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August 2008

World Series of Off-Road Racing Championship Weekend

BorgWarner Heavy Metal Shootout
Off-Road World Championships - PRO-Light Decision @ Sundown

September 5, 2008
Mason Wins PRO-Super Buggy Championship with Mendeola Plymouth, WI (September 3, 2008) - John Mason entered the final weekend of the 2008 WSORR race season with a thirty-seven point lead over second place, Gary Nierop. The hard charging Mason has finished on the podium nine times out of ten, and needed to finish in eighth place or better in Round XI to clinch the PRO-Super Buggy Championship. The question was, should John play it safe, or go for the win and the World Championship ring that comes with the win on Saturday? - more
September 5, 2008
Dan Vanden Heuvel Wins PRO-2WD Championship Appleton, WI – Dan Vanden Heuvel Sr. and his #77 Flying Dutchman Auto Trans Design AMSOIL Maxxis Tire Chevy Silverado entered the final weekend of the World Series of Off-Road Racing with a thirty-two point lead over second place. The Flying Dutchman could claim the championship on Saturday, if the team finished in sixth place or better, in Round XI. The veteran off-road racer did exactly that, and came home with his first championship since 1994. - more
September 5, 2008
Ruppel Sweeps Crandon - Wins WSORR Stock Truck Championship Chetek, WI - Eric Ruppel and his #837 PHILSINC.com Art Carr Transmissions AMSOIL BFGoodrich Tires Ford F-150 completed the season with back to back wins to capture the 2008 WSORR SRT Stock Truck Championship. Eric graduated from the Grassroots Formula 4x4 division four years ago, and has gradually improved his race program every year. Thanks to his long time supporters like BFGoodrich Tires, Art Carr Transmission, Halama Synthetics-AMSOIL, and Phil’s Inc., Eric and his crew are now champions. - more
September 5, 2008
Federico, O’Donnell Finish Second & Third in PRO-Light Championship Lake Zurich, IL - Sticker Dude Motorsports headed to Crandon’s Labor Day Weekend Classic, with thoughts of winning the 2008 WSORR Pro-Light Championship. As the teams headed to the 39th edition of the BorgWarner Off-Road Championships for the final weekend of WSORR racing, teammates Steven Federico and Lee O’Donnell still had a shot for the championship. Steven, in his #24 Invisible Glass P.F. Changs Hankook Tires Toyota Tacoma, was in second place, and Lee O’Donnell, in his #23 Hankook Tire Invisible Glass P.F. Changs Toyota Tacoma, was just a few points behind Steven, in third place. - more
September 3. 2008
Waldvogel Finishes Rookie Pro-2WD Campaign in the Top-Five Fond du Lac, WI - The 2008 WSORR season came to a close over this past weekend at the biggest race of the year, the 2008 BorgWarner Off-Road World Championships, held at the historic Crandon International Off-Road Raceway in Crandon, Wisconsin. 2008 was a roller coaster season for driver Dave Waldvogel and the Bendix® Brakes/Toyo Tires Pro-2WD team, with glimpses of speed and potential mixed in with some gut-wrenching DNF’s. The team was eager to get on the track in Crandon, where driver Dave Waldvogel has had huge success over the past few years. - more
September 3, 2008
Taylor and Hoek, Ford and Skyjacker Rule Crandon World Championships CRANDON, WI – A capacity crowd at the 2008 BorgWarner World Championship Off-Road Races witnessed the biggest off-road racing spectacle in the history of the sport, some surprising upsets, dominating wins and more over Labor Day weekend at legendary Crandon International Off-Road Raceway. - more
September 3, 2008
Scott Taylor Wins BorgWarner Cup for the Second Time Belvidere, IL - Scott Taylor and his #8 Skyjacker Suspensions Russ Wernimont Designs BFGoodrich Ford F-150 made its second trip of the year, to Crandon International Off-Road Raceway. The team was looking for some good “home cooking” to get their race program back on track. The 39th annual Borg Warner Off-Road World Championships at the “Big House” was just what Scott Taylor needed, as he continued to rewrite the Crandon history books. - more
September 2, 2008
