Baja has been a fairly discussed topic this year. Following several unfortunate and unnerving events in Tijuana and Ensenada during the last Baja 1000, various teams decided to boycott racing in Baja, deeming it to be an unsafe environment. Then, as the newly elected president Felipe Calderon decides to target the drug trafficking and crime waves in these areas, attacking drug families and police corruption head on by introducing a heavy military presence in these areas, leading to crime crackdown however also various incidents of shoot outs and assassination of police chiefs and other key figures. Some people believe that things have to get worse before they get better, as it is a huge battle, however it is a battle that is being undertaken.

All this activity is taking place on the corridor right near the border of a 1,200 miles plus long Peninsula, yet several articles in US newspaper couldn't refrain from headline stories about "the dangers of Baja", alerting travelers that they put their lives and those of their family's at great risk if they dare travel anywhere in the Baja territory. That is a little like tagging Southern California as a "no go" area because of heavy gang wars in South Central LA…

The major towns in Southern Baja, such as La Paz, Cabo, San Jose, Todos Santos, Loreto and Ciudad de Constitucion are currently facing a huge influx of foreign and national investment and growth, as well as high end condominium and second home projects previously only found in Cabo San Lucas can now be found in several of these southern Baja towns. La Paz was voted by several international magazines and papers such as LA Times and Money as one of the top ten places in the world to retire in. This is not only because you can still get very good value for your money, not only because of the many beautiful facets that the area hosts, not only because of the great activities it has to offer such as sport fishing, diving or hiking but also because this area has always been identified as one of the safest areas in Mexico.

Another asset that this area has that not everyone knows about is off- road racing. This is to say that Southern Baja doesn't only come alive as the SCORE Baja 1000 passes through, but they have their own Off Road racing to enjoy through out the year.Like in the entire peninsula, off road racing is part of the culture and is a second religion, drawing not only huge crowds and fans, but also a lot of great competitors and cars, both locals and visitors. People who come and race down South for the first time are usually surprised by the quality and the quantity of the competition, with most races having more than 100 entries, consisting of some very fast Trophy Trucks, Class 1s, Class 12s, Class 8s, Class 7s, all the way down to the Class 11s. Several American drivers such as Tom Bradley, Jim Mihal, Stanley Burns amongst others have made this area their battlefield of choice and they leave their vehicles to be prepped down south, participating the entire series, whilst others, such as Perry McNeil, Mango Racing, Dave Creagan to name but a few, decide to come down and race a few selected races. Southern Baja is the home of two Off Road Championships, the Corona Extra U-PRO and the PROBAJA DESERT series, each with its own race schedule so that there is usually at least one race a month, although they combine efforts to together present two of the biggest races of the year.

One of these races, the "Mission Route" otherwise known as the Loreto 400, was hosted in the town of Loreto at the skirt of the Sierra de la Giganta mountain range over a spectacular week end, the 16th & 17th of August. Even the 112oF heat couldn't stop the 120 teams that registered to compete, nor could it keep the thousands of fans away from the race or contingency. The whole town of Loreto is simply turned into an off-road Mecca for the week end, with the full support of the local hotel association and the Municipal President Yuan Yee, and the town was completely sold out, as was nearby Cuidad de Constitucion.

The 217 mile route covered some of the most spectacular and breathtaking routes in Baja, with a smorgasbord of terrains. Starting in Loreto itself, home to the Mission of "Nuestra Senora de Loreto", the first mission to be raised in Baja, the route takes you up a very tight climb up the mountain, with some fairly serious vertiginous drop offs, before a fairly rocky but quick section to the 300 year old Mission of San Javier, which is nestling in lush green vegetation in the middle of the sizzling desert, before continuing along fast rocky straights to Piedra Parada, where a sharp left of the main road leads you into the deep silts that claimed a lot of victims in the 2007 Baja 1000, and then into some tight switchbacks before getting to the abandoned gas station in Ejido 1 just before Cuidad Insurgentes. Crossing the Purisima Highway, the route draws the competitors into the silts of Maria Auxiliadora, another area that some of the Baja 1000 competitors relived time and time again in their nightmares before leading into a very fast section up to Pancho Villa and into Comondu.

