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12/8/09. TrailReady Motorsports and the TNC Machine finished 2009 with a 4th place finish in the Trick Truck class at the Henderson Fabtech Desert Classic. 57 seconds seperated our #18 Ford F150 from the 3rd place Wil Staats Mastercraft Jimco. We had promised to "leave in all on the course" in a podium effort before the race and Driver Tracy Rubio said afterwards that he has never pushed the truck so hard. The effort was paying off as we closed on the #42 but fell short when we got in the dust of a lapped 1 car for several minutes that got in between the two TT's. The TNC prototype ran clean all day with no flats, stopping only one time for fuel. Since TNC and TrailReady begin working together in the 09 Vegas to Reno, we've turned the corner with two finishes and shown that this can be a top 5 TT on any given day. TrailReady and TNC ended up 7th in points this year out of 24 competitors. Podium finishes are in our sights for 2010. Special thanks to Tim Sanchez and Dirtnewz. When our bumper lights didn't make it to Henderson he immediately offered the same model light off his chase truck and saved our dust filled night race. | |
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10/1/09.
TR Motorsports battles adversity to cross the finish line 8th at Belik
Silver State 300. TR Racing and
the TNC Machine Team showed up at Mesquite NV just in time to register
for the SS300 after working nearly 48 hours straight to install, tune,
and test our brand new 800hp Ford Racing Engine, after damaging our
motor in the previous race. Because we missed qualifiing, we started
Saturdays race at the back of the Trick Truck and Class 1 cars group.
Larry Trim and Ken DeVault started the cross-country race and quickly
found themselves in the dust of the two buggies in front of them.
While the dust at speed made it hard to move through the field, the
rolling and winding roads took their toll on navigators as one after
the other experienced motion sickness. By the halfway point we had
overcome oil and water pump issues and Driver of Record Tracy Rubio
brought the Ford F150 accross the finish line 8th in class. While
it was a tough day, it was also our first finish of the year. This
new team continues to gel and we look forward to a strong finish in
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8/22/09. In the first race of a two year deal that will have TR Racing Wheels as co-title sponsor of the #18 Trophy Truck, this new team proved it's mettle by surprising some of the "rock stars" of the sport by running with the leaders in this, the longest desert race in the US. Tracy Rubio, owner of TNC Machine, builder of the #18 TT, qualified the truck in 14th position of 20 starters in this class. Halfway through day 1 of the 3 day staged event, he handed off a perfect truck to driver Larry Trim in 10th position on the course. Larry, in his first Trophy Truck drive, held off the Herbts truggy, while closing the gap on the G&R entry of Ron Whitton, by following the G&R truck across the finish line we were ahead of him on corrected time for day two. The young TNC team quickly prepped the truck for day two. On Friday morning, Rubio was 8th off the line in class and 15th overall in the 300 race-vehicle field. By pit three, Rubio had the charging TT 5th on the course and again, handed the truck over to Trim at race mile 560. When leader BJ Baldwin dropped back with transmission trouble, TR Racing moved up to 4th, behind leader Andy McMillin, the Herbts TT, and Rick Johnson. Our day and race would end however, when a broken part in our Kincaid Racing engine sidelined us at RM 691, only 8 miles from the finish line of for day two. This effort is a testiment to the skills of TNC truck design and fabrication, as well as the support of our partners, BFGoodrich Tires, K&N Filters, Kincaid Racing Engines, Superior Axle, King Shocks, Light Force Performance Lighting, and Ford Trucks. We look forward to the Silver State 300, which kicks off on Sept. 24th in Mesquite, NV. | |
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5/1/09. TR Racing moves up to the Trick Truck Class for 2009. Beginning with the 1000 mile Vegas to Reno Race, TR Racing joins TNC Machine in support of the Tracy Rubio built and driven #18 Trick Truck. TR Racing and TNC will be Co-Title Sponsers of the 850hp Ford F150 and are supported by associate sponsors BFGoodrich Tires, Kincaid Racing Engines, King Shocks, Superior Axle & Gear,, LightForce, K&N Filter, and Ford Trucks. | |
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7/1/09. TR Racing makes the switch to BFGoodrich Tires. In pursuit of the best available 39" tire for a vehicle capible of assualting almost any desert terrain at 80 miles per hour, while requiring safety and handling on graded roads at 120, we turned to the most proven desert tire in the history of the sport. The BFG Project TA. Chosen by more Baja 1000 champions than all other tires combined. Built for the toughest conditions on earth. Excellent off-road soft surface traction; more tread element edges, great side bite and lateral traction in off-road situations. Exceptional strength, bruise resistance and structural integrity; great strength and puncture resistance in the sidewall. Click here for more info | |
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