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TOPSY-TURVY CLASS BATTLES AND HISTORIC OFF-ROAD FINISH DOMINATE WSORR
³TRIPLE-HEADER² AT BARK RIVER INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY

BARK RIVER, Mich -- New points leaders emerged in six different Lucas Oil
World Series of Off-Road Racing classes following a wild weekend of
³triple-header² race action at Bark River International Raceway in
Michigan¹s Upper Peninsula. All of the weekend¹s class battle headlines
though were overshadowed by ³Hot Rod² Rhonda Konitzer¹s performance as she
became the first woman to gain a PRO class podium finish in a nationwide
short-course off-road race Series. Konitzer¹s third place finish in WSORR
Round IX came in the elite PRO 2WD class against many of the top
professional drivers in the country.

The PRO 2WD battles were ferocious in all three rounds of WSORR action at
the Boss Plows Off-Road Challenge, presented by the Island Resort and Casino
in Bark River, and resulted in a reshuffling of the leaders in the
season-long points battle. Carl Renezeder drove his Lucas Oil Sobe BFG
Nissan Titan to the win in Round VII during a special ³Happy Hour² round of
racing on Friday night featuring the PRO classes. Mike Oberg finished
second in his Amsoil Kumho Chevrolet with Scott Taylor third in the
Skyjacker BFG Ford. On Saturday, the Round VIII winner was Evan Evans who
managed his first WSORR win of the season in his Forest County Potawatomi
BFG Chevrolet. He was followed across the finish line by Renezeder and
Oberg.

In Sunday¹s Round IX PRO 2WD race, Taylor grabbed his third WSORR win of the
year. Evans was second and then crowd favorite Rhonda Konitzer, driving a
Goodyear Chevrolet, made her mark in the history books with her third place
finish. The SPEED Network TV cameras were on-hand to record the moment. At
the conclusion of the weekend, Taylor moved atop the standings one point
ahead of Oberg and three points ahead of former PRO 2WD leader Kevin Probst.

The PRO 4x4 class also has a new points leader as Johnny Greaves won two of
the three rounds of racing to move ahead of Al Drews. Greaves won both
Round VII and Round IX in his Potawatomi Monster BFG Toyota. On Friday,
Greaves was followed to the checkered flag by Scott Douglas in his Amsoil
Kumho Ford and Drews in his Kumho Ford. Douglas took the honors in Round
VIII followed by Carl Renezeder in the Lucas Oil Sobe BFG Nissan and Greaves
in third. Following Greaves in the final round of weekend racing was Adrian
Cenni in his Atrium Staffing BFG Chevrolet and Renezeder in third.

Chad Hord remains atop the PRO Light Pickup standings thanks to his Round
VII victory but is now feeling some heat from rival Jeff Kincaid who doubled
up with wins in the next two rounds. Hord¹s Lucas Oil Boss Plows Kumho
Nissan was chased across the line on Friday by Art Schmitt in his Goodyear
Nissan and Kincaid in the Potawatomi BFG Toyota. In Round VIII, the podium
rotated with Kincaid on top followed by Schmitt and Hord. Kincaid was the
Round IX winner followed by Steve Federico in the Invisible Glass PF Chang¹s
Sticker Dude Hankook Toyota and Dan Vanden Heuvel, Jr in the Amsoil Kumho
Nissan.
All of the WSORR SRT division class battles have tightened up following
their two rounds of race action at Bark River. Dan Baudoux in his Mole Lake
Casino BFG Ford swept the competition with a pair of wins in the Super Stock
Truck class. Rival Ben Wandahsega, in his Potawatomi Toyo Chevrolet remains
the Super Truck points leader by virtue of his second place finish in Round
VIII. Dave Waldvogel in his Bendix Toyo Chevrolet finished behind Baudoux
in Round VII and sits only 8 points behind in the points race. Waldvogel
also finished on the podium in Round VIII in third. Don Williams, in the
Revtek BFG Ford, claimed the third place finish in Round VII.

Aaron Hawley is the new leader in the Super Buggy points race thanks to his
first and second place finishes in his Goodyear Toyota machine. The Round
VII winner was John Mason in a Goodyear Honda. Hawley was second and Todd
Wallace¹s Kumho Toyota powered its way to third. In Round VIII, Hawley was
followed by Scott Schwalbe in a BFG Toyota and Tim Lemons on Goodyear tires.
Hawley moved just three points ahead of former class leader Gary Nierop on
Goodyears who had a pair of fourth place finishes during the weekend.

The leaders in the 1600 Buggy points race have flip-flopped as John
Fitzgerald moved ahead of Mark Steinhardt although both managed wins on the
weekend. Steinhardt, on BF Goodrich tires was the winner in Round VII
followed by Fitzgerald and Michael Notary both on Goodyears. Fitzgerald was
the Round VIII winner followed by Michael Seefeldt and Mark Krueger both on
BFGs.

There is a new leader in the 1600 Light Buggy class too as Todd Lemke has
jumped ahead of the competition even though he didn¹t manage a podium finish
in either round. This ultra-competitive class had six different winners
heading into the weekend and the string was finally broken as both Jamie
Kleikamp on Goodyears and Mike Vanden Heuvel on Toyo tires finally doubled
up. Round VII had Kleikamp on top followed by Josh Hintz on Toyos and then
Vanden Heuvel. In Round VIII it was Vanden Heuvel followed by Hintz and
Kleikamp. Lemke leads Greg Stingle in the points battle by a single point.

The Stock Truck class race tightened up as leader Scott Beauchamp couldn¹t
find his way to the podium while second-place rival Al Konitzer managed a
first and a second. Konitzer was the Round VII winner in his Goodyear Dodge
followed by Mark Kleiman in his BFG Ford. Eric Ruppel in a BFG Ford was
third. Kleiman capped off his return to Stock Truck racing after a two-year
hiatus by taking the win in Round VIII. Konitzer was second and Craig Metz
made a successful debut in the class by grabbing third in his Toyo Ford.

The Round VII Formula 4x4 winner was Jim Ridderbush in a Maxxis Chevrolet
followed by Tim Moeller and Bob Sayers both in Goodyear Fords. Jerry Conrad
was the Round VIII winner in a Pit Bull Ford with Sayers second and Dave
DeMaegd in a Jeep third. Sayers is the class points leader by just five
points over Moeller. Marc Rogaczeski in a Goodyear Ford won the Round VII
Enduro Truck battle followed by Bob Rinehart in a Goodyear Ford and Tracy
Peebles in a Kumho Chevrolet. In Round VIII, Craig Rogaczeski took his
Goodyear Ford to the checkered flag first followed by Matt Ives in a
Goodyear Chevrolet and Marc Rogaczewski. Larry Manske remains the points
leader on the season. Rob Weiland and his Goodyear Chevrolet won the Classix
Round VII race. It was his sixth win of WSORR Tour 2007 increasing the
points lead in his class. Bill Groboski was second in a Chevrolet with
Adrian Tomlin third. Kurt Schuch was the Round VIII winner in a Kumho
Chevrolet followed by Tomlin and Weiland.

WSORR moves on to Crandon International Off-Road Raceway for the 2007
BorgWarner World Championship Off-Road Races August 31-September 2. The
race weekend features the Friday "Decision at Sundown" FCP PRO Light
Challenge Cup races and Sunday's 13th running of the BorgWarner Shootout.