Tuesdays
with TMAC – Time to Head Out!
(Bill
W) February 7, 2011 – Terry McCarl will be heading South this week with an
eye on getting the 2012 season started in Georgia and Florida.
He and the TMAC Motorsports #24 team are finalizing preparations for
an ambitious schedule that will tentatively see 90+ races with several
sanctioning bodies. He’ll head
in much healthier than last season when a serious leg injury suffered in
2010 still hampered him.
The
schedule listed at
www.TerryMcCarl.com
is tentative, but it does promise more travel than last season for the
veteran. “Obviously, if I had
the sponsorship, we’d know exactly what our schedule looks like, but that’s
what we’d like to do,” says TMAC.
“I’m pretty pumped and very excited.
We have many of the people helping us that we’ve had in the past, and
we’re hoping to make it to Georgia this weekend.
Brad (Goebel) has been working his butt off getting things ready.”
One year
ago, TMAC was slated to start on front row in the All Stars $10,000 to win
feature event at Screven Motor Speedway in Sylvania, Georgia.
Unfortunately, the race was a wash and not made up.
The series returns there this Friday and Saturday.
“Unfortunately, I don’t think they’re doing that (letting him start
on the front row),” he says.
“I’m going into the season a lot better than last year though.
Last year, I couldn’t spend more than an hour at a time in the shop
the way my leg was. It was hard
just getting in and out of the car.
I’m in a lot better shape, thanks to Kosama of Altoona.
I wish I was in a little better shape, but I’m still working on it.”
Some late
arriving equipment has the team hustling.
“We got our cars late, and we’ve got one motor right now,” says TMAC.
“It’s scary going on the road with one engine.
But I’m really excited about this year, and getting back to having
some fun and winning races.”
TMAC is
most excited about those partners who support him.
Some of them have been on board for more than two decades.
“I’m pumped about Bosma Poultry being back on board,” he says.
“We’re getting our new truck and trailer that they helped with ready
to go. Rossie Feed & Grain,
Country Builders Construction, DeBerg Concrete, Phil & Vivian and so many
more are like family to me. We
wouldn’t turn down a huge corporate sponsor, but I really like the fact that
the people who are our sponsors are our friends as well.”
Though
Knoxville and Huset’s are still on the schedule most Saturday and Sunday
nights, more travel is planned for races with sanctions like the World of
Outlaws, All Stars, IRA, MOWA and ASCS.
“We are traveling a bit more this year,” says TMAC.
“We’re planning on going to California with the Outlaws.
We’ll be hanging with the Offill family (Country Builders
Construction) out there and having a good time.
We have a lot of friends out there from when we drove there from 1990
to 1992. They have three
weekends put together out there, and it reminds me of the days when I
started in racing. It’s good to
see the Outlaws going out there both in the Spring and Fall.”
To check
out opportunities to partner with TMAC Motorsports on a nightly basis, visit
www.TerryMcCarl.com
or call 515 957-0020!
Websites
for the McCarl Gang!
Driverwebsites.com develops the websites for the McCarl boys. Check out
www.TerryMcCarl.com,
as well as
www.AustinMcCarl.com
and
www.CarsonMcCarl.com!
In"Terry"gation
Bill W
asks:
What will the schedule look like?
TMAC Answers:
Really it depends on where we are
with our sponsorship, and our equipment.
The plan is to travel a bit more than we did last year.
I’m looking forward to getting back to California this Spring and
we’ll take it from there.
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question for TMAC? Send it to us at
sprntcar@iowatelecom.net
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This
Month in TMAC History!
In 2007, Terry was one of only three drivers to
register four “top 5” runs in the six nights of racing at Volusia.
The others were Craig Dollansky and Joey Saldana, who also managed
four each.
"Tuesdays with TMAC"!
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TMAC Motorsports would like to thank sponsors Deanfield Farms, Eagle
Chassis, DeBerg Concrete, AmeriCashAdvance.com, Bosma Poultry, RFG, Phil and
Vivian, Ryan Yager Trucking, 212 The Boiling Point Bar & Grill, Vortex
Racing, Hoosier Tire, Chris Spaulding – Attorney at Law, Schoenfeld Headers,
K&N Filters, Don Ott Engines, HRP, All Pro Cylinder Heads, Bob and Beulah
Elder, Country Builders Construction, Engler Injection, Superflow
Technologies, T&P Brothers, Winters, DriverWebsites.com, CM Rock, Jocko's
Sprint Parts, Sander, Brown and Miller, Chase Graphics, Pro Shocks, Ben
Cook, Bell Helmets, Burnettt's Rock and Landscaping, Fatheadz Eyewear,
Morgan Strawberry Farms, Bulldog Pest Control, Aurora Rod Ends, Crow Safety,
Justice Brothers, KSE Steering, Strange Performance, Saldana Racing
Products, Scribner Plastics, Waterman Fuel Pumps, Weiland Racing,
Butlerbuilt, PBS Bushings.
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