DESIGN, DEVELOP, BUILD, RACE, WIN

FIRST SEASON

2004

3-TIME WINNERS TRIUMPHS AND CHALLENGES Contents

IN CADILLAC’S DEBUT SEASON Triumphs and Challenges in Our Debut Season ...... 2 Impressive Debut in Speed World Challenge GT – Sebring ...... 4 A year ago we were getting ready to begin Team Cadillac’s first racing Charging Hard – Lime Rock ...... 6 season. The development program had gone well, and we expected good things, but until the green flag drops, nobody knows for sure. We didn’t Status Quo at Mid-O – Mid-Ohio ...... 7 need to worry, because we are fortunate enough to have some of the Overcoming Adversity – Infineon Raceway ...... 8 best people in the business working at Pratt & Miller. Groundhog Day – Portland ...... 9 Fast, Close, Tough – Mosport, Race 1 ...... 10 The Cadillac team’s first season was amazingly successful, thanks to the quality of all the people working on this program … all the way Fellows Out Front – Mosport, Race 2 ...... 11 from initial development through every one of the 2004 races. Most Weight Hurts – ...... 13 new racing teams hope they can at least be competitive in their first Back in the Game – ...... 14 season, and maybe, with a bit of luck, chalk up one win. We won the Everybody Knows We’re Here – Laguna Seca / Awards ...... 16 first time out in a one-two finish, which was a huge statement, but Team Personals ...... 18 it made the rest of the season a challenge to say the least, due to “competition adjustments.” Even so, as usual the challenge brought Capabilities + Quality = Growth – Jim Miller & Gary Pratt Q&A . . . . 22 out the best in us; we added two more wins and were in contention From the Editor / Thanks To Our Sponsors ...... 28 for the championship right down to the wire. That’s a successful The Photographers ...... 29 debut season in anybody’s book.

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C IMPRESSIVE DEBUT A R

– ONE-TWO FINISH FOR TEAM CADILLAC T

G Pratt & Miller’s rigorous development program for the new

E Cadillac CTS-V race cars paid off big in the team’s debut race.

G Max Angelelli qualified on the pole and went on to win the 20- N lap sprint on Sebring’s 3.7-mile circuit. Andy Pilgrim finished E

L second after a spectacular charge through the field. L A

H Pilgrim, who qualified fourth, had clutch trouble on the starting

C grid and his engine stalled just as the race started. “It’s pretty

D scary when you know all those cars are behind you, accelerating L hard, and you’re just sitting there,” Andy said. “I’m thankful R SPEED WORLD O nobody hit me.”

W CHALLENGE GT,

D RACE #1 Once he got going, the clutch caused no problems and Pilgrim E Sebring International put on a show. He carved his way through the field and moved E

P Raceway into second on the second-last lap. Angelelli and Pilgrim were S Sebring, Florida some four seconds ahead of the third-place Audi driven by March 19, 2004 Michael Galati.

Angelelli fell back to third just after the start, but he took the QUALIFYING: lead on lap three and gradually stretched it out to a small margin 1st, Max Angelelli, of two to three seconds. #16 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V, 2m09.076s (103.195 mph) “I knew my knew car was very good,” said Max. “It was slightly 4th, Andy Pilgrim, faster than the Audi, so I could stay out front fairly comfortably #8 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose and just drive it to win.” Cadillac CTS-V, 2m10.795s (101.838 mph)

RACE: 1st, Max Angelelli, #16 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V, 20 laps 2nd, Andy Pilgrim, #8 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V, 20 laps

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C CHARGING HARD A R

– CADILLACS OVERCOME CHALLENGES T

G Following their impressive one-two showing at

E Sebring, Pratt & Miller’s Team Cadillac people

G knew they would have their work cut out for them N at the next event. Series officials adjusted the E

L technical specifications for the CTS-V race cars, L adding weight and restricting engine power output A

H to slow them down some. C

D Starting fifth and sixth in the 30-car field, Max L Angelelli and Andy Pilgrim went to work early in R SPEED WORLD O the 46-lap race. Angelelli fell back to ninth trying

W CHALLENGE GT, to stay out of trouble in heavy traffic after the start,

D RACE #2 but was up to third when a late-race caution ended E Lime Rock Park his chances. The race finished under yellow with E

P Lakeville, Connecticut the two-car Audi team holding first and second. S May 31, 2004 Pilgrim had some ground to make up, too. He passed several cars and was ready to make a move for fourth QUALIFYING: when the final caution put an end to passing. 5th, Max Angelelli, #16 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V, 0m54.589s To take third place, Angelelli had to make a daring (100.899 mph) pass on Pilgrim and on in a Viper. 6th, Andy Pilgrim, “I had to take risks where I could,” Angelelli said. #8 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose “When I passed for third I out-braked both of them Cadillac CTS-V, 0m54.686s into turns one and two, basically driving in the grass (100.720 mph) to avoid contact.”

