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When asked to comment on this race, owner/driver Mike Koenig said simply, “What can you say about a race that went almost perfectly?”
With almost no prep, the truck ran flawlessly all day. Prior to the race, the only tweaks were minor. Mike added,” We lowered the ride height, remounted the seats to lower the center of gravity, removed everything that wasn’t needed for short course racing , like a jack, tool bags, spare oil and a spare tire. And we were ready to go.”
For all six laps of all three motos, the Koenig Racing Total Chaos Toyota Tacoma was right on the rear bumper of a much lighter (1200 lbs lighter) truck. Lap after lap, Mike put pressure on the other racer trying to shake him up. Where Mike could use this power to pass, the track was way to narrow. At one point, Mike attempted a pass by muscling his truck off the course, but when he came back on, his competition edged his way past again also coming from way off the course. "Our Goodyear MT-R’s were hooking up so well that our Total Chaos-suspended Toy was one of only three vehicles able to clear the infamous Prairie City 80-foot double jump," Koenig commented. This marked Koenig Racing's second, second-place finish in as many races. It keeps the momentum going as they start the 4-race summer VORRA desert series before returning to the short course arena this fall. By the way, this was Koenig's first experience with the new Go Pro HD camera. Some spectacular footage was captured using a camera boom hanging 4 feet off the side of the truck. It was used only during single-pass qualifying since it would have been an irresistible target for other racers. In addition to a dedicated crew, Koenig Racing lists Total Chaos Fabrication, Goodyear, Currie Enterprises, King Shocks, Off-Road Warehouse, Doug Thorley Headers, and Dezert People Films as loyal supporters. Next Race: May 28-31, VORRA Yerington 300, Yerington, Nevada.
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