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September 30, 2008
15 SCORE racers in hunt for Toyota Milestone Awards Heading into "1000" Los Angeles, CA - Following the first four of five races in the 2008 SCORE Desert Series, 15 of SCORE’s toughest drivers are in the hunt to earn 2008 SCORE Toyota Milestone Awards. A Nevada father and son team leads the way as Reno’s Rod Hall drives a Hummer H3 in the Stock Mini class and his youngest son Chad drives a Hummer H3Alpha in Stock Full.Giving Nevada four of the 15 racers still in the hunt for 2008 Toyota Milestone Awards are Las Vegas’ B.J. Baldwin and B.J. Richardson. Baldwin leads the points in the featured SCORE Trophy-Truck division in the No. 97 Baldwin Motorsports Chevy Silverado while Richards leads the unlimited Class 1 in a Chevy-powered Bunderson open-wheel desert race cars. - more
September 30, 2008
2008 WSORR “NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS” HONORS OFF-ROAD STARS Milwaukee, WI  – The Lucas Oil World Series of Off-Road Racing (WSORR) will recap and celebrate its 2008 season during the third annual “Night of Champions” Awards Banquet at the Potawatomi Bingo and Casino in Milwaukee, Wisc., on Saturday, October 4th. Major WSORR sponsors and dignitaries will be on hand for the “invitation only” ceremony to help recognize Series champions and manufacturer points winners and to witness the announcement of “PRO and SRT (Sportsman) Drivers and Rookies-of-the-year”. Prestigious World Championship rings will also be handed out to 2008 winners in 11 World Series classes, among other awards.  - more
September 24, 2008
Dave Waldvogel Labor Day Weekend in Crandon Video Glenview, IL -  Watch as Waldvogel Racing goes through three days of qualifying, practice, and racing at the "Big House." The all volunteer crew keeps the #10 Bendix AMSOIL Toyo Chevy running at its best, as Dave wins  WSORR PRO Rookie of the Year honors after a strong first season in the PRO ranks. A MTG production. - more
September 24, 2008
AMSOIL Partners with Totally Off Road Radio Superior, WI - “Totally Off Road Radio is the voice of off road racing,” said AMSOIL Race Program Manager Jeremy Meyer. “They have helped push the off road market to new heights by granting fans access to the top drivers and series through both the website and their affiliation with San Diego’s AM 1000. AMSOIL has increased its presence in the off road racing market over the past few years including title sponsorship of the AMSOIL Super Team of Scott Douglas, Mike Oberg and Chad Hord. AMSOIL is also the Exclusive Official Oil of Championship Off Road Racing and sponsors a number of racers including Ricky Johnson, Steve Barlow and Jeremy McGrath. - more
September 22, 2008
Scott Douglas Injury Update - Recovery is Going as Planned El Cajon, CA –  As many of you are aware, Scott Douglas was involved in a hard crash during practice at the CORR event in Chula Vista last weekend. It’s been a week since his surgery, to repair the multiple injuries to his left leg, suffered as a result of the crash. Here’s a quick update from wife, Jackie. - more
September 22, 2008
Live SCORE Draw for start positions set for Sat., Oct. 11 at newest Off Road Warehouse facility in Temecula LOS ANGELES—As a prelude to November’s 41st Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 desert race, SCORE International has announced that a LIVE drawing for starting positions will be held during an open-house on Saturday, Oct. 11 at the newest Off Road Warehouse facility in Temecula, Calif. With over 300 entries expected from 30 U.S. States and a dozen countries to compete in 27 Pro and 6 Sportsman classes for cars, trucks, motorcycles and ATVs, the granddaddy of all desert races will be held Nov. 19-23 in Ensenada, Mexico. Completing its 35th year as the World’s foremost desert racing sanctioning body, the event is the finale of the five-race 2008 SCORE Desert Series. - more
September 18, 2008
Las Vegas’ Menzies Motorsports maintains point leads In 3 classes Las Vegas, Nevada - Menzies Motorsports of Las Vegas continues its strong performance in the 2008 Championship Off-Road Racing (CORR) short-course series by leading the point standings in three of the four classes it competes in after 12 rounds of the 16-race 2008 CORR series. - more
