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    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

    Quarter-Final Appearance For Amalie Oil InstiGator

    July 19, 2005

    Milan, MI - Terry McMillen and his Amalie Oil sponsored Funny
    Car, powered by eRaceFuels made a quarter-final appearance in the 3rd
    Annual Dukes of Hazzard Motor City Nationals. With summer's
    unpredictable weather, the Hoosier Thunder Motorsports team fought hard
    to find the right combination to get the Hemi powered entry quickly down
    the Motor City quarter mile.

    Crew-chiefs were challenged to find a set up that would work
    with Mother Nature's moods. Quick moving patches of clouds and rain
    would be followed by periods of hot sun and high humidity. "My crew did
    a great job," commented McMillen. "Our times were consistent all weekend
    long. We just couldn't find that tenth of a second we needed."

    McMillen piloted the InstiGator to the number eight qualifying
    position on his best run of the weekend (5.983 ET) which saw the car
    slow through the traps after losing the blower belt with a top speed of
    218.94 MPH. "We looked at our incremental times after that pass,"
    explained co-crew chief Brent "Skinny" Lidgard. "That would have been a
    pass in the .80's."

    The end of qualifying set up the showdown between McMillen and
    London Ontario's two-time IHRA Funny Car Champion and current points
    leader, Rob Atchison. McMillen continued his season long dominance of
    the tree with a reaction time of 0.046 against Atchison's 0.090.
    McMillen's hole shot wouldn't be enough to overcome Atchison's machine.
    Atchison would go on to claim the title for the Motor City Nationals.

    Co-crew chief Tad "TV" Heflick reflected after the match with
    Atchison, "We torched a head and banged the #2 cylinder pretty hard, but
    we were toe-to-toe with Rob through the 1/8 mile." The Hoosier Thunder
    team will be testing this Saturday in Martin, MI at the US 131
    Motorsports Park Bar's Leaks Funny Car Nationals. "Not only is this a
    great event," commented McMillen, "it's a great opportunity for us to
    dial in our summer tune-up before the eRaceFuels Northern Nationals here
    at US 131 Motorsports Park."

    McMillen would like to thank the partners of the Hoosier Thunder
    Motorsports, InstiGator team which include Amalie Oil, eRaceFuels,
    Flatout Gaskets, NGK Spark Plugs, MSD, Performance Graphics, Powershield
    Coatings and Crane Cams.

    The seventh stop on the Hooters IHRA Drag Racing series is the
    4th Annual ACDelco Canadian Nationals, contested at the Toronto
    Motorsports Park in Cayuga, Ontario July 29-31.

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    For more information, photos or to arrange an interview:
    CONTACT
    Jim Walczak
    615-415-7771
    [ jim@squeakywheelonline.com <mailto:jim@squeakywheelonline.com>
    ]

    Rhonda Mc Millen
    [ Rtd29083@aol.com <mailto:Rtd29083@aol.com> ]

    Terry Mc Millen
    [ trdt29083@aol.com <mailto:trdt29083@aol.com> ]
     
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