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Oberg Motorsports Begins Sophomore CORR Season in PRO-2

Eagle River, WI (April 17, 2008) - Oberg Motorsports is ready for the
upcoming 2008 Championship Off Road Racing (CORR) season. Mike Oberg and
Crew Chief/Chief Mechanic Cory Lambert, have been putting in long hours at
the shop in Eagle River, getting the #80 PRO-2 ready to do battle. “We’re
starting the season with the same chassis that Keith Stamper built new two
seasons ago.” says Mike Oberg team owner/driver. “Within the next couple
of weeks we hope to have a brand new Stamper-built PRO-2 ready as a
back-up. We are going after nothing other than a PRO-2 Championship and we
are going to be prepared for anything they can throw at us.”
The Oberg Team has competed in PRO-2/PRO-2WD (CORR/WSORR) for the last two
seasons and has come in second both times. In the first shot at that PRO-2
Championship, Mike was named PRO Rookie of the Year, the World Champion at
Crandon, and won the inaugural running of the “Jason Baldwin Memorial
Cup.”
“This team has what it takes to win the championship and we’ve proven that
time and time again”, says Mark “Gilly” Gelhausen Team Manager and
Promotional Director, “We’ve just got to find that little extra edge to
push us over the top.”
That edge we are looking for is having great people and companies standing
beside us. “No one can ask for better support than what we get from our
top supporter AMSOIL Synthetic Lubricants,” says Oberg. “They go above and
beyond anything we ever could have expected. The products they make are
phenomenal.” Oberg Motorsports has proven the durability of the AMSOIL
products. When other teams have fallen out due to motor problems, the
Oberg team has never lost a motor. In fact, the entire 2007 season was
completed using only one motor and it was never even freshened.
“The guys at Pro Power were astonished at how well that motor held up.
They are now telling other teams to use AMSOIL,” says Oberg. “Heck Roger
Harrison of J&H Transmission, has told us over and over to never use
anything other than that AMSOIL in the tranny”. AMSOIL has also been named
the “Official Oil of CORR”.
The team also receives great support from Kumho Tires. Oberg Motorsports
has been competing on Kumho Tires since the 2002 season. “Ed Cercek and
his guys are on site each weekend,” states Oberg. “You can’t ask for a
better group to work with. We have worked with other tire companies over
the years but not one compares to Kumho.” Kumho came into this sport
strong and has won many races and championships. The Oberg Motorsports
uses Kumho Tires on all of its vehicles and is pleased with the
performance and durability.
Also new for 2008 is a newly revamped AMSOILl/Kumho Super Team. The
two-member team consisting of Oberg and Douglas Motorsports, is going to
start the season with a new color scheme. “This is a new beginning for the
teams, so a complete makeover has been done on the trucks. The transporter
will be leaving the shop today sporting new paint and graphics as well.
Working with Scott and Jackie Douglas of Douglas Motorsports, has been
great all around and it’s easy being teammates when we’re friends off the
track as well,” says Gilly. “The AMSOIL/Kumho Super Team is getting
stronger.”
The CORR season begins on April 26 at the LA County Fairplex in Pomona CA.
Other Team supporters are MSD Ignition, Mastercraft Seats, Peterson Fluid
Systems, Pro Power Race Engines, J&H Transmission, Raceline Oil Pumps,
Boatec, Hawk Performance, Stewart/Warner Gauges, FOX Racing Shocks and
Precision Gear.
- Gilly, Oberg Motorsports,
www.obergmotorsports.com
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