1998 Press Release

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1998 PRESS RELEASE



January 99
January 9th		JONES' PATIENCE EARNS HIM HIS 4TH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP!! 1998 HERALDS 3 NEW RACE WINNERS AND 3 EX-CHAMPS IN TITLE CHASE!
December
December 3th		JONES WINS CHAMPIONSHIP WITH 1 ST WIN OF SEASON! CAPPELLINI & GILLMAN FAIL TO FINISH!
December 2nd		ROGGIERO ON PROVISIONAL POLE AT ABU DHABI! JONES 2 ND , GILLMAN 4 TH AND CAPPELLINI 20 TH !
November
November 26th		CAPPELLINI IN DRIVER'S SEAT FOR 5TH TITLE! JONES AND GILLMAN STILL WITH A SHOT FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP!
October
October 4th		GILLMAN & DAC TAKE WIN IN LAS VEGAS! 60 DAYS FROM F1 WORLD TITLE FINALE IN ABU DHABI!
September
September 29th		Abu Dhabi Water Festival 1998
August
August 23th		LEPPALA WINS 1ST GRAND PRIX IN RUSSIA! CAPPELLINI'S 3RD GIVES HIM CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD!
August 22th		The official qualifying session for the 8 th Round of the U.I.M. F1 World Championship was cancelled ...
August 18th		3 WORLD CHAMPIONS IN THE HUNT FOR #1 IN 1998! WORLD TITLE UP FOR GRABS WITH 3 RACES REMAINING!
August 9th		GILLMAN TAKES 2 ND VICTORY OF `98 IN HUNGARY! JONES 2ND MOVES HIM INTO CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD!
August 8th		GILLMAN TAKES 2ND STRAIGHT POLE IN HUNGARY! ROGGIERO 2ND AND ELLIOTT SURPRISES WITH 3RD
August 6th		THE F1 GRAND PRIX OF CHINA CANCELLED DUE TO HEAVY FLOODS
August 6th		SWISS FLAG IN F1
August 4th		4- WAY BATTLE FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AT HALF WAY POINT! CAPPELLINI, JONES & GILLMAN JUST 13 POINTS APART!
July
July 26th		ROGGIERO WINS FIRST EVER GRAND PRIX EVENT! JONES 2 ND MOVES HIM TO WITHIN 4 POINTS OF LEAD!
July 25th		GILLMAN CAPTURES POLE IN ITALIAN G.P.! CAPPELLINI'S PROTEST FAILS AND WILL START 2 ND !
July 12th		CAPPELLINI WINS 3RD RACE OF SEASON IN CORFU! GILLMAN'S CRASH OPENS DOOR FOR THE ITALIAN!
July 11th		CAPPELLINI TAKES 4TH POLE IN 98 AT CORFU! JONES AND GILLMAN ROUND OUT TOP 3 IN GREECE!
June
June 29th		CAMPIONE CANCELED !
June 14th		KARLOF WINS FIRST EVER GRAND PRIX IN FINLAND! GILLMAN'S 2ND MOVES HIM IN CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD!
June 13th		CAPPELLINI CAPTURES POLE IN FINLAND!! LEPPALA 3RD IN WINDSWEPT QUALIFYING SESSION!
June 7th		CAPPELLINI WINS GRAND PRIX OF FRANCE! GILLMAN CRASHES OUT; JONES 2 ND ; KARLOF 3 RD !
June 6th		LEPPALA CAPTURES FIRST CAREER POLE! CAPPELLINI & GILLMAN READY TO RENEW BATTLE!
May
May 24th		GILLMAN WINS AFTER LEPPALA `S DISQUALIFICATION ! CANTANDO 2 ND ; DESSERTENNE 3 RD IN ACTION FILLED EVENT!
May 10th		CAPPELLINI TAKES 1 ST VICTORY AT CAGLIARI!! JONES 2ND ; GILLMAN, LEPPALA PENALIZED!
May 9th		CAPPELLINI CAPTURES POLE IN SARDINIA! WORLD CHAMPION GILLMAN 2ND ; LEPPALA 3RD!
May 1st		NEW DRIVERS SHOW "FACE" TO U.I.M. F1 POWERBOAT SERIES! DEFENDING CHAMP GILLMAN LEADS "3" FOR INSIDE TO '98 TITLE!
May 1st		A 4 WAY BATTLE EXPECTED FOR CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE!! "LOOK" TEAMMATES FOR 3 OF THE 4 TOP TEAMS!!
March
March 19 th		4 NEW RACE VENUES HI-LITE 1998 RACE CALENDAR! DRIVER'S LINE-UPS STILL UNDECIDED FOR CHOICE TEAMS!
January
January 9 th		USA ROOKIE SCOTT GILLMAN'S 5 WINS EARN HIM WORLD TITLE! ITALIAN CAPPELLINI'S 4 YEAR TITLE RUN COMES TO AN END!

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