JT Taylor Breaks Hill Climb Records in Preparation for Pikes Peak

| June 20, 2011

JT Taylor has recently broken two track records in the Torchmate / Tube Shark Buggy, and will look to put another aggressive time in the books at the world renowned Pikes Peak Race June 26, 2011.  JT Taylor will be driving the new Torchmate TTB car which allowed Sam Berri to compete in his first ever hill climb in the Torchmate / TubeShark Buggy.  The Torchmate team will also include Brad Lovell and Roger Lovell, each entering a AMSOIL / Torchmate rig.

JT Taylor has come off the mountain with multiple record breaking times and wins this season including CHCA Temple Canyon Hill Climb and Buffalo Peaks Hill Climb.  He is the returning Exhibition Class Champion at Pikes Peak with a time of 14 minutes 7 seconds, and a top speed of 86mph.  JT Taylor was the first ever Rock Racer allowed to compete in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.  In an interview last year JT said, “I am so excited to be a part of this race, and then to have the fastest time in the class is awesome.  If I could send in my entry fee for next year today, I would!” And he did!

This will be the first hill climb for the Torchmate TTB car.  “I really have no idea how it will handle, but I have no doubt that the power and setup will get us up the hill with a decent time,” said JT Taylor who will have Matt Magliacano as his co-driver.  They have put the car on a diet stripping all the winches, spare tires, skid plates and have lowered it as much as possible.  “Pikes Peak’s history makes this one of my favorite races of all time.”

Sam Berri, a recognized desert racer, got the call from JT Taylor to drive his Torchmate / Tube Shark car as an extension of the Goodyear Tire team  “I was so excited to get this opportunity that I couldn’t turn it down,” said Sam Berri.  He will have experienced co-driver Matt Thompson who drove with JT Taylor in many hill climb wins the year before.

Brad Lovell will compete in his AMSOIL/Torchmate car and Roger Lovell is putting the finishing touches on the AMSOIL/Torchmate Ultra 4 in preparation for his rookie attempt at Pikes Peak. “Racing the Peak is on my bucket list of things to do in life. Every morning I get up and look at that mountain; it’s time for me to take on the challenge,” said Roger Lovell.

JT Taylor, Sam Berri, Brad Lovell and Roger Lovell will all be available at Fan Fest on Friday night from 5-10pm on Tejon Street & Pikes Peak Avenue, Downtown Colorado Springs.  The Cars and the Torchmate 2×2 CNC Table will be on display.  They will be competing in the Pikes Peak Open Class on Sunday June 26th.

Video Gallery:

2010 Full Interview with JT Taylor and In-Car Camera from Start to Finish

2010 JT Taylor Practice Run on the Lower Section of the Pikes Peak Hill Climb

2010 JT Taylor Practice Run on the Middle Section of the Pikes Peak Hill Climb at Sunrise

2010 JT Taylor Practice Run on the Middle Section of Pikes Peak Hill Climb 3rd Run High Speed

 

2011 JT Taylor Temple Canyon 4 In-Car Camera:

 

2011 JT Taylor Buffalo Hill:

 

Watch for Multiple Updates through out the week about all the races at Torchmate Racing Facebook Page:http://www.facebook.com/pages/TorchmateRacing

 

Torchmate CNC Cutting Machines can be purchased and more information can be found at www.Torchmate.com.

Photo Credit: Michael Hill Photo

Pikes Peak International Hill Climb: http://www.usacracing.com/ppihc

 

About Torchmate : Torchmate CNC Cutting Systems has been bringing affordable CNC plasma cutting tables and other automation solutions to manufacturers worldwide for over 30 years, and have now extended their product line to include a 2×2 table suitable for any fabricators’ garage.  Torchmate Racing has supported the offroad racing community through marketing partnerships and putting their key employees behind the wheel of the best equipment.  The Torchmate Racing Team is currently involved in racing a Class 6 in the SCORE Baja series and BITD, a Rock Crawler in CalRocs and W.E. Rock, an Ultra4 racer and also support multiple racers in other series including CHCA, TORC, LOORRS and Dirt Track.  Please join the thousands that are already part of the Torchmate family.  Call toll free today at(866)571-1066 or internationally at (775) 673-2200 and let one of the trained CNC professionals guide you through every step of the CNC cutting process.   www.torchmate.com

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About JT Taylor: JT Taylor is the epitome of “been there, done that”. A retired First Sergeant who returned from the Iraq conflict with a Bronze Star, Taylor uses the skills that he honed as a soldier to manage the Torchmate Racing team. His strategic and mechanical capabilities have served him not just with Torchmate racing, but also in previous Crew Chief positions with Speed Technologies, Shannon Campbell and Dirt Sports race teams. He was the Crew Chief for Speed Technologies 2008 Class 1 Baja 1000 win, 2009 Baja 500 Torchmate team, and co-drove and was crew for the 2009 Baja 1000 and 2010 NORRA 1000, and pits for Speed Technologies SuperLite #16 in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series. It would be foolish to think that Taylor is only handy with a wrench though, he is just as comfortable behind the wheel. Taylor consistently held a top ten position in XORRA for five years and is the two year reigning champion of the XORRA Germany Series. He is the Colorado Hill Climb Association Ultra4 Champion and made history as the first Ultra4 competitor to run Pikes Peak, where he won the Exhibition class. Taylor is one of the original thirteen competitors of King of the Hammers who has raced every year, including 2010 with Roger Norman on his team.

Marketing Partners: Torchmate, Tube Shark, Goodyear, Raceline Wheels, CTM Axles, Howe Power Steering, Winchline.com, Shirt Force, Power Tank

About Brad Lovell: Brad Lovell has proven himself as one of the most versatile off-road drivers in North America. In addition to winning championships in rock crawling and rock racing, he has victories in the desert and hill climbs. In seven years, he has amassed 9 championships, and 32 wins. While racing a varied schedule including the Ultra 4 series, Brad focuses on winning in the ultra competitive TORC Pro-Light class. In 2009, he was named the Dirt Sports Magazine Rock Racer of the Year.  Racing is a full-time occupation for Brad so when he is not at the track, he is hard at work in the shop or enjoying time with his wife and sons.

Marketing Partners: AMSOil, Torchmate, BFGoodrich, Spidertrax

About Roger Lovell: Roger Lovell began his off road career in 2004 when he and his brother, Brad decided to build the first “Lovell Ranger”. With Roger as the spotter and Brad as the driver the bothers had a very successful first season and won every event they entered. After two successful years on the rocks Roger decided it was time to drive as well as fill the spotter role. An engineer by trade, Roger began building a second “Lovell Ranger” and In 2007 Roger won the XRRA U.S. Nationals and has been a top driver ever since. With a never say die attitude Roger continues to compete alongside his brother in the Ultra 4 Series, BITD, and CHCA. Since 2004 Roger and Brad have built a three truck team that competes in every aspect of off road racing imaginable. Not only has Roger helped build a race team but he and his wife, Hallie, are proud parents of a son, Parker and a daughter, Taylor.

Marketing Partners: AMSOil, Torchmate, BFGoodrich, Spidertrax


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