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August 27, 2009
Crandon Adds to Payout for World Championship Saturday
August 27, 2009
DOUGLAS MOTORSPORTS DOUBLES DOWN CHAD HORD TO DRIVE SECOND AMSOIL F-150 IN BORGWARNER WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
August 24, 2009
Kincaid First to Register for FCP “Decision at Sundown”
CRANDON, Wis. -- Perennial off-road champion Jeff Kincaid, Argonne, Wis., is the first official racer to register for the 2009 Forest County Potawatomi “Decision at Sundown” Pro Light Pickup Cup Race. - more
August 18, 2009
VEGAS TO RENO Qualifying
August 17, 2009
Ruppel One Point Back of Stock Truck Leader, Championship Will Go Down to the Wire
Chetek, WI – After back-to-back wins at Oshkosh, Eric Ruppel and his #837 Phil’s Inc. Art Carr Trail Ready BFGoodrich Ford F-150 were looking to continue its streak of podium finishes at Bark River. The weekend didn’t exactly go as planned, but the team was still in second place when everyone packed up and headed home. - more
August 17, 2009
Bad Luck Plagues Team Wandahsega at Bark River
Bark River, MI - Team Wandahsega had very high hopes for the second round at the Bark River International Off Road Raceway. Crew Chief Mark Wirhanowicz had made some changes to the truck to correct the team's heating issue with their ATD Transmission, added another cooler along with the normal prep in between race weekends. - more
August 14, 2009
2009 RIDE THE ORIGINAL BRUSH RUN 101 RACE COURSE ONLY AT CRANDON RACEWAY!
Crandon, WI - A “Once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity to ride the ORIGINAL RACE COURSE for the first Brush Run, the much talked about 25 ¼ course that made Crandon famous and the “Baja of the Northwoods!” Much work has gone into getting approvals and permissions to use various plots of land to reconstruct the original course. This is the first and last time for this very special activity. It is a one time event, starting at 10 AM. Once the last participant has taken the green flag, the gates will be immediately locked up when the trail ride is finished. This is only a single day temporary trail. - more
August 14, 2009
Luke Johnson Has Back-to-Back Podium Finishes in Bark River
Trabuco Canyon, CA – The seventeen-year-old rookie continues to impress the competition, as well as much of the off-road racing world, while he continues his steep learning curve in the ultra competitive TORC Sportsman Limited Truck division. The two most recent rounds of racing saw Luke Johnson standing on the podium, as nearly all the 20,000 Bark River, Michigan fans cheered when he stepped up for his interviews. - more
August 14, 2009
Phil’s Inc. Sportsman Drivers Run Well at Bark River II
Steinhardt Wins, Ruppel Runner-Up, and Krieman Top-5
Evanston, IL – The three primary sponsored Phil’s Inc. TORC Sportsman race teams returned to Bark River International Off-Road Raceway looking to build momentum as the season heads to Crandon for the final weekend of the series. Mark Steinhardt driving the #331 1600 Buggy and Eric Ruppel driving the #837 Ford F-150 Stock Truck are among the class leaders, and the #18 Super Buggy of Stephanie and Steve Krieman are looking to finish in the Top 3 in their class . - more
August 14, 2009
Oberg Has Solid Finish on Saturday – Gets Back in the Pinball Machine on Sunday
Eagle River, WI - Ever wonder what it would be like to have a truck race inside a pin ball machine? Well after the second TORC visit to Bark River, Mike Oberg has a pretty good idea what that race would feel like. Except in the PRO-2WD pinball race, only a few can get an open path to the finish while the majority of the race trucks spend the twelve minutes of racing continually bouncing off each other never really making any headway to the finish. - more
August 14, 2009
Polaris To Sponsor Robby Gordon
Minneapolis, – Labor Day Weekend usually means rest, relaxation and a long weekend. To one of the hardest-working racers in the sport, Robby Gordon, it is an opportunity to travel across the country and do what he loves best, race. Gordon will race The Off Road Championship (TORC), at Crandon International Off-Road Raceway, in Crandon, Wis., on Sunday, September 6, and then jump on a plane and head to Atlanta Motor Speedway for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Labor Day Classic 500, later that night. - more
August 14,2009
FIFTH SEASON PODIUM FOR SCOTT DOUGLAS
Bark River, Michigan—Just nine starts into the 2009 TORC Series presented by AMSOIL season, Scott Douglas already had five top-3 podium finishes. The latest came at Bark River International Raceway in round 9 of TORC PRO 4X4 racing. Douglas had to work his way through traffic to get to the front. TORC inverts the top six trucks by points, so Douglas started fourth on the two-wide starting grid. After challenging the leaders through turns one and two, Scott wisely dropped back to avoid damage from first lap bumping and banging. By the competition yellow at the midway point, Douglas was fourth and drove hard to the checkered flag to finish third. - more
August 14, 2009
General Tire TROPHYLITE Teams Prepare for Best in the Desert Vegas to Reno Race
Billed as the longest off-road race in the United States, the annual Vegas to Reno off-road race holds a twist for 2009. This year, Casey Folks of Best in the Desert is raising the bar and making it the "Vegas to Reno - the long way." In simple terms, he is turning the normal longest off-road race held in the United States into a 1,000-mile race held over three days. - more
August 14, 2009
Taylor Survives Bark River II – Looks Towards Crandon
Belvidere, IL – Taylor Racing brought the familiar red, white, and blue Skyjacker Suspensions BFGoodrich Tire Ford F-150 to Bark River International Off-Road Raceway, in hope of landing back on the podium after an uncharacteristically sub par performance the previous stop at the 1.5 mile all-natural terrain track. For some reason, this track has not been kind to Scott Taylor through much of his career, and 2009 was no different. - more
August 14, 2009
'Deuces are Wild' for Rick Huseman - Still Holds Top Spot in Points
Bark River, MI -It looked like it would be a soggy, mud slinging weekend in Bark River, Michigan for rounds 9 and 10 of the Traxxas TORC Series, but the heavy rains moved out of the area by Saturday morning allowing the track crews time to get the track ready for racing. With second place finishes in both races, Rick Huseman put his Monster Energy/ Traxxas/ Toyota/ Toyo team on the podium for the 8th time this season, maintaining his first place point's position and a 19 point lead over second place Kyle LeDuc who was able to bump Greaves from that position. - more
August 14, 2009
GREAVES – McGRATH COMBINE FOR 10 PODIUMS IN QUEST FOR CHAMPIONSHIPS!
Bark River, Michigan - Over 17,000 thousand fans packed into the Bark River International Raceway near the shores of Lake Michigan for Rounds 9-10 of the TRAXXAS TORC Off Road Race Series. Bark River International Raceway is located 10 miles Southwest of Escanaba, Michigan. The 1.5-mile race course features undulating terrain and boasts the highest elevation change of any race course in the 2009 TORC Series. - more
August 14, 2009
Double Duty Gives The Rocketman Instant Results
Hemlock, MI – At the second visit to Bark River, Dan “The Rocketman” Baudoux worked a double shift as his #7 Mole Lake Casino Miller Lite BFGoodrich Tire Ford F-150 competed in the PRO-2WD division and the SRT Limited Truck class of the Traxxas TORC Series presented by AMSOIL. Dan and his crew were flawless in their preparations between races, as “The Rocketman” took the checkered flag in all four races, with solid podium performances in one division, and finishing without serious damage to the truck in the other. - more
August 14, 2009
Round 10 Performance Sets Up Hoek for Strong Run in Crandon!
