A lot of people have been asking me “Jim, when is there going to be another Bug Invasion like the one you did last year?”, and I told both of them “We’ve got at least four Class 11s showing up for the Yerington 300 on Memorial Day Weekend in picturesque Yerington, Nevada, so let’s do it then.”
Bob Messer won the inaugural Invasion at Prairie City last year and took home the fabulous used bowling trophy (which he was required to display over his fireplace, displacing many family photographs), a 12 pack of PBR (which he says he still has and will donate to the cause) and $20 cash money.
After this year’s race, I’ll borrow the trophy long enough to make some modifications that will turn it into a perpetual trophy that will rival the Stanley Cup.
Yerington is a very fast course. I recall we spent a good chunk of it airborne. So far we’ve got VORRA 2010 Class Champion The Green Booger, 2010 Bug Invasion Champion Bob Messer, Team Desert Dawgs’ Jeff “Rattlesnake” Lee and Desert Dingo with the premiere of 1107 2.0 planning to race. I’m also inviting some NorCal folks who’ve expressed interest in building or buying a Class 11 car.
A good time will be had by all. If you only race one race in Yerington this year, make it this one.
