July 24th, 2008

RECENT RACES

	May 30th, 2008		2008 Portland Rose Festival Rose Cup Races Once again the Rose Cup Races start off the Portland Rose Festival with a weekend of premier amateur auto racing starting May 30th and Ending June 1st. Racers compete for SCCA Regional and National Points as well as Porsche Club Standing. Results: 5/31 - Porsche Cup, #86 Finishes 7th 6/1 - Porsche Cup & Rose Cup, #86 DNF This weekend marks Jay Culbertson's return to racing following a crash last fall at Daytona. What started out as a promising weekend ended with two disqualifications for noise during the final Porsche Cup and Rose Cup races as a result of a malfuncitoning exhaust system coupled with low hanging clouds.

	November 10th, 2007		2007 Tecate Score Baja 1000 The 2007 Baja 1000, November 10th -16th, takes drivers on a grueling desert race from Ensenada to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Results: 5th in Class, 192 overall out of a field of 424 competitors. Even a four hour delay due to an electrical problem early on in the race could not stop the team from completing the the 2007 Baja 1000. Finishing in a grueling 46 hours and 23 minutes the team claimed a fifth place finish in class.

	October 12th, 2007		OktoberFast at Daytona International Speedway October 12th - 14th. Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida. This is a Florida Crown Region Porsche Club event. Results: DNF

	August 31st, 2007		The Road America Challenge 2007 August 31st - September 3rd. Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. This is a Chicago Region Porsche Club of America event. Results:

	June 1st, 2007		2007 Portland Rose Festival Rose Cup Races 2007 Portland Rose Festival Rose Cup Races moves up a week this year to June 1st, 2nd and 3rd at Portland International Raceway. Racers will be competing for SCCA National & Regional points. Results: Jay Culbertson (#86 Porsche): 3rd Place- National Group 3, 3rd & 2nd Place - PCA Porsche Cups, 3rd Place - GT2 Regional Group 3, 3rd Place - PCA Regional Group 6. Ken Dobson (#7 350Z): 1st Place - T2 Regional Group 7 Under sunny skies and warm weather, Jay Culbertson returned to the seat of the TCM Motorsports #86 Porsche after a two year hiatus and claimed 3rd and 2nd place finishes in the weekend's Porsche Cup races. Ken Dobson, journeyman driver, piloted the #7 Red Z to a 1st in class finish during National racing.

	May 11th, 2007		Gran Prix Imports National Races May 11, 12, 13. Portland, Oregon at Portland International Raceway. An SCCA event. TCM Motorsports Red 350Z Competing with Journeyman race car driver, Ken Dobson. Results: Ken Dobson (#7 350Z): 1st in Class / 1st Overall - National Group 7 With Scott Culbertson, TCM Driver, absent from racing due to military service, Ken Dobson, took another turn at driving the red Nissan #350 Z during May's SCCA event.

	November 15th, 2006		2006 Baja 1000 The 2006 Baja 1000 takes place November 15th through 18th beginning in Ensenada, Mexico. Results: Did Not Finish In a race where only 3 other cars in class crossed the finish line. TCM Motorsports met with disappointment 80 miles from the finish line. A bad clutch stopped the car for 6 hours in the BFG pits at race mile 517. A little over 24 hours afer the first clutch failed the second succumbed leaving the car unrepairable.

	October 9th, 2006		SCCA National Championship Runoffs Moving to Topeka, Kansas the SCCA National Championship Runoffs take place at Heartland Park Topeka over the days of October 9th through the 15th. Results: Ken Dobson (#7) Nissan 350Z Finished 7th place in Class. TCM Motorsports returned to the Runoffs with replacement driver, Ken Dobson, driving the team's red 350Z. After a week of successful qualifying runs, on track insidents left the team off the podium and with a 7th place finish.

	June 9th, 2006		2006 Portland Rose Festival Rose Cup Races 2006 Portland Rose Festival Rose Cup Races takes place June 9th, 10th and 11th at Portland International Raceway. Racers will be competing for SCCA National & Regional points. Results: Scott Culbertson (#64 Nissan 350Z) took a 1st place finishes in both Regional and Nationals. Jay Culbertson (#86 Nissan 350Z) took a 5th place finish in Nationals and a 2nd place finish in Regionals. Guest Driver, John Crosby (#86 Porsche GT3 Cup) took 1st place overall finishes in both of the weekend's Porsche Cups. races The Rose Cup Races brought a series of successes for the TCM Motorsports team. This year Porsche Club of America Race Chairman, John Crosby, joined the team as a guest driver in the #86 TCM Motorsports Porsche and brought home additional victories as well.

	June 2nd, 2006		Double Nationals at Seattle The SCCA Double Nationals race at Seattle's Pacific Raceway takes place on June 2nd, 3rd and 4th. Results: Scott Culbertson (#64 Nissan 350Z) took 5th and 2nd place finishes in National competition. Jay Culbertson (#86 Nissan 350Z) took 6th and 4th place National finishes. The TCM Motorsports team started a busy two weeks of racing off with another good showing in Washington. The weekend gave the team a chance to improve their National points standing as they head into the mid point of the season.