Holland, MI – As TORC PRO competitors begin the second half of the season, Ross Hoek is showing signs of the success his team had during the same time frame in 2008. Unfortunately missing Perris and having to start in the back half of the field all season has made it all but impossible to gain enough points to reach the inversion and make a serious challenge for a podium finish. Nonetheless, Ross Hoek and his #21 Venom Energy, Royal Purple, Kumho Tire, Ford F-150 have made large moves through the competition to begin competing with the front of the field. - more
August 14,2009
Federico Racing Rebounds to Finish on Podium – Round 10
Wilmette, IL – When the 2009 Traxxas TORC series presented by AMSOIL Tour visited Bark River for Rounds 7 & 8, Steve Federico looked to have one of the faster PRO-Light race trucks on the track. Unfortunately luck was not on his side, as a flat tire in Round 7, and an engine failure in Round 8, prevented his results from matching his performance. This time around Federico Racing put long time veteran, Mark Kreuger behind the wheel of the #24 Invisible Glass P.F. Changs Lost Dunes Country Club Toyota Tacoma to battle the best PRO-Light drivers in the country. - more
August 12, 2009
LeDucs Rule at Bark River International Raceway
Cherry Valley, CA - Just two weeks after dominating the field in both the two wheel and four wheel drive classes at the Lucas Oil Off Road Race Series (LOORRS), the Rockstar / Makita Team LeDuc headed East for Rounds 9 and 10 of TORC Series racing in Bark River, Michigan. As the stands filled up with nearly 17,000 spectators, the 1.5 mile track of Bark River International Raceway provided some spectacular and unpredictable racing as the inaugural TORC Series season inches towards a close with just three races left in the points chase. - more
August 12, 2009
Ron Whitton Takes 1st Place in the Unlimited Truck Class at the SNORE KC HiLites Midnight Special
Ridgecrest, CA - Lighting up the summer sky between the Mohave Desert and Death Valley, the 32nd Annual SNORE KC HiLites Midnight Special Night Race took place this past weekend in Ridgecrest, California. Featuring a 43 mile grueling loop course, the rocky terrain of this punishing track tested the limits of even the most experienced drivers. - more
August, 11, 2009
Incredible Comeback Lands Flying Dutchman a TOP 5 Result
Appleton, WI – When you see Dan Vanden Heuvel Sr. you would not know he had major surgery a month ago. Just after the last TORC visit to Bark River, the Flying Dutchman went under the knife to take care of a health issue. The doctors reminded him he could try going back to work in a month or so, but the medical caretakers really didn’t understand how Dan makes a living. Three weeks after the surgery, the familiar red #77 was on the track with Dan behind the wheel. - more
August 11, 2009
Eight Straight Wins Give Keith Steele & Monster Energy the 2009 TORC Limited Truck Championship
Continues PRO-2WD Double Duty with Same Truck
Madison, WI – The incredible season continues for Keith Steele and his #29 Monster Energy Kumho Tire Chevy Limited Truck, as the team clinched the season championship after eight of ten rounds of racing. “The Man in Black” currently has a 53-point lead on his nearest competitor, and with only a maximum of 50-points available for the remainder of the season, Keith clinched the title after his eighth straight win of the year. In fact, if you go back to 2008, the winning streak is now ten Limited Truck wins in a row! - more
August 11, 2009
Team Toyo® Off-Road Drivers Win in California and Michigan
CYPRESS, CALIFORNIA – Team Toyo Off-Road drivers were on a roll this past weekend, winning in both the hot California desert and in short course racing in Michigan. Ron Whitton, with co-driver Chas Dana, piloted their Toyo Tires/Whitton Companies/G&R Racing Ford F-150 to win the KC HiLites Midnight Special in Ridgecrest, California. Competing on 39X13.50R17 Toyo Open Country M/T-R tires, the team conquered the grueling 220-mile night race in 4 hours and 53 minutes. - more
August 10, 2009
Demeny Racing First in Points Going Into the 40th Anniversary at the Big House
Bark River, MI - Demeny Racing returned to the shop following the rounds at Oshkosh where the team moved to 3rd in points. The crew did routine maintenance on the truck and put BFGoodrich Mud Terrains on all four corners with a slightly modified tire groove. Finally, they replaced the retro yellow body with the familiar red paint scheme in preparation for the upcoming rounds in Bark River, MI. - more
August 10, 2009
Ridder Fab Offroad Racing has weekend help from Offroad Superfans
Friday afternoon found the RidderFab Offroad Racing team in Bark River Michigan for the TORC series presented by Amsoil, Rounds Seven and Eight. Driver of the #413 Jim Ridderbush and his crew had the truck prepped and ready for Friday night practice with high hopes for a solid weekend. - more
August 10, 2009
Ed Stout draws first start in Trophy-Truck for SCORE Terrible's Primm 300
LOS ANGELES—Ever-improving desert racer Ed Stout, Irvine, Calif., has drawn the first start in the featured SCORE Trophy-Truck division in the computerized drawing for starting positions for next month’s 14th Annual SCORE Terrible’s Primm 300 desert race. Round 4 of the five-race 2009 SCORE Desert Series will be held Sept. 11-13 in Primm, NV - more
August 10, 2009
SCORE POINTS LEADERS
LOS ANGELES—Following his dominating season-opening victory at January’s 15th SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge, a runner-up finish at March’s 22nd Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 and a solid seventh in June’s 41st Tecate SCORE Baja 500, NASCAR Cup owner/driver Robby Gordon has kept himself at the top of a very crowded Overall leader board in the 2009 SCORE Desert Series point standings. - more
August 10, 2009
TROPHYLITE CLASS TO MAKE ITS DEBUT AT TORC SEASON FINALE
Corona, CA -The Traxxas TORC Truck Series presented by AMSOIL is proud to announce the addition of a new race class, TROPHYLITE, to make it's debut under the lights at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. "This will be the first time that TROPHYLITES will be participating in a true national short course series, and I could not be more ecstatic about it," stated Greg Foutz, owner of TROPHYLITE. "TROPHYLITES are a cost-effective, fun class and I believe that bringing them into the TORC Series is the next step in taking the TROPHYLITE class to the next level." - more
August 10, 2009
NORRS Coming to Midwest This Fall
Riverside, CA - The National off Road Racing Series is proud to announce that it will be holding racing events in Wisconsin in 2009."We received many requests from drivers in the Mid-West who really wanted a NORRS event to arrive quicker than we originally planned. We have decided to meet their requests. We are finalizing plans to hold 2 events in the Mid-West. One of which will be tailored as an October festival that will send the season off with a bang." said Russell Wayne, COO of VSS Entertainment. - more
August 10, 2009
Matching Set - MasterCraft Racing Adds a Second Trophy Truck to the Team
Santee, CA - When asked why he purchased a second Trophy Truck, Robbie Pierce, owner of MasterCraft said, "I don't really know why, but it seemed like a good idea at the time! I once offered to buy a lady a house and she said she wanted a Trophy Truck instead. I guess I took her serious!" - more
August 10. 2009
TORC RACE RECAP: BARK RIVER II
Bark River, MI - The high flying action of the Traxxas TORC Truck Series presented by AMSOIL returned to Bark River Michigan this weekend for another two rounds of racing. Bark River International Raceway was the proud host to rounds 9 and 10 of the national series. This weekend's event saw 17,000 people watching off roads finest go head to head at the 1.5 mile track.
Saturday - Round 9 || Sunday - Round 10
August 7, 2009
TALENT RUNS DEEP ON DOUGLAS MOTORSPORTS TEAM
Bark River, Michigan—Scott Douglas is the first to admit that while he may be the driver, team owner, and face of Douglas Motorsports, every member of the crew is equally important to a winning effort. With eleven off-road championships to his credit, Douglas knows what it takes to put together a professional crew. - more
July 30, 2009
"Two Minutes with
Luke Johnson"
A brief interview with Luke Johnson between the rounds of racing at the TORC SRT event at the Oshkosh Speedzone in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Along with the interview are video highlights of Luke Johnson.
July 30, 2009
Rounds 13/14 to be Held at Perris Auto Speedway, TORC Promises 'Fan Friendly' Arrangement,
Extends Pala Raceway Agreement to 2010
Corona, CA (July 22, 2009)-Officials from the Traxxas TORC Series presented by AMSOIL announced today that it will hold rounds 13 and 14 at Perris Auto Speedway in Perris, CA on September 25th and 26th, instead of the original plans to hold the events at Pala Motorsports Park. This race will be televised on ESPN2. - more
July 30, 2009
Redefining Double Duty: Robby Gordon to run TORC Crandon & NASCAR Atlanta
Orange, CA - Just about every NASCAR fan today has heard the term “Double Duty”. It is a term used to describe a driver that is doing two events in the same day. It used to be common to hear it when describing a driver doing the Indy 500 and Coke 600. Today, it describes a driver doing the occasional Nationwide and Sprint Cup race on the same day. But Robby Gordon is going to do a Double Duty of a completely different kind.
For the first time in 20 years, Robby will be returning to Crandon Wisconsin for the 40th Annual Borg Warner Off-Road Championship, which just happens to be the morning of the Sprint Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Over 1000 miles separates the two tracks that he will be racing at that day. - more
July 28, 2009
Wandahsega Scores Another Podium Finish
Bark River, MI - Team Wandahsega headed to Oshkosh, WI for a weekend of Sportsman racing under the lights at Speed Zone. The Forest County Potawatomi/General Tire Limited 2 truck was ready to battle with some of the best driver's in the series!! Friday practice went really good, by posting the fastest lap times in the class. - more
July 28, 2009
DORR is Runner-Up in Oskhosh Round 6
Only 2 Points Behind Championship Leader
Rockford, IL – Mitch Dorr was looking to recover from the Round 4 wreck that took his #817 Fabricated Steel Products Goodyear Tires Ford F-150 out of the race before he could clear the first turn. Now with the front suspension repaired, Dorr Off-Road Racing was ready to take the fight for the Stock Truck Championship to the Oshkosh Speedzone. The weekend of racing marked the halfway point of the Midwest SRT TORC season, so every finishing position is at a premium.
The .7-mile layout in and on the banked half-mile oval was a combination of high-speed jumps and a series of jumps and then whoops throughout the infield portion of the layout. - more
July 28, 2009
Mason Motorsports Wins Oshkosh Round 6
Plymouth, WI - After mechanical issues created a slow start for the Mason Motorsports #1 Mendeola Transaxles Phil’s Inc. King Shocks Goodyear Super Buggy, the Bark River weekend was a great rebound performance for John Mason. Now could the black Super Buggy keep his move up in the championship standings going at the Oshkosh Speedzone?
