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SOUTH POINT EVENTS CENTER - LAS VEGAS, NV - 1/13-14/07

By Lauren Z. Bonar - (continued)

WHEELIE CONTEST

Wheelie Contest: As in the afternoon event, this contest was all about Kreg Christensen in Spiderman. I am not saying the other drivers did not do a good job, it just seemed like Spiderman was on his game today. Kreg’s first Wheelie would have won the contest, however the second was pure amazing. As Spiderman came down on all four wheels, it looked as though he was going for a roll. An awesome save kept the damage at a minimum. Kreg after the save of the year so far, busted his tie rod and some shocks came lose. Spiderman still drove off the floor into the pit area, but would not be back for racing. The repairs would be made in time for freestyle. Pictures below:

RACING COMPETITION

ROUND ONE

Racing: Let me start by apologizing because when we sent the pictures to Ross, somehow we left out the racing photos from this show, as well as the first part of freestyle. So for racing, I'll just give a quick recap as to what went down.

First race is Keith Sturgeon in Bigfoot against Bill Chapin in Hot Tamale. Bigfoot takes it in a pretty close race. Because Spiderman is in the pits being repaired this race is against teammates once again. Bill Chapin in Hot Tamale against Mike Hawkins in Equalizer. Equalizer took the win getting revenge on Hot Tamale for beating him in the afternoon event. Final for the evening Racing Victory would feature Keith Sturgeon in Big Foot versus Mike Hawkins in Equalizer. Equalizer was pumped up and on a roll as he took a close race home to victory.

FREESTYLE COMPETITION

Freestyle: Out first was Keith Sturgeon in Bigfoot with some pretty nice moves. I thought he did a really great job, doing a very nice donut. Next up was Kreg Christensen in Spiderman. Spiderman was very serious after missing the racing competition. Getting some very nice air and some pretty hard hits. Bill Chapin in Hot Tamale was out next, some very good driving, getting great air & doing some really fine donuts. Bill might have been hitting those crushed cars a little too hard as the next day I seen him limping and Isaiah Morales would be driving. Hot Tamale done everything it could do to win the Freestyle event, but then it was Equalizer's turn. I will let the pictures do the talking as Equalizer takes the freestyle win.

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