To take full advantage of your new coil over suspension kit, our suspension experts go above and beyond just getting your settings “within spec.” We work with you to configure the optimal settings that work best with your driving style, your application (street, track, or spirited driving), and your new suspension kit. Plus, our equipment is compatible with cars that come equipped with electronic stability control.

Scroll down to learn more about H&R and Pfadt products. If you have any questions about kits and their applications, give us a call at 253-887-0500.

This great offer ends August 31, 2010, so give us a call today at 253-887-0500 to order your coil over kit, schedule the installation, and get your FREE alignment.

Drive smarter, not harder!

Sincerely,

Carlo Sparacio
TC Motorsports, LLC
(253) 887-0500

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After two practice sessions, Rick Edwards went out to qualify the #14 Boss 302R. On the out lap, the brakes did not work correctly. It turns out that a small brake part had failed as Edwards rolled onto pit lane. However, per the series regulations, the team cannot touch the car after the car is on pit lane and has been presented for qualifying, so the team sat out the rest of the session, qualifying 31st out of 31 cars.

Starting in 31st at the beginning of the 2.5 hour race, Edwards raced his way up to 17th. Towards the end of his stint, Edwards got spun and put into a wall at Turn 3. During a long pit stop, the team repaired the damage to the left front of the car, and Ted Anthony, Jr. got behind the wheel. Anthony raced back up to 19th but got spun into a wall at the final, high speed, downhill turn with only 20 minutes to go. The damage was too severe to repair in the pit lane, so Edwards and Anthony finished 25th of 31 cars. Both Edwards and Anthony walked away from their accidents without any injuries.

Unfortunately, the Lime Rock race is the only CTSCC race this season that will not be broadcast on SPEED. For photos of the event, go to ColdTrackDays.com and search for posts tagged with “TC Motorsports.”

The next CTSCC race to be broadcast is the Continental Tire 200 from Watkins Glen International this Sunday, June 13 at 1:00 pm Eastern (10:00 am Pacific) on SPEED.

To be the first to hear about the team’s future plans, as well as learn about cool projects we’re working on in our Service Center, join us on Facebook (facebook.com/tcmotorsports) and follow us on Twitter (twitter.com/tcmotorsports)!

About About TC Motorsports, LLC
TC Motorsports, LLC is a complete and comprehensive source for sport, club, and professional driving enthusiasts who want to maintain, modify, drive, or race high performance sports cars and race cars. Whether at our Auburn, WA, Service Center, at our online store (www.tcmotorsports-store.net), or at the track, our professional and experienced team helps our customers reach their motorsports goals. TC Motorsports provides race car preparation, maintenance, and transportation, as well as full arrive and drive support, driver coaching, and race car rentals for amateur and professional racing drivers. To find out more about opportunities to drive with TC Motorsports in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge (formerly KONI Challenge), or in a BMW Pro-3 or a Spec Miata, please visit the company website at www.tcmotorsports.net.

Corporations interested in developing a motorsports marketing campaign for our 2010 Continental Sports Car Challenge program should direct all proposals to info@tcmotorsports.net.

About Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Series
The Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge is a professional endurance racing series featuring today’s hottest import and domestic production-based race cars that usually race together while competing for both class honors (GS and Street Tuner classes) and the overall victory. The GS class is the faster and more powerful of the two classes with iconic automotive brands such as Chevrolet, Ford, BMW, Dodge, and Porsche racing for the manufacture’s championship title. GRAND-AM Road Racing sanctions the Continental Tire Challenge. The series will feature 10 races in 2010, deliver professional sports car racing to key markets throughout North America, and be televised on SPEED. Series races are primarily run as the featured support events for the Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16. For more information about the GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge visit www.grand-am.com.

Source: TC Motorsports press release

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• Currently campaigning a 2010 Boss 302R in the Grand Sport (GS) class
• Campaigned two 2010 Riley Technologies Camaro GS.R in the GS class at the first race of the season (Daytona).

