Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

After a hard winter of testing and preparation, APR Motorsport is ready to debut the first all Audi race car in the history of the Grand Sport class at the Fresh from Florida 200 at Daytona International Speedway. The Audi S4, powered by an all aluminum 3 liter TFSI supercharged V-6 routed through Quattro all wheel drive, is one of only two all wheel drive cars in the Grand Sport class.

Leading the Audi S4 program will be Rolex 24 Hour winner Ian Baas and Continental Tire series veteran Mark White. After testing Mark shared his experience with the APR Motorsport S4, “I was extremely pleased with my initial experience with the S4 during testing. I would describe it as ‘eager’ and that’s an awesome trait for a brand new race car. I have quite a bit of seat time working with the Audi platform developing customer cars for Accumoto and one of my favorites is the flagship R8. APR has done a remarkable job building this S4 and I would compare it favorably to the R8 in its willingness to work with you and the manner in which it inspires a great deal of confidence! It should be an awesome car to race and very well suited to a track like Daytona.”

In addition to the Audi Grand Sport campaign, APR Motorsport will continue to field two Volkswagen GTIs in the Street Tuner class for the season. After multiple wins in Street Tuner last year, APR expects the GTIs to challenge for the championship once again in 2010.

About APR: APR LLC is an automotive engineering firm operating a 36,000 sq. ft. performance campus in Opelika, AL. APR was founded in 1997 with a corporate philosophy of Integrity, Excellence and Innovation. APR’s Sole Mission is to provide the highest quality and most highly engineered aftermarket performance products available for Porsche, Audi and Volkswagen vehicles. Learn more at www.goapr.com.

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Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

Looking to build on a stunning 2009 ST effort which included 4 wins and 5 poles, APR Motorsport is ready to lead the field at Daytona for round one of the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge. APR will once again be running two Volkswagen GTIs in the Street Tuner class.

The 171 VW GTI will see 3 time race winner Mike Sweeney return to APR alongside the experienced Mike Halpin. In the 181 car, 2009 Mesco Rookie of the Year Josh Hurley will be paired with veteran racer Kevin Stadtlander. With two drivers returning from last year’s team, paired with two experienced drivers, APR will be sure to pick up right where they left off in 2009. Look for both cars to be fighting for the championship in 2010!

In addition to the Street Tuner title run, APR Motorsport will be expanding into the Grand Sport class with the Audi S4. This unique entry will be one of the first GS cars to participate with a forced inducted engine and all wheel drive. Look for this exciting entry to make its debut alongside the two Volkswagens in Daytona.

About APR: About APR: APR LLC is an automotive engineering firm operating a 36,000 sq. ft. performance campus in Opelika, AL. APR was founded in 1997 with a corporate philosophy of Integrity, Excellence and Innovation. APR’s Sole Mission is to provide the highest quality and most highly engineered aftermarket performance products available for Porsche, Audi and Volkswagen vehicles. Learn more at www.goapr.com

About Mike Sweeney: After starting his racing career on motorcycles just five years ago, Mike proved his speed in karts, vintage cars, touring cars, formula cars and sprint cars. He competed in his first professional race in 2008 and finished out his rookie year in 2009 with a series-high three wins in the APR Motorsport No. 181 VW GTI. Sweeney is a professional driving instructor based out of Monterey, CA. For more information, visit www.gomikesweeney.com

About Mike Halpin: Hailing from Phoenix, AZ, Mike Halpin is a veteran racer with multiple SCCA championships. His diverse career has included every current GRAND-AM class. In addition to his racing exploits, Halpin is a mechanical engineering with over 35 patents in semi conductor and suspension design.

About Kevin Stadtlander: Pittsburgh, PA native Kevin Stadtlander is an experienced club racer with multiple wins and podiums in SCCA, PBOC and NASA racing events. Combining his love for motorsport with his occupation as a physician, Kevin has been a member of the International Council of Motorsport Science and is currently the Medical Chief for the Florida Region SCCA.
About Josh Hurley: A Fort Lauderdale native, Hurley was the 2008 VW TDI Cup Champion. In 2009, he stepped up to the GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge class winning the MESCO Rookie of the Year award as well as one race victory, two poles and five podiums. To learn more about Hurley, please visit www.GoJoshHurley.com

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Monday, January 25th, 2010

APR Presents our 2010 2.0 TSI ECU Tuning Program for the Audi A3, TT, VW MK6 GTI, Jetta, GLI, Eos, CC, Passat, and Tiguan!

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Monday, January 25th, 2010

APR Presents our 2.0 TFSI ECU Tuning Program for the Audi B8 A4 and A5!

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Thursday, January 21st, 2010

Eight of 10 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Races To Be Aired This Season

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 20, 2010) - How do drivers and teams prepare to compete in the Rolex 24 At Daytona? A television special highlighting that process and more will be aired leading up to the 48th edition of North America’s premier endurance race.

GRAND-AM: 24 Hours at Daytona, an hour-long special featuring everything from preparation for the Rolex 24, interviews with the drivers and teams competing, to shop tours and seat fittings, will premier at midnight ET Friday, Jan. 22, on SPEED. It will also air on FX at midnight ET Saturday, Jan. 23.

The show will air on SPEED four additional times, including 10 p.m. ET Monday, Jan. 25, and also at 2 a.m. and 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26. It will also air at 2 p.m. ET Saturday, Jan. 30, leading up to the network’s live coverage of the Rolex 24.

