Press Release – for immediate Release

November 15th, 2008 Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada

End of Formula BMW Season in Macau – A Spectacular Non Plus Ultra

Atlantic Racing Team had a grand ol’ time at the 55th Macau Grand Prix in China. The team arrived on the Monday before the race weekend and was greeted with unusually warm weather that lasted until the weekend was over. The team went right away to work on the rented car (as one of their team cars was still in transfer from the Sao Paulo GP) for their second driver, Hong Wei Cao, the 15 year young Chinese National, who was racing in addition to their regular driver Gabby Chaves.

“The idea of having two 15-yr old drivers was absolutely appealing for the team, especially as it was the first ever Macau GP event with Formula BMW. We did our outmost to get the rental car to our high mechanical standards; the crew, with Mark Elliott as their leader, worked relentlessly on it and finally after 2 days of hard work it seemed that all equipment on the car was ready to be going onto this demanding road course,” says Ingo Strackerjan, Team Manager. “But as it would show later on all efforts were failing and we basically looked like as we did not know anything about the FBMW’s. A real sad affair and a great disappointment to the team and HongWei. A very expensive lesson to say the least!”

The practice went as follows: HongWei left the pits and creeped to the next run-off with mechanical problems, but not giving up he re-started and went 3 more corners at low speed – then ended his practice with half a lap done. It went much better for Gabby Chaves – he left the pits and learned the track ASAP – putting some impressive lap times together.

After virtually replacing all electrical wiring, computers and whatever might have caused the unknown problems, the team and the extremely helpful FBMW technical staff were satisfied that the car would now perform like a regular FB2 car. But….

Here comes Saturday – qualifying; Oh yes, HongWei went out of the pits and again the gremlins (to be polite to the people renting the team this “race car”) hacked into something which made the engine sputter, backfire and not run at all. This total failure of the car meant disaster for HongWei as he missed the practice and now the so-important qualifying session. The FIA Stewards, within their rights and regulations, determined that he had missed the 110% lap time mark (by 2 seconds – on a 2:40 track) and he was disqualified from the race. A great disappointment for the family, crew, driver and the Chinese Press.

“We, as a team, felt really bad having let him down in his quest to be one of the youngest drivers in Macau,” continued Ingo. “Naturally we were to blame and we took it not lightly for sure as it was our responsibility.”

Again – Gabby rescued the team’s spirit. He performed in his usual stellar driving style until some minutes before the end of the qualifying, then in P4. One corner came into his way and he crashed quite heavily. The Atlantic Team’s paddock was an attraction to onlookers – one car quite demolished, the other not running. Emotions went quite high!

When the dust settled the crew went to work on repairing Gabby’s #53 FBMW – an all-nighter until the early Sunday morning solved all issues and Gabby’s car looked like it should look, with a nice shiny gearbox and four wheels properly attached again!

The race: anybody knows Macau? Two words – spectacularly lunatic! Gabby’s start was one of the best he ever had, minimum of wheelspin and right away going to work, catching up from P7 to P4 just before the Lisboe Turn One. What a sight! Others scrambled, he’s trying to catch the three foreign guest drivers, not running for points. Fighting at times the P5 driver, who seemed to have lost interest in this after the third lap, Gabby just walked away and put on times under the ‘30’s marks. The end of the race, which was marked by a red flag situation, after some blue, yellow, double yellow and safety car, saw Gabby finish a solid 4th place overall and 1st among the FBMW Pacific Championship drivers. This was the highlight of our season with Gabby – the only real crash and the placing he so deserves. Congratulations to Gabby Chaves!

“As a team owner/manager I would also like to congratulate all of the Organizers, FBMW Staff and Officials for having ran this FBMW Pacific Series in a true Motorsport style, in fairness, openness and with tremendous dedication. There is always room to make things better but when one has been in Macau – what else can be procured as a climax and end of a terrific race season. Macau, with it’s tourist sites, good food and fantastic race weekend is a place not to be missed. We will be back next year, for sure!”

For more information please visit www.afos.com or www.atlanticracingteam.com.

Hi res. Pictures are available upon request.

Race Car Drivers - Seats Available ! Make history - be part of history.

Sao Paulo F1, Brazil-First Formula BMW Race in South America-Oct. 30th, 2008

Macau, China - First Formula BMW Race - November 13th, 2008

Atlantic Racing Team has one seat available for the first ever South American FBMW race in Sao Paulo, Brazil and the first ever Macau, China race on November 13th to 16th, 2008.

Due to the time restraint given by the organizers, each team must register the driver and car by no later than the 30th of September, 2008 for any of these races.

Drivers interested in the Macau race, they call it the Jewel of Racing, and the Sao Paulo, Brazil race should contact us right away via phone or email.

Check out these websites for further information -

www.afos.com,
www.atlanticracingteam.com ,
www.formulabmwamericas.com,
http://www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo/

Rolf-Ingo Strackerjan
Team Manager,
Team KMA Racing
Atlantic Racing Team
Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada
Tel 902 488 5823 (24/7)

Press Release September 7th, 2008
Dijon, France

Another success for Atlantic Racing Team’s Engineer

Lucas Strackerjan, team engineer of Atlantic Racing Team, again showed his superior engineering knowledge and out-witted the rest of the LO-LISTA JUNIOR Swiss Championship contenders at the Dijon, France, race track this weekend.

Lucas had been looking after the Swiss based FELIX RACING TEAM’s Lista and Formula Renault efforts whenever it was not interfering with Atlantic Racing Team’s quest in the Formula BMW Pacific and some guest appearances in the Formula BMW Americas racing series. Having now established Philipp Frommenwiller of Switzerland as one of the front runners with 2 Pole positions, 1 fastest lap, 5 first and 4 other podium places (as well as looking after the FELIX Juniors Sven Ackermann (2 podiums), Luigo Stanco and Maurizio Manna in the FB2 and FR2000 cars) he said today, “Dijon was not the easiest to cope with as rain, cold temperatures of 10 Celius and the ever-changing conditions made it difficult to create a perfect car. Lucky for me is that this team works extremely well together. Parents, mechanics and helpers just love the racing scene in this LO LISTA Swiss Championship. It also helps that my German improved over the past season, I got used to some real odd, for me, techno terms. But what, I think, has lead to these really good results over the season is the close brotherhood of the team, the sharing of ideas and data and getting behind the fast guy in the team for that particular race, regardless of the total points standing.”

“The sad part is that I will be unable to come to the last race of the Swiss Championship in Monza as we are racing at the Singapore F1 Street Circuit on the same weekend." Lucas goes on to explain his work at Felix; “However, this is racing, especially if you run on three different continents. The experience I gathered, the people I met, the friends I made here in Europe, all of it will be always in my mind; I won't forget it."

"The Formula LO LISTA Series, and with it the Swiss Championship, is one hell of a series. So well organized, with lots of interesting tracks, lots of track time for the young drivers, I wished we had the same in Canada. One can feel the dedication of the organizers, the teams and the parents to make this series an even better one; race by race!

"For many people it seems that this series is 'just' a National one but when looking at the participants you have to realize that it is a Series where drivers and teams can hone their skills and wits without over-spending their budgets. I am sure that many other organizers are looking with admiration to this series.”

The final race weekend of the LO LISTA JUNIOR Swiss Championship will be held in Monza, Italy, September 24th to 28th. For more detailed information and points standing please visit www.formellistajunior.smk-net.de/website/home/ .

