SST St. Petersburg

Cool pic from Twitter of the guys dynoing the trucks before this weekend
https://twitter.com/ssupertrucks/status/580484553598484480

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Permalink Reply by alan4s on March 28, 2015 at 7:13pm

A few pics. Went by the paddock. Robby was hands-on working with the crew - looked like they were replacing the power steering unit on Viso's truck - until some gentlemen pulled up on a cart who Robby clearly knew and needed to schmooze with. I did shake Robbys hand, and said hi to Randy, but everyone was working hard. Sadly, there was no souvenir stand. Robby told my son-in-law they really blew it not having a tent or something at least.

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Permalink Reply by J.R. Sands on March 28, 2015 at 7:26pm

Thanks for the share Alan

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Permalink Reply by alan4s on March 28, 2015 at 7:15pm

I've got a bunch more, but have to say the upload UI sucks on iOS devices. Only lets me select a few, and limits the size. Check me on facebook if you want to see more.

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Permalink Reply by alan4s on March 28, 2015 at 7:17pm

Robby working.

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Permalink Reply by mj on March 29, 2015 at 11:33am

Awesome pic Alan

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Permalink Reply by butch on March 29, 2015 at 7:41am

hey,went to the race/exhibition,i been off road racing since I was 15,born and raised in st,pete,i was watching the people in the stands,at the beginning they were not that excited,then after the trucks hit the ramp,they went crazy,most of them never sat back down,the kids and adults were having a lot more fun than watching the indy cars,robby just needs more exposure,

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on March 29, 2015 at 11:28am

Sheldon Creed Wins Race 1 at St. Petersburg Grand Prix

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (March 28, 2015) – Sheldon Creed and E.J. Viso battled door to door in the closing laps of the SPEED Energy Formula Off-Road Presented by TRAXXAS race at the St. Petersburg Grand Prix Saturday, before Viso made a critical error allowing the 17-year-old Creed to overtake him and cruise to victory for his second win of the young season.

Viso entered the final lap with the slim lead over Creed, and the two crossed the first of four ramps on the 1.89-mile street circuit together with Creed on a preferred inside line. Creed, who also won Round Two in Adelaide, Australia last month, nearly lost control of his truck with the aggressive move to the inside of Viso, but the Alpine, Calif. TRAXXAS-sponsored driver gathered his truck and made the pass only to give it up to Viso in the next turn. With the race seemingly in control, the Caracas, Venezuela driver overdrove turn 10 which again opened the inside lane to Creed who capitalized for the final time.

Viso’s aggressiveness cost him three spots and he finished fourth. Keegan Kincad, a teammate to Creed in another TRAXXAS-sponsored truck, finished second with the SPEED Energy entry of Robby Gordon coming home third.

The battle between Creed and Viso brought the already enthusiastic crowd to its feet, many of the fans having never experienced the flying trucks in person. As Creed, Kincaid and Gordon conducted post-race interviews and signed autographs, fan after fan thanked the drivers from the exciting show they put on, many of them expressing that the SST race was the most enjoyable auto race they have ever attended.

The SST trucks will complete their St. Petersburg Grand Prix weekend Sunday with round five of the season at 2:10 p.m.

St. Petersburg Grand Prix
SPEED Energy Formula Off-Road Presented by TRAXXAS
Race 1 Results

Finish No. Driver Sponsor Hometown
1. 74 Sheldon Creed TRAXXAS Alpine, Calif.
2. 47 Keegan Kincaid TRAXXAS Crandon, Wisc.
3. 7 Robby Gordon SPEED Energy Orange, Calif.
4. 5 E.J. Viso LIVE/Think Loud Ent. Caracas, Venezuela
5. 50 Burt Jenner Gladiator/Outlaw LED Los Angeles, Calif.
6. 57 Bill Hynes LIVE/Think Loud Ent. Nazareth, Penn.
7. 3 Charles Dorrance 3Bears Motorsports Austin, Texas
8. 17 Lalo Laguna RPM Off-Road Mexicali, B.C., Mexico
9. 75 Erik Davis Always Evolving/RePLay XD Burbank, Calif.
10. 48 Scotty Steele LIVE/Think Loud Ent. Peoria, Ariz.

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Permalink Reply by mj on March 29, 2015 at 1:16pm

Really cool Twitter pic check it out
https://twitter.com/replayxd/status/582226045199233024

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on March 29, 2015 at 8:11pm

Thanks MJ

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Permalink Reply by mj on March 30, 2015 at 5:14pm

No prob it was just too cool not to post up . Did you guys change the format for posting pics ? I used to be able to post them from my iPad's photo library .