Posted: 30 Sep 2009 05:24 AM PDT

Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Randy Wilson Leads Class 1 SCORE Standings

by Dominic Clark

LOS ANGELES -- Enjoying his full-time return to desert racing in between his day job as a NASCAR Cup team owner/driver, Robby Gordon has increased his point lead in the 2009 SCORE Desert Series point standings following his second win of the year at the recent 14th SCORE Terribles Primm 300.

With 292 points, Gordon, 40, who returns to his desert racing roots as often as his NASCAR schedule allows (which is every race this year), is the SCORE Overall point leader and he additionally leads the marquee SCORE Trophy-Truck class for high-tech, 800-horsepower, unlimited production trucks in his No. 77 Team Gordon Chevy CK1500.

While assuming a big lead in the 2009 SCORE Desert Series point standings, Gordon, who lives in Charlotte, N.C., actually missed the NASCAR Cup race in Richmond on Sept. 12 to run in the SCORE race in Primm and has earned his eighth and ninth career SCORE Trophy-Truck race wins this year along with one second and one seventh in the four races held so far this season.

After Gordons big lead of 24 points over second place in the SCORE Overall point standings (he also has an even larger 48-point lead in SCORE Trophy-Truck), only 16 points separate the rest of the top 10 in the 2009 SCORE Overall point standings.

SCORE racers are now preparing for the 42nd Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, to be held in Ensenada, Mexico, Nov. 18-22. The computerized drawing for starting positions, by class, for the final round of five-race Worlds Foremost Desert Racing Series will be held at the SCORE headquarters in Los Angeles on Saturday, Oct. 10. It will be a loop race, starting and finishing in Ensenada.

After winning Class 10 in San Felipe, Ensenada and Primm in his Lothringer-VW, Mike Lawrence, Banning Calif., is leading the class he won the season championship in last year and stands second in SCORE overall points with 268.

Prior to the start of this years SCORE Desert Series, we made a decision to run for the SCORE Trophy-Truck point championship and we are fulfilling our goal at this point and being the SCORE Overall Point leader is a big bonus, said Gordon, who was the SCORE Trophy-Truck season point champion in 1996, the last season he was able to run the entire series prior to this year. We really have our Chevy CK1500 SCORE Trophy-Truck dialed in this year. The crew has done a great job in the shop and in the desert and my co-driver Andy Grider has helped immensely in many ways in every race.

Wilson Motorsports of Long Beach, Calif., currently leads two classes as well as being tied for third and 11th in SCORE overall points after four races.

With two Class 1 open-wheel desert race cars and two Class 1-2/1600 open-wheel cars with 1600cc VW engines, Randy Wilson, 50, the middle of three racing Wilson brothers, leads Class 1 and is 11th in overall points with 241. Ronny Wilson, 47, the youngest of the brothers, is fifth in Class 1 with 175 points while tied for the lead Class 1-2/1600 and tied for third in overall points with 265 is Brian Wilson, 24, Randy and Ronnys nephew and son of Rick Wilson, 53, the oldest of the three Wilson brothers. In Class 1, both Wilson brothers drive Chevy-powered Jimco open-wheel desert race cars.

With a fourth place class finish in Laughlin, followed by a second place in San Felipe, a fourth in Ensenada and another fourth in Primm in a Kreger-VW, Brian Wilson is a field superintendent for the family business-Norm Wilson & Sons, a prominent Southern California general contracting company. Wilson is receiving considerable help this season from veteran co-driver Sammy Ehbrenberg, Las Vegas, who splits the driving with Brian Wilson when not mentoring him in the sport.

Brad Wilson, 20, who is Ronnys son, also races in Class 1-2/1600 in a Penhall-VW where he is ninth after a third place class finish in Primm. Ronny Wilson has also entered a Jimco-VW and won in SCORE Lite in Primm, giving Wilson Motorsports five entries in the Southern Nevada race.

Tied with Brian Wilson for the lead in Class 1-2/1600 and tied for third with him in SCORE Overall points is Justin Smith, Capistrano Beach, Calif., who has two class wins this year in his Fraley-VW.

