Today we bring our final reveal of the month of June to the pulling fans and followers of Miles Beyond 300. For today’s reveal we head to Ohio where we will find the Taylor Family. Taylor Family Motorsports got their start in 1979 with Danny Taylor behind the wheel of a 4×4 pulling truck called Blue Knight. Thirty-Five years and 3 generations later things have changed but still a passion for pulling is there. Danny drove his 4×4 Truck till 1986 when it was sold and he got away from pulling other than filling in driving his dads TWD pulling truck that was built in 1983 as the Two Wheel Drive class got started.
Danny filed in driving when needed off and on till around 2001 when his son Chad took over driving responsibilities. After 13 years of being around the sport very little, Danny came back to helping work on Chad’s Blue Knight in 2013 and the excitement being around the sport has brought him back with his own ride for the 2015 season.
The truck is a 1957 Chevy Sudan Delivery that Danny calls, Knight Delivery. They body was picked up from the Pioneer Motorsports Team as they campaigned it for a few years. Tracing the history of the body, it was originally on a drag car in years past as well. The vinyl graphics and wrap were done by Nick at Motor City Wraps, and it features some of the old characteristics of paint jobs from Danny’s 4×4 trucks in the early 80’s.
The Taylors picked up the frame this winter to start modifications. The chassis is an older Banter Chassis that with some adjustments and drive train changes will carry a new Ken Veney Hemi for this upcoming season. The Taylor’s turned to Ken Veney last season for an upgrade in the engine department for the Blue Knight truck and are following in the same direction with Knight Delivery.
They Taylor’s plans involve competing on the OSTPA circuit this summer and some select Pro Pulling League events and NTPA Region 2 events. They hope the 2 truck team aspect will help with sharing data. The truck will be making its first pass down the track Saturday Night at the OSTPA Joshua Keith Memorial Pull in Bellefontaine, Ohio
You can follow them on Facebook: Taylor Family Motorsports or their website www.taylorfamilymotorsports.com
Thanks to Chad Taylor for the write up on the teams history and to the Taylor team for allowing Miles Beyond 300 to reveal the new truck!
In my visit with him i got to hear stories of cool projects that he continues to work on even though he can't get around as well any more. He has awesome ideas that are outside the box an turn out amazing. As he showed me some of them it was amazing the detail and passion that drives him. Every little detail that is put into each one. His appreciation for them is inexpressible. You can see some of it in his three two wheel drive pulling trucks that he still owns. Or the classic cars that he has been working on, or the 2 wheel standers that are in the shop.
The part though that meant to me the most is he always is wanting to share from his experience in life so others can learn from it. His passion to mentor and teach young men trades, life lessons and show them he really cares what happens in their lives. Carl has been example though his providing Tractor Safety classes, support in the Race Against Drugs and other programs that reach out to youth.
To me Carl is leaving a legacy for others to remember and be effected beyond his years. It has effected my life with his focus on others, careing, teaching, helping. I hope that I can live my life in that way as well. Nothing is better than learning and wanting to pass that knowledge on. Sometimes we have to figure things out for ourselves, but we can learn a lot from those who are examples and live strong lives.
Carl has been a great friend over the years and it was great to catch up, hear stories, and check out his collection of custom cars and trucks. It’s always worth the trip. He does have some custom vehicles for sale right now if you are looking. Check out his website to see more of what he has and read about the projects he has been working on.
http://www.henryjmotorsports.com/index.html
Had a good strong finish to the year. We missed our weights a little but were happy with the engine proformance against a tough group of national trucks.
OPTIMA BATTERIES SUPER MODIFIED 2WD TRUCKS
1 SPEEDCO MIDNIGHT GAMBLER JEREMY NELSON SIDNEY, IL DODGE 338.42
2 AFTER MIDNIGH JOHN MUMMA PHILO, IL CHEVY 326.97
3 MAVTV KEITH LONG GLASGOW, KY CHEVY 320.61
4 CHILDS PLAY TOM LARUE UXBRIDGE, ONTARIO CHEVY 320.15
5 MIDNIGHT REVENGER JARED NELSON ALTAMONT, IL CHEVY 319.58
6 WIDE OPEN TIM MESSER MEMPHIS, TN CHEVY 315.11
7 WILD ONE BETHANY NELSON ALTAMONT, IL CHEVY 312.31
8 GT- CUTTING EDGE REESE SHELTON NEW LONDON, NC FORD 312.16
9 THOR JIM MATTINGLY BARDSTOWN, KY FORD 309.37
10 SPIKE JAMIE MATTINGLY BARDSTOWN, KY FORD 301.91
11 DRILLER TIMMY MESSER MEMPHIS, TN CHEVY 301.62
12 STIMULUS PACKAGE CHRIS SMITH DRY RIDGE, KY DODGE 301.07
13 RIDIN DIRTY KEITH LONG GLASGOW, KY CHEVY 299.36
14 SAWMILL EXPRESS GRAYSON SHELTON NEW LONDON, NC FORD 298.7
15 BLUE KNIGHT CHAD TAYLOR CAMBRIDGE , OH 37 CHEVY 297.51
16 FULL THROTTLE LISA TATUM BARDSTOWN, KY CHEVY 292.18
17 BIG ED REDDONNIE SULLIVANWARSAW, KYCHEVY288.72
18 SMOKELESSBILL WIDENMEYERWEST SALEM, OHCHEVY282.45
19 DIAMONDS & DIRT MACKENZIE LARUE UXBRIDGE, ONTARIO CHEVY 277.89
20 PARTS CITY AUTO PARTS TONY TATUM BARDSTOWN, KY CHEVY 275.5
21PA RIDGE RUNNER KEVIN LANDIS AIRVILLE, PA T-BUCKET 275.24
