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February 02nd, 2012 | News | abaker Continue readingCASEY CURRIE TEAMS UP WITH HAWK PERFORMANCE PRODUCT GROUP IN 2012
January 24th, 2012 | News | abakerCASEY CURRIE TEAMS UP WITH HAWK PERFORMANCE PRODUCT GROUP IN 2012
Anaheim Hills, CA (January 24, 2012) – Well known Pro Lite and desert racing competitor, Casey Currie will join forces with Hawk Performance Products Group at a new level beginning this year. In his continued partnership with Hawk Performance, Casey will also work closely with Black Rock wheels to develop his very own Casey Currie designed and tested signature line of wheels.
“We are very happy about forming a long term partnership with Casey Currie for 2012 and beyond,” noted Managing Director of Hawk Performance Products Group, Bob Williams. “Our relationship began last year with Casey and we are thrilled that we have the opportunity to outfit his race trucks with more of our products. Hawk Performance Products Group will not only provide braking products, but we are excited about the opportunity to work with Casey in developing his signature line of Black Rock wheels. Casey is a proven champion and we are proud of the trust that he has shown in our brands.”
Hawk Performance Product Group has entered into a multi-year partnership with Casey Currie Racing and will support all of Casey’s racing efforts. He will not only run Hawk Brake pads throughout the season, but will utilize the competition Black Rock wheels in the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series in the Pro Lite class.
“I’m super excited to be working with Hawk Performance again this year and to now be adding Black Rock Wheels to the mix,” stated Casey. “There is an awesome team of guys behind this product and they have the experience and technology to make a top-of-the-line wheel. I am even more excited about introducing my very own line of wheels, to be released later this year.”
Casey will design the Casey Currie Signature Line of wheels, including the following:
16″ high positive offset beadlock wheel for Pro Lite competition, 17″ low offset beadlock wheel for Pro 2, Pro 4, and desert racing competition, 17″ positive offset beadlock wheel for Pro 2, Pro 4, and King of the Hammers competition, and also a 14″ beadlock ATV/UTV wheel geared for King of the Hammers Competition as well.
“It’s a huge undertaking,” beams Casey, “one which I’m honored and excited about. Building this relationship with Hawk Performance and being involved in the development of products is important to improving and expanding this sport.”
ABOUT CASEY CURRIE
Racing dirt bikes at age five and off-road trucks by age 16, it becomes more than a coincidence that Casey Currie is one of the youngest-ever team owners and drivers on the off-road circuit. Now involved with the Lucas Oil Off Road Series, Currie runs the Pro Light 2WD Truck class, scoring his first Championship in 2010, and driving toward many more. Currie’s off-road resume is lined with wins on motorcycles, trucks and buggies in the desert—this one is no stranger to dirt sports.
In 2012 Casey will race for the championship in the Lucas Oil Off-Road Series in his No. 2 Monster Energy/General Tire/Nissan Pro Lite truck, while mixing it up with UTV races and public appearances in between. When he’s not on the road, building off-road vehicles and drumming up side projects, he’ll take to the dirt with friends—dirt bikes, UTVs, or mountain bikes, he does it all. For more information on Casey Currie, visit CaseyCurrie.com. Keep up with him on Facebook and Twitter at Facebook.com/OfficialCaseyCurrie and Twitter.com/caseycurrie.
ABOUT HAWK PERFORMANCE PRODUCT GROUP
We are excited to announce the creation of the Hawk Performance Products Group. In an effort to broaden our mission of serving the Performance Products Markets, we look forward to leveraging the power of our brands in order to meet serious performance-minded customers’ expectations of new products, unrivaled performance, unique styles, and overall value. The Hawk Performance Products Group includes Hawk Performance, Cragar Wheels, and the Black Rock Wheel Collection. For more information visit HawkPerformance.com, CragarWheel.com, and BlackRockWheels.com
Casey Currie Motorsports would like to thank all their Partners:
Monster Energy, General Tire, Currie Enterprises, Magnaflow Exhaust, NISSAN, Motive Gear, American Wire Harness, Team Associated, Black Rock Wheels, Hawk Performance, QTM Brakes, GoPro Cameras, Goodridge, K&N Filters, Kawasaki, Kicker Audio, King Shocks, HJC Helmets, MasterCraft Safety, Oakley, Dirt Bagz, CBR Radiators, Rockwell Watches, Swift Springs, Sign Pros, Simple Green, Torco Oil, Jones Products.
