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USERA Announces Race Format Change

DANVILLE, VA. (July 3, 2006) – The United States Endurance Racing Association announced today a race format change designed to reduce costs for small teams entering the USERA Carbotech Endurance Championship. USERA events will now be divided into multiple race segments with a break between segments. The break will allow teams to make driver and tire changes and to add fuel without the added expense of additional crew or refueling equipment. Teams will be able to compete in the Championship with very smaller crews or for many evens, a single driver will be able to handle both the driving and break alone.

Beginning with the next round at Nashville Superspeedway, USERA will operate each race as a segmented competition. Segment One will consist of the traditional two-by-two start and last from 50 to 80 minutes. There will be an intermission of 15 to 20 minutes to allow teams to make drivers changes, refuel and change tires. Segment Two will be restarted in single file order based on the finishing order from Segment One.

“We’ve learned that smaller teams can’t afford a full pit crew and therefore feel they can not compete with the larger teams,” said USERA President Ken Grammer. “The new format helps level the playing field for the smaller teams while reducing costs for everyone. It also adds more excitement by keeping competition close for the start of the second segment.”

The new format will also help Spec Racer crews make safe mid-race refueling and driver stops. Spec Racer teams typically have to remove the rear body cover to refuel. With the introduction of the new segmented format, Spec Racer teams will have time to safely remove their rear body panel and refuel.

Race 4 of the 2006 USERA Carbotech Endurance Championship takes place this weekend at Nashville Superspeedway beginning with a one hour Qualifying Race on Friday afternoon. The race will be Saturday afternoon starting at 5:30pm.

About USERA
Founded in 2005, USERA manages the Carbotech Endurance Championship which consists of three hour or longer endurance races culminating with a season ending Driver and Team Champions. Classes include Spec Miata (SM), Mazda MX-5 (X5), Spec Racer (SR) and Touring Car (TC). For more information on USERA, visit: www.usenduro.com

Media Contact: Ken Grammer, President 434-797-1866 office; [email protected]