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Another Race Another Lesson - Silver State 300
"I have a tremendous amount of respect for teams that can repeatedly finish races. I have run a couple of companies, and I have orchestrated what, at the time, seemed like huge projects. I can now conclude that was child’s play. As I looked across the mountain of iron we brought with us to the Silver State 300, I thought we were prepared. Torchmate Racing was able to win this race last year, and I was determined to repeat that this year. Jessie Haines and Mike Aiello joined our efforts with the 4499 car. We brought the 7231 truck, and after last second adjustments, radio checks, and breakfast we were ready. Logistics and preparation wins races, and I was in charge of logistics. We had a great crew and confidence was high. I was fortunate enough to get to drive our 7231 truck and with the help of my co-pilot Nick Sosha I was confident we had what it would take. Until…."
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Torchmate Truck on Display at the Grand Sierra Resort
Stop by the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada to see the Torchmate Team's desert racing truck on display. The truck is on-site preceding Xtreme Outlaw Weekend June 17-20. The event promises to be packed full with a 250 mile Off-Road Rally Race and Motocross Spectacular directly on the Grand Sierra Resort property. For more information on the event go to www.grandsierraresort.com.
The Torchmate Team has contributed the winning trophies for the event made, of course, with a Torchmate CNC Cutting System. A trophy is on display along side the Torchmate Truck. Stop by and check it out!
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Shooting for 4 Baja 1000's in a Row
"We’ve won three Baja 1000’s in a row and we were going for our fourth. We spent countless hours on logistics and preparing the car for this race. We thought everything was 100% ready as we headed South for Ensenada , Mexico the Saturday before the race (Boy were we wrong). Our schedule was, for myself and Steve, to pre-run our section on Sunday and Monday in the Shaffer’s offroad JK. Monday night we all met up for the Pirate party at Mike’s Sky Ranch. Then Lance used the JK to pre-run what he hadn’t ran in his dodge." Read more
TORCHMATE RACING BAJA 1000 RACE REPORT
"The Baja 1000 is the toughest off-road race in the world. Some are longer and some are rougher, but no other competition creates the same challenge. The race is equally hard to explain. It is frustrating, rewarding, threatening, hospitable, exhausting, and beautiful all at the same time. There is triumph, injury, breakage, and even death. Locals build traps and throw whatever is in reach at the occupants, in our case, a well placed orange. To understand it, you must experience it. I thought I had during previous Baja races but learned valuable lessons this year. " Read on...
TORCHMATE COMPLETES ROOKIE 7200 DESERT SEASON IN 2ND PLACE
"After a long and successful 2009 campaign, the racing season for the Torchmate team has concluded with the BITD Henderson Desert Classic. The race was seemingly simple compared to the challenges of the Baja 1000 yet still an extremely rough and dusty course. The team of Greg Jones and Nick Socha would start the 240 mile, 4 lap race. Lap races cause the course to become extremely chewed up and increase danger as overall leaders will lap the slower classes." Read on to find out how the Torchmate teams takes home 2nd place in the 7200 desert season.
Visit photo gallery for BITD Henderson Desert Classic.
TORCHMATE RACING NABS FIRST 7200 DESERT WIN
"Casey Folks of Best in the Desert says, “Life is an adventure. Come live your adventure with Best in the Desert.” It’s not just a slogan. Adventure is the one word I come back to time and again to describe off-road racing. Things can be going smoothly before a dramatic change occurs and all is thought lost. This is due to harsh environment in which we race. The desert has a variety of terrain that no other form of racing can boast - smooth roads, rocky silt, water, and dust. In the desert, things can change in an instant but the net result is always the same – grand adventure." Read more on how Bill Kunz and Brad Lovell took the checkered flag!
