News Story - Team Maximum Service Racing's Cormac Talks  2010-03-17

Hi All,

   This is Cormac from Team Maximum Service Racing. Just want to put a little something up about the up-and-coming season.

So the first race (EFRA Italian GP) is looming near. All through the winter Team and I have been working hard to prepare for 2010. This is the first year that i have been able to practice over the winter (Thank you to Craigavon Model Car Club for welcoming me back).

I feel the practice i have done is really going to benefit me. I cant promise my results will get better because of it but i think i am more experienced with the RS5 and more prepared for this year.

I got the new RS5 T10 RDK Car at the end of January. Since getting the new car I have been up to Craigavon twice to practice. I think a new, more up to date car will make a big difference as well. And i hope i can make RS5 proud and do the car justice.

   I also have a new engine for this year. I am going to be using an Oddified 2-Bolt engine. I think it will help me put the car in the right pecking order at race meetings.

   As always you can never promise to finish in the top 10 of an EFRA GP. You just dont know what can happen through out the weekend. All i can say, personally, is that im the most confident I have ever been that my driving can put me up there. I know the competition will be better than last year because, like me, everyone will feel they have improved. But i cant think of others, I have to think of myself. I know it is kind of obvious that i am going to go into a racing year with confidence. Otherwise, I wouldnt be racing!! But i really really feel I have the confidence, ability and the whole package to push the car and produce the best results of my career (said in the least arrogant way). I have never had that much natural confidence in my ability. Ok, it has improved over the years but mainly for 2 reasons ive never been confident. 1. I never try to be arrogant, cocky or egotistical about my driving ability because i know it can come back to bite me in the ass. And 2. I've had a fear of having comfidence in myself in case it backfires and i get too dissapointed.

But i cant fear dissapointment. I have to face it head on, with my own ability. And that i will in 2010. I know the car I have is fantastic, really is. I have 110% confidence in my dad's ability as my Mechanic, because damn he can set-up a car!

   I cant describe in words how excited I am for this year. How much i am looking forward to pushing myself, racing and competing against the best in Europe (I know in myself I can) and generally just going away and sharing the good and bad times of racing with others. Its just a spark that has been sizzling inside me for some time, maybe from the end of last year!

I am not trying to come across as arrogant in anything I say. I just want to share in some way how i am feeling about 2010.

Good luck to RS5, Team Maximum Service Racing, Dave Ashton & all my racing friends for 2010!!!

Many Regards

Cormac!

"A chriochnaionn an chead....An chead agat a chriochnu"