(photos courtesy Stephanie Cotnoir, http://www.avengerracing.com) Montreal, QC-Sudden Impact Racing’s Redcat Racing Ground Pounder and Michigan Ice Monster enjoyed their annual pilgrimage to Montreal for a wild night of racing and freestyle that ended with sparks flying and the Canadian fans on their feet cheering for the team.

Michigan Ice Monster had another solid outing behind the driving of Chris Lagana, capping the night off with some nice air in freestyle. The truck held together well, and Lagana was pleased with his experience.

“Sudden Impact Racing has tough trucks, and anytime we can prove it to 50,000 fans in a weekend, we love doing that,” he said. “I really enjoyed Montreal and felt like the freestyle was great!”

After the strong start by Ice Monster, it was time for fill-in driver Jon Zimmer taking Redcat Racing Ground Pounder through its paces in freestyle. Racing was another solid experience, but freestyle was indeed the highlight, with Redcat Racing Ground Pounder taking on everything in its way, including a gigantic leap over a box truck, as well as a wheelie/pogo move that left the bedsides of the truck torn up and sparks flying from the rear of the truck!

It was a great 2011 for the team, with another World Finals appearance and performances all over the place. There is no rest for the weary, however, as more work awaits in the shop for a quick turnaround to 2012. We’ll keep you posted on all the updates from the shop!

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The Sudden Impact Racing Team has been updating its Tank recently and ran it at Big Easy Raceway in New Orleans. Check the video out!

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Yuma, Arizona- Sudden Impact Racing’s Redcat Racing Ground Pounder and Michigan Ice Monster rolled into another Arizona city and came out victorious, with both trucks picking up freestyle victories on the weekend. Redcat Racing Ground Pounder’s Chris Ryan showed his skill in winning a big freestyle competition, while Michigan Ice Monster took home two more victories in freestyle, shutting the competition out and ensuring that Sudden Impact Racing would be remembered on the night in Arizona.

“It was awesome getting a couple of wins in Yuma,” said Lagana. “The Ice Monster was running good and I’m excited for Montreal!”

November 26 is when the team will be back in action with our neighbors to the north in Montreal! Stay tuned!

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Billings, Montana and Casper, Wyoming-Sudden Impact Racing’s Amsoil Shock Therapy and Amsoil Excaliber wrapped up a two-week road trip with plenty of fans screaming for the truck and a couple more trophies to add to the case at the shop. It has simply been a dream summer for the team wins-wise, as Amsoil Shock Therapy’s wins triple its losses, and Amsoil Excaliber’s steady improvement with Kevin Koszala behind the wheel has lead to the team being a great one-two punch at any show, anytime.

“Having Kevin driving Amsoil Excaliber really is a great addition to Sudden Impact Racing,” said Amsoil Shock Therapy’s Jon Zimmer. “It’s important for us to be a threat anywhere we go, and Kevin has already improved by leaps and bounds since he got here.”

Koszala showed that improvement in Billings, beating Bigfoot in racing. Amsoil Shock Therapy took over from there, with a final round racing appearance and then a freestyle for the ages, even in the tight confines of the arena in Billings. After the complete performance and freestyle victory for Amsoil Shock Therapy, it was on to Casper, where more success awaited the team.

Sometimes when obstacles get in the way, the best thing a driver can do is to simply push through them. The mental obstacle for Zimmer and Amsoil Shock Therapy was the fact that Amsoil Excaliber was out of action early due to breakage; the physical was the full arenacross track that gave the truck little space to work with in freestyle, as well as the elevation (5000 feet above sea level), which takes a toll on the engines. After another final-round appearance in racing, Amsoil Shock Therapy burned it down in freestyle and had no breakage to boot.

“It’s been a great couple of weeks; we’ve been busy,” said Zimmer. “The thing I’m most proud of is how little breakage we’ve suffered all summer. Keeping a truck together is not easy, but I’m proud of everyone on the team.”

Indeed, there’s a lot to be proud of. For now, the team will be making preparations for the coming winter season. Stay tuned for updates!

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