Tuesday, November 22, 2005

Tara MacLeod and Central Merchant Services Team Featured at Performance Racing Industry Trade Show

Haines City, FL – Tara MacLeod, the 2005 CASCAR Super Series PowerWater Rookie of the Year Champion and her #37 Central Merchant Services Ford Taurus will be featured at the Performance Racing Industry Trade Show in Orlando, Florida December 1 to 3.


The Performance Racing Industry Trade Show annually attracts over 45,000 members of the racing industry from 40 countries. With more than 1,300 companies exhibiting in 3,900 booths it is the gateway to the worldwide racing marketplace.

“Wow, PRI is the world’s largest auto racing trade show,” explained MacLeod. “I’m really excited. Central Merchant Services has given Kerry (Micks) and me the opportunity to show off our equipment to the who’s who of motorsport.”

MacLeod's Ford Taurus racecar is prepared by Micks Motorsports of Mt. Albert, Ontario, under the leadership of Kerry Micks, veteran CASCAR Super Series competitor and this car can be viewed in the Central Merchant Services display.

"The PRI Show will give Central Merchant Services a perfect opportunity to introduce Tara, her race car and our corporate services to the racing fraternity,” stated Kevin Pankow, CEO and President of Central Merchant Services. "We are very proud of the team’s accomplishments in 2005.”

Central Merchant Services serves retail, home-based, mail order, phone order, internet, restaurant and other service-based businesses. Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, debit and checks can all be accommodated with its credit card machines and software, offering competitive rates and reliable service.

The Performance Racing Industry Trade Show provides a professional business atmosphere where racing retailers, race engine builders, race car fabricators, race engineers and WDs can conduct business face to face with suppliers, preview next year’s hottest new racing products, make buying decisions, and have new lines in inventory for the start of the next racing season.

Under the team banner of MacLeod Racing, http://www.taramacleod.com/, 32-year old Tara MacLeod has been a strong competitor on the Ontario short-tracks for the past 10 years, with several awards to her credit.

She has always wanted to step up her racing career, and is very enthused about competing in the entire coast-to-coast 12-race CASCAR Super Series and 2005 marked her first year in CASCAR.

Central Merchant Services, http://www.centralmerchant.net/, has a nationwide network that works through its processing banks to provide merchant accounts for credit card processing needs. Central Merchant Services has become one of the most competitive companies in the industry.

Central Merchant Services serves retail, home-based, mail order, phone order, internet, restaurant and other service-based businesses. Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, debit and checks can all be accommodated with its credit card machines and software, offering competitive rates and reliable service.

CASCAR, http://www.cascar.com/, is Canada's top level of stock car racing with a twelve race national schedule that includes the diversity of short oval tracks, road and street course racing. The series is home to Canada's top race teams and drivers, and is renowned for its fierce competition and truly exciting on-track action. CASCAR has a membership of over 150 race teams across the country, and also operates regional race series' in Eastern and Western Canada. Featuring North American-based, fiberglass-bodied Chrysler Intrepid and Charger, Ford Taurus, Chevrolet Monte Carlos, and Pontiac Grand Prix cars that closely resemble the various makes street cars, these full-bodies racers tip the scales at 2850 pounds. From the streets of Molson Indy Toronto to Canada's premier oval track facilities, CASCAR provides race fans with an awesome show of speed, driving talent and professionalism.

MacLeod Racing is sponsored by Central Merchant Services, ATA Motorsports, Castrol Canada, Degil Safety Products Inc., FXR Racing, Instant Custom Signs, KP Graphics, RV Warehouse and The Trailer Shop in the CASCAR Super Series.

For more information, contact Bruce F. Mehlenbacher mehlenbacher@TaraMacLeod.com

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