Casey Currie shows what it takes to run two series, his love of the sport, and why he eats, sleeps, and breathes racing. Toward the years end, Casey Currie teams up with media group YAER Productions to represent the sport in a light not yet seen.
Deegan Takes Pro 2 Championship; Deegan, Smith & Steele Named Rookie of the Year; Deegan 2011 Lucas Oil Driver of the Year
MetalMullisha.com | January 24, 2012
Brian Deegan:
2011 Lucas Oil Driver of the Year
Pro 2 Champion
Pro 2 Rookie of the Year
Pro Lite Champion
Justin "Bean" Smith:
2nd Overall in Pro Buggy
Pro Buggy Rookie of the Year
Cameron Steele:
3rd Overall in Pro Lite
Pro Lite Rookie of the Year
The 2011 Lucas Oil Offroad Racing Season Championship awards banquet was held at Pala Casino, located in Southern California last Saturday night.
The Metal Mulisha General, Brian Deegan along with Justin Bean Smith, and Cameron Steele visited the stage a number of times accepting well earned awards for their solid racing season in their class’s.
Currie to launch new line of Black Rock Wheels
Anaheim Hills, CA (January 24, 2012) – Well known Pro Lite and desert racing competitor, Casey Currie will join forces with Hawk Performance Products Group at a new level beginning this year. In his continued partnership with Hawk Performance, Casey will also work closely with Black Rock wheels to develop his very own Casey Currie designed and tested signature line of wheels.
Inaugural season set for five races
The new Lucas Oil Regional Off Road Series – Utah will contest its first full season of racing at Miller Motorsports Park in 2012 with a slate of five races scheduled. (Photo courtesy Miller Motorsports Park / Jeremy Henrie)
TOOELE VALLEY, UTAH (January 17, 2012) — Officials at Miller Motorsports Park have established the 2012 racing schedule for the track’s new amateur off-road short-course racing series, the Lucas Oil Regional Off Road Series – Utah.
The inaugural season of the Lucas Oil Regional Off Road Series – Utah will consist of a five-race series held on the new off-road short course at Miller Motorsports Park that opened to the public in June 2011.
“We are very excited about the prospects for the Lucas Oil Regional Off Road Series – Utah,” said John Larson, General Manager of Miller Motorsports Park. “Our racers and fans have proven to us that we need to be involved in off-road racing, and our friends at the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series have been fantastic partners as we have worked together to create this new grassroots off-road racing series. This new series is going to be great for amateur off-road racers and their fans, and it is also going to grow talent that will eventually find its way into the professional Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series.”
If you were a race fan affected by the blackout on January 7th, don't worry, we've got you covered! We will be re-airing the CBS Sports Spectacular featuring the Lucas Oil Challenge Cup presented by Toyota Saturday January 14th at 3pm PST in San Diego on KFMB-TV, CBS-8.
January 7th at 1:00 PM EST. CBS Sports Spectacular will feature Lucas Oil Challenge Cup presented by Toyota showcasing the most chaotic racing action ever televised. Class on Class racing pairs ProLite VS ProBuggy and the culminating event of the Lucas Oil Off Road Series; PRO-2 VS. PRO-4 - the "Super Bowl" of Off Road Short Course Racing. This event puts up the richest payday in the sports history with $123,000 up for grabs.
Randy Hembrey brings more than 30 years of experience in the racing industry to his new post as Director of Competition for The Off-Road Championship (TORC) series. The 46 year old from Cary, Ill. officially begins his duties starting February 1st as part of an expanded effort from the United States Auto Club to strengthen its growing TORC business unit.
Hembrey's experience in technical development, track safety, racing operations and series management spans a wide range of motorsports which will serve him well in his new assignment as TORC enters its third season of operation under the United States Auto Club sanction.
CYPRESS, CALIFORNIA – Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. announced today they will continue to support off-road racer, Kyle LeDuc in the Pro 4 Unlimited class of the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series. His 900-horsepower #99 Ford F-150 race truck relies on Toyo® Open Country M/T®-R tires to deliver wins. In 2011, LeDuc finished second overall in the Pro 4 Unlimited class championship, winning six races and capturing eight top qualifying spots.
Kyle LeDuc has a long history racing with Toyo Tires, beginning his association with the brand in 2005. He has scored numerous race wins throughout the years, including winning the prestigious Borg Warner Cup in 2009. The three-year extension takes LeDuc and Toyo Tires through the 2014 season.
The Lucas Oil Regional Off Road Series released the 2012 regional schedule today for both Arizona and Southern California with Utah dates TBA. The Lucas Oil Regional Off Road Series Arizona will be hosting a 7 race series on 3 different tracks across Arizona while the Southern California series schedule will see the addition of the new and improved Lake Elsinore Motorsports Park to join Glen Helen Raceway on its 6 race schedule. Both series will finish out the points season at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the first ever Lucas Oil Regional Off Road Shootout bringing together racers from all over the west to battle it out.
With 2012 just around the corner, the 2011 Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series (LOORRS) wrapped up its final races this past weekend at the Firebird Raceway in Chandler, AZ. With the 2 biggest races of the year, for LOORRS, Saturday’s race would be round 15, the last point’s race of the year and the last chance for the LOORRS Championship hunt. Following this would be an all or nothing race to the checker, The Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series CUP Race. Up and coming driver in Short Couse Justin “Bean” Smith would showcase his skills in the Pro-Buggy vs Pro-Lite race where top 3 finishers walk away with a combined purse of $35,000.