Dear Readers,

Please be advised that as of today we will operate again, as in previous years, as Atlantic Racing Team. From now onwards we will post all News and Issues under the http://www.atlanticracingteam.com. Please do bookmark this page. The www.tkmar.com page will be still available for nostalgic purposes only. Thanks and enjoy reading our success in racing.

2008 SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT - FORMULA BMW PACIFIC SERIES

Feb. 21 2008
After a long and hard minute to contemplate the issues at hand, Atlantic Racing Team decided to take on the challenge and bid for a team spot in the now renamed "Formula BMW Pacific" series with one American Wunderkind and possibly a second car, seat not been taken yet, for 2008.

"Talking about excitement", Ingo strackerjan smiles "this will be a fantastic year for the team and all miseries happened in 2007 will be forgotten. We have a driver who is all concentration and winning, nothing more - nothing less. We need the same personality in our second driver. There has been some development for the second seat - an Australian driver but nothing has been confirmed as of today."

Our team, Lucas S. our engineer, Mark E. as the lead mechanic and a couple new faces (from Asia, all FBMW mechanics) will be working with us to bring both drivers into the forefront of this series championship.

Here is the schedule and it is a "hot" one - 3 F1 race weekends, 3 AFOS weekends (Asian Festival of Speed, basically all international race series - FBMW, GP2, Renault V6, Porsche Cup, Asian Supercars Championship);

The ART team will be leaving Halifax on the 12th of March for their first ever Asian event to race in Sepang at the second F1 2008 race. Also to increase the excitement level – we will be participating in FBMW at the first ever F1 street night race in Singapore.

Stay tuned, posted and watch us at www.afos.com or www.bmw-motorsport.com and if you are lucky you might also receive TV coverage in one of the 7 TV channels the races will be broadcasted.

Rolf-Ingo Strackerjan
Team Manager,
Team KMA Racing
Atlantic Racing Team
Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada
Tel 902 488 5823 (24/7)

FBMW Adds Brazilian F1 GP and Doubles the Junior Scholarship to $80,000!

Formula BMW USA becomes Formula BMW Americas

Woodcliff Lake, NJ. - October 3, 2007... In preparation for its fifth season Formula BMW USA is changing and growing to better meet the needs of young racing drivers in North, Central and South America. To recognize the scope of the championship, Formula BMW USA will add two rounds in support of the Brazilian Formula 1 Grand Prix and be renamed Formula BMW Americas. To further strengthen the young driver development program, BMW Motorsport will also increase the Junior scholarship award to $80,000.

Formula BMW Americas reflects the growth of Formula BMW worldwide. Formula BMW Germany and Formula BMW UK announced on June 28th that the two series will reorganize to form Formula BMW Europe. Formula BMW Europe, Formula BMW Americas and Formula BMW Asia will now comprise the new face of Formula BMW.

BMW Motorsport Director Mario Theissen is happy about the upgrading of the
series: - "Formula BMW is becoming more and more international. What we do with Formula BMW Europe we continue with Formula BMW Americas. We pay contribution to the fact that we had growing interest from the bordering regions - in that case the South American region. In 2007, we had Formula BMW USA drivers from Brazil and Colombia. South American youngsters already comprise more than one-third of the entry in the upcoming October scholarship course. We therefore look forward to continuing to increase Formula BMW's presence there."

While the balance of the 14-race Formula BMW Americas schedule is yet to be finalized, BMW Motorsport is pleased to announce that, despite the loss of the United States Grand Prix, the season will again be anchored by races at two Formula 1 Grands Prix. Formula BMW will race for a fifth consecutive year in support of the Canadian Grand Prix, on June 6-8, and, new for 2008, Formula BMW drivers will race at the Brazilian Grand Prix on October 31 to November 2. The remainder of the 14-race schedule will take place at a combination of American Le Mans Series, Champ Car World Series and Rolex Sports Car Series weekends.

A cornerstone of Formula BMW is the unique Junior program and for 2008 BMW Motorsport will award four scholarships worth $80,000. Esteban Gutierrez, the 2007 Formula BMW USA Rookie of the year, will be offered the first Junior scholarship.

The additional three scholarships will be awarded to drivers chosen from the October 3-4 scholarship shoot-out and a second, newly-added licensing/scholarship course on December 13-14. One scholarship will be awarded to the top driver in each course with the final scholarship going to the next most promising driver from the combined events. The winners will be announced the week of December 17th. Both courses will be held at the Formula BMW Racing Center at the Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo, in Valencia, Spain.

BMW Motorsport will be attending the Copa Brazil, in Ipatinga, Brazil, on October 13 to introduce Formula BMW to young karters. The event is the most important championship in Brazil with participants competing in 13 different categories and will be a perfect platform to promote the growing Formula BMW series in South America. BMW works driver for WTCC Team Germany, Augusto Farfus, will join the event together with representatives of BMW Motorsport and Formula BMW USA.

Also, the series will hold a promotion at the Stars of Karting Final, in Las Vegas, Nevada, which will be held from October 19-21 with more than 150 young karters participating.

Background:

Formula BMW is the world's leading entry-level championship in Formula racing. In 2007 the series will be held in Germany, the UK, Asia and the USA. More than 80 up-and-coming drivers, some as young as 15-years old, will compete worldwide. Racing four times in support of the Formula One World Championship, Formula BMW offers a worldwide stage, training through a multifaceted Education and Coaching Program and BMW's longstanding Junior
scholarship for deserving drivers.

The FB02 race car is propelled by a 140 bhp BMW engine, reaching speeds up to 140 mph. The design exceeds the FIA safety requirements for its class, with the BMW Motorsport developed FORS (Formula Rescue Race Seat), and the mandatory HANS (Head and Neck Support) safety system.

From November 24 to 26, 2006 the Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo hosted the second Formula BMW World Final. 37 young racing drivers from the four regional Formula BMW series competed against each other with the winner Christian Vietoris receiving a test drive with the BMW Sauber F1 Team.

Courtesy of formulabmwusa.com

INDY PRO SERIES TO CONTEST 16-RACE SCHEDULE IN 2008


INDIANAPOLIS, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2007 – The Indy Pro Series™ will again offer one of the most diverse and cost-efficient schedules in motorsports in 2008, featuring a record-tying 16 races divided evenly among eight ovals and eight road/street courses.

For the sixth consecutive season, the series will begin competition on the 1.5-mile oval at Homestead-Miami Speedway on March 29. The series then heads to the streets of St. Petersburg, Fla. April 5-6 for the first of four doubleheader race weekends slated for 2008.

On April 27, Indy Pro Series teams will return to Kansas Speedway, site of the first race in series history, before beginning preparations for the series’ premier event – the Freedom 100 at the historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 23 two days before the 92nd running of the Indianapolis 500.

"We’re very excited to offer a 16-race schedule for the second consecutive season," Indy Pro Series Executive Director Roger Bailey said. "Just like the IndyCar Series, our champion will have to succeed on all types of racing circuits from short ovals, speedways and the 2.5-mile oval at Indianapolis to road and street courses.

"The opportunity to compete on Carb Day at Indianapolis in front of more than 100,000 fans is an experience that is second to none for our drivers, teams and sponsors."

The Freedom 100 begins a stretch of three consecutive races on ovals before the season ends with alternating road-course and oval events. All of the road-course events will be doubleheader weekends, including at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, which debuted on the Indy Pro Series schedule with a single race in 2007 and the a same-day doubleheader at Watkins Glen International on July 5.

"The doubleheader race weekends are very important to us," Bailey said. "They allow us to maximize the amount of racing we do while helping us to contain costs. The inverted fields in the second races have allowed for a lot of passing and exciting racing for the fans."