Eric Duran, Tecate, Calif., is driver of record for his family team and is fifth overall and third in Class 1-2/1600 in with 260 points in a Neth-VW.

SCORE points are based on starting and finishing as well as the number of starters in each class and placement position in every race. All class titles will go down to the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000.

Tied for sixth in overall points with 255 points are Gavin Skilton, Anaheim, Calif., undefeated in his class in all four races this year (Stock Mini, Honda Ridgeline) and Cody Robinson, El Centro, Calif., who is fourth in Class 1-2/1600 in a TL-VW.

While second through seventh in the 2009 SCORE Overall point standings are just 13 points apart, eighth through 10th place are separated by only 12 points.

Class 7 point leader Dan Chamlee, Carpenteria, Calif., who has three race wins this season in a Ford Ranger, is eighth overall with 254 points.

Two SCORE Trophy-Trucks are ninth and 10th in SCORE Overall points and second and third in class. Las Vegas Brian Collins, who won in San Felipe this year, is ninth and second in the No. 12 Dodge Ram1500 with 244 points and Ed Stout, Santa Ana, Calif., is third and 10th in the No. 13 Chevy Silverado with 242 points.

One of female regular racers this season, Heidi Steele, San Clemente, Calif., leads the Class 6 points in the Desert Assassins Ford Ranger. Heidi Steele won a SCORE season point title last year was in Class 7SX and has one Class 6 race win this year. Steeles husband Cameron Steele is fifth in SCORE Trophy-Truck points.

Another SCORE regular female racer this season, Anna Cody, Simi Valley, Calif., and her all-female team, is tied for second in the motorcycle Class 20 points.

Among the car and truck classes, other point leaders include: John Holmes, Olivenhain, Calif. (Class 7SX, Ford Ranger), Clyde Stacy, Bristol, Va.. (Class 8, Chevy Silverado), Kevin Carr, San Deigo (Class 5, unlimited VW Baja Bug), Alonso Angulo, Ensenada, Mexico (Class 5/1600, 1600cc VW Baja Bug), Justin Matney, Briston, Tenn. (Stock Full, Dodge Ram1500) and Eric Solorzano, Tijuana, Mexico (Class 11, stock VW Sedan).

With motorcycles and ATVs racing in the three SCORE Baja races, the team of Cameron Corfman, El Centro, Calif./Craig Smith, Brawley, Calif./Kyle Corfman, El Centro, Calif., leads the open motorcycle Class 22 standings with 150 points after the Tecate SCORE Baja 500 on a Beta RR450.

Leading the overall motorcycle and Class 30 (motorcycle riders 30 years old and older), Mike Johnson, El Paso, Texas/Rex Cameron, Albuquerque, N.M., with 159 points on a Honda CRF450X.

The defending Class 25 open ATV championship team led by rider of record Wayne Matlock, El Cajon, Calif., on a Honda TRX700XX has 149 points.

Leading the overall ATV and the Class 24 point standings with 163 points is the team led by defending Class 24 season point champion Craig Christy, Burbank, Calif., on a Honda TRX450R.

Among the other motorcycle class point leaders are Bill Boyer, Lomita, Calif. (Class 21, Honda CRF450X), Jim ONeal, Simi Valley, Calif. (Class 50, Honda CRF450X), Brian Campbell, Bakersfield, Calif. (Class 40, KTM 450XCF) and Hector Castillo, Calexico, Calif. (Class 20, Yamaha WR250).

In addition to season point class point championships, drivers in the Pro car and truck classes are also racing to earn prestigious SCORE Toyota Milestone Awards given to all drivers who complete every required mile of the five-race season. Being presented by Toyota Motorsports for the 24th consecutive year, a total of 16 drivers remain eligible after Round 4 of the 2009 SCORE Desert Series.

Current SCORE official annual sponsors are: BFGoodrich Tires-official tire, Volkswagen of America-official vehicle, Sunoco Race Fuels -official fuel supplier, Bilstein-official shock, Instant Mexico Auto Insurance-official Mexican auto insurance, Slime-official tire sealant and Red Bull--official energy drink. Associate sponsors are: Tecate Beer, Coca-Cola of Mexico, Las Vegas Events, Terrible Herbst Inc., Blue C Enthusiast Advertising, American Suzuki, SignPros, P.C.I. Race Radios, McKenzies Performance Products and Advanced Color Graphics.

