Stephen Sigmund, a spokesman for the race effort led by Leo Hindery, the media executive who had promoted the event, declined to comment, but said a statement would be released on Friday.
Three days a week, he remained there for two hours — "half of that time is at maximum race effort," he added — as part of an annual routine that involves 700 hours of aerobic training, 700 hours of weight lifting and about 500 ski jumps.
This is not a tempo run or a race effort, it's designed to boost your stamina by introducing speed gradually over the course of your training run.
Mr. Neerspach, 33 at the time, had been a driver for the Porsche factory racing team and manager of Ford's European racing efforts.
Porsche promises to add new content to the Web site each week, detailing the company's past racing efforts, leading up to its long-anticipated Le Mans return.
Porsche and Bentley made pronouncements here this week that indicated they were studying expanded factory-backed international racing efforts that could include returns to Le Mans next year.
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This led to factory racing efforts at tracks like Sebring in Florida, with production Corvettes and a purpose-built racecar, the Corvette SS, which had its debut and swan song during the same 1957 Sebring race.
Both former President Bill Clinton and his presidential opponent in 1996, Bob Dole have endorsed the organization's Families for Freedom fund and have assisted in its fund-racing efforts since September.