Keith Steele Bring Monster Energy First Off-Road Championship in 2008 Madison, WI - The Monster Energy Super Truck of Keith Steele set up shop at Crandon International Raceway with their eye on the prize, the WSORR SRT Super Truck championship. All the team needed was a solid finish in Round XI and the championship would be theirs. To no surprise, Keith Steele, took to the track with same intensity he always has, and brought home the championship to Madison, Wisconsin. - more
September 2, 2008
BorgWarner Off-Road Championships Crandon, WI - Official WSORR Race Report & Podium Results || Nissan Competition Parts Time Trials || Decision @ Sundown Results || BorgWarner Shootout Results
August 30, 2008
Ross Hoek Dominates & Gets the World Championship Ring – PRO-2WD Crandon, WI - Ross Hoek brought his #21 Skyjacker Suspension Herculiner Raybestos Brakes Goodyear Tire Ford to Crandon looking to close out the 2008 WSORR season on a high note. By the time the first full day of racing had finished, in the 39th annual BorgWarner Off-Road World Championships, Ross reached the pinnacle of the sport. - more || COMPLETE WEEKEND REPORT
August 27, 2008
BLAST FROM THE PAST! Crandon, WI - We're calling this coming weekend at Crandon Raceway one for the history books...and it certainly is. Never has so much landed on one race venue at one time- the final two rounds of the World Series season and the crowning of 11 points champions, the Forest County Potawatomi Decision at Sundown Cup race for PRO Light Pickups, World Championship Saturday and the Big One...the BorgWarner Manufacturer's Shootout for the Cup on Sunday. - more
August 26, 2008
BIGGEST OFF-ROAD EVENT OF ALL TIME LOOMS AT THE “BIG HOUSE Crandon, WI – A “perfect storm” of racing is zeroing in on the world capital of offroad, Crandon International Off-Road Raceway, as the little Wisconsin town with the big track prepares for what will certainly be the biggest weekend in off-road racing this season. The non-stop Labor Day race weekend, August 29-31, includes a total purse of $175,000, two “shootout-style” cup races, World Championship rings handed out in 11 different classes, and season championships still to be determined in all classes of the Lucas Oil World Series of Off-Road Racing (WSORR). The 39th Anniversary BorgWarner World Championship Races and the final two rounds of the WSORR season provide the perfect setting for another thrilling chapter in the off-road racing record books. - more
August 26, 2008
CRANDON POISED FOR BIGGEST OFF-ROAD RACING WEEKEND Crandon, WI - When sponsors and schedule-makers for the 2008 Lucas Oil World Series of Off-Road Racing (WSORR) finalized Crandon International Off-Road Raceway as the site of the season ending finals this coming Labor Day weekend, the die was cast for the biggest weekend in the history of the sport. There is so much at stake at the upcoming BorgWarner World Championship Off-Road Races® August 29-31, track organizers have posted a huge $175,000 racer payback. The weekend not only features the final two rounds of WSORR racing with championships at stake in 11 classes, but also two big money Cup races, two sets of qualifications, World Championship title racing, a downtown Crandon World Championship Labor Day parade, concerts, fireworks and more. - more
August 25, 2008
Ford Trucks Posts $3,500 at Crandon for ’08 BorgWarner Shootout Crandon, WI – The “Built Ford Tough” Truck Division of Ford Motor Company is once again posting a special $3,500 contingency prize to the winner of off-road racing’s most celebrated race – the annual BorgWarner Shootout at Crandon International Off-Road Raceway.The Ford Trucks prize money is in addition to a giant $175,000 racer purse announced for the upcoming BorgWarner World Championship Off-Road Races®, Labor Day weekend, August 29-31, at the famous off-road track. - more
August 21, 2008
Daugherty, Kincaid First to Register for $175,000 Off-Road Weekend at Crandon CRANDON, WI - Two of the top names in off-road racing circles are the first to register for the most important big money off-road Cup races of the year to be held at Crandon International Off-Road Raceway this coming Labor Day weekend, August 29-31. Leading the way for the 14th annual BorgWarner Shootout and a chance to be immortalized on the prestigious BorgWarner Off-Road Cup is Jerry Daugherty, Las Vegas, Nev. The 10-lap race will be held the afternoon of Sunday, August 31 on Crandon’s famous 1.5-mile track. An over-capacity crowd at Crandon is expected. - more

