McLeod siblings both place in off road race

FALLBROOK – The Mint 400 at Las Vegas is the oldest off road race in the country. This year, 330 entrants from all over the world were on hand for the historic event on March 11-14, including two Fallbrook residents. There was a parade of the race vehicles down the strip and the entire downtown covered mall was devoted to contingency and interviews.

Fallbrook race team SWB Motorsports had two entries in the Trophylite division. Truck 6044 was driven by Andrew McLeod and Truck 6099 by Megan McLeod. Andrew, starting in the fifth position, battled for over eight hours; with just 12 miles to go, his truck got a flat and bent wheel. The guys fixed the problem, but he was unfortunately passed, finishing second on the brutal course.

Megan McLeod racing her truck for the first time, started in the ninth position. The instructions from her team were to sit back and just get some racing experience. Not one to listen once the flag dropped, Megan was on a mission to chase down the boys. It was a long day but, when the dust settled, Megan finished in third place just behind her brother. This was the first time a female driver of record had finished on the podium.