Taylor
Takes Round 2 at TORC Opener - 60 PRO Wins Since 1999
Belvidere, IL (May 18, 2009) - Scott Taylor brought his Skyjacker
Suspensions, Auto Trans Design, BFGoodrich Tires ,Ford F-150 to Texas
looking to build on his late season successes from 2008. After his
Saturday night win, Taylor Racing continues to prove that the
seven-time champion is looking to add more to the record books. The
Round 2 victory was Scott’s sixtieth’s PRO victory since 1999.
 New
for the Taylor Racing team is the addition of Dustin Pence handling
the chores of race prep. At the track, longtime chief mechanic Mike
Kasch is at the helm, with the assistance of new crew chief Kevin
Pence. The veteran team members should keep the team in championship
contention all year.
Friday afternoon saw the Skyjacker, BFGoodrich, Ford use the two
practice sessions to fine tune the King Shocks suspension. After a few
adjustments, Scott qualified the truck 8th fastest out of the field of
fifteen PRO-2WD trucks. Not the best starting position, but at Texas,
you race the track as much as the other racers. There is a lot
strategy involved at clay tracks like Texas. It’s not all about speed,
keeping your BFGoodrich tires performing throughout the entire race is
key. You don’t want to be too aggressive and wear out your tires too
soon.
Round 1
The opening round of the PRO-2WD TORC season saw implementation of a
rolling start and a mandatory caution midway through the twenty lap
main event. The race got off cleanly as Scott was looking to hold his
own, and waiting for the second half of the race to make his charge to
the front. Within a few laps, Scott was having traction issues. This
left the Skyjacker BFGoodrich Ford with a run that ended in sixth
place. The truck came back to the pits with all it body panels intact,
but the team knew changes had to be made to get Taylor Racing to the
front of the pack.
Overnight the team made changes to the front suspension and a gear
change looking to improve the rear bite of the truck.
On Saturday, the day began with the competitors wondering if there
would be a Round 2. The Fort Worth area was hit with early morning
heavy rain and lighter precipitation until mid afternoon. The track
crews from the Speedway and TORC persevered and had the track ready to
race by 8:30pm.
Round 2
The starting grid was determined by the finishing order of Round 1.
Then the top six finishers had their order inverted. This put the
familiar #8 Skyjacker ATD BFGoodrich Tires Ford F-150 on pole. When
the green flag waved, Scott put all the RoushYates horsepower into the
ATD transmission and grabbed the lead. The clay and dirt track was
hard packed and tacky in some areas, and loose and muddy in others.
Throughout the twenty-lap event he was under constant pressure from
Rob MacCachern and Ricky Johnson. The BFGoodrich tires handled the
varying track conditions extremely well, as Scott never relinquished
the lead. Scott not only won Round 2, his Skyjacker BFGoodrich Ford
turned the fastest lap, earning the team the OAKLEY BOMB award.
“This was an entire team win,” remarked Scott Taylor. “ From Mike
Kasch, Kevin Pence, Dustin Pence, Holly Kulinski, Hope Kincaid, Steve
Oman and my family, without them this isn’t possible. A special thanks
goes out to Skyjacker Suspensions, BFGoodrich Tires, Ford Truck,
Automatic Transmission Design and Roush/Yates , they believe in our
team, and we responded with a win tonight.”
After two rounds of racing in the Traxxas Off-Road Championship Series
presented by AMSOIL, Scott Taylor is in second place in the chase for
the PRO-2WD championship.
You can relive Taylor Racing’s winning performance on ESPN2, Sunday,
May 24, at 11am eastern.
The next race on the TORC Series schedule is May 29-30 at Perris Auto
Speedway in Perris, CA.
Taylor Racing thanks all their supporters including:
Skyjacker Suspensions – BFGoodrich Tires – Automatic Transmission
Designs
Ford Trucks, RoushYates Engines, Miller Electric, King Shocks, Walker
Evans Racing, Justice Brothers, AMSOlL, Phil’s Inc., Ringers Gloves,
MSD Ignition, Autometer, K & N Filters, Northern Fiberwerx, and Russ
Wernimont Designs.
- Mike Reusche, MTG
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Race &
Television Schedule - ESPN2 and ABC Sports |
|
Date |
Track / Location |
Air Date |
Time Slot |
Network |
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May 15-16 |
Texas
Motor Speedway - Ft. Worth, TX |
May 24 |
11:00 AM
- 12:00 PM |
ESPN 2 |
|
May 29-30 |
Perris
Auto Speedway - Perris, CA |
June 7 |
5:00 PM -
6:00 PM |
ABC |
|
June
20-21 |
Crandon
Intl Raceway - Crandon, WI |
June 28 |
12:30 PM
- 1:30 PM |
ESPN 2 |
|
July
11-12 |
Bark
River Intl Raceway - Bark River, MI |
July 19 |
11:30 AM
- 12:30 PM |
ESPN 2 |
|
August
8-9 |
Bark
River Intl Raceway, Bark River, MI |
Aug 16 |
11:30 AM
- 1:00 PM |
ESPN 2 |
|
Sept 4-6 |
Crandon
Intl Raceway, Crandon, WI |
Sep 6 |
5:00 PM -
6:00 PM |
ABC-Live |
|
Sept
26-27 |
TBD-Southern CA |
Oct 4 |
1:30 PM -
3:00 PM |
ESPN 2 |
|
Oct
31-Nov 1 |
Las
Vegas, NV |
Nov 8 |
1:30 PM -
2:30 PM |
ABC |
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