Rob MacCachren came to Firebird International Raceway for the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series (LOORRS) season finale looking to add a sixth win in the 15 round series. He qualified third on Friday, putting him on the second row for Saturday’s last points race of the season. Rob Mac was out front in the ROCKSTAR Energy Drink / BFGoodrich Tires / MasterCraft Safety truck and set the fast lap for the race. He was well on his way to yet another victory when Brian Deegan dove under MacCachren in Turn 3 late in the race and put Rob on his roof. Deegan was black flagged for his actions and moved to the back of the pack, but the damage had been done and Rob limped around the track to finish mid-pack. Rob Mac’s five victories in Pro2 Unlimited are more than any other competitor, but incidents like Saturday’s resulted in some uneven finishes this season that caused MacCachren to finish second in points.
Santee, CA | Alumi Craft racers put in a dominating performance at the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series, (LOORRS) season finale. Several championships still hung in the balance going into the final race at Phoenix, AZ’s Firebird raceway. If that wasn’t enough, the Challenge Cup race on Sunday would put multiple classes together on the track at the same time with nothing to lose, a recipe for non-stop action to say the least.
Anaheim Hills, CA (December 14, 2011) – Casey Currie and his Monster Energy General Tire Nissan would make their final stop of the Lucas Oil Off-Road season this weekend at Arizona’s Firebird Speedway. Entering this final round 5th in Championship points, Casey set out to end this season with a bang. Casey drove with full head and heart in the game finishing Saturday’s race in 4th place, and landing a coveted 3rd place podium finish in Sunday’s Pro Lite/Buggy Cup.
Riverside, California (December 14, 2011) -Rob Naughton stood on top of the short course off road racing world, joined on the podium by Stronghold Motorsports teammate Jeremy McGrath as the duo took first and third place overall in the 2011 Lucas Oil Challenge Cup. December 11th, Firebird Raceway in Chandler, Arizona became the epicenter of off road racing as the superstars of the sport converged to compete for the annual all star event that combines classes, normally run separately throughout the season, racing head to head. Twenty six trucks formed the grid for the day's main event, matching Naughton and McGrath's two wheel drive 900 horsepowered Unlimited trucks against their four wheel drive counterparts. Also in the field, XGames/RallyX gold medalist, Liam Doran who had recovered from a crash in an earlier qualifying session to earn a position in the elite group.
The Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series (LOORRS) season came to a close last weekend at Firebird International Raceway in Chandler, Arizona. The grandstands were packed as fans watched Kyle LeDuc dominate the Pro4 Unlimited field in his No. 99 Rockstar Energy Drink / Makita Tools F-150. Kyle had qualified first and ran away from the competition early and never looked back, setting the fast lap in the process.
He takes Super Lite championship on Geolandar A/T-S® tires
FULLERTON, CA. – (Dec.12, 2011) – Yokohama Tire Corporation-sponsored off-road racer Chad George wrapped up a stellar season by clinching the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series Super Lite title at Firebird International Raceway in Chandler, Arizona on December 10.
CHANDLER, ARIZONA – Kyle LeDuc, driver of the #99 Rockstar / Makita / Toyo Tires Ford F-150, won the Pro 4 Unlimited class main event during Saturday’s Round 15 of the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series at Firebird Raceway in Chandler, Arizona. Running Toyo® Open Country M/T®-R tires, LeDuc’s 900-horsepower Pro 4 Unlimited Ford qualified fastest on Friday with a speed of 96.096-mph. He then won the Pro 4 Unlimited main event on Saturday, defeating 10 other trucks for the top spot.
Challenge Cup Finishes Season With A Bang
Now that the 2011 regular season is over, there is only one day of racing left this year for the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, presented by GEICO, and for many, it's the day they look forward to most. That's right, it's the Lucas Oil Challenge Cup, the day when points aren't on offer, but cash and bragging rights are. With lots of money up for grabs, as well as the two unique, once-a-year "class vs. class" races, it was no wonder that fans flocked in and filled the stands here at Firebird International Raceway in Chandler, AZ. These races are the ones which, perhaps more than any other, all the drivers want to win, and everyone has their own strategy on how to pull off a victory. One thing is for sure, though: nobody shows anyone any mercy in these races, and the infields and hot pits are invariably filled with broken, mangled, and immobile trucks and buggies by race's end. These races are the hardest ones to win, and anyone who comes out on top can say they've accomplished something truly special.
photos © HighRev Photography
CHANDLER, AZ (December 12, 2011) – It’s only fitting that the guy who drives with the heart of a champion is not only the winningest driver in the short-course, off-road world, but now has the most national titles of any short-course driver in the history of the sport. The 2011 Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing season hosted Carl Renezeder’s phenomenal run to his eighth championship, where he finished on the podium 14 out of 15 races, with three wins, nine seconds, two thirds and one fourth.
Phoenix, Arizona (December 11, 2011) - As the season comes full circle, the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, presented by GEICO, is back at Firebird International Raceway for the final weekend of the 2011 season. Only one regular season round was left to determine the 2011 champions of ten out of our eleven classes, so the drivers in those points battles had it all to do today. All the other drivers had their own motivation as well, as any driver worth anything would want to bring home a win in the last race of the regular season, and there was no denying the tension in the air or the ferocity of competition here today. This is a great track, with a couple of unique features that we don't see anywhere else, like the challenging step-up jump into turn four (for the adult classes only), and the multi-line "either/or" section, where drivers have two lines to choose from, between turns four and five. The stands were packed and the weather was great, as was the racing, so if you couldn't be here, you really missed out.
Temecula, CA (December 08, 2011) - Mitchell DeJong cleaned house during the 2011 Lucas Oil Off-Road Arizona Regional Series (ASCC) by clinching his 7th career championship in only 5 years. With 4 wins and 2 second place finishes, Mitchell showed the world that the #1 plate belongs on the TRAXXAS/Red Bull DeJong SuperKart.