For the third consecutive year, the season will conclude at Chicagoland Speedway, which saw the closest finish in Indy Racing League history in 2007 when Logan Gomez beat Alex Lloyd by 0.0005 of a second.

The Indy Pro Series is the premier ladder series for drivers and teams striving to compete in the IndyCar Series and the Indianapolis 500. Teams compete for almost $4 million in prize money in cars that are second in speed only to the IndyCar Series at most tracks they visit. The complete Indy Pro Series schedule is telecast on ESPN 2 and available through live Webcasts. Graduates of this fast and cost-effective series include Marco Andretti, Ed Carpenter and A.J. Foyt IV.

The complete 2008 Indy Pro Series schedule:

Date Track
March 29 Homestead-Miami Speedway
April 5 Streets of St. Petersburg
April 6 Streets of St. Petersburg
April 27 Kansas Speedway
May 23 Indianapolis Motor Speedway
June 1 Milwaukee Mile
June 21 Iowa Speedway
July 5 Watkins Glen International
July 5 Watkins Glen International (same-day doubleheader)
July 12 Nashville Superspeedway
July 19 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
July 20 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Aug. 9 Kentucky Speedway
Aug. 23 Infineon Raceway
Aug. 24 Infineon Raceway
Sept. 7 Chicagoland Speedway


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Media Contacts:
John Griffin, Indy Racing League, (317) 492-6579, jgriffin@indycar.com
Tim Harms, Indy Racing League, (317) 492-8532, tharms@indycar.com

PECORARI SCORES VICTORY

Nashville, TN (July 14, 2007) - Robbie Pecorari driving the # 13 Cabo Wabo Tequila / Team KMA Racing Dallara claimed his first win in the Indy Pro Series today. Starting in 3rd position, Pecorari and Series points leader Alex Lloyd would have a back and forth battle till the end. 32 laps into the race, Robbie took over the lead and held it through the half way point. Lloyd got a good jump on the re-start after a caution period and took over the lead. With just 4 laps remaining Pecorari was back in first place and held off a last lap charge by Logan Gomez to claim the victory.

"First off, I have to thank the team and crew," said Pecorari. "We rode off the trailer quick, not coming here testing as a bunch of other teams have.So it's definitely been a great weekend from the beginning."

When asked about the weekend, Jon Lewis and Ingo Strackerjan, co-owners of Team KMA Racing and racecar co-owner rocker Sammy Hagar stating, "It was a perfect weekend, absolutely perfect. As Robbie said, we came here not testing at this track prior to the race weekend as so many other teams had done, so we weren't sure what to expect, but right off the bat we had a strong car. With all the road racing background we have as a team, we felt that we would be strong on the road courses which we proved at St. Pete and Watkins Glen, but we've really stepped up our game on the ovals as well with the 5th place in Iowa and now the win here in Nashville."

"Robbie's a tremendous driver," Lewis continued. "I can't say enough about this young man. We're very proud to have him on our team. But, I have to also say that this is a team sport and I give great thanks to all our crew; Martin Bates, Justin Herring, Kristy Castrogiovanni and Mark Weida. We've made some changes to our program a few races back and brought in Martin(Bates) and Mark (Weida), which has been a very positive move. I think this is just a sign of things to come."

When asked about the Series, Lewis said, "We're a small team, but I think this just goes to prove that you can be small and still beat the big boys.The Indy Pro Series is just phenomenal. If you're going to be in open wheel racing in America and if you have your sights on competing in the Indy 500 someday, whether it be as a driver or a team, this is the only place to be."

Team KMA, a joint venture between American Spirit of Cape Coral and Atlantic Racing Team of Halifax, NS, also participates in the Driver Development Formula BMW USA Series with four young and upcoming drivers.

For more information about the team and drivers please go to http://www.tkmar.com.

Catch all the action on ESPN2 on Wednesday July 18th at 5:00 PM EST. The next event on the Indy Pro Series schedule will take place next weekend at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.

PECORARI CLAIMS 3RD PLACE STARTING POSITION

Nashville, TN (July 13, 2007) - Robbie Pecorari, driving the #13 Cabo Wabo Tequila / Team KMA Racing entry in the Indy Pro Series captured a commanding 3rd place starting position for tomorrow's Sunbelt 100 race at the Nashville Superspeedway.

"Who said a number 13 black car, driven on Friday the 13th is a bad thing?"exclaimed Pecorari. "The #13 Cabo Wabo Tequila car was perfect today. It's rare that a driver gets a car this good to drive. We've made some changes in our program at Iowa and we've seen some huge benefits since then. I really want to thank my crew, they've worked hard to help me get here. Its great knowing that I'll finally be able to start up front and not have to battle my way through the field."

When asked about his prediction for tomorrow's race, Pecorari laughed, "No race is ever easy to win, but its Julie's (Team co-owner, Jon Lewis' wife) birthday tomorrow and winning would be a great present."

Pecorari has been the 3rd and 4th fastest driver in each practice session of the weekend and is coming off a race at Watkins Glen last week, which saw him advance 11 positions (more than any other driver). "Robbie's a very strong driver and he's been quick all weekend," commented Jon Lewis. "He is a very focused young man and knows what he has to do to win. We've had some pretty strong finishes this year (2 top-5's and 2 top-10's) and all starting from back in the field, so starting in 3rd is a huge plus".

The Sunbelt 100 will start Saturday at 3:30 PM.

Press Release July 8th, 2007

For Immediate Release

Team KMA Racing - Formula BMW and Indy Pro Series Snapshots

A rather dissatisfied team manager gave these comments and explanations for race 7 and 8 in the FBMW series. "It would be a pleasure to give to our fans, friends, supporters and sponsors only the best news - having won the last races - but as it mostly is in today's racing world - life is full of unexpected surprises. From Miller, flat tire for Jeffrey; Montreal GP, Jeffrey's brake failure; mysterious overnight shock settings to another tire failure, engine and clutch problems; to master switch breakage during the race; Robbie's engine failures in Indy and his sensor problems at the Indy Pro Series race last weekend - all this we hoped would come to an end!" Ingo Strackerjan goes on.
"Our last 2 FBMW USA races at Lime Rock Park were at first the most promising ones - Mike Hill stepped up to secure 2nd place in the 8th round qualifying; Jeffrey Petriello was 3rd and we all were finally convinced that our "bad" luck had turned around, especially when Jeffrey secured a 4th place in Round 7 and Tim Hollowell, also a FBMW Junior driver, our newest addition to TKMAR, and Julia Landauer showed speed at this 7 Turn race track."

The ever changing weather conditions at Lime Rock, from nasty down pours to light drizzle and fog to brilliant sun shine and the most spectacular surroundings did remind everyone that it will not be easy to carry out their mission - solid driving, sound placing and securing their points.

Sadly enough this all did not work out - Mike Hill went off course just before Turn One and out of 2nd position, narrowly missing Jeffrey Petriello. Jeffrey rolled the car at the starting grid and was penalized with a drive through penalty.

"We objected to this penalty as he clearly stopped before the white bar and only then, after the lights went out, completed his start," Strackerjan continued. "But as it has shown many times in the past, after an in-race penalty had been assessed, the IMSA officials have rarely showed an open ear for such objection. Jeffrey came in and took his penalty which basically finished his podium chances and might also interfere with his Rookie Championship placing. It surely is sad that, as a team spoken here, there are no remedies to reverse an IMSA decision after a race. I certainly can understand Jeffrey's emotions and his rather frustrating drive afterwards, working hard for a championship, realizing that the car creeps forward, correcting it and then still getting the full penalty - that's not easy to take!"

