Dynotech Engineering Sponsors One Lap of America C4 Corvette

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Press Release:

by Jackie Smith, Marketing Consultant - DynoTech Engineering Inc.

DynoTech Engineering Inc. is proud to announce its official participation in the 2003 Cannonball One lap of America, with a sponsored entry of a 1989 C4 Corvette registered in the SSGT2 class. This annual and widely publicized race is held every year by respected veteran racer and automotive journalist, Brock Yates, who in conjunction with Car & Driver and The Tire Rack, put on a very challenging and exciting racing event for those racers who participate.

The 20^th running of the Tire Rack Cannonball One Lap of America will run May 3^rd through May 10^th, 2003. Racers will start in historic Watkins Glen on the Grand Prix Course to travel through and compete at, Indianapolis Raceway Park, Tire Rack Headquarters, Road America, Hallet Motor Racing Circuit, Tulsa Speedway, Memphis Motorsports Park, Carolina Motorsports Park and BeaveRun Motorsports Complex. This grueling event will take racers through 13 states to which they will cover nearly 4000 miles in only eight days! This race is truly a test of perseverance and durability of both man and machine!

	The Drivers- The experienced driving duo for our 1989 Corvette entry consists of car owner and veteran One Lapper, John McElhinney and his good friend Mark Joppru, who coincidently is also a recent One Lap veteran. John is an experienced and intuitive driver that has three, very competitive years under his belt in the O.L.O.A., in addition to having previously attended many racing/high performance-driving schools that further sharpened his skills to be a competitive racer.

“I met John in 1999 after prepping the Corvette for One Lap while I was still employed at LPE”, stated Phil Rickard, co-owner and President of DynoTech Engineering Inc. “We instantly struck up a friendship and we kept in touch throughout the years with the intent of doing a venture like this again when I opened up my own place. He’s a really smart driver and a good friend and I feel honored and lucky to have him in the driver’s seat for this event”. McElhinney will be responsible for the majority of the competitive driving duties while at each event. John resides in Detroit, MI. with his beautiful and supportive wife Lisa and their three wonderful children, Christine, Jill and Matthew.

John’s co-driver, Mark Joppru is also a previous O.L.O.A. veteran “Lap Dog”, who has competitively participated in two previous One Lap events. Mark has also successfully completed a multitude of high performance driving schools that have enabled him to participate in such races as this and be an excellent co-driver for John at the track. He will also pilot the Corvette at different tracks along the route. Mark will be an invaluable teammate, navigator and relief driver while on the road, to allow John time to catch a few winks while traveling between track to track. “He’s just a super nice guy”, states Phil, “He and John have been friends for a long time and they get along so well, which is very important when your stuck with someone in a cramped car for eight days straight”. Phil goes on to say, “We’re lucky to have such a good driving team our first year participating in this and our prayers for a safe race go out to them during their travels”.

	The Vehicle- John and Mark will be driving a DTE race prepped, 1989 C4 Corvette that has successfully competed in the 1999-2001 One Lap of America and misc. auto cross events piloted by John. It is equipped with a blueprinted, EFI 383 L98 w/ Accel Super Ram Induction, mated to a DTE prepared ZF S6-40 6-speed transmission, followed up by a Dana 44 rear differential.

The vehicle was purposely built, dyno tuned and calibrated by DynoTech Engineering Inc. to utilize a fuel mix of regular pump gas and nitro-methane to enhance its performance at the various road racing tracks and drag strips. While not disclosing the car’s actual horsepower level, Phil commented with a smile, “It will be in excess of 470 or so and should be a ball to drive”.







The 2003 Tire Rack Cannonball One lap of America Schedule is as follows: *Saturday, May 3^rd: Watkins Glen Raceway, New York- 2 time trials and Summit Racing passage control. Sunday, May 4^th: Indianapolis Raceway Park, Indiana- 2 time trials and Tire Rack Skid Pad Shootout. Monday, May 5^th: Road America, Wisconsin- 2 time trials. Tuesday, May 6^th: Hallet Motor Racing Circuit, Oklahoma- 2 time trials and 2 dirt oval time trials at Tulsa Motor Speedway. Wednesday, May 7^th: Memphis Motorsports Park, Tennessee- 2 time trials, drag racing and bracket drags. Thursday, May 8^th: Carolina Motorsports Park, South Carolina- 2 time trials. Friday, May 9^th: BeaveRun Motorsports Complex, Pennsylvania- 2 time trials and a surprise! Saturday, May 10^th*: Finish at lodge on The Green For those of you that would like to follow the DTE O.L.O.A. Corvette throughout the race week, you can do so by clicking on the “One Lap of America” link and select the corresponding day’s events. We will be updating the site on a daily basis with “on the road” stories and event results, so check back frequently. You can also learn more about the Cannonball One lap of America by visiting their website by clicking, http://www.onelapofamerica.com/ where you will find links to the different tracks that the competitors compete at, amongst other useful information.

Good Luck John and Mark! May God Bless!!