With the busy short-course season underway, Mitchell DeJong has been hard at work. With over 9 races completed, Mitchell stands toward the top in 2 series.
- LUCAS OIL SERIES – 4th Place
After suffering a devastating mechanical failure at Lucas Oil – Round 4, which shoved him from first place to a disappointing 15th place finish, Mitchell was ready for some redemption. The TRAXXAS TORC SERIES Round 3 & 4 stop brought the best Modified Karts to the track and Mitchell showed everyone how-to-do-it.
After a blistering qualifying session, Friday night's main event started with Mitchell in pole position. From the drop of the flag, Mitchell was gone, finishing well ahead of the next truck, and taking home the first place trophy and TRAXXAS Slash R/C Truck.
After qualifying on the pole position for Saturday's main event, TORC inverted the starting order pushing Mitchell to the back-of-the pack. Mitchell charged hard to gain the lead and stealing it in only two laps! Mitchell put the Speed Technologies/Bully Dog truck into cruise control as he pulled away from the pack.
After the dust settled, Johnny Greaves, multi-time Short Course Champion commented, "Mitchell drove really smart, but fast! And his truck looked like it was working better than any of his competitors.Thanks Johnny!"
Testing and tuning the new Vince DeJong suspension with Fox Racing Shox and motor tuning with Yamaha Specialist, Matt Taylor, helped to create the winning package.
Mitchell would like to thank all of his sponsors: Speed Technologies, Bully Dog, DeJong Off-Road, Fox Racing Shox, Kartek, Yamaha, Streight Edje, Simpson, Traxxas, Matt Taylor, Eliminator Motorsports, and PayDirt Media.