San Miguel and San Jose de Comondu, also home of the Mission of San Jose, were two of the most important towns in Southern Baja before Highway 1 bypassed it, and is one of the most beautiful hidden secrets of Baja. Surrounded by mountains and blessed with lots of water, this area is an oasis that appears from the harsh desert. Palms and fig trees offer enticing shade alongside the road, and you can see some of the lush, rich water holes as you drive past the town. If ever you pre-run through here, know that these towns make some great goat cheese, most of which is exported to other Mexican cities and abroad, but they also make some great wine, as taught to them by the Italian priests who lived there centuries ago. This is port-like wine made with sweet grapes, and is most definitely not made for export, not even for sale, but for private consumption and guarded by the locals, so if you stop and decide to have a bite to eat, stop and ask whom can sell you some food, and try your luck…

Leaving Comondu you face a pretty treacherous ascent up a steep and rocky mountain before you join the first section of the route again, this time driving down the twisty, tight with murderous drop off road down the mountain into the cheering finish line in Loreto.

At 7.00am on the 17th, the first of 28 motorcycles left the start, and Class 21 saw a tight struggle between current points leader Ramon Davila, who was beat by 38 seconds by his rival Vincent Meza, who achieved the finishing time of 3:44:03.

The quads were won by Sergio Perez "El Topo" in 3:55:59, whilst the young lady Minerva Anguis visiting from "Psycho Racing" in Mexicali took a well deserved 3rd Place.

At 8.00am, Rody Amaya Jr., who had taken the pole by winning the overall in the previous Coyote 300 race, roared off the start line in his FORD Trophy Truck, at the same time that the organizers gave instructions to their observation plane to take off from the Loreto runway, to keep a look out for serious accidents and to keep the radio network updated of the race progress. The route claimed quite a few vehicle casualties, as in particular the fast rocky sections seem to draw in quite a few spindle damage and a lot of flat tires and wheel breakages, and only 66 vehicles made it to see the checkered flag, however thankfully was relatively accident free.

In Class 14, it was great to see the new generation of local drivers, 14 year old Cesar Romero Jr. take home 1st place with a time of 5:23:39.

Luis Enrique Catano from the Team "Desert Justice" dominated Class 11 with almost a 30 minute lead over 2nd place Onesimo Alvarez Mendoza, whilst Class 9 saw a much tighter competition with Alfonso Ojeda establishing less than a 4 minute gap from Jose Antonio Green.

Andrea Tomba was the only Class 6 truck to cross the finish line, making him the undisputable winner, and widening the lead in the Class points for "ATRacing".

Samir Rivera once again proved his consistency in Class 8 Stock, and even though he drove across the finish in a cloud of dust caused by the lack of a tire, he had over an hour's advantage on Gabriel Sanchez Meza.

Local Loretean Esteban Martinez "Tebanos" in Class 5-1600 become a local hero as he took home not only the first place trophy, but also a special prize of $15,000 pesos given by the Mayor of Loreto to any driver from Loreto winning first place in his class.

Class 16 didn't hold the 20 plus vehicles in this class as we have becoming accustomed to see in this very tightly fought category, however the competition was very strong and very close, with only two minutes separating 1st, 2nd and 3rd place, held by Juan Cota, Samuel Araiza and Julio Miguel Herrera respectively.

Class 5 Open saw Victor Hugo Cesena and Juan Carlos de Jesus Jimenez race closely for the entire 200 miles, with Victor being able to finally establish a 3 minute gap finishing in 4:18:47

This Loreto race indeed saw several very close finishes, but Class 7 was the tightest of the day, with Andrea Bataglia physically crossing the finish first in his strong FORD Ranger Class 7 Open, however Andrea had to settle with second place as Carlos Murillo whom has been establishing himself as a contending driver in his first racing season, snagged victory by 8 seconds with a total time of 4:08:05

Class 12 keeps establishing itself as one of the most competitive and fastest classes in the series, also boasting some of the greatest drivers of the State. Winner Pepe Cervantes overcame a couple of flats, as did second place Julio Verdugo, affirming that the terrain was punishing and challenging, however only two minutes separated the two, and Pepe's time of 3:47:02 was enough to give him the third place overall.

