Touring Series 411

What’s with all of the bloody acronyms on this website?

Well, each touring series has their own acronym, so here is your handy dandy guide.

TBARA - The Tampa Bay Area Racing Association. Arguably the best touring series in the state, dirt or pavement, regardless of class. Winged 360s, the TBARA always has a good car count and the racing is world class. If you haven’t seen them, you are truly missing out. Plus a living, breathing open wheel pavement god, Dave Steele, competes in the TBARA. Case closed.

CFWS - The Central Florida Wingless Sprints. Where do the TBARA drivers play when they take their wings off? Right here.

CFSS - The Checkered Flag Sprint Series. Wingless 360s, the CFSS is run by former TBARA head honcho Don Rehm. The CFSS is a show not to be missed by a true sprint car fan.  Keith Butler is a perennial frontrunner, rising star Amanda Ferguson also runs this series as does our Safety Head Honcho Scotty Adema. Sadly, politics keeps some cars and drivers away.

FSCA - The Florida Sprint Car Association. Guess what? 360s here too. In 2009 they were found at Putnam County Speedway, this year…Georgia! We like the name Otto’s Sprint Car Association better.

TGSS - The Top Gun Sprint Car Series. 360 sprint car racing touring series on dirt – sign us up! Launched to much fanfare, this series is gaining steam with car counts, and we wish them nothing but the best and hope this series really takes off. This state needs the TGSS. And our very own factory driver Flyin’ Ryan Partin was the 2009 champ!

FMARA - The Florida Midget Auto Racing Association. If you like TQ Midget racing, this is the only game in town. We wish this series could attract some more drivers and venture out more from CCMP – the only place they race. The likes of Gary Gimmler and Wendy Mathis are series graduates and even recently returned for some good racing. Racing legend Jack Duffy can be found running here.

FMSA – The Florida Mini Sprint Association. The ONLY place you can catch our Editor at Speed – “The Hot Foot” Brian Penrose racing. Do you really need any other reason to go? Don’t let the name throw you – mini racing is big. Hell, it’s huge in the northeastern part of this country. Good car counts and good hard racing are the hallmark of the FMSA.