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Lovell Racing Just Shy Of Win at We-Rock Finals |
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Thursday, 11 September 2008 00:00 |
The Lovell Racing Team showed up in Hannibal, Missouri ready to do battle at the 2008 WE-Rock Finals in the rain, mud, and rock of Hannibal Rocks Off-Road Park. Unable to make the trip was the teams guiding light – spotter Roger Lovell. For the first time ever, Brad would be competing solely under the guidance of longtime rockcrawler Sean Lazzelle. “Our team is about family and Roger needed to be there for his,” said Brad, “We have always competed together and while I think there will be some wrinkles to work out, I have a lot of confidence in Sean.”
That confidence was immediately put to the test as Sean had to guide the vehicle across one of the most treacherous courses ever created. Brad was forced to pilot the #232 Fabtech Ranger over a rock spine with a 12’ cliff on one side and 30’ cliff on the other. The spine was narrow enough the tires had to completely hang off of either side. If everything was navigated correctly, the inevitable crash off the rock could be saved with some throttle action. With great confidence the pair took to the course and flawlessly traversed the dangers. “It was a stressful test and proof that I made the right choice for a replacement spotter. We were able to work very well as a team on this course.”
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Fabtech Victorious At XRRA Cortez |
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Monday, 04 August 2008 00:00 |
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After a tough final round cost Fabtech driver Brad Lovell the win at the Colorado Springs XRRA race in June, he was able to reach the finish line as the fastest in Cortez. While fast and consistent driving poised him for a podium finish, tactics contrived by the team resulted in a win.
Behind any name, there is always a group of great people responsible for building it. For this race, 9 people showed up under the Fabtech Motorsports / Lovell Racing banner with the goal of putting #32 and #232 at the top. With this resource comes responsibility and pressure as a driver to perform. 4 runs at about 50 seconds a piece will get you into the finals but any one error sends you home. It creates intense, do or die racing. |
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We-Rock Title Returns To Team Lovell |
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Monday, 28 July 2008 00:00 |
The Lovell Racing Team has focused for a little more than a year on one goal – build the single best truck for rockcrawling and rock racing. Well, hard work pays off. The team is honored to announce that they have once again been crowned the Western WE-Rock Pro-Mod Champions. Pro-Mod is now clearly the dominant class in rockcrawling and the accomplishment makes the Lovells the team to beat in 2009. Brad and Roger entered the final regular season event with a series lead but needed a strong finish to come out on top. The first day’s courses were absolutely brutal and tested the durability of the FABTECH Ranger in new ways. After wedging and clawing through the first courses, the team lined up for B2. It had gotten extremely dug out and other teams were struggling to keep enough of the vehicle on the course to not be disqualified. “Our idea was basically to pop a wheelie and then slam the rear axle up and over the rock,” recalls Brad, “After a couple attempts the truck shot to the side and I had a bone jarring landing on the skidplate. We then tried a new line and bounced right up the granite. It made a great show but ultimately we want the best scores.” At the end of the day, the effort put the team 9 points behind leader Shannon Campbell. |
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Dirt And Rocks – The ROC Endurance Race |
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Thursday, 03 July 2008 00:00 |
The Lovell Racing team just finished their third race in as many weeks, two of which were a two truck effort. With some luck and plenty of hours in the shop, both Rangers were in top order for the ROC Race at the RAM Off-Road Park in Colorado Springs, but unfortunately a faulty seal would take out one of the trucks.
This was the first race of its kind – an approximate 2 mile course of sandstone climbs, rocks, gap jumps, and short course style dirt track. Each driver ran three timed laps starting in one minute intervals. The fastest combined time won.
Brad’s day would start well. After having opportunity to pre-run the course twice with his co-driver (wife Natalie), most turns and challenges were committed to memory. The FABTECH Ranger was lighting fast off the start line and up the jumps to the climbs and into the dirt. The rehearsed run through the dirt went error free and the pair zoomed back into the rocks. Up the boulders, down the drops, over the jumps and back to the XRRA course from only 2 weeks ago; the Dirtlogic Shocks easily ate up all the destructive boulders and #232 flew across the finish line.
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Lovells Punish Fabtech Rockcrawler |
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Wednesday, 25 June 2008 00:00 |
Lovell Racing has returned from the second round of WE-Rock action in Cedar City, UT. The courses at the 3 Peaks OHV Park are always challenging and there was plenty of terrain to make this competition entirely distinct from the last. This, the third event in a series of four, was important for the Lovells so they could cement their series lead going into the final round.
Day #1 always seems to be the roughest day for the team. This event would be no exception. While the last two rockcrawls have been nearly mistake free, the FABTECH Ranger nipped a cone on the first course. The second course, A2, started with the pair easily missing a cone that was taken by all others. Regretfully, the effort was for not as a bad bounce left the truck hanging over the second gate with no way out but a risky front burn. Brad gave it his best but ended up on his roof in need of recovery. “At that point we knew we needed our best effort and some luck to get back in the game,” recalls Brad, “In two courses we were about 50 points behind where we should have been.” |
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