The .7 mile long "Chunk of Baja" had a variety of high speed jumps, a demanding rhythm section, and a couple of tabletop jumps all within the confines of the half-mile banked dirt circle track. The race itself was sixteen laps with a mandatory caution lap at the halfway point of the race.

Wednesday afternoon had two practice sessions scheduled before early evening qualifying. Unfortunately Mother Nature had other plans. Once it again it rained at a TORC event. Luckily the rain ended around four o'clock in the afternoon, allowing USAC officials to schedule a combined six lap practice and qualifying session before the scheduled evening race program.

Scott Taylor went out for the session and was just getting settled in when steering issues sent the Miller Welders Ford back to the pit area for a new steering gear. The limited practice time saw Taylor qualify sixth fastest.

Quickly crew chief Mike Kasch and the rest of the team went to work replacing the steering unit. Even with only a few practice laps, Scott also made a slight suspension change looking for some extra speed when exiting the three tight infield corners.

When it came to go racing Wednesday night, the race was over almost before it started. As the field came around turns one and two of the circle track, one of the trucks spun causing a couple more to do the same. Scott Taylor was one of the those trucks, the contact bent the rear track arms bars and a shock shaft which left the axle housing well out of alignment . The Miller Welders RoushYates Engines BFGoodrich Tires Ford went back to the hauler to get ready for Thursday evening's round of racing.

The damage from Wednesday was quickly repaired and Scott Taylor was ready for Round Eleven by noontime.

Thursday evening's race went much better the blue Ford F-150. After starting at the back of the pack, Scott raced hard and a fourth place finish was in sight of the checkered flag when the truck was pushed into the wall. This cost the Miller Welders Ford two positions, finishing in sixth.

"What happened on Wednesday was just a racing thing," remarked Scott Taylor. "Just in the wrong spot at the wrong time, but we got the Miller Welders Ford back together and running really well on Thursday. Our King Shocks were set-up great, and our BFGoodrich Tires really put the RoushYates horsepower to the ground. If we would have been able to complete Wednesday's race we would have had more feedback from the truck which would give the chance to fine tune our set-up for Thursday. All in all it was a good run for Taylor Racing."

Thursday night's racing was broadcast live on the SPEED Channel and the two-hour program has received rave reviews from longtime fans as well as television viewers that are new to short-course off-road racing.

Final weekend of the 2011 Traxxas TORC Series presented by AMSOIL is October 15-16 at the Cycle Ranch in San Antonio, Texas.

Taylor Racing thanks all their supporters including:
Miller Electric - Mastercraft Safety - BFGoodrich Tires - Automatic Transmission Designs – AMSOIL
RoushYates Engines, Ford Trucks, Russ Wernimont Designs, King Shocks, Walker Evans Racing, MSD Ignition, Autometer, K & N Filters, Justice Brothers, Boatec, and Phil's Inc.

Taylor Racing has marketing opportunities available for the 2011 TORC season. To contact Taylor Racing please email: stitchesbytaylor@comcast.net