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Monday 4th August
-Further frustration at Thruxton!
With the team arriving at Thruxton on Sunday morning with an engine which was known to be underpowered, the team hoped for lots of rain and ‘boy’ did it come down before race 1 although it stopped just enough prior to the start for all the teams to be in turmoil pondering on which tyres to use.
In the hope of further rain, ROGE started with full wets.
With the race underway, ROGE reported that the track was still very wet although we were told that this had happened yesterday and the tracked dried very quickly and therefore we hoped that the rain would soon start to fall again.
The power difference on the #69 truck was very obvious, although, impressively, ROGE still pulled away from a handful of trucks in the wet conditions, until on lap 6 ROGE reported on the radio that the truck had developed a misfire and shortly afterwards he reported the engine had cut out and that he had pulled over and out of the race.
Ironically, at that very point, it started to rain again!
With the #69 truck back in the garage, the news wasn’t good. There was no compression and the initial feeling was that maybe one of the pistons had broken down causing untold damage to the engine.
Once again, the team were now spectators!
Although another disappointment, the team are still planning to totally rebuild the engine ready for the DTM meeting in 4 weeks!
Please check back for further updates in preparation for the next meeting.
Saturday 2nd August
-Rain showers brings more good news ahead of Thruxton
With the spare (and underpowered!) engine being used this weekend, it would appear that the predicted rain showers for Sunday might help ROGE in both races.
The wet weather is always a ‘leveler and I’m sure unlike many other drivers, ROGE will certainly be pleased to see it wet (.............infact, the wetter the better!)
This weekend the team hope to be sharing their garage with NOAH!
Friday 1st August
-Double goods news ahead of Thruxton
The first good bit of news received from ROGE and the crew at the workshop is that the blown engine is now out of the #69 truck and the spare engine is back in and up and running. The team have a bit more work to do tomorrow ready for the two races on Sunday.
The other bit of great news (which has certainly raised the team spirit!) is that RACING ROB has opted to go to watch the National Hot Rod ‘train’ at Hednesford competing for the National championship! The results of the national championship will be available just before the hot rods line up for the final, just ask someone if you can see the grid line-up!!!!!!!!
Monday 28th July
-Donington Downer!
This weekend saw the pickup trucks visit Donington.
The meeting was condensed down to one day which involved an early morning practice and two races later in the day.
ROGE survived the practice period although he was not happy with the power from the engine which has only just been rebuilt following it blowing at Mondello.
For the first race, ROGE started near the back (a penalty imposed within the regulations for not attending the last event of the championship at Rockingham), and from the green flag, ROGE battled with the rear markers as the quicker trucks disappeared into the distance!
ON lap 5, ROGE radioed through to say that suddenly the #69 truck had lost power and that he would attempt to roll into the pit area.
Upon further investigation once back into the garage the team found that the cam belt had snapped and the engine proceeded to destroy itself. The truck was loaded up and for the rest of the event the team were just spectators!
The team are currently working out if we are able to attend the next event this weekend at Thruxton. Check back soon for the latest news!
Tuesday 25th March
-Joy and heartache in one lap!
The first two rounds of this years championship took place at Brands Hatch over the weekend with ROGE looking very strong in race 1 only to spin off whilst pulling away from the trailing pack and a 12th in a shortened race 2 starting from the rear of the grid.
Full report to be added soon. Please check back on the results link above.
Tuesday 18th March
-Spreading the word thanks to the EXPRESS AND ECHO
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With the team arriving at Thruxton on Sunday morning with an engine which was known to be underpowered, the team hoped for lots of rain and ‘boy’ did it come down before race 1 although it stopped just enough prior to the start for all the teams to be in turmoil pondering on which tyres to use.
In the hope of further rain, ROGE started with full wets.
With the race underway, ROGE reported that the track was still very wet although we were told that this had happened yesterday and the tracked dried very quickly and therefore we hoped that the rain would soon start to fall again.
The power difference on the #69 truck was very obvious, although, impressively, ROGE still pulled away from a handful of trucks in the wet conditions, until on lap 6 ROGE reported on the radio that the truck had developed a misfire and shortly afterwards he reported the engine had cut out and that he had pulled over and out of the race.
Ironically, at that very point, it started to rain again!
With the #69 truck back in the garage, the news wasn’t good. There was no compression and the initial feeling was that maybe one of the pistons had broken down causing untold damage to the engine.
Once again, the team were now spectators!
Although another disappointment, the team are still planning to totally rebuild the engine ready for the DTM meeting in 4 weeks!
Please check back for further updates in preparation for the next meeting.
Saturday 2nd August
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With the spare (and underpowered!) engine being used this weekend, it would appear that the predicted rain showers for Sunday might help ROGE in both races.
The wet weather is always a ‘leveler and I’m sure unlike many other drivers, ROGE will certainly be pleased to see it wet (.............infact, the wetter the better!)
This weekend the team hope to be sharing their garage with NOAH!
Friday 1st August
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The first good bit of news received from ROGE and the crew at the workshop is that the blown engine is now out of the #69 truck and the spare engine is back in and up and running. The team have a bit more work to do tomorrow ready for the two races on Sunday.
The other bit of great news (which has certainly raised the team spirit!) is that RACING ROB has opted to go to watch the National Hot Rod ‘train’ at Hednesford competing for the National championship! The results of the national championship will be available just before the hot rods line up for the final, just ask someone if you can see the grid line-
Monday 28th July
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This weekend saw the pickup trucks visit Donington.
The meeting was condensed down to one day which involved an early morning practice and two races later in the day.
