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Fire can't put brakes on Rough Truck event

By Russ Zimmer
NewarkAdvocate.com
August 11, 2007

CROTON - Rounds of applause filled the air above the grandstands at the Hartford Fairgrounds, not for the rough truck drivers, but for the firefighters.

A vehicle belonging to one of the entrants in the 2007 Rough Truck - picture four-wheel drive trucks bouncing around like skiers on a mogul-filled slope - burst into flames Friday night.

Witnesses said the gas tank, which was positioned in the bed of the truck, came loose and ignited.

Firefighters from local volunteer departments battled the blaze into submission, and, after about a 30-minute delay, drivers came back onto the track.

This was only minutes before Joe Foster, of Utica, took the course.

"That very rarely happens," Foster said on the fire. "Normally, (the course) isn't this rough."

Foster kept his nerves and posted a 39.96-second run, fastest at the time, in his friend Craig Whitehead's 1995 Chevy S-10.

He managed to improve his time in his second run. Foster finished within 46 seconds of last year's Hartford fair.

Besides finding a friend who will let you beat up his vehicle, Foster said his strategy for shaving valuable milliseconds is simple: Let it go in the straightaways and take it easy on the corners.

About half of the vehicles that take their chances on the dirt track do not make it to the finish line, though the crowd rewards their efforts all the same.

Those who do complete the course usually leave with something hanging from their vehicle or a list of repairs needed before their next go-round.

After surveying the truck, Foster and Whitehead were satisfied it sustained as little damage as could be expected.

"It looks like we'll be able to use it next year," Whitehead said.

A back injury prevents Whitehead, of Johnstown, from participating in the violent race, but hesaid he enjoys watching his buddy jostling around inside his Chevy.

"I just hope it doesn't catch fire," he said.

Joined by his father, wife and child after the race, Foster Said he plans to return for the 2008 Rough Truck.

Danielle, his wife, said she was nervous watching the event from the sideline.

"I'm just hoping he doesn't get hurt," she said.

The couple's 16-month-old son, Lance, might have a future in the sport.

"Sure," Joe said as Danielle shooke her head in disapproval.