Tlc Racing Takes Shape
Brooke Tatnell PR posted Friday February 22, 2008.
Current
Australian and 6 time World Series Champion Brooke Tatnell has joined
the newly formed TLC Racing Team for the upcoming US race season in the
shape of the newly formed TLC Racing.
The Aussie team is
comprised of Barry and Vivian Lewis along with John Cooley. TLC Racing
will be utilising the Australian built COOL CHASSIS powered by a fresh
Allan Felsch engine. The team plans to start at the season opener at
the Knoxville in late April and plan to hit and miss about twenty or so
races throughout the year.
This is not the first time Barry
has been patriotic in giving an Aussie a shot at racing in the US as he
has been linked to Skip and Bob Jackson, Peter Murphy and recently
Trevor Green.
“After three good years with Trev he informed me
that he wanted to move back to South Australia and we agreed that the
Australian Title would be our last meeting. I had contemplated selling
the whole race team but I also knew that Brooke and Guy Forbrook had
run into a sponsorship short fall and Brooke was still searching for
financial backing to join Forbrook Motorsports in mid April.” stated
Lewis.
“Speedway has been a major part of my life and I did
not want to see Australia’s best driver without a ride in the US. It’s
going to be a tough exercise as we are on a limited budget and we are
still trying to tie down sponsors to support us. Brooke needs to make a
living for his family and we want him to be able to show people in the
states just how much talent and desire he has. What makes this deal
really cool is that we will be using one of Cooley’s Australian built
COOL chassis.”
Talking to Brooke yesterday it was easy to tell
that a weight had been lifted of his shoulders. “Guy and I still have
agreed to race together if we find the financial resources required,
both Barry and Cooley are willing to work with us on this. Barry has
come in like a lifesaver at the last minute with this deal it was put
forward the morning of the rained out Australian Title and finalised
last Tuesday after discussing this with Guy.” Explained Brooke.
“I’m
excited to have the race cars coming to our house so I can maintain the
cars as this is going to be all hands on deck around the Tatnell camp.
Amy’s learning that the big gear goes to the top & the little one
goes to the bottom and Emma is spinning the wheels to make sure that
the tyres are balanced for her Daddy” joked Tatnell
“I promised
Cooley three years ago that I would one day run a Cool Car in the US
and I am really looking forward to proving to fans in the US just how
good his cars are. With a limited race budget if we have an off night
we will be looking for fill in races with teams“.
At this
present moment the team have two complete cars with motors being
prepared to put into a container with all their tools but the team is
still trying to put a transporter in place.
“The transporter
isn’t the most important thing right now, if we have to use an open
trailer that’s fine with me, Karl Kinser once said Palm trees in front
of a race shop don’t win races nor do cool looking trailers” confessed
Brooke.
Keep an eye on this team, go down say G’Day and buy one of the new Brooke Tatnell team shirts. |
