LANSDALE, Pa. -- Champion off-road race driver Joe Bacal will deliver the keynote presentation during the Mobile Air Conditioning Society Worldwide (MACS) 2012 Convention and Trade Show.

The MACS Convention and Trade Show will take place Jan. 18-20, 2012, at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The Keynote Luncheon, sponsored by Delphi Product & Service Solutions, is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012 at noon.

Joe Bacal has an impressive resume with more than 20 years of vehicle dynamics and test driving experience. He pushes vehicles to their limits at high speeds on pavement or at very low speeds while rock-crawling. For more than a decade, Bacal tested Toyota products at the company’s Technical Center and eventually became their lead off-road specialist. He has also trained in extreme off-road driving with the legendary Ivan Stewart and U.S. Camel Trophy driver Bill Burke.

Being diagnosed in 2007 with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma changed his life and provided the catalyst for Bacal to follow his passion and pursue a racing career. He formed his own company, JTGrey Racing in 2009 and began off-road racing by partnering with Lexus and the Cancer Treatment Centers of America.

In his first race, Bacal surprised the off-road community by winning his class in the 2009 Baja 500. In 2010, he won his class in the famous Baja 1000 and secured the stock production full-size class championship after winning four of five races in the Lexus LX 570.

Bacal has been featured in numerous magazines, brochures and commercials, and also has done some stunt driving for the entertainment industry. Bacal says he is ready for the next step in his pro driving career and will fight the race courses with the same courage and determination that helped him beat Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.

To learn more about MACS Worldwide and the upcoming 32nd Annual Convention and Trade Show, visit www.macsw.org.