Douglas Motorsports WSORR Bark River Race Report

Douglas Motorsports Comes Back with a Solid Finish on Sunday

El Cajon, CA (July 16, 2007) - Douglas Motorsports came to Bark River  
looking for a strong showing, in the hope of making up the deficit the  
team incurred, by missing the opening weekend of the WSORR series. If  
Friday?s lap times were any indication, top finishes in PRO-4WD were  
well within their reach.

Round 5
The mad rush, to the newly banked Turn One, saw Scott Douglas grab the  
lead, with #22 Greaves and #17 Renezeder, directly behind. As the  
field completed lap one, Scott was in second place, just behind  
Greaves. About midway through the race, Scott realized the #7 AMSOIL  
Kumho Tire Ford F-150, wasn?t running at its best. Then on lap 8,  
while running in second place, Scott pulled off the track with a drive  
train failure. Officially, the #7 Ford F-150 was awarded with a sixth  
place finish.

Later that evening, Scott Douglas commented on Round 5:
?We had a gear and a seal in the transfer case go bad. When that  
happened, all the transmission fluid ran out of the transfer case, and  
that ended our day. After the second lap, the bearing started making  
noise, and then a vibration. During the race, I backed off a bit,  
trying to determine if I had mud in a tire, or a flat. Then I actually  
picked up the pace, figuring we could go, then it all went. In  
addition to the transmission and transfer case, the motor needed to be  
replaced; after we found metal shavings in the oil.

The crew convinced me to get the backup truck prepped for Sunday.  
Don?t forget, it won two World Series races this year with Mike Oberg  
driving, and it wants to get back out again.?

Sunday morning, the two laps of practice went well, and the team was  
optimistic, even after an all night thrashing to get the truck ?race  
ready?.


Round 6
The start saw #22 Greaves grab the lead, with Scott Douglas in second,  
and #17 Renezeder in third. The top two positions stayed constant  
throughout the ten lap event. At the flag, Scott Douglas and his #7  
AMSOIL Kumho Tire Precision Gear Ford F-150, came home in second place.


Back at his transporter, Scott Douglas talked with BUMPRACER.COM.
Today?s race had a much better outcome. From your perspective,  
describe today?s race.
?Cenni got the holeshot, but he rolled in turn two. Then it was me,  
Johnny, and Carl. Carl just couldn?t get around us. This backup truck  
ran really well.  Once Carl dropped out, there wasn?t any reason to  
push too hard. Johnny had a good lead and we got everything we could  
out of the setup. We missed the gearing a bit, and a few other things  
that could have made us better, but with only two laps of testing this  
morning, second place was pretty good.?

You?ve mentioned how important having a second truck at the track is  
for the team. Besides competition, how else is this truck used?
?This is our R & D truck. Between races we try different chassis  
setups. If it works well, we apply the knowledge to the primary truck.  
At our next test session, we?re going to change some suspension  
pivots, which is a pretty in depth job. The crew decided to make the  
changes for today?s race, and sure enough, the changes made an  
improvement in the truck.?

This track is considered a technical track. What do the racers mean by that?
?This track really changes, as the weekend goes on. It develops holes  
and ruts, and they get bigger as the weekend progresses. Some tracks  
stay nice and smooth. Here, you need to change the shock valving, to  
make the truck more pliable, for the changing conditions. It?s a hard  
call though, because if you?re too loose, you can roll the truck.?

Currently, Scott Douglas is in fourth place overall, in the quest for  
the 2007 WSORR PRO-4x4 Championship.

Next Race:  Aug. 10-12, 2007 -  WSORR Rounds VII, VIII & IX - Bark River, MI

Douglas Motorsports would like to thank all their supporters:
AMSOIL, Kumho Tires, Ford Trucks, Sycuan Resort & Casino, Alloy USA,  
Precision Gear, KC Hilities, American Racing, BorgWarner, Miller  
Electric, Raceline Oil Pumps, Mastercraft Seats, Stewart Warner, J & H  
Transmissions, Fox Shox, Ringers Gloves, Hawk Performance, Howe  
Performance, Phil?s Inc., Pro Power Racing Engines, Scott USA, and  
McKenzie?s.

For more information or schedule an interview you can contact Jackie  
Douglas - DMSpro4@aol.com  - www.douglasmotorsports.com

-Mike Reusche, Marketing - MTG

mike@mt-graphics.com