Mitchell commented on the season, "I had a BLAST racing the ASCC series. The organization, fans and racers were all genuine and kept it fun!"
Mitchell DeJong wins Round 14 of Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series
Mitchell will now head to Phoenix, Arizona this weekend for the season finally of the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series (LOORRS) where he will make a final charge at a back-to-back Kart Modified championship. It would be his 8th career season triumph at only age 14.
Rialto, CA (December 8, 2011) - Chad George heads to Firebird Raceway for the final round of the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series with his #42 Kawasaki/Yokohama SuperLite leading the points championship. In a triple threat weekend, Chad will also pilot his #1 Monster Energy Kawasaki UTV Unlimited toward his 10th podium of the season and charge the new #42 Abu Dhabi Unlimited/Bull BBQ/Traxxas ProLite Unlimited toward his very first class victory.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA DECEMBER 6, 2011 - Chris Brandt #82 BFGoodrich / Toyota Pro Lite Unlimited Truck will be at the final round of the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series in Phoenix, Arizona at Firebird Raceway this Saturday, December 10th. With 12 podium finishes Brandt has lead the points all season but fell 3 points behind Brian Deegan after the last Las Vegas rounds. “This weekends race is the last chance to determine the series champion. With only 3 points separating Deegan and I, you know it will be the must see race of the season!” said Chris Brandt.
LAKE FOREST, CA (December 7, 2011) – It’s the time of year to deck the halls, hang the stockings, be merry and bright, and, oh yeah, throw some dirt, fly through the air and chase a few trophies. I can guaranty that when 8-time national champion, Carl Renezeder, goes to sleep on the eve of the final race weekend of the Lucas Oil Off Road season, sugar plumbs will be replaced by step-up jumps and double-apex turns as the things that will be dancing through his head. In a perfect world, Renezeder will sweep the weekend, leaving Chandler, Arizona with the Pro-4 championship, 100 career short-course wins and over $30,000 in winnings.
At the end of another year of racing, Rob MacCachren has racked up five wins in fourteen rounds of Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series (LOORRS). Perhaps even more impressive is that LOORRS is only one of three series that MacCachren competes in. He was also victorious at three TRAXXAS The Off Road Championship (TORC) races and had two wins (in only five races) in SCORE desert racing. Still, perhaps the most important race of the year is yet to come. “This is the biggest pay day in short course,” MacCachren noted of the Lucas Oil Challenge Cup, “and I want my piece of it.” $30,000 is on the line as Rob pits the No. 1 ROCKSTAR Energy Drink / BFGoodrich Tires / MasterCraft Safety truck not only against his normal Pro2 Unlimited competition, but the Pro4 Unlimited 4WD trucks are on the same course as well. MacCachren is no stranger to cup races, having won three Borg Warner Cups during his prestigious short course career.
Round 15 - Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series December 10, 2011
Lucas Oil Challenge Cup - December 11, 2011
Firebird Raceway - Chandler, Arizona
Corona, California (December 8, 2011) - This weekend, December 10th& 11th, the superstars of short course off road racing will descend upon Firebird Raceway in Chandler Arizona to settle the season championship picture and battle for their share of the largest combined purse in short course off road racing; the Lucas Oil Challenge Cup. As the most prestigious event in the sport, the Lucas Oil Challenge Cup combines classes, normally run separately throughout the season, racing head to head with over $100,000 on the line. But, before Sunday's all out assault on Firebird Raceway's purpose built, short course off road battleground, one crucial opportunity remains for teams to capture coveted season titles.
Riverside, California (December 6, 2011) - Stronghold Motorsports is headed to Phoenix, Arizona's Firebird Raceway to stake its claim on the largest cumulative purse in off road racing; The Lucas Oil Challenge Cup. For the Stronghold team boasting a lineup that has claimed twelve podiums through fourteen rounds of racing this season, the December 11th event represents the pursuit of a tremendous payday in a unique no holds barred all-star format.
The latest Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series (LOORRS) short course action took place at Las Vegas Motor Speedway last weekend as the race community paid their final respects to Pro4 Unlimited competitor Rick Huseman. Huseman’s life was cut short three weeks ago in a small plane crash that also took his brother Jeff and friend Danny Hicks. Many teams were running No. 36 stickers on their trucks to honor Huseman, including reigning Pro2 Unlimited champion Rob MacCachren.
Seventeen Pro2 Unlimited trucks entered the track on Saturday as the sun set on a beautiful day in Las Vegas. Rob Mac started on the second row in the ROCKSTAR Energy / BFGoodrich Tires / MasterCraft Safety truck, putting him in the thick of the action on the longest LOORRS track in the series. Rob battled Robby Woods and fellow ROCKSTAR Energy athlete Brian Deegan for second place throughout the race, eventually besting both adversaries. MacCachren even moved up to dive inside of the race leader on the final turn but bicycled in a rut; only his considerable skill and some help from the BFGoodrich tires keeping him from turning turtle and giving up a podium position. Rob ended up in second on Saturday, closing Deegan’s series points lead and building a cushion ahead of Carl Renezeder in third place.
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The Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, will be bringing their thunder making, ground shaking and fly them through the air short course off road racing show to the motorsports Mecca of Las Vegas this Saturday and Sunday, November 5th and 6th.
For several days now the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series advance team has been busy turning the Las Vegas Motor Speedway's dirt track into a challenging short course road racing venue complete with multiple high banked turns and jumps that is guaranteed to push the drivers and their vehicles to the limit.
After a 5-round excused absence, Matt Loiodice has been giving the green flag to return to the sport that runs in his blood, racing.
