CWGT California Swing Opens with Victory for d.tuned racing

Wednesday May 4nd, 2005 --- The Toyota Dealers 100 at Long Beach presented by Jonathan Byrd's Cafeteria, the opening round of five-back-to-back CWGT races in California, saw a thrilling race featuring daring passes, brave pit strategy and spectacular speed.

The #7 d.tuned racing Porsche started 7th, with Cohiba starting 32nd in his debut with the team. As the race got underway, both cars gradually worked their way up through the pack, with the #7 in the top 5 early on, and Cohiba making up 10 spots quickly.

In the end, the #7 came away with the victory, narrowly beating astralB7 to the line, after they traded fast laps at the end of the race. Cohiba finished 11th, just one spot out of the points after driving brilliantly all day and benefiting from carefully timed pitstops.

The driver of the #7 said "It's great to get back on top. Our season has been strange up until now to say the least. Cohiba showed us what he's made of and the team proved that they can do the job. It's brilliant. Thank you everyone."