Taylor Has Solid Performance in Pomona – Heads to Crandon for
Chairman’s Cup
June 10, 2008 (Belvidere, IL) - Scott Taylor and the #8 Skyjacker
Suspensions Wernimont Designs Roush Performance BFGoodrich Tires Ford
F-150 headed back to Pomona looking to get back to his “championship
style” form. The two rounds of racing in Primm were hard on the team, as
mechanical failure and heavy contact from another competitor, put Taylor
Racing back in the pack of the Championship standings.
Saturday morning saw Scott take to the track for Round 5 qualifying. The
chassis setup Russ Wernimont and Mike Kasch put under the truck really
made the #8 Ford F-150 come alive. The session had Scott qualify third
fastest out of the twenty six PRO-2 trucks entered.
The start of Round 5 saw the top six qualifiers inverted in the starting
grid. This put Scott on the outside of row two at the rolling start.
The race itself saw Scott Taylor running hard with the likes of Greaves,
MacCachern, Johnson, and Renezeder. At the competition yellow, Scott was
in fourth place. With two laps to go, Scott and MacCachern got into one
another, allowing McGrath to move up a couple of positions. At the finish,
Scott Taylor crossed the line in fifth place.
Sunday morning, Mike Kasch was lining up the #8 Skyjacker Ford for
qualifying when he realized the power steering wasn’t working. Quickly
Mike and the crew carefully replaced the steering unit with plenty of time
to spare. Scott Taylor qualified fifth fastest for Round Six.
The starting grid for Sunday’s race saw the top eight qualifiers inverted.
This put Scott again on the outside of row two.
The first half of the race saw the Scott Taylor fend off the repeated
moves of Renezeder, as he attempted to catch the leader, Todd LeDuc. At
the yellow, the #8 Skyjacker Suspensions Wernimont Designs Roush
Performance Justice Brothers BFGoodrich Tires Ford F-150 was in second
place. During competition yellow, CORR officials watered the track,
creating a slippery condition on much of the track.
When green flag racing resumed, Renezeder continued to battle Scott for
the second spot. Then on lap twelve, Scott almost spun out on the pavement
section going through Turns One and Two. This opened the door for Johnson
and Whelchel to get by. The finishing order in Round 6 was 1st – Todd
LeDuc, 2nd – Ricky Johnson, 3rd –Jerry Whelchel, and 4th – Scott Taylor.
“We are
getting closer,” exclaimed Scott Taylor. “I know the weekend we had in
Primm put us back a bit in the points, but the way Russ, Mike and the
team are working together, we will be leading one of these very soon and
land on that podium. Thanks also to Taylor, Anthony, and Travis; these
guys really do a great job prepping the Skyjacker Ford F-150. This
weekend my crew told me to concentrate on racing and they would take
care of the truck. They gave me the best race truck possible and it
showed. Great job guys.”
After
completing six rounds of racing in the CORR PRO-2 Championship, Scott
Taylor resides in eighth place out of twenty seven competitors.
Next CORR race for Taylor Racing is July 26-27 at “THE QUARRY” in Chula
Vista, California.
Next Race for Taylor Racing
THE FOREST COUNTY POTAWATOMI BRUSH RUN,
JUNE 21-22
CRANDON, WISCONSIN.
“We a
have a few weeks before the next CORR race, so we decided to come home
to Crandon and go for the Chairman’s Cup,” stated Scott Taylor. “I’ve
been racing for thirty five years and Crandon has been a huge part of my
career. They kept off-road racing viable for the racers and spectators
of this great sport. Whether it was racing through the woods to Carter’s
Farm or flying over the Barn Jump and past the skyboxes, racing in
Crandon is special. I want to keep coming back as long as I can.”
Taylor
Racing thanks all their sponsors including:
Skyjacker Suspensions, BFGoodrich Tires, Ford Trucks, Russ Wernimont
Designs, Roush Performance, Automatic Transmission Designs, Walker Evans
Racing, Miller Electric, Justice Brothers, Phil’s Inc., Boatec, MSD CNC, K
& N, Lancair, Autometer, and Ringers Gloves.
-Mike Reusche, marketing, MTG –
mike@mt-graphics.com
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