MMG's Drive4USA Announces
New Sponsorship

FormulaCar Magazine Official Sponsor

Portland, OR, June 21, 2003: Drive4USA is proud to announce the addition of FormulaCar Magazine as an official sponsor of the successful driver development initiative. FormulaCar Magazine will provide media coverage of the program as well as additional elements that will further the visibility and enhance the credibility of Drive4USA.

"We are very pleased to welcome FormulaCar Magazine to the Drive4USA initiative," said Rick Waddell, the program’s creator and director. "As a new publication, they are the perfect choice for us to move forward and together create a more positive atmosphere for American drivers in open-wheel formula car racing. I look forward to the contribution that the magazine can make in helping grow our program."

Drive4USA is continuing its 2003 program this weekend (June 21) at Portland International Raceway with the young sensation, Bryan Sellers in Toyota Atlantic competition. Bryan Sellers will carry Drive4USA sponsorship identification on his entry and will serve as the flagship association for Drive4USA in 2003.

Drive4USA’s goal is to provide assistance to American drivers in order to help them gain needed experience, expertise and driving skill to compete effectively in ever more challenging open wheel competition. Drive4USA is an outgrowth of the successful Kart2CART initiative that has assisted several drivers compete in the CART sanctioned Toyota Atlantic series for the past several years. Past recipients of Kart2CART sponsorship assistance included Pete Mercier, Case Montgomery, Andy Lally and last season’s Grant Ryley. All competed in Toyota Atlantic competition with Kart2CART financial support.

FormulaCar Magazine is the third publication from Howden Communications’ family of magazine titles. The publisher of Shifter Kart Illustrated and Speedway USA added FormulaCar Magazine to its titles in early 2003. Howden Communications anticipates that FormulaCar Magazine will fill a void in motorsport coverage of various open wheel racing divisions including Star Mazda, US FF2000, Fran-Am and Barber Pro Dodge.

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