RACE: 3rd, Max Angelelli, #16 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V, 46 laps 5th, Andy Pilgrim, #8 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V, 46 laps

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HEINRICY TRIPLE TEAMS IN OHIO R L

For Team Cadillac the challenge at Mid-Ohio was the same as the D

race before: find something for the Audis. One thing they did was C add a third car to the arsenal, piloted by John Heinricy. This GM H A

engineer and long-time racer is on the engineering team of the L

production Cadillac CTS-V, and also was heavily involved with L E

Pratt & Miller’s development program for the race car last year. N G

Heinricy qualified fourth, behind the two Audis and a Porsche E 911. He was able to get ahead of the Porsche at the start and G T stayed close to the Audis, even putting pressure on them during

SPEED WORLD – the green-flag laps. CHALLENGE GT, R A

The problem was, green-flag laps were at a premium, since most RACE #3 C of the first half of the race was run under caution due to crashes Mid-Ohio E Sports Car Course #

and blown engines. He raced hard in the last dozen laps, but in 3 the end Heinricy had to settle for third, a scant half-second Lexington, Ohio behind the runner-up Audi. June 27, 2004

Angelelli and Pilgrim qualified farther back, and had a more QUALIFYING: interesting time avoiding the wreckage and oil spills in the early 4th, John Heinricy, going. They improved significantly on their starting positions, #12 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose finishing sixth and seventh, respectively. Cadillac CTS-V, 1m28.361s (91.995 mph) 9th, Max Angelelli, #16 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V, 1m29.052s (91.281 mph) 12th, Andy Pilgrim, #8 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V, 1m29.264s (91.064 mph)

RACE: 3rd, John Heinricy, #12 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V, 24 laps 6th, Max Angelelli, #16 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V, 24 laps 7th, Andy Pilgrim, #8 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V, 24 laps

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C OVERCOMING ADVERSITY A R

– PILGRIM’S COMEBACK TIGHTENS TITLE RACE T

G Andy Pilgrim overcame a setback at the start and charged to a fourth-place finish

E at California’s Infineon Raceway. That moved Cadillac up to within one point of

G Audi for the lead in the series’ championship for manufacturers. N E

L Shortly after the standing start, traffic snarls shuffled Pilgrim and Angelelli back L to seventh and ninth, respectively. Angelelli started working his way back – to A

H eighth, then seventh … then misfortune struck. C

D “I was passing another car but the car ahead of me moved inside and hit the L brakes,” Angelelli explained. He spun into a tire barrier, which popped the R SPEED WORLD O Cadillac’s hood up and slammed it back into the windshield. He drove back

W CHALLENGE GT, to the pits, but the car was damaged too badly to continue.

D RACE #4 E Infineon Raceway Pilgrim had his own first-lap difficulties. “A car ahead braked early and I had E

P Sonoma, California nowhere to go,” he said. “I had to brake hard and three cars shot past on the S July 18, 2004 inside. That made it a very entertaining race. I had a good race with Tommy Archer for third, and might have got past him if we’d had about five more laps.”

QUALIFYING: 4th, Andy Pilgrim, #8 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V, 1m41.145s (90.049 mph) 6th, Max Angelelli, #16 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V, 1m41.783s (89.484 mph)

RACE: 4th, Andy Pilgrim, #8 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V, 25 laps 22nd, Max Angelelli, #16 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V, 13 laps (accident)

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IT’S INFINEON ALL OVER AGAIN AT PORTLAND R L

In the movie Groundhog Day, Bill Murray kept reliving the same day over D

and over again. At Portland, Team Cadillac relived the results from Infineon C a week earlier: Andy Pilgrim finished fourth and Max Angelelli crashed. For H A

Max, it was more like a recurring nightmare, but Andy once again showed L

his ability to overcome adversity. L E N

After the standing start, both Cadillacs dropped back a bit, then started G to move up. Angelleli took third and set off after the second-place Audi E of Randy Pobst. Unfortunately, he made contact, went off the track into G T a barrier, and was not able to continue.