August 27, 2008
Curt LeDuc Wins Class 8000 of TSCO Vegas to Reno Off-Road Race RENO, NEVADA – Curt LeDuc marched to another Best In The Desert (BITD) series Class 8000 win during last weekend’s TSCO Vegas to Reno race while on Toyo® Open Country M/T® tires. LeDuc’s victory was remarkable, as his Rockstar/Makita/KC HiLites/Kal Gard Lubricants/Toyo Tires® Ford F-150 outpaced the second place truck in his class by more than five hours by the end of the grueling 453-mile long race through Nevada.- more
August 26, 2008
Keith Steele's Monster Weekend @ Oshkosh now on Video from MTG! Glenview, IL -
- You Tube || HD Quality on Exposure Room
August 21, 2008
Bully Dog Official Performance Product of Totally Off-Road Radio AMERICAN FALLS, ID - In an effort to further increase their support of off road motorsports Bully Dog Technologies has signed on with Totally Off Road Radio as the Official Performance Product of the popular radio show based in San Diego, CA. - more
August 21, 2008
MARATHON Newsletter: Baja UK cancelled, Hungarian Baja first time FIA Event, German GORM is inviting the Rallyscene - Hello Race-Fans! After four years of waiting now the 5. Hungarian Baja will be the first time counting for the FIA Baja Worldcup. Lately also a good sign which means, that quality counts. The Hungarian Baja is on top-standards, but with family-flair. - more
August 20, 2008
Taylor Lands on Podium in Round 9 at Pomona Belvidere, IL – Scott Taylor, the six time PRO-2 champion, looked to the second half of the 2008 CORR season as a time to show the fans and the competition that the #8 Skyjacker Suspensions RWD Roush-Yates Engine BFGoodrich Tires Ford F-150, should not be counted out. The first half of the season, Scott Taylor and chief engineer, Russ Wernimont had been struggling with a new truck and powerplant issues. The team has spent hours upon hours testing different setups, and after going back to notes from a few years ago, Scott and Russ believe they have the program going in the right direction. - more
August 19, 1008
Douglas Motorsports Takes the PRO-4 Point Lead with a Win @ Pomona III El Cajon, CA (August 19, 2008) - Douglas Motorsports came to The Fairplex in Pomona, California with its eye on the prize, the 2008 CORR PRO-4 Championship. With two-thirds of the season complete, the team has grabbed the championship lead. Douglas Motorsports has combined qualifying, near or at the top of the charts all season, and consistent podium finishes, to take the lead, over second place, Carl Renezeder. - more
August 19, 2008
The Flying Dutchman Drives Round Ten for Greaves Motorsports Appleton, WI - Dan Vanden Heuvel Sr. went to the CORR event in Pomona, California as a spectator, but ended his weekend as a competitor. Dan drove for Greaves Motorsports, on Sunday, in Round Ten, in both the PRO-4 and PRO-2 competition. Due to a severe crash by Johnny Greaves in Round Nine, Greaves Motorsports needed an extra truck and a replacement driver to finish out the weekend. The severely bent PRO-4 was replaced with the Jenkins Brothers Traxxas backup PRO-4 truck and Dan Vanden Heuvel Sr. became the replacement driver for both the PRO-2 and the PRO-4 race trucks. - more
August 19, 2008
Team Toyo® Off-Road Drivers Sweep First Three Places During Saturday’s Pro 4™ Class Race at CORR Weekend in Pomona POMONA, CA – During Saturday’s Pro 4™ Class race (Round 9) of the CORR (Championship Off-Road Racing™) series in Pomona, California; Kyle LeDuc, Rick Huseman and Curt LeDuc swept the first three podium positions on 35X12.50R17 Toyo® Open Country M/T-R® tires. Competing against a 15-truck field, Kyle LeDuc won the race by a margin of some four seconds with his #99 Rockstar/Makita/Kal Gard Lubricants/Toyo Tires® Ford F-150. This was his first win in the Pro 4 class. Rick Huseman placed second with his #3 Fabtech/Toyo Tires Toyota Tundra, while Curt LeDuc finished in third driving his #43 Rockstar/Makita/Kal Gard Lubricants/Toyo Tires Ford F-150. - more
