Autosport

PRESS INFORMATION

What is

GRAND -AM ROAD RACING?

IS ONE OF THE BEST RACING SERIES ON THE PLANET.

20MILLIONGRAND-AM FANS

IN THEUNITED STATES

67%IN PAST SEVEN YEARS

TV RATINGSHAVE RISEN

187ROLEX GRAND-AM

COUNTRIES

IS BROADCAST IN

AROUND THE WORLD

Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 which begins its 11th season of competition in 2010 has established itself as the most competitive professional

in North America. The Rolex Series Daytona Prototype category hasattracted the attention of superstar drivers and universally recognized teams through its extremely raceable and relatively affordable format, and has revolutionized sports car racing with plentiful battles at the front of the field and close finishes in virtually every race. Like the that has redefined prototype sports car racing, the Rolex Series

has done the same for high-performance, production-based sports car racing. With an eye toward the cost-containment and close competition that has propelled the popularity of the Daytona Prototype class, the GT category provides a stable battleground for the world's top automobile manufacturers. Perhaps best of all, the Rolex Series two-class format allows race fans watching from the grandstands or on television and the media covering the sport to follow the action with just two easy-to-distinguish classes of race cars Daytona Prototypes and GT. GRAND-AM races at some of the world's most prestigious venues Daytona, Montreal and Watkins Glen and has taken the role of a top annual attraction at some of the newest venues in the industry such as Miller Motorsports Park, Barber Motorsports Park, Virginia International Raceway and New Jersey Motorsports Park. GRAND-AM is also making a newest form of circuit racing "Stadium Road Racing" on the road course layouts at tracks like Homestead-Miami Speedway or Daytona International Speedway. The Rolex Series is also home to some of the best and most recognized names in motorsports

and more and is a road racing showcase for NASCAR notables such as Open-wheel stars like and many others will also make spotlight appearances in the Rolex Series this season.

ROLEX GRAND-AM

ENDURANCE ROAD RACING

Daytona Prototype classGT class

Scott Pruett, Max Angelelli, Alex Gurney, Jon FogartyJimmie Johnson, Juan Pablo Montoya, Casey Mears.

Dario Franchitti, Scott Dixon, Danica Patrick, Ryan Briscoe,

In 2010, Grand-Am Road Racing continues to grow. Our acquisition by NASCAR gives our series the added clout of the World´s largest and most prestigious sanctioning body.

Daytona Prototypes are mid-engine race cars purpose-built for competition. Capable of speeds in excess of 190 mph, Daytona Prototypes also feature the latest in safety technology, including carbon fiber side-impact panels and a multi-point roll cage. Daytona Prototypes are produced by five chassis constructors. Each chassis is designed and manufactured independently but highly limited by Grand-Am rules to keep the competition very close.

Each chassis costs about $500,000. Engines are producting-based and include power plants from Ford, Pontiac, Lexus, BMW, Honda, Porsche and Infinity. All engines produce about 500 horsepower and have five- or six speed sequential gearboxes. In addition to Grand-Am specified chassis designs and engines, all Daytona Prototypes have a minimum weight of 2,275 pounds.

The GT division is home to production-based race cars that are similar in appearance to the latest sports cars. But with carbon fiber bodies and similar technology found in the Daytona Prototypes underneath, GT cars are all business. The rules for GT -short for GrandTouring - employ several methods of equalization, including weight, tire size and engine rev limits, to provide an even playing field for a variety of international and American-made cars.

ROLEX GRAND-AM

CATEGORIES

DAYTONA PROTOTYPE CLASS / DP

GT / GRAND TOURING CLASS

Only in GT can one see nimble, flat-six Porsche GT3s take on big-bore V-8 Corvettes and Pontiacs while also mixing it up with Mazda RX-8s and BMW M6 coupes. GT engines produce between 400 and 450 horsepower and minimum weights range from 2,340 to 2,800 pounds. The top speed for GT carsis 180 mph. Costs for a GT car range from $250,000 to $400,000.

Grand-Am enjoys substantial coverage in print media. During the season more than 200 magazines and daily newspapers run articles or reports on Grand-Am. Those articles account for a total circulation of more than 500 million readers. Grand-Am is covered by 75 of the top 100 daily newspapers in the U.S. by circulation.

The 2009 Rolex 24 At Daytona SPEED broadcast featured 14 and a half hoursof live coverage, with a rating increase of 47 percent over the 2008 broadcast. The initial tune-in on averaged nearly one million households and 1.2 million viewers.

reaches more than 73 million homes and the Rolex Series ratings on are up to 24 percent over 2008 year-to-date.

Grand-Am news is also covered on And is also proud to partner with American Central Florida for the first Spanish-language news magazine show devoted to Grand-Am.

Grand-am.com features video highlights, daily news and editorials, full race coverage, team bios, message boards, photos, question and answer sessions, driver interviews, chat sessions, up-to-date points standings, contents, live timing and scoring and much more.

FOX

SPEED

MRN Radio. Azteca "Al Volante con Grand-Am."

