Puts ROCKSTAR Energy Drink
and Makita Tools
On the Podium in LOORRS Season Opener
The
first race with a new truck is never an easy task, even with the
considerable talents of Rob MacCachren behind the wheel. MacCachren has
already racked up wins in the desert this season at Laughlin, San
Felipe, and the Mint 400, but the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series
(LOORRS) short course season is just heating up. Speaking of heat, it
was an issue in qualifying where temperatures at Firebird International
Raceway in Phoenix were in the 90s, revealing a cooling issue with
MacCachren’s brand new Pro2 Unlimited truck. This limited Rob Mac’s
practice time on the several high speed sections, spectacular jumps, and
unique dual split line of Firebird's track.
Fueled
by ROCKSTAR Energy Drink and armed with a full complement of tools from
Makita Power Tools, MacCachren’s talented crew resolved the cooling
issue and performed some fine tuning of the suspension before Saturday’s
opening round of LOORRS racing. MacCachren strapped into his
MasterCraft Safety 3G seat and started on the inside of the third row
for Saturday's race. The action started hot and heavy as soon as the
green flag dropped and didn't stop until the checkers came out. After a
generous dousing from the water truck prior to the race, other Pro2
Unlimiteds with lesser rubber weren’t able to match the traction of
MacCachren’s BFGoodrich Tires and the field nearly piled up on the first
lap. By the middle of the race MacCachren had patiently worked his way
up to third place and was battling for second with Robby Woods in some
of the best action of the weekend. With only two laps left to go
MacCachren dove under Robby Woods at the hairpin at Turn 3 and never
looked back. While he ran out of time to reel in the leader, MacCachren
put ROCKSTAR Energy Drink and new sponsor Makita Power Tools on the
podium in his first race of the season.
On
Sunday Rob set the fast time in qualifying, hitting speeds in excess of
90 mph on the tight track. The inversion put the ROCKSTAR Energy Drink
/ Makita Tools / BFGoodrich Tires Pro2 Unlimited on the third row for
Round 2 of racing, and during the first half of the race MacCachren made
every effort to keep from getting tangled up with the 13 other trucks
on the track. LOORRS has instituted a new rule for the 2012 season
where all competitors pull into the hot pits for two minutes at the
midpoint of the race. When this occurred on Sunday, the new car blues
struck MacCachren’s team in the form of an electrical gremlin that
severely limited power.
At
this point a decision had to be made, and in an instant. The ROCKSTAR
Energy Drink / Makita Tools / BFGoodrich Tires team decided to continue
the race, albeit at a greatly reduced speed, in order to avoid a DNF and
earn valuable season points. Being a consummate professional Rob
pulled to the side of the course to let the field pass him by. What
seemed like a cruel April Fool’s Day joke had snatched away Rob Mac’s
chance of another podium finish, but the perennial champion was not
deterred. “Our qualifying time definitely raised some eyebrows and I
think that we are just scratching the surface on the true potential of
this truck that Dave Farruggia and Jim Blackmore have designed.” The
next LOORRS race for MacCachren will be at the all new track at Lake
Elsinore in Southern California on April 21st and 22nd.
Meanwhlie Rob continues his quest for the SCORE International Trophy
Truck championship when he gets behind the wheel of the No. 20
MasterCraft Racing Trophy Truck at the Baja 500 on June 1-3. He will
also compete in the TRAXXAS TORC Series and continue to share driving
duties with Steve Sourapas in Best In The Desert.
Rob MacCachren is sponsored by:
ROCKSTAR Energy Drink • Makita Power Tools • BFGoodrich Tires
TRAXXAS • MasterCraft Safety • Fox Racing Shox
KC HiLites • Impact by MasterCraft Safety • Motive Gear
ProAm Racing Products • Racin’ Dirty • K&N Filters
Patton Racing Engines • Rancho Drivetrain Engineering
TRAXXAS • MasterCraft Safety • Fox Racing Shox
KC HiLites • Impact by MasterCraft Safety • Motive Gear
ProAm Racing Products • Racin’ Dirty • K&N Filters
Patton Racing Engines • Rancho Drivetrain Engineering
Performance Products and Machining
About Rob MacCachren:
Rob
MacCachren possesses a rare combination of skills that ranks him among
the elite of off-road racing, regardless of the venue. His 25 year
racing career includes an unmatched 192 race victories and 20 series
championships in both short course and open desert racing. Amongst
those victories are 5 SCORE Baja 500 wins and 5 SCORE Baja 1000
victories in the desert, the crown jewel of which was MacCachren’s
domination at the 1296 mile run down the Mexican peninsula at the 2007
SCORE Baja 1000. Good things come in threes for MacCachren in short
course racing, as the talented driver has won three consecutive series
championships, three consecutive Borg Warner Cup races, three Governor’s
Cups, and been named to the Auto Racing Writers & Broadcasters
Association Auto Racing All-America First Team three times in his
career.
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