SPEEDCOM Named Official Comms. Supplier

SPEEDCOM Communications Named Official Communications Supplier of Grand-Am and MOTO-STDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (February 22, 2007) – When looking for a new communications supplier, officials from Grand-Am and the SunTrust MOTO-ST motorcycle racing series did not have to look beyond the Daytona Beach area to find SPEEDCOM Communications, which was today named the “Official Communications Supplier” of Grand-Am and MOTO-ST.SPEEDCOM, based in nearby DeLand, Fla., agreed to a three-year contract to provide communications equipment and service for Grand-Am and MOTO-ST and will hold the “Official Communications Supplier” designation for both organizations through the end of the 2009 racing seasons. SPEEDCOM will be present in the paddock for all Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve and KONI Challenge Series events, as well as all SunTrust MOTO-ST events.“It is extremely valuable to Grand-Am and MOTO-ST that we could find a communications supplier so close to our home base in Daytona Beach,” said Grand-Am President Roger Edmondson. “SPEEDCOM was already an active supplier to many of our Rolex Series and KONI Challenge teams, and when the opportunity became available for us to also do business with SPEEDCOM, it proved to be a terrific fit. We’ve already gotten to know SPEEDCOM quite well during our season-opening Rolex 24 At Daytona and Fresh From Florida 200 season-opening events for the Grand-Am series, as well as during our preseason test sessions and we have been delighted with the company’s outstanding service.”SPEEDCOM will furnish Grand-Am and MOTO-ST officials with all required communications equipment, including radios and headsets. The company will also have personnel on location at every event for trackside technical support. “We are very excited to become the official communications equipment supplier of Grand Am and MOTO-ST,” said SPEEDCOM Owner and President Toto Lassally. “We feel that with this new alliance it will allow us provide superior service while improving the communications equipment sector of our sport. We look forward to working with each and every team throughout the next three years.”The Grand American Road Racing Association, which operates and sanctions the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve and the Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series, is the premier road racing organization in North America. The 15-race 2007 Rolex Series schedule and the 12-race KONI Challenge Series calendar will deliver professional sports car racing to key markets throughout North America. All 2007 Rolex Series events will be televised in the United States and Canada on SPEED and distributed globally through ESPN International. With title sponsorship support from Rolex Watch USA and presenting sponsorship from Crown Royal Special Reserve, the Rolex Series showcases emerging and legendary drivers from around the globe and thoroughbred racing machines from the industry's leading constructors and the world's top automobile manufacturers. Learn more about Grand-Am at www.grand-am.com.

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