TAYLOR NEAR SIGNS WITH BGR-TLM RACING - TEAM GROTE

Canadian-based Brian Graham Racing/TLM Racing - Team Grote have announced the signing of Taylor Near to contest 2009 F1200 Championship Series.

Near, an 18 year-old Toronto Ontario native and graduate of the Bondurant High Performance Racing School, now rounds out the 3rd and final seat for TLM Racing’s multi-car effort contesting the 2009 F1200 Championship Series.

Heading into the May 8th test day at Mosport, the BGR-TLM owners were not sure what to expect from the inexperienced young racer. From the start of the test day, right through to the final session, which was run in increasingly heavy rain, the BGR-TLM owners were pleasantly surprised at Taylor’s performance.

Dave Matkovich Director of Driver Development for TLM was quoted, “You just never know about new drivers, regardless of their experience or track record. Taylor was definitely a surprise as he spent more time in the car coming up to speed as fast as he did on the big Mosport track. More important, he maintained a cool, calm, and collected demeanor throughout the day. He was very attentive to all the coaching and really applied all the information we gave him throughout the day.”

The 2009 F1200 Championship Series season begins with rounds 1 & 2 on May 29 & 30th at Shannonville Motorsports Park.

For more information on Taylor, see; www.taylor-near.com and for the teams; www.tlmracing.com and www.briangrahamracing.com

In effort to create Canada's premier formula car development team, Brian Graham Racing/TLM Racing – Team Grote was recently formed via partnership of two of the nations leading junior race car teams. The new partnership features a three-tier program for its drivers via the Ontario F1200 Championship, Ontario Formula Ford Challenge and the F2000 Championship Series.