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CHALLENGE GT, R

“It was fully my mistake and I feel bad for my team,” said Angelelli. A

“I apologized to Randy, and I’m glad I didn’t take him out with me.” RACE #5 C Portland International E

Raceway #

Pilgrim, meantime, was up to fifth, but with 15 laps to go he had a skirmish 5 with two other cars, spun, and dropped back to 16th place. Portland, Oregon July 25, 2004 From then on, Andy stole the show. He passed cars almost every lap, and on the second-last lap he passed two cars to take fourth place. He was awarded QUALIFYING: the Remus Power Move of the Race for his exciting charge. 2nd, Max Angelelli, #16 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V, 1m17.988s (89.736 mph) 6th, Andy Pilgrim, #8 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V, 1m18.359s (89.312 mph)

RACE: 4th, Andy Pilgrim, #8 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V, 31 laps 19th, Max Angelelli, #16 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V, 8 laps (accident)

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C FAST, CLOSE, TOUGH A R

– POLE AND 4TH IN MOSPORT #1 T

G Max Angelelli started fast. He topped the field in qualifying race was the closest, toughest sprint race I’ve ever been in,” he said.

E one in Mosport’s doubleheader weekend — his second pole of “We were racing with a bunch of strong, equally matched cars.”

G the season. N A third CTS-V was driven by Corvette regular Ron Fellows, which E

L At the start, Angelelli found himself shuffled back to third, then delighted his many fans at his home track. He qualified third, but L to fourth a few laps later. Light rain part way through helped him was late for the presentation lap and had to start from pit lane. A

H fight back to third, only to get snookered by traffic in the last lap

C and wind up fourth. Fellows picked off one car after another until he reached ninth

D place, which was as far as he was able to go. During his charge, L Pilgrim had an intense battle of his own, working his way up to Ron set the fastest race lap, only half a second slower than his R SPEED WORLD O CHALLENGE GT, fifth at the end, only half a second behind his teammate. “That qualifying speed. W

D RACE #6

E Mosport International E Raceway P

S Bowmanville, Ontario August 7, 2004

QUALIFYING: 1st, Max Angelelli, #16 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V, 1m23.452s (106.077 mph) 3rd, Ron Fellows, #12 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V, 1m23.838s (105.589 mph) 8th, Andy Pilgrim, #8 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V, 1m24.203s (105.131 mph)

RACE: 4th, Max Angelelli, #16 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V, 30 laps 5th, Andy Pilgrim, #8 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V, 30 laps 9th, Ron Fellows, #12 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V, 30 laps

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RON WINS; 3 CADILLACS IN TOP 5 R L

In qualifying for the second Mosport race, Ron Fellows drove like “The crew guys did a great job with the handling and I was D he had unfinished business to take care of. He won the pole, never in any serious danger of losing the lead,” Ron said. C eclipsing Max Angelelli’s day-old record by more than a second. “It took a couple of laps to get into the rhythm, but I settled H A

in. It was a lot of fun racing the Cadillac in front of my home L

From the race’s standing start, Fellows accelerated into turn one crowd. I really wanted to win at least one here for Team L E

leading the field. And from then on, his margin over the second- Cadillac, and we got it.” N place car gradually increased to a comfortable 3.45 seconds at G the finish. Series regulars Andy Pilgrim and Max Angelelli, carry- At Mosport, Cadillac gained 11 points on Audi, and headed E ing more restrictions in the form of “competition adjustments” for the next race just two points behind (39 to 37) in the G T than Fellows, battled hard for every inch of track and finished manufacturers’ championship.

SPEED WORLD – fourth and fifth, respectively. CHALLENGE GT, R A

RACE #7 C Mosport International E

Raceway # 7 Bowmanville, Ontario August 8, 2004

QUALIFYING: 1st, Ron Fellows, #12 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V, 1m22.409s (107.420 mph) 4th, Andy Pilgrim, #8 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V, 1m23.286s (106.289 mph) 7th, Max Angelelli, #16 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V, 1m23.669s (105.802 mph)

RACE: 1st, Ron Fellows, #12 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V, 30 laps 4th, Andy Pilgrim, #8 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V, 30 laps 5th, Max Angelelli, #16 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V, 30 laps

