Spidertrax | Thom Kingston | CC BY 3.0

Here’s a shot of James Anthony, driving full throttle thru the first rock bouncing obstacle of last weekend’s SRRS. Powered by a rear Spider 9 axle, James not only drives the part, he dresses the part. You can easily spot James in the crowd with his custom “fire pimp suit”, complete with a suede lime green base and carefully detailed black & white leopard print. With a rig called “The Rock Pimp”, seem’s sensible to us.

Word is James will be heading straight to Texas for this weekend’s upcoming Dirt Riot Nationals. We’re looking forward to seeing him out there, pimp suit and all :) .

Spidertrax | Thom Kingston | CC BY 3.0

We decided to mix things up a bit this past weekend by heading out to Hot Springs, AR for a little southern rock bouncing action. Last Saturday marked the Southern Rock Racing Series (SRRS) finals, and word was a few Ultra4 rigs with Spider 9 axles were leading the series in points. We’ve seen the photos and videos from these events, and knew one day we had to see it in person. So, we packed our bags and headed south.

It was an awesome experience to say the least. First and foremost, we have to thank Ty Turner and the entire SRRS gang for making us feel welcome. They really did roll out the red carpet, spending a lot of time showing us around the park and leading us through the event. As far as the event itself, it was pretty straight forward. Two main obstacles (one rock trail and one hill climb) made up the competition part, with “Showtime Hill” added at the end for those willing to take the challenge. It is true, as insane as the photos & videos are they really don’t do it justice.

When the dust settled, the clean and precise runs of Peter Basler in his BTF Ultra4 Spider 9 powered racer (pictured above) were enough to win the entire SRRS series. There were a few other Ultra4s out in the pack of over 30 rock bouncers, so we’ll be sure to showcase a few throughout the week right here on the blog. For now, we’ll sign off with a congratulation to Peter for a solid weekend & series finish.

The 2nd installment in our driver spotlight series, featuring none other than the 2012 TORC & Ultra Pro Series champion Brad Lovell. Special thanks to Brad Lovell, Lovell Racing, and HeavyMetalConcepts.

Spidertrax | Thom Kingston | CC BY 3.0

Full res photos from last weekends TORC Traxxas Cup race are now available on Flickr, HERE. All photos licensed under Creative Commons Attribution, so feel free to download and share. All we ask for is credit :) .

Spidertrax | Thom Kingston | CC BY 3.0

We’re wrapping up our small photo set from last weekend’s TORC Traxxas Cup Race, with this shot of Gary Ferravanti stagings for day 2. Looking calm and collected, Gary powered his Spider 9 Ultra4 racer to two 1st place finishes last weekend, and looked ready for more when the dust settled. We’ll work on posting the full res versions of our photos tomorrow.