August 19, 2008
NISSAN MOTORSPORTS COMPETITION PARTS TIME TRIALS SET FOR OFF-ROAD'S BIGGEST RACE Smryna, TN – Nissan Motorsports Competition Parts (NMCP) and NISMO (Nissan Motorsports International) continue as sponsor of qualifications for the most prestigious off-road race in the country -- the 2008 World Championship BorgWarner Shootout at Crandon International Off-Road Raceway. NMCP’s Ron Stukenberg has announced posting of a cash purse to the racer winning the pole position for the Shootout. The posting is part of a goliath $175,000 weekend racer purse at Crandon, including more than $60,000 for the 10-lap BorgWarner Shootout. - more
August 18, 2008
Scott Beauchamp Races for Championship and for Luke Escanaba, MI - Scott Beauchamp and his #820 Trail Ready Goodyear Tire Chevy arrived at his home track, Bark River International Raceway, with an eight point lead and looking to put some distance from his closest rivals, including Eric Ruppel, Craig Metz, Al Konitzer, and Mitch Dorr. The weather was perfect and Scott was ready for whatever the weekend would bring. - more
August 18, 2008
Official CORR Report and Results from Pomona III - more
August 15, 2008
Phil’s Inc. Drivers Come Up Big in Bark River Evanston, IL- Phil’s Inc. sponsored drivers hit it big, at the Island Inn Casino/Boss Snow Plow Off-Road Challenge in Bark River, Michigan. The event was host to Round IX and X, of the Lucas Oil World Series of Off-Road Racing. The sellout crowd was on hand to watch three members of the Phil’s Inc. off-road race team members, stand on the podium. - more
August 15, 2008
Mason and Mendeola Continue to Lead Super Buggy Championship Plymouth, WI - John Mason came to Bark River International Raceway looking to continue his unbelievable streak of podium finishes. The current leader in the WSORR PRO Super Buggy division needs to be at his best, as the competition is still at his heels. - more
August 15, 2008
Round Ten Win Puts Ruppel into the Stock Truck Championship Lead Chetek, WI - Ruppel Motorsports brought the #837 PHILS INC.com Art Carr Transmission BFGoodrich Tires Ford F-150 to Bark River, Michigan looking to grab the top spot in the Stock Truck Championship chase. With only four rounds of racing to go, Eric Ruppel did exactly that. With a runner-up finish on Saturday, and a win on Sunday, Eric has an eleven point lead over Scott Beauchamp. - more
August 13, 2008
Kevin Probst and Ben Wandahsega Win on Toyo® Open Country M/T® Tires at Bark River II Bark River, WI - Kevin Probst and Ben Wandahsega both scored wins in their respective truck classes of the World Series of Off-Road Racing® (WSORR) this past weekend during The Island Resort & Casino Boss Snowplow Off-Road Shootout at Bark River International Raceway in Bark River, Michigan. - more
August 13, 2008
Hoek Motorsports Stays in Hunt for Championship Holland, MI (August 13, 2008) - Ross Hoek Motorsports continues to successfully compete in two divisions (Super Truck and PRO-2WD), in the World Series of Off-Road Racing. His Skyjacker Suspensions Raybestos Brakes Goodyear Tire Ford F-150 trucks continued to stay in the championship hunt at the season’s second visit to Bark River International Raceway.- more
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August 7, 2008