What has become know as one of the fastest and most competitive classes in the Southern Baja Championship counting with some great cars, Class 1 also suffered somewhat due to the punishing conditions. The first Class 1 off the start was Andres Ruffo who shared the driving duties of their Porter with Jim Mihal, and the new LS3 couldn't wait to eat up the trail. Pedro Velazquez Jr. and his father Pedro Velazquez Sr. as co-driver presented themselves to the challenge in their impressive Class 10, and he made great use of his vehicle to finish a very close third place, less than 4 minutes behind Andres Ruffo's "El Ruffian". Another contender to the throne was the local Loretean driver Tarcilo Alejandro Pena in his "Black Widow", and all were chasing the favorite, Baja 500 winner Luis "Fito" Ramirez. Both Ramirez and "El Ruffian" suffered some problems and delays, whilst Tarcilo flipped his car, so although the Class 1 were slower overall than expected, times were close as Luis Ramirez managed to snag first place in 3:59:24 with Andres Ruffo / Jim Mihal close behind with 4:02:34.

It was a great race for Class 8, in particular for Rodimiro Amaya Tellez, whom, if it wasn't his son Rody Jr., would have taken home the overall title. The two generations fought a duel over the best race time, taking home 1st and second overall, with Jr. winning with a 4 minute lead. Tom Bradley's experience and great truck preparation by Lupito Abaroa and his team, lead to a perfect race and a close 2nd place in Class 8.

The Trophy trucks Class is constantly growing, with the trucks looking better and better, however these suffered heavy casualties, with the majority not finishing. Valerio Gonzalez limped through the finish line in third place with a time of 6:18:28, after having recovered form a broken spindle and Jose Luis Abaroa came in second in 4:01:04, giving him 9th place overall. The Class and overall winner Rody Amaya Zamorano set the winning time at 3:36:00, and has shown great driving skills and determination, combined with the family's three decades on racing off road and impeccable preparation by Aurelio Perez, to take home overall wins in the last three races, proving beyond doubt that he is a serious contender, racing his FORD Class 8 Open to victory against very strong Trophy Truck competitors.

It was great to see the whole town of Loreto celebrating the race, and the complete support of all the local fans and local government bodies. For true, fun racing, with beautiful terrains and strong competition, consider Southern Baja next time round, whether as a spectator or a participant. Most probably, the biggest risk you face is that you will be presently surprised!

DOS MARES 08: Race breaks numerous records

The 15th anniversary race for the DOS MARES 500, which brought together the three different Southern Baja Off Road Race Organizers, ProBaja, U-Pro and the AEMA, saw a record assistance of 215 vehicles, with various entries from the US and from mainland Mexico.

The main La Paz broadwalk "El Malecon" was lined with thousands of fans as the cars went though the symbolic start at 14.00hrs on Saturday 3rd of May, after which the vehicles made their way to the official start "El Saladito" in the area of san Juan de la Costa on the Sea of Cortez, at 16.00hrs.

ATRacing entered the Bronco, driven by Bert Tjeenk, with its newly build FORD 351W engine, in Class 6 and Andrea Tomba presented the new Class 8 truck sporting its new colors, making quite a visual impact.

The stunning sceneries formed a challenging first section, with some tight hill climbs bordered by some big drops into the clear blue ocean… The Trophy trucks roared past from the start, going all out. Some of the favorites such as Neto Cervantes, Mayo Flores, Martin Ibarra and Coppel's trucks broke early on.

The one to really stand out was the under dog Rody Amaya Jr, racing in Trophy truck in his Class 8 truck with his new Leon Patton engine, not only winning overall, but also setting a new course record of 4:37:10 , beating Francisco Monroy's previous record, held since 2000/

Rody Sr. won Class 8 comfortably, also snatching 3rd place overall, in 4:57:12, making it celebrations all-round for the Amaya family. Andrea set a good pace in the new truck, however 20 miles from the finish the steering box broke, and it was a complicated spot to get the truck out to the chase crew. Once out, they had to replace the steering, and Andrea crossed the finish line in the early hours of the morning.

Bert had a very comfortable lead in the check at Las Golondrinas, with over 30 minutes gap between himself and the next Class 6, however the excellent effort was also brought to an abrupt halt in the silts as the steering box curse hit the Bronco, and by the time they were able to replace it, they were out of time to make it to the next check. The Careaga brothers whom have been absent from the racing scene for a while won first place in their new Cherokee in a time of 9:38:05.

Take a look at the Dos Mares promo on:
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=cQRkzhvE5Co

Getting ready for the Dos Mares 08

Well, as you probably read from the last newsletter, everyone at ATRacing has its hands full getting ready for most probably the biggest event of the season in Southern Baja California, the Dos Mares. The race covers 500 km of beautiful, yet treacherous terrain, leaving La Paz going North, hugging the Sea of Cortez before crossing at Cuidad de Constitucion and then running back South down the Pacific back to La Paz.

