2003 Team News Archives

10/24 - Sad News, loss of Otis Fudpucker
10/17 - Baja 1000 Drawing Results
10/01 - New Stub Axles
09/22 - Shock Testing Session
09/17 - Las Vegas Primm 300 Post-Race Report

2003 Series News Archives

12/29 - Herbsts draw No. 1 starting slots in SCORE TT, Class 1
12/29 - Nearly 150 entries expected in Saturday's Computer Draw
12/15 - Desert Racers preparing to start '04 SCORE season
12/15 - Big Winners at SCORE DESERT SERIES Awards
12/10 - SCORE Announces 2004 Race Schedule
12/05 - SCORE Overall Point championships for 2003
11/25 - Hengeveld/Campbell & Fortin/Townsley capture overall wins
11/25 - Baja 1000 Official Finishers
11/25 - Baja 1000 Notes & Quotes
11/18 - Ebberts hopes to stop Terrible Herbst streak
11/18 - Baja 1000 Media Advisory
11/18 - Baja 1000 Official Entries
11/17 - Baja 1000 Fact Sheet
11/12 - Mario Andretti to Grand Marshall 36th Baja 1000
10/17 - Starting positions for 36th Tecate SCORE Baja 1000
10/15 - Live draw for SCORE Baja 1000 start positions
09/25 - Series Points; Herbst lead TT, Hovey lead Class 1 & OA
09/16 - Herbst takes TT & OA, Hovey takes Class 1
09/16 - Primm 300: Official Finishers
09/16 - Primm 300: Top Official Finishers
09/09 - Voyles & Kyle both attempting to get double wins
09/09 - Las Vegas Primm 300 Official Entries
09/08 - Las Vegas Primm 300 Fact Sheet
09/02 - Las Vegas Primm 300 News & Notes
08/28 - Las Vegas' Gold Coast Hotel to host 2003 SCORE Awards
08/18 - SCORE Primm 300 Start Draw Results Announced
08/13 - SCORE Primm 300 Start Draw Announced

June 15, 2003
In the Baja 500, Nikal Motorsports finishes 4th out of 27 cars.  The Malcolm Drilling 5/1600 was a contender for the win all day.  Halfway through the race, we started to have brake problems, and then later in the day, the steering started to bind up when turning left.  We chose not to try to make repairs.  We were worried that we would be down too long and the lead pack would pull away and we would not be able to catch them.  We were never out of the top 4 cars all day, even with the problems we had.

May 15, 2003
Nikal Motorsports is excited to announce that HUSKEY™ Specialty Lubricants has joined our team.  HUSKEY™ will be the official lubricant for the Malcolm Drilling 5/1600 racecar.  HUSKEY™ has been manufacturing and marketing specialty lubricants since 1944.  Although this is HUSKEY's™ first effort, in the off-road racing market, they have been manufacturing many different greases and anti-siezes for several of the major auto makers in the USA and overseas.  To learn more about HUSKEY™ Specialty Lubricants, see their links on our Links page or contact us on our Contacts page.

May 5, 2003
The Malcolm Drilling 5/1600 draws a 4th place starting position out of 16 pre-entered cars for the legendary Score Baja 500.  Race day we expect to see about twenty 5/1600 cars entered in the race.  The electronic drawing was held at Score International's headquarters over the weekend.  The whole Nikal Motorsports team has been busy prepping the Malcolm Drilling car and making several new changes to the car for the grueling 500 mile race, which is expected to take over 13 hours to complete.  The month of May is full as we start testing the car on the 10th and then we prerun the course on the 17th and the 18th and our final weekend will be spent loading equipment, pit crew meetings, and tying up any loose ends.  Nikal Motorsports also has some big news we hope to be announcing in the next week or two.  If you have any questions about the Malcolm Drilling car or the Nikal Motorsports team you can ask them on our contacts page.  We will be happy to answer them for you.  Stay Tuned!

April 11, 2003
Congratulations to Jason Lakin and Jennifer Yeargin as they are to be married on April 12th.  We all wish them the best in their future together.

March 18, 2003
San Felipe 250
Nikal Motorsports' commitment to never quitting prevails as they had a tough day at the races.  Race day started with us taking the front starting spot.  Early in the race we were playing catch up as some cars passed us, and Jason and John got a rear flat tire.  Once Jason got the car to Todd and Garry, they were in fourth place.  Todd only got 5 miles when a c.v. joint broke and the broke an axle in the process.  But this team never quits and they got a spare axle and c.v. joint together and went out on the course to repair it.  Once repaired, Todd and Garry continued but they were in 15th place.  By the end of the day they were able to work their way up to 11th place and that's where they finished.  Not what they wanted but this team's determination got them to the finish.  Not only are we looking to win, but we also want to finish every mile of all races, as very few teams are capable of doing so.  Only two teams in the whole Score series were able to do this last year.

March 10, 2003
New Associate Sponsor
Nikal Motorsports is happy to announce that American Rigging has joined us for the remainder of the 2003 season.  To find out more about American Rigging, please check them out on our sponsors and links page.

January 20, 2003
Laughlin Challenge
Nikal Motorsports races to a 3rd place finish at the Laughlin Desert Challenge.  The race format is different from all other races as this is a two-day event, you race on Saturday and on Sunday.  Score then adds up both days' times and the fastest combined times determine the winner.  We are pleased with our results and feel good about the start of our season.

December 10, 2002
Score International Points Standings
It's official Nikal Motorsports finishes the 2002 season 7th in points out of 29 teams.With us only running a limited schedule(3 out of 6 races),we are pleased with the results. Nikal Motorsports will be racing the whole 2003 Score International series and going for the 5/1600 championship. For 2002 race results see Team Page

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