THUNDERBOLT RACEWAY, Millville, NJ (August 29, 2008)—Turner Motorsport M3s led the way in the inaugural session of the Koni Challenge series at the new Thunderbolt Raceway in New Jersey. The #96 Motul Lubricants/StopTech Brakes BMW M3 with Bill Auberlen and Matt Alhadeff driving showed the way in this morning’s first practice session. And following not far behind in third place was Don Salama and Bryan Ortiz in the #97 H&R Springs/Nova Derm/OCG/GoToPuertoRico.com BMW M3. Also racing this weekend, in the ST class, is Matt Bell and VJ Mirzayan in the H&R Springs/Borla Exhaust BMW 330i. The racing action continues through this weekend and The Speed Channel will broadcast the race on Sunday, September 7 at 2:00pm ET.

The Koni Challenge Series with the GS and ST classes are at Thunderbolt Raceway in southern New Jersey in the first professional race weekend at America’s newest road course. Practice was throughout the day on Friday and the #96 M3 topped the time sheets for the first practice session around the 2.25 mile course. Qualifying is on Saturday morning. The 250-mile/112 lap race will run on Sunday morning at 8:45am.

Turner Motorsport is one of the largest and most successful BMW tuners in the country. They tune BMWs for street and racing. Many of their 40,000 customers come from the New Jersey and Philadelphia regions. If you are in the area and want to get in on some of America’s best road racing action, stop in to hang out with the Turner crew and drivers.

Turner Motorsport races in the Koni Challenge series with some of the best names in motorsport and street technology - H&R Springs, StopTech Brakes, Borla Exhaust, Pagid Brakes, Motul Lubricants, and Piloti Driving Shoes.

H&R Special Springs is a German based suspension company that has been built on a foundation of superior quality, true performance, and the best customer service. H&R has established a proven heritage of unsurpassed industry, respect, and customer confidence, all of which gives H&R the definitive edge in suspension tuning and design. All H&R products are crafted in Germany and exceed ISO 9001 quality assurance standards. H&R maintains the North American facility located in Bellingham, Washington, where additional testing and research are conducted. For more information, visit www.hrsprings.com or call (888) 827-8881.