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They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but when the Metal Mulisha heads to the “city of sin” it’s hard not to talk about what is going on. The Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series (LOORS) returned to Las Vegas Motor Speedway last weekend for round 14 but this time Brian Deegan made a few changes to the Metal Mulisha Race Team Schedule by adding a Pro2 Truck under the tent.
Deegan made his way onto the freshly prepped track in his #38 ProLite truck ready to step up to the top of the podium. Deegan, Brandt and Hart have all been going head to head each race. As usual the “General” smoked everyone right off the start and kept a solid line throughout each lap.
Brandt ran into electrical issues and had to pull out of the race, which left it up to Deegan and Hart to race for the finish. Deegan opened up a huge lead, as he ran a flawless race and stepped right up to a first place podium finish!
After Deegan’s finish in Prolite, he made his way back into the pits and hopped into the new Pro2 850hp truck! This class has been the highlight of the LOORS series with some of the best drivers period!
Deegan was more than ready and as the flag waved green he managed to fight his was up to the front holding second place. Deegan got caught up in turn seven on the track but pushed it hard into turn eight fighting his way back into the second place position.
The fans where pumped, and it was a standing audience as the #38 Metal Mulisha Pro2 was hauling ass trying to get back into his position for a shot at the podium. The checkered flag fell, and for his second Pro2 race ever, he pulled off a forth place finish! This race should have given the rest of the drivers what the “General” really has up his sleeve.
Hailie Deegan and Brooke Kawell put both their Karts to there limits on the track. The two young “Dirt Princesses” where all ready to go and show the boys up on the track what’s up. Hailie was tearing the dirt up in her #438 Junior 2 Kart pushing her into a good pack of Kart’s up front.
With dad and mom spotting she pulled into the inside corner pushing her way into a solid fifth place finish.
Teammate Brooke Kawell is known for running fast times and has nothing but assurance that she will smoking half the boys she goes against. Brooke put up a solid race in her Modified Kart and is is ready for more action for the next race in Arizona.
Twitch in his #88 truck and OX in his #2 General Tire Prolite truck rolled threw the pit onto the track ready to battle it out for a shot at the podium in the Super Lite Class. Twitch basically smoked everyone and pushed his was up front with OX trailing in forth behind him.
OX was hit and rolled coming off the jump out of turn six, ending his race with a pretty nasty hit from another driver launching into the drivers side of his truck. He was taken off the track by medics to be evaluated. Up front, Twitch held a solid win which vaulted him into the championship lead with a 22-point lead into the final round at Firebird.
Cameron Steele started out with a nice front start, grabbing the early lead on his opponents. Steele managed to pull away in his #916 Pro Buggy Unlimited and take a consistent line which placed him up on the podium! Cameron Steele had another great weekend race picking up his second win of the season!
Right behind Steele in the Limited Buggy class was Justin “Bean” Smith who once again proved himself up on top of the podium taking maximum points on the day, doubling his lead in the championship from seven to fourteen points with just one regular season race left!
After the LOORS race OX’s leg continued to swell up pretty bad. He meet up with Dr. G from the AFMXA who told OX he had Compartment Syndrome. This syndrome is the compression of nerves, blood vessels, and muscle inside a closed space (compartment) within the body. This leads to tissue death from lack of oxygenation; the blood vessels being compressed by the raised pressure within the compartment. OX went into surgery and is doing fine, relaxing and resting up.
Make sure to check out the full LOORS Vegas photogallery and see some of the pit, crew and race photos!
