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More 2007 News
David takes 6th At Boothill's Holiday In Dixie Shootout |
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April 22nd- How cool can it be? You
grew up watching legends-to-be like Jeff Castle, Doug Ingalls, Ronnie Adams and Rick Brown... now fast forward 20+ years
to the Holiday In Dixie Shootout at Boothill Speedway and your running fifth behind these guys. That was the
case this afternoon as team DFR went head-to-head with the former champions of the sport.
David started on the pole in the first heat where he held off Adams for all except for the
final lap as the #28 Troyer enountered a fuel pick-up problem. On the final lap Adams passed David on the outside and
went on to the win. On a side note, Ronnie Adams was driving Warren Anderson's 3x with Davids back-up motor. Warren
and his crew worked all through the night to put the motor in for Ronnie to drive since Warren had problems with his
motor the night before at CPS.
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April 22nd- Team DFR along with the Ark-La-Tex
Wing Modifieds held their season opener last night at Champion Park Speedway without a cloud in the sky, for a change.
David and the #28 The Shed/Troyer wing modified had a high draw to start
the night gridding them in the second heat, second row-inside. David quickly moved into second and was catching the
race leader #88 as the caution flew for a gathering in turn four. When the green waved again, he was all over his
back bumper waiting for his chance to take the lead. Noticing the #88 wasn't as good in the corners, David's last chance
came in turn four on the final lap as he pulled alongside the leader and it was drag race to the stripe. Although
the announcer said "Forbis had just enough to take the win", the #28 was creditied with second, coming up just one foot short
of the win.
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April 17th- With the first two scheduled
events called because of the weather, team DFR is hoping the third time's a charm. Once again the series is scheduled
to appear at Champion Park Speedway Saturday evening for the season opener.
If all goes well and family plans permit, team DFR will also make Boothill on Sunday.
Boothill Speedway has put together an event for a one-time Sunday afternoon race to feature wing modifieds.
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Champion Park Speedway Cancelled Due To Rain |
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April 14th- Local storms on Friday the
13th caused tonights rain-out at Champion Park Speedway in Minden, Louisiana. Roger Walker of CPS has confirmed with
ALTWM Officials that the event is rescheduled for next saturday, April 21st.
This makes two consecutive weeks the series has been unable to hit the track
because of inclement weather. In the meantime, take a look at the photos snapped this afternoon before the team loaded
up by clicking here.
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Boothill Speedway Called Due To Cold Weather |
April 7th- The Ark-La-Tex Wing Modifieds and
Boothill Speedway's season opener tonight has been called due to cold weather. The next event for team DFR will be at
Champion Park Speedway next saturday in Minden, Louisiana, on April 14th.
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Walker Spring & Brake Joins DFR For 2007 |
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April 6th- Walker Spring & Brake
Service in Shreveport, Louisiana, is the newest sponsor on the #28 The Shed/Troyer wing modified.
Walker Spring & Brake is where you need to go to beef up the rear suspension for hauling
your trailer. They also re-arch leaf springs, do alignments, and lifts for the ever popular 22' tires. They're
one of Shreveports oldest businesses and have stood the test of time through hard, honest work and fair pricing.
Stop by Walker Spring & Brake at 1041 Jordan or give Randy a call at 222-0671.
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Boothill Speedway Tomorrow Night! |
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April 6th- Tomorrow evening David and the
Ark-La-Tex Wing Modifieds will start the season off at the famed Boothill Speedway. After a couple years of off and
on again racing, the 1/2 mile track looks to open for the full 2007 race season. Not having raced at Boothill since
his wing 600 days, David's pumped and really looking forward to this event. Boothill has alot of history and and with
the wing modifeds headlining, this should make for a great night of racing. Until then, click here to have a look at the Troyer Max-Flex.
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March 27- When team DFR raced at Grand
Prairie Speedway last week, they picked up a new fan with talent. John "Bent Fender" White of Canton, Texas, sent an
email stating how he had never seen a car like the #28 Cajun Daiquiri/Troyer wing modified. Many people commented
on our 'different' style of car throughout the evening, as all of the IHWMA cars in attendance were of the 'skinny' make.
Now, back to the subject, John sent us an email of how he was 'building' a 3-D replica of DFR wing modified from a program
much like the one that produced the Disney movie "Cars". After many hours and several emails back and
forth, here's the finished product. Since we haven't really finished the car to date, it's as close as you can get to
the real representation at this point.
For John's unsolicited efforts, DFR.com will proudly give him one of the first team hats
of 2007! Click here to see his work on last year's #28 wing modified. Thanks John!
