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Boston, MA—September 11, 2010—Guardian Angel Motorsports (GAM) and Marsh/Whelen with sponsor ModSpace take pole position for the GT Class at the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series Season Finale.

GAM Partners and drivers Eric Curran, Boris Said, and Marsh Racing/Whelen Engineering in the No. 31 Chevrolet Corvette sponsored by ModSpace, capture pole at the qualifier. They snagged a best lap time of 1:51.659 heading into today’s GRAND-AM race at the Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah.

Guardian Angel Motorsports (GAM) is readying itself for the upcoming 2011 season. GAM co-founder, Bruce Ledoux, is raising money for children’s charities. For Ledoux, it’s personal as his son Colin has a chromosomal disorder resulting in permanent global delays. “Colin needs a guardian angel, so do a lot of kids with disabilities. That’s how we came up with the idea for the charity.” GAM has competed in the Rolex 24 Hour for the past two years, raising over $140,000 for children’s charities.

GAM’s title sponsor, ModSpace, is not a new player to motorsports or to using their racing program to support a worthy cause. ModSpace Motorsports, currently competing on a national circuit in the ARCA series, donates all of their race earnings to the American Red Cross.

ModSpace CEO, Charles Paquin, sees this as an opportunity to use motorsports to benefit the worthy cause of GAM, which supports children’s charities by helping children who cannot help themselves.

William Mann, Director of ModSpace Motorsports says, “We are extremely proud to be a part of this important and heart felt cause”.

Ledoux added, “But this weekend, it’s all about racing and raising awareness.”

Saturday’s Rolex race will be televised live on SPEED TV, starting at 2pm ET. Sunday the team will be driving a Toyota Camry, owned by Bill McNally Racing, in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West event.

To make a donation to children’s charities in support of GAM, visit guardianangelmotorsports.com. To learn more about the title sponsor, visit modspace.com.

About Guardian Angel Motor Sports:
Guardian Angel Motorsports is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to harness the power of motorsports to raise money for children’s charities. For info, or to make a donation visit: www.guardianangelmotorsports.com

About ModSpace:

ModSpace is among the largest global suppliers of permanent modular construction and temporary modular space. Headquartered in Berwyn, PA, ModSpace remains a leading innovator in modular construction. With 40-plus years of experience, and 80 sales and service offices throughout North America the company is consistently offering new products to fulfill emerging needs. ModSpace has completed major modular building projects and related services for many prestigious clients including Pfizer, Boeing, Eli Lilly, General Motors, Motorola and the U.S. Army. For more info about ModSpace, visit www.modspace.com

About Whelen Engineering:
Whelen Engineering Inc. was founded in 1952 by George W. Whelen III with the development of a rotating aircraft “anti-collision beacon” product that quickly found use with police, fire and public safety departments across the country and around the world.  Whelen is now the world’s largest designer and manufacturer of emergency visual and audible warning products. Whelen is the only United States manufacturer of emergency warning equipment that continues to design and manufacture all of its products entirely in the United States.  Whelen is the entitlement sponsor of three NASCAR grass-roots racing series and is the major corporate sponsor of the Bo-Dyn Bobsled Project, Inc., the designer and supplier of bobsleds to the USA Bobsled Team, including the “Night Train”  four-man bobsled that won the Olympic Gold Medal  at the Vancouver Olympics. Located in Chester, CT, Whelen Engineering is owned by George W. “Sonny” Whelen IV, son of the company’s founder. The company’s website is www.whelen.com.