For more information regarding the series, contact SCORE at its Los Angeles headquarters 818.225.8402 or visit the official website of the 2009 SCORE Desert Series at www.score-international.com.

2009 SCORE Desert Series Point Leaders

(as of 9/29/09)

(Through 14th SCORE Terribles Primm 300-Primm, Nev., Sept. 12; Remaining race: 42nd Tecate SCORE Baja 1000-Ensenada, Mexico, Nov. 18-22)

Top 25 Overall Cars and Trucks
(Position, Drivers, Vehicle-Engine, Class, Points)

1. Robby Gordon, Charlotte, N.C., Chevy CK1500 (SCORE Trophy-Truck), 292

2. Mike Lawrence, Banning, Calif., Lothringer-VW (Class 10), 268

3. Brian Wilson, Long Beach, Calif., Kreger-VW (Class 1-2/1600), 265

3. Justin Smith, Capistrano Beach, Calif., Fraley-VW (Class 1-2/1600), 265

5. Eric Duran, Tecate, Calif., Neth-VW (Class 1-2/1600), 260

6. Gavin Skilton, Anaheim, Calif., Honda Ridgeline (Stock Mini), 255

6. Cody Robinson, El Centro, Calif., TL-VW (Class 1-2/1600), 255

8. Dan Chamlee, Carpenteria, Calif., Ford Ranger (Class 7), 254

9. Brian Collins, Las Vegas, Dodge Ram1500 (SCORE Trophy-Truck), 244

10. Ed Stout, Santa Ana, Calif., Chevy Silverado (SCORE Trophy-Truck), 242

11. Randy Wilson, Lakewood, Calif., Jimco-Chevy (Class 1), 241

12. Brent Parkhouse, Long Beach, Calif., Moulton-VW (SCORE Lite), 239

13. Alsonso Angulo, Ensenada, Mexico, VW Baja Bug (Class 5/1600), 239

13. Clyde Stacy, Bristol, Va., Chevy Silverado (Class 8), 238

14. Mario Gastelum, El Centro, Calif., Jimco-VW (Class 1-2/1600), 237

15. Armin Schwarz, Germany, Jimco-BMW (Class 1), 234

16. Scott Gailey, Norco, Calif., GET-VW (Class 10), 229

17. Roger Norman, Reno, Nev., Ford F-150 (SCORE Trophy-Truck), 228

18. Kevin Carr, San Diego, VW Baja Bug (Class 5), 219

19. Arturo Velazco, Banning, Calif., Porter-VW (Class 1-2/1600), 217

20. Samuel Araiza, La Paz, Mexico, Fraley-VW (Class 1-2/1600), 216

21. Cameron Steele, San Clemente, Calif., GMC Sierra (SCORE Trophy-Truck), 213

22. John Holmes, Olivenhain, Calif., Ford Ranger (Class 7SX), 205

23. Rick St. John, Encinitas, Calif., Duvel-VW (SCORE Lite), 204

24. David Caspino, Woodland Hills, Calif., Lothringer-VW (Class 1-2/1600), 202

24. Brian Parkhouse, Bell Gardens, Calif., Jimco-Chevy (Class 1), 202

2009 SCORE Desert Series Class Point Leaders
(With Class wins in parenthesis)
Pro Cars and Trucks
SCORE TROPHY-TRUCK1. Robby Gordon, Charlotte, N.C., Chevy CK1500 (2), 292; 2. Brian Collins, Las Vegas, Dodge Ram 1500 (1), 244; 3. Ed Stout, Santa Ana, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 242; 4. Roger Norman, Reno, Nev./Larry Roeseler, Huntington Beach, Calif., Ford F-150, 224; 5. Cameron Steele, San Clemente, Calif., GMC Sierra, 213; 6. Adam Householder, Orange, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 196; 6. Greg Nunley, Tulare, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 196; 8. B.J. Baldwin, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado, 189; 9. Robbie Pierce, Santee, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 172; 10. Bobby Baldwin, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado, 142.

