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Oberg Searches for Set-Up at Pomona
Eagle River, WI (May 2, 2008) - Mike Oberg and crew came to Pomona
loaded with a brand new Keith Stamper chassis under the AMSOIL
Kumho Tire fiberglass. The 2006 Baldwin Cup Champion knew that the
competition in PRO-2 would be deep and talented, so crew chief
Pete Hansen went to work building a brand new race truck.
The .74 mile long track was tight with a good portion of asphalt
down the front straightaway and through turns one and two. The
weather for the weekend was hot. The air temperatures all weekend
hovered around 100 degrees F. In fact the temperature of the
asphalt at 10am on Sunday was 132 degrees F.
Saturday-Round One - Speed TV
The morning practice and qualifying sessions were only minutes
apart. There wasn’t much time to any serious adjustments to the
truck. The AMSOIL Chevy qualified eleventh out of twenty one PRO-2
trucks.
The race was run quickly and without any caution flags other than
the mandatory halfway slowdown. The run saw Mike fighting limited
visibility and some traction issues coming out of the infield
corners. At the flag, Oberg Motorsports finished fourteenth.
 “Starting
back in the back, the dust quickly became an issue,” commented
Mike Oberg. “More than once I headed for the tabletop and couldn’t
see the truck in front of me. Unfortunately on the final lap,
after I passed a couple of trucks, we made hard contact with
someone just after landing the tabletop, and it put me back a few
spots at the flag. About midway through the run we lost a front
shock, probably from all the rubbin’ that goes on at the start. We
will replace the front shock and make a gear change looking for
get more bite out of the corners. The Kumho tires were not all
used up; we just didn’t have the right gearing to really launch
the truck out of the corners. We’ll have this issue cleared up and
hopefully the track prep will improve for Sunday,”
Sunday - Round Two - NBC Sports
The combined practice and qualifying session saw the AMSOIL Kumho
Tire Chevy take the track in the first qualifying session.
Unfortunately it just after track official watered the track,
creating putting the first group out at a disadvantage to due
slick conditions. Ultimately Mike stopped the timers sixteenth
fastest.
The start of round two saw the top three trucks pull away from the
rest of the field. Mike found the new gear combination much to his
liking. The Kumho tires had great bite coming out of the corners,
as well as good grip through the pavement portion of the track.
His starting position once again found the #80 Chevy battling
traffic much of the race. Mike found it difficult to get into a
good rhythm until the end of the run. In the end, the #80 AMSOIL
Kumho Tire Chevy Silverado finished eleventh.
Afterwards Mike Oberg commented, “The gearing change we made
helped quite a bit. I just have to get better at qualifying. The
level of competition is so deep, if you start too far back, even
if you have a fast truck, getting on the podium is a real
challenge. All in all I’m pretty happy with changes we made and
the performance of the AMSOIL Kumho Chevy.”
Oberg Motorsports thanks all its sponsors including:
AMSOIL, Kumho Tire, Fox Racing Shox, Hawk Performance, J & H
Transmission, Lund, Mastercraft, Millwright Services, MSD
Ignition, Oberg Filters, Peterson Fluid Systems, Precision Gear,
Raceline Oil Pumps, and Stewart Warner Performance.
You can catch all the action from Round Two on NBC Sports, May 25,
at 1:30pm eastern.
The next weekend of Championship Off-Road Racing is May 17-18, at
the Las Vegas International Off-Road Raceway in Primm, Nevada.
About Oberg Motorsports
Mike Oberg, the Eagle River, Wisconsin native, has competed in
short course off-road racing since 1993. He has worked his way up
from the Sportsman level to the Professional ranks of Championship
Off-Road Racing PRO-2 competition. During his career, Oberg has 39
victories all with AMSOIL products in his race vehicle. As a
member of the AMSOIL/Kumho Tire “Super Team” look for Mike Oberg
at the front of the pack. -
www.obergmotorsports.com
-Mike Reusche, marketing, MTG
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