RACE REPORT- WEST YELLOWSTONE, MONTANA

Saturday, January 19, 2008- PRO STOCK

Boys showed up on Saturday morning and made final preparations on the sleds. The team race Pro Stock only on Saturday amidst heavy snow dust- both sleds battled snow coming into the air intake.

The team calibrated shocks and the rear skid to accommodate track conditions.
Robbie Malinoski (#4) ran strong throughout his heats in the pro stock class- with increasingly better results as the day wore on.

Jeff Snow struggled with air intake and snow dust issues failing to make the final round. Robbie Malinoski fought a competitive battle for his seventh place finish in the final, colliding with Turcotte during the last two laps.

Sunday, January 20- PRO OPEN

Sleds preparations went late into Saturday night for the Pro Open. Snow dust was intense with heavy snow conditions and poor visibility. Again, snow dust in the air intake became a hurdle. We ran two rounds in the Pro Open, placing 4th and 5th

Officials cancelled the race due to heavy snow and a resulting poor visibility.

Sunday night the crew worked on making adjustments to the suspension in anticipation for Monday’s final. Monday the MODS ran strong- Robby finished 2nd in the third round but was DQ’d for passing on a yellow flag. Robby went to the LCQ again finishing 2nd. He started the final in the back row, passed four sleds after two laps. In the third lap the brakes boiled over- losing them completely resulting in a fifteen place finish.

The team left West Yellowstone, Montana on Monday afternoon and will arrive Aspen, Colorado about noon Tuesday in anticipation for WINTER X GAMES. Practice starts Thursday.