Miami, Florida-(photos from Andrew Fitzpatrick) Although the sunshine state didn’t live up to its promise, Sudden Impact Racing’s Amsoil Shock Therapy and Amsoil Excaliber took on the challenge of a muddy, messy track in Miami, emerging with some needed momentum for the rest of the season.

The night began with racing, where Amsoil Shock Therapy’s quest for a racing win brought him all the way to the semifinals and a top-four finish in the televised show, meaning big exposure on a national stage.

“It is really important for us to do well at these televised shows,” said Zimmer. “It was tough getting the trucks to go where we wanted in all this mud, but we made it happen.”

After that, it was Amsoil Excaliber driver Kevin Koszala’s turn to make it happen going out early in freestyle. After a couple of nice moves, including a vertical launch on the back side of a big hill that slapped the tailgate into the dirt, Excaliber shut down early. Still, it was a strong start to the night of freestyle.

And then it was time for Amsoil Shock Therapy’s freestyle. Zimmer started it out with some fantastic air, so high that some people in the crowd were heard gasping before the truck landed. It landed perfectly and Amsoil Shock Therapy continued on, eventually ending with a huge cyclone donut and blowing through a boat on the track, the first competitor to do so. This aggressiveness earned Amsoil Shock Therapy the lead with a 25, and some felt it should have been scored higher.

“I was really happy with my run, especially considering the conditions,” said Zimmer. “It isn’t easy to navigate when there’s that much mud, but the truck worked great and I felt that I had a good run.”

After a great momentum-building weekend in Miami, the Sudden Impact Racing team makes the trip to the shop for some repairs and recharging, then it’s on to Providence, Rhode Island in a couple of weeks. Stay tuned.

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