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MAKITA INDUSTRIAL POWER TOOLS DRIVE PERFORMANCE IN OFF-ROAD
The top race teams demand Makita in the shop and in the pits
June 19, 2009 – La Mirada, CA – Makita Industrial Power Tools continue to be power tool of choice for the top teams in professional off-road racing. From Perris to Crandon to Baja, the best off-road race teams demand Makita to keep their engines running and their trucks in one piece on the most punishing courses in racing.
“Makita 18V LXT tools have made our life easier. I don't
have to rely on air tools any longer – especially with the
½” Impact Wrench pulling lug nuts off the trucks.”
Curt LeDuc, Rockstar Energy/Makita Power Tools Team LeDuc Racing
“We use the best so we use Makita. In the environments that we race in – from BAJA to Wisconsin – we depend on all our equipment working as there is no repair center in the middle
of the BAJA 1000. Makita’s 18 volt Lithium-Ion is top-shelf and I wouldn’t use anything else.”
Rob MacCachren, Rockstar Energy Racing
Makita was first to power tool company to engineer 18 volt Cordless Power Tools with Lithium-Ion Battery Technology. Three years after its launch there are 35 cordless solutions in the Makita 18V LXT Series, offering off-road teams a full range of drilling, driving, fastening, grinding, and cutting power tools that will work off one battery. Makita LXT allows teams to effectively “cut the cord” of air power tools and go cordless for everything from turning lug nuts and working on race engines to cutting fiberglass and tightening shocks.
“Makita LXT is awesome and we no longer use air tools at the track or in the shop.”
Johnny Greaves, Monster/Traxxas Racing
“Professional race conditions demand professional tools. We have been using Makita tools over the past few years and they simply rock. No more air hoses on the ground as Makita’s 18 volt Lithium-Ion tools put out a ton of power.”
Travis Coyne, Pro Comp Racing
As the Traxxas TORC Series rumbles on, drivers are searching for an edge as they take on the whoops and jumps on punishing courses from Bark River to Las Vegas. Walk the pits at a TORC race, and it’s clear that many of the racers who end up on the podium demand the industrial power and performance of Makita.
“We use Makita Lithium-Ion Cordless and that is all we use.
No more air tools in the pits and at the shop, which is beautiful.”
Rick Huseman, Monster Energy/Traxxas/Toyota Racing
“The Makita 3/8” Cordless Impact has a lot of torque, fits in small places and has less weight. We use these tools at the race shop,
in the pits and even in the hot pits. And the fluorescent flashlight
is useful when we’re under the trucks.”
Johnny Greaves, Monster Energy/BFG Tires/Toyota/Potawatomi Racing
Makita Industrial Power Tools a Perfect Fit for Racing
Makita is no stranger to the fast-paced action of professional racing. In addition to off-road, Makita is the power tool of choice for top teams in motocross, supercross, superbike, ATV, KART, side-by-side, and even snocross. The 2009 Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing Supercross team – including Chad Reed (two-time champion and 2009 runner-up) and Ryan Dungey (2009 Supercross Lites West Coast Champion) – demanded Makita in their race for the podium.
"Our Makita tools allow my mechanic to build and maintain a championship bike. We use Makita impacts and drills and they always stand up to the test.”
Chad Reed, Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing
About Makita USA
Makita is a worldwide manufacturer of industrial quality power tools and offers a wide range of industrial accessories. Makita applies leading-edge innovation to engineer tools that are more compact and more energy efficient, yet produce industrial strength power and results. Makita USA, Inc. is located in La Mirada, California, and operates an extensive distribution network located throughout the U.S. For more information, please call 800/4-MAKITA (800/462-5482) or visit the website at makitatools.com. Makita is Best in Class Engineering.
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