CLASS 11. Randy Wilson, Lakewood, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 241; 2. Harley Letner/Kory Holopoff, Orange, Calif., Alpha-Chevy (1), 235; 3. Armin Schwarz, Germany/Martin Christensen, Escondido, Calif., Jimco-BMW (1), 234; 4. Brian Parkhouse, Bell Gardens, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 202; 5. Ronny Wilson, Long Beach, Calif., Jimco-Chevy (1), 175; 6. Richard Boyle, Ridgecrest, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 148; 7. Dale Lenk, Newport Beach, Calif., Penhall-Chevy, 147; 8. Armin Kremer, Germany/Andreas Aigner, Austria, Jimco-Chevy, 142.

CLASS 1-2/16001. (TIE) Brian Wilson, Long Beach, Calif./Sammy Ehrenberg, Las Vegas, Kreger-VW and Justin Smith, Capistrano Beach, Calif., Fraley-VW (2), 265; 3. Eric Duran, Tecate, Calif., Neth-VW, 260; 4. Cody Robinson, El Centro, Calif., Curry-VW, 2555; 5. Mario Gastelum, El Centro, Calif., Curry-VW, 237; 6. Arturo Velazco, Banning, Calif., Porter-VW, 217.

CLASS 31. Donald Moss, Sacramento, Calif., Ford Bronco (2), 160; 2. Darren Skilton, Orange, Calif., Jeep Wrangler (2), 150.

CLASS 51. Kevin Carr, San Diego, VW Baja Bug (3), 219; 2. Carlos Albanez, El Centro, Calif., VW Baja Bug (1), 193.

CLASS 5/16001. Alonso Angulo, Ensenada, Mexico (2), 239; 2. Marcos Nunez, Ensenada, Mexico, VW Baja Bug (2), 156.

CLASS 61. Heidi Steele, San Clemente, Calif./Ross Savage, Huntington Beach, Calif., Ford Ranger (1), 199; 2. Marc Burnett, Chula Vista, Calif., Ford Ranger (1), 122.

CLASS 71. Dan Chamlee, Carpenteria, Calif., Ford Ranger (3), 254; 2. Igor Galvan, Bahia de Los Angeles, Mexico, Ford Ranger, 198; 3. Jose Canchola Jr., Mexicali, Mexico, Ford Ranger (1), 152.

CLASS 7SX1. John Holmes, Olivenhain, Calif., Ford Ranger (2), 205; 2. Norman Turley, Long Beach, Calif., Ford Ranger (1), 165.

CLASS 81. Clyde Stacy, Bristol, Va., Chevy Silverado (1), 238; 2. Juan Lopez, Tecate, Mexico, Ford F-150, 91.

CLASS 91. Daniel Reyes Jr., Calexico, Calif., Venegas-VW (1), 110.

CLASS 101. Mike Lawrence, Sunset Beach, Calif., Lothringer-VW (3), 268; 2. Scott Gailey/Scott Whipple, Norco, Calif., GET-VW, 229; 3. Javier Robles, Gpe Victoria, Mexico, Jimco-Honda, 162.

SCORE LITE1. Brent Parkhouse, Long Beach, Calif./Chuck Sacks, Canyon Lake, Calif., Moulton (1), 239; 2. Rick St. John, Encinitas, Calif./Adam Pfankuch, Carlsbad, Calif., Duvel-VW (2), 204; 3. John Langley, Santa Monica, Calif., Penhall-VW, 149; 4. Lee Banning, Laveen, Ariz., Foddrill-VW, 137; 5. Bill Hernquist, San Diego, Jimco-VW, 110.

STOCK MINI1. Gavin Skilton, Anaheim, Calif., Honda Ridgeline (4), 255.

PROTRUCK1. Rob Reinertson, Woodside, Calif., Ford F-150 (1), 65.

CLASS 111. Eric Solorzano, Tijuana, Mexico, VW Sedan (2), 150.

STOCK FULL1. Justin Matney, Bristol, Tenn., Dodge Ram1500 (1), 164; 2. Joe Bacal, Anthem, Ariz., Lexus LX570 (1), 144.

