Steve Strobel Flying Through Pit #2

Starting Line Day 2

Trophy Truck Race Ends on Day 2

The Strobel Motorsports team launched their race car off the starting line for Day 2 of the 3 day BITD Vegas to Reno race on Friday. Driver Steve Strobel and co-driver John Vance were psyched up for a planned 336 mile run from Tonopah, back south and then eventually turning back around to head north to Hawthorn NV. Unfortunately, various mechanical issues surfaced forcing the truck out of the race at approximately race mile marker 440. The new Trophy Truck continues to get shaken out and the team will redouble efforts to prepare for the next event.

Day One Includes a Differential Change

Steve and co-driver John Van managed to bring the trophy truck home after a differential change on the course along with a coil wire challenge. Day 2 starts again tomorrow at 9:30 PT.

Race Truck #94 Off The Line

The Strobel race truck left the start line at 9:43 PT this morning. You can track the race at the links listed in previous blogs. We are racing in Class 1400 and are race car #94.

Here's a shot of the new race truck going through the contingency line at the Sunset Station hotel. It is HOT out here folks! 107 degrees to be exact. The team is now headed up to Beatty NV for tomorrow's 9:30 PT start.

Track Vegas To Reno Race Via Online Satellite

Fans can track the BITD Vegas to Reno race Wed, 8/20 through Fri, 8/22 via one of 2 options. The "official" BITD race tracking site is http://www.racetheworld.net/ or you can click on the IRC logo on the right. Once you're on the IRC website you can use either their low bandwidth flash version or their multimedia version by clicking on the appropriate link.

Another tracking option is to use the Strobel Motorsports IonEarth satellite tracking tool. This can be found at http://www.ionearth.com/ or clicking on the IonEarth logo below.

Team Finishing Up Prepping Race Truck for Vegas to Reno

The Strobel Motorsports team has the new "A" motor in the race truck and has already made a few test passes outside the team shop. Just some final tuning and the 800 HP monster will be ready to take on the grueling 950 mile, 3-day Vegas To Reno race starting with Qualifying on Tuesday, 8/18. This race is the longest off-road race in the United States and the Best-In-The-Desert race sanctioning body does a great job getting the course set up.

As always, check back to both this blog and our team website www.strobelmotorsports.com for race week updates and results.

BITD Primm 250 Post Race Interview with Steve

Team Finishes 11th in First TT Race

Driver Steve Strobel and co-driver John Vance crossed the finish line in luxurious Primm, NV in 11th place in the highly competitive Trophy Truck (TT) class on Saturday.

The truck was solidly in 10th place overall after the first 71 mile lap. However, a small mishap at Race Mile 81 slowed the team some. Once the #94 truck was uprighted, Steve wheeled the truck around the final 2 laps in good shape, gaining valuable seat time in the new Trophy Truck.

Thanks VERY MUCH to the Jimco pit support team and especially to John Vance for his co-driving skills. The race planning went well and John persevered through both a large rock coming into the cockpit and hitting him in the chest and 2 flat tire changes.

We believe we're now in good shape as a Trophy Truck team and are very much looking forward to our next race, tentatively scheduled to be the BITD Vegas to Reno extravaganza in August.

Steve Finishes Race!

It was a challenging day with an "easy" roll onto the side at mile marker 81 along with some flat tires. However, Steve Strobel and co-driver John Vance persevered through a challenging day of desert racing. The great news is we now have 216 race miles on the new Chevy Trophy Truck with the team looking forward to their next race. Continue to check http://www.strobelmotorsports.com/ often to confirm our next race and future race results!

Great First Lap, But Then Truck Rolled on Side

Truck looked great through pit 1, but then they had a side rollover at mile 81. The guys got the truck back upright and are once again moving well. More to come.

Final Race Day Prep Done - Race Now Starts at Noon PT!

Final Prep for race finishes up this morning. Race is now scheduled to start at Noon PT. Stay Tuned for results. Track our #94 race truck as the day progresses! Track the race at the following links:

http://www.justin.tv/sopwithmotorsports (Live Webcast)

http://www.trackinginternational.com/index.php?pageid=tracking (Satellite Tracking #1)

http://race.ionearth.com/2009/bitd/primm_250/ (2nd Satellite Tracking)

Primm 250 Qualifying In-Car Video

Strobel Qualifies in Top 10!

New Truck Featured on Race-Dezert.com!

The online website Race-Dezert.com now has a feature article of the new Strobel Motorsports #94 Trophy Truck. Check it out at http://race-dezert.com/home/?p=877

BITD Primm 250 Race "On Like Donkey Kong"!

The team is in Primm Nevada for the BITD Primm 250 race this weekend. Action starts on Thursday with race qualifying, Tech / Contingency on Friday, with the new #94 Strobel Chevy Trophy Truck set for its first race starting at approximately 1:00pm Pacific Time this Sat., April 18th. Check our blog often for race updates. Below are options for live race information:

Live Webcast: http://www.sopwithmotorsports.com/
(click on "Sopwith Live" button starting 9am Friday, 4/17)

Online Satellite Tracking: (link to multimedia or low speed)
http://www.racetheworld.net/ircstore/main.asp?sitepages=HomePage

Photo of the new Trophy Truck outside the team race shop in Nebraska prior to heading out to California for more testing and tuning.

The Strobel Motorsports team will be competing in the Best-In-The-Desert Primm 250 race on April 18th so be sure to check back to this blog for in-race action and results.

New Trophy Truck Test Video

A shot of the trophy truck in the shop just after completing dyno testing which yielded some fantastic results. The team will be heading to Nevada next week for initial shakedown testing. Check back to our blog often next week for test action!

Here`s the trophy truck near the initial cranking of the Chevy motor.

Wiring Underway

Mark "The Wire Guy" Guthas is in the team shop in Nebraska this week to completely wire all the electronics in the new race truck. Mark has been a great asset to our team in the past and he always does a first class, desert-proven wiring job.

Strobel Motorsports Class 1 Test - 2008

Our New Team Blog is Launched!

We will use this media to post more frequent news and activities regarding the race team. The new Jimco Trophy Truck frame is back from the powder coaters after extensive customization and fabrication was completed by the team. We anticipate having one of the most technologically advanced unlimited trucks in the desert! Much more of our build to come soon and/or will be published on our website http://www.strobelmotorsports.com.