Petersen/ White Lightning Center of Le Mans Focus at RFMSports.com

by Thomas Moore

LAS VEGAS, May 20, 2004 � Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing has been asked to be the focus of an in-depth feature of the 24 Heures Du Mans by leading motorsports internet site, RFMSports.com. RFMSports.com's renowned staff of journalists and photographers will follow the Petersen/ White Lightning team throughout the week leading-up to the greatest sports car race in the world. Detailed, hourly reports of the progress of the No. 90 Westward Ho Casino/ MMPIE/ PAWS/ Mail2Web.com/ Michelin Porsche 911 GT3 RSR will follow the team throughout the race offering insights into the workings of a contender at 72nd Annual 24 Heures Du Mans. RFMSports.com will receive unprecedented access to every member of the team that set the fastest LM GT class time in pre-qualifying activity at Le Mans on April 25th. Coverage will extend beyond Porsche factory drivers J�rg Bergmeister (Langenfield, Germany), Patrick Long (Oak Park, Calif.) and Sascha Maassen to include team owner Michael Petersen (Las Vegas, Nev.), team manager/ entrant Dale White (Las Vegas) and everyone associated with the American Le Mans Series regulars. RFMSports.com has reached an agreement with a number of news outlets to further distribute comprehensive coverage of both Petersen/ White Lightning and LMP1 contender Champion Audi. Included are the official American Le Mans Series web site, www.alms.com, the official site of sanctioning body IMSA (www.imsaracing.net) and www.racinglines.com.Dale White, team manager/ entrant: "It is an honor to be one of two teams as the focus of RFMSports' look at the inner-workings of a team at Le Mans. Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing is looking forward to opening our doors to RFMSports for the whole Le Mans experience. By the end of this, we hope that we can give the readers about as close to a firsthand look of what it takes to run at Le Mans as possible. I think a lot of people will be surprised how much goes into making this all come together."The 72nd Annual 24 Heures Du Mans will take the green flag on June 12 with a local start time of 16:00 (4 pm). RFMSports.com has already begun its coverage of the team. For more on Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing, please visit www.petersenmotorsports.com. To follow RFMSports coverage of the team, log-on to www.rfmsports.com. ###