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March 27th - Straight Up Racing Finishes 1st Quarter Strong

Straight Up Racing continued to dominate the competition throughout the month of March as Bill and BJ took Rock Star and California Kid on a tour of some other series after running primarily on the Monster X Tour so far this winter.

Our first stop of the month was in Sedalia, Missouri for the Monster Truck Racing Super Series. We had a great time racing for all the great Sedalia fans and we hope to be back next year. Friday night Rock Star won wheelies and then broke part of the 4-link mount, driveline and a shock so was not able to finish racing or freestyle. BJ stepped in California Kid and won both straight line and Chicago racing as well as freestyle. Saturday night Rock Star won wheelie, straight line racing and freestyle, while California Kid won Chicago racing. Greg and Zach Adams in the Defender and Eliminator trucks gave a good run in all of the events and we look forward to meeting up with them at future events.

From there we headed North to Rapid City, South Dakota for a one night Road 2 Destruction Tour event at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center. Rock Star swept it all, but California Kid and Mt. Crushmore (a fun, one-off name for the newly named Super Stomper) made Bill work for his wins. Bill once again double drove and set The General completely vertical during freestyle. California Kid broke a rear driveline, but did not miss any events. The midget sprint racers put on a great show as did the United FMX riders and the demolition derby guys and gals. Thank you to all of the fans that came out to the Mt. Rushmore Civic Center to cheer everyone on.

After a week off, we made our first appearance on the MEGA Monster Truck Tour for 2012. A great lineup was ready for Enid, Oklahoma this past weekend with Rock Star and California Kid taking on Barbarian and Rammunition. All trucks drove incredibly hard, but Rock Star took the wheelie and freestyle win and Rammunition took the win for racing. New rear tires on California Kid didn't work out that well for BJ as he rolled three times, so back to the ones he knows and likes this week. Rock Star rolled over during racing and blew a tire, but a quick tire swap after California Kid finished his freestyle and Bill was able to give the crowd a great freestyle. Thank you to all of the Enid fans that came out to the Chisholm Trail Expo Center to cheer everyone on Saturday night.

This weekend also marked the first time the team was in two different cities for events as Ed Miller took Super Stomper and The General to Bemidji, Minnesota as the Monster X Tour made its first stop at The Sanford Center. Against tough competition including Bigfoot and Stinger, Ed Miller in the Bemidji Sports Complex Super Stomper and Chad Mathison in The General gave strong performances in both shows. A big thanks to Chad for filling in for the Straight Up Racing Team and a huge thank you to the fans.

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