The
Rocketman Flies Past Competition - Sweeps Limited 2 in Crandon
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Hemlock, MI
(September 10, 2009) - Dan “The Rocketman” Baudoux dominated the TORC
Limited 2 truck division at the 40th running of the Labor Day Weekend
off-road races in Crandon, Wisconsin. For most of the year, “The
Rocketman” has been competing in the PRO-2WD division, but for the
second race weekend in a row, the #7 Mole Lake Casino Miller Lite BP
BFGoodrich Tires Ford F-150 has been refitted to compete in Limited 2.
The results couldn’t have been any better.
The four hundred acre facility in the Northwoods of Wisconsin is known
as the Indianapolis of off-road racing. The track and facility which
is second to none, includes a paved pit area, nearly 500 camping
spots, and room for 50,000 spectators to watch the best short course
off road racers on the planet. The track improvement that were made
earlier in the year have really improved the racing, not only is the
track faster, but the track has more opportunities for clean passing.
Round 9 of the Limited 2 Championship was Friday night under the
lights on Crandon’s Short-Short track. The field was lined up in rows
two trucks in a row midway through Turn One. Dan Baudoux started in
the fourth row and immediately moved into second place by the second
corner. On lap five, the Rocketman powered past #248 Johnson to take
the lead and held the top spot all the way to the checkered flag.
After the racing, the Mole Lake Casino put brought out a couple of
their card tables from the casino and set up a small free gaming area
for race fans to win prizes, compliments of the Sokaogon Chippewa and
the Mole Lake Casino.
The final round of the Limited 2 Championship was back on the
traditional Crandon track which included the land rush start. On
Saturday Dan grabbed the holeshot and led flag to flag, holding off
#29 Steele for the win.
“That was fun,” noted Dan Baudoux. “Last night we had to work a bit to
get around Luke, and Keith kept the pressure on me all the way to the
checkered. Now we will see how well the Mole Lake Rocket will with the
big guys in PRO-2WD.”
Rounds 10 and 11 of the TORC PRO-2WD Championship had the same result,
both days, for the #7 Mole Lake Ford. Dan crossed the finish eleventh
out of twenty PRO-2WD trucks.
“We are competing with at least 200 horsepower less than most of the
field. We can run pretty well on tight tracks like Texas and
California, but when we get to Crandon, horsepower is king. Overall we
came out of the weekend without much damage to the truck considering
we ran it in four races and completed every lap.”
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Mole Lake Casino &
Conference Center
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Miller Lite
Fox Shox
Boatec
TeamTech Motorsports
Optima Batteries |
BP – British
Petroleum
AMSOIL
K & N Filters
Mastercraft Seats
Turn One |
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BFGoodrich Tires
Autometer
KC Hilites
MSD Ignition
Fox Shox |
Media representatives, or sponsors, to set up an interview or meet with
the team, please contact Skip Wilson at
SkipWilsonDBM@aol.com . See you all
at the track!
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- Mike Reusche,
MTG
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Date |
Track / Location |
| May
15-16 |
Texas Motor Speedway,
Ft. Worth, TX |
| May
29-30 |
Perris Auto Speedway,
Perris, CA |
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June 20-21 |
Crandon Raceway,
Crandon, WI |
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July 11-12 |
Bark River Intl Raceway,
Bark River, MI |
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August 8-9 |
Bark River Intl Raceway, Bark River, MI |
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Sept 4-6 |
Crandon Intl Raceway, Crandon, WI |
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Sept 26-27 |
Perris, CA |
| Oct
31-Nov 1 |
Las Vegas, NV |
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