TOP FIVES ALONG WITH A FEW BRUISES FROM MID-OHIO

Woodhouse Performance Team Fights Hard in Rounds 8 & 9 Lexington, Ohio (August 11, 2010) – The Woodhouse Performance Team was well-prepared for the Optima Batteries Mid-Ohio Grand Prix but after some brushes with bad luck, they fell short of their podium finish goals. Jeff Courtney, driver of the No. 99 Kenda Tires/Woodhouse/Dodge/Viper Competition Coupe finished 13th in Saturday’s Round 8 and returned to finish 5th in Sunday’s Round 9. Teammate Kuno Wittmer, driver of the No. 13 Woodhouse Performance/Dodge Viper Competition Coupe finished 4th on Saturday and was unable to finish the race on Sunday due to an incident with a touring car.

Highlights of the weekend include support from KENDA Tires owner, employees, and fans. “I always look forward to having the KENDA people out in person at this Mid-Ohio event,” said Courtney. “ I appreciate the fact that owner Jimmy Yang was able to take time out of his busy schedule to make the Saturday event along with family and friends.”

Unfortunately for the Woodhouse Team, the podium eluded them this time. “I felt the cars were good, good enough to podium,” said Courtney. “On Friday, I didn’t hit the qualifying, but in Saturday’s race I had an awesome start and picked up three positions by turn one where I tucked in behind teammate Kuno Wittmer. I felt confident we would continue to pick up positions.”

Things then went awry, “That’s when, in my opinion, Tony Gaples made a very low percentage move on me entering the keyhole where we had contact and it forced me to pit to change a tire. I had to re-start at the back of the pack.” Courtney charged through the pack, but was only able to push his way up to a 13th place finish.

Sunday’s race brought much better results for Courtney. “Matt [Bejnarowicz] and Rick [Maxwell] made a few more adjustments to the car and it was handling fantastic. I think we really nailed the set-up this time, the car’s balance was good beginning, middle and at the end of the race. I felt that the only thing stopping us from the podium was heavy traffic.” Courtney charged to a 5th place finish after starting 10th in the 40-car field. “I really wanted that podium, we just ran out of laps.”

Things went well in Round 8 for Wittmer. “On Saturday, we had a great blast to the front of the pack. The team knew what had to be done after qualifying in order to make the Viper work great. I battled hard all the way to the end, putting pressure on Dino [Crescentini] for the majority of the laps. I finally passed him in the last corner of the last lap.” That last pass put Wittmer within striking reach of a podium finish, but he was forced to settle for 4th place.

“In the Sunday race, things were working out great,” said Wittmer. “My car was ever so sweet as we just passed 3rd place with about 10 laps to go. Unfortunately, a racing incident with a slower touring car placed us out of the race with a broken rear knuckle.” Wittmer, ever positive, is not going to let this slow him down for the remainder of the season, “This is motorsports, and issues like these do arise. We just need to learn from them, turn the page and move on. I have more fire in my eyes than ever to win this championship. We are heading into the last stage events and they will be great! I am looking forward to the next events now more than ever.”

Don’t miss these two exciting Sports Car Wars on the VERSUS channel, broadcasting on August 28, 2010 at 4:30-6:00 pm (EST). Check out all the latest news and action at www.world-challenge.com. The Woodhouse Performance Team will be back, better than ever, for their next race at Virginia International Raceway on September 10-12, 2010.

