July 26, 2005
IRL IndyCar Fans Meet the Assassin
The Assassin Debuts at Texas Motor Speedway
Rucker Performance's Assassin took to the Texas Motor Speedway racetrack on June 11, 2005 for the Bombardier Learjet 500k IRL IndyCar Series event.
Apache Dave (Lee), Partner of Apache Chopper dealership, Weatherford, TX, took the Assassin out on the racetrack in order for the fans to get a glimpse of the built-for-speed American Muscle Bike.
Riding shotgun on a Rucker Performance Predator was Apache Mike(Thompson), the second Partner of Apache Chopper.
OCC and the Apache Men
Also on hand were the Orange County Choppers family trio of Paul Sr., Paulie and Mikey Teutul, stars of the semi-reality series "American Chopper." They were sporting a new theme bike built for Learjet. During the pre-race event the Teutul's had designated roles as the "pace Chopper" and Grand Marshal.
During the lap around the track, Apache Mike and Dave snuck up to the Teutuls and challenged the boys to a race. Maybe they didn't want to mix it up with a motorcycle that sports the largest V-twin mil in a production bike, or maybe they didn't like the crazed look in Apache Dave's eyes, either way the OCC contingent's of bikes stayed in formation.
The Apache Men hung with Teutul's like bees to honey and ended up at the reception area signing autographs just like the big boys.