The latest addition Class 8 truck, which is being tested for the first time by the team in the race, had some slight suspension modifications done, which always seem to end up more time consuming and intricate than when one starts out… It is a big, heavy truck, and the team is looking forward to some more time to try to get the truck to respond a little better. However, Andrea seemed to get more and more confident of the truck's ability as the testing session went on, and the truck was lowered and both caster and camber were increased.

Once the truck was running better, Bert took the truck for a few laps, and seemed full of smiles… Depending on the truck's performance at the Dos Mares, this may well be the vehicle that will see ATRacing at the 2008 Baja 1000.

Meanwhile, the Bronco's engine is undergoing full reconstructive surgery, with some additional horsepower being thrown into the mix, as well as the suspension being fine tuned by Carlos Iribe, who came down from Ensenada do give it a once over.

Bert was happy to put his feet on hot Baja soil again, and the Ranger pre-runner was tested to be ready for Bert's & Banda's full pre-run the following day. Both of them totally enjoyed the pre-run, without any major problems, although several difficult areas were identified. The silts past Las Golondrinas are already terrible, and that is before any real race traffic, as they are deep and long. The other silts in Santa Fe are just down right horrible.

Now, everything is full steam ahead to get ready for Saturday 4.00pm… official start time!

ATRacing bounces back!

Only a few weeks ago (See also "Racing rears its ugly head") we reported on the difficulties encountered during the Costera 250. A good time for the team to stick together and make things work, despite the troubles. And that is exactly what the team did. We are working hard on putting together another Explorer for Andrea. We also acquired a SCORE tagged Class 8 vehicle... Yes, we have started dreaming about participating in the Baja 1000 this year!

Furthermore, the team did a great job re-building the engine of the Class 6 Bronco. All of this left us with only one vehicle for the San Jose short course. In order to keep our championship dreams alive, the team decided not to give up and try to race the Bronco in both Class 6 as well as Class 8.

Arriving in San Jose on Saturday, the team immediately went to work testing the car on the Luis "Loco" Sandoval race track. Yet again, disaster struck: a bearing of the right rear axle malfunctioned and the engine did not provide sufficient power at high revs. Our fantastic mechanics did not despair and despite not being able to get the appropriate parts in the evening put the rear axle back together again and changed the carburator, thus enabling Bert to test the car on the track at 9.00 pm - his first experience driving the car in the dark. Everything worked just fine and spirits were on the rise once again.

In the Class 6 race we got the ideal starting position on the inside of the track. The field was off to a good start, which made things a little tight at the first corner. Tonio Cazarez's Explorer sporting number 607 squeezed ahead and Bert was bumped by the Red Burro, but maintained course and speed.

Just a little later, 607 lost momentum in a tight corner on the back of the track and Bert immediately took the opportunity and inched past. From there on, his lead rapidly expanded, so that a few rounds later he received the order from the pit to take it easy and save the car for the Class 8 race. In the end, we won the race, leading by about half a lap. A truly great boost for everyone's confidence!

As Bert ran a perfect race, proved that he has all the elements to be a top contendor this season, and having had the hands-on experience of just driving 10 race laps, Andrea made the decision that Bert should race the Bronco in Class 8 too! And so, Bert was registered as a second driver for the Class 8 truck, thus sporting Andrea's Race number 801.

Immediately prior to the start it turned out that the Bronco's batteries weren't charging, so off we went into the race switching off just about everything that uses electricity (air, radio, etc.). Meanwhile the track had worsened and looked more like a war-zone - incredible ruts, bumps, whoops, and what have you. After a hotly contested start, Bert settled into the race in fourth position. Aided by the misfortunes of Rody and Tom (who both dropped out of the race), Bert moved up to second and started to close in on Eduardo Gastelum's F-150.The car held up beautifully, though it was pushed to the limit to keep up with the others. In the end we finished in second. Again, Bert proved not only to have great driving skills, but a cool head and of thinking ahead.

All in all, a great weekend for the team. Lots of hard work in advance by our crew chiefs and mechanics paid off. In both Class 6 as well as Class 8, we are still in the race for the championship. Now, the focus is on having two great cars at the start of the Dos Mares, so that Andrea and Bert can do the team proud once more.


