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Andersen Racing's Star Mazda Contingent Is Hard at Work at Sebring;
Vassmer Tops First Test Session Tuesday Morning

SEBRING, Fla., March 13 - Andersen Racing has a tough act to follow - its
own.

The Fairfield, N.J.-based team won the pole for last year's season opener of
the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear at Sebring International
Raceway here when Brad Jaeger accomplished that and set a new track record of
2:01.002 (110.081 miles per hour) for the 3.7-mile road course. The team then
followed those accomplishments by winning the 45-minute, 17-lap race by almost 5
seconds when Gerardo Bonilla took the checkered flag here 12 months ago.

The team is practicing at Sebring now and hoping to do as well - or even
better - at this year's season opener, which has attracted 32 entries. Qualifying
will be held at 1:35 p.m. Thursday, with the 45-minute race following at 3
p.m. Friday. On Tuesday the team was working on making their cars handle well,
go fast, and still have limited wear on their Goodyear rubber.

Andersen Racing is unique. It offers up-and-coming drivers a structured
program of Hankook Tires F2000 Championship, Star Mazda, and finally Indy Pro
Series competition in order to prepare them for careers as professional race car
drivers. In will compete in the Indy Pro Series this year in a partnership with
top IndyCar team Rahal Letterman Racing.

This year Andersen Racing's hopes for winning the Star Mazda championship lie
with three young series rookies from three different countries - England, the
United States and Venezuela. The young rookies are Jonny Baker of Farnham
Common, Buckinghamshire, England; Jonathan Goring of Norfolk, Conn.; and Ricardo
Vassmer of Caracas, Venezuela and Coral Springs, Fla.

They're joined here at Sebring by two other drivers who are only doing
selected races: Phil Saville of Oak Brook, Ill. and Michael Fitzgerald of Newtown
Square, Pa. Saville has driven in this series before, including some races with
Andersen Racing last year. Fitzgerald, another accomplished racer, is making
his first start in this particular series.

Baker, 22, is a British Formula Ford star. He'll be in the No. 6, which has
green trim, for his first race ever in the United States.

Goring, 17, won the championship of the Skip Barber National presented by
RACER last year. He'll drive the No. 14, which has a red stripe and advertises
the Skip Barber Racing School, Alfas Unlimited and NPA Graphics.

Vassmer, 23, has already made a statement here, as he topped the morning
practice session today with a 2:00.924 (110.152 mph), which was faster than
Jaeger's qualifying record. Vassmer, who was a star of the Cooper Tires F2000
series last year, drives the No. 25, which can be spotted by its bright blue
stripe. It is sponsored by Zoom, a top courier service; Meridiano Television; and
Santa Barbara Airlines.

Saville's No. 22 carries the colors of New York Jewelers of Chicago; NVG
Residential; Mac Marketing & Advertising Corp. and Chicago Indoor Racing.

Fitzgerald's No. 99 is sponsored by Star CNC Machine Tools, LNS America,
Lyndex, Penske Racing Shocks and Fitze Engineers.

Bios of the drivers may be found on the team's Web site at
andersenracingteam.com. The series' Web site is at starmazda.com. Friday's race is scheduled
to be shown on SPEED, although the broadcast date and time haven't been
announced yet. When it is determined that information will be posted on
starmazda.com.

Promoter's Test Session #1 (Tuesday, 10:05 a.m. to 10:40 a.m.):
1. Ricardo Vassmer, 2:00.924 (110.152 mph)
6. Phil Saville, 2:01.946 (109.229 mph)
9. Jonny Baker, 2:02.415 (108.810 mph)
13. Jonathan Goring, 2:03.494 (107.859 mph)
22. Michael Fitzgerald, 2:06.493 (105.302 mph)

Promoter's Test Session #2 (Tuesday, 4:40 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.):
1. Dane Cameron, 1:59.867 (111.123 mph)
3. Ricardo Vassmer, 2:00.410 (110.622 mph)
10. Jonny Baker, 2:01.490 (109.639 mph)
12. Jonathan Goring, 2:01.875 (109.292 mph)
13. Phil Saville, 2:02.045 (109.140 mph)
25. Michael Fitzgerald, 2:04.850 (106.688 mph)