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ESCANABA, MICHIGAN (July 29, 2006) – The Traxxas T-Maxx team traveled to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to do battle at the Checkered Flag Productions Monster Truck Summer Nationals at the U.P. State Fairgrounds. Guest driver, Alex Blackwell, prepared T-Maxx for all-out monster truck madness against Sudden Impact, Bear Foot, Martial Law, Reaper and Black Jack.
Friday night the action started with T-Maxx setting an incredibly fast qualifying time in both racing lanes, pushing the monster truck to its mechanical limit. When all was said and done, T-Maxx marched though the racing brackets into the final round of racing where T-Maxx faced a hard charging Sudden Impact. The flag dropped, and they were off! In a photo finish, the crowd favorite, T-Maxx, was declared the winner.
Next, it was time for some all out monster truck freestyle! Everyone put on an impressive show, and Larry Quick rolled the Reaper truck, sending fans into a frenzy. Last out, T-Maxx had an awesome run with huge air, major wheelies, and massive donuts! The crowd went wild for T-Maxx, but it wasn’t enough to overpower the cheers for the Reaper.
On Saturday T-Maxx continued its winning ways and began another march to the finals. T-Maxx and the track were both dialed-in, and T-Maxx posted blistering fast passes on the tacky dirt track. Once again, the fans watched the Traxxas T-Maxx head to the final round, this time matched-up against Don King in Bear Foot. The 3-Time World Champion, Bear Foot, proved no match for the power and speed of T-Maxx. T-Maxx took the racing win for the 2nd night in a row!
During the final round of freestyle of the weekend, Reaper and Sudden Impact set the bar high in freestyle. In anticipation of an impressive performance, the Traxxas T-Maxx was scheduled to run last. Blackwell unleashed the wrath of the ferocious T-Maxx motor in an all out FULL POWER monster truck freestyle filled with monster air, donuts, slap wheelies, huge air over the bus stack, and an mind-blowing sideways hit on the bus. The fans went absolutely ballistic for the Traxxas T-Maxx. When T-Maxx slid to a stop, the capacity crowd was on their feet chanting, “T-MAXX! T-MAXX! T-MAXX!”
You can catch the Traxxas T-Maxx in action at the Mobile, Alabama Monster Jam® on August 4th and 5th where T-Maxx will battle it out with the world famous Grave Digger. For more information on T-Maxx and a list of upcoming events, visit T-MAXX.com. |
