First off, thank you for all the volunteers and people at M.O.R.E. for putting on a beautiful event this weekend at the Royal Purple 500. We pre-ran (at 35mph, which is hard when your trying to judge holes for race cars doing 100mph) Friday afternoon and marked the course. Uneventful for the most part, but we did move a "native" spectator well off the course to a spectator safe distance of 150 feet. Hit up tech late Friday night to an eager crew that got us through in less than 5 minutes after we had our paperwork. Great job guys!!! And of course mandatory Barstow Del Taco after that!
And a huge thanks to Kevin Reid for letting me be involved with their team. He is top notch and has the team behind him to let his program succeed. Its been a while since we had "planned" to get me in the car with Shelby, and it finally came together.
Shelby Reid! What more can I say, she is a factor in everybody's race plans! You can't count her out of running up front on any given day. She is still getting comfortable with her new car, and it was my first time ever in it. I ruffled her feathers on lap one and she preformed perfectly! We started 11th off the line, and after a fast lap we found ourselves in 5th on the road and roughly top 3? on time! Lap 2 we had a steering servo fail around mm35 or so, just after Means dry lake area, and she muscled that big heavy car for the rest of the lap! Keep in mind that her car runs 37's! YIKES!!! After 40 miles of torture she decided to hop out after lap 2 and let Paul Keller take over.
After we received a brand new (still in the wrapper) servo from Todd Jergenson (THANK YOU!) and repaired one other item, we took aim at testing the car and going for a finish. I took a one lap break from navigation duties as soon as Paul hopped in, and after lap 3, re-assumed my duties in the right seat. I am SORE today, and was useless yesterday to say the least. 365 miles of Lucerne square edged chop took its toll on me this time, but we will live to fight another day!
Again, thanks to everyone at M.O.R.E., RPI, UNLTDPrep, DFT, Shelby, Kevin, Cody Reid, Daniel, Jamie and Brooklyn Folts, Dave Folts, Casey, Jennifer and Presley Jefferies. Jimmy T for wheelin' the 9 car around for a win and everyone else that helped us in the dirt. I had an amazing time and each one of the above mentioned people / companies helped make it happen.
We will go vroom vroom in the dirt again soon. Watch-out BOYS!
Last edited by racer_dude; May 23rd, 2011 at 12:21.
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First off, thank you for all the volunteers and people at M.O.R.E. for putting on a beautiful event this weekend at the Royal Purple 500. We pre-ran (at 35mph, which is hard when your trying to judge holes for race cars doing 100mph) Friday afternoon and marked the course. Uneventful for the most part, but we did move a "native" spectator well off the course to a spectator safe distance of 150 feet. Hit up tech late Friday night to an eager crew that got us through in less than 5 minutes after we had our paperwork. Great job guys!!! And of course mandatory Barstow Del Taco after that!
And a huge thanks to Kevin Reid for letting me be involved with their team. He is top notch and has the team behind him to let his program succeed. Its been a while since we had "planned" to get me in the car with Shelby, and it finally came together.
Shelby Reid! What more can I say, she is a factor in everybody's race plans! You can't count her out of running up front on any given day. She is still getting comfortable with her new car, and it was my first time ever in it. I ruffled her feathers on lap one and she preformed perfectly! We started 11th off the line, and after a fast lap we found ourselves in 5th on the road and roughly top 3? on time! Lap 2 we had a steering servo fail around mm35 or so, just after Means dry lake area, and she muscled that big heavy car for the rest of the lap! Keep in mind that her car runs 37's! YIKES!!! After 40 miles of torture she decided to hop out after lap 2 and let Paul Keller take over.
After we received a brand new (still in the wrapper) servo from Todd Jergenson (THANK YOU!) and repaired one other item, we took aim at testing the car and going for a finish. I took a one lap break from navigation duties as soon as Paul hopped in, and after lap 3, re-assumed my duties in the right seat. I am SORE today, and was useless yesterday to say the least. 365 miles of Lucerne square edged chop took its toll on me this time, but we will live to fight another day!