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Shakedown at Grand Prairie |
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March 24- Yesterday team DFR traveled
west to shake the car down in a preseason event with the Ironhead Wing Modifieds. It
was basically a last minute decision as you'll notice the car isn't even finished with the lettering.
The heat race was the first race-condition test for the Troyer Max-Flex wing modifed.
It also marks something totally new to the championship chassis maker, running a wing. Bill at Troyer
has been very instrumental to finding a good starting point running with the wing. The heat proved very positive
as the car handled great. David basically laid back and ran his own race shaking the car down. He passed a few
cars but was then relegated to the rear after being turned around in turn two. Unfortunatley in the feature,
the team encountered power troubles and David exited early not to complicate the problem.
Aside from minor motor woes it was a productive night. Rick, who handles the chassis
for the team, couldn't have been happier with the handling out of the box. David echoed the same, saying "It entered
the corners great when we had full power, and it rolled, it was so easy to drive." David also added "It's great
that Bill offered his time to us, to take a car that doesn't normally run a wing and work with Rick on finding a set-up. We
haven't run a series event yet and Troyer has been there for us, we couldn't be more pleased with the support."
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March 16- With three weeks left until the
first race of the season, team DFR is close to putting The Shed #28 wing modified on the track. The motor was fired
up this week and it roared a very pleasant, rumbling, shake-you-in-your shoes sound. As you can see from the photo at
the left, the colors this year have changed from Davids familiar blue and white to silver, black, and white. The change
in colors has gradually morphed over the last three years, beginning with the #28 ASCS sprinter in 2005. Also in
the photo you can see the layout for the graphics.
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There's Light At The End Of The Tunnel |
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February 24th- DFR.com has been getting alot
of requests to see the new car for '07. As you can tell, it's looking more like a race car every day. There's
still some work to do like drop the motor and lettering, but this should hold you over for a little while. If not, keep
checking DFR.com every hour on the hour!
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Videos Of Wrecks, Qualifying, Passing And Sliding..
All Right Here
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February 15th- We've added more videos to DFR.com! Each
video album has two short clips from David's racing past.
In the first album, the first clip is a look at David's qualifying run with the
'World Of Outlaws'. (Lonestar Speedway '03). The second clip is a look back to David's ASCS days and shows what
can happen when you lose your steering as the green flies. (Houston Raceway Park '06). Click here for this album.
For the second album, the first clip is David taking the #28 from sixth to second by the
second corner during the Louisiana State Championships. (Thunder Valley Speedway '06). The second clip shows David in
action at Gene Boyters track in Vivian, Louisiana. (Ark-La-Tex Speedway '06).
Click here for this album. Enjoy!
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Ark-La-Tex Race Video Added |
February 11th- Still without a server
to load David's race videos to, we've found a place to show one at a time for now.
With over 30 cars on hand and another high draw, David started 17th in the A main and passed
8 cars to cross the stripe 9th, collecting his 9th top-ten on the year. Click here to watch David in action at Gene Boyter's Ark-La-Tex Speedway on September 9th, 2006.
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Rick offered top job with United Sprint Car Series |
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January 26th- With David once again
electing to run the Ark-La-Tex Wing Modified Tour, his brother Rick has made a decision as well. In December of 2006,
Rick was offered the position of Competition Director of the United Sprint Car Series (USCS), based out of Fayetteville, Ga. The
USCS is the only 360 sprint car series whose schedule includes both dirt and asphalt tracks with a 50+ race schedule
from Florida to Missouri. Although it was an excellent opportunity to 'take it to the next level', Rick has opted
to stay with David and race for their first championship with the ALTWM's.
Rick briefly worked for the USCS in 2004 under series founder
and President, Pete Walton and his partner 1991 Daytona 500 winner, Ernie Irvan. As the 2007 season was nearing, talks
were ongoing between Walton and Forbis. Along with the duties of Competition Director, Rick would also work on USCS
sponsorship packages and promotion of the series. The working relationship between Walton and Forbis proved to be a positive
one with hopes for a reunion as he was familiar with Rick's dedication, promotion, and technical eye as well. "Unfortunately the
timing just isn't right.", said Forbis. He went on to add "This opportunity is a hard one to turn down, Pete has a great
series and a genuine love of the sport, I wish him the best." The offer would have made Rick the only full-time
USCS employee other than Walton.
With only a few weeks left until the first playdays, both
David and Rick have high expectations this year and expect nothing less than the crown. With that said, Rick guarantees
you'll see the #28 wing modified in victory lane in 2007! Period.