ATRacing's new Class 8

As you just read above, ATRacing just took possession of what is a new Class 8 truck for the team. The truck has quite a lot of race history, as it has been in various Baja 1000, and has been run by Sam Stahl over last few years.
The truck was purchased a little tired, still with Baja 1000 dust and cactus in the cab, the truck has some great components and is a tested recipe, and we have a lot of confidence that the miracle workers at Banda Race Shop, Los Hurtados and Los Peludos will soon convert it into another sexy competitor!

The plan is to make the necessary cage and suspension repairs and adjustments, and to test the truck in the grueling Dos Mares race… a tough test for the best of them.

Depending on how it performs, it may well be pulled aside for the rest of this season to prepare it to tackle the mother of all races: The Baja 1000!

Finally, we can see the light!!!

As the Dos Mares approaches, which starts outside of La Paz on the Sea of Cortez at 4.00pm, and runs up this Sea all the way to Cuidad de Constitucion, before crossing to the Pacific and heading back down to la Paz, this race will run mainly at night.

With this in mind, and always proud to hook with industry leaders, ATRacing are very happy to welcome their newest sponsor Vision X Off Road Lighting.
The Off Road lighting is a much needed and forever developing industry, and Vision X are not only supplying the team with the already proven HID (High-Intensity Discharge) lights, as seen on most Trophy trucks such Andy McMillin and BJ Baldwin, but we are also going to have the opportunity to try the latest in the world of off road lights: The X-mitter LED Bar. The HID's pull less amperage and light up with greater intensity and a much whiter light. The new LED (light Emitting Diodes) are a great leap in lighting, as they are tough, vibration resistant, compact and have no filament to burn out. They don't really get hot and they have a life span in the hundreds of hours… and they are cheaper than the HID!

So many thanks to Vision X for once again putting the best products in its field on our trucks!

Allied Racing Wheels new web site:

It is almost over 5 years ago that Andrea had the pleasure of meeting Greg Mulkey, designer of the then Rock-a-ton beadlock wheels for Allied Wheel Components, and at that time, Greg was doing a lot of research in designing the best and most robust desert race beadlock wheel.

A year later, Greg called Andrea to tell him to test the Rock Crusher Beadlock wheel… and as they say, the rest is history. The wheel addresses usual weak spots such as the center and the bead, super reinforcing them and making them, well, we cant think of a better word than unbreakable… as we have never had a single problem with a wheel… and it looks like sometimes Andrea REALLY tries!!

Even in the last Costera 250 high speed roll over which lead to : broken steering, broken engine case, broken coil overs, broken transmission, broken tubing, broken frame… the front fender was bent so far back that the points were piercing into the both front tires… however both the Rock Crushers and the BFGoodrich Baja TA's that dressed them, came out completely unharmed.

Allied Wheel Component's range of products have grown a lot, and we were happy to see the different products displayed in their new web site www.racelinewheels.com . Congratulations!

COSTERA 250: Racing rears its ugly head.
The race trucks showed up at the mechanical revision at Cuidad de Constitucion looking absolutely stunning as they rolled of their trailer. As evening came on, the cars passed tech, and were displayed at contingency, with autograph signing, and giving out posters, caps and the bright orange BFG Frisbees, which almost caused too much of a commotion as Andrea virtually was mobbed by kids and adults alike. The race had a good number of cars participate and the fans were already overfilling the contingency, whilst making plans were to go to the desert the following day to best watch the excitement of the race.

The start was delayed to 10.00am, due to heavy fog that had been appearing over the past few days, and as the medical examination the morning of the race was moving at a snail's pace, the start had to be delayed another 15 minutes.

At approximately 10.30am, Andrea and co-driver Jose Hurtado left the start, having drawn the pole position for Class 8, in front of great competitors such as Tom Bradley, Rody Amaya and Stanley Burns. The desert seemed packed with fans, at every jump and every corner. Andrea took on a great pace, and developed a very comfortable lead, and was driving down a narrow straight away at around 85MPH, when it seems that the steering reducer broke, and they lost the control of the vehicle, flipping very hard and several times into the banks, first sideways before gathering inertia to continue end over end. As proof of the great fabrication of Banda Jr. Race Shop the cage remained intact and driver and co-driver were intact, however the truck suffered unrepairable damage. The chassis broke front and rear, broke the transmission, pushed engine into the cab, broke the front coilovers, both fuel intakes were ripped off, and a LOT of bent tubing.

