Desert Assassins mosh through Vegas

Desert Assassins mosh through Vegas - Lake Elsinore Casino SCORE Lite wins and extends championship points lead

Truthfully the moshing went both ways as the Desert Assassins came to battle at this past weeks SCORE Terribles Cup III at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Team Kingpin Darren Hardesty was the only driver to consistently air out the most radical obstacle of the week, the triple jump leading to corner 3. Darren had saved it for the main event and a tangle early with a slow car left him no chance of winning but he still stole the show with his ORW/Yokohama/Bilstien class 10 car doing what Trophy Trucks and Class one cars would not on his way to the runner up position.

The Mob Boss for the DA, Cameron Steele, came out to wage war in the classes of SCORE Lite, where he was the returning champion, and in the premiere class of SCORE Trophy Truck where he earned a top 5 finish in 2005.

The Lake Elsinore Casino/Yokoham/FOX Shox/Prime Fabrication buggy, that is painted pink, made mince meat of the competition in the final main event and over came a huge challenge from Chad Cummings in early rounds to take home the maximum points available. “I never had to battle so hard in SCORE Lite and Chad made it a fun race for everyone” said Steele. “We came into the race leading the point’s championship and left with the most points possible while our competitors brought home 5^th place points at best over the two main events on Friday and Saturday, it was a good weekend for “Pinkie” continued Steele. Cameron and driving partner Kash Vessels will continue the battle for the championship in the two final races of the season, including the Baja 1000.

The SCORE Trophy Truck class was a bit rougher on the team but a huge effort by Car Chief Justin “Bluebear” Fantz and Fabricator Justin “Bean” Smith along with the Geiser Bros. crew and FOX Racing Shox got her back in the battle for Saturday night. “I was a Jesse sandwich” Cameron joked. “After a small crash up in the first corner I had Jesse James backing into my front suspension and then Jesse Jones whacked the same corner as he flew by after the tangle up” continued Cameron with a smile “it’s no ones fault on this one but it was a bummer because we felt the Unbound Energy/Yokohama/Lake Elsinore Casino/Hype Mfg./ATX/Alloy USA truck was good for a podium on the weekend."

The best news was that Cameron got back in the heat race on Saturday and would finish on the podium, while qualifying for main even start positions. In the end the Trophy Truck made the main event but had to start in 16^th position and while running 6^th the carburetor (carburetor!) had a problem and took them out of the race.

The Desert Assassins also rocked in the1600 class as Adam Ashcraft and Adam Pfankutch took the Yokohama mounted green machine to a top three finish. The Adam’s are a solid team and will be tough to beat in Primm and the Baja 1000. DA family members LJ Kennedy and Sammy Ehrenberg, whose father was a main character in the Vegas movie “Casino”, battled all weekend and would end up in 2^nd position by less that a wheel. “LJ drove an amazing race and he lifted a little in a yellow flag situation and let the other car get within striking distance and all it took was a little tap to take him from 1^st to 2^nd” said Ehrenberg.” The team leaves Las Vegas with the coveted 1600 points lead and since the team finished 1^st in the ’06 1000 they are looking solid for the championship.

The Desert Assassins next will take on the SCORE Primm 300, for more on the event www.score-international.com and for bookings or sponsor inquires call Jim Riley at 949 923 9500