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CASEY CURRIE TAKES 5th IN CHAMPIONSHIP AND LANDS PODIUM FINISH IN LUCAS OIL OFF-ROAD CUP
December 16th, 2011 | News | abakerCASEY CURRIE TAKES 5th IN CHAMPIONSHIP AND LANDS PODIUM FINISH IN LUCAS OIL OFF-ROAD CUP
Anaheim Hills, CA (December 14, 2011) – Casey Currie and his Monster Energy General Tire Nissan would make their final stop of the Lucas Oil Off-Road season this weekend at Arizona’s Firebird Speedway. Entering this final round 5th in Championship points, Casey set out to end this season with a bang. Casey drove with full head and heart in the game finishing Saturday’s race in 4th place, and landing a coveted 3rd place podium finish in Sunday’s Pro Lite/Buggy Cup.
Casey would face the challenge of starting toward the back of the pack due to some issues in qualifying, but nothing a driver of his skill couldn’t recover from, and recover he did. Casey tapped into that Monster Energy and advanced himself to 5th place by only turn three of the first lap, and by lap three Casey had torn through the pack to take 2nd place from Chris Brandt in turn four. It was an all-out battle for 2nd with Brandt for the better part of the first half, yet Casey stood his ground until the competition yellow tightened up the pack. Once the pack had regrouped, the pressure was on to maintain his ground. Positions one through four remained tight, and Casey was taking turns three-trucks wide fighting to keep that 2nd place position. Rounding turn four of the course, Casey was pushed out wide and over the berm, setting him back two positions to 4th place where he would fight to gain ground in the remaining laps. With little time left in the race, his competing drivers held their ground and Casey crossed the finish line in 4th—a respectable finish, earning him 5th place in Championship points for the Lucas Oil Off-Road series.
“Our finish today proved that the V8s can run up front,” said Casey of Saturday’s race. “We started in the back row and worked our way to 2nd, until I got a little help over a berm and two guys managed to get by; little changes for tomorrow and we will be good.”
Sunday’s Cup race combining the Pro Lite and Pro Buggy classes was an all-out, no-holds barred race, going for checkers or wreckers. With a solid three months before another race, and a $20,000 first place prize on the line, the drivers would bring out extra measures of aggression to let nothing get in the way of the win. Casey’s position varied throughout the race as he battled to gain positions, gaining and losing ground back and forth as the laps went on. Battling door-to-door with Rodrigo Ampudia throughout the race, Casey would ultimately pass Ampudia and take the 3rd place position with less than two laps remaining. Defending his 3rd place position, Casey’s hood flipped up and back over his windshield, leaving him with zero visibility. Yet Casey continued to charge the remainder of the lap to finish in 3rd place, later stating on the podium that he had only the wall to use as a guide.
“Sunday was awesome!! It was a battlefield,” exclaimed Casey. “I went to the back a couple times but to end up on the podium is awesome. The team deserves this and the truck is awesome. We had the hood blow up and land on my window so I ran the last lap blind.”
Wrapping up the season 5th in championship points for the Lucas Oil Off-Road Series, Casey Currie is already strategizing his plan of attack for 2012.
“We have the momentum going now,” commented Casey on where they stand in Pro Lite. “The truck is working good and pieces are coming together. I’m excited for the future of V8 Pro Lites and I feel our team is on point for next year’s season.”
Next up, Casey Currie will be switching hats and driving in Ultra 4 Racing’s part rock, part desert race, King of the Hammers in Johnson Valley, CA on February 10-11th of 2012. For more information on Casey Currie, visit CaseyCurrie.com, become a fan at Facebook/OfficialCaseyCurrie or follow Casey on Twitter at Twitter.com/caseycurrie
ABOUT CASEY CURRIE
Racing dirt bikes at age five and off-road trucks by age 16, it’s no wonder that Casey Currie became one of the youngest-ever team owners and drivers on the CORR circuit. Now involved with the TORC and Lucas Oil Off Road series, Currie runs the Pro Light 2WD Truck class, scoring his first Championship in 2010, and headed toward many more. The 27-year-old Currie’s off-road resume is lined with wins on motorcycles, trucks and buggies in the desert—this one is no stranger to dirt sports.