"Tim tried his best and decided to see this race as an opportunity to hone his race craft and learn more for the next races - simply a good choice!
Julia was still tired from the past 3 weeks of Exams, racing, traveling to Europe. Also, as she had a fairly severe shunt while testing in Canada, her back and nose was still sore. Overload? Possibly but racing is a tough sport!" Strackerjan displeasingly explained. "I only hope that Julia will have time to rest and taking care of herself over the next 10 days as San Jose is not an easy track."

Asking Strackerjan about Tim Hollowell he starts smiling, "Tim is a good kid, and will be fast sooner than later. He takes his time and goes bit by bit - he knows, really knows what he wants to be and that it takes time. I think he has the analytical skills, will power, physical and mental strength to be an accomplished race car driver! We were not planning to run a fourth driver but ... and we liked Tim right from the beginning. it makes life in a team so much easier!"

Robbie Peccorari in the Cabo Wabo Tequila #13 at Watkins Glen - Robbie realized that he had to sacrifice qualifying for a better race set up and started the 1st race in 6th place until the engine quit on him. But, through good team work and lots of help from the organizers the 2nd race looked more promising. Unfortunately Pecorari had to start in the 22nd position, as the starting grid was set by the first race results. Robbie drove a remarkable race advancing 11 positions, more than any other driver, in just the first few laps. Advancing as high as 10th position Robbie ended up in P11. What a determined and dedicated driver!

Team Members can be reached through the www.TKMAR.com website. Hi-Res pictures are available upon written request.

THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Milwaukee, WI (June 2, 2007) - It was a long day for Team KMA Racing that ended shorter than planned. The Indy Pro Series race at the Milwaukee Mile was a one-day event with practice, qualifying and the race all wrapped up into one, which makes for a very long day.

As teams rolled out onto the track for the morning's first practice and with only a few laps completed Robbie Pecorari driving the Team KMA Racing Cabo Wabo Tequila sponsored #13 spun coming out of turn 2 and backed it into the wall. "The car felt fine," stated Pecorari. "It felt very neutral, but all of a sudden the back snapped loose and all I could do was try to keep it off the wall. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to. Milwaukee is a very tricky track with very low banking. I just got up to speed a little too soon."

The Milwaukee race only had a one 1-hour practice session followed by a 40 minute session later that was split up between the teams with 20 minutes each on track. Missing the first practice session would make for a long day.
"We definitely had our work cut out for us," commented Team co-owner and manager Jon Lewis. "We really needed to have Robbie out there in the first session so we could dial in the car and so he could get a good feel for the track. But, that's racing." The Team KMA crew went to work to get the car ready for the second practice session. "I'm very proud of my team members," Lewis continued. "The hit wasn't all that bad, but we needed to do a thorough inspection and had a lot of parts to replace. They got it done and I'm very proud of them."

During the second practice session Pecorari felt that the car was very tail happy and came into the pits for a front spring change. With only a 20 minute session, this reduced the number of quality laps for the young driver, but he felt the changes made the car much better.

On the ovals, qualifying is accomplished by each car running separately and two hot laps are counted for the qualifying position. Pecorari qualified the Cabo Wabo Tequila car in 19th place. "The car felt pretty good," said Pecorari. "But with very little track time, I wanted to play it a little safe and just get it into the show. Milwaukee is known for on-track incidents, so we felt that we needed to get her in and then I'd work my way up the field during the race."

As the race started, Robbie settled into a good race pace. "The car felt good and I could already see that I could start moving up the field right away." But, on lap 10 a crash involving Hideki Mutoh, Andrew Prendeville and
Chris Festa sent the field scurrying to avoid the spinning cars. "Jon called for me to go low to avoid the accident," said Pecorari. "So I did, but then one of the cars hit the other which sent it down towards the bottom of the track and I had nowhere to go. I took a pretty good hit in the front and tore up the nose quite a bit."

Pecorari brought the car into the pits and after examination of the damage the Team KMA crew sent him back onto the track. The nosebox was pretty torn up but the front wing was still intact, yet slightly damaged from the incident.

As Pecorari continued on, a slight vibration in the steering began to get stronger. "The car felt alright for a few laps and I could challenge some of the other cars," Pecorari continued. "But, then the car just got progressively worse and all I could do was work to keep it on the track."
Now several laps down to the leaders and after radio consultation with the crew, the decision was made to park the car and not risk damage to the car
and injury to the driver. Later inspection showed that the angle of the front wheels was also affected from the contact.

"It was definitely not the result we were looking for," said Lewis. "Not one of our better weekends. But, this happens in racing. If it were easy, everybody would do it. Robbie and the crew did a good job. It just wasn't our day. We dropped back a few places in the Championship, but we gained a few points in the Rookie Championship and that's what we have our eye on. The United States Grand Prix is coming up in a couple weeks and Robbie has a lot of experience on the road courses. We have to concentrate on that right now."

PECORARI TAKES OVER 4TH PLACE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Once again the old saying that the race is not over until the checkered flag waves, has proven its truth! Team KMA's Indy Pro Series driver Robbie Pecorari, starting on the 22nd position, made his way through the field right from the beginning. A caution on the first lap, and then two further ones later on, did not help him in his quest catching the leader. However, Robbie fought early on and captured more positions each time, ending the race in 11th position under a yellow caution due to rain. This result moves Robbie up into 4th in the Indy Pro Series Championship points and keeps him firmly in 2nd place in the Rookie standings.

"We are certainly happy with the results especially after yesterday's qualifying fiasco" stated Jon Lewis, Team Manager and co-owner of Team KMA Racing. "Naturally a podium finish was what we were shooting for but here in Indy it would have taken a miracle to come from 22nd to the first row as the track is long, fast and most drivers in this field are of high caliber. So, all in all, I truly think that this was the best result we could have expected. Robbie was uncertain of how the car would handle due to the last minute changes we had to make."

"If I could have had this car in qualifying yesterday, I am certain that I would have been in the first couple of rows, if not on the front row" says Robbie Pecorari, a native of Aston, PA. "However, I am happy to move up in the points standing and would like to thank the crew and engineers for recognizing the car's problems in time to make the changes. I also appreciate the support from the race fans, especially the ones from my hometown, who took the time coming to my paddock and encouraging me - thank you!"

The next Indy Pro Series race is in 8 days at the Milwaukee Mile. For more information about the drivers, teams, series and hi resolution pictures please go to the team website at http://www.tkmar.com

Team KMA struggles with set up

For immediate release

Indianapolis, IN (May 24, 2007) - Today's practices for the /Freedom 100 Indy Pro Series went somewhat under difficult conditions for Robbie Pecorari's Team KMA Racing. The Team chose to use the set up from the Indy Open Test a few weeks back, which didn’t work well in today’s first practice session. So, a change was made for the second session, which worked well, but the team went too far for qualifying and Robbie experienced a significant understeer situation. Even though Robbie did his best in qualifying, he ended up on the 22nd position for tomorrow's race.

"The practice went well but we still had some difficulties in the turns and my engineer worked hard to solve the problem. We selected to go a little bit stiffer than in the practice before the qualifying, but unfortunately this just did not do the trick," explained a rather disapointed Robbie Pecorari. "To start at the tail end of this important race is something I really did not like at all. But the race is not finished until the checkered flag is dropped and at the last practice after qualifying we were once again up to speed and the car felt really good. I am confident that Team KMA will give me a fast Cabo Wabo Tequila sponsored car as they did it before".