2009—Ford Racing Mustang Challenge (GRAND-AM-sanctioned)

• 2nd and 10th in the driver’s championship (Ted Anthony, Jr. and Rick Edwards, respectively)
• Four race wins (Ted Anthony, Jr.) at Homestead, Barber Motorsports Park, and Laguna Seca
• Nine front row starts, including four pole positions (Ted Anthony, Jr.)
• Three podium finishes (Ted Anthony, Jr.), three top five finishes (Ted Anthony, Jr., Rick Edwards, Zach Lutz), and four top ten finishes (Rick Edwards and Steve Miller)
• GoPro “Be a Hero Award” from the Ford Racing Mustang Challenge series for TC Motorsports’ “efforts to promote the Mustang Challenge series as well as for the sportsmanship and competitiveness that the team has demonstrated ever since winning the series’ first-ever race back in May 2008.”
• The only team to have customer drivers win in the Mustang Challenge series.

2008—Ford Racing Mustang Challenge (GRAND-AM-sanctioned)

• 7th and 10th in the driver’s championship (Carlo Sparacio and Rick Edwards, respectively)
• Three race wins (Andrew Caddell and Ted Anthony, Jr.) at Mosport, Miller Motorsports Park, and the inaugural race at Road Atlanta
• Four front row starts (Andrew Caddell and Carlo Sparacio), including two pole positions (Andrew Caddell)
• Three podium finishes (Andrew Caddell and Carlo Sparacio), and 11 top ten finishes (Ted Anthony, Jr., Rick Edwards, Steve Miller, and Carlo Sparacio)
• The only team to have customer drivers win in the Mustang Challenge series
• Won the BF Goodrich Take Control Award, the Barbasol Closest Shave Award, the Zantrex-3 Insta-Shot Award, and the Sunoco Setting the Standard Award.

2006—Mazda MX-5 Cup (SCCA Pro Racing-sanctioned)

• Built two MX-5 Cup race cars
• Supported customers at three races (Laguna Seca, Miller Motorsports Park, and Road America).

2005—Mazdaspeed Miata Cup Pacific Tour (SCCA Pro Racing-sanctioned)

• Built three professional-level Spec Miata race cars
• 3rd in the driver’s championship, and top ranked rookie (Carlo Sparacio)
• One front row start (Carlo Sparacio)
• Two podium finishes, and two top five finishes (Carlo Sparacio)
• Two Sunoco Hard Charger Awards for advancing the most positions in a race (Carlo Sparacio).

Some of TC Motorsports’ Professional Racing Programs

• One BMW Pro-3 and two Spec Miatas available for arrive and drive at International Conference of Sports Car Clubs (Conference) races.

2008

• 10th in the ES class (45th overall) racing a Ford Mustang FR500S in the National Auto Sport Association (NASA) 25 Hours of Thunderhill after an engine failure on the very first lap of the race
• 1st in the P0 class (22nd overall) racing a Ford Mustang FR500S at the 12 Hours of the Cascades at Portland International Raceway
• 2nd and 4th in the P3 class (11th and 13th overall) racing two Spec Miatas in the 4 Hours of Pacific Raceways
• 2nd in the P0 class (17th overall) and fastest race lap racing a Ford Mustang FR500S
• 3rd in the Conference Spec Miata championship
• Conference Novice Driver of the Year (Frank DiMicelli)
• One BMW Pro-3 and three Spec Miatas available for arrive and drive at Conference and Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) races.

2007

• 9th in class (E1) and 21st overall in the NASA 25 Hours of Thunderhill racing a BMW Pro-3
• 5th in the P3 class (17th overall) racing a Spec Miata in the 4 Hours of Pacific Raceways
• 5th in the P3 class (11th overall) racing a Spec Miata in the 8 Hours of the Cascades at Portland International Raceway
• One BMW Pro-3 and three Spec Miatas available for arrive and drive at Conference and SCCA races.

2006

• 4th in the P3 class (15th overall) racing a Spec Miata in the 8 Hours of the Cascades at Portland International Raceway
• 1st in the P3 class (8th overall and the top-finishing Mazda) racing a Spec Miata at the inaugural 4 Hours of Pacific Raceways
• Three Spec Miatas available for arrive and drive at Conference and SCCA races.