September 18, 2008
Oberg Continues To Move Forward with New AMSOIL Kumho PRO-2 Truck Eagle River, WI – After a solid run back at Crandon, Oberg Motorsports quickly headed back to the West Coast for Round 11 and 12, of the rock’em sock’em world of Championship Off-Road Racing. The previous stop in Pomona saw Mike bring his brand new truck out on the track, due to a hard crash in qualifying. At the time, the “2008” chassis had never been tested, let alone put competition, until it called into duty. - more
September 17, 2008
Motocross stars flock to off-road CORR series, By Sal Ruibal, USA TODAY  - more
September 17, 2008
Taylor Keeps Progressing – Has Solid Finish in Round 12 Belvidere, IL  - After win the BorgWarner Cup in Crandon, WI, Scott Taylor and his team only had a few days to prep his truck for the rigors of Championship Off-Road Racing’s Round 11 and 12 at The Quarry. Currently, Taylor Racing is in eighth place in the CORR PRO-2 standings, and with only five rounds of racing before the Baldwin Cup, every championship point is more valuable than ever. - more
September 16, 2008
Scott Douglas Injures Leg in Practice – Chad Hord Gets Behind the Wheel -  Weekend Report El Cajon, CA  – After a horrific, end over end practice crash, Chad Hord got behind the wheel of the team’s backup truck, looking to garner as many points as possible for the #7 AMSOIL Kumho Tire Sycuan Casino Ford F-150. Coming into this weekend of racing, Scott Douglas had a nine point lead in the PRO-4 championship chase. - more
September 16, 2008
Kyle LeDuc Scores Double Victory, Rick Huseman Now Shares Championship Lead CHULA VISTA, CA – Kyle LeDuc, driver of the #99 Rockstar/Makita/Kal Gard Lubricants/Toyo Tires® Ford F-150 truck, dominated the Pro 4™ Class of Championship Off-Road Racing™ (CORR) this past weekend in Chula Vista, California. He won both Round 11 and 12 on one of CORR’s premier race tracks. Competing on Toyo® Open Country M/T®-R tires, LeDuc is on a late season charge, having won his first-ever Pro 4 class event during Round 9 recently held at Pomona, California. - more
September 15, 2008
Pro-Light Driver - Steven Federico  Competing at the World Championship Weekend in Crandon - VIDEO
September 15, 2008
Official CORR Saturday  Round 12 Results and Recap Chula Vista, Ca - more
September 14, 2008
Official CORR Saturday  Round 11 Results and Recap Chula Vista, Ca - more
September 13, 2008
Scott Douglas Injures Knee in Practice – Chad Hord Gets Behind the Wheel El Cajon, CA  – Friday afternoon during a practice session for CORR Rounds 11 and 12, Scott Douglas went end over end as he drove over the start finish line table top jump. The ensuing incident left Scott Douglas with a trip to the hospital, and a totaled race truck. The injury sustained to his knee, will prevent Scott from racing this weekend, and possibly the rest of the season. Chad Hord, champion PRO-Lite driver, has been tabbed to fill the seat, in the Douglas Motorsports back-up race truck, for the weekend events in Chula Vista.  - more
September 12, 2008
Ruppel and Steinhardt Bring PHILSINC.com WSORR Championships Evanston, IL - The Lucas Oil World Series of Off-Road Racing has completed the 2008 season and two PHILSINC.com sponsored drivers have won their respective championships. Eric “Rupe” Ruppel, from Chetek, Wisconsin, drove his #837 PHILSINC.com Art Carr Transmission AMSOIL BFGoodrich Tires Ford F-150 to the SRT Stock Truck Championship, and Mark “Steiny” Steinhardt and his #331 PHILSINC.com BFGoodrich Tires VW powered Buggy brought home the SRT Single Buggy Championship home to Rhinelander, Wisconsin.  - more
September 11, 2008
Broken Leg Won’t Keep Rockstar Makita Team LeDuc Leader Sidelined CHERRY VALLEY, Calif. – Leave it to Curt LeDuc to find a unique way to commemorate the Labor Day weekend. None of those backyard barbecues or trips to the Colorado River or RV sites at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana for him. Instead, the leader of Rockstar Makita Team LeDuc went off-road racing in Crandon, Wis. – and came home with a broken left leg, his first serious injury in 35 years of desert and short course racing. “I should be fine by Saturday,” LeDuc said Wednesday morning as the team prepared to depart for Chula Vista, Calif., and this weekend’s (Sept. 13-14) rounds of the Championship Off-Road Racing series. - more
