Another Strong Weekend-New Orleans and Anaheim
Once again, no matter where they went, Team Sudden Impact Racing made highlights. In New Orleans, Louisiana, the Redcat Racing Ground Pounder and Cult Energy Activator made their presence felt, especially in freestyle! Ben Winslow drove Ground Pounder to an exciting finish, ending up with the truck looking a little worse for wear after a rollover (photo below courtesy Jeremy Verret):
“I want to make sure the Ground Pounder name gets lived up to every weekend,” Winslow said. “It’s one tough RC, and the truck has some body damage, but you have to take risks sometimes to try and win. It felt great to place where I did, and I wish I could have gone longer for the fans and Redcat.”
Winslow also mentioned that he’s been tuning the shocks on his truck and making good progress there. The truck has some body work to be done, but will be good to go next weekend. Check out the video of Winslow’s run below, courtesy Josh Lacoste:
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Sean Duhon was in Cult’s backwoods, and he had the Cult Energy Activator ready to go for the weekend as well. He had an outstanding start to finish freestyle that did everything BUT end up in carnage, however he came perilously close on the biggest jump on the floor.
“Cult gives us great support and energy, both on the track and off, so I wanted to bring that same energy to my freestyle,” said Duhon. “It felt really good in the truck, and I was glad to be able to perform so well in our and Cult’s hometown.”
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Check out Cult Energy Activator’s run below:
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Team owner Brandon Lagarde even had some fun, bringing out the Cult Energy Tank to thrill the fans with a hot lap:
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While Cult Energy Activator and Redcat Racing’s Ground Pounder were tearing up New Orleans, Amsoil Shock Therapy and Cult Excaliber were making waves on the west coast, Anaheim, California to be exact. While the team dealt with a bit of adversity, they continued to perform at a very high level. Jon Zimmer took Amsoil Shock Therapy to the semi-finals of racing in the brackets before a close loss.
“I was definitely a bit bummed; I felt like Amsoil and our team had the fastest truck there,” said Zimmer. “I felt like it was mine to lose, and I just caught a bit of bad luck with a steering fitting breaking on me.”
Cult Excaliber fought through a broken axle the entire night, but Carl VanHorn didn’t let it get him down, going out first for freestyle and wowing the capacity crowd at Anaheim Stadium to begin the evening (photos below courtesy Andrew Ellingwood).
“I did the best I could given the situation, and I hope the fans enjoyed what I gave them,” said VanHorn. “The truck wasn’t a hundred percent, but I gave it everything I had for Cult and the crowd.”
Zimmer went big right away in Amsoil Shock Therapy, and caught some bad luck of his own when a rear tire came off the rim. Undeterred, Zimmer whipped into a tight cyclone donut that took the tire completely off the rim, the crowd roaring in the background:
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Another weekend is in the books for Sudden Impact racing, and if the first month of the season is any indication, we’re all in for a great ride the rest of the year!
