LONG BEACH PIT REPORT

Wittmer Wins From Pole in Mopar-Powered Dodge Motorsports Viper Comp Coupe at Long Beach 4-19-2010 - Dodge Motorsports driver Kuno Wittmer led flag-to-flag to claim victory at the Toyo Tires World Challenge at Long Beach Presented by Bondurant, the final race of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach on Sunday, April 18. The native of Montreal, Canada is now second in the World Challenge GT standings, just one point out of the lead.
Wittmer’s race weekend was nearly perfect in the Mopar-powered No. 13 Dodge Motorsports Dodge Viper Competition Coupe, as he earned the pole with a new track record and cruised to an 8.475-second margin of victory. He averaged a record 80.787 mph over the 29-lap, 57.072-mile race. Wittmer also turned the fastest lap of the race at 1:25.797 (82.576 mph), a new Long Beach race record.
Jeff Courtney placed seventh in his No. 99 Kenda Tires/Woodhouse Dodge Viper Comp Coupe. Jason Daskalos improved five positions on the opening lap in the No. 5 Daskalos Developments Viper Comp Coupe to earn the Optima Batteries Best Standing Start and ended the event in the No. 12 spot. Fred Roberts steered his Viper to a sixteenth-place finish.
The race from Long Beach will be broadcast May 1 at 4:30 p.m. (EDT) on Versus. The World Challenge Championships return to action with a doubleheader at Mosport International Raceway, May 21-23.

COURTNEY AND WITTMER HEAD FOR THE BEACH

World Challenge Round 3 at Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach

Milwaukee, Wisconsin (April 15, 2010) – Jeff Courtney, driver of the No. 99 Kenda Tires/Woodhouse/Dodge/Viper Competition Coupe is preparing for round three of the 2010 World Challenge season held on the historic Long Beach street course. “I’m very excited to be heading to Long Beach again,” said Courtney. “It is one of the coolest overall events on the circuit. It has a 36 year history and they do an excellent job of engaging the drivers and teams with the fans.”

Kuno Wittmer, driver of the No. 13 Woodhouse Performance/Dodge/Viper Competition Coupe is also enthusiastic about the next round. "I drove there, about 10 years ago in an open Formula Atlantic car,” said Wittmer. “Coming off a recent street course race, things are still fresh in mind and the team has been working hard in the past 2 weeks. The most important thing this weekend will be to maximize on the short 20 minute sessions. A podium effort would be a superb goal! "

Activities start on Thursday night with a free street display called "Thunder on Pine" where the fans enjoy a race car display from the three main race series of the weekend, driver interviews and autograph signings and a chance for teams to interact with the fans. At least one Woodhouse Performance/Dodge/Viper Competition Coupe will be in the display representing the World Challenge GT Series that will race at 4:15 Pacific on Sunday the 18th.

There will be plenty for Dodge fans to absorb over the long weekend. Executives from Chrysler Group LLC will be in attendance including Dodge President and CEO Ralph Gilles who will be visiting with owners in the special reserved parking Corral for registered Dodge or SRT owners.

“It’s a great event,” said Courtney, “with a huge following of over 100,000 attendees, a historic venue, what’s not to like?”The Woodhouse Performance Team has been working since the opening of the season at St. Petersburg to apply all the power from the Vipers. It has been a challenge getting off the tight turns on the street courses; the competition that has all wheel drive or an engine over the rear wheels seem to do better in that parameter. Between races, the Woodhouse Performance Team has worked hard to improve corner exit acceleration for the upcoming Long Beach street course.

“I want to thank the Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort for joining with us for this race, we really appreciate their support,” said Courtney of one of the finest hotels in the area. Dodge owners will also enjoy a cocktail party at the Hilton on Saturday night. The Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort of Huntington Beach California has joined with Jeff Courtney/JCR Motorsports and the Woodhouse Performance Team for the Streets of Long Beach race.

"This is as close to a "dream team" as I have been with in my career." said Bob Woodhouse, team owner. "Every member of this small overworked and understaffed team has exactly the skill set and is the kind of person that we need. We have talent in every corner; we are all bent on getting the job done. Come and watch this incredible season unfold, you'll be glad you did."

World Challenge brings you the Sports Car Wars from the Streets of Long Beach on Sunday, April 18, 2010 at 4:15 pm (Pacific). Catch the racing action on http://webmail.woodhouse.com/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/4142914:6152428696:m:1:106282691:ABFA90370748864D8358DE23FB1C9470 or the live broadcast on VERSUS May 1, 4:30-6:00 pm. # # #

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About Woodhouse Performance – Woodhouse Performance is a two-car race team competing in the World Challenge GT Series, the Pro-Racing division of the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA). Woodhouse Performance is in its seventh consecutive season of competition in the road-racing series with the Dodge Viper Competition Coupe. Woodhouse Performance runs the No. 99 Kenda Tires/Dodge Viper and the No. 13, Woodhouse Performance/Dodge Viper. Woodhouse Performance is in Blair,NE www.woodhouse.com www.woodhouseperformance.com.

PIT REPORT - PRE LONG BEACH

4-14-10 Its 4:30 am, I hear the clank of Viper parts packed inside my luggage as I drag it out the door headed for the plane to LA. This will be the 36th running of the Grand Prix of Long Beach, considered America's # 1 street race. If you won't be there, tune in to VERSUS at 2pm on Sunday, the 18th. That way you will understand why my luggage has clanking metal sounds. You will be watching World Challenge present Sports Car Wars at St Petersburg FL. That happened two weeks ago. Since then the Woodhouse Performance team has been hell bent on squeezing a couple drops of Venom from our Dodge Viper Competition Coupes. Being astute race fans that you are; in the show you may notice we weren't exiting off the corners well. (We are the Red and Blue Vipers.) Street courses with slow speed corners offer the all wheel drive and rear engine cars the upper hand. Thus this short two weeks our whole team has been humping full out; thus what prompts the noisy luggage. Yup; this Sunday Long Beach is a tight cornered street course. I'm just sayin; Viper guys; we are taking this fight serious; Dodge deserves to be up front. It takes your help. If you can't be there, get connected; support Dodge baby and watch this war unfold. If you need help, email me or somebody for goodness sake and get in the game.

Bob Woodhouse of Woodhouse Performance.
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