LUCAS OIL OFF ROAD RACING SERIES (LOORS)

Round 3 & 4 – Lake Elsinore, CA

It was a rough weekend for Tyree Motorsports!!!  The crew left Wednesday to get the #91 of Nick Tyree set up and ready.  The #91 hit the track on Thursday for practice; he was getting the feel for the new track.  Friday for practice; Nick was ready and amped, practice went well.  The crew had a few changes to the shocks, Nick was happy with the truck and the Tyree Motorsports crew was ready to head out for qualifying.  Qualified 12^th, just off the pace by a second.   Nick was not far off, the Tyree Motorsports team was pumped.  The crew of the #91, Diffenbaugh Construction, Pac Racing Springs, Bill Signs Trucking and Competitive Metals prepped the truck for race on Saturday.

Starting 12^th, Nick quickly moved to 6^th.   The #91 was running great, until He felt the transmission start to give a little.  With Todd on the radio and crew chief Troy Patterson making a tough call we decided to finish out race cause at the end of the day it’s about the points.  Overall a rough day, but the #91 did finish.  The Tyree Motorsports crew worked hard on Saturday night getting the #91 truck ready for qualifying on Sunday.

Nick was looking good in qualifying, but again qualified 12^th.   Nick was ready to go out and do battle, having his work cut out for the race.  The #91 went out ready to race and with more unfortunate bad luck in the first lap Nicks rear gear wheel locked up with something breaking in the rear end.  Nick headed into the hot pits to see if the #91 pit crew could fix anything.  After the crew checked the truck the rear end was blown, again that is racing!  Overall a really rough weekend for the Tyree Motorsports team.  We are looking forward to rounds 5 & 6 in Surprise, AZ.

FROM EVERYONE AT TYREE MOTORSPORTS……..Thank You to all the friends and family that came out to support Tyree Motorsports!

Aeromotive – www.aeromotiveinc.com

Bill Signs Trucking – www.billsignstrucking.com

Brewers Sports Bar – www.brewerssportsbar.com

Blacart Creative Group – www.blacart.com

Competitive Metals – www.competitivemetals.com

DCP Supplies – www.dcpsupplies.com

Dallas Pugh Foundation – www.dallaspughfoundation.org

Diffenbaugh Construction – www.diffenbaughconstruction.com

Digital Media Giant – www.digitalmediagiant.com

DownSouth Motorsports – www.downsouthmotorsports.com

K&N Filters – www.knfilters.com

Lowry’s – www.halowry.com

Lucas Oil – www.lucasoil.com

Magnesite Specialties Inc. – www.magnesitespecialties.com

Pac Racing Springs – www.racingsprings.com

Propower Racing – www.propowerracing.com

RDE – www.ranchodrivetrain.com

TOYO Tires – www.toyotires.com

Photos by Jon Naugle, www.BlackOwlMedia.com

LUCAS OIL OFF ROAD RACING SERIES (LOORS)

Round 1 & 2 – Chandler, AZ

It was a great weekend for Tyree Motorsports. The crew left Wednesday to get the #91 of Nick Tyree set up and ready.  We were excited to have Pac Racing Springs and Diffenbaugh Construction on board as new sponsors for this year.  We hit the track on Friday for practice; Nick was ready and amped up to get to racing. With the new season at hand we were ready to show everyone how much Nick has improved since the last season. Practice went well doing a quick shakedown and we were 10^th quickest. Nick was happy with the truck and the Tyree Motorsports crew was ready to head out for qualifying. This is one thing we really worked on in the off season, lap 6 was our best lap, a second off the pace and qualified 7^th. The crew of the #91, Diffenbaugh Construction, Pac Racing Springs, Bill Signs Trucking and Competitive Metals prepped the truck for race on Saturday. Starting in the fourth row was really going to put Nick to the test. The #91 was running great. Todd Leduc spotting and Nick were working as a great team.  Nick was working the turns inside, outside and was soon up in fourth banging with the best of them!  A few miss haps put us back to 6^th and then we lost our brakes in the last half of the race. With Nick heading into the hot pits during the new mandatory pit stop the #91 pit crew consisting of: Nick Maston, Tyler Bunce, Nick Novak and Chris Livingston.  The crew was ready, Nick came in and it was time to get to work having two minutes to rip off fiberglass, dump water on the radiators, checking for leaks, tires and giving the truck a good look over.  Nick headed back out for the green Flag and hammered down. Another unlucky spin and we battled with Jeremy McGrath for 5 laps and finished off 9^th.  It was a great day to start off the season with a top 10 finish.  The crew had their work cut out for them to get the truck ready for Sunday.

