AUGUST 24, 2007 WOULD MARK THE THIRD STOP OF THE BITD OFF ROAD RACE SERIES, VEGAS TO RENO. AS "THE LONGEST OFF ROAD RACE IN THE UNITED STATES" IT WOULD PROVE TO MAKE OR BREAK MANY TOP CONTENDERS FOR THE 2007 POINTS CHAMPIONSHIP WITH DOUBLE POINTS AT STAKE.

STARTING IN THE 28 POSTION ABOUT 10:30 IN THE MORNING AND TEMPERATURES THAT WOULD RANGE FROM 90° TO 105°, THE CST BUILT #26 TT TOOK OFF THE LINE IN ON IT'S 565 MILE JOURNEY. DRIVER MIKE ROBINSON AND CO DRIVER PAUL DICKERSON POWERED THROUGH VERY ROUGH AND ROCKY TERRAIN BUT WOULD GET A FLAT TIRE JUST BEFORE PIT 2 (RM50). THEY CHANGED THE TIRE, MADE A QUICK STOP AT PIT 2 TO HAVE THE CST/SOCALSUPERTRUCKS.COM PIT SUPPORT GIVE THEM A SPARE AND MOVED ON TO PIT 4 (RM114). ROLLING IN WITH THE TRUCK DOING WELL, PIT SUPPORT FUELED, AND DRIVERS CHRIS ROBINSON & BRAD MYERS WOULD TAKE ON THE NEXT 262 MILES. RIGHT A WAY CHRIS NOTICED 1^ST GEAR WAS GONE AND THIS WOULD DEFINITELY AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE IN SITUATIONS, BUT WE WERE HERE TO RUN A SMOOTH CONSISTENT PACE AND FINSH. DUST WOULD ALSO TURN OUT TO BE A MAJOR FACTOR AS WE WERE CATCHING OTHER CARS / TRUCKS / MOTORCYCLES THROUGH OUT THE DAY. RM235 OUR SECOND AND FINAL FLAT TIRE OF THE DAY WOULD BE CHANGED AS THE TERRAIN WAS VERY RUGGED. THE #26 TT RUNS TOYO TIRES AND THEY DID HOLD UP EXTREMELY WELL BUT THIS WAS JUST TOO MUCH. PIT 11 WOULD BE OUR SECOND MAIN PIT AND THE FINAL DRIVER CHANGE, WHERE MIKE AND PAUL WOULD GET BACK IN AND HANDLE THE FINAL 200 MILES IN THE DARK. THE CST / SOCALSUPERTRUCKS.COM / TOYO TIRES / FOX RACING SHOX #26 TT FINISHED WITH A TOTAL RACE TIME OF 11:33:13 FOR A SECOND PLACE TRICK TRUCK FINISH AND 14^TH PLACE OVERALL.

CHRIS WOULD STATE AFTER THE RACE "WHAT A GREAT RACE AND TO FINISH SECOND IS A HUGE STEP FOR THE CST RACING TEAM. BJ BALDWIN MAY HAVE ACTUALLY WON, OUR CONGRADULATIONS TO HIM,  BUT WE FEEL LIKE THIS WAS A VICTORY FOR THE HARD WORK AND EFFORTS FROM OUR ENTIRE TEAM. WE HAD GREAT PIT SUPPORT ALL DAY FROM ALL THE GUY'S OF SOCALSUPERTRUCKS.COM, MY BOY (MIKE ROBINSON) DID A GREAT JOB DRIVING AT ONLY 22 YEARS OF AGE, AND WE ARE JUST THRILLED TO COME OUT TO OUR FIRST VEGAS TO RENO AND GET SECOND PLACE IN THE ELITE DIVISION OF OFF ROAD RACING."   

THIS SETS THE STAGE FOR THE UPCOMING "LAS VEGAS 300" WITH THE CST / SOCALSUPERTRUCKS.COM  #26 TT SITTING IN 2^ND PLACE FOR THE CLASS 1400 TRICK TRUCK CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP. WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERY ONE INVOLVED FOR MAKING THIS RACE A SUCCESS AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO REPEAT THIS KIND OF RUN IN OCTOBER.

OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENSES GO OUT TO THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF 19 YEAR OLD BRANDON SMITH WHO LOST HIS LIFE IN A SINGLE VEHCILE MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT AFTER MILE MARKER 350.

CST RACING WOULD LIKE TO THANK THERE DEDICATED SPONSORS: SOCALSUPERTUCKS.COM, TOYO TIRES, FOX RACING SHOX, BEARD RACING SEATS, PWR RADIATORS, WALKER EVANS RACING WHEELS, 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 HOWE STEERING COMPONENTS