Rolex Series stars Alex Gurney, Scott Pruett, David Donohue, Andy Lally, Patrick Dempsey and Spencer Pumpelly are among the drivers interviewed for the special. Five-time Rolex 24 winner Hurley Haywood, NASCAR drivers Jimmie Johnson, Bobby Labonte, AJ Allmendinger and Colin Braun, Indy 500 winners Scott Dixon and Dario Franchitti, and car owners Tracy Krohn, Kevin Buckler and Chip Ganassi are also featured in the special.

Footage includes highlights from the recent Roar Before the Rolex 24 test and 2009 highlights, in addition to historic footage from the event that dates back to the 1962 running of the Daytona Continental - including Dan Gurney’s dramatic victory at Daytona’s first international sports car event.

The show goes behind the scenes with visits to the Brumos Racing, TRG, Krohn Racing and Stevenson Motorsports shops. Viewers get a rare inside look at a drivers’ meeting, seat fittings, pit stop practice and crewmen preparing for practice.

Race features include Allmendinger’s physical preparation, driving multiple shifts and managing a crew’s schedule - including time for sleep. Haywood talks about his eight-hour shift in his 1977 victory, when he went into a tent during pit stops and emerged each time with a different helmet so that officials would think it was a different driver.

Additionally, GRAND-AM announced the 2010 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge television schedule, with eight of the 10 races to be aired. All eight Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge races will be shown on a tape-delay basis and during a two-hour window.

Among those is the season-opening Fresh From Florida 200 at Daytona International Speedway, Homestead-Miami Speedway - which produced finishes of 0.129 (Street Tuner) and 0.133 seconds (Grand Sport) in 2009 - and the season finale at Miller Motorsports Park. Last season, 10 of 11 GS races and all 11 ST races were decided by less than five seconds.

The 2010 GRAND-AM Rolex Series opens its 12-race 2010 campaign with the Jan. 30-31 Rolex 24 At Daytona, while the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge begins its 10th year of competition under the GRAND-AM banner Jan. 29 with the Fresh From Florida 200 at Daytona International Speedway (SPEED, at 7 p.m. ET, Saturday, Feb. 13). Live timing and scoring - along with race notes, quotes and updates - will be available on www.GRAND-AM.com. Live updates will also be provided on www.twitter.com/RolexSeries and www.twitter.com/CT_Challenge.

For more information:
J.J. O’Malley, 386-310-6588, jomalley@nascar.com

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Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

Mark White of Accumoto joins former teammate Ian Baas to drive APR Motorsport’s Audi S4 at the upcoming Fresh From Florida 200 race in the 2010 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge. During one of the coldest weekends in Daytona history, APR Motorsport tested their new GS Class Audi S4 with drivers Ian Baas and Mark White at the Roar Before the 24 test days at Daytona International Speedway. After an opportunity to experience the capabilities of Audi’s newest generation S4 Mark was excited to be returning to the team for the 2010 season inaugural race at the end of this month.

Mark feels right at home at APR Motorsport and in command of an Audi, “I am elated to be part of this effort. Not only am I excited to drive with Ian again, (Rolex teammates in ‘07) but I have the chance to do it with my APR friends and teammates from the ‘08 season. It’s also an honor to campaign a marque for which I have such respect and passion. I have enjoyed a marvelous relationship with the brand through Accumoto and the Audi Club of America. I am ready to represent!”

Jeff Mishtawy, Director of Motorsport for APR said, “It’s always great to have a brand enthusiast as part of the race program and a driver as talented as Mark sweetens the deal even further. I enjoyed reacquainting with Mark after he drove for us so expertly in the ST program in 2008. He was up to speed very quickly and provided excellent feedback regarding the further development of the S4. I think we have a strong driver lineup for the race at Daytona in a couple of weeks.”

Mark White is the owner/operator of Accumoto, a high performance and race car preparation facility near Madison, WI who adheres to APR’s philosophy of Enhancing the Driving Experience with No Compromise and a veteran of IMSA Lites, Rolex GT and the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge ST and GS classes. His successes include multiple podiums, multiple top 10’s, 4 wins and several lap records. In 2008, Mark raced an entire season with APR in their ST VW GTi with 2 top ten finishes and 6 top 10 qualifying efforts. Learn more at
www.gomarkwhite.com and www.accumoto.com.

When co-driver Ian Baas learned of the signing he commented, “Mark is a very talented and respected driver around the paddock. I’ve had the pleasure to be on the same team with Mark in the past and he is certainly very quick. With his experience, talent and ability I am confident we will see a podium in a couple of weeks. APR and Accumoto is a formidable partnership from which I expect many great things to develop.”

APR Motorsport takes to the track for the first race of the season at Daytona International Speedway on January, 29th. APR Motorsport will also field their 2 car VW GTi ST Class team which returns from 2009 after an amazing season that resulted in more wins than any other team.

About APR: APR LLC is an automotive engineering firm operating a 36,000 sq. ft. performance campus in Opelika, AL. APR was founded in 1997 with a corporate philosophy of Integrity, Excellence and Innovation. APR’s Sole Mission is to provide the highest quality and most highly engineered aftermarket performance products available for Porsche, Audi and Volkswagen vehicles. Learn more at www.goapr.com

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Thursday, January 7th, 2010

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Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

APR Presents Our 4.2L FSI V8 ECU Tuning Program for the Audi B8 S5.

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Thursday, December 24th, 2009

Evan L. of Pa! Congratulations and enjoy your brand new APR Tuned Stage III Turbocharger System! Happy Holidays to all!

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Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Please visit http://www.goapr.com/products/stage3_20t_fsi_trans_265hp.html for more information!

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