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MENIFEE, CA – This past weekend was a very busy weekend in Fresno, CA for Obsession Racing. Rick took the Obsession truck to a third place in the wheelie competition and to the semi finals in racing. On top of Rick doing all that needed to be done in Obsession, he also got the opportunity to drive Monster Mutt. Rick likes to have the opportunity to drive different Monster Trucks. Even having the same Patrick Enterprises chassis the comparisons in the way the truck handles are totally different. It is also quite an honor to have had Live Nation choose Rick to drive one of their company trucks.

On Saturday night we had to pack up the truck and head to Paso Robles California for a display on Sunday morning for our sponsor Norman Vineyards. The display was held for a wine festival and car show with muscle cars and Harleys. The monster truck drew in an nice crowd and was a good part of the talk among the crowd. Paso Robles and Norman Vineyards is a beautiful place to visit we were glad we got to experience and be a part of their show. Like Norman Vineyard say “You go to Napa for Auto parts and Paso Robles for wine”.

On Saturday March 22nd we will be in Victorville California for Out Law Monster Trucks

MENIFEE, CA – In six weekends the redesigned Obsession has been seen at six different venues and four different states. The first two events were held in Anaheim and San Diego California. They were also the first two events for the mini Obsession (trophy kart) with our son Eric Swanson racing behind the wheel.

The next weekend we headed down to Phoenix Arizona for the televised Monster Jam event. Eric in the mini Obsession won both rounds of racing having all of the Monster Truck drivers and excited parents cheering him on around the side lines. Rick lead a hard charging qualifying run and first round that put him up against one of the best in the business, Maximum Destruction. Rick ended up sliding out in the corner and Maximum Destruction took the win. In freestyle Rick was the first one to hit every obstacle including the big air freestyle ramp. Unfortunately in doing this, it broke off his left front tire. But this didn’t stop Rick for his freestyle. He ended the show doing some awesome three wheel donuts.

From Arizona we went on to Oakland California and made it to the semi finals. It was a total mud bath. It was all you could do just to get around the track. The drivers were having trouble even seeing out their windshields and even the crowds had a hard time identifying the trucks as they were totally covered in mud. A huge thank you goes out to Jeff Jones for trucking through the mud by foot and spending 5 & ½ hours of pressure washing, just to be able de-tire and load the truck!

The next weekend Rick and Eric traveled together to Portland Oregon for the next Monster Jam event. It was a weekend totaling three events. All three events had Eric in the mini Obsession doing the track explanation hamming it up to the crowd. He had no problems being in the spotlight. This weekend Rick was in the final round on Saturday night and the semi finals on Sunday.

From Oregon we traveled to Salt Lake City Utah through sleet and snow. This was another three event weekend. Eric also got to do the track explanation. Rick had the pressure on him for this weekend as Live Nation booked the Obsession as a head liner truck. Rick didn’t let them down as he went to the finals on Friday night and placed third in freestyle. He won both final rounds on Saturday and won second place in freestyle.

Our next event will be in Fresno California on March 14th and 15th and following that we will be doing a display for our sponsor Norman Vineyards.

MENIFEE, CA – We wish a Happy New Year to all of our Monster Truck fans, sponsors and racing teams. We would like to start this year off thanking our new sponsors for coming on board. Line-X Spray on bed liners, Granatelli Motors ports, American Off Road and Norman Vineyards has joined the Obsession Racing team along with the continuing sponsorship of AmeriGas Propane and Netvolution.com.

The New Year has brought a new look for Obsession Racing. Hot Wheels designed an awesome new paint scheme that everybody that has seen it compliments it. Hot wheels did do the design work in order to have an original Obsession die cast that they are targeting to have in the store by spring. Our son Eric can also been seen racing his new trophy kart at the monster truck events. It looks just like Dads only on a smaller scale. This will give him the racing advantage until he is old enough to race the full size Monster Truck we are having built for him.

We will be racing in Phoenix Arizona on January 26th for a Monster Jam event. It will be taped to be televised on the Speed Channel. This way everyone Nation wide can see Obsession’s new look. Stay tuned to Obsession Racing’s web page for future press releases and event dates.