As Andrea and Jose were well, they directed the other cars around the wreck, waiting for the Team's Bronco driven by Bert Tjeenk and co-driven by Salvador Banda.

Unbeknown to them, Bert had managed to gain an impressive 12 minutes on the next Class 6, as well as overtaking a Class 8 Stock within 10 miles from the start, when the engine started spattering & spluttering. Oil pressure was good, temperature was good… what was the problem. They thought that it might have been a bad gasket, however as they stopped to repair the problem, they found that the monoblock had cracked, and that was the end of the race for them.

So, two cars down, the crew and Ana had to tackle the race course to tow both trucks out, and the team was shocked to come to realize that the Class 8 Explorer is beyond state of repair.

However, as usual, the team at Banda Jr Race Fabrication, want to jump straight back in the saddle, and already yesterday, two days after the race, have located a new chassis and have started making plans to build Andrea a new Explorer to hopefully have ready by June.

Meanwhile, ATRacing is looking at some interim options, and are also trying to finish a pre-runner Bronco to at least be able to continue with the points in Class 8 whilst we wait for the new vehicle.

ATRacing also wants to express their gratitude not only to all of ATRacing Team, but also all our competitors and friends who helped us get the broken trucks out of where they were, and who are prepared to help to see us back in the desert ASAP.


And thank God for keeping us safe to tackle the desert another day!

Finally, the long awaited end of Championship race came, the Baja Sur 300, which brought together the two race organizers ProBaja and UPro for one final show down. The race started in La Paz on the morning of the 9th of December, with the finish line being the crowded Arroyo in Cabo San Lucas, which had recently witnessed the end of the largest ever Baja 1000 just a few weeks before.

The race covered some tough but fast trails between La Paz and Todos Santos, which claimed a fair number of victims, before snaking up the narrow and twitchy route through the mountain range of Los Naranjos and finishing through the tough sand washes and dips just before Cabo san Lucas.

The mechanical revision was held under full party atmosphere as the main boardwalk "El Malecon" was once again closed off to host the 160 vehicles that presented to participate in the race, amongst the thousands of fans that came out to see their favorite drivers at the autograph signing, and to check out the many stalls presenting racing gear and videos, as well as the cool, enticing Tecates.

The overall victory was rightfully claimed by Luis " Fito" Ramirez, in his TOYO shoed LS7 Racer Class 1 Buggy, after 6 overall trophies out of 6 races! The Trophy Trucks suffered quite a few damages and mechanical problems, with the legendary "Nacho" Monroy finally back to claim first place. The always gentleman Francisco Pantoja, rolled in late for second place, having stopped to help his "compadre" Kiki "El Balazo" Murillo as he rolled within 15 miles from the start in his FORD powered Trophy Truck. One of the favorites for the close to US$33,000 Trophy Truck purse Neto Cervantes suffered steering problems in his new Trophy, leaving him with a third place finish.

In Class 8, Rody Amaya maintained his front starting position to the finish line, leaving Andrea Tomba in his TOYO/ Quaker State FORD Explorer in second position. The Championship winner Ricky Betancourt suffered transmission problems, and he limped in to get 3rd place. "We had a fun, clean race", said Andrea. "We are the under dog racing our Class 6 truck in Class 8 Open, but we had no problems, no flats and looked after the truck to secure a good standing in the Championship. Now, we are pulling at the bit for NEXT season…"

ATRacing would like to thank the huge efforts of all the crew, Banda Jr, Los Hurtados & Los Peludos for the dedication, our crew chief Davicho for staying on top of things and to Ana for keeping it all together. Thanks to Russ for always being there, camera at the ready, and for keeping us on our toes with our web page. All in all, it was a trying and difficult, but satisfying, season with lots of mechanical hurdles, all of which seem to have been overcome, and we are grateful to have such a close and warm racing family.

Special thanks to all our sponsors whom keep us racing and keep providing us with the best of the best! You guys are awesome. Thanks to TOYO Tires, Quaker State, AutoMeter Gauges, Optima Batteries, K&N Filters, AWC Wheels, Fox Racing Shocks, MORFO Racing, Prisa Paints, Xtreme Graphics & Tornillos y Birlos.