One week before the race our engine seized on the Dyno. The timing gear shaft fell out and sheared the bolt. After tearing down the engine Dave Whitehead also found the cam bearings were not in right. He ordered new parts. A few days later he called back and said it wouldn’t be ready for [...]
Blue Water Challenge
After the uneventful trip to Utah, and by uneventful, I mean no event at all Lost Boys Racing was chomping at the bit to get in some dust. And boy did we get some!!! This year’s Blue Water Challenge was like a Sahara dust storm, zero visibility at 100 mph, whoooo! Click on the photo [...]
2011 Mexican 1000 Rally
NORRA Day 1: Click the photo above for a full slide show Parade start from the bullring in Mexicali. A wild ride through the streets in rush hour. We re-staged just off the highway and are going to start 40th or 50th, just behind Rick Johnson. Right off the start we are all lost. Rick [...]
Silverstate 300 Recap
It was our race to lose… all it took was one simple mistake. Click on photo above for a complete slide show. Our biggest thanks go to our mechanics who prepped the truck. We have just finished two complete overhauls on our NORRA 1000 vehicles. The AMC Hornet and the 1983 Hi-Jumper. To finish the [...]
Parker 425 Recap
We tested on Monday for two hours, focusing in on the rear arms to see if they were going to bend again. Everything looked fine. Click on the photo above for a full slide show. Contingency: We were off to a slow start, it was very cold the night before and our heater went out, [...]
Transwest Ford Henderson 250
The truck is very heavy and it shows in this video. Derek is having a hard time off the line and in the last turn shifts too early giving up the line into the start of the race. We started in 9th place and we are now in 3rd place. Derek has driven the [...]
Xtreme Outlaw 250
Lost Boys took 1st in the Leap Contest: 135′ If qualifying wasn’t challenging enough, this Texas Longhorn showed up to keep us pointed in the right direction.
The Drive Home
We left La Paz Monday morning around 12am. It’s 1100 miles from La Paz to home in Menifee, CA and we still had a few stops to make. As we drove north I kept taking pictures. The inspection stations were about 100 miles apart and at each one they asked us to get out of [...]
Congratulations, NORRA!
Congratulations on a successful rally! The Mexican 1000 was the perfect combination of racing, rally, adventure, and competition. We enjoyed everyday even though each day had it’s ups and downs. For example: we lost our pit crew for 10 hours on day 1 and 6 hours on day 2! We also found a centipede in [...]
NORRA 1000 Results
Place Veh # Ctgy Team DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 TOTAL MINUTES 1 6 1 RAY SWIFT 262:03 411:32 442:18 1115.53 2 16 1 JEFF MCCULLOUGH 276:10 372:36 493:29 1142.15 3 30 1 CLYDE STACY 339:10 479:30 486:07 1304.47 1 53 2 BEN ABATTI JR 201:36 321:39 277:31 800.46 2 81 2 SCOTT MCMILLIN [...]
