Wednesday, August 24, 2011

CANIDAE Racing Takes a 34th Place Start and Turns it into a 5th Place in Class Finish at Vegas to Reno Race


The CANIDAE Off Road Racing team qualified in 34th place out of more than 270 entries at this year's Best in the Desert Vegas to Reno offroad race. The 34th place starting position put them 19th off the starting line in their Trophy Truck class. Driving hard and powering through the rugged terrain, co-drivers Scott Whipple and Scott Gailey kept pushing the truck throughout the race to finish a strong 5th in their class, only 21 seconds off 4th place, and only 7 minutes shy of a podium finish. The Vegas to Reno race is over 500 miles long and the CANIDAE Team turned in a 10 hour, 19 minute and 10 second time on course.

The event was blogged live at the team's website and Facebook fan page and attracted more visits and comments then any other race in the team's history. "Reports and pictures kept coming in from CANIDAE as we watched the live tracking at Best in the Desert. We saw them making their way forward through the pack, doing better and better as the race went on. They even lost a cylinder part way through and just kept right on making great time and passing other teams. It was exciting and we're all really happy for the crew," said Marlon Coffman, long time supporter... [read more]

Monday, August 15, 2011

CANIDAE Racing Heads into the BITD Vegas to Reno Race with a "Rad" New Look and a Whole New Attitude


Canidae Pet Foods Trophy Truck
with Co-Driver Scott Whipple

The CANIDAE Off Road Race team is putting the final touches on the #95 Trophy Truck for the 2011, Best in the Desert, Vegas to Reno Off Road Race. This amazing event is the longest off road race in the United States at well over 500 bone-jarring miles. "Just to finish this epic race is a huge accomplishment, but we're looking for more than that," said co-driver Scott Gailey who continued "the CANIDAE crew has been working hard, the truck is ready and we're coming in prepared to win it."

The CANIDAE Team's 800 HP 454 CI Dougan small block Chevy Trophy Truck is sporting a new paint scheme by RADesigns for the historic race and completed final performance testing on August 11 to ensure the truck is in prime condition.

LIVE BLOGGING ANNOUNCEMENT: Race fans can follow the CANIDAE team’s progress before and during the race by visiting www.canidaeracing.com for photos and reports direct from the team, and for up-to-the-minute race course mapping for speed and position during the race.

Starting in the desert heat of Las Vegas, Nevada on Friday August 19th, 150 plus competitors will begin the long trek north along Highway 95 all the way to Reno, Nevada. During the race, they will endure high temperatures, severe dust, sharp rocks and... [read more]