2005

• 2nd in the E2 class (7th overall) racing a Spec Miata in the NASA 25 Hours of Thunderhill
• 1st and 7th in the P3 class (7th and 18th overall) racing two Spec Miatas in the 8 Hours of the Cascades at Portland International Raceway
• 1st, 2nd, and 6th in the Conference Spec Miata championship including four race wins, five pole positions, five podium finishes, and one track record.
• 1st in the Conference Improved Touring-A (ITA) championship (racing a Spec Miata) including one win, two pole positions, and six podium finishes.
• International Race Drivers Club (IRDC) Driver of the Year (Taryn Sparacio)
• Nominee for Conference Driver of the Year (Taryn Sparacio).

2004

• 3rd in the E2 class (11th overall) racing a Spec Miata in the NASA 25 Hours of Thunderhill
• 1st and 3rd in the P3 class (12th and 16th overall) racing two Spec Miatas in the 8 Hours of the Cascades at Portland International Raceway
• 2nd in the Conference Spec Miata championship including 6 wins, 7 pole positions, and three lap records
• 2nd in the Conference Pro-7 championship
• 3rd in the Conference Radial Sedan championship (racing a Spec Miata)
• 4th in the Conference Spec Miata championship

2003

• 5th in the P2 class (7th overall) driving a Pro-7 in the 8 Hours of the Cascades at Portland International Raceway
• 5th in the Conference Pro-7 championship

2002

• 11th in the P2 class (19th overall) driving a Pro-7 in the 8 Hours of the Cascades at Portland International Raceway

Some Photos of TC Motorsports’ Club and Endurance Racing Programs

I also wanted to share an interesting tidbit with you. The TC Motorsports online store has become a hit… GLOBALLY. That’s right, our online store is growing all the time. In fact, we have already shipped to seven countries!

The rest of the world is letting us help them. How can we help you? See what the buzz is about by visiting our online store today.

Two back-to-back Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge races are coming up…May 29 at Lime Rock Park in CT, and June 5 at Watkins Glen International in NY. Keep up with the #14 TC Motorsports Boss 302R with updates from the team on Facebook and Twitter.

Thanks for your time, and drive smarter, not harder!

Sincerely,
Carlo Sparacio
TC Motorsports, LLC
(253) 887-0500

Wheel Alignment

Have you noticed any of the following while driving any of your vehicles (daily driver, track car, tow vehicle, or race car):

• Excessive or uneven tire wear
• Vehicle pulls to the left or right
• Feeling of looseness or wandering
• Steering wheel vibration or shimmy
• Steering wheel is not centered when the vehicle is moving straight ahead.

If you answered yes to any of these, you would benefit from having your car’s wheels aligned. With the correct wheel alignment for your car, you’ll get reduced tire wear, better gas mileage, and improved handling.

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A 4-wheel competition-grade alignment is $190. For performance and competition cars, add a corner balance for only $190 more. Call us today at 253-887-0500 to schedule your 4-wheel alignment!

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My First Race

“Yep, I was that kid; the one that obsessed over his Hot Wheels. The one that at thirteen years old, would wash his dad’s cars purely for the opportunity to move them around the driveway. Actually, I’m still that kid. I just obsess over bigger, heavier cars now…”

TC Motorsports client and friend Brian Benthin has loved cars his whole life. Recently, he decided to take the next step…build a race car and go racing!

Read Brian’s account of what it’s like to go sports car racing, from building a race car to finishing his first Novice race. Click here to continue reading Brian’s story.

Yep, I was that kid; the one that obsessed over his Hot Wheels. The one that at thirteen years old, would wash his dad’s cars purely for the opportunity to move them around the driveway.

Actually, I’m still that kid. I just obsess over bigger, heavier cars now.

Fast forward almost 20 years and a friend who’s Ford dealership was sponsoring an open track day at Pacific Raceways asks me if I want in. I had no idea the path down which an innocent, “sure, why not?” was about to send me. Next thing I knew, I was attending race-driver schools, working corners and crewing for friends at club races. I was hooked. Again, I wanted in. I wanted to race.