September 11, 2008
CORR AND TRAXXAS TEAM TO SUPPORT CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL Newport Beach, CA - Championship Off Road Racing and Traxxas, The Fastest Name in Radio Control™ have teamed up to enhance the lives of children by donating all proceeds from the Traxxas Try-Me-Track to Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego. - more
September 10, 2008
CAREY HART AT CHULA VISTA PREPARING FOR HIS 2009 CAREER IN CORR Newport Beach, CA - Championship Off Road Racing is pleased to welcome Carey Hart to the CORR action in 2009. The first rider to ever to complete a back flip on a 250 cc motocross bike, Hart has officially signed on to race a Pro 2 truck with the Premiere Motorsports Group (PMG), Hart & Huntington Team.  - more
September 10, 2008
TRAXXAS Partners with Rick Huseman Racing Riverside, CA - Rick Huseman Racing returns to the Chula Vista International Raceway for Rounds 11 & 12 on September 13-14, 2008.  The No.3 Pro 4 race truck will feature TRAXXAS bedside logos after Rick Huseman Racing and TRAXXAS announced a marketing partnership for the remainder of the 2008 Championship Off Road Racing season. - more
September 10, 2008
Cameron Steele to become newest CORR driver in Menzies Motorsports Stable LAS VEGAS, NV  -  Popular second-generation desert racer/TV personality Cameron Steele has been added to the Menzies Motorsports driver roster for the 2009 Championship Off-Road Racing Series (CORR), team owner Steve Menzies announced today in Las Vegas. Steele’s first official appearance with the team will be as a backup driver this weekend at Rounds 11 and 12 of the 16-race CORR Series at the Chula Vista International Raceway near San Diego.- more
September 10, 2008
Scott Beauchamp Takes Second in WSORR Stock Truck Championship Escanaba, MI – Scott Beauchamp, the reigning Stock Truck champion would need a near perfect weekend to keep the WSORR Stock Truck Championship title. After leading most of the season, a late season surge by Eric Ruppel put #820 Stewart Manufacturing Bilstein Shocks Goodyear Tire Chevrolet Silverado in second place, just eleven points back, going in to the final two races of the year at Crandon International Off-Road Raceway - more
September 10, 2008
Douglas Motorsports Wins in Crandon – Prepares for CORR PRO-4 Title Run El Cajon, CA (September 9, 2008) – After coming off a win in Crandon, Douglas Motorsports is looking to extend its lead in the CORR PRO-4 Championship chase. The Labor Day weekend in Crandon was highlighted with a Sunday morning win against a strong field of WSORR and CORR competitors.Sunday -  more
    • September 10, 2008
    Oberg Dials in New Truck – Finishes Second in Round 12 Eagle River, WI - Oberg Motorsports used this weekend to officially debut its new race truck. The team actually threw the new truck to the wolves, at the last CORR event, due to a hard crash the primary truck took while qualifying. Mike and the crew hurriedly got the new truck race ready without any seat time in the new hot rod. The results were were less than stellar, but the team was able to establish a baseline for future chassis changes. - more
    September 10, 2008
    Don Demeny WSORR Stock Driver Driver Season Recap Video  (3D-CS Video) - more
    September 9, 2008
    Matt Scaroni and TROPHYLITE Destroy Sportsman Truck Field at Score PRIMM 300 Heber, CA  – In an effort to continually research and develop the TROPHYLITE race truck, TROPHYLITE founder Matt Scaroni entered in the Sportsman Truck class for this past weekend’s SCORE Terrible’s Primm 300 in Primm, Nevada. After electing to take a rear start. Scaroni, with Co-Rider and General Tire Executive Tony Talbert, physically passed all seven other vehicles in their class by mile 30. Scaroni and Talbert completed the two required laps around the unforgiving 74 mile Primm course with a blistering average speed of 41.60 MPH. - more
    September 8, 2008
    SCORE PRIMM 300 Official Press Releases Primm, NV - Official Finishers || Comments from the Racers || Final Story
    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
     

     

     

     
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