Tyree Motorsports crew worked late getting the # 91 ready for round 2.  With Nick feeling as confident as ever and knowing he belongs up front. In qualifying we had set the 5^th fastest until the unlucky miss hap with Woods and Renezender. We thought we were golden and the invert was 6 so we would be front row.  We decided to work on our lines around the track after the caution.  In doing so we got pushed to 9^th, Nick had his work cut out for him.  Once again with Todd Spotting we had a good outside line running up in turn one and two picking them off by the caution we were up to 6^th once again pulling into the pits. the pit crew ripped off half the hood, rear fenders, checked tires and gave Nick some towels to clean his visor instead wasting all his tear offs.  Back out on the track taking the green flag #91 battled hard it seemed like everyone was at war banging and rubbing, it was rough.  We moved up to 4^th and Naughton spun us around again.  We went to the back and worked back to 9^th in two laps.  Overall a great weekend for the Tyree Motorsports team.

FROM EVERYONE AT TYREE MOTORSPORTS……..Thank You to all the friends and family that came out to support Tyree Motorsports!

Aeromotive – www.aeromotiveinc.com

Bill Signs Trucking – www.billsignstrucking.com

Brewers Sports Bar – www.brewerssportsbar.com

Blacart Creative Group – www.blacart.com

Competitive Metals – www.competitivemetals.com

DCP Supplies – www.dcpsupplies.com

Dallas Pugh Foundation – www.dallaspughfoundation.org

Diffenbaugh Construction – www.diffenbaughconstruction.com

Digital Media Giant – www.digitalmediagiant.com

DownSouth Motorsports – www.downsouthmotorsports.com

K&N Filters – www.knfilters.com

Lowry’s – www.halowry.com

Lucas Oil – www.lucasoil.com

Magnesite Specialties Inc. – www.magnesitespecialties.com

Pac Racing Springs – www.racingsprings.com

Propower Racing – www.propowerracing.com

RDE – www.ranchodrivetrain.com

TOYO Tires – www.toyotires.com

Photos by Jon Naugle, www.BlackOwlMedia.com

Saturday we came out ready, running great and since #91 was the only Pro 2 he was able to get lots of practice.  We did plenty of testing with all the new parts PAC supplied, and what a difference it made.  Nick was doing better each time he went out on the track.  Heading into the race Nick was amongst a bunch of pro lites, so instead of risking the possibility of Nick getting tied up with one we held back letting them get a good half of lap in front and chasing them down.  The practice worked well for Nick.  The truck ran great and Nick was really glad to be back in the seat and go to work.  Thanks for a great weekend and of course without the help of our sponsors Diffenbaugh Construction, Bill Signs Trucking, PAC, Down South Motorsports, Lowery’s and Brewers.

Thanks to our great motor package and K&N Filters we never hurt a motor, the Tyree Motorsports truck ran well all season! With Nick behind the wheel our goals keep getting bigger and we keep pushing harder with plans to work hard in the off season. With Nick going into his 3rd season we feel we have really started to make our mark. The first half of the season we struggled just being in the wrong place on the track at the wrong time having some broken shock shafts or bent tie rods bent A-arms that put the truck out of contention. In the later part of the season Nick progressively got better missing all that and running upfront. Nick continues to strive for the best. The Tyree Motorsports truck was running in 3rd position and hanging it out there. This season has really been a true test of who we are as a “Team.”

As always we could never have done it without our sponsors. K&N Air Filters for always letting the engine get good clean air. Competitive Metals, if you have been to one of these races you know how much metal is needed. Diffenbaugh Construction, always being at the races for support and a helping hand when needed. Pro Power Racing Engines, the best racing engines in off road. Down South Motorsports, always keeping our shocks in top notch condition. Bill Signs Trucking, always getting the truck and hauler to the races.

Again Tyree Motorsports thanks you all and looks forward to a great season in 2012!!