Rewinding time to the Lucas Oil Off-Road race at Miller Motor Sports Park in Utah, on June 25, 2011; The #20 pro-lite is running 4th and passing all other trucks in it’s class with ease. Suddenly, the rhythm section got the best of the Impact sponsored machine and sent Loiodice into a high-flying spin, resembling an Olympic dive. Unfortunately there was no gold metal for Loiodice’s acrobats (even though he landed on all 4-Maxxis tires) but instead he received a trip to the in-field care center where X-rays revealed a shattered tibia and medius malleolus fracture.
Justin "Bean" Smith from Capistrano Beach, CA will do double duty this weekend. As Smith continues to race his BFGoodrich, Metal Mulisha, Competitive Metals Pro Buggy towards the points championship, he will also be racing and making his Pro-Lite debut at this weekends Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Riverside, California (November 1, 2011) - While a number of tragic events have rocked the motorsports world in recent weeks, none has had a greater effect on the Stronghold Motorsports organization than the tragic loss of short course off road racing Pro4 Champion Rick Huseman and his brother Jeff. Sharing roots in Riverside, California as well as a home in the paddock, the Stronghold organization's admiration and respect for Rick Huseman and the entire Huseman family extended well beyond the race track. As Rounds 13&14 of the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series approach, participants and spectators who attend the event at Las Vegas Motor Speedway will honor Huseman's legacy as the humble, soft spoken man of faith who made history as he dominated the off road racing world.
LAKE FOREST, CA (November 1, 2011) – With heavy hearts, Carl Renezeder and his team head out to the penultimate event of the 2011 Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series season this weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The series lost two of its brightest stars, brothers Rick and Jeff Huseman, in a tragic plane crash on October 16, and the team will carry their grief with them in their travels. They will also honor the memory of their friends and fellow competitors by doing what the Huseman brothers loved so much: racing off-road.
“I feel so lucky to have been able to race with Rick,” commented Renezeder. “He was a true champion in every sense of the word, and my heartfelt thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends.”
Starting Friday, November 4th, Las Vegas Motor Speedway will host rounds 13 & 14 of the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series. The event guide gives you all the information needed to enjoy the event to the fullest including parking procedures, credentials being used and how to use them, track map, entry & exit points, media information, Race-day & Broadcast schedules, contact information and FanZone high lights.
The idea of designing and building coffins for his two brothers who died in a plane crash earlier this month originally seemed odd to Danny Huseman.
When telling his parents and wife what he was thinking, he didn’t expect the casket building project to take shape so quickly.
“It turned into doing one last thing for my brother instead of saving money,” Huseman, 41, said. “We were all talking about stuff at my mom and dad’s. I was like, man, too bad I just couldn’t make some caskets and save you a ton of money. I was just throwing it out there and thought it was kinda weird and everybody just jumped on it.”
"A fierce competitor that always strived to be on top," said TORC racer Scott Douglas of the great Rick Huseman
INDIANAPOLIS (Oct. 25, 2011) - The United States Auto Club Benevolent Foundation announced today the establishment of a charitable fund dedicated to the Huseman Family who suffered a tremendous loss with the passing of Rick Huseman, a USAC competitor in the TORC Off-Road Series.
The fund has risen over $35,000 to date, with significant contributions from USAC, Traxxas (Mike Jenkins), Menzies Motorsports (Steve Menzies) and fellow driver Ricky Johnson.
"A fierce competitor that always strived to be on top," said TORC racer Scott Douglas of the great Rick Huseman
INDIANAPOLIS (Oct. 20, 2011) - Back in 1996, when professional stadium off-road truck racing was happening in some of the major markets around the country, a then 30-year-old Johnny Greaves (Monster Energy/Toyota/Maxxis) ran into an upstart racer competing in the 7s class trucks - a support race to the headline USHRA Monster Trucks.
The two would hit it off that first quarter of '96, battling hard and quickly becoming stern adversaries on the track - but at the same time good friends in the pits. Then after an invitation to race the granddaddy of all short course off-road events - TORC's Crandon International Raceway - Rick Huseman's (Monster Energy/Toyota/BFG) interest in the sport piqued and he would build a truck for the new Championship Off-Road Racing (CORR) Series, which would start up a year or so later. And Greaves and his new buddy, Huseman, would meet up again.
Colorado Springs, CO 10/20/2011 - The 2011 Traxxas TORC Season is in the bag. Brad Lovell had high hopes for the series finalie the Cycle Ranch near San Antonio, TX. The weekend not only featured two rounds of regular season racing, but also the inaugural $15,000 Traxxas Pro Light Cup. The newly constructed permanent track at the Cycle Ranch was alive with heavy equipment when the teams showed up. Over two dozen brutal jumps chopped up the zig zagging course challenging the nerve of Pro-Light drivers in particular.
San Clemente, CA (October 18, 2011) – Casey Currie tore in to Cycle Ranch in Texas, ready to charge in his Monster Energy General Tire Nissan, and ready to defend his 2010 title in the PRO Light class. After a high-energy weekend of top PRO Light drivers chomping at the bit for the Championship, Casey takes 4th in Saturday’s race, and ends an intense battle for the 2nd place podium spot on Sunday. Casey Currie proudly takes home 3rd place overall in the 2011 Championship and 7th in the Traxxas PRO Light Cup Race.
Saturday and Sunday’s leaders were neck and neck; giving the fans the intense short-course action they came to see. Casey would move up to cross the finish line in 3rd place on Saturday, but after reviewing the lap counter, CJ was given the 3rd place position, putting Casey in 4th for the day.
