Rob MacCachren Brings Home The Win for ROCKSTAR Energy Drink / Makita Power Tools
MacCachren Takes Win in Elsinore
The combination of a new truck and a new track meant that the team didnt have much to go on when setting up the truck, and when the green flag dropped on Saturday it was immediately obvious they didnt have the winning recipe. Rob Macs natural talent is unmatched, but it can only take him so far when he is outgunned. MacCachren still managed a sixth place finish among 18 competitors in the marquee Pro2 Unlimited class and kept the truck clean for Sundays race. The team broke out the Makita Power Tools and worked well into night making minor tweaks to gain a leg up on the competition. With an all new track and limited practice time, the playing field was leveled out and it was anyones guess what combination and set-up would work. It was decided that dramatic changes to the valving of the Fox Shox and a different ratio set-up to the Motive Gear ring and pinion was necessary to be competitive in Sundays race.
Less seasoned racers might let Saturdays results rattle them, but on Sunday Rob qualified second, which put the No. 21 ROCKSTAR Energy / Makita Power Tools / BFGoodrich Tires truck on the second row after the two-row inversion. The starting position kept Rob towards the front of the pack and out of the carnage that brought the track under the yellow flag on multiple occasions. Late in the race the patient veteran struck, battling with Marty Hart for two laps before finally securing the lead for good to take his first short course victory of the new season. On Sunday Rob also set the fast lap for the entire weekend, hitting speeds over 80 mph and showing the true potential of his new truck that Dave Farruggia and Jim Blackmore constructed in the off-season. The 800-horsepower creation is fitted with suspension from Fox Racing Shox, a host of Impact and MasterCraft Safety products, and tires from BFGoodrich on ProAm forged beadlock rims.
If you missed out on the live racing you can still watch Robs victory and all of the LOORRS action on CBS Sports, NBC Sports, SPEED Channel, and MavTV. The next LOORRS battle for the ROCKSTAR Energy / Makita Power Tools team will be at Speedworld in Surprise, Arizona on the weekend of May 19-20. Speedworld was good to Rob Mac last season and he looks forward to more wins in Surprise this season. Although Rob missed the first weekend of TRAXXAS The Off Road Championship (TORC) this weekend in Charlotte, Andrew Caddell did an admirable job handling driving duties in the MOPAR RAM Pro 2WD. Rob will be back behind the wheel of his MOPAR RAM at the next race weekend in Red Bud, Michigan on May 26-27.
In his never ending lust for dust Rob will also be sharing driving duties with Steve Sourapas in the Best In The Desert racing series throughout the 2012 season. The duo already won the Trick Truck class at the legendary Mint 400 last month and are both looking forward to Silver State 300 on May 3-5. South of the border, MacCachren continues his quest for the SCORE International Trophy Truck championship, where he is currently first in season points after two victories, when he gets behind the wheel of the No. 20 ROCKSTAR Energy Drink / MasterCraft Racing Trophy Truck at the Baja 500 on June 1-3. For the latest updates from MacCachren Motorsports be sure to follow Rob at http://www.facebook.com/21RobMac.
Photos by Brian Binkert
Bink Designs- http://binkdesign.com/
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 FK Rod Ends
Howe Performance Power Steering 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 193 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 MacCachrens 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 Governors 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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