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What short course action would be complete without a shot of The Big Ugly. Normally, you’d see Kevin Sacalas and his Big Ugly Ultra4 on the podium, unfortunately motor problems got the best of Kevin last weekend. Still a blast to watch Kevin race though.
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One things for certain, Brad’s Pro Light can fly. Just another shot from last weekends 2012 TORC Round 13 competition.
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Erik Miller is fast, so fast in fact he typically has one or two tires in the air when navigating the course. Here’s evidence of the latter. Day one of Ultra4 short course racing which took place last weekend went very well for Erik, finishing the day with a 2nd place podium finish. Day two was going just about as well, until Erik hit a rut coming into the final stretch of his lap, causing him to roll. The officials flipped him back, and Erik continued on. He managed to pull ahead to 3rd, but right before crossing the finish the same rut from earlier got him again, this time for good. His rig is a bit banged up, and the motor didn’t sound too happy either, but we suspect his team Miller Motorsports will be back in action in time for the Ultra4 Nationals in November.
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With so many Pro Lights taking the field these days, it’s no surprise to see some contact now and then. We’d guess that part of every Pro Light budget is plenty of rear panels, as we’ve personally seen Brad swapping in fresh one just about every race. This goes with the territory, being in front most of the time :) .
We grabbed this shot from Brad’s morning run, namely TORC’s Round 13, last weekend. At this point, he was just one race away from taking the 2012 Pro Light Championship later that same day. It was a good weekend.
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We just met Corey Kuchta for the first time this weekend. We watched him race on the first day and could swear we’ve seen his car before. Sure enough, we learned he’s driving Jason Scherer’s KOH winning Ultra4, and took it on its maiden voyage this past weekend. Make no mistake, he looked good and fast out there, making it near impossible to tell it was his first comp. Unfortunately, crashes like this happen without warning.
After sailing through the start/finish line for another lap, Corey ended up kissing the front driver’s tire of Will Carter with his passenger rear. In an instant, this catapulted Corey down the field in what was, in person, a very scary crash.
We’re happy to say Corey stepped out of his Ultra4 and walked away. We do hope to see him back in action again, for his time on the field was nothing short of impressive.