Fw: PETER CUNNINGHAM JOINS THE AUDI CERTIFIED CHAMPION RS 6 TEAM FOR ROAD ATLANTA

[Wylie Bean]

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> PETER CUNNINGHAM, FORMER WORLD CHALLENGE CHAMPION, JOINS THE AUDI
CERTIFIED
> CHAMPION RS 6 SQUAD AT ROAD ATLANTA

> POMPANO BEACH, Fl.  (September 21, 2004) - Peter Cunningham, one of SPEED
> World Challenge's most respected and victorious drivers, will team up with
> the Audi Certified Champion RS 6 team this weekend at Road Atlanta to
> contest a 3rd car in the SPEED World Challenge GT Series September 23-24.
>
> With recent adjustments mandated to the Audi RS 6 "Competition" cars of
> Randy Pobst and Michael Galati, Audi and Champion Racing decided to "pull
> out all the stops" in their quest for their third Manufacturer's
> Championship.  Audi currently leads the Manufacturer's Championship with
48
> points with Cadillac in second place with 39 points and Chevrolet in third
> with 30 points.
>
> "Peter Cunningham is one of the most respected and competitive drivers in
> the SPEED World Challenge Series," said Louis Milone, Audi RS 6 Team
Leader.
> "Adding Cunningham to our team was an obvious choice for us and makes a
> clear statement to our competitors just how serious we are in achieving
our
> goal of winning the Manufacturer's Championship."
>
> Peter Cunningham, resident of West Bend, Wisconsin, has competed in the
> World Challenge Series since 1990, six years in the GT class and nine
years
> in the Touring class.  In 2001 Cunningham was recognized as the all-time
> winning North American professional road racer and currently is the leader
> in nearly every statistical category in World Challenge racing.
Cunningham
> won his first World Challenge Driver's Championship in 1995 and again in
> 1997.  In 2002, he captured the SPEED Touring Car Title with one win, six
> top five finishes and ten top-10 finishes.  Cunningham also broke the
World
> Challenge record for most wins at Sebring recording 20 wins during his
> professional career.
>
> "I am honored to be chosen by Champion Racing to race a third car for them
> this weekend at Road Atlanta," commented Peter Cunningham.  "I look
forward
> to being a part of Champion Racing's efforts as they seek their third
> Manufacturer's Championship.  I am both a former teammate and adversary to
> both Randy and Michael and it will be great to be on the same team with
them
> at Road Atlanta.  I recently had the opportunity to test the Audi RS 6
with
> it's highly acclaimed quattro system and am amazed how the all-wheel-drive
> system gets the power down off the corners.  While performing a standing
> start, it literally forces you back against your seat."
>
> "I've been a teammate and a competitor to Peter Cunningham," said current
> SPEED World Challenge GT points leader, Michael Galati.  "I think he will
be
> a huge asset to our team as we continue to achieve our goal of winning the
> Manufacturer's Championship.  It will be great to be racing again with
> Peter."
>
> "I won my very first World Challenge race with Peter as my co-driver,"
added
> Randy Pobst, reigning World Challenge GT Champion.  "Peter is an excellent
> driver and an obvious choice.  I am so pleased with the effort Audi and
> Champion Racing are making to secure this year's quest for the
> Manufacturer's Championship."
>
> Cunningham is owner/driver of RealTime Racing and campaigns a Nissan
Sentra
> SE-R Spec V in the SPEED World Challenge Touring Series and is currently
5th
> in points for the Drivers' Championship.

> The SCCA SPEED World Challenge GT race at Road Atlanta, Round nine of the
> 2004 Championship, is scheduled for Saturday, September 24, at 3:55 p.m.
> (EDT).  Qualifying is scheduled for Thursday, September 23 at 1:50 pm
(EDT).
> The race will be broadcast the following Sunday, September 26 on SPEED
> Channel at 1 p.m. (EDT).