Corvette Magazine

In late 1995, Danny met with Dave Wiehle who owns Melrose T-Tops to discuss creating such a series. Dave raced C-4’s in the Chicago area and was interested in Danny’s series idea. They identified about 30 C-4 Corvettes that were racing in the Chicago, Michigan and Pennsylvania areas. They contacted these owners and most agreed to participate in the series if it was approved.
Danny called Steve Wiedman at Mid-America Designs and asked for sponsorship support for the C-4 series. Steve got corporate approval and Mid-America became the sponsor of the series. It was named the Mid-America Touring Challenge for Corvettes or TCC for short. The new series began in may of 1996 at Grattan Raceway in Michigan. After six events Danny was crowned the inaugural champion. The cars race under SCCA’s Improved Touring class or ITE rules, however the driver/owners self govern themselves. They write their own rules, which are stricter than SCCA.