2012 Reedy Race Friday Update

SOURCE: RCINSIDER.COM

2012 Reedy Truck Race of Champions Friday Report

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RC Insider’s Travis Brock

With one of the hottest summers in history, Southern Californians have been running a lot of indoor and today was the day that the heat wave broke. Racers from across the Nation as well as the top teams in the industry made their way to one of California top outdoor tracks to get some fresh air. The track and event they all picked was Hot Rod Hobbies 2012 Reedy Truck Race.

As the RC Insider crew pulled in 8:45 AM it was apparent that the 2012 Reedy Truck Race was definitely going to be a race to remember for the 2102 year. The parking lot was packed with drivers such at Pro-Line’s Cody Turner, TLR’s Mike Truhe and Billy Fisher, and AE’s replacement BT for the weekend… Kody Numendal.

As this years Reedy Race of Champions is a 2 day race, morning practice was a little light due to people being at work which really gave an advantage to those who could slip out of the office a bit early. As the day ran on more and more people came out of the wood work and getting on the drivers stand was a bit tricky.

While talking with the top Divers today the biggest piece to the puzzle was tires. I spoke with some of the quicker guys here and most have gone to a tire with a lower carcass and a firm foam. In the Stadium Truck class most drivers were running the Pro-Line  Scrubs tire on the rear with something less aggressive up front such as a Pro-Line Suburb.

In the Short Course Class the guys who were on pace had opted for Pro-Line’s new ION tire.

Today’s practice was fairly uneventful and saw plenty of smiles and joking around between all the teams that had made their way out to HRH. With perfect weather, great company, and the top drivers just hanging in a great mood, it made all of the factory drivers super approachable.

I saw on numerous occasions the sportsman level drivers heading to the Factory Pits car in hand for a little setup advise and the occasional picture.

On Saturday the gates open at 6:00am with racing starting at 8:00am

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