HEADING TO LONG BEACH Courtney Prepares for Second Race of Season

Milwaukee, Wisconsin (April 13, 2009) - Jeff Courtney, driver of the #99 KENDA Tires Dodge Viper Competition Coupe is preparing for the 35th Annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. After a promising run at the season opener at Sebring, Courtney and the Woodhouse Performance Team are looking forward to a good finish.
"I don't want to dwell on Sebring," said Courtney. "The team and I just want to answer back with a great run at Long Beach." Long Beach is an historical street event that gives drivers little chance to maneuver. "At Long Beach you really can't make mistakes; if you do, you can pay for them big time," said Courtney. "So much is going on at Long Beach, it's just a cool, all-around event -I'm really looking forward to it."
The television broadcast of the Sebring race encountered technical issues so look for a new schedule date for that race at http://www.world-challenge.com/ airing on the SPEED television network. Watch Courtney in both the Touring Car and GT races.
Courtney again teams up with David Welch in the #13 Numerix Dodge Viper Competition Coupe for the Woodhouse Performance Team. "I'm looking forward to racing with Dave again, he's a good driver and teammate," said Courtney.
Part of SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Championships' new partnership with Internal Combustion Group is the new live audio streaming of race weekends. If you can't travel to California to the race, tune in to the World Challenge website to hear Tom Hnatiw's exciting moment-by-moment broadcasting of the race as well as interviews with special guests. It's the next best thing to being there; listen at www.world-challenge.com on Sunday, April 19th by clicking on the goracetv.com link on the left side of the event page.