Tuesday, November 23, 2010

CANIDAE California Classic Coming Thanksgiving Weekend!


CANIDAE is the title sponsor of this weekend's CANIDAE Natural Pet Food Company California Classic Presented by MasterCraft Safety in conjunction with Lucas Oil and Toyota Speedway.

Racing will feature the touring pros of the SRL/SPEARS Southwest Tour and the two most popular west coast weekly series, Late Models and Super Late Models, competing in three events, Saturday November 27, 2010 in Irwindale, CA near Los Angeles.

In addition to sponsoring an exciting weekend of short-course racing, CANIDAE has arranged for Fast Friends Greyhound Rescue of La Habra Heights, CA to be present on practice day, the Friday before the races. CANIDAE has supported Fast Friends for many years in their ongoing efforts to find placements for greyhounds in need of a permanent home. Fast Friends will be on hand at Toyota Speedway in Irwindale on Friday, November 26 as race fans come to watch teams practice. Several greyhounds in need of a "forever" home will be on hand for race fans to meet. Fast Friends is a non-profit organization operated by Joyce and Tom McRorie.

Race fans will also be able to come see the CANIDAE Jim Dunn NHRA Top Fuel Funny Car close-up and talk with members of the Jim Dunn Racing crew. Jim Dunn Racing is owned and operated by legendary innovator, Jim Dunn. Having competed with drag racing’s elite for 60 years, Dunn is heralded as one of the most respected car owners and tuners in the entire sport. Recently named to NHRA’s Top 50 drivers list, Jim remains a fan favorite to this day.

Racers will be competing for over $50,000 in prize money... [read more]

Monday, November 15, 2010

CANIDAE Pet Foods Sponsors Lucas Oil California Classic at Toyota Speedway


CANIDAE is the title sponsor of the CANIDAE Natural Pet Food Company California Classic Presented By MasterCraft Safety in conjunction with Lucas Oil and Toyota Speedway. Racing will feature the touring pros of the SRL/SPEARS Southwest Tour and the two most popular west coast weekly series, Late Models and Super Late Models, competing in three events, Saturday November 27, 2010 in Irwindale, CA near Los Angeles.

Racers will be competing for over $50,000 in prize money. Adding to the excitement is the fact that the Lucas Oil Production Studios will produce a one hour show of the races for broadcast which will air on the Versus Network on December 26th at 4:00pm Eastern Time.

"This is a dream event that Bob Patison from Lucas Oil and I have been working on for some time now," said Toyota Speedway GM/VP Bob DeFazio. "We’ve both been very interested in bringing a special Friday/Saturday stock car event to the long Thanksgiving weekend, and, thanks to Lucas Oil, we’re on the way to what we both feel will become an important annual event." (read more)

Friday, November 12, 2010

It’s Back to the Future for Lee


Nine months ago this week Funny Car driver Paul Lee was preparing to climb into the CANIDAE Pet Foods/Lucas Oil/WileyX/Kymco Chevy for the first time in competition as his new team, Jim Dunn Racing, prepared for the 50th annual NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.  Fast forward those nine months to the same quarter-mile facility and the season opener becomes the season finale as the NHRA Full Throttle Series makes its 23rd and final stop of the season for this weekend’s 46th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.

With a degree from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Business School and two graduate degrees from Rutgers, one can see that the 53-year-old Lee is not your typical drag racer.  The start of this season marked the first opportunity for the veteran Top Alcohol Funny Car driver to drive a Top Fuel Funny Car full time after select NHRA Full Throttle Series stops over the years (10 races prior to the 2010 season including the U.S. Nationals)... (read more)

TWO LIVE CANIDAE RACING RACING BLOGS THIS WEEKEND!
Both NHRA Race Fans and Offroad Fans can catch all the action live as it happens throughout the weekend. While the CANIDAE Jimm Dunn sends in live reports and pictures from Pomona, the CANIDAE Racing Trophy Truck team begins live blogging their adventures in Mexico as preparations for the Baja 1000 continue. Log in to view reports and photos from both teams . . .  Don’t miss a second of the action!


Thursday, November 11, 2010

CANIDAE Racing Gears up for the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000


Since 1967, the SCORE Baja 1000 has been the biggest and toughest off road race on the planet. Thirty-five of the world’s best Trophy Truck drivers will take the green flag first among over 300 other racers at the 43rd Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000. This year’s legendary desert classic, the final event of the five race 2010 SCORE Desert Series, will be held November 16 to 20 in Mexico on a brutal 1061.69 mile race course.


The CANIDAE Off Road Race team has been working tirelessly to prepare their massive, 850 plus horsepower Trophy Truck that was designed specifically for this event. Every bolt and washer will be new, every ounce of top-quality Lucas Oil fresh as the team puts the final touches on their support trucks and race machine in this massive undertaking. This team has had an amazing year and looks to cap off the season with a strong finish at this, the Granddaddy of all off road races. (read more)

LIVE BLOGGING ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Ion Earth website (www.ionearth.com) will provide real time tracking, letting all race fans monitor the speed and position of the CANIDAE race truck and other competitors through out the event. After clicking on the “Race Tracking” tab on the main page of Ion Earth, race fans can click directly onto the CANIDAE Racing tracking page. Race fans can also visit the CANIDAE Racing Team's own website (www.canidaeracing.com) before the race for pre-running coverage, and during the race itself to follow the team's progress via live reports and photos coming in direct from Mexico.