WORLD CHALLENGE SPORTS CAR WARS AT MID-OHIO

We are ready for World Challenge Sports Car Wars at Mid-Ohio, rounds 8 and 9
Rounds 8 and 9, back to back races of the SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge are about to happen this week end August 6 and 7th at Mid Ohio Sports Car Course. I love this event, 125,000 people on grassy knolls, drinking a cool one and watching Sports Car Wars from World Challenge, the Indy Racing League and American Lemans. If you love road racing, this is an incredible event. But it's not all ooh and aaawe for Woodhouse Racing. We came to work, (some of you may not call it that), there are a couple of Dodge Vipers that need to be up front and that takes more than you want to hear about. I do hope you have been following the slaughter we are experiencing on our quest for the Championship. If not you could catch up by backtracking on the site here or www.world-challenge.com. We have had some good success too; now it is time to combine our efforts with some luck. This is where you and the Viper Nation come in. There is no better way to bring us luck, than attending, cheering, following us on twitter, facebook and being a Dodge lover. OK, about keeping up, we are fighting for a GT Championship against Volvo, Corvette, Porsche, Nissan and others. Kuno Wittmer; driver of the #13 car is second in points with Jeff Courtney in 9th. Can't stress enough how hard they have both worked to be there. But it is time for a bit of luck, these guys are talented drivers, no question, so are another two dozen guys in this series. Bring us your support, even if it is putting www.viperheadquarters.com in your browser favorites so you can check it often. Need another teaser? Here is an example of what happens when you get involved in the Viper Nation and come to World Challenge events. Back at Long Beach a Dodge dealer got involved in the Grand Prix festivities and before he could leave he said "Bob, let's make a World Challenge Edition Viper ACR for the street". This is the result of that conversation:
Two of these are our Competition Coupe race cars and two are 640hp street going bad boys licensed by World Challenge. Send an email for details bobwoodhouse@woodhouseperformance.com and I will hook you up.
Thanks for taking your precious time to follow this. Bob Woodhouse

WOODHOUSE PERFORMANCE TEAM IS HUNGRY

Courtney and Wittmer Prepare to Take Charge at Mid-OhioMilwaukee, Wisconsin (August 5, 2010) – Jeff Courtney , driver of the No. 99 Kenda Tires/Woodhouse/Dodge/Viper Competition Coupe is gearing up for rounds 8 and 9 in the exciting Sports Car Wars of the World Challenge 2010 season. The entire Woodhouse Performance Team, including teammate Kuno Wittmer, driver for the No. 13 Woodhouse Performance/Dodge Viper Competition Coupe has spent the last couple of weeks preparing the Vipers for a double-header race weekend in the World Challenge Championships at the famed Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and they are looking to produce some strong finishes.

“I’m really looking forward to this double race weekend,” said Courtney. “We’ve had some past successes at this track and we are looking to be more competitive here this weekend. I’m particularly excited to be right in KENDA’s backyard.” KENDA Tires, a long-time sponsor of Courtney, is located in Columbus, Ohio. “It is going to be great to have the KENDA people out and I’m looking forward to putting on a good show.”

Wittmer is also excited for the upcoming races, “I’m looking forward to the Mid-Ohio road course; this type of track should be good for our Dodge Vipers. This competition will be harder than ever, but I have been training hard for this championship. It will pay off!”

When asked about the team’s readiness for the Mid-Ohio races, Team Owner Bob Woodhouse responded with typical gusto, “Mid-Ohio, a double race weekend in front of 125,000 people. Are we ready? Dang right we are! This Volvo dominance is getting really old and we need people to see a couple of well cared for Dodge Viper Competition Coupes driven by a couple of the best drivers just standing on the gas and out in front. Ron Fellows has been doing an incredible job as well with that Corvette he’s driving, I need to walk over there and look for the “press to pass” button.”

“We are not far off the top spot in the points race,” said Wittmer. “As a team, we are tight—tighter than ever and we really want this. It’s time to turn up the wick on this competition and fight them hard.”

The Woodhouse Performance Team is bringing both barrels to the track this weekend, and you will not want to miss the action from the standing start to the flying finish.

Catch all the action at http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/4483816:6704678421:m:1:191896110:6C2B242ADBAACC9801114567418C8C58, races start at 10:15 on Saturday, August 7, and at 11:00 on Sunday, August 8, (EST). Stay tuned to cheer on Dodge and the Woodhouse Performance Team and hear all the latest news.