The .7-mile track created inside and on the high banked half mile clay oval at the Speedzone, was a combination high speed jumps with a very long rhythm section that really put the fourteen Super Buggy drivers to the test. - more
July 28, 2009
Team Toyo’s LeDuc Brothers Sweep Lucas Oil® Off Road Series Race Weekend in Lake Elsinore
LAKE ELSINORE, CA – Brothers Todd and Kyle LeDuc swept Rounds 7 & 8 of the Lucas Oil Off Road Series this past weekend in Lake Elsinore, California while racing on 35X12.50R17 Toyo Open Country M/T®-R tires. Piloting their 800+ horsepower Rockstar/Makita/Ford Trucks/Toyo Tires F-150 trucks, the LeDuc brothers put on a driving clinic by scoring back-to-back victories in their respective unlimited truck classes while racing under the lights at the Lake Elsinore Motorsports Complex. - more
July 28, 2009
Wandahsega Earns First Career Pro-2 Podium
Bark River, MI - Team Wandahsega rolled into it's home track early with high expectations for the weekend. Friday's practice went well as the new truck really worked good on all the new changes the Bark River Lions Club made to the track. They added more jumps and banked corners as well as making the table top jumps bigger. - more
July 28, 2009
The Speed Technologies/Bully Dog Team Runs Wide Open
Lake Elsinore, CA - The Speed Technologies team sponsored by Bully Dog rolled into the Lake Elsinore Motorsports Complex last week with a lot on their plate. The last time the team raced in California, Unlimited 2 driver, Jeff Ward brought home an amazing victory. The team was hoping to carry the momentum into this past weekend’s race. And while there was a lot of momentum the team also suffered a bit as one of the team’s lead drivers, Chuck Dempsey was sidelined from the racing action as he recovers from a sever compound fracture to his right foot, the result of a violent crash last time we raced in Elsinore. - more
July 28, 2009
Ridder Fab Off Road Racing survives the weekend with a third place finish July 24th 2009 found Jim Ridderbush and team Ridder Fab’s # 413 Formula 4x4 from Appleton, WI in Oshkosh, WI for rounds five and six of the TORC series off road championship. The Speedzone Raceway was converted from a clay circle track oval into a short course off road arena. For Friday night’s race the truck was wearing two new rear BF Goodrich Mud Terrain T/A KM’s for the first time in over a year. The Sway Away 2.5” reservoir shocks had new adjustments in an attempt to conquer the jumps and moguls the Oshkosh short course presented. - more
July 27, 2009
Steele Extends Win Streak to Six – Leads TORC SRT-2WD Truck Championship
Madison, WI - Keith Steele looked to Oshkosh as a low-keyed weekend of racing, as the “Man in Black” only had two rounds of racing on his schedule. The current leader of the TORC SRT 2WD Truck division is on a four-race winning streak heading into Wisconsin’s famous Fox Valley half-mile dirt track. - more
July 27, 2009
Ruppel Doubles Up in Oshkosh – Just One Point Behind Stock Truck Leader
Chetek, WI – Eric Ruppel was looking for another solid finish to backup his Round 4 win at Bark River. The two weeks since that win Ruppel Motorsports went through the #837 Phil’s Inc. Art Carr Trail Ready BFGoodrich Tires Ford F-150 with a fine tooth comb, realizing with only six rounds of racing left in the season, there is no room for error if the team wants to repeat as Stock Truck champion. - more
July 27, 2009
TORC GOES UNDER THE LIGHTS AT PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY ON SEPTEMBER 25-26
EXTENDS PALA AGREEMENT TO 2010
Corona, CA- (July 22nd, 2009)-- Officials from the Traxxas TORC Series presented by AMSOIL announced today that it will hold rounds 13 and 14 at Perris Auto Speedway in Perris, CA on September 25th and 26th, instead of the original plans to hold the events at PALA Motorsports park. This race will be televised on ESPN2. - more
July 27, 2009
Rhys Millen Wins Class, Sets Record at Pikes Peak on Toyo® Proxes® R1R™ Tires
CYPRESS, CA – Competing in the 87th running of the historic Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado; Rhys Millen drove his RMR Hyundai Genesis Coupe equipped with Toyo Proxes R1R extreme performance tires to a Time Attack 2WD division win. Millen also set a new world record of 12:09:397 on the 156-turn mountain course, beating his own personal best by 22 seconds, and finished one minute and 23 seconds ahead of the next fastest car in his division. - more
July 27, 2009
Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing
Rounds 7 & 8
Lake Elsinore, CA - Saturday Night Wrap-Up || Sunday Night Wrap-Up
July 27, 2009
TORC OSHKOSH SRT RACE RECAP
Oshkosh, WI - Friday and Saturday Sportsman and Grassroots Get-it-on at the SpeedZone in Oshkosh. Friday's Lap By Lap Recap and Results || Saturday's Lap By Lap Recap and Results
July 20, 2009
July 20, 2009
Dorr Battles Hard on Saturday – Hits Wall on Sunday
Rockford, IL - After two podium finishes in Crandon, including a win in Round 1, Mitch Dorr, the sophomore Stock Truck racer, found out how tough the racing can be in most competitive Sportsman division in the Traxxas TORC Series presented by AMOIL. The all natural terrain at the Bark River Off-Road Raceway is extremely hard on the limited suspension Stock Trucks, as found out in Round 4. - more
July 20, 2009
Ruppel Dominates TORC Round 4 in Stock Truck
Chetek, WI - After a lack luster performance the opening weekend of the Midwest Sportsman Traxxas TORC Series presented by AMSOIL in Crandon, Wisconsin, Eric Ruppel dominated the Stock Truck competition in Round 4 in Bark River, Michigan. The 2008 Stock Truck Champion has been fighting engine issues early on in the season. All the hard work paid off as Eric drove his #837 Phil’s Inc. Art Carr Transmission Trail Ready BFGoodrich Tires Ford F-150 to a flag to flag victory. - more
July 20, 2009
Awesome Wheel to Wheel Off Road Action Earns PMG Back to Back Podium Finishes
Orange County, CA - Off road racing is well known for its unprecedented wheel to wheel contact between the competitors, high action racing excitement, crazy points battles, and devastating crashes. This type of motorsport can take its toll on even the most well prepared teams removing them out of contention and stealing 1st place win right from their grips. The common phrase is, “Well that’s racing!” and the scenario is all too common. - more
July 20, 2009
Barlow Motorsports Mid-Season News
Bark River, MI—By any measure, the Barlow Motorsports Red Bull Off-Road Racing team is off to a great start in the inaugural Traxxas TORC Series presented by AMSOIL season. As the new short course off-road racing series reached the halfway point at Bark River International Raceway in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, the team has experienced many more highs than lows. - more
July 20, 2009
Rockstar / Makita Team LeDuc Earns Three Podiums in Bark River
Cherry Valley, CA (July19, 200) - Just three weeks after claiming six points-earning podiums at Crandon International Raceway the Rockstar / Makita Team LeDuc once again made the cross-country trip to Bark River, Michigan to compete in Rounds 7 and 8 of the Traxxas TORC Series. Taking the horsepower to the limits and challenging even the most experienced drivers, Bark River International Raceway is arguably one of the most demanding tracks in this nationwide circuit – testing the limits of both man and machine. - more
July 17, 2009
Johnny Greaves Sweeps Traxxas TORC Series in Michigan
Jeremy McGrath Earns Podium after Epic Battle in Sunday's Action
Bark River, MI - Johnny Greaves, the 6-time off road racing champion, was all smiles Sunday afternoon as he completed a weekend sweep of the 2009 TRAXXAS TORC Series Rounds 7 and 8. Dominating performances this weekend add important series points in his quest to reign as the TORC series champion.
