DG-Spec Scions Ready to Take on Historic Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
World Challenge Touring Car Series Travels to Team’s Backyard for Round 3

TORRANCE, Calif. — This weekend, DG-Spec and Scion will take part in what is perhaps the biggest road race in North America…the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Round 3 of the World Challenge Touring Car series gives the team home-track advantage…even if the course is all-new to drivers Robert Stout and Dan Gardner. They drive the number 18 and 36 Scion tC racecars, respectively.

“As the only Scion/TRD team at Long Beach, we’re excited and honored to hold the flag high for this marquee event,” said team owner and driver, Gardner. “Teams dream of coming to the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. It’s the first and only chance we’ll have all year to race on our own turf, and we’re looking to put on a great show for the fans, sponsors, and friends and family who are out there supporting us.”

With a crew and support team consisting of Sean Morris, Brad Allen, John McNulty, David Fredrickson, and Tom and Robyn Lepper, the cars and drivers should be well taken care of.

Robert Stout, the youngest driver in the series said, “It’s truly an honor to race here at Long Beach. It’s hard to explain the feeling, but I’m super excited, and we’re planning to go out and kick some butt!”

The team is on track this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Qualifying takes place on Sunday at 8:25 a.m. Pacific, and the race starts at 4:15 p.m. Pacific. Live timing and scoring can be found at www.world-challenge.com. The race will be broadcast on the Versus Network on Sunday, May 1 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern.

The team’s progress throughout the season can be followed at www.scionracing.com and www.facebook.com/scionracing.

The DG-Spec team uses and is supported by:

• Scion-supplied OE parts
• TRD-supplied supercharger and intercooler, front big brake kit
• Jackson-Dawson Communications
• Pilot Automotive HID driving lamps
• Nitto NT-01 tires for testing
• Enkei PF01 17x8 wheels
• OS Giken Super Lock Limited Slip Differential (LSD)
• Dezod-supplied AEM standalone engine management, plug-and-play harness, fuel rail, injectors, end links, and stainless clutch line
• Church Automotive Testing dyno tuning
• Moton Suspension remote reservoir coilover shocks
• Vogtland springs
• DG-Spec Progress Technology rear swaybar and camber kits
• Motul brake fluid, engine oil, transmission fluid, and super coolant
• Racepak IQ3 logger dash and VNET sensors
• AEM sensors, EMS, and dry flow air filter
• Kaminari carbon-fiber roof and composite headlights
• Reflections body work
• America’s Tire Co. tire mounting and balancing
• Racetech Viper head-restraint race seat and 6-point harnesses
• Centerforce clutch and low-inertia steel flywheel
• AIT carbon-fiber hood and hatch
• DG-Spec Wild Pony Motorsports-supplied camber/caster plates
• Goodridge fittings and lines
• Carbotech XP10 and XP8 brake pads
• G-Force racing suit, gloves, helmet, window nets, and other safety and crew gear
• DC Sports header
• Energy Suspension bushings and motor mounts
• HoseTechniques silicone hoses
• Tri-Mountain Racewear team gear
• NST supercharger pulley, Braille batteries, and shifter bushings
• SquareSkull designs
• Sampson Racing Communications (SRC) radio systems

DG Spec is a line of parts designed and endorsed by National Champion Scion road racer Dan Gardner. Gardner draws up the specifications for the parts himself. The parts are then tested and proven on the track. The goal of DG Spec is to provide enthusiasts with parts that have been developed on the track and that have significant performance advantages at an honest price. Parts are offered either in hardcore track trim, identical to what Gardner and his team race with, or in Gardner-specified standards more appropriate for enthusiast use on the street.