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CATCH-UP TIME, AGAIN R L

After his victory at Mosport, Ron Fellows was D

racing 175 pounds heavier at Road America. C And it hurt, just like it hurt Max Angelelli H A

and Andy Pilgrim after their one-two finish L

at Sebring. L E N

Audi scored a one-two finish in Wisconsin, but G there still was time for Team Cadillac to stage E another comeback. “It was frustrating, but we G T still have two races to go,” said Angelelli after – qualifying third but then struggling to hold

SPEED WORLD R on to a top-five finish. “I tried my hardest CHALLENGE GT, A but I didn’t have anything left at the end.” C RACE #8 E

Road America #

After the start, Fellows moved up to ninth 8 within two laps. but was only able to gain one Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin more position. “The extra weight really changes August 21, 2004 the balance,” he said. “It becomes a bit of a challenge to pass. We were faster than most QUALIFYING: cars in the high-speed corners, but unfortunate- 3rd, Max Angelelli, ly at this track there are only two of them!” #16 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V, 2m15.949s Andy Pilgrim had an engine electrical problem (107.193 mph) early in the race. He fell back to 19th until the 5th, Andy Pilgrim, last five laps, when he managed to gain five #8 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose positions before the finish. Cadillac CTS-V, 2m16.535s (106.733 mph) 11th, Ron Fellows, #12 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V, 2m17.902s (105.675 mph)

RACE: 5th, Max Angelelli, #16 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V, 18 laps 8th, Ron Fellows, #12 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V, 18 laps 14th, Andy Pilgrim, #8 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V, 18 laps

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C BACK IN THE GAME A R

– ALL EVEN WITH 1 TO GO T

G For the Road Atlanta round, Team Cadillac had their backs to the

E wall. Nine points behind in the championship for manufacturers,

G if an Audi finished ahead of them, it was all over. N E

L Johnny O’Connell joined the team to drive the third car at his L home track, and provided additional feedback in their quest A

H to find the setup that would, in O’Connell’s words, “make

C your car dance.” D L In qualifying, all three cars danced pretty well – especially R

O Angelelli’s. He qualified on the pole with a new track record. W SPEED WORLD That gave the team a reason for optimism, because the best

D of the Audis qualified 12th.

E CHALLENGE GT, RACE #9

E Road Atlanta

P Angelelli led the race from start to finish, but he didn’t have

S Braselton, Georgia a moment to relax except during the three full-course caution September 24, 2004 periods. His pursuers were never more a second behind him, and he said he had to drive every lap as if it were qualifying. QUALIFYING: His margin of victory was only a quarter of a second, but it 1st, Max Angelelli, evened the championship score with one race to go. “Now, #16 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose we’re back in it,” Angelelli said, “and for us that is everything.” Cadillac CTS-V, 1m27.734s (104.224 mph) Pilgrim and O’Connell also had to fight hard for their respective 4th, Andy Pilgrim, sixth- and ninth-place finishes. Johnny’s race included a tangle #8 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose with another car that caused him to spin. Even so, he finished Cadillac CTS-V, 1m28.013s (103.893 mph) two spots ahead of the top-placing Audi. 8th, Johnny O’Connell, #12 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V, 1m28.829s (102.939 mph)

RACE: 1st, Max Angelelli, #16 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V, 29 laps 6th, Andy Pilgrim, #8 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V, 29 laps 9th, Johnny O’Connell, #12 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V, 29 laps

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C EVERYBODY KNOWS WE’RE HERE A R

– END OF A SUCCESSFUL FIRST SEASON

T In the final-race showdown, the top-finishing Cadillac had G to finish ahead of the highest-placed Audi for Cadillac to win E the title. In the end, though, that was not to be, and Team G

N Cadillac finished its first racing season a strong second in the

E championship for manufacturers. Three victories showed that L

L the newcomers had built a serious, highly capable effort. A H

C During the race, both Andy Pilgrim and Max Angelelli caught up to the fourth and fifth placed Audis, but neither was able D

L to make a serious passing threat. R

O SPEED WORLD , making his first appearance in a CTS-V, had to W CHALLENGE GT, start dead last in the 34-car field because his engine had to be D

