1-29-2006

Team Effort Moves Krohn Racing Into Top 10 from Back of Grid

Krohn Racing – Rolex 24 At Daytona Nine Hour Report

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., January 28, 2006 – Nine hours into the 44^th Annual Rolex 24 At Daytona, Krohn Racing currently runs ninth, five laps down to the leader, after starting 31^st in the Daytona Prototype (DP) class of the Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve. To this point the No. 75 Krohn Racing Pontiac-Riley has covered 264 laps, 940 miles, in the first quarter of the race. In that time it has overcome great adversity to move 22 spots up through the field. Not only was the Houston, Texas-based team forced to start last on the DP grid after forgoing both qualifying sessions for today’s event, but they faced an early race engine vibration, a rear-end vibration, low fuel pressure and low oil pressure concerns and a radio problem. Despite it all, drivers Tracy Krohn (Houston), Jörg Bergmeister (Langenfeld, Germany), Colin Braun (Ovalo, Texas) and Nic Jönsson (Buford, Ga.) have battled towards the front and have kept the nose of the green and blue machine clean in the early going of the event.

Krohn was the first behind the wheel of the No. 75 Riley and immediately began to make a move to the front. He would relinquish the car to Jönsson in the 27^th position. Jönsson would be the first to encounter difficulty in his stint reporting an engine vibration. At the midpoint of his stint, the Swedish-born driver reported it had become worse but he was still able to move to 24^th. Bergmeister then inherited the vibration, an oversteering race car and had a low fuel pressure problem rear its head. Yet, the 2003 winner of the Rolex 24 moved to 20^th. Braun would be the final driver in the car holding on to 20^th position despite a mid-stint stop for fuel to attempt to remedy the fuel pressure problem.

Through teamwork, the Jeff Hazell-managed team overcame most of the problems. The fuel pressure concerns were alleviated by switching to the reserve fuel pump during Braun’s first stint when topping the tank did not cure the woe. The low oil pressure problem is being remedied by adding oil during pit stops when needed. Setup changes have decreased the oversteer concern. The radio was addressed during a pit stop and the rear-end vibration, suffered during Jönsson’s second stint, was cured with new tires. Only the engine vibration remains. However, it is a constant and does not seem to be getting worse. The drivers began to double stint with Krohn’s second trip behind the wheel and will continue to do so throughout the night.

Jörg Bergmeister: “The car is having some problems but the team is overcoming them. It is not easy but there is still a lot of the race to go. It is early. We’ll see how we go through the night.”

Krohn Racing Continues Move to Front

Krohn Racing – Rolex 24 At Daytona Mid-Race Report

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., January 29, 2006 – Shortly after midnight the first half of the 44^th Annual Rolex 24 At Daytona faded into the record books and the second half loomed large on the horizon. Krohn Racing’s No. 75 Pontiac-Riley Daytona Prototype continued its streak towards the front moving up to seventh overall as night took hold here in Daytona Beach, Fla. The seventh-place is a gain two positions in the last three hours. Since taking the green flag, the Houston, Texas-based team has gained a total of 24 positions. The clear and warm conditions are proving very beneficial to the Tracy Krohn-owned machine as the handling has improved in the nighttime hours. Since the initial rash of minor problems (an engine vibration, low fuel pressure, low oil pressure among them) in the early going, the race has gone smoothly since the eighth hour. Braun (Ovalo, Texas), fourth in the driver rotation, completed a trouble-free double stint leading into the race’s midpoint before handing over to Tracy Krohn (Houston, Texas) at the race’s 11 hour, 13 minute mark. As Krohn slipped behind the wheel, it began the team’s second round of double-stint duties by the drivers. Following Krohn’s roughly two hours guiding the green and blue Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve Daytona Prototype, Nic Jönsson (Buford, Ga.) will take-over the late night duties, initially scheduled for 1:30 AM (ET) to 3:30 AM. Jönsson will be relieved by Germany’s Jörg Bergmeister who will likely see dawn break during his late night-early morning driving chores.

At midnight, the No. 75 Krohn Racing Pontiac- Riley had completed 356 laps (1,267 miles) of the 3.56-mile Daytona International Speedway road course. Each driver has run three stints with Krohn presently on his fourth.

Colin Braun: “Traffic is nuts out there. You’d think by now guys would be settling down but they aren’t. Every re-start cars are going everywhere. The Krohn Racing car is doing well. The engine is a little soft but everything else seems to be working really well. The car really seems to like the night.”