In 2011 it’s all about Short Course for Casey Currie, as he battles the nation’s best up-and-coming short course off-road racers in his No. 2 Nissan Pro Light truck. And when it comes time to relax, it’s back to dirt bikes, jet skis and UTVs for Currie as his buddies no doubt want a piece of him as well. For more information on Casey Currie, visit CaseyCurrie.com
ABOUT LOORRS
The Lucas Off Road Racing Series is the evolution of the long-standing support of short course racing by Forrest Lucas and Lucas Oil. Steeped in the Midwest tradition of short course off road racing infused with a West Coast influence, Lucas Oil Off Road Racing brings intense four wheel door to door action to challenging, fan friendly tracks. Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series: This is Short Course. For competition schedule and ticket information, visit lucasoiloffroad.com
Casey Currie Motorsports would like to thank all their Partners:
Monster Energy, General Tire, Currie Enterprises, Magnaflow Exhaust, NISSAN, Motive Gear, American Wire Harness, RC10, Method Wheels, Hawk Performance, QTM Brakes, GoPro Cameras, Goodridge, K&N Filters, Kawasaki, Kicker Audio, King Shocks, Leatt Brace, HJC Helmets, MasterCraft Safety, Oakley, Dirt Bagz, CBR Radiators, Sign Pros, Simple Green, Torco Oil, Rockwell Watches.
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CASEY CURRIE 5th in POINTS IN PRO LITE AT LUCAS OIL OFF-ROAD CHAMPIONSHIP
November 10th, 2011 | News | abakerCASEY CURRIE 5th IN POINTS IN PRO LITE AT LUCAS OIL OFF-ROAD CHAMPIONSHIP
Anaheim Hills, CA (November 09, 2011) – Casey Currie was all-in at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, in his No. 2 Monster Energy General Tire Nissan, contending for the Lucas Oil Off-Road Championship. With some intense racing, and a couple of set backs, Casey drove hard and pushed through to finish the weekend strong, with one race remaining in the season—his final chance to put it all on the table.
Qualifying 10th after some steering issues on Friday, Casey was down, but not out. Saturday’s race would again challenge the team with some set backs and thus yield a less than stellar finish, only to turn up the team’s focus and motivation to push even harder for the win on Sunday.
“We had a great truck today,” noted Casey of Saturday’s race. “I started 10th and quickly made my way through the field. We got all the way up to 4th and lost brakes when a rock broke a brake line—very disappointing, but out of our hands.”
Game-face on for Sunday, Casey knew he had to break through traffic and move through the pack to prevent the front-runners from gaining too much ground. Casey succeeded, moving from 13th to 3rd before the competition yellow tightened the pack back up. Once in the number 3 position, Casey managed to hold off fellow Monster Energy driver Cameron Steele until Steele made a pass at turn one after battling door-to-door with Casey on the front stretch. Casey would stay on him but cross the finish in 4th.
“Starting from 13th we had our work cut out for us,” Casey reflects. “We made our way through the field as fast as possible getting up to 3rd. We had some great battles and we have the truck working very well. There is some homework to do, but come time for Firebird, we will be ready.”
Off-track and back in the pits, fans stopped in to get a picture with Casey and the No. 2 Monster Energy General Tire Nissan, many admiring the full-sized “Huseman #36” signage on the hood in memory of fellow Monster Energy driver Rick Huseman. Miss Magnaflow Exhaust’s presence also brightened up the pit area as she signed autographs and took pictures with fans.
Casey’s hard driving and skill overcame the weekend’s obstacles and advanced him to 5th in championship points in the Lucas Oil Off-Road Series. He will make his last stop of the season at Firebird Raceway for the final round of the Lucas Oil Championship and the Lucas Oil Off-Road Challenge Cup. Catch him December 10-11 for the action at Firebird Speedway in Phoenix, Arizona. For more information on Casey Currie, visit CaseyCurrie.com, become a fan at Facebook/OfficialCaseyCurrie or follow Casey on Twitter at Twitter.com/caseycurrie
ABOUT CASEY CURRIE
Racing dirt bikes at age five and off-road trucks by age 16, it’s no wonder that Casey Currie became one of the youngest-ever team owners and drivers on the CORR circuit. Now involved with the TORC and Lucas Oil Off Road series, Currie runs the Pro Light 2WD Truck class, scoring his first Championship in 2010, and headed toward many more. The 27-year-old Currie’s off-road resume is lined with wins on motorcycles, trucks and buggies in the desert—this one is no stranger to dirt sports.
