Driver Profile: Terry Cheetham
Terry
Cheetham
(December
2006)
Terry Cheetham started racing Microds in 1982
at the age of six. He enjoyed 11 years of
racing, experiencing tremendous success in
various Microd classes as well as Quarter
Midgets. Terry and his family often ventured
out to other clubs around UpState New York to
test themselves against other competitors and
other track layouts. Terry's other favorite
past time was going to Spencer Speedway and
cheering on his heroes in the open wheeled
Modified division.
In
1992, the Microds were sold, and a Street
Stock (or as we call it "the fender
car") was purchased to race at Spencer
Speedway. He ran the Street Stock for two
years before deciding it was time to raise the
bar. A Sportsman car was purchased (later
known as Grand American Modifieds, now SST
Modifieds) to bring Terry to his favorite form
of racing in 1995, "open wheel
cars". Terry focused on this class for
the next 6 years again enjoying many successes
and again testing his skills at other
speedways throughout New York State.
In
late 2001 Terry made another upgrade and
purchased a Troyer Asphalt Modified. So in
2002, Terry was now running with the veterans
he once called his heroes. "People
expected our rookie season to be a learning
year, but our team was in the thick of battle
nightly resulting in a top 10 points finish
and just missing the Rookie of the Year honors
by a very slim margin". Terry continues
to call Spencer Speedway his home track while
challenging himself with ventures out to
Oswego Speedway to compete with the ROC
Modified tour teams.
For
2007 Terry is looking forward to raising the
bar once again. With the support of Tom
Fecteau and Epic Ventures Motorsports Group,
Terry will be competing for the SST Modified
Championship as the teams #1 driver. Terry
will also be competing with his own T&K
Motorsports ROC Modified at several events.
This year should be like many others, full of
competition, a little bit of travel for the
added challenge and more racing fun.
To
get to know Terry further, click Always
a Champion Contest video
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