(Belvidere, IL)—Taylor Racing made the trek to Crandon to compete at track that has been a major part of his thirty three year career. Scott Taylor brought his crew and family to the Northwoods to enjoy the camaraderie and friendships he has made throughout his career.
The 2008 season has the reigning WSORR PRO-2WD champion, contracted to run another race series, but he still chose to compete at the ?Big House.? Crandon International Off-Road Raceway is the Indianapolis equivalent in the off-road racing world.
Round Three:
The #8 Skyjacker Suspensions BFGoodrich Tire Ford F-150 came out of Potawatomi Turn One in fourth place behind fellow Skyjacker Suspensions driver, Ross Hoek. After a short time behind Hoek he made his move and headed towards second place Vandenhuevel. After four more laps, Scott moved into second place. Unfortunately time ran out for Scott to make a serious charge on the leader. At the checkered flag, Scott Taylor crossed the Skyjacker Finish line in second place.
Overnight the Russ Wernimont and the crew made a slight gear change looking for a better bite coming out of the corners.
Round Four:
The start saw the #8 Skyjacker truck tuck in behind #99 Kevin Probst as the two trucks headed down the Ford Trucks Skybox straightaway. On lap three, Scott made a clean move and grabbed the lead. The rest of the way was smooth sailing as Scott Taylor crossed the finish line in front of the field.
?The gear change really helped coming out of the corners,? noted Scott Taylor. ?The truck really came around better than yesterday. Now we?ve got to ready for Chairman?s Cup. The truck is in great shape. Let?s hope the weather holds up.?
The weather didn?t hold up. Small rain showers came down sporadically all afternoon. Then about an hour before the Chairman?s Cup, the rain came down much heavier. The rain stopped just as the starting grids were set. The race track was wet, muddy, slippery, let than ideal conditions of a short course off-road race. Nevertheless the show went on.
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