MENIFEE, CA- Obsession Racing is pleased to announce the arrival of the Obsession Hot Wheel toy. As some of you know we have been talking about our newest toy for the last six months. Together with Live Nation and Mattel the new Obsession Hot Wheel is now in stores. They have been spotted in Walmart and Target stores in Central California and Nevada. This probably means that they should be in a store near you now. Thank you for supporting Obsession Racing.l three shows Obsession made it to the Semi Finals. We wanted to send big thanks out to Mike from Eugene Line-X for making the drive down to Roseburg and helping Rick crew for the weekend.
Obsession Racing Press Release #5
May 12, 2008 by
MENIFEE, CA – After four weeks on the road it was good to be back at home in time to celebrate Mothers Day. Our last three weekends have been in nine events and in three different cities and two different states. On April 18th, 19th and 20th we started off in Fresno California for three big Monster Jam events. Friday night started out with Obsession burying the back end of the frame into the cars in the sky wheelie competition. In racing he made it all the way through to the Semi Finals. Saturday night was not so good for us because during intermission we blew an input shaft, but we were able to get it up and roaring for a fast filled freestyle. Sunday followed in the footsteps of Friday pleasing the crowd.
The following weekend on April 25th, 26th and 27th was another show for the Monster Jam event series. Friday night we were put up against Grave Digger in the Semi Finals. Not to be out done, Rick made sure that he came out victoriously but victory comes with a price. Over the finish line jump we took an extremely hard hit to the left front tire and blew the front steering line apart and shoved the tire up into the fender and cab causing body damage. Unfortunately we did not get the line fixed in time to race in the finals. We did get it together for freestyle and brought the crowd to their feet. Saturday night Rick would prove to the Santa Rosa Fans that Friday night was no fluke as he took out Grave Digger once again in the Semi Finals and went on to win the Turtle Truck in the Finals. On Sunday Rick was feeling under the weather, but he made all his passes and put on crowd pleasing freestyle.
From Santa Rosa California, Rick headed up to Roseburg Oregon for the weekend of the 2nd and 3rd of May to another Monster Jam Event. This weekend proved to be some of the hardest straight line racing he has ever encountered. When he got there the new track manager had moved a bunch of dirt around on the infield. By doing this it caused the drivers to have to race on asphalt and dirt putting the left lane five feet away from a five foot dirt embankment. All three shows Obsession made it to the Semi Finals. We wanted to send big thanks out to Mike from Eugene Line-X for making the drive down to Roseburg and helping Rick crew for the weekend.
We will be heading back out on the road again for the next four weeks starting this weekend. Our first event back out will be in Salinas California for the Monster Jam Series.
Obsession Racing Press Release 2008 #4
March 24, 2008 by
MENIFEE, CA – Last Saturday night we were in Victorville, CA for the Outlaw Monster Truck Motor Sports Event. It was a four truck Monster Truck field and an all Free Style Show that was divided up into three rounds. In between the Monster Truck rounds they ran Tuff Trucks and Mud Bogs.
We are pleased to say that Rick took the Obsession Monster Truck winning the first two rounds and tide in the last round. The Victorville crowd got to see both Rick and Eric driving their Obsessions. Eric raced in his trophy cart against the tuff Trucks and won one round. One of the big hits of the night was when Eric jumped in his Dads Monster Truck to a stand ovation from the crowd as he drove around the track on his own. Dad was on the side line with the kill radio in hand standing proud of his future Monster Truck driver. He did a great job for a twelve year old! It made of feel great when we check out Monster Mayhems web site to see a quote from Patrick stating that “Rick and Eric Swanson stole the spotlight”.
This weekend we will be on display in Las Vegas for Live Nation Motorsports. We hope to see you there.
