Friday, March 16, 2012

CANIDAE Racing Team Prepares for Best in the Desert Mint 400 After SCORE San Felipe 250 Finish

Team CANIDAE and the CANIDAE Natural Pet Foods Trophy Truck took on the rugged Baja terrain in this past weekend's San Felipe 250 race. The team was gaining ground on the leaders, working their way through the pack, when adversity struck and the truck rolled hard at mile 27.  Driver Scott Whipple and navigator Patrick Gailey were bruised but unhurt and after righting the truck and checking for damages were off again in pursuit of the leaders.  At mile 127, Scott Gailey and navigator Johnny Stroschein took over pushing the truck and were gaining some time when at mile 202 all the rear left studs sheered off at 70mph forcing another delay.

Despite the rollover, broken axle studs and getting stuck in a bottle neck at mile 228, the team managed to work its way through these obstacles and cross the finish line in this third race of the SCORE 2012 season... (read more)

LIVE BLOGGING ANNOUNCEMENT: Race fans can follow the CANIDAE team’s progress before and during the race by visiting the team's Facebook page at http://on.fb.me/tdHKWZ or http://www.canidaeracing.com. Both will feature continual reports and photos direct from the team.




Wednesday, March 7, 2012

CANIDAE Racing Trophy Truck Heads to Baja for San Felipe 250

Team CANIDAE and the CANIDAE Natural Pet Foods Trophy Truck are ready to take on the harsh conditions of the Baja peninsula as well as the top drivers from around the world in the 248 mile 2012 SCORE San Felipe 250 race.

Round 3 of the 2012 SCORE Desert Series will be held March 9-11 in Mexico’s picturesque fishing village of San Felipe, located 120 miles south of the U.S. border on the East side of the Baja California peninsula along the azure waters of the tranquil Sea of Cortez.

LIVE BLOGGING ANNOUNCEMENT: Race fans can follow the CANIDAE team’s progress before and during the race by visiting the team's Facebook page at http://on.fb.me/tdHKWZ or http://www.canidaeracing.com. Both will feature continual reports and photos direct from the team.

The green flag will drop for car and truck classes at approximately 10 a.m Saturday. The start line and finish line for the race is scheduled to once again be the landmark San Felipe Arches on Highway 5 on the outskirts of San Felipe. One vehicle will start every 30 seconds in the elapsed-time race, with an 11-hour time limit to become an official finisher... (read more)