2011 TORC PRO 2 Champ
(October 18, 2011, Los Angeles, CA) - Introducing the 2011 TORC Pro 2 Champion, Mr. Bryce Menzies.
At only 24-years old, the Las Vegas racer has pulled out all his Aces in the difficult game of off road racing enroute to a series championship. Early Saturday afternoon, he captured the TORC Series Pro 2 Championship after facing off with the likes of the best racers in the Pro 2 class Marty Hart, Greg Adler, Chad Hord and the king of the dirt, Rob MacCachren.
Captures First Ever PRO Light Win In Victory!
Traxxas's Mike Jenkins dug into his pockets for the Traxxas PRO Light class, putting on one last cash prize race with a cool $15,000 on the line for the winner.
Cassie Currie took the early lead and dominated much of the special event, 15 lap shootout - run without TORC's customary mid-race mandatory caution. Up by more than five seconds at one point, a train of Traxxas PRO Light drivers including CJ Greaves, RJ Anderson and Brad Lovell (AMSOIL/BFG/Torchmate) separated from the rest of the field in pursuit of leader Currie.
Season Tickets ON SALE Now
TOOELE VALLEY, UTAH (October 18, 2011) — Officials at Miller Motorsports Park have announced their major events for the 2012 season, with season tickets going on sale immediately.
The 2012 schedule will be roughly the same as the previous year’s, with a few minor tweaks.
“We have arrived at a schedule of events that provides our fans with an interesting variety of competition, including sports cars, stock cars, motorcycles and off-road racing,” said John Larson, General Manager of Miller Motorsports Park. “We’re just wrapping up a very successful 2011 season, and we’re looking forward to a bigger and better season in 2012. This is the earliest we have ever been able to announce our major events for an upcoming season, and we are happy to be able to offer our fans a great opportunity to purchase season tickets for a limited time at a significantly discounted rate.”
Spectacular door-to-door RJ vs. JG TORC racing early on unfortunately gives way to mechanical failure for Greaves,
"This is one of those moments that I'll remember for my entire life." - Ricky Johnson
"It was an awesome season to be part of and a great race all the way through the last race." - Johnny Greaves
FLORESVILLE, Texas, (Oct. 18, 2011) - The opening PRO 4x4 laps of the final round of the Traxxas TORC Series, presented by AMSOIL, was indicative of the entire season; tumultuous door-to-door racing action at a feverous pitch between the class' chief combatants - Ricky Johnson (Red Bull/KMC Wheels/Mopar/Ram) and Johnny Greaves (Monster Energy/Toyota/Maxxis). Then you had the latter PRO 4x4 laps, which pretty much mimicked, at least in Greaves' case, the dark rain clouds that dogged the series for much of the summer as Greaves broke and sat motionless on the side of the track as Johnson powered home to the victory and overall PRO 4x4 title at Texas' Cycle Ranch MX Park.
October 16, 2011 - Barstow, CA Off road racing sources have confirmed that Monster Energy athlete, Rick Huseman, along with one of his brothers and a pilot were killed at in an engulfed small plane wreck at 1:45 pm just outside of Barstow, California Sunday afternoon. The pilot of the Beech 33 Bonanza had filed a flight plan from Henderson Executive Airport to John Wayne Airport returning from Las Vegas, where it has been confirmed that Monster Energy Athlete, Rick Huseman, was on hand at the Monster Energy Cup, which was held Saturday night in Las Vegas.
Floresville, Texas. (Oct. 16, 2011) - An amazing inaugural season for Mopar® and Ram Truck in the Traxxas TORC (The Off-Road Championship) Series wrapped on Sunday at Cycle Ranch MX in Floresville, Texas, as Ricky Johnson (PRO 4), Bryce Menzies (PRO 2) and RJ Anderson (PRO Light) each picked up victories for the brands, while Johnson, Menzies and Andrew Caddell were crowed champions, with Mopar-powered Ram Trucks earning the PRO 2 and PRO Light Manufacturers' title.
"Mopar and Ram simply dominated the inaugural TORC season, with 27 wins and all three championships during our 2011 campaign," said Pietro Gorlier, President and CEO of Mopar, Chrysler Group‚s service, parts and customer-care brand. "We more than doubled the amount of wins recorded by the next-closest manufacturer. Congratulations to Ricky Johnson, Bryce Menzies and Andrew Caddell on bringing home championships for Mopar and Ram.
Round 12 From SpeedWorld on CBS Sports,
Saturday October 15th, 2:00PM EST
See the CBS Show Trailer Here
This Saturday, October 15th, at 2:00 PM EST. (10:00 AM PST.) don't miss Round 12 of the exciting Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series on CBS Sports. The E3 Sparkplugs Duel in the Desert, Presented by GEICO will feature intense racing action from the Pro-4 and Pro-2 divisions at SpeedWorld Off Road Park in Surprise, AZ.
The close point battles in both division makes this CBS Sports Spectacular presented by Toyota one of the most thrilling events of the season. The Pro-4 Championship Chase is as exciting as ever and Carl Renezeder is the new points leader as he has surged ahead of defending champion, Rick Huseman. Huseman is only 11 points behind Renezeder and has 6 wins on the season, making the podium in every race except for 2. Kyle LeDuc is the wild card as he has 3 wins on the season and was the #1 Qualifier and Race Winner in Round 11.
$15,000 Payout to the PRO Light Winner!!
