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ASG Racing Airs It
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Santa Rosa Valley, CA
(February 22, 2008) – ASB Racing was one of the eight Trophylite
competitors to take the green flag at the “Battle of Primm”, hosted by
SNORE (Southern Nevada Off-Road Enthusiasts). The first event of the
2008 KMC Wheels Trophylite Race Series presented by KC Hilites saw
competitors run four laps around a thirteen mile long desert course,
once on Saturday, and again on Sunday. The combined times of the two
races would determine the finishing order.
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Saturday saw Matt
Armstrong behind the wheel, with Shane Scully riding shotgun. Matt drove
a great race, led much of the way, only to run out of fuel about a mile
and half from the finish. This happened to five other trucks in the
class as well. By the time the truck was refueled, the time allotted
for the class has expired. This resulted in a DNF. One consolation to
the team was the fact that Matt turned the fastest lap of the class,
ahead of the likes of Ricky Johnson and eventual winners Logan Knecht
and Billy Worthing.
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Sunday the team put
Shane Scully behind the controls with Josh Baltimore as navigator. Shane
literally had the #6065 Trophylite flying. There was a nice high speed
jump near the start finish line that Shane hit at nearly 80mph causing
the truck to fly almost a hundred feet before landing (see photo).
Unfortunately it was a little too much for the truck as the left front
control arm broke midway through the second lap. The caused the truck to
roll over going through a slow corner. It resulted in the second DNF of
the weekend.
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Even though ASG
Racing came home with a DNF, the weekend was considered a big success.
The drivers got some good seat time with the truck and the crew learned
more about the tuning of the chassis and suspension.
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“This weekend was
great experience for ASG Racing,” commented Josh Baltimore. “We will be
better prepared at Parker. I know there will be twice as many trucks at
the next race. The past weekend helped us get us to the leading edge of
the learning curve. Look for ASB Racing to land on the podium in
Arizona.”
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The next race on the
Trophylite schedule is May 16-18, the Blue Water Grand Prix, in Parker,
Arizona.
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ASG Racing would like
to thank their marketing partners, including:
Ringers
Gloves, Sparco, Vision X Lighting, Motorsports Squared, Chicago
Pneumatic, Edelbrock, Armstrong Interiors, Scully Engineering and
Fastline Coatings.
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If you are interested in becoming a marketing
partner with ASG Racing or would like to schedule an interview with any
of the team, please email:
jbaltimore74@hotmail.com
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About ASG Racing
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ASG Racing consists
of four guys from a variety of Motorsports backgrounds.
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Chris Armstrong
- a veteran SCORE competitor with numerous wins to his credit.
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Matt Armstrong
- Supercross competitor and applying his talents to the world of four
wheel off-road racing.
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Shane Scully
- USAC Midget racer, is also making the transition to off-road racing.
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Josh Baltimore
- sales manager for Ringers Gloves, with a strong background in the
worlds of NHRA and USAC.
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About Trophylite
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Trophylite, a newly
developed division in off-road racing, is a spec class that is designed
to offer competitors an affordable off-road race truck that is truly fun
to drive. From the response of all the racers at Primm, Matt Scaroni and
the entire Trophylite crew have designed and manufactured the next
biggest thing in off-road racing.
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-Mike Reusche, marketing,
MTG
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