After suffering some phantom electrical issues at the Tucson We-Rock event, the AMSOIL/Torchmate rock racing crew of Brad and Roger Lovell headed to Mecca of the rock racing world - Moab, Utah.
The electrical problems that surfaced in Tucson cropped up again in Moab, but after a last ditch effort to locate the bug, it was found hiding in the truck's computer system. A few taps and the #232 roared to life and was ready for the XRRA tech crew.
Finally able to concentrate on the competition at hand, Brad Lovell ran consistent times and was
looking to conquer the bone jarring track that the XRRA is know for. He entered the finals in second place, but the leader had a 30 second lead. Lovell made up 17 seconds in the first run, but got hung up on some rock, handing the win to Rick Deramo."What can I say," said Brad Lovell. "(Rick) did a great job. We just missed an opportunity to get the AMSOIL/Torchmate Ford into the winner's circle."
Meanwhile, the XRRA allowed Brad to spot for his brother, Roger during his races. Roger was plenty fast, pinning the #32 in the corners and smashing it through the rocks. The truck is much more stable with the new Fabtech suspension and Roger got a lot of good experience completing King of the Hammers only a few weeks ago. The AMSOIL/Torchmate Ford launched over the jumps but the luck of the draw caused him to get hung up on some dug out rocks, costing him about 30 seconds and a spot in the finals. Roger the day in eighth.
The marathon continues for the AMSOIL team as they head to Primm, Nevada for the Terrible’s Town 250. I’ll take the right seat in the #7231 Torchmate/AMSOIL/Ford Ranger under driver of record Bill Kunz.
Until then, we'll see you at the races.
