Press Release

Mesquite, Texas, November 23, 1998 -- Big Billy Barrett Mitsubishi of Mesquite, Texas has put together a support program for Dallas-Ft. Worth based TPi Rally Team for the Ramada Express-Casino International Rally scheduled to be held on November 4-6, 1998 in Laughlin, Nevada. The team will drive a Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX in the Production GT class. This event is an international event sanctioned by FIA (Federation International de L'Automobile) the world governing body for motorsports. The last FIA rally held in the US was the Olympus Rally held in Washington state in 1986. The event was part of the 1986 World Rally Championship Series. The decision for Big Billy Barrett to sponsor the team was a bold one, as they are moving into an area that they have not ventured into before.

Team TPi has run a limited schedule in 1998. Driver Jowi Odero-Jowi won the SCCA National PRO Rally Rookie of the Year award. The team plans to run the whole PRO Rally Championship series in 1999, depending on sponsorship. Big Billy Barrett Mitsubishi will continue their support of the team next year.

Team TPi is additionally sponsored by Alamo Autosports of Arlington, Texas, Thermal Research & Development, GAB, Automated Information Retrieval Systems/AIRS, and Front Wheel Drive Supply of Hurst, Texas.

Visit Team TPI's Website at www.re-airs.com/tpi/

For more information please contact Jowi Odero-Jowi:

Tel: (817) 472-8310
Fax: (817) 472-8310
E-mail: jowi_tpirallying@compuserve.com