REYNARD continued their tremendous record of racing in North America by scoring second and third placings in the Miami Grand Prix.

The company's Bicester-built cars dominated practice and qualifying, and Greg Moore, driving the Mercedes-Benz powered Player's/Forsythe Racing Reynard 98I, took pole position with a lap speed of more than 217mph.

Moore finished the race in second place, only seven tenths of a second behind race winner Michael Andretti in the Newman Haas Swift. Alex Zanardi was third in a Honda-powered Reynard.

Reynard managing director Rick Gorne said: "Although we didn't get the victory we had hoped for, we certainly saw a battle for the win. Moore was pushing Andretti all the way to the line.

"Our design team have worked hard to develop the car for this new season and we knew our competition would, as always, be very strong.

"We know we've got a good car and I'm confident we'll be back on top very soon. The results of the race, with eight of the top ten finishers driving with Reynard chassis, demonstrates our commitment to producing winning cars and we look forward to the next round of the championship in Japan on March 28 to continue our quest for more success."

This is the company's fourth full season of IndyCar racing, which is now known as Champ Cars.

The Bicester company, the world's largest manufacturer of racing cars, is contesting the 1998 championship with 23 Reynard-chassis cars.

The firm has dominated the championship from the beginning, achieving driver and constructor each year from 1995 to 1997.

The 1998 Reynard car is a development of last year's championship-winning car with updates and aerodynamic improvements introduced to provide more downforce and improve the car's handling on the track.

The company have been busy building a total of 41 race cars for the 14 teams using the company's chassis this year.

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