POUGHKEEPSIE, NY, MAY 6, 2004 -- Dyson Racing today completed a two-day test at MosportInternational Raceway that saw James Weaver set a faster lap time with the #16Thetford / Norcold Lola than he did in winning the pole for last year’s AmericanLe Mans Series race at the legendary Canadian road circuit.

“Combinedwith the results from last month’s test at Mid-Ohio, the results this weekat Mosport confirm the technical progress that our team has made over the winter,”said team owner Rob Dyson. “We won’t be racing at Mosport until August,but when we get there our goal is to win the pole again and improve by one positionon our second-place overall finish last year.”

The program didhit one bump in the road – literally. The running schedule was interruptedbriefly on Wednesday when the #20 Thetford / Norcold Lola crashed before enteringTurn 8. Driver Andy Wallace was not injured in the accident, and while the damageto the car was relatively minor, on-site repairs were impossible and the testcontinued with just the #16 Lola.

The accident was caused by a combinationof a maintenance problem with the track and a strong headwind. While driving throughgusty conditions, Wallace’s Lola pitched over a severe frost heave left byan unusually harsh Canadian winter, and turned over. The car landed on its rolloverbar, skidded briefly along the track, and then flipped back onto its wheels. Wallacestepped unaided from the car.

“It was a bit of an exciting ride,”Wallace said. “We checked the track first thing in the morning but you don’tnotice everything in a rental car. Besides, all of us were eager to get on withour work. Afterwards, walking around the accident site, we noticed a large frostheave, which the data downloaded from the car confirms as having been the primarycause of the accident. I was sore when I woke up this morning, but other thanthat I’m fine.” Wallace continued to participate in the test, drivingthe #16 car.

The test was briefly delayed in order to give an outside contractortime to repair the frost heave. Later in the day, with the track fixed and despitecool temperatures, Weaver posted lap times approaching his 2003 ALMS pole time.“It’s a pity that we didn’t have both cars available,” Weavernoted. “We could have gotten through the items on our list faster with twocars, and it’s useful to be able to compare data from both cars. But we stillhad a productive and successful test.”

Drivers Butch Leitzinger andChris Dyson also participated in the test.