Jon Lewis, co-owner of Team KMA fully agreed with Robbie's statement and added, "I would rather forget today's qualifying - somewhat a waste of time and effort on all of Team KMA's personnel and driver. But these things happen and we just have to learn from these mistakes. We are all very concerned when it comes to these issues as with the qualification format at Indy (single qualifying, 2 hot laps only) it is imperative to have the car in the best trim as possible. We however have Robbie Pecorari as one of the best drivers in the series and are very confident that he will bring the CABO WABO car to the front once again".

The Freedom 100 Indy Pro Series races will start on Friday at 12:45 and can be seen on ESPN2 at 4:00 PM EST.

TEAM KMA DRIVERS PUT ON A GREAT SHOW

Tooele, UT (May 21, 2007) - Team KMA drivers Jeffrey Petriello, Julia Landauer and Mike Hill put on a great show during the second round of the 2007 Formula BMW USA Championship at Miller Motorsports Park. Even though the outcome was less than what the team was looking for, all three team drivers showed that they are a force to be reckoned with.

Jeffrey Petriello, who started the event in third place on the grid, got off to a great start but after the 4th lap, he started to experience an understeer problem, which causes the car not to want to turn into the corners. A post race inspection of the car by the Team KMA crew determined that the cause was a leaking rubber valve stem. Formula BMW rules do not allow metal stems, therefore the front right tire began to loose pressure and Petriello came to the finish line in sixth place with only 4 lbs of pressure left.

Mike Hill and Julia Landauer drove an excellent race with both getting off to a good start. Hill gained 3 places right behind fellow team member Julia Landauer, who started in 9th. The two team members had a good battle going, but unfortunately Landauer spun and was unable to continue. On the second to the last turn on the last lap, Mike was working on taking over 7th position when another driver made a very unprofessional and dangerous move, which flipped Mike's car over several times, leaving his car demolished with both being unable to continue.

"The second race showed that all 3 drivers are well on their way to success," stated Team co-owner and manager Ingo Strackerjan."All of them showed a high degree of confidence, professional attitudes and, regardless of what had happened, total focus on the tasks ahead of them - the Montreal GP in three weeks time. Jeffrey did an outstanding job, nursing the car to 6th place with an almost flat tire. Julia showed her fighting spirit - unfortunately with Mike! As there are no team orders in our team, we let our
drivers go for whatever they believe is safe and beneficial to them and the team. These things can happen but it was unfortunate that Julia could not continue after that incident.

"Mike did a heroic drive! If only the other driver, now in his second year of driving in the Formula BMW Series, would learn to make clean passes," Strackerjan continued. "Mike would have ended up in P8 and without a scary
airborne incident and a wrecked car. But some drivers, like the one that hit Mike, just don't learn that the Formula BMW series is a training ground of partnerships between all participating drivers and such moves will not be beneficial to their career, be it in the short or long term."

The 3rd and 4th round of the 2007 Formula BMW USA Championship will take place at the Circuit-Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada as part of the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix on June 8-10.

TEAM KMA'S JEFFREY PETRIELLO CLAIMS 1ST PLACE IN ROOKIE POINTS

Tooele, UT (May 19, 2007) - Jeffrey Petriello driving the Team KMA Racing #13 sponsored by Cabo Wabo Cantina and Cinemas Guzzo ran an outstanding opening race of the 2007 Formula BMW USA Championship, claiming 1st Place in the Rookie Championship and 2nd Place in the race and Driver's Championship.

Starting in 3rd position, Petriello got off to a great start and took over the 2nd position by the end of the first lap and remained firmly in second till the checkered flag. The young Canadian from the Montreal area remained with car lengths of the leader and eventual race winner throughout the race. A late race caution period bunched the cars up for a restart which saw Petriello close within inches, but was unable to get past for the win. Jeffrey Petriello on the 1st place Rookie and 2nd Place finish: "I'm really happy to start the Championship in a good way. The track conditions were very different from this morning due to the hot temperature, but I managed to run a good race without any mistakes. Finishing as the 1st Place Rookie and 2nd overall motivates me for tomorrow's race. I really want to thank my Dad because he works night and day to make this possible, all my sponsors Cabo Wabo Cantina and Cinemas Guzzo, and Team KMA for the outstanding work they do for me to be able to compete at this level."

Team KMA Drivers Mike Hill and Julia Landauer ran in the top 15 most of the race with Hill finishing today's opening race of the season in 16th place with Landauer going off track towards the end of the event and was unable to continue.

Mike Hill on his first Formula BMW race: "My first race was an exciting one. I had a good start but made a mistake on lap 3 and lost a lot of ground. I worked my way back up to 11th, but to avoid an on-track incident, that occurred in front of me, forced me to go off track and lose 5 more spots. Finishing 16th was not what I came here to do and tomorrow will be a much better race. As I said before starting 13th could be a good omen."

Julia Landauer on her first Formula BMW race: "My first Formula BMW race did not go as planned or as I had hoped. I really wanted to place the #55 Cabo Wabo Cantina / Brains Function Design car towards the front. But, I definitely learned from my mistakes and I know what I have to do tomorrow.

Saturday's race for the second round of the 2007 Formula BMW USA Championship will start at 11:30 AM CST.

TEAM KMA RACING CLAIMS TWO TOP-TEN STARTING POSITIONS

Tooele, UT (May 17, 2007) - Team KMA Racing claims two top-ten starting positions with drivers Jeffrey Petriello (3rd) and Julia Landauer (9th). Barely misses getting all three cars in the top ten with driver Mike Hill starting 11th on the grid at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah.

"It's a nice way to start the season," claims Team co-owner and manager Ingo Strackerjan. "These kids have been working real hard in the pre-season and it shows. The field is pretty tight, so the first race is going to be interesting."

Jeffrey Petriello Car# 13, starting 3rd: "I'm very satisfied to start my first open-wheel race in 3rd position. The entire team worked extremely hard since the beginning of the weekend and I want to thank and congratulate all
of them. To be able to represent my sponsors Cabo Wabo Cantina and Cinemas Guzzo with a top-three start makes it even more rewarding. The key to tomorrow's race will be to run consistent laps and not make a mistake, so I can't wait!"

Julia Landauer Car# 55, starting 9th: "I'm really excited about starting my first Formula BMW race in the top-ten. All the drivers are pretty close in times, so I'm glad to be starting on the inside and giving my sponsors Cabo Wabo Cantina and Brains Function Designs a good start to the season. It should be a good battle."

Mike Hill Car# 53, starting 11th: "It's been a hard working weekend for Team
KMA Racing in the pits. I was a little disappointed, qualifying the #53 Cabo Wabo Cantina car in 11th, but we're all working hard and I know we'll find those few tenths of a second. I'm looking forward to the first race. With the field so close in times, starting mid-field and right behind my team-mate should call for a very exciting and competitive race."

The first two rounds of the Formula BMW USA Championship will be held on Friday, May 18th and Saturday May 19th. Qualifying for the second round will be held on the morning of the 18th.

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TEAM KMA DRIVERS LOOKING GOOD AT VIR

Alton, VA (April 9, 2007) - Team KMA Drivers Julia Landauer, Jeffrey Petriello and Mike Hill took to the track this weekend at the second Official test for the 2007 Formula BMW USA Championship.

Jeffrey Petriello posted the fastest time of the second session during the final day and finished 4th fastest overall for the two day test, while Julia Landauer posted the 4th quickest time of the final session of the second day
and finished 8th fastest overall. Mike Hill missed almost all of the first day due to an engine failure and finished 15th fastest overall for the weekend.

