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STRONG FINISH FOR CST AT PARKER
February 07, 2007
THE BITD PARKER 425 WAS THE FIRST STOP IN 2007 FOR THE CST RACING #26 TT AND IT WAS DEFINITELY A FUN ONE. THIS RACE TURNED OUT TO BE A BATTLE OF WHO COULD KEEP THERE WHEELS ON THE GROUND AND CAR MOVING FORWARD.
THURSDAY?S TIME TRIALS WOULD START OFF WELL FOR THE CST/SOCALSUPERTRUCKS.COM TT QUALIFYING IN THE 20TH STARTING POSITION OVER ALL OUT OF 50 PLUS UNLIMITED VEHICLES. THE TRIALS WERE AN ALL YOU CAN FOOT TO THE FLOOR 6 MILE RUN TO SEE WHO WOULD START FIRST. SEVERAL PEOPLE ENDED THERE WEEKEND RIGHT THEN BUT OUR GAME PLAN WAS TO GET OUR TRUCK AROUND WITH NO DAMAGE AND SET OUR SELVES UP FOR A GOOD START SATURDAY.
TWENTIETH OFF THE LINE WE SHOT OUT INTO THE DESERT HAVING TO FIGHT HEAVY DUST AND THE GLARE OF THE SUN STRAIT AHEAD EARLY. WE WERE ON OUR WAY PASSING NUMEROUS PEOPLE BROKE OR ROLLED OVER AND JUST HAVING A GREAT START TO A LONG DAY. APPROACHING RM 115 WE REALIZED WE HAD BROKEN A FRONT COIL SPRING STRANGE ENOUGH AND WOULD LIMP THE TRUCK ABOUT 5 MILES AHEAD TO A SPOT WERE WE COULD CHANGE THE COIL AND GET BACK UNDER WAY. ON THROUGH THE FIRST PIT CONTINUING A CONSISTENT SMOOTH PACE OUR FOX SHOX AND TOYO TIRES JUST REALLY MADE IT POSSIBLE TO SOAK UP THE EXTREMELY ROUGH TERRAIN WITH NO FLAT TIRES. CHRIS ROBINSON BROUGHT THE TRUCK AROUND TO THE FINAL PIT STOP WERE SECOND DRIVER MIKE ROBINSON STRAPPED IN AND WOULD FINISH THE RACE IN FIFTH IN CLASS / 15TH OVER ALL. MIKE FOUGHT THE DUST FOR OVER 75% OF HIS LAP ALONG WITH HAVING SOME REAR BRAKE PROBLEMS, BUT DID A GREAT JOB BRINGING THE #26 TRUCK TO THE FINISH.
CST RACING WOULD LIKE TO THANK THERE DEDICATED SPONSORS:
SOCALSUPERTUCKS.COM, TOYO TIRES, FOX RACING SHOX, BEARD RACING SEATS, PWR RADIATORS, WALKER EVANS RACING, DJ SAFETY, NETVOLUTION.COM, K & N ENGINEERING, PRO-AM / KARTEK OFF ROAD, CURRIE ENTERPRISES, REDLINE RACING ENGINES, VP RACING FUELS, FMS PERFORMANCE, JBA HEADERS, GLASSWORKS UNLIMITED FIBERGLASS
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GETTING IT ON!!!
1ST PIT STOP
1ST PIT STOP
2ND PIT STOP / DRVR CHANGE
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