While crewing and working corners for sprint races and enduros, I became more familiar with the different racing classes that are popular in my region. I quickly zeroed in on Spec Miata. It’s a great class, the nature of the cars force a focus on driver skill and there are lots of folks to race with. I won’t go too deep into describing the class or car itself, plenty of people have said it better on the Internet already. I will say that Miatas are fairly simple cars, rear-wheel drive, easy to work on, relatively cheap to operate and have amazing support through Mazdaspeed, making them an attractive option for a novice racer.

Enter TC Motorsports. I met Carlo and Jon on a sunny afternoon at their shop. I had my then four-year-old son Nathan in tow, out for a ride in our ‘65 Fastback. I’d seen them at the track, knew of the top-shelf service and fabrication they offered and that they maintained a fleet of rental SM cars and Pro3 BMWs. I stopped by to introduce myself. What I didn’t know was what great people they and the entire team are. Nor did I know that we’d quickly become friends. I’ll never forget how welcoming they were, letting Nate crawl all over their race cars and trailer even though they were trying to pack up for a race in Portland (my boy has the car sickness too, shocking I know).

I chose to build my own car, which in the end is more expensive than buying someone’s completed car. But, our racing budget is limited and slowly chipping away at it was really the only option. This approach is fine; it just takes more time and has the potential to leave you with a car that’s perpetually up on jack stands. It took me about 2 years from purchase of donor car to tech-ready racer. However, thanks to the guidance of Carlo and crew we found creative ways to keep “jack stand-itis” from happening. We segmented stages of the build to align with my budget, like completing just the back half of the cage and spec suspension first which allowed me to take part in track days and driver’s schools. Then when more funds were available, we could finish the cage, other safety items and be off to the races.

May 1, 2010. Jon Ament of TC Motorsports had completed the amazing cage in my car and he, Carlo and Taryn made sure I had everything I needed for my debut in the ICSCC novice-racing program. They even invited me to paddock with them, ensuring my day went smoothly. Finally, I was off to the races!

Getting my car tech’d and the cage stamped by Tom Olsson, the ICSCC steward was an exciting moment for me. Two years of work, planning and obsessing came together. It was legit. This overgrown kid’s 2285-pound Hot Wheel was officially a “race car”, with the papers to prove it. All that was left was to get out there and race against a bunch of other novices with similar levels of adrenaline in their systems.

Oh shit. Now, I’m nervous.

This wasn’t my first time driving the car. Hell, it wasn’t even my first time around Pacific Raceways. I even had very experienced racers paddocked with me, trying (unsuccessfully, I might ad) to convince me I was ready and would do just fine. But my mind raced, faster than any car at the track that day. What had I gotten myself into? Do I have any idea what I’m doing? Will I remember what the flags mean? When do I have to be at pre-grid? Where’s the driver’s meeting, again? How the %&#$ does this HANS work? Should I have slugged an entire bottle of Gatorade? What exactly is IN Gatorade anyway and why does it look like Windex? Did I mention being nervous?

Then I got in the car.

Jon helped me strap in for my first practice session of the day. Somehow, the butterflies went back to the hell from whence they came. I don’t know if Nomex possesses Zen-like qualities, or if clipping in a window net completes some freaky-race-car Feng Shui or what. All I know is, suddenly there was me, the car and nothing else. No nerves, no jitters, and no self doubt. The car was great, it felt good and so did I. Racing fender-to-fender came more natural than I anticipated. I was consistent and steadily improved my lap times throughout practice and qualifying. I ended up posting my fasted lap of the day during the race! I drove heads up and clean. I loved mixing it up with my fellow novice racers, we all did extremely well. When a couple folks did have an off, they reacted correctly and were predictable. I even shook my tail feathers a little exiting Turn 8 during practice. But I regained control, didn’t collect anyone and most important had FUN!

I can’t wait for my next race!

I can’t say enough about Conference (ICSCC), IRDC, it’s volunteers and members or all the amazing people connected to club racing here in the Pacific Northwest. To all you folks that make it happen, thank you. Thank you Carlo, Taryn and Jon of TC Motorsports for all your help and encouragement. I’d also like to thank a few folks in the Spec Miata community that helped me a bunch along the way; Pat Newton, Greg Bush, Jim Boemler and Antonio Garza. Finally and most importantly, a big thanks to my wife Shannon and my kids Nathan and Ava for being so understanding and supportive through all of this, you’re the best!