Bark River International Raceway welcomed the Traxxas TORC Truck Series to Michigan's Upper Peninsula amid the 70-degree weather while some 6,000 fans packed the grandstands on both Saturday and Sunday. - more
July 17, 2009
TSCO VEGAS TO RENO “THE LONG WAY” UPDATE
Las Vegas, Nevada - With about a month to go before the thrilling Vegas to Reno – The Long Way!! race, two new classes have been added to the roster to accommodate two exciting groups of vehicles. Wide Open Excursions, best known for their corporate Baja adventure trips will compete in a new class called Baja Challenge. This is a Pro Class featuring the identically prepared “arrive and drive” Wide Open race vehicles. They will be competing in U.S. for the first time ever to celebrate this special running of the famous Vegas to Reno race. After racing in Baja for years, 5 teams to date have committed to head north of the border and take on the challenge of “The Longest Off-Road Race In The United States”. - more
July 16, 2009
Steele Continues Monster Performance – Makes it Four Straight in Limited 2
Two Top-10 finishes in PRO-2WD as well
Madison, WI - In a nearly identical performance from the Spring Crandon Run, Keith Steele sweeps the weekend of racing in TORC Sportsman Limited 2 truck division, and then bolts on a set of Kumho Project tires to come home with two Top-10 finishes in the PRO-2WD category. Over the years, there have been buggy drivers competing in two different race division with the same vehicle, but not in the truck classes, and not with this level of success. - more
July 16, 2009
Oberg Shows Speed – Looks to Second Half of Season
Eagle River, MI - After a heroic runner-up finish at the Chairman’s Cup race in Crandon, Oberg Motorsports hoped that was the finish that would turn the season around. All season long Mike Oberg and his #80 AMSOIL Kumho Tire Chevy has shown the speed to be among the front-runners of TORC PRO-2WD division, just the final result has not reflected the team’s effort. The question on all the Superteam Superfans minds; Would Oberg finish on the podium for the 15,000 off-road crazed fans in attendance? - more
July 16, 2009
Federico Racing Has Tough Bark River Weekend
Wilmette, IL – After finishing on the podium at the Spring Crandon Run, Steven Federico had a quiet sense of confidence going into the inaugural Traxxas TORC Series presented by AMSOIL weekend of racing at Bark River International Raceway. The technical changes Ricky Johnson and the Bark River Lions Club made to the high flying track really seem to fit Steven’s driving style. The only uncertainty was how the USAC-style rolling start would unfold as the field headed down the starting area funnel. - more
July 16, 2009
Matt Gerald TORC Bark River Report
Neenah, WI - The Gerald Racing Team traveled north to Bark River, Michigan over the weekend for the U.P. Off-Road 100 at Bark River International Raceway. The weekend held Midwest SRT Rounds 3 and 4 of the Traxxas TORC Series presented by Amsoil. After a rocky start in Crandon, Matt and his team were eager to improve during the second weekend of the five weekend season. - more
July 14, 2009
RHM Shows Speed – Contact Hinders Outcome
Holland, MI - Ross Hoek Motorsports brought his two truck off-road race team to Bark River, Michigan for the fourth stop on the 2009 Traxxas TORC Series presented by AMSOIL tour. The combination of high speed, high flying action as well as very technical jumps and corners makes this legendary track one of Ross Hoek’s favorite events. The weekend of racing started out well, but the extraordinary sense of urgency by many of the competitors, saw Ross Hoek Motorsports racing in the middle of the pack getting tossed around like a silver ball in a pinball machine. - more
July 14, 2009
Vanden Heuvel Takes Round 7 at Bark River
Appleton, WI – After two impressive podium finishes already in the 2009 Traxxas TORC Series sponsored by AMSOIL, would a victory be far off? Well, the Flying Dutchman Off-Road Race Team answered that question with a win in Round 7. The well-documented season of the currently independent PRO team keeps performing beyond expectations. . - more
July 14, 2009
Bark River Continues to Keep Taylor at Bay
Belvidere, IL (July 13, 2009) – Coming off the win in Round 6, Scott Taylor and his #8 Skyjacker Suspensions BF Goodrich Tires Ford F-150 were looking to put together a streak of podium finishes heading into the second half of the season. The all-natural terrain course has given Taylor Racing difficult times throughout his 35-year career. In 2009, the story for Illinois native at the Upper Michigan track had a familiar outcome. - more
July 14, 2009
SCOTT DOUGLAS BACK ON THE PODIUM WITH SECOND PLACE FINISH AT BARK RIVER
Bark River, Michigan—As the Traxxas TORC Series presented by AMSOIL’s inaugural season reached the halfway point; Scott Douglas climbed the podium for the fourth time in eight starts. In round eight of TORC race action, Douglas finished second in the AMSOIL Kumho Ford F-150. - more
July 13, 2009
TORC RACE RECAP: BARK RIVER, MICHIGAN - July 11-12, 2009
Bark River, MI - The Traxxas TORC Truck Series presented by AMSOIL took 12,000 of Michigan's off road fans for a wild ride this weekend. Bark River International Raceway was the proud host to rounds 7 and 8 of the national series.
Monster Energy driver Johnny Greaves was the star of the Kumho Tires PRO 4x4 class this weekend taking two victories and two Oakley Bomb Run Awards for the fastest lap times. - more
July 13, 2009
Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Under the Lights in Lake Elsinore - Online Ticketing Now Available
Corona, California (July 9, 2009) - The Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series announced that the July 25th and 26th main events will be held under the lights in the evening at the Lake Elsinore Motorsports Complex. With a successful June event held under triple digit heat, the Lucas Oil Off Road Staff concluded that an evening event would provide the best possible fan experience as the series returned to the popular Lake Elsinore off road track. "With this being the first Lucas Oil Off Road Race under the lights, this event should provide a spectacular opportunity for the fans to see some exciting racing and enjoy the cooler evening temperatures," Said Lucas Oil Off Road Racing's Tony Vanillo. - more
July 9, 2009
The Todd LeDuc T-shirt Design Contest Begins
Cherry Valley, CA - That's right, a competition to create the best T-shirt design for Pro-2WD racer Todd LeDuc is underway. The Rockstar Energy Drink driver Todd LeDuc is looking for the hottest design to include on his upcoming T-shirts, available to fans and off road racing enthusiasts across the nation. The winner of the contest will receive one of Todd LeDuc's driving suits, as well as three cases of their favorite Rockstar Energy Drink, and latest Rockstar gear. The deadline for submissions is August 7, 2009. There are also prizes for second and third place. All entries must be sent to Pruettracing@aol.com in a PDF. Please refer to the contest guidelines below before you start putting your Photoshop and Illustrator skills to work! - more
July 8, 2009
“The Outlaw” Gets Support From Off-Road Super Fans
Northwoods, WI - The Off-Road Super Fans are known throughout the land as hard core off-road racing enthusiasts. Over the years, their unofficial membership has grown from a few, to nearly one hundred short course fans. You can always find the Super Fan headquarters at any Midwest off-road racing event, just look for the circus tent and the crowd of people relaxing as they barbeque and enjoy a few cold drinks after a great day of short course off-road racing. It’s not uncommon to see to some of the biggest names in off-road racing stopping by just to say hello and share a few stories. Racers like Scott Douglas and Mike Oberg are regular visitors to the BIG TOP. - more
July 7, 2009
Hansen Beverage Company Joins Forces with The Off-Road Championship Truck Racing Series
Corona, CA - Hansen Beverage Company (HANS) announced today that it has partnered with promoters Ricky Johnson and Mitch Covington in an off-road racing series known as The Traxxas TORC Truck Series, presented by AMSOIL. The series will provide a stage for the world's top off-road drivers, manufacturers and sponsors to compete at top caliber venues from California to Wisconsin. The 2009 series is televised on ABC and its sister network, ESPN2. - more
July 6, 2009
RoushYates Engines: TORC Series - Five PRO-2WD Victories in Six Rounds
Mooresville, NC - In order to win the race, you must have the equipment to finish the race. As the engine is the core of all such endeavors, it must perform reliably and repeatedly.
No one is more acutely aware of this fact than Roush Yates Engines, an amalgam of NASCAR wizards Jack Roush and Robert Yates, known for their construction of 358 cubic inch engines (operating at upwards of 9,000rpm) as mandated by NASCAR, ARCA, and Craftsman Truck Series, among others.
As of mid-summer 2008, Roush Yates 436 cubic inch engines have been particularly devastating in the WSORR (World Series of Off-Road Racing) and TORC (The Off-Road Championship Series) domains. - more
July 6, 2009
Rob Naughton & Team ReadyLift Racing Captures 5th Win Of The Season At Lake Elsinore
Flagstaff, AZ - The heat was on in more ways than one when rounds 5 and 6 of the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series (LOORRS) rolled into the newly-developed short course off road race facility in Lake Elsinore, CA.
The combination of an extra $10,000 purse for the Unlimited Lites and wanting to be the first to end Rob Naughton’s unbeaten winning streak, several former top Unlimited Lite drivers such as Kyle LeDuc and Rodrigo Ampudia along with TORC series top dog Marty Hart as well as LOORRS regulars Chris Brandt, Brian Deegan, Todd Cuffaro, Jimmy Stephenson and the rest of the Unlimited lites drivers took aim at beating the only undefeated driver in 2009 short course off road racing. - more
July 5, 2006
Stronghold Motorsports Lake Elsinore Report
Riverside, CA - The dust has settled and Stronghold Motorsports leaves Lake Elsinore victorious. With what was sure to be an absolutely action packed weekend for rounds 5 & 6 of the Lucas Oil Off Road Series at Lake Elsinore Motorsports Complex Stronghold Motorsports rolled in 500 deep ready to do battle.Parker Grabowski driver of the #72 Stronghold Motorsports unlimited lite took to the track looking to put down fast consistent laps. The truck is good the new track at Lake Elsinore is a lot of fun to race and I’m looking to run up front all weekend. - more
July 1, 2009
Bark River Preview:TORC Drivers Ready to Attack the 1.5 Mile Clay Track of Bark River
Crandon, WI (July 3, 2009)-Bark River International Raceway will welcome the Traxxas TORC Truck Series presented by AMSOIL next weekend, July 11th and 12th, 2009. Bark River will prove to be a test of horsepower, and driver skill, as it is a challenging, fast paced track that boasts the highest elevation change on the 2009 race circuit. - more
June 30, 2009
DIRTnewz LIVE from Crandon International Raceway's "The Barn" This Wednesday
Live from Crandon International Raceway's "The Barn," DIRTnewz will host our radio show that will feature film maker, Steve Naughton, who is working on a 2 year project that delves into the history of short course racing in and around the Crandon, Wisconsin area. Joining DIRTnewz LIVE will also be Cliff Flannery and members of Kincaid Racing who are sure to keep our listeners entertained.
The show will kick off at 7:00 p.m. CST live from "The Barn" at Crandon International Raceway.
June 30, 2009
Wandahsega Makes 2009 Debut
Bark River, MI - Team Wandahsega and driver Ben Wandahsega rolled into Crandon June 20th and 21st for rounds 5 and 6 of the Traxxas Off-Road Championship Series with a brand new Pro 2 chassis. Only had 60 feet on it, shop to the trailer. The goal for the weekend was simple. Finish both races, get the feel of the truck and make whatever changes to to improve the truck for the Bark River race.