VEGAS TO RENO 1000-MILE DESERT RACE
"Vegas to Reno is the longest and toughest point to point race in the United States. It is 1000 miles of
rocks, silt, whoops, and danger. It is hard to draw comparison of this race to anything else in the present
day. It is a relic. Entering it is a way to turn back time and experience the peril, pride, and freedom that
the west held before being tamed by modern America. It is a strenuous race, death defying at times, and
extremely costly. Why even bother with it? The answer comes from the soul. It allows our team along with
hundreds of others to face challenge and test our abilities. It is a reprieve into a world that boys read
about in adventure books and a way to trade all the safety of society for the freedom of the untamed wild." Read on...
Check out an interview at our Torchmate booth
#32 Spent the Weekend in Denver, Colorado at the 4 Wheel Parts Truckfest
THE ADVENTURE OF THE BAJA 500
"I am used to sitting behind the wheel. Holding on to it helps your body absorb harsh bumps and it gives you a general sense that you control your fate. This was my third race as navigator in the Torchmate Ranger and up to this race, I have always felt comfortable. The adventure of Baja racing is more extreme though and I once again felt the hair raising thrill that I have spent years attempting to numb." Read on how Torchmate Racing takes a podium finish in the Baja.
TORCHMATE ROLLS THE DICE AT TERRIBLES TOWN 250
"Anyone other than a fighter pilot would be shocked at the sight of an unlimited desert truck screaming
through the terrain. Having participated in my third desert race, I am still awestruck by the power,
violence, and danger of these machines. Soon after the start of the Terrible’s Town 250, I stood in Pit #2
and watched a distinct trail of dust rise 10 miles away. The dot at the head of the plume quickly made its
way around the mountain range until I could see a dust cloud rise above the near horizon. Tension could
be felt in the pits as everyone rose from their chairs and inched toward the course. Hands went up and
everyone cheered. I caught sight of the leader. The truck floated over the bumps like a hovercraft and
suddenly lurched sideways. The driver was undeterred and never let off the throttle. He got it straight 123456
again and shot by us at well over 100 mph. The roar of the engine was deafening and the top layer of dirt
and rock literally rose behind the tires. Rocks pelted our pit trucks over 20’ away and I felt the excitement
of a little boy at Christmas." Click here to read on.
Torchmate Racing's Jason Scherer was declared the King of the Hammers at the 2nd Annual King of the Hammers Race in Johnson Valley, California. This 82 mile race is known as one of the toughest and roughest around with a mix of high speed runs and difficult ravines. Scherer finished the race in 4:42:49 bringing the Torchmate Racing team its well-deserved victory. Next stop for the team is 2009 WE-Rock debut in Tuscon, Arizona on April 4th-5th.
Read more about Torchmate's Championship win.
Parker 425 Desert Race - View Photo Gallery of the Race
The Torchmate Racing team headed to Parker, AZ February 6th through 7th for the Parker 425 desert race. Catch our featured articles on DirtNewz.com and at http://www.knfilters.com/news/news.aspx?ID=1802.
"The #7231 desert truck had a new dress on and was ready for a dance... I mashed the pedal to the floor and the Ford 4.5
SVO 6 Cylinder engine put all 490+ horsepower to the ground. He did not stand a chance. I felt good
and it was time to get moving. We passed vehicle after vehicle flipped over..."
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"Desert racing is a very hard thing to understand without experiencing it first hand. There are video clips
on the internet that show trucks screaming past, in-car shots of bushes whizzing by, and colorful
pictures of high dollar racers in the air. What none of these demonstrate are the hours of violence that
each truck experiences throughout a 425 mile race. The bruises and aches I have today are testament to
the punishment handed out by such a race..."
Read another recap of the Parker 425 Desert Race by Brad Lovell.
Henderson Fabtech Desert Classic - Best in the Desert Racing
Torchmate participated December 4-7, 2008 in the final Best in the Desert race of the year! Torchmate is excited to be an active part of the offroad community. We were proud to display a 4' x 4' cutting machine with a Thermal Dynamics Cutmaster 82 at our booth by the Technical Inspection line at the event.