baseline, then go back once we have established the direction that we want to take the development of the car. This extra time will aid not only Kevin the next time he plans to race the SSC2K, but also any potential buyers of the car."<BR> <BR> A Ferrari resurgence on the other side of the Atlantic too? Now if the GA ran to FIA SCC pit-stop / fuel rules........<BR> <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>