Blanco
09-14-2008, 04:00 PM
SACRAMENTO, CA – The Moss Brothers racing team started the SCORE Terribles 300 Primm Off Road race last weekend in a tie with Rod Hall and Mark Post for sixth place overall in SCORE points. As the current points leaders in SCORE Class 3 racing, Don competed in this race without his brother Ken, who was in Germany on business. The team was also without their crew chief and driver, Dave Grundman, who was tending to the family’s grape harvest. Up for the challenge, the Black Bronco crew prepped the bronco in only two weeks after recently competing in the Best in the Desert ‘Vegas to Reno’ race, and fielded the Bronco for victory number 29 in SCORE Class 3 racing. The team remains undefeated in SCORE Class 3 racing since 2002 and is one of only 16 teams still eligible for a Toyota Milestone Award, an award they have won twice before.
The SCORE Terrible’s 300 race was a 72 mile course with Class 3 running on Saturday morning and completing two laps. Moss drove solo and completed the course in just over 4 hours at an average speed of 35 mph, which was nearly two hours ahead of Dan Wright and the Old Horse Team. The Bronco had no mechanical issues and no flats at this race, despite the challenging terrain and ‘epic dust’ on the first lap.
Crew member Rick Bagwell (Tracy, CA) brought his Bronco along to pre-run on Friday and then got his Co-Driver rookie ride in this race. Unfortunately, Bagwell’s Bronco encountered issues on the pre-run and a huge thanks goes out to Cameron Steele, who was pre running in his Ford Super Duty, for pulling the team out to an accessible area of the course. Don commented, “You haven’t lived until you have pre-run without power steering or power brakes, on a 15 foot tow strap behind a Super Duty, at 50+ mph !”
The Moss Brothers racing team of brothers, Don and Ken Moss, along with their unwavering Black Bronco crew recently completed the Best in the Desert ‘Vegas to Reno’ 550 mile Off Road race, finishing second in their class of 21 and 69th overall among over 300 entries. This was a redeeming finish for the team who had an uncharacteristic DNF at this race in 2007. Apart from some electrical and low horsepower issues, the Bronco experienced an unusual wheel failure, which sidelined the drivers long enough to loose the lead at around race mile 293. The Bronco finished 45 minutes behind the class leader.
Don credits his Black Bronco crew, which includes drivers and co-drivers, as the backbone of his team and is ‘what really sets my team apart from the rest.’ With the advent of rally loggers and internet tracking, the Mosses have also come to rely on their ‘home crew’ every bit as much as those on the race course. “At times, the family at home manning the computers and cell phones are our biggest asset,” Don stated.
The Moss brothers are excited about this month’s release of 2XL Games newest video game creation – Baja: Edge of Control, because gamers can select a Moss Brothers entry to race. The game is available on the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms. The main web site for the game is www.bajagame.com and sneak peek short clips can be seen at http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/899/899703p1.html . Off-Road.com reports, “Baja Edge of Control….is the real deal for pure off-road racing fans and video game freaks alike.”
The Moss Brothers are now focused on the SCORE Baja 1000 race in November, where they will compete for a 30th class win and anticipate reclaiming their Class 3 Championship for a sixth time.
The SCORE Terrible’s 300 race was a 72 mile course with Class 3 running on Saturday morning and completing two laps. Moss drove solo and completed the course in just over 4 hours at an average speed of 35 mph, which was nearly two hours ahead of Dan Wright and the Old Horse Team. The Bronco had no mechanical issues and no flats at this race, despite the challenging terrain and ‘epic dust’ on the first lap.
Crew member Rick Bagwell (Tracy, CA) brought his Bronco along to pre-run on Friday and then got his Co-Driver rookie ride in this race. Unfortunately, Bagwell’s Bronco encountered issues on the pre-run and a huge thanks goes out to Cameron Steele, who was pre running in his Ford Super Duty, for pulling the team out to an accessible area of the course. Don commented, “You haven’t lived until you have pre-run without power steering or power brakes, on a 15 foot tow strap behind a Super Duty, at 50+ mph !”
The Moss Brothers racing team of brothers, Don and Ken Moss, along with their unwavering Black Bronco crew recently completed the Best in the Desert ‘Vegas to Reno’ 550 mile Off Road race, finishing second in their class of 21 and 69th overall among over 300 entries. This was a redeeming finish for the team who had an uncharacteristic DNF at this race in 2007. Apart from some electrical and low horsepower issues, the Bronco experienced an unusual wheel failure, which sidelined the drivers long enough to loose the lead at around race mile 293. The Bronco finished 45 minutes behind the class leader.
Don credits his Black Bronco crew, which includes drivers and co-drivers, as the backbone of his team and is ‘what really sets my team apart from the rest.’ With the advent of rally loggers and internet tracking, the Mosses have also come to rely on their ‘home crew’ every bit as much as those on the race course. “At times, the family at home manning the computers and cell phones are our biggest asset,” Don stated.
The Moss brothers are excited about this month’s release of 2XL Games newest video game creation – Baja: Edge of Control, because gamers can select a Moss Brothers entry to race. The game is available on the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms. The main web site for the game is www.bajagame.com and sneak peek short clips can be seen at http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/899/899703p1.html . Off-Road.com reports, “Baja Edge of Control….is the real deal for pure off-road racing fans and video game freaks alike.”
The Moss Brothers are now focused on the SCORE Baja 1000 race in November, where they will compete for a 30th class win and anticipate reclaiming their Class 3 Championship for a sixth time.