E RACE #10 changed after qualifying. Beretta passed 16 cars and finished

E Mazda Raceway 17th. He won the Sunoco Hard Charger award for gaining the P Laguna Seca S most positions during the race. Monterey, California October 17, 2004 Angelelli and Pilgrim finished third and fifth, respectively, in the drivers’ championship, while Team Cadillac was voted Crew QUALIFYING: of the Year by the series competitors. “We can be proud of our 8th, Max Angelelli, #16 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose accomplishments in our first season,” Andy said. “The Audis Cadillac CTS-V, 1m32.336s were defending champions and we pushed them right to the (87.255 mph) end. Everybody knows we’re here, that’s for sure.” 12th, Andy Pilgrim, #8 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V, 1m32.482s (87.117 mph) 16th, Olivier Beretta, #12 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V, 1m32.972s (86.658 mph)

RACE: 7th, Max Angelelli, #16 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V, 28 laps 17th, Olivier Beretta, #12 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V, 27 laps 22nd, Andy Pilgrim, #8 Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V, 18 laps (crash)

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TEAM CADILLAC CTS-V 2004: T E A

WINNERS FIRST TIME OUT M

Drivers GM Racing A N

ANDY PILGRIM STEVE SHANNON D

MAX ANGELELLI DOUG DUCHARDT A

JOHN HEINRICY HARRY TURNER W

OLIVIER BERETTA GARY CLAUDIO A R

RON FELLOWS DAVE SPITZER D

JOHNNY O’CONNELL RICH PRIESTER S REILLY BRENNAN Team GARY PRATT Cadillac JIM MILLER MARK LANEVE DAVE ALBRIGHT JIM TAYLOR NEVILLE AGASS KAREN RAFFERTY LYNN BISHOP ROB MINTON JEFF BATES ANDREW EMRICK HPVO DAVE MARIN TONY ROMA DAVID MATTE KEVIN LUCHANSKY BRAD BUENTING JIM LAFONTAINE, SCOTT RAYMOND CHARLIE DEGENER Katech BRIAN COLANGELO STEVE MOORE NEAL EVERHART CALEB NEWMAN BEN BRADY TODD PETERSON KEN FLORY ROBIN PRATT PRS JIM KELLY Truck Drivers RON ROCHELEAU NICK ESTEL MIKE HASS Caterer KEITH HILSLINGER Timing and Scoring MELANIE CORRELL

2004 WINS AND AWARDS 1st Sebring – Max Angelelli

1st Mosport – Ron Fellows

1st Road Atlanta – Max Angelelli

Speed GT Crew of the Year – Team Cadillac

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20 21 PRATT & MILLER ENGINEERING 2004 A & Q + R CAPABILITIES QUALITY =GROWTH E L L I PRATT & MILLER’S SUCCESS COMES FROM ITS WORLD-CLASS PEOPLE M Pratt & Miller’s co-founders, Jim Miller and Gary Pratt, talk about the company’s &

T growth and expanding capabilities. T

A Gary Pratt Jim Miller R P Q: In 2002 you moved into your new building in New Hudson. Now you are building a large addition. Was that rapid growth unexpected?

JM: It was a wonderful result of “if we build it they will come.” With the first building, we were out of space within the first 12 months.

All of that is a credit to the quality of work that the folks at Pratt & Miller have produced. There has been a dramatic expansion of our capabilities. Over the past two years the growth in our engineer- ing capabilities has produced the foundation for added space requirements.

As big or bigger to me was the fact that, three years ago we said we wanted to complement our world-class racing services with world-class engineering capabilities.

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A Pratt & Miller Q&A, continued & Q

R When we merged with Aletheon there were eight out of development time whenever we go to a test or E guys at that time, and that has grown to 30 because a race. If I go to a test and I have to spend 3 hours L

L of the underlying skills and tools we acquired when out of an 8 hour day changing something because I Aletheon came on board. The tools and capabilities it broke, or it wasn’t put on right, or we didn’t know M have been expanded in the last couple of years what to do, …we would never be as far ahead as & to meet a wider area of racing needs. Our North we are. So that whole capability allows us to do the T

T Carolina operation is growing rapidly, including performance enhancements necessary to keep us

A the work we do for the Department of Defense. at the top of a worldwide competitive environment. R

