Mansfield, Ohio - August 30, 2004 - The International Powerman Association (I.P.A.) and Fat Rabbit Racing today announced that the Mid-Ohio Grand Prix Duathlon - Long Course will become Powerman Ohio in 2005. Powerman Ohio will take place in May 2005 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, located in Mansfield, Ohio.

“We are very excited to be partnering with the International Powerman Association to produce Powerman Ohio. Our goal is create international destination events and becoming Powerman Ohio is a giant step toward accomplishment of that goal,” said Craig Thompson, Event Director and Co-Founder of Fat Rabbit Racing. “The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a great venue that is not only fun and exciting for athletes but as well for family and friends to watch and participate.” Thompson added.

“I am delighted to start working together with Fat Rabbit Racing”, said John Raadschelders, President of the I.P.A. “During my first visit last May, I spent a whole weekend with the team and was impressed by their straight forward going and persistence, despite bad weather, to bring the best result as an organizer for all the participants at the Mid Ohio Grand Prix Duathlon. Their race venue, the Mid Ohio Sports Car Course, will bring a totally different and very demanding race course in the Powerman World Series”.

In 2004 several hundred athletes, from 22 states and from Canada and Europe, participated in the inaugural Mid-Ohio Grand Prix Duathlon, which featured long course,

short course and sprint course duathlons. The Mid-Ohio Grand Prix Duathlon Short Distance will take place the same day in May as new long distance 2005 Powerman Ohio.

Powerman Ohio will feature an opening 10K run on the 2.4 mile Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, a 60K bike route that includes both the track and the roads surrounding Mid-Ohio, and concludes with an 8K run. The Mid-Ohio Grand Prix Duathlon features an opening 8K run, followed by a 40K bike, and a 4K run.