Lovell Brothers Focus on Crandon and Pikes Peak

In one of the most challenging pushes of their 2011 race season, the Lovell Brothers will tackle TORC short course racing in Crandon, Wisconsin before a wild dash back to Colorado Springs, Colorado for the 89th running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.

Brad Lovell is currently en-route to Crandon with the majority of the team for Rounds 3 & 4 of the Traxxas TORC Series. "I gained a lot of confidence in the opening rounds at Red Bud and proved the AMSOIL Nissan Pro-Light is a top contender," Brad commented. "We made improvements in the last couple weeks and look forward to a strong showing." Immediately after the end of racing on Sunday the team will make a 1300-mile non-stop journey back to their home turf. The #44 pro-light will be prepped overnight and readied for Pikes Peak tech inspection on Tuesday the 21st. "I'll feel a great deal of relief when we are watching the sun come up at 11,000 ft Wed morning for the first practice session on the mountain. Seeing that sun will mean we won the race from Crandon to the mountain."

Meanwhile, Roger is putting the finishing touches on the AMSOIL Ultra 4 in preparation for his rookie attempt at PIkes Peak. A late entry, Roger was enticed by a large field of Ultra 4s running the peak. Roger adds, "Racing the Peak is on my bucket list of things to do in life. Every morning I get up and look at that mountain; it’s time for me to take on the challenge. This is the last year for any dirt and there is a strong Ultra 4 field, time to get it on!" Roger's Ultra 4 will run the same BF Goodrich race tires as Pro 2 & Pro 4 trucks in TORC while the pro-light will sit atop BF Goodrich Drag Radials.

"We have laid a lot of groundwork for these races and done everything possible to prepare for the onslaught," said Brad, "In addition to our two entries at Pikes Peak we are working closely with Chad Hord and his factory Nissan effort to race an electric Leaf. This is a very exciting time for our team and we have plates full!" Follow the team via Facebook (Lovell Racing) to see how we conquer the next couple weeks.