P It’s been rewarding that the defense department finds those skills valuable and they are continuing Q: The company and its culture is based on to want more and more time from those guys. auto racing. Can you talk about why that’s a good foundation for growth in other areas? Now, the services of those 30 engineers also are being used by or will be used by world-class organ- GP: To start with, auto racing is a pressure izations that has relationships with. cooker.There are no excuses when the green flag That’s very exciting. My hope is, that 24 months or drops. There is never the ability to postpone comple- 36 months from now we’ll be complaining again tion of the project based on road blocks. If it doesn’t that were out of room! work now, it’s gotta work tomorrow because that’s when we’re racing. While there are sometimes com- Q: What is the combination you have here that’s promises, the fact of the matter is you have to beat contributing to this success and growth? that deadline. The fact that you have world-class competitors putting a lot of resources against that JM: We have a single-minded focus on meeting same deadline creates an environment in which the expectations of our customers. In the case of you learn to respond quickly and effectively without General Motors, we have customers who are on the excuses or the ability to postpone until the next day. world stage, competing with other players on the world stage. Go through any place in our organiza- tion and the worry is whether the work we’re doing is of the quality we need to satisfy our customers … as opposed to other distractions that might come from internal problems or financial issues. As a result, I think people get an opportunity to participate in and feel the satisfaction and rewards of a job well done. I think you can look at specific instances in the past year: After not being as suc- cessful as we wanted to be at Le Mans in 2003, we were devastatingly successful against our com- petition in 2004. That is a credit to everyone’s focus. We knew what we had to do and we had a whole lot of people engaged in the process.

GP: One of our advantages is that we are able to go to a test or to a racetrack and function pretty much flawlessly … allowing ourselves to get the maximum

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A Pratt & Miller Q&A, continued & Q

R Q: For the future, what do you see as areas of E opportunity for this business? L L I JM: I think that as a result of our relationship with M General Motors, we are going to make a much more & substantial entré into the NASCAR world with our T

T engineering services. And we expect that will create A other opportunities internally for the company, R

P whether it be in design or manufacture of parts, in testing, or other areas.

We continue to have a relationship with GM that puts us at the forefront of anything they’re doing, and as a result, we have already started to have projects brought to us by the production side. Knowing our capabilities, and our ability to meet schedules, people who are having trouble with that in their production world, whether it be internal or vendors are already coming to us and we see that as a very big opportunity.

And then there are other ancillary, non-motorsport things like our defense department work, utilizing our engineering services there, which we see as a very big opportunity.

We expect that there will be other auto-industry related companies that will be looking at our services for testing and development, prototyping, and so on.

I can’t help but be unbelievably proud of the fact that all our people are executing the way they are. I can just walk around the place and say, “I work with them!” They help us deliver world-class results on a world stage. It’s a lot of fun!

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Cadillac We’re heading into 2005 and this is the fifth THE PRODUCTION TEAM edition of the Pratt & Miller Yearbook. It doesn’t General Motors Chuck McLaren, seem that long ago when we were working on the first writing, editing, direction one – trying to make an idea into reality. Now it’s an Mobil 1 Ray McAllister, established annual event, and all of us look forward design Motorola to seeing the racing season we’ve just been through translated into words and photos … the good times, Kate McLaren, production coordination Bose the tough times, and the fun times. Dan Kelly, On Star It gives me great satisfaction to see this book in print, because I know what Colortech Graphics, Inc., printing XM Satellite Radio it means in terms of keeping memories alive for all of us who participated. It’s a record of tremendous hard work and accomplishment … especially Alleyne Kelly, so this year because, for the first time we had to make two books in one! proofreading with thanks also to We felt that the first season for our Cadillac CTS-V team deserved equal Katech recognition, and this book with two covers is the result. Tremec The Cadillac team proved itself and then some, with three wins and a run THE PHOTOGRAPHERS for the championship that kept the Audi guys looking over their shoulders Greg Aleck Getrag if they weren’t watching our rear bumpers. We used Andy Pilgrim’s words as the headline for the last race: “Everybody knows we’re here.” Do they ever! Phil Binks OZ Wheels Dan Boyd Borla And now Pratt & Miller is working on the development of yet another racing pro- gram–the GTO project that GM will race in the Grand American Rolex Richard Dole Competition Graphics Series. That’s an indication of how Pratt & Miller is growing and expanding. You’ll get an idea of what’s going on, and why, in the question-and-answer story Gregory Johnson SCCA Pro Racing with Jim and Gary in these pages. When all is said and done, it’s the quality of Robert Mochernuk our people, their capabilities and hard work behind the scenes that make all the trophies and spraying champagne possible. Robin Pratt

and always Richard Prince This is a tribute to all of you. Thanks for a great job! www.teamcadillac.com Steve Robertson

Winners every one! Robin Pratt

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