TTK Transport Team steps up effort in Top Sportsman ranks in Quick 32 Sportsman Series
GODERICH, ONTARIO (January 18, 2011) – The 1963 Split-window Corvette of the TTK Transport Inc. team has received a new powerplant over the off-season, and team driver Darryl McMillen is hoping for a stronger showing in the 2011 Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts when he takes to the track."We're running the same chassis," noted McMillen, "but we've got a better and faster motor along with a new tranny."
The Top Sportsman team placed 11th in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series Championship Point Award Series standings in 2010. The team qualified for each event, and took some eighth and quarter-round finals.
The team placed 10th in the Championship Point Award Series in 2009, highlighted with a win in the Top Sportsman class during the September 19 race at the Cayuga Dragway of Toronto Motorsports Park that year and the overall victory for an event title with a 7.158-second, 189.60-mph posting.
McMillen added they had some problems with the car later in the year, but with the new equipment, the team should be ready for opening day.
The Advantage Race Cars Corvette will be powered by a 632-cubic inch engine with new Brodix heads set up by Virginia cylinder head guru Sonny's Racing Components. Pat Musi has provided a new nitrous system for the Corvette, and a new Powerglide-based two-speed with torque convertor from Hutch sits behind the big engine.
McMillen has been racing for about 10 years. Wife Carol is the team's crew chief, and others who help get the car down the track include Ted Lucas, Richard Butler and Perry Wood. The team is sponsored by TTK Transport Inc., Huron Tire & Auto, and Lucas Freight Systems.
McMillen said he has enjoyed racing in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, adding he appreciates the efforts in running this popular drag race series. "This has been an awesome series," said McMillen. "The Quick 32 Sportsman Series has done a good job of organizing and promoting our races, and we've had a lot of fun."
