MOMENTUM IN MONTREAL -- DORAN RACING HEADS TO THE CIRCUIT GILLES
VILLENEUVE WITH FOUR TOP-10 FINISHES IN A ROW AND THE PODIUM WITHIN REACH

Lebanon, OH (July 30, 2008) – The two-car Doran Racing team heads to the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal this weekend with the momentum of seven top-10 finishes so far this season – including the last four races in a row, at Watkins Glen, Mid-Ohio, Daytona and Barber Motorsports Park.  The #77 Doran Racing / Kodak Doran Dallara Ford co-driven by Memo Gidley and Brad Jaeger finished 7th in Mexico City, 5th at Watkins Glen and 6th Daytona, while the #47 Doran Racing / CDOC / Brach's Candy Dallara Ford with Burt Frisselle and Ricky Taylor was 9th in its debut race at Mexico City, 8th at VIR, 7th at Mid-Ohio and 5th at Barber.

With both cars consistently capable of running in the top-10, the Doran Racing cars will be a force to be reckoned with on the 2.708- mile, 15-turn Circuit Gilles Villeneuve this weekend.

"The last time I raced there was 2003, so I'll be spending some time looking at in-car footage from my brother's car last year to refresh my memory of the track layout," says Frisselle.  "What I do remember is that the track really plays to the strengths of our Doran Dallara, which has good straight-line speed, good drafting and good braking.  If we unload fast off the trailer and do a good job with the chassis setup, we'll be in good shape for the race."

Frisselle has been racing Daytona Prototypes in the Rolex Series since 2004, including a podium finish in his first-ever start in the series.  He has scored top-10 and top-5 finishes in each of his four seasons of Rolex competition, including a 5th in his first run in the Rolex 24, in 2007.  His co-driver is Ricky Taylor is the 19 year-old son of Rolex Series champion Wayne Taylor and, when not in a race car, attends Lake Highland Preparatory School in Orlando, Florida, where he plays on the varsity soccer team.  In 2007, Taylor finished second in Skip Barber National Championship with two wins, five poles and five podiums.  He won the Skip Barber Southern Series in 2006 with six wins, three poles and 12 podiums.  He has also raced in the Stars of Karting series.

"I haven't raced at Montreal before, but I'll be doing all the usual video game and YouTube in-car video research," says Taylor.  "And Burt is a great coach, so I'm sure he'll have some tricks for me.  I've heard a lot about the track, what a fun place to race it is and how great the fans are, so I'm really looking forward to it."

The #77 Doran Racing entry is co-driven by Memo Gidley and Brad Jaeger.  Gidley, the very talented and widely respected American driver who was born in La Paz, Mexico and now makes his home in Novato, California, has made a name for himself as one of the most committed drivers in the paddock, driving and winning in everything from karts to Indy Cars and stock cars to prototypes. 

"I've only raced at Montreal once before, when I was driving for Lynx Racing in the Atlantic series back in 1997, so it's been a while, but I recall it being a really neat track with high-speed chicanes and long braking zones," says Gidley.  "It being a Formula One track, you know it's going to be really smooth and well-manicured, but the thing I love most about racing in Canada is the fans; they're really knowledgeable and enthusiastic, and they really add another dimension to a race."

Jaeger, a recent graduate of Vanderbilt University where he was a member of their Formula SAE team, has a racing resume that includes karting, Sports 2000, Skip Barber, F2000, Star Mazda and the Indy Pro Series. 

"The last time I was in Montreal I left the track in a helicopter on the way to a hospital," recalls Jaeger.  "I was driving in a Star Mazda race in 2006 and got caught up in a 16-car pileup; just one of those things.  I don't remember much about the weekend due to the head injuries, except that I really liked the city and the track.  All of the fans up in Montreal were wonderful to talk to. If I could write the perfect ending to the story, this would be the place the Doran team scores that podium – or even a win -- I know we're capable of it." 

The two cars the Doran Racing team will field at Montreal and throughout the 2008 Rolex Series season look the same, but are different underneath.  The #47 car is all-Dallara, while the #77 car is a Doran chassis fitted with Dallara bodywork featuring enhanced aerodynamics and increased downforce.  Both cars are powered by 500 horsepower Roush-Yates Ford V-8 engines.

Doran Enterprises is Dallara's official spare parts distributor and approved repair center for that series. In addition, Doran Designs will fabricate certain special parts for the marque.  Doran Racing has a successful history of working with Dallara and won the Daytona 24 Hours in 2002 with a Dallara Sportscar LMP1.  While Doran Racing has prepared and fielded race cars in a wide variety of series for many years, from Indy cars to NASCAR trucks, the Lebanon, Ohio-based team is particularly noted for its successes in sports car endurance racing, including being the first and only team in U.S. history to win the 24 Hours at Daytona, the 12 Hours of Sebring and the Watkins Glen Six-Hour race in the same year (1998).

On-track activity at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve begins with several practice session on Thursday, July 31.  Qualifying takes place from 1:15 pm to 1:30 pm Friday, August 1.  The 200-mile/74-lap/2-hour (whichever comes first) Rolex Series race takes the green flag at 4:15 pm Friday afternoon.  The race will be broadcast tape-delayed beginning at 8:00 pm ET on SPEED.

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