MENIFEE, CA – It’s good to be home after being on the road for almost a month. Our North West tour started in Salinas, California for Monster Jam. Salinas started with two days of displays and an all day pit party on Saturday. Racing was held on Sunday afternoon. We felt good going into the races on Sunday morning. We knew we had a strong running truck. The track layout was a turning course which is the kind of course that Rick prefers. An hour and a half before show time our son Eric was putting the truck in position for introductions and informed Rick that the transmission wasn’t working properly. After looking over the situation Rick decided we needed to replace the transmission. Fortunately Kelvin Ramner (The Natural High Monster Truck Team) was there and willing to help out. We got the truck together with enough time to make introductions. We qualified with Grave Digger and made the forth fastest qualifying time. Unfortunately in round one of racing Rick was out by a fender against Grave Digger. We ended the night with a strong Freestyle scoring in the upper half in points.
From Salinas, California Rick headed to Monroe, Washington for WHR Raceways Monster Madness Event. This show was a two day event. Saturday Rick was the fastest qualifier and took the win against Big Foot in the finals. In freestyle he placed third. Sunday the weather was against them with rain, but Rick managed to stay on top with fastest qualifier and placing first again in the finals against Checkered Flag Entertainment 2006 Racing Champion Monster Moose. Placing second in freestyle The Fabtech Obsession was the only truck to jump the house trailer.
Ending the tour in Missoula, Montana the Fabtech Obsession kept the winning streak alive. Rick was excited to be up against his old time rival Kreg Christiansen in Dragon Slayer from the MOD series. Friday night Rick would put the Fabtech Obsession as fastest qualifier by more than a second from the rest of the field. Friday night we worked our way through the brackets to see Monster Moose in the semi finals and Natural High in finals, where Rick took the Fabtech Obsession to victory. It was the Fabtech Obsession night with another victory in freestyle sweeping the night. On Saturday night it was Rick again with fastest qualifier and Kreg in the Dragon Slayer placing second. This is what the two of them wanted all weekend. Unfortunately Dragon Slayer hit a turning pole in the semi finals against his team mate Captain Insano placing him in the finals against Rick. Rick was bound and determined for another victory and accomplished it. Rick took second place in freestyle.
It was a four final round wins out of five races. We are back at the shop getting the truck ready for July. We are also working hard to complete Eric’s truck for the near future.