In 2011 it’s all about Short Course for Casey Currie, as he battles the nation’s best up-and-coming short course off-road racers in his No. 2 Nissan Pro Light truck. And when it comes time to relax, it’s back to dirt bikes, jet skis and UTVs for Currie as his buddies no doubt want a piece of him as well. For more information on Casey Currie, visit CaseyCurrie.com
ABOUT LOORRS
The Lucas Off Road Racing Series is the evolution of the long-standing support of short course racing by Forrest Lucas and Lucas Oil. Steeped in the Midwest tradition of short course off road racing infused with a West Coast influence, Lucas Oil Off Road Racing brings intense four wheel door to door action to challenging, fan friendly tracks. Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series: This is Short Course. For competition schedule and ticket information, visit lucasoiloffroad.com
Casey Currie Motorsports would like to thank all their Partners:
Monster Energy, General Tire, Currie Enterprises, Magnaflow Exhaust, NISSAN, Motive Gear, American Wire Harness, RC10, Method Wheels, Hawk, QTM Brakes, GoPro Cameras, Goodridge, K&N Filters, Kawasaki, Kicker Audio, King Shocks, Leatt Brace, HJC, MasterCraft Safety, Oakley, Dirt Bagz, CBR Radiators, Sign Pros, Simple Green, Torco Oil.
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Casey takes 3rd in TORC 2011 Pro Lite Championship!
October 19th, 2011 | News | abakerCASEY CURRIE TAKES 3rd IN 2011 TORC PRO LITE CHAMPIONSHIP!
Anaheim Hills, CA (October 18, 2011) – Casey Currie tore in to Cycle Ranch in Texas, ready to charge in his Monster Energy General Tire Nissan, and ready to defend his 2010 title in the Pro Lite class. After a high-energy weekend of top Pro Lite drivers chomping at the bit for the Championship, Casey takes 4th in Saturday’s race, and ends an intense battle for the 2nd place podium spot on Sunday. Casey Currie proudly takes home 3rd place overall in the 2011 Championship and 7th in the Traxxas Pro Lite Cup Race.
Saturday and Sunday’s leaders were neck and neck; giving the fans the intense short-course action they came to see. Casey would move up to cross the finish line in 3rd place on Saturday, but after reviewing the lap counter, CJ was given the 3rd place position, putting Casey in 4th for the day.
“We had a great race truck all day, and starting on the 3rd row made it tough to get through traffic,” noted Casey, “but we have a great starting position for tomorrow’s race.”
Sunday’s race was an all-out fight, with Casey, RJ Anderson, and CJ Greaves battling in the top three. After a second full-course yellow regroups the field, Casey makes a huge acceleration on the back straight, and brings himself right on top of CJ and RJ battling for the lead. RJ Anderson is holding the lead with some bite in the turns, but CJ and Casey are out-braking him, keeping close behind. After taking the inside on Turn 5, and a little fender rubbing with CJ Greaves, Casey moves into 2nd. The two continue head to head, Casey taking turns on two wheels and hanging on to 2nd for the podium finish.
“That was a battle!” says Casey. “CJ and I battled the last couple of laps and I ended up in front of him. My truck was working well and I’m glad to finish 2nd today. We also wrapped up a podium spot on the year-end points which is a bonus for us.”
In the Traxxas Pro Lite Cup Race on Sunday, Casey was on fire! Starting off on the inside, Casey took the lead leaving CJ Greaves and RJ Anderson going at it for 3rd. Losing body panels, Casey remained well out front, at times by 12-15 car lengths. With only 2 laps remaining, Casey rides the outter burm of the sharp infield turn, and suffers a right rear flat—CJ Greaves jumping into the lead. Casey continues to push the Monster Energy General Tire Nissan but the flat will force him to pit. Casey gets back on track with a fresh right rear to finish 7th in the Pro Lite Traxxas Cup.
“Starting on the front row I got a great start and had a great race going,” Casey explains. “I had a big lead ’till lap 14 where I hit a burm wrong, giving me a flat tire. I tried to keep racing but there was nothing I could do. Two laps short—but next year we are coming for the money!!”
