"Lightning Larry" Ragland / Brian Collins
Take Their #12 Chevy to Capture First Place at BITD Vegas
to Reno
Danny/Dale Ebberts Take the Victory in Class 1500
Mike Childress and Steve Hengeveld Capture Another Victory
for Team Honda
Las Vegas, Nevada (August 24, 2006)
8:59 pm BITD Vegas
to Reno: Race Update
Top finishers through physically.
* Overall positions may change due to time corrections*
Larry Ragland/ Brian Collins
Garron Cadiente/ Rick Geiser
Danny/ Dale Ebberts
John Gaughn/ BJ Richardson
Steve Croll
Andy McMillin
Joe Myres / Damen Jeffries
Kevin McGillivray
Tim Rockenbach
Curt/ Todd Leduc
Ron Whitton
Sam Berry
John Harrah
8:48 pm BITD Vegas
to Reno: Race Update
Kevin McGillivray #56 just crossed
the finish line 4th in Trick Truck, 8th overall unofficially.
Tim Rockenbach #1572 right behind
McGillivray.
Curt Leduc / Todd Leduc 10th 4-wheel
vehicle through the finish line with massive damage,
they must have rolled hard!
Ron Whitton next Trick Truck through
the finish line.
#1549 of Sam Berry, a 30+ year off
road veteran, brought his single seat Vorra car to
the finish line in 12th position physically.
#1555 of John Harrah through the finish.
8:34 pm BITD Vegas
to Reno: Race Update
Steve Croll 3rd class 1500 to cross
the line in his Grove Lumber sponsored car.
Andy McMillin #31 just across, right
behind Croll.
Joe Myers / Damen Jeffries come in
4th place in class 1500.
8:24 pm BITD Vegas
to Reno: Race Update
Danny Ebberts, who took over the driving
duties for his brother Dale Ebberts in their fathers
#1546 Fox/BFG Toyota powered Jimco, brought the car
across the finish line to capture victory here at
the BITD Vegas to Reno.
John Gaughn who was leading Class
1500 had a flat 1/4 mile before the finish line.
Gaughn may have finished the race
physically in front of Ebberts but after corrected
time he finished 2nd.
7:40 pm BITD Vegas
to Reno: Race Update
Garron Cadiente/Rick Geiser are the
first 4-wheel vehicle to cross the finish line physically.
Larry Ragland/ Brian Collins crossed
the finish line about 6 minutes behind #38 and will
most likely take the overall and Trick Truck win by
corrected time as they started 15 minutes behind #38
of Cadiente. Ragland told Dirtnewz staff that he has
been racing for as long as Garron has been alive and
that he is "one fast kid".
BJ Baldwin driving his dad's #96 Baldwin
Motorsports Trick Truck crashed just before Pit 14
to take them out of the hunt.
Mark / Gary Weyhrich confirmed to
have broken an axle.
7:10 pm BITD Vegas
to Reno: Race Update
#38 G&R Truck
Pushing Strong to The Finishline
DirtNewz.com is on the way to the finishline to bring
you more updates
6:47 pm BITD
Vegas to Reno: Race Update
Dirtnewz staffers
just talked to Steve Melton who
was driving the second half in
the #1526. Steve told us that
he started feeling a vibration
at RM 500 and tried to nurse it
to the finish but broke down at
Weeks, RM 540. Melton says that
his crew is on the way, they will
try to change the tranny out and
finish the race late into the
night.
#38 Cadiente/Geiser
first 4-wheel vehicle through
Weeks, Pit 16 @ RM 540.
Melton also told
us that he passed Gary/Mark Weyhrich
who are broken on the course.
Ebberts has been
on a roll all day, running his
2 seat Toyota powered Jimco hard
in the front all the way to the
finish.
Exclusive
interview at RM540 with Steve Melton
6:31 pm BITD
Vegas to Reno: Race Update
Steve Melton driving
the John Herder car pulled into
the Dirtnewz pit at Stagecoach
with a blown tranny.
6:09 pm BITD
Vegas to Reno: Race Update
Mike Childress
and Steve Hengeveld captured victory
once again today for Team Honda.
After taking a win at the BITD
Terrible's Town 250 Steve and
Mike were on a mission to defend
their current points lead and
prepare for the upcoming SCORE
Baja 1000, that will extend from
Ensenada to La Paz, Baja California.
Johnny Campbell
and Robby Bell were only minutes
behind Childress and Hengeveld
until they had a flat only 30
miles from the finish. The tire
came apart causing the fender,
seat and air box to be ripped
off the bike. They finished the
race in second place.
5:21 pm BITD
Vegas to Reno: Race Update
First through
pit #13 @ RM 443.5 : #1526 Herder,
#96 Bobby Baldwin, #1588 Gary
and Mark Weyhrich, and #38 now
driven by Rick Geiser after driver
change at Pit 11, RM 390.
Bobby Baldwin
is raging here near his hometown
of Las Vegas, hunting down John
Herder.
3:41 pm BITD
Vegas to Reno: Race Update
Andy McMillin
is broken down in the road at
RM 350 with his throttle cable
stuck wide open. He had problems
with his throttle cable yesterday
during time trials and apparently
they didn't fix the problem. The
SKG/McMillin Homes Chase Truck
#1 is hauling out there now to
see what the problem is.
3:35 pm BITD
Vegas to Reno: Race Update
Garron Cadiente
second through Pit 10, about 13
minutes behind Herder.
#1588 Gary and
Mark Weyhrich right behind Cadiente.
Bobby Baldwin
next one to fly through Pit 10.
