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.