Miami: Round eight notes of interest, schedule

EVENT: Grand Prix Americas presented by Sportsbook.com
American Le Mans Series Round 8 of 9

LOCATION: Miami Downtown Street Circuit
Miami, Florida
1.5-mile temporary racing circuit

WHEN: Saturday, September 27, 2003 - 4 p.m. (EDT)

LENGTH: 2 hours, 45 minutes (timed event)

CARS: Four classes of American Le Mans Series sports cars: Le Mans Prototype (LMP) 900; LMP 675; Grand Touring Sport (GTS); Grand Touring (GT).

SANCTION: International Motor Sports Association (IMSA)

TELEVISION:

SPEED Channel (Live)
Airtime: 4:00 p.m. (EDT)

Eurosport (Tape delay)
Airtime: 20:00 (Central European Time), October 4, 2003

TICKET INFO: Online: www.miamirace.com; Telephone: (888) 248-RACE.

OTHER RACES: Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford, Trans-Am Series for BFGoodrich Tires Cup, CART Toyota Atlantic

SCHEDULE:

Friday, September 26
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. ALMS Practice
12:45 p.m.- 1:45 p.m. ALMS Practice
1:55 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. ALMS Qualifying (GTS & GT)
2:25 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. ALMS Qualifying (LMP 900 & 675)

Saturday, September 27
8:45 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. ALMS Warm-up
4:00 p.m. - 6:45 p.m. Race

QUAL. RECORDS:
All records to be established due to new circuit configuration.

NOTES OF INTEREST

Racing returned to the streets of Miami in 2002 as the American Le Mans Series and the Champ Cars of CART joined together for the first time ever on an event weekend. The unique "Dual Headline" event will be repeated in 2003 in what is being dubbed the "Blast By The Bay". The Miami street circuit, which incorporates part of Bayfront Park as well as Biscayne Boulevard and other city streets, runs alongside picturesque Biscayne Bay in Miami's Downtown section. The circuit has been slightly reconfigured since the 2002 event, eliminating the portion that was located furthest south and adding more on the north end. Miami held many successful street racing events for both sports cars and open-wheel cars until the mid 1990's.

WEBSITES: The official website of the American Le Mans Series is located at www.americanlemans.com. The website for the event is www.miamirace.com.

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