FEATURE COVER STORY
Eason joined the field from car racing, where he competed in the Focus Cup and the Mini Challenge Trophy. Truck racing is in his blood as his parents were the first husband and wife pairing to compete against each other in the Championship.
“ I had the opportunity to do trucks but I wanted to pursue car racing,” explains Eason.“ In my first season, I won the rookie championship as part of the Focus Cup despite missing an entire round because of an accident. Then last year, I went with my dad to a sponsor day to help him out and he asked if I wanted to have a go in the truck.
“ I was still recovering from a car accident, and my ribs were bruised, but after 20 minutes I was going sideways and when I got out, it was the happiest I have ever been after driving something! Dad is friends with Ryan Smith, so he sent him a video and Ryan told him‘ I think it’ s time …’ so dad offered me a drive. I have a lot to learn, but I have always been a fast learner …”
Eason displayed exactly that with a consistent opening round in which he took four fourth places and one podium to immediately put him second in Division Two. Switching from a mini to a truck, it turned out, was actually far easier than you might imagine – and he was surprised by just how well these giant machines handle.
“ The general turn-in is quite similar to cars,” he explains.“ I drive a lot of HGVs and you get a lot of movement as you turn in, but these are really stable. I thought they would be constantly sideways, but when you are throwing them around, they only feel like they weigh a tonne, not five tonnes, so they are really just like a big race car.
“ If you get on the power a bit early, you will leave the tail end out on the kerb, but even when they were sideways, they were just so easy. It was great fun and I gelled with it quicker than with any race car in the past. In fact, we quickly got to the maximum capability of the truck, so we are looking at a few different routes on how to improve that now.”
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Michael Oliver charging towards a family 1-2 at Brands 18
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