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Andrew Caddell has top spot in PRO Light wrapped up; Bryce Menzies looks to cap off title in PRO 2; Ricky Johnson battles for PRO 4 championship
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Mopar-powered Ram Trucks lead Manufacturer standings in PRO Light and PRO 2
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Menzies chases sixth checkered flag; Johnson and Caddell look for fifth wins;Samuel Hübinette and Rob MacCachren seek fourth triumphs; RJ Anderson (PRO Light) goes for three in-a-row
Auburn Hills, Mich. (Oct. 13) — Mopar® Ram Truck drivers are in the thick of the championship battle in each of the three PRO classes, with the Traxxas TORC (The Off-Road Championship) Series heading into the season finale at Cycle Ranch MX in Floresville,Texas, Oct. 15–16. Andrew Caddell (PRO Light) already has wrapped up a title for Mopar and Ram, while Bryce Menzies (PRO 2) looks to bring home a championship as does Ricky Johnson (PRO 4). In the battle for the Manufacturer title, Mopar-powered Ram Trucks lead in two of the three professional classes.
$15,000 Payout to the Winner!!
Traxxas, "The Fastest Name in Radio Control," and title sponsor of The Off Road Championship (TORC), annouces the Traxxas Pro LIght Cup race which will debut at the final round of 2011 TORC Series in San Antonio, Texas. The Traxxas Pro Light Cup will showcase the close, intense racing action that is a hallmark of the Pro Light class, and will reward the winner with the largest single-day purse of the season, along with the prestigious Traxxas Pro Light Cup.
The last time the LeDuc team visited Speedworld the course was not kind to them, particularly the brutal stutter bumps. While the latest weekend of the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series (LOORRS) was not free of carnage for the LeDucs, they were rewarded for their never-say-die attitude. Fans braved triple digit temperatures to see Kyle LeDuc qualify first on Friday, with his father Curt qualifying fifth in the No. 43 Makita Tools / Truxxx Lift and Level Ford. Todd LeDuc tossed a driveshaft in practice, which forced him to start at the back of the pack for Saturday’s main event.
Rialto, CA (September 28, 2011) - Monster Energy Kawasaki's Chad George brings the heat with 2 WINS and a second place, while taking the SuperLite Championship points lead, during the late-summer inferno in Surprise, Arizona for Rounds 11 & 12 of the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series.
Earlier this season during the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series (LOORRS) first visit to Speedworld Off Road Park, short course phenom Corey Sisler wowed the crowd by crossing the finish line on fire to reach the podium in Pro Lite Unlimited. In last weekend’s return to Speedworld, the grandstands were on fire as the crowd braved triple-digit heat in order to watch short course racing’s fastest racers. Sisler got off to a great start, second quickest out of twelve racers on Friday’s practice with the newly applied AEM Performance Electronics logos gracing the side of his No. 19 Pro Lite Unlimited truck.
With no racing to worry about tomorrow, it was time to put it all on the line today, as the drivers of the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, presented by GEICO, returned to the Speedworld Off Road Park here in Surprise, AZ for Round 12 of the 2011 championship. While some points gaps were tightened right up yesterday, others were blown wide open, and the only drivers more desperate to gain ground than those who had a good day yesterday were the ones whose day went upside-down in Round 11. The resilient Arizona fans once again packed the stands despite the high temperatures and unabated sun, and they were treated to a full day of thrilling races. We hope you were part of the scene today, but if not, read on to see what you missed.
ROCKSTAR Energy Drink’s Rob MacCachren put on a driving clinic during the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series (LOORRS) first stop at Speedworld Off Road Park in Surprise, Arizona earlier this year. Since that time, the reigning Pro2 Unlimited champion has experienced his share of ups and downs, and was looking to regain the dominance he is famous for with the return to Surprise last weekend. The ROCKSTAR Energy Drink was flowing as thirsty fans overcame the triple digit heat at Speedworld to watch MacCachren qualify third last Friday, which put him on the first row for Saturday’s main event.
After a seven-week break, the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, presented by GEICO, is back in action this weekend, as the Speedworld Off Road Park plays host to Rounds 11 and 12 of the 2011 season this weekend. The temperatures were definitely warm here in the northern Phoenix suburb of Surprise, but some clouds overhead this morning made the day much more bearable, and a throng of hardy fans filled the stands to see their favorite drivers fly through the air and spray rooster tails of mud and gravel. The end of the season is now in sight, and with just five rounds left to run, the stakes are as high as they've ever been, and it showed in the fights that drivers put up on the track today. So you weren't able to see it in person? Fear not; read on and get informed.
Under the heat of the Arizona sun, the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, presented by Geico, is back at the Speedworld Off Road Park here in Surprise, AZ, for Rounds 11 and 12 of the 2011 season. The temperatures were high, but not altogether overbearing, despite placing extra strain on both man and machine out on the track. As the final push towards the end of the season is now in full effect, drivers were pushing their throttle pedals harder and their braking points deeper in search of that extra edge for the pole position, and the extra one point and better starting position that come with it. In case you couldn't be here, read on to find out what happened.
Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series Rounds 11&12 - Speedworld Off Road Park - Surprise, Arizona
Riverside, California (September 20, 2011) - Fresh off of his decisive ProLite victory at Glen Helen Raceway, Cameron Steele is poised to continue his assault on the standings as he leads the Stronghold Motorsports team into Surprise, Arizona September 24th & 25th. While Steele has developed into a perennial ProLite front runner, his first win of the season had eluded him until his tenth round triumph.
JOLIET, IL—Douglas Motorsports proudly honored the men and women of the U.S. Military at the Chicago TORC Series presented by AMSOIL race by running a special graphic treatment on the number 7 AMSOIL F-150. Live SPEED Channel television coverage provided an opportunity to make the tribute in front of a huge audience.