The crew worked on the truck right up until the Friday practice. With not knowing what to expect, Ben went out for the three lap practice session and was very happy with how the truck handled off the trailer. The Wegner motor ran perfect along with the ATD transmission. The only thing that needed changed was a slight tire groove change as the General Tires hooked up well in the loose Crandon Dirt. - more
June 29, 2009
Scott Douglas Crandon Video - Dirt Productions
June 29, 2009
Lucas Oil Off-Road Series Rounds 5 & 6 from Lake Elsinore, CA
Official Story
THE HEAT IS ON AND THE STREAK IS GONE! Saturday
HOT TEMPERATURES, HOTTER ACTION Sunday
June 29, 2009
CUFFARO EARNS 2nd Place at LUCAS OIL OFF ROAD SERIES ROUND 6
#46 NISSAN Qualifies FASTEST for Sunday’s Race
Lake Elsinore, CA - Braving triple digit heat of the Lake Elsinore valley, San Diego’s Todd Cuffaro earned a solid 2nd place finish among a full field of Unlimited Lite trucks at the KALGAARD Lake Elsinore Motorsports Complex this past weekend.
Rounds 5 and 6 of the 2009 Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series rounds kicked off with the fireworks for the ROCKSTAR/Metal Mulisha Off Road Race Team as “The General,” Brian Deegan, Cuffaro’s teammate, scored an impressive victory on Saturday afternoon in Round 5. - more
June 29, 2009
Team LeDuc Racing Earns Seven Podiums in Crandon!
Cherry Valley, CA - Rockstar / Makita's Team LeDuc took the Brush Run Races by storm, earning a total of seven podium finishes during Rounds 5 and 6 of the Traxxas TORC Series! Celebrating 40 years, Crandon International Raceway hosted two action-packed days of competition as the TORC Series headed east over the Father's Day weekend for their Wisconsin debut to a crowd of nearly 24,000 fans. - more
June 29, 2009
Four Races – Four Finishes - Two Wins – One Monster Energy Truck – Keith Steele
Madison, WI – Keith Steele went to Crandon to race the unthinkable, take his SRT Limited Truck and compete in its own division as well as the PRO-2WD class of the Traxxas TORC Series presented by AMSOIL. The performance of the weekend saw the Steele Off-Road Team sweep the weekend in the SRT Limited Truck (formerly known as Super Truck) and then take the same truck and finish extremely well in both PRO-2WD rounds of competition. This amazing feat almost didn’t happen, but with just one week before the race, Monster Energy came on board to get the 2008 Driver of the Year to compete at “The Big House,” Crandon International Off-Road Raceway. - more
June 29, 2009
Mitch Dorr and Goodyear Hit the Off-Road Racing Jackpot
CRANDON, WI – The first “Sportsman King of Off-Road Racing” has been crowned. Mitch Dorr, Rockford, Ill., claimed the title at Crandon International Off-Road Raceway last weekend for his team and Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., becoming the first off-road racer in history to win the Mole Lake Casino & Lodge Stock Truck Silver Cup Race.
Dorr, the “Rookie-of-the-Year” in Midwest off-road racing action last year, earned the title with a convincing victory in the richest and most prestigious Sportsman off-road race ever held. The special Cup race was announced by the Mole Lake Sokaogon Band of Chippewa’s Tribe and Crandon Raceway officials in honor of the 40th anniversary of short course off-road racing in the U.S., being celebrated this year at Crandon. - more
June 26, 2009
MENZIES MOTORSPORTS TAPS Action Sports TV Cameron STEELE for Super Buggy at Lucas Oil Off Road Series
Las Vegas, NV - Menzies Motorsports continues to charge ahead towards the second half of the 2009 Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series and is proud to announce a new addition to the Las Vegas, Nevada based off road race team.
Cameron Steele, a cagey off road racing veteran, will join the team for the remainder of the season driving the Menzies Motorsports Unlimited Buggy. At the beginning of the year, Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series selected Steele as the TV personality for the series. Steele is a television announcer for a variety of action sports including X-Games and more. - more
June 26, 2009
TORC SEASON COVERAGE CONTINUES FROM CRANDON THIS SUNDAY ON ESPN 2
Crandon, WI - Short Course Racing returns to its birthplace, Crandon, Wisconsin, this Sunday on ESPN2. Tune in and watch some of the best racing of the 2009 season, with nail-biting crashes, high flying action, and the entire fleet of off road superstars. Coverage of The Traxxas TORC Truck Series presented by AMSOIL begins at 12:30pm eastern time; check your local listings for more information. - more
June 26, 2009
USAC BRINGS ENHANCED RACE COVERAGE TO TORC FANS
Corona, CA - USAC, the sanctioning body of The Traxxas TORC Truck Series presented by AMSOIL, announces enhanced coverage of TORC events on "TORC Live," a new area of the USAC website that brings all of the action live to viewers at home. Just by visiting www.torcseries.com and clicking on the LIVE Coverage button, you can get the latest information directly from the race track. Whether it's results, timing, or multimedia you are looking for TORC Live has it. - more
June 25, 2009
Todd LeDuc Moves To Second In Points After Two Second Place Finishes In Crandon
Cherry Valley, CA - The Traxxas TORC Series came to Crandon International Off Road Raceway for rounds five and six of the 2009 schedule. It was the LeDuc team's turn to make the 2,000 mile trek to Wisconsin to compete at the most prestigious track on the TORC circuit, in front of over 24,000 fans. - more
June 25, 2009
Racer X Motorsports Follows Famous Path of Steve McQueen, Malcolm Smith, and Harvey Mushman
Santee, CA: Lake Elsinore, originally a playground for the rich and glamorous, has become a mecca for extreme sports and outdoor activities including water sports, skydiving, and motocross racing. It houses the largest natural freshwater lake in Southern California, and this weekend, June 26th and 27th the Lake Elsinore Motorsports Complex will host the Lucas Oil Off Road Series (LOORS) making its first Southern California appearance in 2009 for Rounds 5 and 6 of their 12 Round series. Two days and eight classes of ground pounding, sky leaping, high horsepower professional off road racing. - more
June 25, 2009
AMSOIL Takes Oberg to Chairman’s Cup Podium
Eagle River, WI – “We love to race Crandon,” exclaimed Mike Oberg after finishing in the runner up spot for the Forest County Potawatomi Chairman’s Cup. Along with the Cup race, TORC Rounds 5 and 6 were held at the iconic off-road race facility in Crandon, Wisconsin. The previous race on the 2009 Traxxas TORC Series presented by AMSOIL trail saw the Oberg Motorsports #80 PRO-2WD Chevy race among the leaders only to have a mechanical failure cut his race short. The team was looking for that podium finish that would put the team right into the championship hunt. - more
June 24, 2009
Lucas OIl Off-Road Series Championship Points Standings after Round 4.
UNLIMITED 4 || UNLIMITED 2 || UNLIMITED LITE || SUPERLITE || UNLIMITED BUGGY || LIMITED BUGGY || UNLIMITED UTV || MODIFIED UTV || LIMITED UTV || MODIFIED KARTS || JUNIOR 2 KARTS || JUNIOR 1 KARTS
June 24, 2009
Traxxas TORC Series presented by AMSOIL Championship Points Standings after Round 6.
PRO 4X4 | PRO 2WD | PRO LIGHT | PRO SUPER BUGGY
SRT 1600 BUGGY | SRT STOCK TRUCK
SRT 1600 LIGHT BUGGY | SRT LIMITED 2
GRASSROOTS FORMULA 4X4 | GRASSROOTS ENDURO TRUCK | GRASSROOTS CLASSIX
June 24, 2009
MacCachren VICTORIOUS at Crandon Saturday’s Race
Crandon, Wisconsin — Rob MacCachren returned to his winning ways at the track he is well known for in the Northwoods of Wisconsin. Since returning to owning and racing his own race truck, Rob MacCachren was victorious in just his fifth race. Victory in round five of the 2009 TORC Series secured MacCachren’s second position in the series points, but Sunday the #11 Rockstar Energy Racing FORD F150 Pro 2 suffered a flat tire that put the winner to the back of the field. The third race of the weekend on Sunday evening was marred early by a huge wreck that put the #11 Pro 2 out of the race early. - more
June 24, 2009
Ricky Johnson Wins FCP Chairman’s Cup
Crandon, Wisconsin—Ricky Johnson jumped out to an early lead in the 2009 Forest County Potawatomi Chairman’s Cup race driving to an impressive flag-to-flag victory. Johnson, driving the Barlow Motorsports Red Bull Off-Road Racing Ford F-150 AMSOIL PRO 2WD truck was able to find clean air after a first turn tangle and stayed on the gas to fend off the entire 17-truck field. The race featured many of the biggest names in off-road racing, nearly half of which were driving PRO 4×4 trucks capable of faster lap times. - more
June 24, 2009
Taylor Takes Round 6 at the “Big House”
Belvidere, IL - After two weekends of TORC racing in Texas and California, Scott Taylor and the Skyjacker Ford were looking forward to racing at the track he considers home, “The Big House” in Crandon, Wisconsin. Since the creation of this permanent facility in 1983, nobody has completed more laps or has more wins, than Scott Taylor. His reputation as one of the favorites at the track continues as the Illinois native took home the top prize in Round 6 of the Traxxas TORC Series presented by AMSOIL. - more
June 24, 2009
The Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series Storms into Lake Elsinore
Corona, CA - The stage is set for the first of two colossal weekends of short course off road racing action to be held at the Lake Elsinore Motorsports Complex. This first Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series event, June 27th and 28th will mark the long anticipated return of short course off road racing to the Inland Empire. Just up the road from the original West Coast home of short course off road racing, Riverside Raceway, long ago replaced by a shopping mall, the Lucas Oil Off Road race brings off road racing to a region rich with a history and tradition of off road motorsports. The Lake Elsinore Motorsports Complex, long known as a motocross paradise, has been transformed with a giant four wheel off road track featuring high flying tabletops, long rhythm sections and blazingly fast high banked corners. - more
June 24, 2009
SCOTT DOUGLAS SUPER FAST AT CRANDON - BUT THIS WASN’T THE WEEKEND
Crandon, WI - You can see it in their eyes and hear it in their voice—every driver from rookie level to true legends of the sport of off-road racing love to race at Crandon International Raceway. And it’s a love earned out of respect not glamor. This fast, high speed yet technical natural terrain off-road super speedway is challenging because you can never really master Crandon. If you work hard enough, though, the best teams drivers will understand a few of its secrets and gain a command of Crandon’s complexity. Scott Douglas is in the top echelon of drivers who have come close to that mastery, earning earning numerous wins and not one but two BorgWarner Cup victories here. - more
June 24, 2009
Flying Dutchman Takes Maxxis Tires to the Podium – Again!
