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HOOSIER
RACING TIRE BUSY
THIS WEEKEND AT HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY
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By: Paula Nate
3-24-06
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ROLEX RACING
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The
Linder Industrial Komatsu Grand Prix of Miami, is round 3 of the 14 race Rolex
racing season, this weekend at the historic Homestead-Miami Speedway.
The 2.3-mile, 11-turn road course will host a field of 28 DP teams and
23 GT teams.
Race length for this weekends events is 250 miles, 2 hour 45 minute time
limit March 25, 2005 starting at 6:30 pm ET. The race will be
broadcast on Speed Channel, tape delay, 8:00 pm ET the same evening.
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EVENT
SCHEDULE:
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Thursday,
March 23
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2:00
p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
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Rolex
Series GT Practice
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2:45
p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
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Rolex
Series Practice
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3:45
p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
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Rolex
Series Daytona Prototype Practice
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6:30
p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
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Rolex
Series Practice
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Friday,
March 24
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9:30
a.m. – 10:15 p.m.
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Rolex
Series Practice
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1:15
p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
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Rolex
Series Practice
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3:45
p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
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Rolex
Series GT Qualifying
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6:30
p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
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Rolex
Series Daytona Prototype Qualifying
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Saturday,
March 25
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11:45
a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
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Rolex
Series Final Practice
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6:30
p.m.
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START
- Linder Industrial Komatsu Grand Prix of Miami
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Homestead event will make the first race weekend we have brought the DP55 compound to Homestead. This is the same tire we provided to the teams for the two day open house testing at Homestead back in December. The results were very good at that test. We expect the same performance and consistency for the race this weekend.
The GT tire is the same spec as we have been running. This tire has been very durable and trouble free. Competitors have commented on the significant reduction in flats and tire issues since we have been providing tires to the series.
The 2005 race winners, competing on Hoosier Racing Tires:
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Rolex
Series:
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Daytona
Prototypes:
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Max
Angelelli/Wayne Taylor – No. 10 SunTrust Pontiac Riley
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GT:
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Marc
Bunting/Andy Lally – No. 65 TRG Porsche GT3
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Hoosier Racing Tire staff on hand includes tire technicians to mount and dismount throughout the events. In addition,
Hoosier's engineering staff is working closely with all teams to optimize car set-up and monitor tire performance.
Live Timing & Scoring is available for all Rolex Series practices, qualifying sessions and races on the official Grand American website –
www.grandamerican.com.
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USAC Silver Crown Racing
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USAC's Silver Crown Series presented by K&N Engineering will make history Saturday as its new generations cars tackle the 1.5 mile Homestead-Miami Super Speedway.
Fourteen car/driver combinations are entered for the "Silver Crown
100" and will try to become the first winners in a Silver Crown Series race on a track larger than 1.25 miles.
Drives are expected to be turning overall lap speeds of over 165 mph, the fastest in series history.
The four-day event commences with open testing Wednesday and Thursday, practice Friday and Saturday and the qualifying Saturday afternoon. The green flag for the 67-lap, 100-mile race is set for 5:00 pm ET.
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Hoosier Racing Tire for these events include:
LF-P245/50ZR15 SS25
RF-P275/50ZR15 SS50
LR-26.5x14.0R15 SS25
RR-27.0x14.0R15 SS50
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Servicing this weekend USAC events are Hoosier Tire Mid-West out of Indianapolis, IN.
Hoosier's engineering staff will also be working closely with all teams to optimize car set-up and monitor tire performance.
Broadcast of the "Silver Crown 100" will be televised on The Outdoor Channel Saturday April 8, 2006 at 5:00 pm ET.
For more information on United States Auto Club (USAC) please check out
www.usacracing.com.
Hoosier Racing Tire is the largest manufacturer of racing tires in the world. In addition to being the sole tire suppliers for Grand American Road Racing Association and the USAC Silver Crown Series, Hoosier manufactures a broad line of racing applications including Road Racing, Drag, Speedway, Short Track, Sprint, and Kart Tires.
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2006 Hoosier Racing Tire Corp.
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