Pro Motorcycles

CLASS 221. Cameron Corfman, El Centro, Calif./Jimmy Lopez, El Cajon, Calif./A.J. Stewart, Jamul, Calif., Beta RR525 (1), 150; 2. (TIE) Colton Udall, San Clemente, Calif./Quinn Cody, Los Olivos, Calif./Jeff Kargola, San Clemente, Calif., Honda CRF450X and Ivan Ramirez, Ensenada, Mexico/Brent Harden, Menifee, Calif./Jose Villalobos, Tecate, Mexico, Honda CRF450X, 147; 4. Kendall Norman, Santa Barbara, Calif./Timmy Weigand, Santa Clarita, Calif., Honda CRF450X (1), 145; 5. Adrian Butler, Canada, Honda CRF450X, 82.

CLASS 211. Bill Boyer, Lomita, Calif./Stuart Goggins, Upland, Calif./Nicholas Blais, Chino, Calif., Honda CRF450X (1), 146; 2. Carlos Casas/Noe Ibarra, Chula Vista, Calif., Honda CRF450X (1), 143; 3. Ronnie Wilson, Glendale, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 141; 4. Jeremy Purvines/Ron Purvines, Henderson, Nev./Scott Glimp, Las Vegas, Honda CRF450X, 135.

CLASS 201. Hector Castillo, Calexico, Calif./Rene Pojodes, Mexicali, Mexico/David Gonzalez Jr., Chula Vista, Calif., Yamaha WR250 (1), 140; 2. (TIE) Anna Cody, Simi Valley, Calif./Talya Dodson, Truckee, Calif./Cathy Duncan, Los Alamos, Honda CRF250X and Manuel Reyes, Dulzura, Calif./Javier Ochoa, Tecate, Calif., Yamaha YZF250, 131.

CLASS 301. Mike Johnson, El Paso, Texas/Rex Cameron, Albuquerque, N.M., Honda CRF450X (2), 159; 2. Sean Bradley, Ridgecrest, Calif./Kyle Abney, Albuquerque, N.M., Kawasaki KX500, 143; 3. Jim ONeal, Simi Valley, Calif./Tom Willis, Las Vegas/Derrick Paiement, Corona, Calif./Brian Sweany II, Lancaster, Calif., Honda CRF450X, 136.

CLASS 401. Brian Campbell/Bill Cotton, Bakersfield, Calif./Pete Cochran, Laguna Beach, Calif., KTM 450XCF (1), 148; 2. Julio Abril/Oscar Hale/Mario Acosta, Ensenada, Mexico, Yamaha WR450, 144; 3. Scott Myers, Menifee, Calif./Brett Helm, Poway, Calif./Lou Franco, Sherman Oaks, Calif.,/Jeff Kaplan, Thousand Oaks, Calif./Tim Withers, Pepeekeo, Hawaii, Honda CRF450X, 132.

CLASS 501. Jim ONeal, Simi Valley, Calif./Andy Kirker, Santa Ana, Calif./Dan Dawson, Agua Dulce, Calif./Tim Withers, Pepeekeo, Hawaii, Honda CRF450X (1), 144; 2. Charlie Marshall, Carmichael, Calif./Doug Smith, Upland, Calif./Dave Potts, Burbank, Calif./Chuck Sun, Las Vegas, KTM530XCW, 134.

CLASS 601. Richard Jackson, Acton, Calif./Bill Nichols, Phoenix, Honda CRF450X (1), 85.
Pro ATVs

CLASS 251. Wayne Matlock, El Cajon, Calif./Harold Goodman Jr., Brownstown, Mich./Josh Caster, El Cajon, Calif., Honda 700XX (1), 149; 2. Nick Nelson, Tehachapi, Calif./Brandon Brown, Eumantilla, Ore., Suzuki LTR450 (1), 140; 3. Adolfo Arellano, Tijuana, Mexico/Alfonso Cota, Tecate, Calif./Javier Robles Jr., Guadalupe Victoria, Mexico/Marc Spaeth, Ramona, Calif., Honda TRX450R, 95.