ROGE survived the practice period although he was not happy with the power from the engine which has only just been rebuilt following it blowing at Mondello.
For the first race, ROGE started near the back (a penalty imposed within the regulations for not attending the last event of the championship at Rockingham), and from the green flag, ROGE battled with the rear markers as the quicker trucks disappeared into the distance!
ON lap 5, ROGE radioed through to say that suddenly the #69 truck had lost power and that he would attempt to roll into the pit area.
Upon further investigation once back into the garage the team found that the cam belt had snapped and the engine proceeded to destroy itself. The truck was loaded up and for the rest of the event the team were just spectators!
The team are currently working out if we are able to attend the next event this weekend at Thruxton. Check back soon for the latest news!
Tuesday 25th March
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The first two rounds of this years championship took place at Brands Hatch over the weekend with ROGE looking very strong in race 1 only to spin off whilst pulling away from the trailing pack and a 12th in a shortened race 2 starting from the rear of the grid.
Full report to be added soon. Please check back on the results link above.
Tuesday 18th March
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ROGERS RACING are thrilled to announce that the EXPRESS AND ECHO have kindly agreed to run previews, meeting reports and photographs of the teams progress throughout 2008.
The Express & Echo is the leading newspaper in Exeter and the Heart of Devon. More than 120,000 people read this newspaper in a week.
The Express & Echo has an average daily circulation of 21,839 and average reading time of 29 minutes.
Keep you eye out for the coverage of the team in the EXPRESS AND ECHO this season.
Monday 17th March
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The team would like to welcome SEAGER HOME SOLUTIONS to the team and thank them for being the first to take up our ‘tyre’ promotion.
Two complimentary tickets are being arranged as a thank you from the team for supplying us with a new tyre and we look forward to welcoming the representatives from SEAGER HOME SOLUTIONS at the Brands Hatch meeting in August.
Saturday 15th March
-Driver introduction and Brands Hatch
Please visit the official pickup truck racing website at www.pickuptruckracing.com for a fantastic write up by RICHARD JOHN NEIL about the drivers in this years championship. Please go out to our ‘links’ page to get to the site.
Saturday 15th March
-Complimentary tickets to any meeting this year
To find out more about this new promotion, please follow the link at the top of this page.
Wednesday 12th March
-21 trucks booked in for Brands Hatch
We have heard on the grapevine that 21 trucks are currently booked in for the first meeting of the year at Brands Hatch.
This number is very impressive if it is believed that the likes of Mark Willis, Martin Heath, Karl Turner, Steve Pearce and John Stant will not be racing this year although we understand that Kelly-Jane Wells will be in attendance at the first event.
Tuesday 11th March
-FOR SALE page added
The website now has a ‘for sale’ page. Please follow the link above to the new page.
If you have anything pickup truck related for sale, please email us the details and we will put it up on the site for FREE!
Monday 10th March
-The team welcomes Sanders Digital Aerials and Satellites to the team
The team is delighted to announce that GLEN and his team from Sanders Digital Aerials and Satellites has very kindly confirmed their support for the 2008 season.
GLEN has been a friend of the team for many years and therefore it is great that his company has come to help the team this year.
Monday 10th March
-Jackaman Welding supplies supports the team again
It is always great news when a sponsor confirms their commitment for a new season, but it’s even more special when that sponsor has been with us since day one. Therefore we are delighted to have Andy and his team from Jackaman Welding supplies with us for this year
Wednesday 20th February
-DTM racing in support!!
Today, pickup truck racing confirmed that the German DTM series will be in support of the pickups (or maybe the other way round!) at Brands Hatch on the weekend of the 30th and 31st August.
Two complimentary tickets are being arranged as a thank you from the team for supplying us with a new tyre and we look forward to welcoming the representatives from SEAGER HOME SOLUTIONS at the Brands Hatch meeting in August.
Saturday 15th March
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Please visit the official pickup truck racing website at www.pickuptruckracing.com for a fantastic write up by RICHARD JOHN NEIL about the drivers in this years championship. Please go out to our ‘links’ page to get to the site.
Saturday 15th March
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To find out more about this new promotion, please follow the link at the top of this page.
Wednesday 12th March
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We have heard on the grapevine that 21 trucks are currently booked in for the first meeting of the year at Brands Hatch.
This number is very impressive if it is believed that the likes of Mark Willis, Martin Heath, Karl Turner, Steve Pearce and John Stant will not be racing this year although we understand that Kelly-
Tuesday 11th March
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The website now has a ‘for sale’ page. Please follow the link above to the new page.
If you have anything pickup truck related for sale, please email us the details and we will put it up on the site for FREE!
Monday 10th March
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The team is delighted to announce that GLEN and his team from Sanders Digital Aerials and Satellites has very kindly confirmed their support for the 2008 season.
GLEN has been a friend of the team for many years and therefore it is great that his company has come to help the team this year.
Monday 10th March
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It is always great news when a sponsor confirms their commitment for a new season, but it’s even more special when that sponsor has been with us since day one. Therefore we are delighted to have Andy and his team from Jackaman Welding supplies with us for this year
Wednesday 20th February
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Today, pickup truck racing confirmed that the German DTM series will be in support of the pickups (or maybe the other way round!) at Brands Hatch on the weekend of the 30th and 31st August.
Great news, because not only will you see such stars as our very own ‘ROGE’ ROGERS but you will also get to see RALF SCHUMACHER and Britain's very own GARY PAFFITT.
For more information on the DTM series, visit www.dtm.com
