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Gerald Racing Team Pulls Double Duty (Oshkosh, WI July
28, 2008)
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After 12 years, Off-Road Racing returned to Oshkosh, WI with
night races this weekend. Oshkosh was a very exciting weekend
for Gerald Racing Team, not only did they get to compete in
front of their hometown crowd, Matt was filling in for fellow
Forest County Potawatomi teammate Jeff Kincaid in his Pro Light
while he was competing in Chula Vista, CA this past weekend.
Gerald was really excited to have the opportunity to finally
compete in the Pro ranks with some of the best drivers.
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Gerald had a good weekend in his 1600 Light Buggy. After a slow
start Friday night and getting caught behind some slower
traffic, getting bumped around and passed by 3-4 cars under
yellow flag conditions, Gerald was able to work his way up to a
4th place finish. With the track being so small and tight, it
was difficult to spread out from all of the cars from the start.
“Our Goodyear tires really hooked up well this weekend, we were
able to push the car really hard into the corners and passes
stick” said Gerald.
With only one practice session under his belt in the Pro Light,
Matt was feeling pretty confident going into Friday night’s
event. His main goal was to finish the race and slowly pick off
other competitors while allowing Jeff to maintain the points
lead. When the green flag dropped Gerald was in last place. With
each lap Matt was getting more and more confident and soon began
picking off other trucks. Gerald was able to work his way up to
5th place.
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Gerald entered Round VIII on Saturday still in 2nd place in
points. After another slower start, Gerald was able to work his
way through traffic battling Stingle, Holtger and Glime. Matt
didn’t have an easy time passing any of them. Matt was able to
cross the line to a 2nd place finish behind Mike Vanden Heuvel.
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After doing so well Friday night, Gerald was a lot more relaxed
going into Saturday night’s race in the Pro Light. After
starting in last place again, Gerald was able to work his way
closer to the front early on and made his way up to 4th place
before getting stuck on a berm and going a lap down to the
leaders. Still determined, Gerald continued to push the truck
hard to end up with a 7th place finish.
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Gerald Racing Team would like to thank Jeff Kincaid for the
opportunity to race his Pro Light, his awesome crew Craig, Kody,
Jake, Kyle, Kasey and Sierra for the help this weekend. They
would also like to thank all of their sponsors, including:
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Forest County Potawatomi,
Traxxas,
Toyota,
One Prospect,
Goodwin Motors,
Fox Shox and
BFGoodrich.
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
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