"It was a successful test for our drivers who have never seen this track before this weekend," stated Jon Lewis, Team KMA co-owner. "We put a lot of miles on these cars this weekend, more than we would have liked and it was unfortunate that Mike's engine blew apart on the morning of the first day. These engines are pretty reliable and it was a surprise to everyone."

"The crew worked a tremendous amount of hours," Lewis continued. "We were the first one's at the track each day and the last to leave. But, we needed to get Mike out there on Sunday. Missing the first day at a new track put him behind a little, but he steadily gained speed throughout the day on Sunday. It sure wasn't representative of his ability and speed by any
means."

Team KMA Racing's Indy Pro Series driver Robbie Pecorari was on hand to assist the Team's Formula BMW drivers. "It was very beneficial having Robbie
at the track with us," said Team KMA's other co-owner Ingo Strackerjan. "Having someone of Robbie's talents and experience to guide our drivers will help us get them up to speed quicker, which is important in this Championship due to the limited amount of track time we have available at events."

Team KMA heads to Houston for the next Official Test session on April 21-22.

For High Resolution Pictures please contact Team KMA through tkmar.com

ROBBIE PECORARI CLAIMS 5TH PLACE

St. Petersburg, FL (April 1, 2007) – Robbie Pecorari driving the #13 Cabo Wabo Tequila Team KMA Racing Dallara claimed a 5th place finish in today's third race of the Indy Pro Series at the St. Petersburg Grand Prix.

With three top-10 finishes (8th at Homestead, 7th in Saturday's race at St. Pete and 5th in today's race at St. Pete) Robbie is now currently in 5th place in Championship points and 2nd in Rookie points. Team KMA Racing also currently sits in 5th place in Team points.

"It was a very exciting weekend," stated Team KMA co-owner Jon Lewis. "When we finished on top of the charts for the second practice session, we knew we had something here. The Team KMA crew did a great job putting a solid car underneath Robbie and Robbie did a masterful job on track. We had a lot of people at the race this weekend and it was great to have such a strong finish."

After taking a big hit from behind in the first turn of the opening lap, Pecorari soldiered on and never looked back. "It was a pretty big hit and tore off a significant section of my left front wing end fence," commented Pecorari. "But, other than a little understeer in the right hand turns, the car felt very stable."
Pecorari spent most of the race battling with driver Chris Festa. "It's so difficult to pass at St. Pete," said Robbie Pecorari. "In fact the only place you can really pass is turn one. But, you have to be patient and wait for the right time and not make a mistake." Pecorari's late race pass was about as exciting as they get; deep inside diving pass into turn one, tires smoking and driving the #13 Cabo Wabo Tequila car through traffic like thread through a needle.

Both rounds of the St. Petersburg Grand Prix for the Indy Pro Series will be broadcast on ESPN2 at 4:30 PM on Friday, April 6th.

Team KMA Racing is sponsored in part by Cabo Wabo Tequila, Cabo Wabo Cantina, SRI Hydraulics and Auto Aficionado Magazine. Team KMA Racing is a motorsports company formed by a partnership between Jon Lewis (American Spirit Racing) and Ingo Strackerjan (Atlantic Racing Team). The #13 Cabo Wabo Tequila racecar is co-owned by Hall of Fame Rocker Sammy Hagar and Jon Lewis. Team KMA Racing also campaigns three cars in the Formula BMW USA Championship with drivers; Mike Hill, Julia Landauer and Jeffrey Petriello.

TEAM KMA DRIVERS SHOW TALENT AT ROAD ATLANTA

Team KMA Racing drivers Mike Hill, Julia Landauer and Jeffrey Petriello showed their talents at the first official test for the Formula BMW USA Championship at the famed Road Atlanta road course on March 19-20.

Mike Hill (3rd fastest driver of the 2 days) and Jeffrey Petriello (6th fastest driver of the 2 days) were the only first year drivers in the top eight. Julia Landauer was 10th quickest in the final session of the first day and was rapidly climbing up the ladder, until a mechanical problem foiled her chance of rising to the top.

"I am really pleased with the performance of all three of our drivers," commented Jon Lewis, co-owner of Team KMA Racing. "To have Mike finish in
3rd and Jeffrey in 6th was a testament to their talents as drivers. All three of our drivers posted times within a couple hundredths of a second of each other in our last test at Roebling Road. With a strong field of young drivers, to have all three in the top ten is tremendous. Mike and Jeffrey battled each other the entire second day swapping positions on almost every lap. It was really something to watch."

"Unfortunately, for Julia we had a problem with the foam in her fuel cell towards the end of the first day, which shut off the flow of fuel to her engine," Lewis continued. "We worked until late at night to prepare our forth car for her to use on the second day, however the engine just wasn't up to speed. It was disappointing, because she was quick on the first day and I know she would have been able to break into the top 5 on the second."

"It surely would have been a delight to see Julia's driving talent. The issue with the fuel cell and the subsequent engine misery in our fourth car, as Jon mentioned, was very frustrating for not only the Team KMA mechanics and management as well as the entire Formula BMW USA technical staff but also for the parent. Seeing her being sidelined and watching other drivers beating her first day times was nearly heartbreaking", explained Ingo Strackerjan, Manager for the Team KMA Formula BMW USA. "We've taken significant steps which should eradicate such dilemma in the future. It was just unreal to have both cars non-operational, even after a long maintenance night and not being been able to provide Julia with what she deserved - one perfect running FBMW FB2 car. On the positive side - on-track performance during both test days went very well as the practice timing had shown - all three drivers performed well, beating the lap times and records of our previous drivers, even under the circumstances and stress the team had."

This is undoubtedly going to be an exciting season for Team KMA Racing. The next official test will take place at Virginia International Raceway on April 7&8. Watch for the Mike, Julia and Jeffrey to show what they've got!

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ROBBIE PECORARI CLAIMS EIGHT'S PLACE

Homestead, FL (March 24, 2007) - Robbie Pecorari driving the Cabo Wabo Tequila sponsored Team KMA Racing Dallara in the Indy Pro Series season opener at Homestead-Miami Speedway claimed an 8th place finish today.

Starting in 18th position, Pecorari immediately got down to business and masterfully worked his way through the field. 25 cars started today's race that was scheduled for 67 laps, but was cut short to 57 laps due to a huge hole torn in the catch fence from an incident on lap 46. What makes Robbie's climb through the field even more impressive is that there were only 27 laps of green flag racing.

"The Cabo Wabo Tequila car was phenomenal during the entire race and only got better as the race went on," claimed Pecorari. "It's a shame that the race was shortened by the caution periods as I feel we could have easily got into the top 5. All in all, it was a good weekend. I learned a lot about the car and race strategy and feel very confident going into St. Pete. My best wishes go out to my competitors that were involved in today's incidents."

"Robbie did a tremendous job today," stated Team KMA co-owner Jon Lewis. "Being his first race in this series and his first oval race in these cars at these speeds, I have to say that I was very impressed. But my partner Ingo (Strackerjan) and I knew what we had in this young driver going into the series. We had some issues yesterday trying to find the right set up for qualifying and unfortunately weren't able to find the right one. But, the crew did a great job over night and today the Cabo Wabo car was perfect. I have to hand it to the entire team, from Robbie to Chuck (Buckman) , Justin (Herring) and Joe (Barlam), they pulled it all together and now we have some good momentum heading to St. Pete."

Team KMA Racing will be testing on the Homestead-Miami Speedway road course on Tuesday in preparation for next weekend's event in St. Petersburg, Florida. Today's race will be televised on ESPN2 on Wednesday March 28th at 5:00 PM EST.