Krohn Racing Moves Into Highest Position of Race Despite Problems

Krohn Racing – Rolex 24 At Daytona – 18 Hour Report

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., January 29, 2006 – With one-quarter of the 44^th Annual Rolex 24 At Daytona, six hours, remaining, Krohn Racing holds its highest position of the race thus far, sixth. The move to within one position of the top-five came even with the Houston, Texas-based race team’s first visit to the Daytona International Speedway garage area. Despite some early race concerns, all previous obstacles that faced the Tracy Krohn-owned No. 75 Pontiac-Riley Daytona Prototype were overcome in pit lane. However, in the race’s 16^th hour, Jörg Bergmeister (Langenfeld, Germany) reported a gearbox problem. The car was sent to the garage area where the Krohn team quickly resolved the issue with a new gearbox and sent the No.75, now with Colin Braun (Ovalo, Texas) behind the wheel, back on track. The garage stop-over dropped the Krohn team, which started last in the Daytona Prototype field, from seventh to eighth. However, approximately 15 minutes later, Braun would regain seventh. 30 minutes following that pass, Braun went around the No. 01 to claim sixth.

Braun will turn the No. 75 entry over to co-driver/ team owner Tracy Krohn (Houston, Texas) midway through the 18^th hour. Following Krohn’s drive, he will trade the seat with Nic Jönsson (Buford, Ga.). The four drivers double stinted throughout the night and now will begin to follow the prescribed race strategy to challenge for a top-five finish. Krohn Racing currently sits 17 laps back to the leader and 13 laps out of fifth-place. They hold a four lap lead over seventh. At the 18 hour mark, the 75-car had covered 533 laps, 1,897 miles of the 3.56-mile road course and gained 25 spots from where they took the green flag.

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Krohn Racing Debuts with Impressive Top-Five Owed to Teamwork

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., January 29, 2006 – At noon yesterday, as the call to start engines for the 44^th time in Rolex 24 At Daytona history came, Tracy Krohn sat inside his No. 75 Krohn Racing Pontiac-Riley Daytona Prototype in disbelief as his engine failed to turn-over. 24 hours later, the first time, stand-alone team owner again sat in disbelief as the same entry sat fifth overall and as the highest finishing Pontiac-powered car. In an event that not only ranks as one of the most prestigious motorsports events in the world but also as the season-opening round of the Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve, the Rolex 24 is a key event in the birth of Krohn Racing. In the end, the team was able to overcome great adversity, including moving up a remarkable 26 spots from 31^ston the Daytona Prototype (DP) grid, to earn their first top-five finish in the Rolex Series. Krohn (Houston, Texas) was joined in the inspired drive through the field by Jörg Bergmeister (Langenfeld, Germany), Colin Braun (Ovalo, Texas), Nic Jönsson (Buford, Ga.) and a dedicated team led by Jeff Hazell.

Over the course of the event on Daytona International Speedway’s 3.56-mile road course, the Krohn Racing team overcame not only the problem on the grid but low fuel pressure, low oil pressure, a spin, an engine vibration and a complete transmission replacement— accomplished in an impressive 17 minutes from pit lane back to pit lane— as the clock ticked away. Never once did the team give-up and continued to fight for positions moving from sixth to fifth as late as lap 671. Making the task possible was the commitment of this team formed just two and a half months ago; a commitment difficult to find in even the most season group. The Houston-based team would clock 717 laps total, 2,552 miles, over the full 24 hours.

Quotes:

Tracy Krohn, Owner/ Driver: “I’m ecstatic. This effort is pure team. I started it on the grid yesterday morning it wouldn’t’ start-up. So that puts a little cloud over your head. Going from last to fifth is very gratifying. I’m just real pleased with our team manager, Jeff Hazell and Steve Newey our technical director, Jeff Braun our race engineer, Frank Resciniti, our crew chief, and our whole team. So many of the guys on the team were with me when I started in the Lamborghinis and they did just a terrific job. I’m just real proud of all of them.”

Jeff Hazell, team Manager: “Although we had a few difficulties, they weren’t insurmountable in terms of keeping the car running. Knowing the nature of the race we just put our heads down and overcame the difficulties and the result was pretty fair for a car that was not as quick as we’d have liked. The team gelled very quickly and that has been very encouraging. It was a good effort all the way around really.”

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Jörg Bergmeister: “We definitely didn’t have the quickest car in this 24 Hours. But, we tried to do as good as we can and we didn’t have any big issues beside the one gearbox problem. Other than that the car ran really well. The crew did really good preparation on it. The pit stops were perfect. It’s good to get points for fifth. The last stint was pretty long. I am glad this is over and we can get to the season.”

Colin Braun: “This is fantastic. Nic and Tracy and Jörg just did a heck of a job out there. We tried to stay out of trouble and did a good job of that this weekend. The car ran beautifully. Just a little gearbox issue but the guys fixed it in like 17 minutes. I’m just really proud of them. Driving with Jörg [for the rest of the Rolex Series season] is going to be a lot of fun. I’m looking forward to learning a lot from him. Starting out fifth is a great start for the year.”

Nic Jönsson: “I think it is a fantastic finish for Krohn Racing. It’s a brand new team assembled over the winter and the guys have done such a great job preparing the cars. We had some engine issues but being the best Pontiac out there and finishing in the top five, I think that is a really, really good start of the season. I think we have a good shot at winning this for the season so I am really happy.”

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