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For
immediate release
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July 10,
2006
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Belvidere, IL
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Tough
Weekend For Taylor Racing
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The Bark River Lions Club,
the organizers of the event, added a set of jumps/whoops, new
for 2006, that were constructed in the first straightaway on
the backside of the track that could cause trouble if you
didn’t pick the right line.
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After dominating the Pro-2
division with back to back wins in Crandon, Scott Taylor and
his #8 Skyjacker Suspensions BFGoodrich Tires Ford F-150 were
looking to build on their recent success. Unfortunately during
the Friday practice session, Scott knew the truck wasn’t
performing up to his expectations. Throughout the evening and
into the next morning the team continued to chase the “new
truck” gremlin.
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Saturday – Round 5
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When the green flag dropped
Scott knew his truck was running well off the pace. The goal
for the day was to stay on the lead lap and hopefully collect
a handful of points. At the flag Scott finished in tenth place
and was able to pick up six points.
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As soon as the truck was
clean, Scott and his crew continued to brainstorm until the
engine problem was solved. When Sunday morning practice came
around, Scott Taylor ran some of the fastest lap times of the
weekend. It looked like Taylor Racing was ready for battle.
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Sunday – Round 6
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Just as all sixteen Pro-2 trucks
were lined up for the start, white smoke began to coming out
of the #8 Skyjacker Suspensions BFGoodrich Tires Ford F-150.
At the drop of the green flag, Scott came of out Turn One in
sixth place. Almost immediately the truck began to run on
seven cylinders, undaunted Scott kept charging to the front.
On lap 4 Scott was in third place, right behind the #7 truck
of Scott Douglas. On lap 5 the two Ford trucks passed the
leader, #29 Steve Barlow. On the same lap Scott and the #7
passed each other back and forth for the lead. On lap 6 as
Scott was in second place when he came to the new jump section
of the track and went end over end. The section of the track
is marked with huge implement tire buried partially in the
ground. The truck clipped one of these tires and landed on
another causing the truck to flip end over end. Fortunately
Scott was able to walk away from this high-speed mishap. Round
6 was over and Scott Taylor was credited with a fifteenth
place finish.
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“After Crandon I thought we
had gotten rid of all the new truck gremlins. The damage to
the motor was probably caused from the Saturday run,”
commented Scott Taylor. “The lean condition was fixed for
today, but the damage was already done. The truck still ran
incredible. My spotters kept telling me about the smoke and to
check the gauges, but I just kept quiet, trying to get around
Douglas. I think I was just over drove the truck at the wrong
spot. Fortunately I’m okay and truck came out of it with
minimal damage. Even on seven cylinders we challenged for the
lead. I just can say enough about how important it is to have
Skyjacker Suspension as a sponsor. Their program allowed us to
really get a quick handle on the suspension setup for this new
truck. As always the best off-road tire in the market is
BFGoodrich. For over 30 years I have used BFGoodrich tires,
nothing is better.”
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After six rounds of racing
the 2006 Pro-2 Championship standings are:
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1st-Todd LeDuc -
55 pts.
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2nd-Jerry Whelchel
- 51 pts.
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3rd-Steve Barlow –
48pts.
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4th-Scott Taylor –
47pts.
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4th-Scott Douglas
- 47pts.
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Thanks to all our supporters
including:
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Skyjacker Suspension – Jesus
Rocks,
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BFGoodrich Tires,
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Ford Trucks,
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Roush Performance,
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ATD,
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Russ Wernimont Designs,
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Justice Brothers,
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Miller Electric,
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Royal Purple,
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MSD Ignition,
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Phil's Inc.,
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Precision Gear,
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Mobil 1,
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Auto Meter,
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Boatec,
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CNC,
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K&N Engineering,
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Mastercraft
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and Ringer Gloves
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Next Race - July 22-23 –
The Rumble at the Ranch - Chula Vista, CA
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-Mike Reusche,
marketing -
MTG
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Next Race:
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July 22-23 - The Rumble at the Ranch
Chula Vista, CA
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