CLASS 241. Craig Christy, Burbank, Calif./Steve Abrego, Covina, Calif./Dave Scott, Belen, N.M./Andy Lagzdins, Baltimore, Honda TRX450R (2), 163; 2. Roberto Ruiz/Francisco Espinoza, El Centro, Calif., Honda TRX450R; 138; 3. Luis Berumen/Sergio Lopez, Chula Vista, Calif., Honda TRX450R, 132.

CLASS 261. Reid Rutherford, Montrose, Colo./ Benn Vornadakis, Rico, Colo./Tony Valerio, Telluride, Colo., Arctic Cat (2), 150; 2. Rob Ransford, Downers Grove, Ill./Tim Winiarski, Carson, Calif./Joe Rice, Lomita, Calif., Can Am Renegade, 98.

Sportsman

SPT TRUCK1. Joe Aguayo, San Jacinto, Calif., Ford F-150 (1), 158.

SPT CAR1. Peter Lang/Terry Cottar, Santa Rosa, Calif., Homebuilt-Chevy, (3), 230.

SPT UTV1. Thomas Graves, El Cajon, Calif., Yamaha Rhino, 104.

SPT M/C>250cc1. Jeff Leonard, Bakersfield, Calif./Eugene Lane, Redondo Beach, Calif./Jack Cox, Oceanside, Calif., Honda CRF450X (1), 173.

SPT M/C
SPT ATV1. Manuel Jimenez/Carlos Lopez/Carlos Castaneda, San Felipe, Mexico, Honda TRX450R (1), 161.
Manufacturers

Engine Builder1. (TIE) Major Performance and FAT Performance, 198; 3. Wiks, 131; 4. Menards, 83; 5. Redline, 78.

Original Buggy Chassis1. Jimco,191; 2. Lothringer, 85; 3. Fraley, 56; 4.Curry, 49; 5. Duvel, 48.

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National Pullers Association Brush show is a success - Brush News Tribune

Posted: 29 Sep 2009 03:34 PM PDT

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/>NSPA will never put on a halfway event, said Ron Greene, who was one of the founders of the organization along with Clint Cannon and Mike Sulley in 2007.
Ron has been a puller since 1975, and loves the automotive world, as do his sons and daughter, said Gayle Greene, his wife. It's a family affair, she said.
That tends to be the case with those who do the sled pulls, Gayle said.
This was the last event of the sled pull season, and the last chance for the competitors to win some points, she said.
At a banquet in October, the association will honor those who earned the most points in the total of all events, Gayle said.
NSPA holds competitions in Colorado, Nebraska and Kansas, she said.
There were about 50 hooks at the fairgrounds, which is how the pullers count the number of pulls. A hook is when a truck hooks up to the sled.
There are seven different classes of weight in the events, starting with stock trucks, which are just standard trucks off the street, and going up to the big monsters with 2,000 horsepower, Gayle said.
There are also classes for engines which use diesel, gasoline and alcohol, she said.
Among the local residents competing Saturday were Greg Dardanes of Brush, Sulley and a few from the Greene family.
Dardanes said he became interested in the sport after his brother said he was going to take a tractor down to a pull.
He was skeptical and said he would come down to tow the tractor home after his brother blew the engine, but the brother won second place.
That prompted Dardanes to buy a pickup and he s been competing for nine years now, he said.
At the event in Brush, he was using his 1966 GMC truck, which has taken second place before, Dardanes said.
However, at one contest he pulled the sled 319 feet with it, which was a pull-off for third place, and that actually beat the first-place distance that day, he said. It's a really challenging sport, Dardanes said.
Sometimes the victory comes down to one or two inches and reading the exact difference is important, he said.
The judges use a laser device for the best measurements, Dardanes said.
The condition of the track is also important, and that was a challenge Saturday, he said.
The main arena at the fairgrounds was still soaked from recent rains, Gayle said, which meant using a road grader to scrape the mud back to firm ground, and equipment kept going during the event to keep the track clean.
Conditions were pretty good considering where they started, Dardanes said.He gave a big thank you to the city of Brush for helping with the grader to make it possible.
One of the spectacular vehicles at the pull was Ron's Thunderous Cyclops, a scaled-up model of an ATV, which has a 1,200-horsepower engine and six-foot tires.
Ron said he bought it at a sale in Las Vegas, Nev., because it is one of a kind and there will never be another. It is the largest and most powerful ATV in the world.
The lure of competition is what brings the contestants and the crowd to the pulls, Ron said. It is also family-oriented entertainment.
However, it is also about the adrenaline rush, Dardanes said. It's just amazing how much power is involved, he said.
Winning is difficult, but pullers are persistent people who won't give up, Dardanes said.
When they do win, that difficulty makes it satisfying, he said.
Saturday night was satisfying for the local pullers.
Not only did Ron take third place in the modified four-wheel class, but he won the most points for the season in his class, Gayle said. Tyler Greene took fifth place in the modified four-wheel division.
Zachary Greene took first place in the pro-stock class at the fairgrounds, and second place for the season on points in his class, she said.
Dardanes took third place in pro-stock for the night and third place in his class for the season.
However, Dardanes was tied with the Greene's daughter, Nicole Ley, and has to do a pull-off for that third place for the season, Gayle said.
Sulley of Wiggins took first place in the modified semi class, and first place overall in the class on points. He also took second place in the two-wheel-drive class and first place on overall points in that class.
Gary Colvin of Keenesburg took first place in the gas street stock class at the Brush event.
Kyle Strauburger of Ellsworth, Neb., won first place in the diesel work stock class.
Tammy Royal of Wheat Ridge took first place in the street stock class.
Jefferson Broady of Divide earned first place in the super street class and had the longest pull of the night at 347 feet, two inches.
Darrell Johnston of Erie took first place for the semi class.
Bill Schwarz of Oakley, Kan., was first in the modified four-wheel class.
Warren Scheffert of Trenton, Neb., placed first in the two-wheel-drive class.
Greg Urban of York, Neb., won first place in the tractor multi-engine class.

