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InstiGator To Romp In The Swamp

Tuesday, August 9, 2005

Grand Rapids, MI - It will be hard to find a mud puddle during
this weekends TORCO Racing Fuels Northern Nationals at the beautiful US
131 Motorsports Park. But, if you're the Gator and it's your home track,
there's nothing quite like a swamp to make you feel at home.

Terry McMillen and his Amalie Oil InstiGator Funny Car, powered
by TORCO Racing Fuels, splash into Milan for a little romp in the swamp
on the eight stop of the Hooters IHRA Drag Racing series. "It's our home
track, we've tested and raced more here than anywhere," explained
McMillen. "It'll be a great weekend for TORCO and all of their
associates, we certainly plan on putting on a show for our fans and
sponsors."

McMillen has proven he can pilot his machine the 1320 feet of
drag strip at the northern Michigan track, making semi-final appearances
two out of the last three seasons. "We've had success at this track,"
McMillen added. "We've got to go rounds starting now to stay in the
championship hunt".

The InstiGator team found inspiration this week from the many
fans and competitors that sent emails of encouragement, including one
from a funny car competitor reminding the team that they are only 25
points behind last seasons pace, which ended in a career best third
place finish.

The Elkhart, Indiana driver who always finds time for fans will
be participating in media day, Thursday, August 18 and will be in a
midweek feature article in the Grand Rapids Press. "This is what racing
is all about," said McMillen. "We've got the best fans, they're always
there to cheer us on and I can never say enough about our partners.
Andrew and the gang at Amalie give us the best chance to compete with
their entire line of oils and lubricants. While there's bit a lot
written about him lately, no one can ever say enough about Evan Knoll
and all that he has done not only for this team, but all of drag racing.
Mark at Flatout Gaskets has been behind us and a big reason we are
competitive week in and week out. I wouldn't run anything but Flatout
Gaskets on my cars! Roy at Crane Cams has been there for us all year
long and Jon at NGK Spark Plugs and Joe at MSD and Jack at Performance
Graphics and all of the people that work hard at Powershield Coatings."

The TORCO Racing Fuels Northern Nationals is contested August
12-14 at the US 131 Motorsports Park just outside of Grand Rapids in
Milan, Michigan. For more information contact:
http://hoosierthunder.com
http://www.us131motorsportspark.com/

ABOUT TERRY MC MILLEN
Terry Mc Millen is a veteran IHRA driver. He and his wife Rhonda
are team owners of Hoosier Thunder Motorsports, a multi-car drag racing
team based in Elkhart, IN. Mc Millen, a fan favorite in the Hooters IHRA
Drag Racing series, competes in the 12 IHRA events contested in the US
and Canada. Terry and the InstiGator Funny Car are featured in the IHRA
Professional Drag Racing video game for XBOX, PlayStation2, PlayStation
and PC . Terry is available for interviews and appearances.
http://hoosierthunder.com

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For more information, photos or to arrange an interview:
CONTACT
Jim Walczak
615-415-7771
[ jim@squeakywheelonline.com <mailto:jim@squeakywheelonline.com>
]

Rhonda Mc Millen
[ Rtd29083@aol.com <mailto:Rtd29083@aol.com> ]

Terry Mc Millen
[ trdt29083@aol.com <mailto:trdt29083@aol.com> ]