Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing's Dale White Pens Le Mans Diary For SPEEDTV.com

by Thomas Moore

LE MANS, France, May 2, 2003 � Dale White, team manager for Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing, will act as a SPEEDTV.com columnist for the 24 Hours of Le Mans pre-test effective immediately. White will provide a unique perspective, in his humorous and informative style, on events happening around him as Alex Job Racing-Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing prepares to make its competitive debut at the Circuit Du 24 Heures. The current diary installment will provide viewers with insight to what is required to prepare for an event of this magnitude. The May 4th pre-test marks the first official on-track activity for the sports car classic. The race is scheduled for June 14-15. The No. 93 Westward Ho Casino/ MMPIE/ PAWS Porsche 911 GT3 RS of AJR-Petersen/White Lightning will be piloted in the test by Sascha Maassen and car owner Michael Petersen. Emmanuel Collard of France will replace announced driver Lucas Luhr for the test. Luhr has prior commitments but will return to drive for the team in the 24 Hours. SPEEDTV.com is the official web site of the SPEED Channel� the leading provider of motorsports programming on television� and offers a broad-range of news from motorsports from around the world. The SPEED Channel will carry the 24 Hours of Le Mans live in June. Updates of the test session can be found on www.SPEEDTV.com as well as at the official Le Mans site, www.lemans.org White's first installment can be seen at www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/roadracing/6120/Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing began operation in the late 1980s competing in off-road endurance events. The duo of White and Petersen joined to win over 50 off-road truck victories including three-consecutive overall wins at the Baja 1000 and Baja 500 and four SCORE, SNORE and SODA championships. Since introducing the team to sports car racing, the team has scored victories in the Trans-Am Series, Speed Challenge Series and endurance sports car wins at Watkins Glen and at the Rolex 24 of Daytona. For more about Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning, please visit www.PetersenMotorsports.com.### Digital images and complete team and driver bios available upon request.Editors, please do not publish any contact information other than web sites. Thank you.contact: Tom Moore, Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing, tom@darkhorsecom.com