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(September 7, 2004) - Team Barking Chirp, "The Best Damn Team Without a Car," spent the month of August following the circuit closely, while making friends and enemies with their drinking and tomfoolery across the nation.

The overall recap of the month is too clouded to fully explain, but this past weekend TBC Racing, lead by The Captain, Jeff Dub - Team Therapist, Colonel and the Director of Track Relations, and Bob "Four-Finger" Hengel - Director of Vendor Relations and Web Presence, celebrated a glorious victory in the innaugrual Short-Shorts 175 in Appleton, WI.

More of a race to get drunk than a race to the finish, the Short-Shorts 175 was a testimate to the teams unwavering ability to bring the chirp to the masses. "As the host of the Short-Shorts 175, I fully expected the police, but never expected the SWAT team," remarked Todd "Short Shorts" VonStruben. The race was held at Todd's home track in Appleton, WI.

On a hiatus from the team for a few races, TBC Racing was elated to have the infamous Joe Romenesko back on the circuit. Romenesko had a break-out performance at the 175. "The race was a tremendous event," remarked Romenesko, "the VonStruben infield was littered with bodies and beer cans - a snapshot of Turn Three."

The wildcard of the weekend was newly annointed TBC Racing Director of Pulls, Aaron "Spanky" White. White, a new resident of VonStruben's track, had a strong finish in the Short-Shorts 175 while only requiring minor pit stops for "jag"ermeister.

Bob "Four Finger" Hengel, Director of Vendor Relations and Web Presence was also presented with the TBC Racing Most Valuable Member (MVM) Award in a rousing speech by the Captain. The TBC Racing MVM Award recognizes one member who really stepped up to the plate and embodied the chirp for the year, and Four did just that. The Windsor Sleeper recieved a free trip to Tampa, Florida, for the Bears/Tampa Bay NFL game in October for his efforts.

PERSONNEL ANNOUNCEMENTS:
" Because of his extremely long title, Team Barking Chirp Captain, has picked up the overall title Johnny Reno.

" Because of his extremely long title, Jeffrey Dub, Team Barking Chirp Therapist, Colonel, Director of Track Relations and Director of Solicitations, has picked up the overall title Johnny NAFTA.

" Because of his extremely long title, Bob "Four Finger" Hengel, Director of Vendor Relations and Web Presence, has picked up the overall title The Windsor Sleeper.

" Like so many washed-up Toyota-Atlantic and Infiniti Pro Series drivers, Jeremy Koenecke, Jeremy Ackers and Alex Costanzo have been black-flagged from Team Barking Chirp.

UPCOMING TBC RACING EVENTS:
October 21st - 25th - Chicago Bears vs. Tampa Bay Bucchaniers - Join season-ticket holders Johnny Reno and Johnny NAFTA as they soak up some rays and vsist Ebor City before attending the Bears/Bucs game. The Windsor Sleeper will be joining us as part of his TBC Racing MVM Award.

December 3rd - 5th - Terrible 300 - In honor of Tabatha Stevens, the team will attend the SCORE-sanctioned Terrible 300 in Henderson, Nevada. The desert race combining ATV's, Outlaw Trucks and Las Vegas Showgirls will propel the team onto the international stage.

All events are open to the public and interested parties should email TeamBarkingChirp@hotmail.com for more information.

The team is currently taking applications for the 89th running of the Indianapolis 500. For more information on Team Barking Chirp and TBC Racing, visit www.TeamBarkingChirp.com