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Gerald Still in Hunt for Light Buggy Championship
Bark River, MI (August 11, 2008) - Gerald Racing Team returned
to Bark River, Michigan this past weekend for rounds IX and X.
After a solid weekend in Oshkosh, Matt was looking to put the
pressure on points leader, Mike Vanden Heuvel.
Gerald got another rough start Saturday and had to work his way
through traffic.
After picking off a couple cars, Matt lost his brakes going into
a corner and had to battle the car the rest of the race where he
finished in the middle of the pack. Prior to the race starting,
WSORR officials collected fuel samples from the Top 5 drivers in
points, after the race was over; the race team found out one of
the driver’s fuel was illegal who had finished ahead of Matt in
the race resulting in Matt finishing in 13th position instead of
14th.
“I’m just really glad the Forest County Potawatomi Light Buggy
was able to hold together and we were able to finish the race
with no brakes, we’ve been pretty lucky this year and I’ve got a
really good team who helps me every weekend,” said Gerald after
the race.
Sunday’s race was a good battle for Gerald Racing Team. With a
similar start as Saturday, Gerald was able to battle his way
through traffic every lap. Everything seemed to be going
smoothly until a driver tried going out of his way to run Matt
right off the track and spinning him out, thankfully Gerald was
able to save it and pass the driver clean within the next lap.
After a hard long race Gerald was able to work all the way up to
2nd place and battle Mike Vanden Heuvel on the last lap after he
almost spun out for 1st place.
“Overall this weekend was pretty good, the car was working
awesome today. The Goodyear Tires were hooking up great,
especially in the corners and the AMSOIL kept the motor running
at a perfect temperature the entire race. I’m really happy that
WSORR stepped up this weekend by checking fuel and is keeping
this class honest; I just wish they would have done it for the
entire class. We’re really looking forward to returning to
Crandon for the World Championships,” said Gerald at the end of
the weekend.
Currently, Matt Gerald and his #195 Forest County Potawatomi
Goodyear Tire VW powered Light Buggy are second in the 2008
WSORR SRT 1600 Light Buggy Championship standings. With only two
rounds of racing in the season, Matt still has the opportunity
to win the championship.
The final race of the WSORR season is the Borg Warner Off-Road
World Championships, August 29-31, in Crandon, Wisconsin.
Gerald Racing would like to thank their sponsors and all the
supporters of our racing dream including.
Forest County Potawatomi Community
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants
King Shocks
Flying Dutchman Off-Road
Contact information: Geraldracing395@yahoo.com
Website: www.Geraldracing.com
Phone: 920-858-6561
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