POUGHKEEPSIE, NY, APR. 15, 2004 -- Former Le Mans 24-Hour race winner Jan Lammers today announcedthat Chris Dyson, the 2003 American Le Mans Series LMP675 champion, will joinLammers' Racing For Holland team at the June 12-13 running of the sportscar enduranceclassic. Dyson recently completed a two-day test of the team's Dome S101-Juddat Le Circuit Paul Ricard in southern France.

"I want to take the strongestpossible team to Le Mans this year," said Lammers, whose victory at the Sarthecame in 1988. "The results of our test earlier this month convinced me thatChris would make an excellent addition to the Racing For Holland team. And I'mpleased to have him join me in our lead car."

"Chris was quitequick in the car at Paul Ricard, and he gave our engineers useful feedback,"Lammers noted in explaining his decision to add the young American to his team."In addition to being fast, Chris was consistent. And he was like that withnew and old tires and on light and heavy fuel loads. Over the whole two days,he never made a mistake. I was quite impressed."

Lammers had an advancelook at Dyson when the two shared a Dyson Racing entry at last month's Sebring12-hour race. Engine failure knocked the team's Thetford / Norcold Lola out ofthe race, but not before Lammers had the chance to watch Dyson closely behindthe wheel of the car.

"It's a pity that we had a mechanical problemthere, because we were for sure headed for a podium finish otherwise," Lammerssaid. "But I saw that Chris did a great job while the car was running. That'swhat first gave me the idea to have him join me at Le Mans."

"I'mhonored that Jan would want me to join his team for Le Mans," said Dyson,who at the age of 26 is in his third year of professional racing following anadolescent karting career and three years of amateur sportscar competition. "Ithink that every sportscar racer dreams of driving at Le Mans. I know I have sinceI was a kid. It's great to have the opportunity to go there with a team that hasthe capability to win the race. I'm really looking forward to this. I hadn't necessarilyexpected to have the chance to race at Le Mans so early in my career, but I'vealways believed that when you have a good opportunity, you ought to make the mostof it."

Lammers, 47, is the reigning FIA Sportscar Champion, both asa driver and as principal of the Racing For Holland team. In addition to his 1988Le Mans victory for Jaguar, Lammers twice won the Daytona 24-hour race for Jaguar,triumphing in 1990 as well as 1988. His career includes stints in Formula One,Indy cars and touring cars as well as mastery of sportscars.