If you’ve ever considered getting involved with this hobby or sport or whatever you want to call it, do it! Your inner child will thank you.

Brian Benthin

Auburn, WA, April 30, 2010—After leading the race after the first round of pit stops, TC Motorsports drivers Ted Anthony, Jr. and Rick Edwards finished 15th in the Bosch 200 at Virginia International Raceway (VIR) on Saturday, April 24, 2010. It is the best finish for the team in its fourth ever CTSCC start.

The 15th place finish is a vast improvement from the previous race just two weeks prior at Barber Motorsports Park in which the team finished 30th after completing only one green flag lap. Both the front and rear ends of the #14 Boss 302R needed to be repaired as a result of the damage sustained during the multi-car restart incident at Barber. With the help of Ford Racing, TC Motorsports repaired the damaged Boss 302R in the week between the two races.

This event was the team and drivers’ first visit to picturesque VIR. The drivers finished 22nd and 9th in the two practice sessions, respectively, and Edwards qualified the car 25th out of 28 cars in the Grand Sport (GS) class.

At the start of the 2.5 hour race, Edwards drove smart and stayed clear of the typical first lap rubbing and bumping. During his stint, he raced from 28th to 14th. During the second yellow flag period of the race, Edwards pitted from 14th for tires, fuel, and to install Anthony in the car. Anthony rejoined the race in 21st.

Anthony then raced his way into the top five, running in 2nd for a number of laps and then as high as 1st. An off-track excursion while leading the race dropped Anthony to 6th. The team brought Anthony in for tires and fuel and rejoined the race in 18th and finished 15th.

Team Principal Carlo Sparacio said, “First of all, a big thanks to Ford Racing for helping us repair the #14 Boss 302R after the car was damaged at Barber. After our disappointing race at Barber, we’re happy to have a solid finish at VIR. During our second stop we put on four new tires, which cost us a better finishing position. The Boss seems to wear through tires more than we’d like, so we’re working towards getting the tire wear figured out and having an even better race at Lime Rock.” The next CTSCC race is Saturday, May 29, 2010, at Lime Rock Park in Connecticut.

Watch, or set your DVR for, flag-to-flag coverage of the Bosch 200 this Saturday, May, at 1:00 pm Eastern (10:00 am Pacific) on SPEED. For additional photos and race coverage, go to ColdTrackDays.com. Just search for posts tagged with “TC Motorsports.”

To interact with the team, join us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter!

About About TC Motorsports, LLC
TC Motorsports, LLC is a complete and comprehensive source for sport, club, and professional driving enthusiasts who want to maintain, modify, drive, or race high performance sports cars and race cars. Whether at our Auburn, WA, Service Center, at our online store (www.tcmotorsports-store.net), or at the track, our professional and experienced team helps our customers reach their motorsports goals. TC Motorsports provides race car preparation, maintenance, and transportation, as well as full arrive and drive support, driver coaching, and race car rentals for amateur and professional racing drivers. To find out more about opportunities to drive with TC Motorsports in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge (formerly KONI Challenge), or in a BMW Pro-3 or a Spec Miata, please visit the company website at www.tcmotorsports.net.

Corporations interested in developing a motorsports marketing campaign for our 2010 Continental Sports Car Challenge program should direct all proposals to info@tcmotorsports.net.

About Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Series
The Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge is a professional endurance racing series featuring today’s hottest import and domestic production-based race cars that usually race together while competing for both class honors (GS and Street Tuner classes) and the overall victory. The GS class is the faster and more powerful of the two classes with iconic automotive brands such as Chevrolet, Ford, BMW, Dodge, and Porsche racing for the manufacture’s championship title. GRAND-AM Road Racing sanctions the Continental Tire Challenge. The series will feature 10 races in 2010, deliver professional sports car racing to key markets throughout North America, and be televised on SPEED. Series races are primarily run as the featured support events for the Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16. For more information about the GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge visit www.grand-am.com.

