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Dave Brown Makes Touring Car History
in the Inaugural Taylor
Woodrow San Jose Grand Prix
July 31, 2005 / San
Jose, Ca./ C&R Promotions / For the competitors, it
will be memories not soon forgotten, for Dave Brown it
will unquestionably be one of his career highlights. Qualifying
on the pole for Saturdays Hankook United States Touring
Car Championship race at the Taylor Woodrow San Jose Grand
Prix would be enough for many, but Brown drove a masterful
race leading every lap from the drop of the green to the
checkered the exhilaration in his voice was evident, as
was the relief in his tired eyes. "To win any race
is difficult, but to win here, against all of these fantastic
drivers it's a dream come true." Said Brown.This
weekend belonged to the Opak / Spoon Racing Acura RSX
of Brown and his team, with more then 30 cars in the field
and nearly 51,000 fans in attendance the pressure for
all of the drivers was more intense then any had felt
before in their racing career.
 Dale
Sievwright driving the BMW 328is for MPACT Racing finished
in a career high second place and was also the Apex-I
award winner for the top finishing series rookie. "The
course was tight and I had to fine-tune my driving style
slightly to adjust to the walls." Said Sievwright.
"But, my team gave me a fantastic car today and the
BMW power was awesome." Sievwright continued. "This
is a fast course with tight turns," said third place
finisher Brett Erickson, in the Erickson Motorsports VW
GTI. "The drivers were up to the challenge of this
difficult street course, and we all knew this race would
be demanding and bring out the best racers, so I didn't
worry." Our goal was to get on the podium,"
said Brett. "I couldn't be happier with this result."
The racing was exciting with the right amount of close
racing, hard passes and bent fenders to keep the fans
on their feet throughout the entire 30-minute race.
 For
the Hankook Unites States Touring Car Championshipit was
the continuation of an incredible year, series car count
is up 300% in due in part to the increased media promotions,
a redesigned website and first class event and tracks.
And the media buzz surrounding the series has been nothing
short of colossal with several magazines expanding their
coverage due to increased interest. "We've found
the right combination of competitive racing and cars that
fans can relate to move the USTCC into the forefront of
road racing in the United States." Said Robert Porter
Series Promotions / Public Relations Director "Ali
Arsham, Dave Balingit and I have worked extremely hard
to make the series what we all knew it could be, and though
there is still room for improvement, we're ecstatic with
this years success and 2006 will be even bigger",
Porter continued.
For additional photos and contact information,
Contact;
Robert Porter
Public Relations Director, USTCC
robertporter@ustcc.com
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