Appleton, WI - Dan Vanden Heuvel Sr. continues to impress the off-road racing world as his #77 Flying Dutchman Maxxis Tire ATD Chevy PRO-2WD lands on the podium for the second time this year. The independent racer from Eastern Wisconsin continues to take his brand new ‘09 race truck the front of the pack race after race. - more
June 24, 2009
Hoek Tackles Crandon in Two Trucks and Secures Three Top 5 finishes!
Holland, MI – Ross Hoek Motorsports made the trip around Lake Michigan to Crandon, Wisconsin with his World Championship winning Venom Energy Drink sponsored PRO-2WD and the front running SRT Limited 2 to compete in the Midwest rounds of the Traxxas TORC Series presented by AMSOIL. When RHM first arrived trackside, several new changes to the historic track were revealed. TORC and Crandon track officials added a rhythm section just after the finish line creating different approaches to the “S” turns, and the Gravel Pit Turn and the Argonne Loop were reconfigured to allow for improved passing zones. - more
June 23, 2009
Team Toyo® Sweeps Pro 4 Podium Both Saturday and Sunday at Crandon
CYPRESS, CALIFORNIA – Toyo Tires rocked the legendary Crandon International Off-Road Raceway during rounds 5 & 6 of TORC (The Off-Road Championship) Series this past weekend by sweeping the Pro 4X4 Truck class podium both days. Rick Huseman, driver of the #36 Monster Energy/Traxxas/Toyota/Toyo Tires Tundra, was the back-to-back winner. Kyle and father Curt LeDuc drove their Rockstar/Makita/Ford Trucks/Toyo Tires F-150 trucks to back-to-back second and third place finishes… all competitors were running on 35X12.50R17 Toyo Open Country M/T®-R tires. - more

June 22, 2009
"Ricky Johnson Wins 2009 FCP Chairman’s Cup Clash"
CRANDON, Wis. – Ricky Johnson, driving his Red Bull Kumho Ford F-150, avoided a race full of on-track mayhem in the 16th running of the Forest County Potawatomi Chairman’s Cup race at Crandon International Off-Road Raceway to take the win. It was an elated Johnson’s first Chairman’s Cup victory and only the second time it has been done in a two-wheel drive vehicle.
The Chairman’s Cup race pits two-wheel drive versus 4x4 race trucks over Crandon’s fast but punishing 1.5 mile track. Crandon Raceway, celebrating its 40th anniversary season, showcased a star-studded field of 17 of nation's top off-road racers.
At the drop of the green flag, Johnson managed to avoid a three-truck pileup. He then established the pace for the entire field chased by two-wheel contenders Mike Oberg in his Amsoil Kumho Superteam Chevy and 4x4 racers Kyle LeDuc in his Rockstar Energy Makita Ford, Rick Huseman in his Monster Energy Toyota, Scott Douglas in his Amsoil Kumho Superteam Ford, Johnny Greaves Monster Energy Potawatomi BFG Toyota and Curt LeDuc in the Rockstar Energy Makita Ford.
A number of spectacular crashes and collisions thinned the field taking out top contenders including Greaves, Huseman, and Douglas among others. The last hope for a 4x4 to catch the speedy Johnson was Kyle LeDuc whose race ended when he crashed in Crandon’s notorious Calamity Corner.
Johnson seized the opportunity, drove around the numerous caution flags and led flag-to-flag to win by nearly four seconds over Oberg with former Chairman’s Cup champion Curt LeDuc rounding out the podium. Johnson netted $13,500 dollars for a first place purse which included $3,500 in cash contingency from the Ford Truck Division. Johnson was also awarded a Miller Electric Welding system valued at $1,400. On hand to award the Forest County Potawotomi Chairman’s Cup trophy was Tribal Chairman Phil Shopodock. Presenting the Ford Truck prize money was Brian Bell, marketing manager, Ford Raptor F150 SVT. Official Results
June 22, 2009
DORR WINS THRILLING 1ST ANNUAL MOLE LAKE CASINO CUP RACE
CRANDON, WIS. – Under sunny skies and one of the largest off-road racing crowds in the history of the Crandon Brush Run, TORC Stock Truck off-road racer Mitch Dorr, Rockford, Ill., captured the 1st annual Mole Lake Casino Stock Truck Cup race and a lion’s share of the $10,000 purse driving a red Ford F150.
Danny Beauchamp, Jr., Escanaba, Mich., powered his way to an early lead and looked to be the eventual race winner, but succumbed to a spindle failure in Crandon’s notorious Potawatomi Turn One. Beauchamp flipped violently ending his race. He was uninjured. This opened the “door” for Mitch Dorr to move into the race lead. He was chased hard by Craig Metz, Rhinelander, Wis., and Don Demeny, Appleton, Wis.
The racers finished in that order with Dorr winning $3,000. He was presented a large Mole Lake Casino & Lodge silver Cup in Victory Circle by Sokaogan Mole Lake Band of Chippewa’s Tribal Community Chairman Arlyn Ackley, Sr. Ackley was joined by Tom Van Zile, also representing Mole Lake Casino & Lodge, in congratulating the three podium finishers.
June 22, 2009
Traxxas TORC Series presented by AMSOIL PRO RACE RECAP: CRANDON
Crandon, WI -The Traxxas TORC Series presented by AMSOIL came to Crandon International Off Road Raceway for rounds five and six of the 2009 schedule. It was the west coast teams turn to make the 2,000 mile trek to Wisconsin to compete at the most prestigious track on the TORC circuit, in front of over 24,000 fans.
Saturday in the AMSOIL PRO 4x4 class, Monster Energy's Rick Huseman took both the win and the Oakley Bomb Run Award for the fastest lap time, almost breaking Johnny Greaves 2008 track record. The father son Rockstar team of Kyle and Curt Leduc swept second and third place. In the Kumho Tires PRO 2WD class, another two of Rockstars finest- Rob MacCachren and Todd Leduc took first and second place. Red Bull star Ricky Johnson took third place and the Oakley Bomb Run Award for fastest lap. In the Forest County Potawatomi PRO Light class the podium was stacked with talent including winner Marty Hart. Racing veteran Chad Hord took second and the Oakley Bomb Run Award; Steven Federico took third and his first podium of the 2009 season. - more
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Traxxas TORC Series presented by AMSOIL PRO Lap By Lap Account Saturday || Sunday
June 18, 2009
“All TORC’d Up for Big Cup Showdown at Crandon International Off-Road Raceway”
Off-Road’s Best from Coast-to-Coast Will Chase Chairman’s Cup
CRANDON, Wis. -- You might as well call this one the “Potawatomi All-Star” race. They are entered from all across North America: Canada, California, Illinois, Michigan, Nevada, New York City, Texas and Wisconsin. Off-road racing’s first Cup race of the season is set. The stellar TORC lineup -- the fastest and most star-studded in the history of the event -- includes four veteran FCP Cup winners, three rookies, rising young stars and thousands of horsepower. The green flag drops Sunday, June 21 for the 16th annual running of the longest running Cup race in the nation -- the “Biggest Show on Dirt” in the young 2009 season. (www.crandonoffroad.com or www.torcseries.com). - more
June 17, 2009
Lucas Oil Off Road Racing and Rockstar Energy Drink Ready to Rock Lake Elsinore!
