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WSORR RACING FEATURED “UNDER THE LIGHTS” DURING 2008 EVENTS
CRANDON, Wisc., May 1, 2008 -- For the first time in the history
of short-course off-road racing, two rounds of a major Series will
feature evening action as the World Series of Off-Road Racing® has
announced two of its events will take place under the lights. The
WSORR season kicks-off on May 31 at the Lucas Oil Speedway in
Wheatland, Mo., and Round I racing will take place on Saturday
night with the “E3 Spark Plugs Show-Me State Showdown”.
“The ‘Diamond of Dirt Tracks’, the Lucas Oil Speedway, has a
tremendous fan base for their weekly Saturday night racing,” said
Steve Weiss, WSORR Director of Communication. “We believe that
night racing will add another element of excitement to our Series
and we know our racers look forward to this challenge. There’s
special energy in the stands and in the pits that comes with
racing under the lights,” added Weiss.
WSORR Round VII at the Oshkosh Speedzone Raceway in Oshkosh,
Wisc., July 26, will also feature a special evening race program.
This is the first WSORR visit to Oshkosh and it’s another facility
that has a long and successful track record of night racing and
familiarity with off-road racing. The Series anticipates a large
local crowd of race fans at Oshkosh. “Once they see all of the
rock-em, sock-em, fender-to-fender action that is the calling card
of WSORR racing, we know they’ll come back for more,” said Weiss.
“We also have some special features planned for both of our
evening programs for our regular fans who follow the Series,” he
added.
The full WSORR schedule includes stops in Wheatland on May 31-June
1; Crandon International Raceway in Crandon, Wisc., on June 21-22
and the season finale August 29-31; Oshkosh July 26-27; and at
Bark River International Raceway in Bark River, Mich., on July
12-13 and again August 9-10. For a complete list of the schedule
and details on each of the facilities, visit the WSORR.com website
and click on the Race and TV Schedule link found on the homepage.
WSORR features 12 rounds of off-road racing this season for 10
classes ranging from professional off-road pickup truck racers to
sportsman buggy racers. The Series continues a tradition of
off-road racing in the Midwest that spans 39 years. WSORR featured
record crowds last season in its inaugural year. Key sponsors for
the World Series include Lucas Oil, Forest County Potawatomi,
United Trailer, BorgWarner, among others.
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