TEAM KMA OFFERS VALUABLE INTERNSHIP TO YOUNG KARTERS

February 26, 2007 - Team KMA Racing will offer young karters the opportunity to experience a first-hand, inside look at everything involved in a Formula BMW Championship weekend, a very important experience for young drivers considering an advancement into open-wheel racing. Two intern positions will be open at each event weekend on the 2007 Formula BMW USA Championship schedule, and are open to karters who live in the area of the races.

Interns will receive crew member credentials, work with the Team in the paddock and pits, from the early mornings until our job is done. They will meet all our drivers, and have free time to talk and roam about the paddock when schedules allow. They will also be introduced to the race administration and organizers, the cars, the inner workings of our team, de-briefing of our drivers, maintenance of cars and equipment, and more.

“Team KMA Racing, with teams in the Indy Pro Series and Formula BMW USA Championship, has always been proud to be associated with young karters, as most of our drivers were karters prior to their Formula racing careers. It is important to all race teams, regardless of what class they are involved in, to foster growth in karting clubs,” stated Ingo Strackerjan, Team KMA co-owner and Formula BMW Team Manager. “We would therefore like to offer young karters the opportunity of a lifetime; becoming a Team KMA Racing crew member for the weekend that we race in their City.”

At the end of the race weekend, interns will be presented with a poster, signed by all drivers and crew; payment towards their next kart race; and the uniforms they receive at the beginning of the weekend will be theirs to keep.

Internships are limited at two per race weekend, so karters are urged to apply as soon as possible. Karters who are interested, should go to www.tkmar.com and write to us a short note with your karting experience and why we should select you for this weekend".

TEAM KMA RACING NOTES, HOMESTEAD-MIAMI OPEN TEST

Homestead, FL (February 23, 2007) – Team KMA Racing with driver Robbie Pecorari concluded the initial shakedown of their new car yesterday during the Indy Pro Series Open Test at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Team KMA Formula BMW engineer Lucas Strackerjan was present to observe the difference in oval set up and Team KMA Formula BMW mechanic Justin Herring, worked with the Indy Pro Series team to help change the car over from road to oval configuration.

“Tuesday was more of a shakedown run for us than a real test,” commented Jon Lewis, Team KMA co-owner. “This was the first time we’ve gotten the car out on the track since we took delivery of it earlier this month, so we spent a considerable amount of time just checking specific areas of the car and making several changes in set up just to get a comfortable baseline.”

This was also Robbie’s first time in an Indy Pro Series car on a road course (Pecorari passed his Rookie test on the Homestead oval a few weeks ago). “The Indy Pro Series car is quite different from the Atlantic car,” stated Pecorari. “It’s got a lot more horsepower and handles quite different, but I was very pleased in what we learned yesterday from the different changes we made during our shakedown runs.”

Even though the team was concentrating on the basics of the car and not on optimum speed and performance, Robbie consistently ran in the top five all day on Tuesday. “The car had an easy half a second more in it,” continued Pecorari. “But, I didn’t want to push it and tear something up. After all, we’re here to shake it down and get it ready for the opening race later this month.”

On Thursday, Robbie and the Team were back on track, this time on the oval. Although new to the Indy Pro Series scene, Pecorari has previously driven at two oval events in the Pro Mazda Series, winning one of them. “The guys had to scramble to get the car ready for this week’s test,” stated Lewis. “We received the new engine just last week as well as the bodywork back from the painter They did a great job getting it all together, but we still have a little aerodynamic work to do to get a little more speed out of her. We had difficulty eliminating some of the understeer in the corners, which we feel will also be helped by the aero work. But, as I said before, this was basically a shake down of the car on the road and oval courses and we now know what we have to do to be up front.” The number 13, Cabo Wabo tequila sponsored car finished the day just over 3/10ths of a second off the fastest time of the day.

The team has headed back to its Indiana shop to prepare the car for the season opener on March 24th at the Homestead-Miami Speedway.

TEAM KMA DRIVERS ON THE RIGHT TRACK

Bloomingdale, GA (February 14, 2007) - Team KMA Racing’s Formula BMW team with drivers Jeffrey Petriello, Julia Landauer and Mike Hill finished an extensive two-day test at Roebling Road on Tuesday posting very favorable results. “All our drivers progressed tremendously over the two days,” stated Team KMA co-principal Jon Lewis.

“You could see the determination in their eyes and the dedication to be the best at their craft. We were all very impressed with how rapidly they learned the limits of the car and the consistency each were able to project.”

“The entire team has really bonded into a tight-knit group,” added Team KMA’s other co-principal and Formula BMW Team Manager, Ingo Strackerjan. “From our Chief Engineer (Lucas Strackerjan) through our lead mechanics (Raffi Tashdjian, Justin Herring & Mark Elliott) to our drivers, the communication, understanding and dedication has become really evident throughout the team. We were also very impressed that by the end of the first day, all our drivers were posting times equal to or better than lap times we have heard from other teams on the newly repaved track.”

The team had to scrub the second day of a two-day test at Carolina Motorsports Park a couple weeks ago due to snow. “It was a welcome two days of testing after our less than optimum conditions at Carolina, however the second day at Carolina was not wasted as the team was able to use the time to familiarize the drivers with learning how to analyze data, to work on media and public relations training, as well as getting to know each other on a more personal level,” commented Lewis. “The weather at Roebling Road was perfect and really enabled us to give our drivers the full benefit of track time. We’ll be heading back to Savannah in a few weeks for more testing as well as at Road Atlanta to prepare for the upcoming Official test days.”

Team KMA Racing, sponsored in part by Cabo Wabo Cantina, is a combined effort between American Spirit Racing of Cape Coral, Florida and Atlantic Racing Team of Halifax, Nova Scotia.

The Cabo Wabo Cantina in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico is a Destination Point that caters to all tastes. The restaurant serves outstanding food and is open for lunch and dinner 7 days and nights a week. The club is hands-down the best, make that the only place to see live music in Cabo, with different bands every week.

The Cantina has long been one of the topmost destinations in Mexico, and the world. Featured on E Channel, Travel Channel, VH1, MTV, the Cantina holds distinguished status amongst the world's greatest fiesta-goers.

TEAM KMA – ROBBIE PECORARI - 2007 INDY PRO SERIES DRIVER,
SPONSORED BY CABO WABO TEQUILA

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (January 24, 2007) – Team KMA principals Ingo Strackerjan and Jon Lewis announced today that they have signed for the 2007 Indy Pro Series season, the well-known Pennsylvania native, Robbie Pecorari, as their Driver. Pecorari passed his Indy Pro Series Rookie test today at the Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Robbie Pecorari will be driving the Cabo Wabo sponsored 430 hp Dallara racecar for the full 2007 season in a field of more than 26 equally powered Indy Pro Series racecars on Street, Oval and Road courses. The famous Cabo Wabo Tequila, owned by legendary rocker Sammy Hagar is a sponsor of Team KMA Racing and in an announcement made earlier last week, it was confirmed that Sammy Hagar had also become a co-owner of the Indy Pro Series race car.

Jon Lewis goes on to explain “It’s really exciting to announce that we were able to offer Robbie a sponsored drive, thanks to the people of Cabo Wabo Tequila.” “Besides being a music icon and car fanatic, this truly demonstrates Sammy Hagar’s belief in supporting young talented athletes. As a sponsor of our Team and a co-owner of our Indy Pro Series racecar, this dramatically increases and enhances the ladder system we have established for our drivers to successfully progress in their careers.”