Corona, CA - With final preparations for the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series Lake Elsinore Rounds in full swing, Lucas Oil and Rockstar Energy Drink are announcing additional events to bring even further excitement to the June 27th and 28th weekend. On Friday, June 26th at the Trevi Entertainment Center in Lake Elsinore, the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series will be holding a star studded kick off party presented by Rockstar Energy Drink. The Rockstar lounge will be in full effect with special Rockstar beverages and models. Fans will have the chance to interact with the Metal Mulisha's Brian Deegan, Hart&Huntington's Carey Hart and many of the stars of short course off road racing who will be signing autographs. - more
June 17, 2009
TROPHYLITE Teams with MasterCraft for Multi Year Deal
Chandler, AZ - TROPHYLITE® is once again proud to announce another exciting long-term partnership for the 2009 race season! MasterCraft® Safety, the leading U.S manufacturer of off-road race suits, seats and restraint systems, has stepped up to the plate with a generous $2000.00 contribution to this year's points fund. The exclusive three-year agreement brings the 2009 purse payout to an astonishing $65,500 for the General Tire TROPHYLITE® Series! - more
June 15, 2009
Mitch Dorr Looks to Challenge for TORC Stock Truck Championship
Rockford, IL - After a very successful rookie campaign in 2008, Mitch Dorr is keeping his eye on the top prize, the 2009 Traxxas TORC Series presented by AMSOIL Sportsman Stock Truck Championship. In his rookie season Mitch finished on the podium three times, including a win at Bark River. The second generation off-road racer knows winning isn't easy, especially in one of the toughest Sportsman divisions in TORC, but with the support of family and friends, he looks to battle with the veterans to make a very exciting season. - more
June 15, 2009
Rocket Man Looks Ahead to Crandon
Hemlock, MI - Dan “The Rocketman” Baudoux traveled to the West Coast for Rounds 3 & 4 of the Traxxas TORC Series presented by AMSOIL after a challenging weekend of racing in the high plains of Texas. The Mole Lake Casino sponsored, nineteen-time championship team was looking for “California Gold” as Round 3 & 4 were contested at the Perris Auto Speedway in Perris, California.
Round 3 and 4 of the TORC Series... - more
June 15, 2009
TORC Racers Head for the Big House
Off-Road’s Top Female Star Opens ‘09 Campaign during Historic Crandon Stop CRANDON, Wis. – Can anybody stop Ricky Johnson? Legendary moto-x racer turned off-road racer Johnson returns to off-road racing’s biggest stage -- Crandon International Off-Road Raceway -- this coming June 20-21 for the annual Brush Run Races after an 11-year absence and he is riding high. Joining Johnson on track in the Pro 2WD class is the country’s number one female star – Rhonda Konitzer. The immensely popular racer from Oconto Fall, Wis., debuts her 2009 race truck at Crandon. Konitzer has the only pro short course podium finishes by any female and she is seeking an elusive first place win in front of a host of fans and the ESPN2 cameras. - more
June 15, 2009
The Tecate SCORE Baja 500 Saga Continues
SCORE Issues Penalties - Rick Johnson wins TT and Harley Letner Overall || Robby Gordon Disputes SCORE ruling || SCORE Responds to Robby Gordon
June 11, 2009
Dear TORC Series Race Teams- The Crandon Int'l Off-Road Raceway is opening the track to a pre-race practice on Friday, June 19th for the following classes: SRT Limited Trucks PRO Buggy PRO Light PRO 2WD PRO 4x4 Mandatory Driver's Meeting at 2:00 PM Practice runs from 3:00 PM till 5:00 PM sharp We'll see you at the Driver's meeting! Tiffany Landru - Business Director/Race Relations TORC Series
June 11, 2009
HUSEMAN'S MONSTER MADNESS ENTERTAINS THOUSANDS WITH VICTORY
Riverside, CALIFORNIA - Rick Huseman and his Monster Energy/TRAXXAS/TOYOTA sponsored race team entered through the gates of Perris Auto Speedway with crosshairs locked on all competitors. With a couple hundred close family and friends in attendance, the Riverside, California native climbed into his #36 Monster Energy/TRAXXAS/TOYOTA PRO4WD and got to work. Racing under the lights of the famed Perris Auto Speedway on both Friday and Saturday nights was the buzz of the off road motorsports industry as TORC arrived to Southern California for the first of two race scheduled weekends on the 2009 TORC season tour. The .48-mile racecourse challenged racers as the dirt track was short and technical and race truck set up was of the utmost importance. - more
June 11, 2009
Mole Lake Casino & Lodge Stock Truck Cup Races Announced
CRANDON, Wis. -- Mole Lake Casino & Lodge has announced special 2009 Cup races for the Traxxas® Off-Road Championship Series presented by AMSOIL (TORC) Stock Truck racing class at famous Crandon International Off-Road Raceway.
The inaugural “Mole Lake Casino & Lodge Stock Truck Cup” race will be held Saturday, June 20 at the TORC Brush Run Race weekend. The June 20-21 event kicks off Crandon Raceway’s 40th consecutive season of off-road racing action. Mole Lake Casino & Lodge will also feature a Stock Truck Cup race at the annual BorgWarner World Championship Off-Road Races® this coming Labor Day weekend, September 4-6. - more
June 10, 2009
Yokohama Sponsored Heidi Steele Takes 2nd Place in SCORE Baja 500 Race
FULLERTON, CA (June 9, 2009) – Coming in second in the legendary SCORE Baja 500 is quite an accomplishment, especially while using only one set of tires along the rough 432.5-mile course. This is exactly what Yokohama Tire Corporation- sponsored Heidi Steele did, starting and finishing the June 5-7 race at Ensenada, Mexico on the same four off-the-shelf Geolandar M/T+® tires.
Steele, who won Baja last year in Class 7SX, moved up in this season and competed in Class 6 with co-driver Ross Savage in a Ford Ranger. The second place finish helped increase Steele’s point lead in the SCORE class standings. - more
June 10, 2009
Rolling start at Crandon?? - "Please say it ain't so," remarks bumpracer.com
June 9, 2009
FCP Partners with Big House for Record 16th Year
CRANDON, Wis. – Known locally as the “Brush Run”, the famous Crandon Raceway track is known nationally as the “World Capitol” and the “Big House” of off-road racing. When driving past the track, a strong connection with the Forest County Potawatomi Community (FCPC) is immediately evident from either the east or the west. FCPC signage in and around the track are familiar to all as the FCPC has been a long-term, 16-year partner at the Big House. - more
June 9, 2009
Robby Gordon/Toyo Tires Win Baja… Again!
ENSENADA, MEXICO – Robby Gordon, driver of the #77 Monster Energy/Toyo Tires Chevy CK1500 trophy truck, won the 41st running of the legendary Tecate SCORE Baja 500 this weekend while competing on 37X13.50R17 Toyo Open Country M/T®-R tires. Gordon finished this year’s punishing off-road race, which spanned 432.51-miles, in a time of 8:35:49… a 50.309-mph average speed. - more
June 8, 2009
PDG Sponsored Midwest FREE Open Practice at Crandon Intl Raceway
MOVED TO FRIDAY DUE TO RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS IN CRANDON
The PDG will be hosting a FREE open practice for any PDG members that would like to get on the Crandon track before race weekend.
Due to rainy weather conditions over the last several days in Crandon, the Open Practice has been moved to Friday, June 12, Crandon International Raceway from 9:00am - 4:00pm. The track is saturated now and if the rain stops practice will be held Friday. If not, practice will be moved to Saturday.
Anybody planning on attending must RSVP to: reply@PDGoffroad.org by Friday, June 5th.
June 8, 2009
Tecate SCORE Baja 500 Race Wrap-Up Robby Gordon Takes Overall Win!
Ensenada, BC, MX -
Official Finishers List - SCORE Official Story - SCORE Post Race Quotes
June 5, 2009
MAORA Round #2
Casey, IL Race Results
CLASS 7E 1. Neeley, 2. Smock, 3.Speakman
CLASS 700 1.Scherer, 2. Hand, 3. Carlen
CLASS 1600 1. Welsh, 2. Walker, 3. Richardson
CLASS 10 1.Uhlenbrock, 2. Weaver, 3. Scherer
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June 5, 2009
BACK-TO-BACK WINS FOR THE RED BULL OFF-ROAD RACING BARLOW MOTORSPORTS TEAM IN CALIFORNIA
Perris, California — Ricky Johnson isn’t off to a perfect start in the 2009 TORC Series presented by AMSOIL, but he’s about as close as you can get. With four rounds of racing complete, Johnson has won three times and he was second in the other. Clearly, the Barlow Motorsports team has the number 48 Red Bull Off-Road Racing Bosch Power Tool Ford F-150 in winning form and Johnson knows his way to the top of the podium. - more
June 5, 2009
MacCachren Climbs to Podium at PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY
Las Vegas, Nevada — Thousands of fans crowded into one of Southern California’s most famous dirt tracks, the Perris Auto Speedway, last weekend to watch their favorite off road racing star battle under the lights in Rounds 3-4 of the 2009 TORC Off Road Racing Series. The fans were not disappointed as fiberglass and steel tube exploded all over the track in the wild Pro 2WD race. Facing perhaps the fiercest competition short course racing has seen in the past year, Rockstar Energy Racing’s Rob MacCachren drove his gloss black #11 Ford F150 to the podium on Friday night after weaving his way through the epic carnage. - more
June 5, 2009
Greaves and McGrath Keep the Podium Hot in TORC Rounds 3 & 4
Perris, CA (May 31, 2009) - The Monster Potawatomi Toyota team of Johnny Greaves and Jeremy McGrath left Perris Auto Speedway Sunday morning with big smiles on their faces as Greaves earned his first win in the new Traxxas TORC Series on Friday night while McGrath earned another second place spot on the podium in round 4. On the weekend the team racked-up three podiums finishes in front of a big crowd in Southern California and the pair of Monster Toyota’s were a fixture in all the race battles for the lead. - more
June 5, 2009
Federico Racing Keeps Both Toyotas in the Hunt for the Championship
Wilmette, IL- Federico Racing brought their two Invisible Glass PF Changs-China Bistro TRD Toyota Tacoma PRO-Light trucks to Perris Auto Speedway looking for strong finishes to battle their way into the Traxxas TORC Series presented by AMSOIL PRO-Light season championship points race. Steven Federico and Lee O’Donnell were looking to put their programs in position for a charge up the points chase when they headed for familiar ground in the Midwest.
