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Gladdis and Andersen Racing Quickly Agree to Work Together 
For 2008 Star Mazda Championship Presented by Goodyear
 
PALMETTO, Fla., Feb. 4 - Race car drivers need to have fast reaction times 
both on the track and when opportunity knocks during their careers.
 
Team owners like Dan and John Andersen of Andersen Racing have to be equally 
fast when presented with a rookie driver who performs like a veteran. Tom 
Gladdis did just that when the Palmetto, Fla.-based team tested him last week at 
Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Fla., and today Andersen Racing 
announced it has signed the 16-year-old British driver for a full season in the 
Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear.
 
Gladdis was born in the Isle of Wight, England, and resides in Gibraltar, a 
British territory. He's sponsored by Marrache & Co., the international law firm 
of Gibraltar that has offices in London, Spain, Lisbon, Prague and Luxemburg. 
 
 
Both Gladdis and Marrache will fit right in with the Star Mazda series, which 
is sanctioned by IMSA and often serves as a support event for IMSA's American 
Le Mans Series with its tagline of world-class manufacturers, teams and 
drivers. 
 
Gladdis only has one year of racing under his belt, finishing sixth in the 
rookie standings in the tough Formula BMW UK series last year. He sat in a Star 
Mazda car for the first time over the Christmas holiday, but he was very fast 
at the Sebring test. 
 
Gladdis said he had planned to race in Asia this year, but he and Andersen 
Racing just clicked at the test.
 
"I loved working with everyone on the team," he said. "Everyone at Andersen 
Racing made me feel welcome.  They all worked very hard and put as much effort 
in as they could.  That's the main reason I signed with the team. The car they 
prepare is very good and fast."
 
Dan Andersen originally planned to run three drivers in the Star Mazda series 
this year.  Juliana Gonzalez and Yannick Hofman are already on board and the 
signing of two more drivers is imminent, but he still agreed to add Gladdis to 
his stable.
 
"He is a very fine driver, and the whole team wants him," Andersen said.  "We 
think he can win races, and possibly the championship."
 
The relationship developed very quickly.  "I read about Star Mazda at the 
back of an AutoSport magazine in England, and I knew we were coming to America 
over Christmas," Gladdis disclosed.  "I said to my dad that I would really like 
to drive one of those cars, and that's when he got me a test.  Things 
developed from there, we found Andersen Racing, and now I'm really anxious to get the 
season started in America."
 
The season opener is March 14 at Sebring, right before the Mobil 1 Twelve 
Hours of Sebring ALMS race the following day.
 
Andersen Racing is the official development team of Rahal Letterman Racing, 
which competes in both IndyCar and the ALMS.  The team is sponsored by Allied 
Building Products Corp. 
 
It addition to Star Mazda, Andersen Racing fields multiple entries in the 
F2000 Championship presented by Hoosier Racing Tire and the Indy Pro Series, the 
official development series of IndyCar. The team strives to provide the best 
training possible for future open-wheel superstars.
 
For more information on Andersen Racing see andersenracingteam.com and 
andersenracepark.com.  For more information on the Star Mazda series see 
starmazda.com.
 
 
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one of the largest roofing and siding distributors in the United States. Founded 
in 1950 with five employees and two trucks, today it is a $1.8 billion 
building material distribution company with over 3,500 employees, more than 200 
branches in 30 states, well over one million square feet of office and warehouse 
space, and an inventory of approximately 85,000 products, from residential 
roofing and siding to doors, windows, waterproofing, manufactured stone, interior 
products and commercial roofing systems. For more information see 
alliedbuilding.com.
 
About Andersen Racing:
 
Andersen Racing strives to provide the best and most comprehensive training 
possible for future open-wheel superstars while giving its marketing partners 
media exposure and hospitality opportunities at some of the most prestigious 
events in North America. It provides a unique, three-step program utilizing 
multiple entries in three different series: the F2000 Championship (webcast), Star 
Mazda (televised on SPEED) and the Indy Pro Series (televised on ESPN2). In 
2008 it will field multiple entries in 42 races in 19 states and provinces at 
some of the best facilities on the continent, including the famed Indianapolis 
Motor Speedway. 
 
Andersen Racing's principals, brother Dan and John Andersen, have extensive 
experience in series administration as well as team management. They've worked 
with many of today's top open-wheel stars, including several Indy 500 winners. 
 
Andersen Racing is sponsored by Allied Building Products Corp. It is the 
official development team of Rahal Letterman Racing, which competes in the IndyCar 
Series and the American Le Mans Series.  In addition, its F2000 team is also 
the official factory team of Van Diemen. The team is headquartered at Andersen 
RacePark, an 18-acre facility in Palmetto, Fla. that includes a 1-mile test 
track. For more information see andersenracingteam.com and andersenracepark.com.