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Riviera Racing prepared the #1 SCORE Trophy Truck for the international debut of their partnership with ROCKSTAR Energy Drink and Makita Industrial Power Tools. This year’s San Felipe 250 race was the first opportunity to introduce the Riviera Racing Trophy Truck and its new partnership with Makita to an international contingent of race fans in Mexico. The familiar jet black race truck featured the prominent branding of ROCKSTAR Energy Drink and Makita Industrial Power Tools as thousands of fans took advantage of an up close and personal look during the festive contingency event.
“We’re excited to partner with both Rockstar and Makita in the SCORE Series. This season has started off very well and we are looking forward to continued success throughout the year. We’ve added some prominent branding to the race truck, changing the look slightly, but it’s the same championship winning truck as last season. The team is focused on another championship season and we’ve got a long way to go and many desert miles in front of us, but we’ll see where it all shakes out in the end,” said Rob MacCachren.
The #1 Riviera Racing ROCKSTAR / Makita trophy truck railed through the Baja desert captivating thousands of international desert racing fans who lined the 232-mile race course. By the day’s end, a minor miscue with the right rear tire kept them from the top spot. Riviera Racing’s spectacular run through the desert once again demonstrated their championship winning ways.
The successful run was not without concern, however. In fact, Mark Post flew to his Southern California residence after a bout with a severe cold that sidelined him for two days in the seaside village. He returned to San Felipe early Thursday, merely 48 hours before the race and jumped behind the wheel of his FORD F-150 prerunner truck, demonstrating the resilience of a champion … the same character that he leads his championship team.
This three-time overall winner of the SCORE San Felipe 250 race drove the first 109-miles of the rock-laden desert, including the first sixty miles that many racers said were simply punishing to both man and machine.
This top finish at the 22nd Annual SCORE San Felipe 250 places Riviera Racing higher into the top five of the 2008 SCORE Trophy Truck Championship point’s race as they continue their quest to repeat as SCORE Back-to-Back Trophy Truck Champions.
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