Home field venue boosts confidence for Riot at Primm 300
With the dust barely settled from its last event, Riot Racing is still in gear and ready for another exciting race. The SCORE International Terrible’s Primm 300 starts at 1 p.m. for the trophy truck class on Saturday, September 11 and consists of four 68-mile laps. About 125 vehicles have entered the race, 31 of which are trophy trucks.
Many of the biggest names in off-road racing will be competing on SCORE’s roughest course. B.J. Baldwin will start third, Cameron Steele 10th, Robby Gordon 14th and Rob MacCachren 19th.
“The competition is going to be as tough as it gets this weekend,” said Ira Conn, co-driver for the #68 Riot trophy truck, which will start 28th. The other race classes will race in another group at 6 a.m. Saturday morning.
Despite the competition, Marc Ewing and the Riot team know they have the ability to perform well on their home turf.
“We definitely want to have a strong showing for Primm,” said Sammy Zaranti, lead mechanic on the truck that raced Vegas to Reno and will race again Saturday. “We have the vehicle and the talent.” But the course is challenging. “Primm is a very rough, physical and mental race. There’s a lot of attrition at the end. Hopefully everything stays together.”
In the Best in the Desert series where Riot is currently first in the points, “finishing each race is really critical, which makes you temper your aggression on the course,” Ewing said. “This one you can just go for it.”
Ewing often tests in the Primm/Jean area, which he said will give him an advantage going into this race. “We know a lot of the terrain, and with a little bit of luck we should do well,” Conn said.
Another advantage for Riot is the truck’s large 95-gallon fuel cell which will only require the team to splash gas once. “It’s going to shorten our pit stop because we aren’t waiting for fuel,” Jordan Poole, a Riot mechanic said.
“I have confidence in our team to do its best and get the job done,” Steve Sloan, Riot’s shop manager said.
Contingency and technical inspection will be held on Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. behind Buffalo Bill’s Resort. Riot will be there with their new pre-runner and the race truck selling shirts and handing out stickers and posters to fans. On Saturday spectators can watch the race at the grandstand behind Buffalo Bill’s Resort near the start/finish line. SCORE plans to have unofficial race results posted at 9 p.m. Saturday evening. The awards ceremony begins at 10 a.m. on Sunday in the Terrible’s Primm Valley Resort conference center.
Throughout the race on Saturday fans can track Riot’s progress on http://www.riotracing.com through the IRC and IonEarth tracking. The latest updates on the race vehicle will be available on Riot’s twitter, http://twitter.com/riotracing. Watch the truck and crew in action as Ewing strives for another strong finish in this 2010 season. Keep an eye out for Riot’s post-race video by VitaBrevisFilms. Riot Racing thanks its sponsors Vision X, F&L Racing Fuel, Pole Position Raceway and Geiser Bros for all of their support.
- Wednesday September 8, 2010
- By Riot Racing
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