CANIDAE Racing's Class 10 Off-Road Team earned a podium with a strong 2nd place finish in Heat #1 on Saturday and wound up finishing 3rd overall in its class at the 14th Annual SCORE Desert Challenge held in Laughlin, NV. This opening race of the 2009 SCORE series attracted hundreds of teams from all over the country competing across the different divisions in a split race format held over Saturday and Sunday. Congratulations Team CANIDAE! Please check back for more information and photos coming soon.
What a season for owner/driver Scott Gailey and the Team CANIDAE Class 10 racer. Despite missing the first two races of the M.O.R.E. Series, Gailey and Team CANIDAE ended the year in spectacular fashion by winning the 2008 M.O.R.E. season points championship for class 10 in a close race held December 3rd at the Holiday 200 in Barstow.
After three straight 1st place finishes put them in 2nd position in the point standings, Gailey along with co-driver Scott Whipple and the rest of the team stuck to their game plan for the final race, running consistent and long, finishing 3rd at the Holiday 200. Despite the win streak being snapped, the finish was enough to vault the team into first place in the standings and claim the Class 10 season championship.
"We would like to extend our deepest thanks to all of our loyal fans, volunteers, sponsors and especially to everyone on our hard-working Team CANIDAE crew for all the amazing help and support during the 2008 off road race season, said Gailey. This is our first season together as a team and having CANIDAE on board as primary sponsor. The year could not have gone better. We have had a lot of fun racing, interacting with the other teams and fans while helping to promote Responsible Pet Ownership to the passionate fans of off-road racing. We couldn’t have had the success we’ve had without all the support we get and we can't wait to get back out on the track in 2009," added Gailey.
Gailey and the CANIDAE Class 10 Team will open up the 2009 season at the SCORE Desert Challenge in Laughlin, Nevada on January 24.
All of us here at CANIDAE congratulate Scott and the Team on a great season and wish them the best in the coming year.
July 20, 2008 - CANIDAE Off-Road Team Wins M.O.R.E. Freedom 250
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 500Lucerne 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.