The practice session saw Federico trying different lines through the rhythm section; O’Donnell was getting familiar with his Toyota Tacoma after missing the opening weekend of the season in Texas. - more
June 5, 2009
RACE RECAP: Perris, California - Rounds 3 and 4
Crandon, WI - Perris Auto Speedway was the host to rounds three and four of the 2009 Traxxas TORC Truck Series presented by AMSOIL. The top drivers were all in attendance and the heated rivalries continued picking up where they left off in Texas.
Friday evening, the PRO Light class took to the track with over eighteen truck entries. In a race overshadowed by controversy, Jeff Kincaid took the first place finish. Kyle Leduc (the Oakley Bomb Run Winner for the fastest lap time) followed close behind taking second. An accident left Chad Hord with a flat tire in the first lap; Hord was permitted to pit under a red flag and despite the incident rounded out the podium in third. - more
June 5, 2009
Baja 500: Robby Gordon returns to Ensenada - Race Preview
Charlotte, NC - Leader of the 2009 SCORE Desert Series points standings and four-time Baja 500 champion, Robby Gordon returns to Ensenada, Mexico hoping to continue his dominance of the dirt in the 2009 season. Following his season-opening win in the Laughlin Desert Challenge and his second place finish in the San Felipe 250, Gordon has a 125-point lead heading into Saturday's 41st Tecate SCORE Baja 500 and is optimistic about his team's chances especially after a successful pre-run last week. - more
June 5, 2009
DAKAR 2010: ATOUT ATACAMA
Issy-les-Moulineaux. Fr - The organisers unveiled this morning the stage cities of the 2010 Dakar that will be welcomed for the second consecutive year by Argentina and by Chile. The two countries have decided to start the year of the festivities of the bicentennial of their independence with the Dakar that will precisely take off from Buenos Aires on the 1st of January for an 8600km journey (around 5200kms of specials). The 2010 course, designed in an anti clockwise loop, will rapidly set to the north: the first act will value the competitors more suited to hard soil. - more
June 5, 2009
Goodyear Blimp to Provide Aerial Coverage for Lake Elsinore LOORS
Corona, CA (June 4, 2009) - Today, Lucas Oil announced that the Goodyear blimp will present aerial coverage for the Lucas Oil Off Road Race in Lake Elsinore, California June 27th and 28th. Often seen flying high over many major national sporting events the presence of the Goodyear blimp represents the continued growth of short course off road racing along with the valued support of the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series by the Goodyear Tire Company. The iconic Goodyear blimp, with images from its 360 degree state of the art Gyrocam provides images that will greatly enhance the quality of the Lucas Oil Offroad television broadcast. - more
June 4, 2009
Rockstar / Makita Team LeDuc Racing takes on Perris Auto Speedway
The Rockstar Makita Team LeDuc once again took home four podium finishes this past weekend during the second race of The Off-road Race Championship Series presented by Traxxas. The first California event of the eight race series kicked off May 29th and 30th at the celebrated Perris Auto Speedway.
After recovering from a hit by Mark Oberg, Kyle successfully brought home a second place finish during Friday’s racing. Starting in the last row of the inverted field, Kyle avoided the spectacular crash between Hord and Federico and claimed the second place on the podium during Saturday’s event. - more
June 4, 2009
Weekend Preview: Crandon, Wisconsin
Crandon, WI - Following four explosive west coast rounds, The Traxxas TORC Truck Series presented by AMSOIL heads to the "Big House" in Crandon, Wisconsin. TORC's June 20-21 race weekend at Crandon International Off-Road Raceway opens the special 40th Anniversary season at the legendary track.
The Crandon Brush Run race weekend will feature the 16th running of the Forest County Potawatomi Chairman's Cup race. "Every off-road racer in the country wants their name on one of the three Crandon Cups," said TORC co-owner Ricky Johnson. "I am excited both as a racer and a promoter, to be bringing short course back to Crandon this year." - more
Rocketman Launches Bid for FCP Chairman's Cup Win
CRANDON, Wis. – Dan “Rocketman” Baudoux, Hemlock, Mich., has officially registered first for entry into the 16 th annual Forest County Potawatomi Chairman’s Cup race. The Chairman’s Cup race is one of the feature events at the upcoming June 20-21 Traxxas Off-Road Championship Series presented by AMSOIL (TORC) Brush Run Races at Crandon International Off-Road Raceway.
Baudoux pilots a TORC PRO 2WD race machine sponsored by the Mole Lake Casino, Miller Lite and other key sponsors. Baudoux is a long-time off-road racing veteran that has won numerous Series and World Championships over a stellar career in Midwest off-road racing circles. - more
June 2, 2009
The Flying Dutchman Lands on Podium in Round 4
Appleton, WI (June 1, 2009) - The Flying Dutchman Off-Road Race Team is in the learning mode with their brand new Maxxis Tire Auto Trans Design Chevy Silverado PRO-2WD truck. The next step in the process saw team owner and driver, Dan Vanden Heuvel, drive his #77 Chevy on the podium in Round 4 at Perris Auto Speedway.
After two afternoon practice sessions, the crew went to work double-checking every nut on bolt on the truck making sure everything was race ready. - more
June 2, 2009
SCOTT DOUGLAS TWO MORE PODIUM FINISHES IN PERRIS
Perris, California—Just four starts into the 2009 Traxxas TORC Series presented by AMSOIL Scott Douglas has already finished on the podium three times. That top three consistency has Douglas and the AMSOIL Kumho Ford F-150 third in the Pro 4x4 points chase, just 3-points from second and 18-points out of first with twelve races remaining in the sixteen race schedule.
The Perris Auto Speedway short course was tight and technical, demanding precise driver control and finess. Under the lights in Friday night’s round three, Douglas started from the outside of row two and stayed out of the opening lap aggressions to settle into fourth behind Steve Barlow, Curt LeDuc, and pole sitter Johnny Greaves. By lap three Douglas gained the position on LeDuc, charging hard to the front. Holding off aggressive attempts by LeDuc and Adrian Cenni, Douglas passed Steve Barlow on lap nine. - more
June 2, 2009
Rick Huseman/Toyo Tires® Win Round 4 in TORC Series, Lead Pro 4X4 Championship
PERRIS, CALIFORNIA – Rick Huseman, driver of the #36 Monster Energy/Traxxas/Toyota /Toyo Tires Tundra, scored his third victory out of the first four races in The Off-Road Racing Championship Series (TORC) during Round 4 this Saturday at Perris Auto Speedway in Perris, California. Driving on 35X12.50R17 Toyo Open Country M/T®-R tires, Huseman is now in a commanding lead of the Pro 4X4 Truck class championship. - more
June 2, 2009
Taylor Perseveres Through Perris – Stays in Race for Championship
Belvidere, IL - Fresh off his Round Two victory, Scott Taylor and his #8 Skyjacker ATD BFGoodrich Ford F-150 was looking to Perris keep the pressure on PRO-2WD points leader Ricky Johnson. With the assistance of Mike Kasch, Russ Wernimont and the West Coast pit crew. Taylor Racing’s weekend looked very promising, but a missed chassis setup meant a missed opportunity.
The afternoon practice session saw the familiar red white and blue Skyjacker BFGoodrich Ford F-150 run some of the faster laps of the group. Taylor and his team were ready for the evening’s main event. - more
June 2, 2009
Oberg Shows Potential, Looks to Crandon for Redemption
Eagle River, WI - Mike Oberg brought his #80 AMSOIL Kumho Tire Chevy PRO-2WD race truck looking to end his string of unique on-track incidents that has prevented strong finishes in the opening rounds of the Traxxas TORC series presented by AMSOIL. The weekend on the West Coast saw the race truck perform well, only to come up a little short of expectations. The two Friday afternoon practice sessions really helped Mike and his crew chief, Cory Lambert fine tune his Keith Stamper built chassis. As the sun set, the moisture in the clay track seemed to rise to the surface giving the TORC competitors a great surface for the third round of the TORC series. - more
June 2, 2009
TORC Rounds 3 and 4: Traxxas on Top in Pro Light and Pro 4X4!
Perris, CA - THE Traxxas Off-Road Championship set the night on fire at Perris Auto Speedway (PAS) with some of the closest, most action-packed racing seen yet in the Traxxas TORC series. All the nation's top pro drivers were fiercely battling it out for a win with intense door-to-door racing, roaring fans on their feet, and hotly contested lead changes that separated the podium finishers by mere fractions of a second. At the end of the weekend, Traxxas driver Rick Huseman scored a win in Saturday's Pro 4X4 competition while Jeff Kincaid earned the top spot on the podium with a victory in Pro Light. Mike Jenkins (47) ripped up the track in Pro 4X4 with his strongest, most aggressive driving performance to date that was unfortunately cut short by mechanical failures. - more

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