Baudoux Motorsports - TORC Bark River II Report

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   DOUBLE DUTY GIVES THE ROCKETMAN INSTANT RESULTS

    

   Hemlock, MI (August 13, 2009)  ?  At the second visit to Bark  
River, Dan ?The Rocketman? Baudoux  worked a double shift as his #7  
Mole Lake Casino Miller Lite BFGoodrich Tire Ford F-150 competed in  
the PRO-2WD division and the SRT Limited Truck class of the Traxxas  
TORC Series presented by AMSOIL. Dan and his crew were flawless in  
their preparations between races, as ?The Rocketman? took the  
checkered flag in all four races, with solid podium performances in  
one division, and finishing without serious damage to the truck in the  
other. One thing that was really evident over the weekend, was the  
large number of fans cheering the Mole Lake Rocket at the Upper  
Peninsula track and in which ever division he competes.

   Both rounds of racing in the SRT Limited Truck division had Dan  
starting in the back row of the land rush. He knew there were some  
talented drivers behind the wheel of some very fast race trucks.  The  
back row starting position created a definite challenge to chase down  
the division leader #29 Steele. Both rounds saw the Rocketman get  
great starts and get into a podium position just past the halfway  
point in the race. Unfortunately, Dan would run out of laps before he  
could challenge for the top spot. Nevertheless, Dan brought the #7  
Mole Lake Casino Miller Lite BFGoodrich Tire Ford F-150 across the  
finish line in second place, both days.

    

   The two rounds of PRO-2WD racing were another story. Thanks to some  
mishaps, creating less that expected finishes in previous stops along  
the 2009 TORC Series Tour, the #7 Mole Lake Ford has been relegated to  
a back of the pack starting position at Bark River. Even though the  
PRO-2WD regulations allow for much larger powerplants, ?The Rocketman?  
choose to run his Limited Truck Powerplant, with its designed  
reliability and plenty of torque as its strong points. This  
combination works well at tight tracks like Texas and Perris, but in  
Bark River, Dan has to rely on his driving experience to get him  
through the field.

    

   For the first time all year, the #7Ford completed every lap of both  
PRO-2WD rounds of racing. The races were not without incident, as the  
Red #7 was caught up in a couple of near disasters, but fortunately  
Dan made it to the finish both days. The high speed Bark River track  
put Dan at a power disadvantage, creating lower than expected  
finishing positions.

    

   Afterwards Dan Baudoux commented; ?Our PRO-2WD was not as strong as  
we planned. We figured we would finish higher than we did, but some of  
the new drivers to the class are hard to get around due to their  
driving style. The best positive thing that came out of this was?. We  
finished both rounds, and the truck was not all torn up! This is the  
first time all year. We chose to run Limited Truck this weekend to  
give our fans something to really cheer about and give our team an  
extra boost of confidence by running well and tackling this task  
without any problems. We definitely accomplished that. Now we can go  
back to the shop and really prep this truck for the big show, at the  
Big House.?

    

   The next race is the 40th anniversary celebration of off-road  
racing in Crandon, Wisconsin. The three day affair will be held  
September 4-6.

    

   You can watch Dan ?The Rocketman? Baudoux and all the TORC Round 10  
PRO-2WD action this Sunday at 11:30am eastern on ESPN2.

    

   Dan Baudoux Motorsports would like to thank its sponsors, including:

   MOLE LAKE CASINO & CONFERENCE CENTER

   Miller Lite

   Fox Shox

   Boatec

   TeamTech Motorsports

   Optima Batteries

   BP ? British Petroleum

   AMSOIL

   K & N Filters

   Mastercraft Seats

    

   BFGoodrich Tires

   Autometer

   KC Hilites

   MSD Ignition

   Turn One

   Media representatives, or sponsors, to set up an interview, or meet  
with the team, please contact Skip Wilson at SkipWilsonDBM@aol.com[1]  
. See you all at the track!

   - Mike Reusche, MTG ? race report, mtgraphics@ymail.com[2]

    

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