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MENIFEE, CA – September was the month for Eric to shine! We started off September 1st in Tijuana Mexico for NVIVO Entertainment. This was Eric’s first show in Mexico and the first time for Mexico to see Wrong Way Rick. The two were a big success! The show was a sold out stadium show. There was racing and freestyle competition. In racing Eric took his truck Obsessed to the finals against Jimmy Creten in Bounty Hunter. Everyone was impressed with his racing skills and it made us proud! In freestyle the fans really enjoyed the concept of the Wrong Way Rick truck. Rick put on a fantastic show that put him in the upper half of the freestyle competition. Eric went out to prove that racing was not his only talent. He caught big air on everything that he hit and did some extremely fast donuts and kept up a great momentum. Unfortunately on his last big jump he blew a rear steering line when he landed that caused the truck to roll. The fans were happy to see Eric out of the truck and on his feet! After thorough inspection on his truck there was no structural damage just some fiberglass work and the culprit steering line!

We had an event immediately following our Mexico show for Pomona California on Thursday night for WGAS Motor sports. This truck was scheduled for us to run only one truck. Since Eric’s truck Obsessed had some work to be done to it and would look presentable, we decided to use Wrong Way Rick. Eric was scheduled to run the event so we decided to have him drive Rick’s Wrong Way Rick truck for the show. He did a great job in it! He pulled off a lot of wheelies and caught major air off of the double jump! We were all very impressed how he handled the truck because it is so very different than an ordinary monster truck!

Our last show in September was for Arizona short course racing. We had both trucks for this event. Eric and Rick did a couple of rounds of exhibition freestyle. This was the first time that they had monster trucks at their events. They felt that with having the monster trucks it would draw more of a crowd and widen their fan base. Having the trucks there was very successful for the Arizona short course racing. Rick and Eric put on a great show for them. The crowd really liked it when Eric did a wheelie that ended up on one tire and we were grateful that he was able to keep it in control and save it! They are already looking into having us next year! We want to thank all of the promoters for putting on the events and a special thanks to our friend Frankie and his family for all of their hard work and support!

Our next event for October will be in Red Bluff California for the West Coast Nationals.

MENIFEE, CA – We had two events in August. The first event was at the Salinas California Rodeo Grounds. Our displays to promote this show started on the 7th and continued through the 10th. On Saturday the 11th we had an open pit party. This pit party consisted of all the monster trucks and drivers along with the freestyle motocross riders signing autographs. There was a live band and BBQ for all of the fans & families to enjoy before starting off the event. What makes this pit party so large is that it is held on the front grounds of the complex open to everyone. This show had a very unique track. It had both left and right turns in the course. Both of the trucks did very well in racing. In freestyle Eric caught the largest amount of air of the show! We have been attending the Salinas show for many years. It is always good to see long term fans and it a pleasure always to make new ones.

Our next show we headed to Grants Pass Oregon for California Trucks & Stuff. Eric wasn’t able to attend this show due to school starting. We had Jimmy Lehnertz drive Eric’s truck in his place and Rick drove his new truck Wrong Way Rick. This was a two night show with freestyle only. Jimmy and Rick were added attractions for the Grants Pass Fair Tough Truck competition. This show attracts fifty plus tough trucks per night. After they are through with racing the crew from California Trucks & Stuff set up car stacks for the Monster Trucks to freestyle. Everything went smoothly and the crowd was very pleased with their performances! We would like to thank Jimmy Lehnertz and his Father Tom for helping out Obsession Racing and doing a phenomenal job once again! Also a big thanks to Randy & Sherry Smallwood for all of their hard work and hospitality for making this show a huge success.

MENIFEE, CA – In July we started off at the Del Mar Fair in San Diego for WGAS Motorsports. This is a four day event with two shows per day. This is also the début for the Wrong Way Rick body. Eric and Rick did a fantastic job in performing for the crowd! The fans really seem to like Wrong Way Rick! This event was a great opportunity for Eric having been able to test out different ways of going about the same obstacles. The extra seat time for Rick was beneficial because having the new body gave Rick a feel for how this new set up and how it worked. In the Wrong Way Rick body your view is a lot different since your windshield is your tailgate.

For the Fourth of July we were booked for the Kaboom Show also with WGAS Motorsports. This show we had only Eric run in Obsessed. He did a hair raising jump that was spectacular and we are so grateful for his confidence and skills in driving his truck which always put minds at ease. This show is promoted by the Pomona Fairgrounds. The show also had freestyle motor cross, monster truck racing and freestyle and to top off the night they had an awesome firework show and music to celebrate our independence.

Ending July we headed to Paso Robles for the California Mid State Fair. This show was a timed obstacle course for racing and ended the show with freestyle. What made this show interesting was that Rick was asked to run David Smith’s King Krunch body on Obsessed and Eric was piloting Wrong Way Rick. Rick and Eric both really enjoyed racing on an obstacle course! It was something that neither one of them has done before and they would be happy to do it again. They are always up for a drivers challenge! Everyone was pleased with their performance and the crowd got a kick out of Eric driving Wrong Way Rick!