Always charging hard and moving forward fast, Casey is also finishing up his 2011 season in the Lucas Oil Off-Road series, where he currently holds 6th place in the Championship. For Rounds 13-14, Casey hits Sin City, to put all cards on the table and see who comes out on the top of the heap. Catch him November 5-6 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Become a fan at Facebook/OfficialCaseyCurrie or follow Casey on Twitter at Twitter.com/caseycurrie
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CASEY CURRIE GEARS UP TO DEFEND HIS 2010 TORC PRO LITE CHAMPIONSHIP AT CYCLE RANCH
October 14th, 2011 | News | abakerCASEY CURRIE GEARS UP TO DEFEND HIS 2010 TORC PRO LITE CHAMPIONSHIP AT CYCLE RANCH
Anaheim Hills, CA (October 14, 2011) – 2010 TORC Pro Lite Champion Casey Currie pays a visit to Cycle Ranch, TX this weekend to defend his championship in the final TORC race of the season. Charging hard for the podium in his newly-dialed Monster Energy/General Tire/Nissan, Casey is feeling awesome about the truck. After his crash in mid-September, Currie’s team was able to pull this build together and have the truck ready to rock for the Lucas Oil race the following weekend. Casey would qualify 5th in Surprise, AZ, and take home two respectable top-5 finishes.
“Lucas Oil Surprise, AZ was a great test for our new Pro Lite,” commented Casey. “With my big crash the weekend before, my guys were put to the test to have me a truck to even race. We finished with two top-5 finishes in extreme heat and learned a great deal about the truck. Coming into Texas I feel very confident about it.
Casey has earned multiple podium wins throughout his career. This weekend, characteristic of his hard-charger attitude, he will push the Monster Energy/General Tire/Nissan truck to its limits, when he battles his competition for the coveted win and his 5th podium of the season at the TORC season finale, October 15-16. Next up, Casey will hit the Strip for Lucas Oil at Las Vegas Motor Speedway November 5-6. For more information on Casey Currie become a fan at Facebook/OfficialCaseyCurrie or follow Casey on Twitter at Twitter/caseycurrie
Casey Currie Motorsports would like to thank all their Partners:
Monster Energy, General Tire, Currie Enterprises, Magnaflow Exhaust, NISSAN, Motive Gear, American Wire Harness, RC10, Method Wheels, Hawk, QTM Brakes, GoPro Cameras, Goodridge, K&N Filters, Kawasaki, Kicker Audio, King Shocks, Leatt Brace, HJC, MasterCraft Safety, Oakley, Dirt Bagz, CBR Radiators, Sign Pros, Simple Green, Torco Oil.
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Continue readingLOORRS Utah Race Report – 1st Place!
July 11th, 2011 | News | caseyLucas Oil Utah Race Report
Thursday
We arrive in Utah straight from Green Bay. The race truck has already arrived by the semi driver and we set up for an early practice. Our times are really good and we try some new products in the truck for 2nd practice that made some slightly better times.
Friday
We arrived to the track early Friday morning to set up for qualifying. We made some gear changes and everything else seemed good to go. We went out for qualifying and the track was slightly different making my ratio off. We qualified 11th so we made a gear change and felt the truck was fast and ready to race.
Saturday
The crowd was filling in at Miller and the truck was ready to go. Before I went out for my race Curt Leduc pulled me aside and gave me some words making me look at things a little different. When I went to staging I felt ready to race. I told my Dad that I want to do whatever it takes to get up front.
When the green flag dropped I was moving forward. Passing trucks every chance I got. By the mid course caution I was 3rd and felt I had more then the leaders. When the green flag dropped a crash happened in the whoops putting a gap in the field. I chased back up to Cameron and Deegan and as soon as I got close Deegan hit Cameron out giving me the perfect passing opportunity. For the last 2 laps I had the lead and drove it to the finish.
The truck was perfect coming off the track and the tires were hooked u the complete race. “it feels so good to be back up top, it’s our first Lucas win and it’s the first win for a v8″
Sunday
Qualifying didn’t go as plan. We went out and on the first lap I threw it in to a corner catching a rut giving me a flat, by the time we got it fixed I had 1 lap to go and on the last lap I hit traffic giving me a horrible qualifying time.
Starting in the back was what we did Saturday so we knew we could do it again.
When the green flag dropped I started passing as fast as possible. I passed up to 4th by the 4th lap and there was a huge crash. They did a complete restart and when I took off I got tangled with another truck giving me a flat. By the time I got into the pits and the tie changed I went a lap down. On the mid way caution I was in dead last and when the flag dropped I told my dad this was perfect practice for setting up lines and passing. We went from last to 4th without touching a single truck and easily had more.
I am excited to be running the v8 truck and will run the truck the ret of the year. We are going Home to do more suspension tuning and gear changes. I can’t wait for Glen Helen.
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July 11th, 2011 | News | caseyCrandon
We arrived to Crandon on Thursday afternoon, Set up the awning and the truck was ready to race. The weather reports said no rain till Monday but the clouds were in the air at all times.
