MENIFEE, CA – Last weekend we were in Sublimity Oregon for the Harvest Festival. This show is a non profit show to raise money for the children in need in the area. This is not just your average show. It is a complete community outreach. The trucks are sponsored by local businesses to come and perform. The trade out is all show sponsors that participate and they get a private BBQ and a pre-show on Thursday night. The gates are open to the public on Friday, Saturday and Sunday afternoon. With Jeff’s high position at AmeriGas and high and high volume of work, he has not been able to drive and some of our shows this year. On the norm, Jimmy Lehnertz has stepped in for Jeff Jones and driven for our team. But we had a special surprise in having Aaron Basl, Monster Jam driver of the Turtle truck fill in for us. We thought it would be nice for him to be able to compete with his twin brother Daron in their home town. They have a lot of family that comes to this show and their Father currently lives there. We also feel as though they are family to us. We have had both Aaron and Daron stay at our home and they are such a pleasure to have around! Aaron did an excellent job piloting both trucks! He even did an awesome safe in Obsession on Saturday night!! All the shows were freestyle only and Rick and Aaron did the town proud! We had some good times over at Gary Basl’s house (Aaron & Daron’s Dad) after the shows and enjoy really good food and company!

On September 30th and October 1st and 2nd we were in Red Bluff California. We had Jimmy Lehnertz back in the seat of Obsession. This show is for the West Coast Fall Nationals. This was three shows with both racing and freestyle. Both of the trucks did very well in Racing. I was very proud to see Rick take the win to Tom Meents in Maximum Destruction. This is a huge honor as Tom is one of the best racers that you could compete against and very rarely looses. They were also on their game for freestyle hitting all of the big obstacles and pleasing the crowd with the show they put on.

We want to make sure we thank Aaron and the Basl family for all that they have done and do for us in making feel welcome and like family. Also we are so fortunate to have Jimmy Lehnertz drive for us and his wonderful wife and son to help us with what whatever we need!

Our next event will be in Turlock, California with Eric driving his Obsessed truck.

MENIFEE, CA – What a busy month it’s been! It started out in Santa Rosa California on August 7th where Eric and Rick did an exhibition run for WGAS Motorsports during their tractor pull show. They each did a minute long freestyle at the beginning of the show and then closed the show with a team freestyle of Father and Son. It was very impressive and it showed in the cheers from the crowd. They really enjoyed seeing two trucks freestyle together. This was a first time seeing this in the town of Santa Rosa. We were very fortunate to be able to stay with Charlie Jarrett. He wide loaded our trucks to both displays and the show and he also made room to accompany our home on wheels. We really appreciated all of his help!

The following weekend Rick recruited Charlie because of the drive he had to make from Grass Valley to Salinas after Saturday nights event. They made to Fischer’s Towing with enough time to jump in a pickup truck and head to the airport to pick up (Super Star/Fly in driver) Eric Swanson. That is his privilege since he still is in High School. The show was a Friday and Saturday evening show. Friday night Eric went out for his freestyle and stood the truck straight up and down on top of the van stack!! When the truck landed on the ground the spindle broke and he lost a tire. Thanks to our safety regulations his wheel tether kept the tire from rolling away. With limited time they dove in and fixed Eric’s truck in time for the second round of freestyle. Rick and Eric ended the night with the crowd on their feet in excitement!! On Saturday they spent the day getting ready for their drive to Salinas. They had to leave immediately after the show because the gates opened in Salinas at 11:00 a.m. for the Sunday show. The trucks ran great on Saturday night and they were able to pack up and leave on time for Salinas. We want to give a HUGE thanks to Ron and Debbie Fischer, Fischer Towing, James Lester and his Parents for the hospitality and help!!

On Sunday morning Eric and Charlie tired the trucks up; after a rough nights sleep. The guys were all ready to do autographs by noon for the fans of Salinas. This show had racing and freestyle. We thought we were going to see Rick and Eric race each other in the semi finals, but in Eric’s quarter final race he was ahead but unfortunately spun out in the last turn. Rick made it to the semi finals. All in all we had a good day in racing and for freestyle Eric hit the biggest jumps out there and brought the crowd to their feet. Rick was second to last out and put on another great freestyle for the Salinas Crowd!! We wanted to thank Charlie, Tom Tom, Justin, Bob, Elaine, Derrick and the Churchill Family for all of their help, love and support!! It is really great to see the promoters using Rick and Eric for interviews during the show to show off our family business!

From Salinas Rick was driving solo up to Lynden Washington. For those who have Obsession Racing on their Facebook, he was also updating his travels as he progressed. This was Jeff Jones first time back in the seat of Obsession since the Oakland show in February. He also flew into Washington and met Rick their. (He can’t use High School for a fly in driver excuse, but we love him anyways) This event was for WHR Motorsports and it was also a racing and freestyle show. The event was only for Saturday night. In racing Jeff made it to the semi finals and Rick won the finals! For freestyle everyone put on a fantastic show, you would have never known Jeff hadn’t been driving in 6 months! Jeff you did an awesome job and thanks for all of your help and support! Rick also won first place in freestyle!! It was an awesome night for Obsession Racing. After the show Rick and Jeff drove back to Gary Basl’s and left the truck in Oregon and then flew home on Monday. Rick and I will be returning to Oregon in September for the Harvest Festival in Sublimity! We really appreciate all of Gary’s help and hospitality!! We are looking forward to spending time with our Basl family!!

If you go onto facebook under obsessionracing you can view Rick’s updates and comments for an on the road update and experience!!

MENIFEE, CA – On July 1st, 2nd and 3rd Obsession Racing was at the San Diego State Fair with both Monster Trucks for WGAS Motor Sports. All three days we had two exhibition runs that consisted of two minutes a piece. This fair is always a lot of fun because of how many people we know that attended the show. It is nice because after the event they open up the pit area to the fans which lets us mingle with them. It is always great to hear the compliments and comments on the wide arrange of fans on how they performed and how they appreciate our business. As always Eric’s capabilities and performance level always makes him a fan favorite as the Youngest Monster Truck Driver in the World.

For the Forth of July we were in Pomona California for the KABOOM Monster Trucks and Fire Work Show promoted by WGAS Motorsports. At this event we only had Eric’s Obsessed Monster Truck booked with him driving. Eric took the truck to the semi finals in racing. The truck that took him out was Iron Outlaw, who ended up winning the final round. For freestyle Eric was scheduled to be the third truck out. Eric’s typical fashion his first two hits were to back side the freestyle landing ramp and then he turned around and jumped off the ramp side!! Eric was the first truck to do this and it was Spectacular!! He did an awesome job and finished up his freestyle with a no handed donut (which made him a little dizzy!). The firework show was great and we really appreciate all of the help Jeff Jones and his family did for us!!

On the 15th of July Rick and Eric went to Turlock California for John Shipman Motorsports for the opening night of the Turlock Fair. They were two of four trucks that put on an exhibition run after all of the tuff trucks were done racing. They didn’t have a lot to work with as far as obstacles, but Eric and Rick made sure they hit everything that they possibly could! Eric managed to even put the truck on the side two wheels for a short time and Rick caught some of the biggest air of the night!! We would also like to thank Paul Churchill for helping to get all of the eight tires loaded and Laurie for the goodies!!