Source: TC Motorsports press release

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Auburn, WA, April 16, 2010—TC Motorsports finished 30th after completing only one green flag lap in the #14 Boss 302R after a multi-car incident during a restart at last weekend’s Barber 200 at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama. The 30th place finish for Ted Anthony, Jr. and Rick Edwards is a major disappointment to the team, which has been improving its finishes since making its debut in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge (CTSCC) in January; the team finished 31st and 19th in the first two races of the season, respectively.

The drivers and car showed speed from the very first practice session of the event, where they finished 7th. During subsequent practice sessions, the team worked through some engine cooling issues with the #14 Boss 302R. This type of work was not surprising given that the Barber event was only the team’s second race with the car. Once all of the bugs were worked out, Edwards showed a solid qualifying performance by setting his personal best lap time to put the #14 Boss 302R 17th for the start of Saturday’s race.

Team Principal Carlo Sparacio said about the race, “We were really looking forward to this event because we had two wins at this track last year in Mustang Challenge. The drivers and team are extremely disappointed that our race was cut short due to some bad luck on the first restart of the race. The best we can tell is that someone up front brake checked the field, which created a chain-reaction pileup that took a bunch of good cars out of contention for the race. Right now, our heads are down and we’re working hard to have the car ready for VIR.”

The next CTSCC race is next Saturday, April 24, 2010, at Virginia International Raceway in Alton, VA. Get up to the minute updates and special offers from the team by becoming a fan on Facebook and following the team (@tcmotorsports) on Twitter!

Watch, or set your DVR for, flag-to-flag coverage of the Barber 200 this Saturday, April 17, at 3:00 pm Eastern (12:00 pm Pacific) on SPEED. For additional photos and race coverage, including race reports from team driver Anthony, go to ColdTrackDays.com. Just search for posts tagged with “TC Motorsports.”

About TC Motorsports, LLC
TC Motorsports, LLC is a complete and comprehensive source for sport, club, and professional driving enthusiasts who want to maintain, modify, drive, or race high performance sports cars and race cars. Whether at our Auburn, WA, Service Center, at our online store (www.tcmotorsports-store.net), or at the track, our professional and experienced team helps our customers reach their motorsports goals. TC Motorsports provides race car and track car preparation and maintenance services, as well as full arrive and drive support, driver coaching, and race car rentals for amateur and professional racing drivers. To find out more about opportunities to drive with TC Motorsports in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge (formerly KONI Challenge), or in a BMW Pro-3 or a Spec Miata, please visit the company website at www.tcmotorsports.net.

Corporations interested in developing a motorsports marketing partnership with our 2010 Continental Sports Car Challenge program should direct all proposals to info@tcmotorsports.net.

About Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Series
The Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge is a professional endurance racing series featuring today’s hottest import and domestic production-based race cars that usually race together while competing for both class honors (GS and Street Tuner classes) and the overall victory. The GS class is the faster and more powerful of the two classes with iconic automotive brands such as Chevrolet, Ford, BMW, Dodge, and Porsche racing for the manufacture’s championship title. GRAND-AM Road Racing sanctions the Continental Tire Challenge. The series will feature 10 races in 2010, deliver professional sports car racing to key markets throughout North America, and be televised on SPEED. Series races are primarily run as the featured support events for the Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16. For more information about the GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge visit www.grand-am.com.

Source: TC Motorsports press release

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At TC Motorsports we subscribe to a simple mantra, “Drive smarter, not harder.” Whether you’re a club or professional racer, are gearing up for that sunny track day, or want to spice up your daily driver, we have the people, facilities, experience, and knowledge to help you reach your goals. We are truly a one stop shop when it comes to our depth of Service Center capabilities, racing experience, parts suppliers, and dedication to 100% customer satisfaction.

While we campaign race cars across North America in professional racing series, and ship parts from our online store around the world, the core value that TC Motorsports was started with reamins: we believe in treating our customers the same, if not better, than we want to be treated.

So, our service doesn’t stop when you pay your bill. You can call or email us anytime to talk about the service or product you received. We feel so strongly about providing you the best possible experience when buying parts and services from TC Motorsports that we back everything we do and sell with a 100% satisfaction guarantee. If we don’t provide the exact product quality or service experience you were expecting, and we can’t make it right, we’ll give you your money back.

