MORAN, JR. TO RECEIVE 2003 HPI SCHOLARSHIP

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (Jan.2, 2003) -- Rocky Moran, Jr., been awarded the 2003 Human Performance International (HPI) Scholarship from The Gorsline Company.

The HPI Scholarship is presented annually to a young driver who consistently displays exceptional talent and a professional respect for motor sports. Moran, of Coto de Caza, California, will turn 23 the day he receives the Gorsline Award. He will attend HPI's Driver Enhancement Program in Huntersville, North Carolina, designed to improve a race drivers' functional and competitive performance through mentally, physical and lifestyle evaluation and development.

"Moran is a future champion," said John C. Gorsline, president of The Gorsline Company, insurers of high-risk professionals. "I expect to see him in Championship Auto Racing soon."

Moran was fifth the 2002 CART Toyota Atlantic Championship season standings with one victory in Montreal. CART selected him to be the lead Ford Champ car endurance test driver this winter at Firebird International Raceway. Moran was one of the finalists in the Red Bull Formula One Driver Search and tested at Paul Ricard in France. In his spare time Moran is an instructor for Derek Daly's Driving School, and a driving coach.Instructor for the Barber Dodge Pro Series.

Founded in 1983, HPI has been recognized internationally for its effective role in the enhancement of driver performance. As a result, many ongoing driver development programs have contracted HPI to be part of their driver training systems.Many drivers from Formula One, CART, NASCAR, IRL, SCCA, ALMS and Grand-Am have been evaluated by HPI. Among those are Ayrton Senna, Jeff Gordon, Emerson Fittipaldi and Nigel Mansel.

Previous scholarship winners include well-known racers such as Bryan Herta of CART and F1 testing; Butch Leitzinger, 2002 Trans-Am Rookie Champion and Le Mans champion; Buddy Rice and Anthony Lazzaro of the Toyota Atlantic Series; David Besnard of the Atlantic Series and Australian Super V8 Series;and Bryan Sellers, 2002 FF Champion and Red Bull F1 Driver finalist.

Unlike many of its competitors, The Gorsline Company has a personal relationship with each of its clients which involves more than financial support for medical bills. Gorsline and his staff often visit injured drivers and lend emotional support to family members during the recovery period.

"We try to take the emotional strain out of healing," said Gorsline. "Our clients don't need to worry about their families, their bills or how things are going to be taken care of, because we're going to do everything in our power to help take care of them."

According to Gorsline, the most important interest for most of his clients is returning to competition after they have been injured.

"Our main business is providing insurance that can help facilitate an injured driver's speedy return to competition," said Gorsline. "The first thing drivers want to know is how soon they can get back in a race car. They don't even ask how soon they can heal or how soon they can walk. They want to know when they can drive again."