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New M-ATVs ready to deploy to Afghanistan - Marine Corp Times

Posted: 29 Sep 2009 11:59 AM PDT

New M-ATVs ready to deploy to Afghanistan

The first of thousands of mine-resistant all-terrain vehicles are ready for combat and will be deployed to Afghanistan next month, Pentagon officials said.

The Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicle, or M-ATV, will be fielded to all services and U.S. Special Operations Command, with the first seven vehicles delivered to an Army unit, said Cheryl Irwin, a spokeswoman for the MRAP Joint Program Office at the Pentagon. Operational commanders will determine when and where the first units will receive the vehicle.

"We have pulled out all the stops to collapse the schedule and get these vehicles into theater," Marine Brig. Gen. Michael Brogan, the joint program executive officer for the MRAP program, said in a news release. "We are doing everything that's required to ensure that they are safe, that the risk assessments are complete, that they're fully integrated and flown into Afghanistan."

The vehicles have a blast-resistant V-shaped hull and are designed to provide MRAP-level protection for troops while offering more mobility than existing MRAPs, which can weigh between 32,000 and 45,000 pounds when empty. The new vehicles are smaller and weigh less than 25,000 pounds, making them more useful in Afghanistan's uneven, rural terrain.

The initial MRAP deliveries will be made about three months after Army Tank-Automotive and Armament Command signed a $1.05 billion contract with Wisconsin-based Oshkosh Defense to supply 2,244 vehicles. Since then, the requirement for M-ATVs has tripled to 6,644 vehicles, and contracts have been awarded for 4,321, with additional buys expected soon, Irwin said.

Pentagon officials have not yet decided how all 6,644 vehicles will be distributed to the services, Irwin said.

On June 2, the Joint Requirements Oversight Council — an advisory board to the Joint Chiefs headed by Marine Gen. James Cartwright — approved a plan that called for the Army to receive 2,598 vehicles, with the Marine Corps getting 1,565, SOCom receiving 643, the Air Force getting 280 and the Navy receiving 65. An additional 93 vehicles would be set aside for testing.

That plan has not yet been updated to reflect the Pentagon's new requirement for 6,644 M-ATVs.