Plus, we have an industry exclusive TC Motorsports Speed Guarantee. When you purchase a part or service that is marked with our special Speed Guarantee logo, we GUARANTEE you will reduce your lap time or we’ll give you your money back!*

So, give us a call or drop us an email today.
Remember, we’ve got your back!

*Conditions apply, see details.

Auburn, WA, March 12, 2010—TC Motorsports continues to improve its finishes in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge (CTSCC). Drivers Ted Anthony, Jr. and Rick Edwards finished 19th in the Homestead 200 at Homestead Miami Speedway on Saturday, March 6, 2010. It was the second race for the team in CTSCC, and the first race for the #14 TC Motorsports Mustang Boss 302R. The 19th place finish is an improvement over the team’s 31st place finish in the first race of the season and the first race for the team in CTSCC.

The team took delivery of the new Boss 302R on March 2 at Carolina Motorsports Park, and had the car on track for the first time two days later at Homestead Miami Speedway. With the team just having two sessions with the car, Edwards qualified the car 22nd out of 33 cars in the Grand Sport (GS) class. After some cars failed post-qualifying technical inspections, the #14 moved up to 18th on the grid.

However, the team was not able to capitalize on its improved grid position because the car was late to grid. So, Edwards started the 2.5 hour at the back of the 33-car GS class. Edwards made the best of the situation, though, racing as high as 10th during his stint. During the second yellow flag period of the race, Edwards pitted from 11th for tires, fuel, and to install Anthony in the car. Anthony rejoined the race in 29th and raced all the way to 4th, keeping pace with the leaders.

The race was a bit of a gamble for the team. Because of the team’s limited amount of time with the new Boss 302R (only a handful of sessions), they had limited data as to how far the car could go on fuel. So, the team decided to roll the dice and see how long they could keep Anthony out on track. As it turns out, Anthony was forced to make one more stop, from 4th, for fuel. He rejoined the race in 19th, which is where he would finish.

Team Principal Carlo Sparacio said, “We’re really happy with the new Boss 302R from Ford Racing. It performed well right out of the box. As with the last race, we are happy with our performance during this race. Both the team and drivers did a great job, so as we get more time with the new car, we’ll get the results we’re looking for.” The next CTSCC race is Saturday, April 10, 2010, at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, AL.

If you didn’t get a chance to watch the Homestead 200 via GRAND-AM’s live timing and scoring, watch (or set your DVR for) the race this weekend on SPEED at 1:00 pm Eastern (10:00 am Pacific). Plus, keep an eye out for Anthony’s race report on ColdTrackDays. Just search for posts tagged with “Ted Anthony Jr.” or “TC Motorsports.”

About TC Motorsports, LLC
TC Motorsports, LLC is a complete and comprehensive source for sport, club, and professional driving enthusiasts who want to maintain, modify, drive, or race high performance sports cars and race cars. TC Motorsports provides race car preparation, maintenance, and transportation, as well as full arrive and drive support, driver coaching, and race car rentals for amateur and professional racing drivers. To find out more about opportunities to drive with TC Motorsports in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge (formerly KONI Challenge), or in a BMW Pro-3 or a Spec Miata, please visit the company website at www.tcmotorsports.net.

Corporations interested in developing a motorsports marketing campaign for our 2010 Continental Sports Car Challenge program should direct all proposals to info@tcmotorsports.net.

About Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Series
The Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge is a professional endurance racing series featuring today’s hottest import and domestic production-based race cars that usually race together while competing for both class honors (GS and Street Tuner classes) and the overall victory. The GS class is the faster and more powerful of the two classes with iconic automotive brands such as Chevrolet, Ford, BMW, Dodge, and Porsche racing for the manufacture’s championship title. GRAND-AM Road Racing sanctions the Continental Tire Challenge. The series will feature 10 races in 2010, deliver professional sports car racing to key markets throughout North America, and be televised on SPEED. Series races are primarily run as the featured support events for the Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16. For more information about the GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge visit www.grand-am.com.

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Source: TC Motorsports press release

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