Getting Aggressive at Elko

PR by Reid VanEck - May 9, 2013

For the first time in twelve years the STP World of Outlaws will sling dirt at a track primarily accustom to pavement racing.  The site is Elko Speedway in Minnesota and tomorrow, Craig Dollansky and the rest of the Outlaws will take on the state-of-the-art facility marking the first time the premier sprint car series has put dirt on a racing surface since 2001 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Not only is the event just south of the Twin Cities the closest event on the 2013 schedule to the hometown of Elk River for ‘The Crowd Pleaser’, but the inaugural ‘FVP Outlaws at Elko’ also presents the team an excellent opportunity to showcase additional exposure for Aggressive Hydraulics as the #7 team will sport the catchy blue and black paint scheme that has captured four victories in limited appearances dating back to 2010.

“Aggressive Hydraulics is located in the Minneapolis region not too far from Elko and has been one of our biggest supporters over the past few years,” commented Dollansky.  “We appreciate the support Aggressive Hydraulics has given us and look forward to carrying their colors as the primary sponsor at Elko in front of what should be a huge crowd.  We are going to have a lot of friends and family in attendance as well so we can’t wait to get to Elko for the first time.” 

 

With customers in all fifty states and products operating in every continent, Aggressive Hydraulics sets a high standard for designing and manufacturing mobile style hydraulic cylinders for numerous industries and applications and has been a supporter of Craig Dollansky Racing since 2008.  Check them out online at aggressivehydraulics.com.

Pit gates on Friday are scheduled to open at 2 PM, with hotlaps scheduled for 6:30 before the green flag drops at Elko Speedway for the first time ever at 7:30.

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Defending the Salina Highbanks!

PR by Reid VanEck - April 28, 2013

The Eyecon Trail Cameras #7 made their only stop of the season in ‘The Sooner State’ on Saturday at Salina Highbanks Speedway after heavy thunderstorms on Friday postponed action. With ‘The Highbanks’ back on the schedule after a year of absence, Craig Dollansky was eager to return to the track in Salina, Oklahoma since picking up the inaugural STP World of Outlaws event at the 3/8-mile track in 2011.

Set to go with 22 drivers signed into the pit area, a lightning-fast track in qualifying saw twenty-one of the competitors break Dollansky’s previous track record with the MobileStar Maxim timing in 9th. Twelve cars inverted into three heats then put ‘The Crowd Pleaser’ outside row one of heat three where he raced to the victory. Luck of the draw for the dash inversion by way of an eight pill again put the Big Game Treestands backed sprinter outside the front row and, similar to the heat, Dollansky powered out front to win the 6-lap event.

Earning the right to start on the pole of the A-Main for the first time this season, Dollansky led the field to the green and jumped out to an early lead before approaching lapped traffic by just lap 3. Knifing through traffic, the Elk River, Minnesota native continued to set the pace on an ultra-fast racing surface. As green flag action in the feature continued, Dollansky fought off charges from Paul McMahan as the laps wound down and the Aggressive Hydraulics #7 raced to the checkered flag for the second time this season leading all thirty circuits of the main event.

“We had to put ourselves in a position to have a little luck on our side and also capitalize on it,” commented Dollansky. “We were losing some air in the right rear tire and getting tight so we had to adjust our line a little and watch what we were doing with lapped cars. I’m proud of this race team, it’s been a year of adversity so far but to get our second win of the year is great for Eyecon Trail Cameras, Aggressive Hydraulics, MobileStar, Aeroquip, and many others.

“It’s always a team effort when you when, my guys DJ, Sean, Chevy who is now onboard, and Pete who helps part-time work very hard. For the fans to wait through some of the rain is not easy but SLS works hard to put on races for us and make sure we have a good race track. With the rain it made it tough but we were able to get the show in and it was a lot of hard fast racing.”

Up next for the Eyecon Trail Cameras #7 team is a pair of events at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio beginning this Friday, May 3rd.

Photos courtesy of Mike Spivey