Again, thanks to everyone at M.O.R.E., RPI, UNLTDPrep, DFT, Shelby, Kevin, Cody Reid, Daniel, Jamie and Brooklyn Foltz, Dave Foltz, Casey, Jennifer and Presley Jefferies. Jimmy T for wheelin' the 9 car around for a win and everyone else that helped us in the dirt. I had an amazing time and each one of the above mentioned people / companies helped make it happen.
We will go vroom vroom in the dirt again soon. Watch-out BOYS!
Thank you Louis. You did a great job, and bring a lot to the table. Even though Shelby has been teamed with other great drivers, it is good to get someone like you to ride with her and recognize that she is a very talented driver. We need to get the gremlins worked out of this car, and everyone will see what she can do.
We would also like to thank K&N Engineering, DFT and the entire Folts family, Lucas Oil, Toyo Tires, MSD Ignition, and especially Casey at UNLTD Prep for killing it to get both cars ready, and the 12 car turned around in 1 week from Plaster City.
RPI Racing 2010 M.O.R.E. Class 1 and Overall champions, 2011 SNORE Class 12 champions
You're pretty brave for eating Del Taco the night before a race. LOL
Originally Posted by racer_dude
Barstow Del Taco! Its not even the same Pattimus. Normal Del Taco - not a chance!
HAHAHAHA I ate at Letty's in lucerne valley the day before the race, it has a B rating... yeah probably a risky move haha but it was all good. I Rode the first 3 laps in 1069 and felt great. Very proud of the whole team and PJ Isabelle for the class 10 win and 2nd overall.
Cody was flying out there, he passed us on lap 1 and we passed him in the same exact spot on lap 2 missing the left rear. it was great to see you guys got it back going after that.
glad you guys muscled through adversity to the finishline... sometimes those are the greatest races...
HARVEYMotor Sports Dirt's for racing, asphalt's for getting there!!! Mike Harvey Off Roaders Like It Rough, Dirty, and Fast!!! "I don't care how much I scrub and scrub, they just don't make water hot enough to get rid of the racers itchy plague! Once u get the disease theres no turning back"!!! hahahahaha
HAHAHAHA I ate at Letty's in lucerne valley the day before the race, it has a B rating... yeah probably a risky move haha but it was all good. I Rode the first 3 laps in 1069 and felt great. Very proud of the whole team and PJ Isabelle for the class 10 win and 2nd overall.
Cody was flying out there, he passed us on lap 1 and we passed him in the same exact spot on lap 2 missing the left rear. it was great to see you guys got it back going after that.
glad you guys muscled through adversity to the finishline... sometimes those are the greatest races...
Eating at Letty's is definately an adventure. Sometimes I wonder about the mystery meat they use.
RPI Racing 2010 M.O.R.E. Class 1 and Overall champions, 2011 SNORE Class 12 champions
[QUOTE=Cody was flying out there, he passed us on lap 1 and we passed him in the same exact spot on lap 2 missing the left rear. it was great to see you guys got it back going after that. glad you guys muscled through adversity to the finishline... sometimes those are the greatest races...[/QUOTE]
i hope i wasn't to difficult for you guys to get around, the car wasn't going anywhere haha
Congrats on the win and 2nd over all
Last edited by DesertRacer1268; May 23rd, 2011 at 15:47.
i hope i wasn't to difficult for you guys to get around, the car wasn't going anywhere haha
Congrats on the win and 2nd over all
not at all... We felt bad when we came up on you... its never enjoyable seeing cars broken down...
Thanks cody it was an awesome weekend... you were behind us for a while, I saw you back there from about race mile 44-46 and u passed us around 53? we were giving it all we had that single seat Seagrove is sooooo fast... haha
cant wait to see the new Jefferies class 10 out there...
and holy cow those eco-techs are champs... my first time in an eco-tech powered car and I couldnt believe the power they have... your car is going to be a rocket
HARVEYMotor Sports Dirt's for racing, asphalt's for getting there!!! Mike Harvey Off Roaders Like It Rough, Dirty, and Fast!!! "I don't care how much I scrub and scrub, they just don't make water hot enough to get rid of the racers itchy plague! Once u get the disease theres no turning back"!!! hahahahaha
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