As the sun warmed the rocks a record number of Pro Modified teams slowly trickled into the event site. With 25 teams ready to compete, the rocks were busy with tight lipped talk of strategy and who to watch. An adventurous excitement filled the air that can be best described as a realization that this was a return to old school rock crawling. The courses were tight, technical and consisted of awe inspiring climbs and amazing drops.Brad and Roger Lovell got off to a quick lead on the first course with a successful run but the first day of competition would still present challenge. After watching fellow competitors struggle with the bonus line on the B1 course, the brothers decided to take the
risk and go for the hard line. Brad carefully lined up the Fabtech/AMSOIL/Ford Ranger and Roger worked to place rocks in the perfect location. The Ranger bridged the enormous gap and as the nose pointed skyward Brad settled into the driver’s seat and lost his view of the rocks below. Driving by nothing but feel and the direction of Roger, Brad slowly tip-toed the Ranger through the gates. The gamble worked and Team Lovell took a commanding lead over fellow competitors. After the end of the day, the brothers found themselves with a six point lead over veteran rock star Jason Paulie. “Brad did and incredible job, if he only knew how close he was to the edge” commented Roger.
Day two brought new challenges and the W.E. Rock courses proved to be brutal on all competitors. Brad and Roger had another near flawless day. The course that was set for the final round was the longest of the day and would push every team to the limit. The course also had two bonus lines, but every team stuck to the regular course, except for Paulie. Careful planning paid off and Brad piloted the Ranger through gate after gate until the final climb. The team knew they had to make the last climb in one shot and Roger stood back and directed Brad to the perfect 
line. Like a pilot on a launch pad, Brad stomped on the gas and the BF Goodrich Krawlers pushed the Fabtech Ford to the top of the rock. With a single turn to the right the two carefully crossed the finish gates and captured their second victory in the W.E. Rock Western Series. With back to back first place finishes in a four event series Lovell Racing has a commanding lead in the series.June 14th will find the Lovell Brothers racing head to head in the Fabtech Ranger and the Dirt Logic Ranger in XRRA round three in their hometown of Colorado Springs, Colo.
Until then, we'll see you at the races.
