January 2011 Newsletter

Happy New Year! We hope you had a wonderful holiday season. In this month’s newsletter, we’ll give you some ideas on how to meet your New Year resolutions of going racing and, seeing clearly, and losing weight, and let you know about other things happening in our Service Center.

We wish you all the best for 2011, and remember…

Drive Smarter, Not Harder!

Sincerely,

Carlo Sparacio
TC Motorsports, LLC
253-887-0500

Go Racing
Is this the year you’ve decided it’s time to go racing? If it is, we have the solution for you - rent one of our fun and competitive BMW PRO3s or Spec Miatas. Renting a race car from us means you won’t need to invest in a race car, tow vehicle, or trailer; worry about getting your race car to and from the track; work on your car in between sessions; or manage fuel jugs, tires, brake pads and other spare parts.

Instead, you will focus solely on driving by developing your speed, consistency, and racing craft with professional driver coaching. Plus, we’ll help you navigate how to get your racing license, how to fill out all of the required paperwork at the track, and what you need to do and where you need to be when on the race weekend. Our goal is to make your racing experience easy, educational, productive, and, above all, fun!

1. Learn more about our club racing arrive and drive program here, including our novice package and other details about how to get started
2. Look here at the dates and locations where you will be able to race with us this year
3. Call us at 253-887-0500 to reserve your date and race car!

See Clearly
We are windshield wiper connoisseurs…living in Seattle requires us to be. So, when we found PIAA Super Silicone wiper blades, we were in heaven. We like PIAA wiper blades so much that, we not only put them on all of our cars, we sell them, too. You know you’ve got a good product on your hands when a customer calls you from his car during a downpour to tell you how awesome the PIAA wiper blades you sold him are working!

PIAA Super Silicone wiper blades are made of the highest quality silicone rubber compound and provide revolutionary water beading action and windshield clarity. With every sweep of the wiper, PIAA Super Silicone wiper blades provides a clear windshield free of water or streaks. Buy them here at our online store or give us a call at 253-887-0500 to order yours today!

Lose Weight
Although we can’t help you lose weight, we can help your car lose weight! But, you say, I don’t want to drive around in a car with no interior. I like having a comfortable seat, interior panels, carpet, and sound deadening in my car.

No worries because one of the best places to remove weight from your car is to lighten up those things that rotate. The easiest things to lighten up are your wheels and tires. Another great option is to replace the flywheel in your car. But, obviously, replacing a flywheel is much more invasive and time consuming than bolting on some new tires and wheels.

Tire Rack is a great place to check out wheel and tire options. The site has great information and a lot of reviews for you to take into consideration when making your purchase. After you put new tires on your car is the perfect time to get your car’s wheels aligned because most tires have to be replaced prematurely due to excessive or uneven tire wear. Click here for more information on our wheel alignments.

Happenings in the Service Center

They’re Alive
We’ve been helping at least 10 people build their own PRO3 race cars over the winter. From providing suspensions, bushings, and all of the other parts that go into building a race car, to building full roll cages, we’re excited to see so many new PRO3 race cars in the works! We’ve been providing parts to Spec E30 racers in the US and Australia. People around the world love E30s.

Full Circle
A Ford Racing Mustang Challenge FR500S race car we built from the ground up and shipped to a customer in Pennsylvania has now returned to the Pacific Northwest! We built the car from a Ford Racing body in white a year ago, sold it to a customer in Pennsylvania, and he raced the car in the 2010 Mustang Challenge season. The car was recently purchased by another customer of ours here in Washington. The car will be used for hill climbs, open road racing and track days. Small world!