Nobody has pit here yet.
3:23 pm BITD
Vegas to Reno: Race Update
John Herder first
through Coaldale, Pit 10 @ RM
365.1, did not pit.
Helicopters in
the dust.
2:45 pm BITD
Vegas to Reno: Race Update
Mark McMillin
just through Pit #5 @ RM 203.5.
Jones still moving
but still having some kind of
problem with the truck.
Vildosola running
strong and on a mission to capture
a podium finish after a long pit
with some obvious problems at
Pit #3.
2:34 pm BITD
Vegas to Reno: Race Update
Herder first through
Tonopah.
Pat Dean on the
trailer with a blown oil pump,
caught it just in time to save
the motor.
1:46 pm BITD
Vegas to Reno: Race Update
Chuck Hovey thru in
his ORW/ Fox Racing Shox car.
Current Trick Truck
running order:
Garron Cadiente
Bobby Baldwin
Andy McMillin
Larry Ragland
Matt Scaroni
Nick Baldwin
Chad Ragland
1:30 pm BITD Vegas
to Reno: Race Update
Next class 1 is #1572-
Tim Rockenbach .
Slow quads now intermixed
with the top 4 wheel leaders.
Young Guns Andy McMillin
and Garron Cadiente battle as they near
the halfway mark of this race.
Damon Jeffries/Joe Meyers
in the full throttle car running clean
and fast through 238.5 followed by Steve
Croll in his #1585 Grove car bumper to
bumper.
1:26 pm BITD Vegas
to Reno: Race Update
SMD stopped at RM 235 with
Turbo Tom changing a flat tire.
John Gaughn in the second
Las Vegas Dissemination car through at 1:31.
Cadiente and McMiillin are
the only Trick Trucks thru 238.5 so far.
1:20 pm BITD Vegas to Reno:
Race Update
Pat dean thru at 1:23 pm in third
position.
Rumored Jones is having problems
and is slowed.
Mark Weyhrich thru 238.5 30 seconds
behind Pat Dean.
1:15 pm BITD Vegas to Reno: Race
Update
Herder through RM 238.5 in the twisty
canyon with Cadiente about 7 miles behind.
SMD # 27 driven by Matt Scaroni / Co Dog
Turbo Tom having second gear transmission issues according
to team owner Steve Scaroni at RM 238.5 now with the DirtNewz
crew.
12:45 pm BITD Vegas
to Reno: Race Update
Vildosola and MacCachren up and running
again at race speed.
Herder through RM 204.5 still out front
and running hard.
Garron Cadiente determined to catch Herder
running close behind.
12:38 pm BITD Vegas
to Reno: Race Update
Chad Ragland, Brian Collins, and Curt
Leduc just through Pit #4, all running strong and close
to each other.
12:28 pm BITD Vegas
to Reno: Race Update
After leading over 100 miles of the race,
Gus Vildosola and Rob MacCachren are still stopped in
the pits. John Herder, who has led and won back to back
BITD races, is running hard out front doing everything
it takes in order to take home another win here at the
10th anniversary of the BITD Vegas to Reno Race.
12:11 pm BITD Vegas
to Reno: Race Update
John Herder is the first one through Pit
#4 at RM 155, did not pit and taking advantage of the
clean air.
Second into the pits is Vildolsola/MacCachren
who stopped to pit and are still in the pit's with an
apparent problem.
#38 Garron Cadiente stopped to pit and
flew by Vildosola/MacCachren, moving him into second position.
Jones next through RM 155 - did not pit,
one minute behind Cadiente.
Pat Dean comes into the pits and moves
into 4th position, passing Vildosola who is still in the
pits.
Steve Croll also passes the #4 Mexicana
Logistics Truck while in the pits.
Mark Wehyrich running hard behind Croll.
Bobby Baldwin is on a mission to catch
the leaders as he was raging at RM 155.
Heavy silt in the pits.
12:00 pm BITD
Vegas to Reno: Race Update
Brian Collins through RM 107 running
in the second pack.
Matt Scaroni catching up to the leaders
after having some difficulties during Time Trials
yesterday.
Andy McMillin looks like he has moved
up a few positions and is still running strong.
11:50 am BITD Vegas
to Reno: Race Update
Rob MacCachren/Vildolsola leading the
hungry pack through pit #3 at RM 132.9 by a mere 1.22
seconds over Herder.
John Herder, in his single seat Jimco,
is only 48 seconds in front of Garron Cadiente.
Jesse Jones in his #1 Fabtech/ Toyo Tires
Trick Truck is running 3 minutes behind Cadiente.
Bobby Baldwin moving up with the leaders,
only a few minutes behind Jesse Jones/Jeff Quinn.
11:30 am BITD
Vegas to Reno: Race Update
Class 10's are just going through Pit #1 at RM 36, running
order is as follows:
Clay Flippin
Ken Tapert
Keith Hughes
Andy Greider
Alan Gerber
Kevin Kelly
Dennis Kordonawv
Hondo Jiminez
11:18 am BITD Vegas to Reno:
Race Update
Ron Whitton #39 through RM 78.
The second pack of drivers are about
20 miles behind the leaders.
Second pack led by Andy McMillin,
Brian Collins and Matt/David Scaroni
Leaders just through RM 107.
9:55 am BITD Vegas to Reno: Race
Update
Rob MacCachren / Vildolsola, John Herder, Garron Cadiente
and Jesse Jones running hard through the first 35 miles.
Word from the pits is that there will be no chance of passing
in the first 50 miles.
Top 9 qualifiers all running hard and in a pack together,
nobody making any moves to pass.