“First off I would like to thank Jon and Ingo for trusting me to put the Cabo Wabo Tequila car on the top step of the podium,” exclaimed Robbie Pecorari. “Without them and Sammy Hagar none of this would be happening. I am also looking forward to coaching our Team’s Formula BMW drivers. This will be a first for me, but I am looking forward to the extra time at the track and becoming an integral part of this Team.”

Robbie’s most recent accomplishments include finishing 2nd in the 2005 Formula Mazda Championship, just 11 points shy of capturing the title after claiming 2 wins and 7 podium finishes, and dominating the Toronto Grand Prix in the ChampCar Atlantic Championship in 2006 while leading every lap and taking the victory.

Team KMA also announced today that their Formula BMW operation will welcome Robbie as a mentor to their three young FBMW guns; Mike Hill, Julia Landauer and Jeffrey Petriello who will also be sponsored by the Cabo Wabo Cantina.

Strackerjan went on to say “We are indeed excited to have Robbie within the KMA team. We all know that with his knowledge, Robbie will add to our talent pool, providing our young FBMW drivers with driving pointers, race strategies, and in general, the opportunities to learn from an accomplished driver. Over the past three years I watched Robbie’s success, followed his progress from karting to Atlantics and have seen Robbie’s talents. He will be very successful in the 2007 Indy Pro Series Championship. With the addition of more road courses, many of them he has raced on in previous years, his chances are very good to gain podium positions. Our plans for Robbie are very simple – he will be our entry to the Indy Racing League (IRL) and the dream to participate in the biggest racing spectacle in the world – the famous Indianapolis 500! Nothing less will do. We thank Cabo Wabo and Sammy Hagar for being such a great supporter and believer in Team KMA.”

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TEAM KMA ANNOUNCES CABO WABO CANTINA AS SPONSOR IN THE FORMULA BMW USA CHAMPIONSHIP

Cape Coral, Florida (January 10, 2007) – Team KMA principals Ingo Strackerjan and Jon Lewis announced today that the famous Cabo Wabo Cantina owned by legendary rocker Sammy Hagar will be a sponsor of the Formula BMW team. In a simultaneous announcement today, it was announced that Sammy Hagar has also become a co-owner of the Indy Pro Series race car to be campaigned by Team KMA in 2007.

“It’s really exciting to announce the Cabo Wabo Cantina as an associate sponsor,” stated Lewis.

“Besides being a music icon and car fanatic, this truly demonstrates Sammy Hagar’s belief in supporting young talented athletes. As a sponsor of our Formula BMW Team and a co-owner of our Indy Pro Series racecar, this further enhances the ladder system we have established for our drivers to successfully progress in their careers.”

Team KMA also announced today that the Formula BMW operation will focus on the three drivers selected in last month’s shootout; Mike Hill, Julia Landauer and Jeffrey Petriello for 2007. “We don’t foresee adding a forth car,” said Strackerjan. “We have what we believe are three extremely talented young drivers that work well together and are focused on being a TEAM. We see a great future in them and will give them 100% of our focus to succeed.”

The Cabo Wabo Cantina in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico is a Destination Point that caters to all tastes. The restaurant serves outstanding food and is open for lunch and dinner 7 days and nights a week. The club is hands-down the best, make that the only place to see live music in Cabo, with different bands every week.

The Cantina has long been one of the topmost destinations in Mexico, and the world. Featured on E Channel, Travel Channel, VH1, MTV, the Cantina holds distinguished status amongst the world's greatest fiesta-goers.

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CONTACT:
Jon Lewis
Team KMA Racing

MUSIC, TEQUILA, NIGHTCLUBS… AND NOW RACECARS – AN EMPIRE FITTING OF A ROCK LEGEND
Sammy Hagar Adds To His Growing Empire As Co-Owner Of Team KMA Indy Pro Series Racecar

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA (January 10, 2006) – From international rock legend, to tequila connoisseur to restaurateur, Sammy Hagar can now add racecars to his expanding list of assets and expertise. The famous “Red Rocker” and American Spirit’s Jon Lewis announced today that they have partnered as co-owners of the racecar to be campaigned by Team KMA Racing in the Indy Pro Series.

“I’m very excited about our entering the Indy Pro Series,” stated Hagar. “The fans of Indy Racing are enthusiastic and it’s a tremendous venue to compete in. I’ve been a car fanatic for as long as I can remember, and I’m really looking forward to being a part of Indy Racing.”

Sammy’s premier brand of tequila Cabo Wabo, will be highlighted throughout the Team KMA Indy Pro Series operation. In addition, Team KMA’s multi-car Formula BMW Team will promote the famous Cabo Wabo Cantina.

“I cannot explain how honored and proud I am to have Sammy as my partner,” exclaimed Lewis. “I had the honor of promoting Cabo Wabo tequila on our American Le Mans prototype in 2003. Sammy’s a true rocker and so full of energy. He loves the excitement of racing and we’re going to carry over that excitement to our race operation.”

Sammy becomes the newest entertainment personality to join the Indy Racing fold. Hagar, a music icon and tequila aficionado, was lead singer of Van Halen, tours the country with his group “Sammy and the Wabos”, is the owner of the world’s premier tequila brand Cabo Wabo and purveyor of the famous Cabo Wabo Cantina.

Team KMA Racing is a joint operation formed by team principals Jon Lewis (American Spirit Racing) and Ingo Strackerjan (Atlantic Racing Team). Team KMA has race operations in the Indy Pro Series and the Formula BMW USA Championship.

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CONTACT:
Lisa Heath
Ketchum Entertainment Marketing
310-584-8349
Lisa.heath@ketchum.com

Team KMA announces driver line-up for the 2007
Formula BMW USA Championship

Cape Coral, Florida /Halifax, Nova Scotia (December 27, 2006)
– Team KMA Racing principals Ingo Strackerjan and Jon Lewis delivered a belated Christmas present today with the announcement of three drivers that will pilot the Team KMA Formula BMW program in 2007.

“We are extremely excited and proud to announce Julia Landauer, Mike Hill and Jeffrey Petriello as drivers for Team KMA’s assault on the 2007 Formula BMW USA Championship,” exclaimed team co-owner Jon Lewis. “We were fortunate to have six talented drivers participate in our test earlier this month. All six were impressive, however ultimately it had to come down to the best all-around drivers and here they are.”

After a lengthy and extended deliberation by Team KMA's principals, their sponsor and test committee (all specifically experienced in FB2 cars) it was finally decided who would be named as their sponsored drivers for the 2007 Formula BMW USA racing season. Julia Landauer, Mike Hill and Jeffrey Petriello were performing with what the team called talent and dedication - therefore deserving of the sponsored seats in the Team KMA FB2 cars.

Decisions were based on ability, dedication, car feedback, marketing presence and progress while at the test. Other drivers tested were Kyle Marcelli (Canada), Ian Costa (USA) and Mathias Calderon (Ecuador) all who performed very well, but were unable to meet Team KMA's signing deadline requirements for the sponsored seats.

Julia (Landauer) was by far the one who had not only the biggest hurdles to overcome, due to our not having longer pedal adjustment barrels on hand and forcing her to miss the first mornings sessions, but also progressed faster than any of the other drivers. "We are really enthused by what we saw in Julia. Her efforts, personality and desire to come and shine in front of all who attended took us all by surprise. Was she the fastest? No! Was she the one who would defy all odds? Yes! Would she communicate with the team in a professional manner and become instantaneously a team member? Without a doubt! All these items, questions and answers lead us to believe that she will help bring