INTERNATIONAL EXPOSUREGRAND-AM ROLEX SPORTS CAR SERIES RACES OR HIGHLIGHTS PROGRAMS ARE DISTRIBUTED BY 15 TELEVISION PARTNERS IN 187 COUNTRIES ANS TERRITORIES, REACHING MORE THAN 114 MILLION HOMES.

THE AMERICAS EUROPE MIDDLE EAST AFRICA ASIA

SPEEDESPN 2FOX Latin AmericaESPN Latin AmericaESPN 2 Caribbean

EurosportChannel 5Sport 5

EurosportOrbit/ESPNESPN Israel

ESPN AfricaEurosport

aESPN AustraliaESPN Pacific RimJ-Sport

MEDIA EXPOSURE

SPEEDLIVE COVERAGE by Jorge Koechlin and Roberto J.Guerrero.

featured all the season for Latin America (Colombia) on

MAZDA RX8

M2 Autosport

2011 ROLEX GRAND-AM

CAR & TEAM

MOTOR: 20B Peripheral Port 3 Rotor Engine,1950 c.c. 425 HP @ 8500 RPM Bosch 4.3 ECU CHASSIS: Riley Technologies, MK XV

BODYWORK: All Carbon Fiber GEARBOX: Emco, Daytona Prototype 6 Speed Transaxle

SUSPENSION: DSSV

BRAKES: Alcon Racing

WHEELS: BBS

TIRES: Continental Racing

In 2007, M2 Autosport was founded asthe first professional Colombian racing team. 10 years experience in karting, touring cars,open wheels racing series and endurancecompetition.TC 2000 Colombia, Petrobras-Motor,Copa Corona, Pan Am GP Series.

From our Miami Facility shop, M2 provides race services and custom components to both club level and professional series drivers.

2011, M2 will compete in Rolex Grand Am sport car series.

Autosport

2011 ROLEX GRAND-AM

DRIVERS

SEBASTIANMARTINEZ

JULIANMARTINEZ BIRTHDATE: May 19,1992BIRTHPLACE: Bogotá, Col.CITIZENSHIP: Colombia-SpainHEIGHT: 5’9WEIGHT: 157 LbsSTUDIES: Industrial Design - UniBosque

2001 to 2004Karting 2005Ford Racing Drivers SchoolFórmula Renault 1600 Corona CupTC 2000 Colombia - Doria 12 hours

2006Fórmula Renault 1600 Corona CupTC 2000 Colombia - Petrobras 12 hours

2007Fórmula Renault 2000 - Panam GP SeriesPetrobras-Motor 6 Hours

2008 - 2009Petrobras-Motor Endurance Series

2010Rolex Grand-Am Series

BIOGRAPHY

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

BIRTHDATE: August 2,1989BIRTHPLACE: Bogotá, Col.CITIZENSHIP: Colombia-SpainHEIGHT: 5’8WEIGHT: 154 LbsSTUDIES: Industrial Design - UniBosque

2001 to 2004Karting 2005Ford Racing Drivers SchoolFórmula Renault 1600 Corona CupTC 2000 Colombia - Doria 12 hours

2006Fórmula Renault 1600 Corona CupTC 2000 Colombia - Petrobras 12 hours

2007Fórmula Renault 2000 - Panam GP SeriesPetrobras-Motor 6 Hours

2008 - 2009Petrobras-Motor Endurance Series

2010Rolex Grand-Am Series

BIOGRAPHY

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

www.autosport.com

www.autosport.com

2011 ROLEX GRAND-AM

SCHEDULE

March 4 - 5

April 7 - 9

May 13 - 14

May 29 - 30

June 3 - 4

June 23 - 25

July 8 - 9

July 22 - 24

August 12 - 13

August 19 - 20

September 16-17

HOMESTEAD-MIAMIHomestead Miami SpeedwayMiami, FL

BARBER MOTORSPORTSBarber Motorsports ParkBirmingham, AL

BOSCH ENGINEERING 250Virginia International RacewayAlton, VA

MEMORIAL DAY CLASSICLime Rock ParkLakeville, CT

SAHLEN’S SIX HOURS OF THE GLENWatkins Glen InternationalWatkins Glen, NY

ROAD AMERICARoad AmericaElkhart Lake , WI

MAZDA RACEWAYLaguna SecaSalinas, CA

NEW JERSEYNew Jersey Motorsports ParkMilville, NJ

CROW ROYAL 200Watkins Glen International (Short)Watkins Glen, NY

MONTREAL 200Circuit Gilles VilleneuveMontréal, Québec

EMCO GEARS CLASSICMid-Ohio Sports Car CourseLexington, OH

2 Hours 45 Min.

2 Hours 45 Min.

2 Hours 45 Min.

2 Hours 45 Min.

2 Hours 45 Min.

2 Hours 45 Min.

2 Hours 45 Min.

2 Hours 45 Min.

2 Hours 45 Min.

2 Hours 45 Min.

6 Hours

Contact Us:

Oscar Martinez - Phone: 01157 3165291200 - 305 3180081oscar@m2autosport.com

Ciro Medina - Phone: 01157 3105749742 ciro@m2autosport.com

www.grand-am.com

www.m2autosport.com