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Feb 2004 - Team ADT Champion Racing,
representing Audi Sport North America, is pleased to announce the 2004
title and associate sponsors for the # 38, Audi R8 which will contest
the full season in the American Le Mans Series starting with the 52nd
running of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring. Champion Racing will
also contest the 72nd running of the 24 Hours of LeMans seeking to
achieve the first American team victory in 38 years.
ADT
Security Services, Inc.,
in its third season with Champion Racing, recently announced it will
continue as title sponsor of the #38, prototype LMP1 car through 2007.
Returning as associate sponsors for Champion Racing are Canon and long
time supporter Michelin. Infineon Technologies and Lam Research enter
their first season as additional associate sponsors with Champion
Racing.
“It
is extremely rewarding for everyone at ADT to watch as the ADT Champion
Racing team continues to set records and establish itself as a dominant
force on the ALMS circuit,” said Mike Snyder, president of ADT. “This
relationship provides ADT with a unique platform to build its brand and
to reach targeted, new audiences. It’s been a win-win situation all
around and we couldn’t be happier with the ADT Team’s remarkable
success.”
Celebrating its 129th anniversary, ADT Security Services, a
unit of Tyco Fire & Security, is the largest single provider of
electronic security services to six million commercial, government and
residential customers throughout the United States. ADT’s total
security solutions include intrusion, fire protection, closed circuit
television, access control, critical condition monitoring, electronic
article surveillance and integrated systems. For more information on
ADT, visit
www.adt.com.
Canon U.S.A., Inc.
delivers consumer, business-to-business, and industrial imaging
solutions. The company is listed as one of Fortune's Most Admired
Companies in America, and is ranked #39 on the Business Week list of
"Top 100 Brands." Its parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ), is a top
patent-holder of technology, ranking second overall in the U.S. in
2003. Canon Inc. achieved global revenues of $29.9 billion in 2003;
$9.8 billion of which came from Canon Americas. For more information,
visit
www.usa.canon.com.
Infineon Technologies
is the world's 6th largest semiconductor manufacturer and leads the way
in creating semiconductor and system solutions enabling the digital
technology for 21st century lifestyles. From automotive and industrial
electronics to wired and wireless communications, computer memories and
secure mobile solutions, Infineon never stops thinking about new ways to
use advanced technology to empower your world. Based in Munich,
Germany, Infineon is a worldwide enterprise conducting its regional
activities in San Jose, USA, Tokyo, Japan, Singapore and Shanghai,
China. For more information on Infineon Technologies, please visit
www.infineon.com.
Lam Research Corporation
is a leading supplier of wafer fabrication equipment to the worldwide
semiconductor industry. The company was founded in 1980 and its
products include
etch
systems and chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) with integrated
post-CMP clean systems, which perform critical processes for
manufacturing today’s most advanced chips. Lam maintains customer
support centers throughout the United States, Asia, and Europe to meet
the complex and changing needs of its global customer base. For more
information on Lam Research, please visit
www.lamresearch.com.
Michelin
designs and produces some of the best tires for the top racing series
around the world. And like the best drivers in the world, validation
comes from Michelin tires crossing the line first. On the street or on
the racetrack, Michelin strives to be the best and provide quality
performance tires for every car fitted with Michelin rubber. Michelin
manufactures and sells tires for every type of vehicle, including
airplanes, automobiles, bicycles, earthmovers, farm equipment,
heavy-duty trucks, motorcycles and the space shuttle. The company also
publishes travel guides, maps and atlases covering Europe, Asia, Africa
and North America. Headquartered in Greenville, S.C., Michelin North
America (www.michelinman.com)
employs 24,640 and operates 22 plants in 18 locations.
Founded in 1994 by Dave Maraj, Champion Racing (Pompano
Beach, FL) has become one of the most successful teams in sports car
racing. Supported by Audi Sport North America,
Champion Racing will seek to earn their first Championship title in the
American Le Mans Series.
"Audi of America is
looking forward to the 2004 ALMS season. It should be very
competitive. We are proud to have Champion Racing competing with the
Audi R8 and going for Audi’s 5th consecutive Manufacturer and Driver
Championship,"
says Rod Bymaster, Motorsport Manager for Audi.
The
52nd annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring will get the green flag at
10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 20, and will be televised live from
flag-to-flag by the Speed Channel. The American Le Mans Series Radio Web
will have live coverage online at
www.americanlemans.com.
For more information on
Audi’s motorsport program, please visit
www.audiusa.com.
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