IAN BAAS

Ian Baas (pronounced "Boss")

2007 Series: Running complete SPEED World Challenge Touring Car schedule in
STaSIS Engineering #18 Audi A4. Also running selected events in the Grand
American Rolex Series in At Speed Motorsports' #28 Porsche 997 GT car.
Date of Birth: Jan. 9, 1983 in Noblesville, Ind.
Resides: Noblesville, Ind.
Occupation: Professional race car driver and driver coach.
Education: 2002 graduate of Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, Ind.;
attended Ball State University for two years, majoring in graphic design.
Personal: Single. Height 5'7"; weight 140 lbs. Blue eyes, brown hair. Hobbies
include cycling, running, boating, euchre and networking. Knew he was going
to drive race cars full-time ever since he attended his first race at Mid-Ohio
with his grandfather as a child. His dreams of racing were fueled in part by
being a Hoosier, as he was born and raised only a 30-minute drive from the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Sponsors, World Challenge: APR Tuning, Clear Capital.
Sponsors, Grand-Am: Celette, Ian Global Shipping.
Charities: The Think First Foundation.
Web site: ianbaasracing.com.

Fast Facts:

* Won 2006 Rolex 24 in GT class; finished ninth overall.
* Spent bulk of 2006 season honing his skills in Germany, where sports car
races attract big crowds and feature very intense competition.
* Won ALMS' inaugural Founders Challenge Cup award in 2005 while driving for
Porsche factory team, Alex Job Racing.
* Second in GT at the Watkins Glen Six Hour race (2006).
* Second in GT2 class at the Petit Le Mans (2005).
* 2004 Monoposto Vintage Formula Atlantic champion.

Career Highlights:

2007: Running complete 2007 SPEED World Challenge Touring Car schedule in
STaSIS Engineering #18 Audi A4. Running selected events in the Grand American
Rolex Series in At Speed Motorsports' #28 Porsche 997 GT3 Cup car.

2006: Won Rolex 24 in GT class with co-drivers Randy Pobst, Spencer Pumpelly
and Michael Levitas in TPC Racing's Ajilon Consulting Porsche GT3 Cup #36. The
team finished a remarkable ninth overall in the 70-car field. Ran with TPC
Racing in five other events and got on the podium two more times: Watkins Glen
Six Hour and VIR. Spent bulk of the year competing in Germany in the 10-race
Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland series with Farnbacher Racing, sharpening his
skills in this extremely competitive series. Finished his season of European
racing with one podium and three top-10s. Also competed in three Porsche Super
Cup races in America; finished third in Porsche Super Cup race at the U.S. Grand
Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (highest-finishing American).

2005: Received the inaugural Founder's Challenge Cup in the ALMS for
excellence in driving by a privateer entry. Ran in that series as a member of Alex Job
Racing, co-driving with Randy Pobst for five of the 10 races and with Darren
Law in the other five in the Porsche 911 GT3 RSR #24. Finished second in class
at Mosport and the Petit Le Mans. Recorded three top-10 finishes and two
top-five finishes to end up ninth in points for the year.

2004: Finished eighth in U.S. FF2000 Zetec Series with Cape Motorsports, the
Van Diemen factory team, in rookie season in the Pro series. Recorded two
top-five finishes and nine top-10s. Also won Vintage Open Wheel Monoposto Series
championship with four victories in six events driving a 1979 March Formula
Atlantic car.

2003: Drove the brand-new Zetec FF2000 car in the highly competitive Southern
Region of the SCCA with Cape Motorsports, competing against Formula Atlantic
cars with a 30-horsepower advantage. Earned two wins, a third, one fourth and
a fifth to qualify for the Runoffs, but skipped that event to participate in
the final four Pro Zetec races of the year in preparation for the 2004 season.

2002: Finished second overall in the Monoposto Series Championship driving a
Caldwell D-9 Formula Ford. Earned a test with the North American Van Diemen
factory team, Cape Motorsports.

2001: Began racing career in Formula Ford 1600.

Cars Raced to Date:

2006 Audi A4 Quattro
2006 Porsche 997 GT3 Cup
2005 Mazda Speed 6
2003 Porsche 996 GT3 cup
2003 Porsche 996 GT3 RSR
2003 BMW Z4 (ST)
2003 Van Diemen FF2000 Zetec
1998 Lola Indy Lights 97/20
1984 Porsche 944 turbo
1971 Chevron B-19 & 1972 B-23
1979 March 79b FA (1600)
1971 Titan Mk 6 FF
1969 Caldwell D-9 FF
1969 Brabham BT-29 03
1963 Elva Mk 7 71
1978 Chevron Formula 2