13th Annual Northwoods Jeep Jamboree Finds a New Home!

Mole Lake, WI - The Wisconsin Off-Highway Vehicle Association is pleased to announce that the 13th Annual Northwoods Jeep Jamboree USA ( http://www.jeepjamboreeusa.com ) is still on! Earlier this week, WOHVA, the Sokaogon Chippewa and Jeep Jamboree USA worked out the details to assure that Jeep enthusiasts from around the country will continue to have an opportunity to enjoy all that Northern Wisconsin and Forest County have to offer. - more

August 7, 2008

Deegan, Steele, X-Games Gold Medalist Lusk, and Baldwin Converge To Do Battle In TROPHYLITES Heber, California - The KMC Wheels TROPHYLITE Series Presented by KC HiLiTES is proud to announce that motocross freestyle innovator Brian Deegan, X-Games announcer Cameron Steele, 2008 X-Games Gold Medalist Jeremy Lusk, and Trophy Truck phenomenon BJ Baldwin will all be competing in TROPHYLITE vehicles at the SNORE KC HiLiTES Midnight Special on Saturday, August 9th in Primm, Nevada. - more

August 6, 2008

Oberg Looks Forward to Second Half of CORR Season Eagle, River, WI - Mike Oberg and his #80 AMSOIL Kumho Tire Chevrolet Silverado PRO-2 had another tough weekend, as the team fought through some bad luck during qualifying, and an ill handling truck during CORR’s first visit to “The Quarry” in Chula Vista California. - more

August 4, 2008

TROPHYLITES Are Ready To Light Up The Night Heber, California – The KMC Wheels TROPHYLITE Series Presented by KC HiLiTES inaugural season continues at the SNORE KC HiLiTES Midnight Special in Primm, Nevada on Saturday, August 8th. The race promises to be a unique challenge as it is the longest race on the schedule in addition to being run at night. - more

August 4, 2008

Scott Beauchamp Leads Stock Truck Heading into Final Weekends of WSORR Season Escanaba, MI - Scott Beauchamp and his #820 Trail Ready Stewart Mfg. Deaver Spring Bilstein Goodyear Tire Chevy has been a model of consistency through the first eight rounds of WSORR competition. - more

August 4, 2008

KINCAID, FEDERICO DUEL FOR POINTS LEAD AT WSORR’S BARK RIVER “THE DEUCE” Bark River, WI - What a difference a month makes. When the Lucas Oil World Series of Off-Road Racing visited Bark River International Raceway in July, off-road superstar Jeff Kincaid, of Argonne, WI, looked to be cruising to his sixth PRO Light Pickup championship undefeated in his first four races. - more

August 1, 2008

Taylor Battles Chassis Setup at Chula Vista Belvidere, IL - Taylor Racing has been struggling, much of the year, with the chassis setup on his newly built #8 Skyjacker Suspensions BFGoodrich Tires Ford F-150 PRO-2. The team was looking forward to racing back at “The Quarry” in Chula Vista, as a familiar track would, hopefully, get Scott Taylor and his Ford F-150 back on track. - more

August 1, 2008

B.J. Baldwin leads SCORE Trophy-Truck / Class 1-2/1600 racer Adam Pfankuch leads class and Overall - Los Angeles, CA - After breaking the tie with a fellow California desert racer, Adam Pfankuch now finds himself with a comfortable lead and all by himself at the top of the Overall and Class 1-2/1600 point standings after three rounds of the five-race 2008 SCORE Desert Series. - more

August 1, 2008

Waldvogel Battles Hard in Oshkosh, Finishes Fourth Fond du Lac, WI - The WSORR (World Series of Off-Road Racing) made its debut visit to Oshkosh, WI at the Sunnyview Expo Center for rounds VII & VIII of the 2008 season over the past weekend. Races were held Friday and Saturday evenings, in a change of pace from the traditional Saturday/Sunday afternoon events. - more

August 1, 2008

Ruppel Continues Strong Season – On Podium Both Nights! Chetek, WI- Eric Ruppel headed to the Winnebago County Fairgrounds looking to gain valuable points, as the chase for the WSORR Stock Truck Championship heads into the second half of the season. After back to back podium finishes in Bark River, the #837 PHILS INC.com Art Carr Transmission BFGoodrich Tires Ford F-150 moved into second place, in the season long championship. - more

August 1, 2008

WSORR OSHKOSH RACES GARNER MORE NATIONAL TV Oshkosh, WI - The net result of a successful weekend of first ever back-to-back night races by the Lucas Oil World Series of Off-Road Racing (WSORR) at Oshkosh Speedzone Raceway, is the announcement of a special Lucas Oil “On the Edge” TV program. The additional program joins WSORR’s strong Series television coverage on SPEED TV. - more

July 30, 2008

E3 SPARK PLUGS/ LUCAS OIL TEAM IGNITES THE OSHKOSH CROWD New Lenox, IL - The first back to back night races on the WSORR schedule sparked light on the great race action of the WSORR series and the E3 Spark Plugs / Team Lucas / Toyo race team of Kevin and Jon Probst. The team came to Oshkosh with high hopes to carry the great momentum from the first half season of WSORR racing. - more