Earlier this year, TORC Series drivers Scott Douglas, Mike Jenkins, and Chad Hord made the rounds of U.S. military bases in the Middle East. Rob Powers from Armed Forces Entertainment with the support of TRAXXAS and AMSOIL coordinated the two-week goodwill trip. The Pro Off-Road Champions Tour was a life-changing trip for Scott Douglas and he decided to give something back with a tribute to the troops.
LAKE FOREST, CA (September 20, 2011) – The calendar marks the first day of autumn this week, but off-road race fans can extend their summer by heading out to Speedworld Motorsports Complex in Surprise, Arizona this weekend for rounds 11 and 12 of the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, where warm temps and hot racing action are on the playbill. Seven-time national champ, Carl Renezeder, goes into the weekend leading the Pro-4 points, and second in the Pro-2 battle.
Abrams, WI (Sept 20, 2011)—The Off Road Championship headed to the Route 66 Raceway at Chicagoland Speedway, in Joliet, IL for a rare midweek race on September 14th and 15th. The Wednesday evening race was streamed live on USAC's USTREAM channel while the Thursday race was broadcast live on SPEED TV.
CJ strapped into his Pro Light truck first on Wednesday evening for the under the lights race. CJ found himself in the lead early, but problems by Casey Currie stopped the race. When the green flag flew once again, CJ powered ahead to maintain his lead for the next 4 or 5 laps with RJ Anderson on his bumper in 2nd and Brad Lovell in 3rd feeling pressure from Sam Hubinette. Anderson got a run on CJ and passed him heading into the back stretch.
New programming vision will be more story driven and capture the reality of the TORC Series drivers and teams
TORC - THE OFF ROAD CHAMPIONSHIP returns to the air for 18 weeks of programming beginning Wednesday Sept 16th at 6:00 PM eastern, with another re-air on Sunday at 6:00 PM eastern. The show is being aired on Discovery's new VELOCITY Channel (formerly HD Theatre) targeting the affluent male audience with rich programming including NFL reality films.
Belvidere, IL (September 20, 2011) - The midweek TORC event was the opening act for the NASCAR weekend at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois. After having success at the Dirt Track in Charlotte, Scott Taylor and his #8 Miller Welders RoushYates Engines BFGoodrich Tire Ford F-150 was looking forward to competing on the similar track layout at Chicagoland.
The .7 mile long "Chunk of Baja" had a variety of high speed jumps, a demanding rhythm section, and a couple of tabletop jumps all within the confines of the half-mile banked dirt circle track. The race itself was sixteen laps with a mandatory caution lap at the halfway point of the race.
Ricky Johnson sweeps Chicago
Bryce Menzies runs away with the Pro 2 points lead
Menzies Motorsports on their way to first ever SCORE Championship
The start of September for Menzies Motorsports meant one of the busiest months of the year. 5 rounds of short course racing in the TORCseries and heading back down to San Felipe, Mexico to defend our points lead in the SCORE desert racing series. It takes a tough crew filled with dedication and drive to accomplish so much together and thousands of miles apart.
“Congratulations to Ricky Johnson, Bryce Menzies and RJ Anderson for reaching Victory Lane tonight in their Mopar Ram trucks,” said Pietro Gorlier, COO of Mopar, Chrysler Group’s service, parts and customer-care brand. “Both on and off the track, Mopar and Ram are the combination to beat.”
“All of the Ram Truck drivers put on a great show for the TORC Series fans in Chicago this week,” said Fred Diaz, President and CEO, Ram Truck Brand and Chrysler de Mexico – Chrysler Group LLC. “All season long, Ram Trucks have been there at the finish and proving their dependability in some of the roughest racing on the planet. We’re especially proud of PRO 4 winner Ricky Johnson, PRO 2 winner Bryce Menzies and PRO Light winner RJ Anderson and all of the Ram and Mopar-powered podium finishers both nights at Chicago.”
Sets Goal of Top 10 Finish For Tonight's Race
Note: Catch James Stewart racing a TORC Series PRO Light truck tonight on the SPEED Channel, "LIVE" from 9-11 p.m. EST!
JOLIET, Ill., (Sept. 15, 2011) - Coming out guns-a-blazing, but possibly spacing for a moment on using your left foot to slow down a 3,000-pound, 400-horsepower off-road truck versus your right foot to bring a 225-pound dirt bike to a halt, famed motocrosser James "Bubba" Stewart (Red Bull/Oakley/Traxxas) flipped his Traxxas TORC Series, presented by AMSOIL, PRO Light truck on the opening lap of practice and, for a moment there, his short course off-road truck racing career looked to be over as quickly as it started.
Ricky Johnson (PRO 4x4) and Jeff Kincaid (PRO 2) also victorious @ Chicagoland/Route 66's oval track
JOLIET, Ill., (Sept. 14, 2011) - Despite rain (imagine that), abnormally cold temperatures and an unusual Wednesday evening start time, thousands of race fans descended upon Chicagoland/Route 66's dirt oval for the Traxxas TORC Series, presented by AMSOIL, for the NASCAR weekend-opening race tonight - and were treated to probably one of the most thrilling, crashed-filled PRO Light races in the history of short course Baja-style off-road racing.
A spectacular start to the Traxxas TORC Series stop at Chicagoland Speedway/Route 66 Raceway's dirt oval as 17-year old RJ Anderson (Walker Evans/Ram) ran it to the checkers against current PRO Lights point leader Andrew Caddell (Traxxas/Mopar/AMSOIL/BFG), topping Caddell for his first-ever PRO class win on the TORC Series.
