VILDOSOLA TRICK TRUCK READY TO ROLL

Gustavo Vildosola and co-driver Rob MacCachren along with new prep mechanic and riding mechanic Javier "Javy" Valenzuela are ready to take on Best In The Deserts' Vegas to Reno on Aug. 24-27. Tech and Contingency will take place on Thursday the 24th in Las Vegas; the 587-mile challenge starts Friday the 25th in Alamo, just outside of Vegas. There are 18 Trick Trucks currently entered for the event. Best In The Desert Largest entry for Trick Trucks.

After a disappointing first half of the 2006 season, Vildosola Racing decided to forego the last event on their calendar, Terrible's Cup II, to "work out the bugs" in the Trophy/Trick Truck #4. "We are very encouraged by the progress we have made the last two months after the Baja 500, there were several issues we needed to address and believe we have made huge strides in taking care of them," stated Gus. "We have also promoted Javy to prep mechanic and riding mechanic in the truck and are very pleased with the enthusiasm, work ethic and willingness to learn."

This will be Javier's first race in the Trick Truck; he has had some co-riding experience in other limited classes but has been gaining working hard ands riding every mile of testing put on the truck since the Baja 500. He has been with Vildosola Racing for a little over two years now and has earned the opportunity to be Gus and Rob's right hand man.

The race is going to be challenging, it is the second longest race of the season tallying just under six-hundred miles. This will be the first Vegas to Reno event for Gus but Rob has logged many miles at this race and is very experienced in the Nevada Desert. "We are very excited going into this event, we are confident we will do well, benefiting from our continuous pursuit of another overall victory and our first in Best In the Desert."