Monster Truck Radio 02/21/11 – Kelvin Ramer & Rick Swanson

Monster Truck Radio With Host Jeff Richards
Date: Monday, February 21st, 2011
Guest #1: Kelvin Ramer, driver of Time Flys
Guest #2: Rick Swanson, driver of Obsessed [Read more…]

Obsession Racing Press Release 13

(Menifee, CA – By Jill Swanson) On Friday, November 5th Jeff and Rick arrived in Phoenix, Arizona in time to tire up for the evening show for WGAS Motorsports event at the Arizona State Fair. Friday was the first of three nights for this weekend’s shows. Rick piloted Eric’s truck Obsessed and Jeff drove Obsession. All three events were freestyle shows. This weekend would see Rick in Obsessed win on one of the nights and Jeff Jones pulled off his first wheelie that brought the crowd to their feet!

Eric was supposed to drive his truck on Saturday and Sunday, but he had the opportunity to race his dirt bike at the Lake Elsinore Grand Prix. This is a special event that happens only once a year and this was a great opportunity for Eric to get back into racing his dirt bike again. He did an awesome job and Dad was proud since this is a legendary race that is thirty miles long with all different terrains and yes, he is hooked and started racing motocross again! He’s said “Mama I wanna go fast!!” (and that he does!)

On Monday, Rick and Jeff did a display with both trucks for the AmeriGas plant in Glendale Arizona. Jeff went home on Tuesday morning while Rick stayed and worked on the trucks and also had some work done on the Semi. On Wednesday Rick headed ALONE to New Mexico for the Monster Jam event on Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Jeff Jones got to fly into New Mexico Friday afternoon, but Rick was pampered by some of our good friends with a nice home cooked meal since he was ALL by himself for a week.

Saturday’s show they both made it to the Semi Finals and had a strong freestyle. For the Sunday show Rick made it all the way to the Finals in a very close race against Aaron Basl in the Turtle truck. Rick was happy to have Jeff help him drive on the way home. I think Jeff made up for being gone, because I think he drove MOST of the way home!! We couldn’t do our job as well as we do without the support of our sponsors and great friends who are there for us whenever we need them!

For the month of December we will be spending our time preparing the trucks and Semi for what looks to be a jam pack first quarter for Monster Jam!  For more information on the Obsession Racing team, check us out online at www.ObsessionRacing.com. We hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

Obsession Racing Press Release 10

(Menifee, CA) Obsession Racing celebrated the Fourth of July holiday weekend with two big shows at the San Diego State Fair on the 2nd and 3rd. Then on the 4th we were in Pomona California for their Annual Forth of July Kaboom show for WGAS Motorsports. For the Friday show Rick only ran our Obsession truck for an exhibition run. He once again pleased the crowd with his performance. On Saturday we were booked to run Obsession and Obsessed.

The original plan was for Rick and Jeff to drive. After Eric doing the Albuquerque show he was itchin’ to drive again but he thought that he wouldn’t be able to do the Del Mar event. Dad was happy to fulfill another one of his dreams by telling him that John Borba agreed to let him drive because he was confident in Eric’s driving abilities, and knew he would put on a great show! Eric and Rick were put up against each other in racing. It was a round a round course. Eric had Dad on the line but slid out in the last turn and Dad took the win!

This made Eric all the more eager to out shine Dad in freestyle! Racing ended with Rick and Jimmy in Bounty Hunter in the finals for Racing. For freestyle Eric caught some wicked air off the back side of the racing jump. I think he caught some of the biggest air that day! Then he had to try one of Dad’s famous donuts, but the truck slid into the jump and popped the bead off the wheel which the crowd thought was really cool! It was a cheap fix so Mom and Dad were ok with it. Rick had to one up Eric with a donut by taking the steering wheel off and throwing it out of the window! Obsession happily placed second in freestyle!

For more information on Obsession Racing, visit www.ObsessionRacing.com.

Obsession Racing Press Release 9

(Menifee, CA) Over Fathers Day weekend, the Obsession Racing team celebrated owners Rick and Jill’s wedding Anniversary doing an event for WHR Motorsports in Missoula Montana, which was held on June 18th and 19th. Fathers Day and our Anniversary are very emotional days for us as Rick’s father had passed away on those two days. Having to race on these days Rick competed with all of his heart to win racing/freestyle in honor of his Father and also for our Anniversary. He managed to full fill his wish as he won racing and did an awesome free style which I am sure made his Dad proud. I was also pleased to have him win on our Anniversary! It was a very special gift that you could not purchase! Eric also got to work the track with the tuff trucks for the first time. He did a great job and had a lot of fun.

From Missoula Rick and Eric drove to Albuquerque New Mexico for a benefit show for the Tingly Children’s Hospital. I flew to tend to the house and dog until I found out that they wanted Eric to do the event. Of course I wanted to be there to see Eric run for his first time of racing! I booked a plane ticket and flew there to meet them. The event was for two days held on June 25th and 26th. Eric did an incredible job!! It was like he had been driving for years. Friday night he had a wheelie competition and won! Then he got the fastest qualifying time and made it to the semi finals. He freestyle was cut short by an electrical problem that we were able to fix for the show the next night. On Saturday night he got 2nd place in the wheelie competition and made it to the finals with Ben Winslow in the Cult Energy drink truck. He was unable to freestyle because his driveshaft broke in his final round of racing.

The crew totally enjoyed seeing Eric perform and couldn’t believe he was only 14 and how well he handled truck! Everyone was stopping him and asking for autographs and pictures with him on his through the stands. Rick and I are so very proud of him and enjoyed every minute of his success! We would also like to thank our friends Lisa and Morley for their hospitality and taking care of us in Albuquerque!

For more information on Obsession Racing, visit www.ObsessionRacing.com!!