Friday
We arrived to the track around 730 am and got organized and the truck ready for the track. We went out for practice and the truck was fast. We needed to make slight changes to the tires and gearing and it was good for qualifying. When qualifying came around we went out and the track was a wet mess. They had over watered it making traction an issue, also making our qualifying gear ratio way off. We ended up in a good starting position for the race Saturday.
Saturday
Drivers meeting at 8am and we were set to race. Crandon is the only track that we do a land rush start so the start is crucial. Or race was at 330 and all day we hung out in the pit signing posters and selling shirts to all the fans. When it came race time we were ready to go. When the green flag dropped we took off to an ok start and when we arrived to the first turn there was a truck spinning out in front of everyone. That truck took almost the complete field out. I was in the middle of it getting hit from all corners.
They threw the red flag and we did a full restart. When we got back to the starting area my guys ripped off my rear fender and looked over the truck. Everything seemed to be ok.
When we took off for the 2nd time I got a great start in the 3rd spot but when I hit the barn jump my truck felt funny. I drove around and on the 2nd lap it felt even worse. I had a slow leak in my right rear tire, and every time I would jump air was leaking out. By the 3rd lap it was completely flat. By the time I got it changed I was a lap down and I finished the race right outside the top 10. The truck was super hooked up and really fast, just needed some luck.
After the race we analyzed the tire and when I got hit in the accident on 1st start it hurt the tire seat. Making the tire only leak on hard impact.
We prepped the truck all Saturday night and a got it back in top shape. As we were finishing prep the rain came.
Sunday
We arrived at the track for drivers meeting at 8 and the track was flooded. It rained all night. Parsons pond had flooded so bad that it was 2 feet deep on the race track. They called the event off and are rescheduling for another day.
It’s a bummer we didn’t get to race. Our truck was working good we just needed some luck to be able to run a clean race.
We instantly started to load the hauler and begin the journey to Toole Utah for the next round of Loorrs.
Casey lands on Podium at opening weekend of TORC
June 06th, 2011 | News | caseyTorc round 1 and 2
Monday and Tuesday I gave the guys off since they had been cranking the weeks before. I on the other hand was a little bummed about the weekend I had so I cleaned the shop and organized all day Monday and Tuesday.
Wednesday
We flew out and arrived in Chicago around midnight. Then we drove in the pouring rain to Red Bud Michigan till 4 am.
Thursday
We arrived to the track at 1130 and we were the first team there. We had to wait to get our pit spot assigned and by 1pm we were in our spot. We set up awning then prepped the truck since I raced it the weekend before at the Lucas race. By 7 that night everything was ready to go.
The track on the other hand was a mess, mud everywhere. It was the most motocross style track I had ever seen. Huge step ups and step downs, whoop sections and tight turns.
Friday
My Dad and David arrived and we all went to the track for a day of nothing. The weather was still bad so practice and qualifying was canceled.
Saturday
8am drivers meeting to find out that it’s suppose to rain and the schedule was getting moved forward to squeeze in some racing.
We had never been on the track and had no time for warm up laps so we just went for it. I started in the 3 row from a random draw. When the green flag dropped I immediately got tangled with the truck ahead of me sending us off the track and to the back of the 16 truck field. I was feeling really good in the truck so I started getting after it, passing all the trucks besides 1st place. The truck was running awesome and when the restart went green I passed 1st right away and started running my own race. 2 laps later on the step up I thought I could clear the landing and down side it which was wrong. I ended up jumping so big that I did the black out bottom out slide into the outside of the track. Letting 2nd place by. I then chased him down and was all over him but couldn’t make the pass. The track was so tight I couldn’t pass him clean and I knew all eyes were on us if I accidentally took him out.
2nd is a great way to start the season and my truck worked amazing.
Sunday
Rain rain rain. There was huge mud holes everywhere but the crowd needed to see the race. When we took the green flag mud was everywhere. I started in the 4th row from the inversion and I was a pinball all day. I got smashed into many times and by the mid way caution I was 5th. When we took off there was a pile up going up the hill and I got t boned and given a flat tire. I raced around as fast I could so my guys could change it. After they fixed it I was a lap down but I charged as hard as I could because trucks were falling out everywhere. I ended up 7th for the day and am ready for Crandon already.
As soon as we pulled off the rain came harder then I have ever seen. We quickly loaded up and got soaking wet doing so. My race truck is being shipped to California with Walker Evans and my hauler is going to Green Bay to stay for the Summer.
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