Lucerne Valley, CA – The CANIDAE Off Road Team made it two wins in a row taking first place in the M.O.R.E. Freedom 250 on Sunday.
Scott Gailey and the CANIDAE Class 10 Off Road Racing TEAM spent the entire prior weekend dialing in the redesigned Fox Shock program headed by team engineer Steve Thomas. The car worked flawlessly allowing CANIDAE to take its second win in a row at the More Freedom 250. Hard work and dedication to the sport pay off once again!
Scott Whipple started the race in the driver's seat while Patrick Gailey navigated the CANIDAE Class 10 off road car to 3 almost flawless laps. They started in the heat of the day and finished their laps just after dark. Whipple had to battle traffic, dust, rough terrain and the scorching sun but thanks to Patrick managed to get through it all unscathed. Team owner Scott Gailey took the wheel on the 4th lap while Steve Thomas hopped into the passenger seat. Galley's long time off road racing experience, as well as a cool head, paid off. Driving in the dark, managing the torn up coarse, plus pushing to take the top spot was just a few of the challenges Gaily and Thomas accomplished. Gailey took the lead on the 6th and final lap and held on taking the CANIDAE Class 10 Off Road Car to its second straight victory.
Gaily would like to thank the entire off road racing community, as well as M.O.R.E. for a terrific sportsmanship event. Gailey also would like to thank his entire crew for their hard work and dedication, as well as CANIDAE Pet Foods for their support and all they do for the community and less fortunate pets.
May 26, 2008 - Team CANIDAE wins M.O.R.E. Day & Night ORAF 500
Lucerne Valley, CA – Team Canidae, led by owner/driver Scott Gailey, took first place in their Class 10 off road racer at the M.O.R.E. Day & Night ORAF 500 held in Lucerne Valley.
Joining Gailey was CANIDAE Pet Foods top-fuel driver Scott Whipple who ventured from the sand track to make his off road debut and share driving duties with Gailey over the grueling 500 mile, nine lap race.
The race started off 3 wide with Gailey behind the wheel. By the first turn the Canidae class 10 racer had settled into 3rd place and held that position through the first two laps, approximately 110 miles. Whipple took over the next two laps and held the position. On lap seven Whipple managed to move the car into second place. When Gailey took over again, he bumped the car into the first place position at the 23 mile mark of lap eight and never looked back giving Team Canidae the win.
“What a great finish to a great weekend,” said Gailey, “Especially after all the extra work we put in just to get here. We lost our engine the weekend before while testing. Fortunately, John Hsu was nice enough to loan us one. So we thrashed and got the engine changed out on time to make the race. Everybody did an awesome job and we certainly couldn’t have won without everybody on the team pitching in and I want to be sure everyone gets credit.”
“At pit 1, Mike was the pit captain with Brian and Glen helping out. Pit 2 had Zach as pit captain. Pit 3 had Joe Gailey working as pit captain with Trent and Dave alongside. Our main gate pit captain was Gene Towlet and he had plenty of help from Steve, Jason, Rob, Henley, Mikey D, and Ashley who was taking pics for us. Riding in the car were Steve Thomas, Pat Gailey and Mike Gailey. And finally, thanks again to Scott Whipple for coming out and sharing the driving with me,” added Gailey.
The Team Canidae Off Road Team will suit it up and hit the dirt again at the MDR McKenzie’s 400 being held June 28th in Lucerne Valley..
May 26, 2008 - Gailey and TeamCANIDAE win M.O.R.E. Day &Night Off Road Oraf 500Lucerne Valley, CA – Driver Scott Gailey and Team CANIDAE in their Class 10 off road racer win the M.O.R.E. Day & Night 500. Please check back for a complete race update and photos to be posted soon.
May 24-26, 2008, M.O.R.E.Day & Night 500Lucerne Valley, CAScott Gailey, owner and driver of the CANIDAE Pet Foods sponsored Class 10 off road machine, has been building and competing on the off road circuit for the past 30 years. In late 2007 Scott and his team began putting together their first class 10 racer and the car made its successful debut in November 2007 finishing first in its class and fourth overall.
Read the article at Dirt Sports Magazine: Masterpiece in Metal. May 1, 2008 by Scott Rousseau.
