2008 Lowrider Phoenix Tour Hop Show

Consistency is the mark of a champion and without a doubt Shorty's Hydraulics has stayed steady for quite awhile now. The Houston, Texas, shop's '92 Ranger, the holder of last year's record at 88 inches, came to Phoenix to send a message with 91 inches on the stick, beating last year by three inches. Are they holding back? Can they find a couple of extra inches? Can anyone else surprise them? It's all possible and our guess is that San Bernardino might have some surprises in store.

Right about now was the time for the extension to be put on the stick and, wouldn't you know it, a couple of bolts were missing, but the Lowrider Events crew made it happen and the Radical Hop was underway. As it was, the Radical class wound up being one of the most crowded fields. Black Magic Hydraulics, Marco Luzan and Todd Land's '61 Impala made decent showings but didn't place. The holder of last year's record, Rob Robertson, was missing from the mix and for now his 96-inch record stands, but already two records have been broken so we'll see what the rest of the Tour holds.

Shorty's Hydraulics picked up a "tre" with an 80-inch hop. Victor Lopez and his '91 Mitsubishi, "Orange Juiced," with Ron on the switch worked its way up to a second place finish. But the king of the big stick this day was Todd Land and his magenta '87 Toyota. The truck pulled up at 94 inches, just two inches short of the record, but good for the win and $750. It should be a crowded field in San Bernardino. Being that it's the only California show, anything can happen and we're sure that it will.

By Reinaldo M. Robinson

Enjoyed this Post? Subscribe to our RSS Feed, or use your favorite social media to recommend us to friends and colleagues!