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Ringers Gloves taking hold for another year |
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December 28- David Forbis Racing learned today
that Ringers Gloves based in Moorpark, California, is signing on for 2007! This confirmation means all
of the '06 sponsors are returning for David's 15th year of 'winging it'.
Ringers not only designs the best mechanic's glove on the market, but
also supports Fire & Rescue, Military, Industrial and many other customers who need a glove that not only performs, but
protects. Take a look at what they have to offer on the Ringers Gloves website.
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December 23- David Forbis Racing is happy
to announce AnaShay Embroidery & Gifts has signed on for the '07 season. Located at 2710 Douglas Drive in Bossier
City, Louisiana, AnaShay Embroidery & Gifts specialize in embroidery, digitizing, monogramming, personalized gifts,
corporate wear & gift baskets. This marks the second year the #28 wing modified will carry AnaShay's colors.
As well as being a supplier of merchandise for David Forbis Racing,
AnaShay Embroidery & Gifts also produces 'The Shed' employee work shirts. The new product line of
Shedwear is also in the works for the '07 season.
Stop by or give Briana a call for all you embroidery and gift needs at 319-746-7486.
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DFR welcomes Troyer Race Cars |
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December 22nd- David Forbis Racing welcomes
our newest sponsor, Troyer Race Cars of Rochester, New York.
Founded in 1977, Troyer Engineering has became one of the most successful
car builders in the country. In 1981, Bill Colton came to work at Troyer and became managing partner in 1989 and in
2000 he became sole owner. Bill also had a successful racing career in an asphalt modified but chose to hang up his helmet
in order to focus on the business. Troyer builds asphalt modifieds as well as the dirt modified Max-Flex.
David Forbis and the #28 wing modified team appreciates the support of Troyer
Race Cars as well as all our 2007 sponsors.
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December 22nd- With his options
open on which direction to go in 2007, David Forbis will once again compete on the Ark-La-Tex Wing Modifieds Tour for his
15th year of 'winging it'. David's sights are set on the championship crown this year after taking sixth in
the 2006 point standings.
With a new car in the shop- a Troyer Max-Flex, a new
motor program in the works, and the addition of new sponsors and many returning sponsors, the year looks to be a fast one. With
that said, DFR is pleased to announce the additon of Troyer Race Cars of Rochester, New York, as a sponsor for 2007. Troyer will join Cajun Daiquiris, The Shed, AnaShay Embroidery and
others to be named at a later date.
Click here for a sneak peek at the freshly powder coated #28 being built for the 2007 season.
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2007 plans to be announced soon |
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December 9th-
As most teams are looking ahead to the '07 season, DFR is no different. Last month David sold the '99 Bicknell that
took him to a sixth place finish with the Ark-La-Tex Wing Modifieds final point standings. After sitting behind the
wheel this year of an ASCS sprinter, a wing modified, and most recently a 600, the team plans have been up in the air.
As David sets to enter his 15th year of racing, all of which have been
with a wing, he's expected to make an announcement before the end of the year on his upcoming plans. Along with wing
modifieds, sprints and 600's, David's also shown interest in late models.
Keep checking with DFR.com for latest.
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A look back on 2006, and a look ahead to 2007 |
October 12th- As 2006 gets lapped, just
around the next turn is 2007. What does '07 hold for David Forbis Racing? Let's look at where we've been first.
2006 started off in the #28 ASCS Cajun Daiquiri sprinter as David embarked
on his 4th year of 360 competition. As several local tracks held test and tune days, David took advantage of them like
most others. We mention this because at Ark-La-Tex Speedway David jumped behind the wheel of Warren Anderson's #3x for
a few laps. Needless to say, he caught the bug. As the year got underway, David made two starts in his 360, one
at Little Rock's I-30 and then a return to Houston Raceway Park.
After a couple weeks off and some negotiating, David soon made the deal
to run with the Ark-La-Tex Wing Modifieds. After a third place finish his first night out, things looked good.
He then made every race with the exception of one at Monticello Speedway,
where prior family commitments kept David from attending. After 13 events, David posted an average finish of 8th which
includes two DNF's due to mechanical failure and a DNF in a back-up car at the season finale. For a year that was supposed
to be a 'test the waters' year, he lived up to his ability as a driver to finish 6th in the standings. Along the way
David picked up two consecutive Hard Charger Awards at Champion Park Speedway and Thunder Valley Speedway.
In '07, David looks to chase the points with the ALTWM's for his
first championship. He feels confident after competing with a car that had less than top-notch equipment this year,
that he'll be able to accomplish this goal in '07.
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