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TO BE "FIRST" WSORR REGISTERED DRIVER - PHOTO FINISH!
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March 3, 2007
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CRANDON, WI -- Super Buggy racer John Mason of Laona, WI, has
grabbed the honor of being the first registered driver on record
with the new Lucas Oil World Series of Off-Road Racing. He
narrowly nudged out SRT Super Truck driver Ross Hoek, Holland,
MI. The national driver registration forms were available early
February from WSORR World Headquarters in Crandon, WI.
Mason's status as "numero uno" was dovetailed by Hoek being the
first racer to complete a three-year WSORR membership. WSORR has
a three-year TV package on SPEED Channel where World Series
events will be shown prime time to 73 million households. WSORR
also has three-year sponsor agreements with founding sponsors
Lucas Oil Products, Forest County Potawatomi Community and
BorgWarner Corporation. The two racers beat out a late-arriving
group of Heavy Metal PRO and SRT Division memberships.
“Both John and Ross’s forms arrived at our office on Tuesday the
13th, but we have to give the edge to John because he took the
initiative to scan the completed forms and send them to us via
our ‘talk2us@wsorr.com’ link on our website,” said Tiffany
Landru, business affairs manager, WSORR. “John even included the
requested driver’s photos in his email attachment that reached
our office at 3:29 pm on Monday, February 12 -- a full day
before any of the completed registrations reached us by mail.
This was truly a 'photo' finish,” she added.
“It’s a real honor to be the first in your class on the track or
anytime and especially the first overall to register as a driver
for the World Series,” said Jake Flannery, chief race steward,
WSORR. "And it’s appropriate that in true World Series fashion
it came down to a great race with John and Ross battling to the
finish line,” he said.
Mason, Hoek and other racers first to register in their class
will be recognized in special ceremonies at the WSORR opening
race in Owatonna, MN, with TV coverage, special awards and
prizes. Mason heads for the WSORR "Owatonna Opener", to race in
the fastest and most potent off-road buggy racing class in the
country.
"It is truly special to be a part of the World Series and to be
number one right out of the box," said Mason. "I have been
racing on WSORR tracks for many years and it truly is the
greatest show on dirt," said Mason. "Our goal is win the WSORR
Super Buggy title and defend our World Championship title in the
class," said Mason, who thanked his sponsors including Goodyear,
Rhinelander Honda, Hytech Exhaust, Endyn, Peterson Fluid
Systems, Yeager Oil, and J.L.French.
Hoek placed second in the 2006 SRT Super Truck class last
season. "I am very enthusiastic about this coming season," said
Hoek. "Our ultra-competitive class has grown to one of the
largest in off-road racing circles and our coverage on SPEED TV
for 2007 is outstanding and will only further grow the World
Series," he said. " I am also looking at racing a limited number
of Heavy Metal PRO 2WD races this season to gain more TV
exposure," he said. Hoek's Ford F-150 race truck is sponsored by
Herculiner and Toyo Tires, among others.
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- More information about WSORR is available on the worldwide web at
www.wsorr.com
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