Stewart's going to suit up and race the PRO Light class at Chicagoland Speedway/Route 66 Raceway's dirt oval, Sept. 14-15
Stewart photo courtesy of Yamaha
INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 9, 2011) - One of the world's premier and most recognizable action sports athletes - motocrosser James "Bubba" Stewart - has announced he will race a Team Menzies Red Bull/Oakley TORC Series Traxxas PRO Light class truck at next week's (Sept. 14-15) 2011 Traxxas TORC Series, presented by AMSOIL, off-road championship short course racing round at Chicagoland Speedway/Route 66 Raceway's dirt oval.
Abrams, WI (September 13, 2011)—10's of thousands of crazed off-road racing fans made their annual pilgrimage to fabled Crandon International Raceway for the Brush Run Races that have been held there for more than 50 years. With the pit area packed with people and the festive atmosphere, Johnny Greaves Motorsports tried to stay focused on race preparation that would include a make-up round on Friday from the first Crandon race. Rain would again be a threat, but the famed track crew of Crandon kept the track in good racing condition the entire weekend. When the long Labor Day weekend ended, Johnny had a pair of second place finishes, a 3rd in the Amsoil Cup, and grabbed the Pro 4x4 points lead; Marty had earned his first podium with a third place finish on Friday; CJ took a commanding points lead in the Super Buggy with 1st-2nd-4th place finishes and showed a lot of strength in the Pro Light class.
POMONA, CALIF. (September 12, 2011) – The 2011 Lucas Oil Off-Road Expo powered by General Tire will invade the Pomona Fairplex Saturday, October 8 through Sunday, October 9, with BlueRibbon Coalition (BRC) as the official event charity. Advance tickets purchased with the special promotion code BRC2011 at www.offroadexpo.com will net $1.00 for every ticket sold to BRC.
Santee, CA | Alumi Craft racers put in a dominating performance at the “Big House,” Crandon International Raceway, taking three first place victories and six out of nine possible podium positions. The TORC series’ second stop at Crandon Raceway on Sept. 1st through the 4th included additional racing on Friday to make up the round lost to rain at the spring Crandon event. The additional day of racing gave the Alumi Craft team one more opportunity to outshine the competition and to add more points towards the season long championship battle between current leader CJ Greaves and fellow Alumi Craft racer Larry Job.
CHICAGO, IL—NASCAR driver Brendan Gaughan will debut the new Douglas Motorsports PRO 2WD truck at the Chicagoland TRAXXAS TORC Series presented by AMSOIL race. Sponsored by South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, the Ford Raptor carries the legendary Walker Evans Racing colors. Before graduating to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Gaughan honed his car control skills racing in the dirt, competing in both desert and short course. Brendan successfully campaigned a PRO2 truck driving for Walker Evans in the former SODA series and early days of the CORR series.
Rounds 11 and 12 set for Sept. 14–15 in Joliet, Ill.
Bryce Menzies (PRO 2) and Andrew Caddell (PRO Light) chase fifth wins; Samuel Hübinette (PRO Light) and Rob MacCachren (PRO 2) seek fourth triumphs; Ricky Johnson (PRO 4) guns for third checkered flag
Menzies leads points in PRO 2, Caddell holds top spot in PRO Light
Auburn Hills, Mich. — It’s getting down to crunch time for Mopar® Ram Truck drivers competing with the Traxxas TORC (The Off-Road Championship) Series, as just two events and four rounds of racing remain heading into the event at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Ill., Sept. 14–15, with the finale on Thursday, Sept. 15 airing on SPEED beginning at 9 p.m. (ET).
Bryce Menzies and Andrew Caddell have each won four times for Mopar and Ram, while Samuel Hübinette and Rob MacCachren have scored three victories and Ricky Johnson has visited the winner’s circle twice to bring the brands’ win total to 16 in their inaugural TORC season.
Crandon, Wisconsin is a magical place for short course racing fans. The “Big House” is where legends are made, and this Labor Day weekend more than 40,000 people gathered at Crandon International Raceway and honored one of those legends. ROCKSTAR Energy Drink’s Rob MacCachren is scheduled to be inducted into the Off Road Motorsports Hall of Fame next month in conjunction with the Off Road Expo in Pomona; however he did not know that he would be the center of attention at Crandon last Thursday night. The tribute to Rob Mac’s illustrious career included colorful stories from racing legend Curt LeDuc and fellow Rough Rider Scott Taylor, as well as Crandon Raceway owner, Cliff Flannery.
Belvidere, IL (Sept. 7, 2011) | Over his career Scott Taylor has had a great deal of success at Crandon International Off-Road Raceway, and the Belvidere, Illinois native was looking to add to his list of accomplishments during the forty-second edition of the Labor Day Classic. In recent weeks, Taylor has been working hard to get back to the basics on his #8 Miller Welders RoushYates BFGoodrich Tires Ford F-150. The team's podium finish at Charlotte was the first indication that their philosophy was on the right track, and after rebounding from a hard practice crash at Bark River, Scott Taylor was looking forward to the familiar setting of Crandon.
Menzies wins a thoroughly exciting PRO 2 race in the mud and Deegan wins his first-ever race @ Crandon in PRO Lights
By Pat Schutte
CRANDON, Wisc., (Sept. 6, 2011) | The three-day, three-event granddaddy of all short-course off-road racing - Traxxas TORC Series, presented by AMSOIL's Crandon International Raceway World Championships - came to a smashing crescendo (quite literally) on Sunday as the bang up world of off-road truck racing recoded yet another epic chapter in the long-running Crandon story
Thousands upon thousands of diehard fans packed the Crandon hillside and remained - despite the rain (as Brian Deegan would later point out) - to watch Traxxas TORC Series, presented by AMSOIL, off-road racing's equivalent to the Super Bowl. Here are the results.
Hord gets a head start in his PRO 2 truck and holds off a field of PRO 4 drivers including Scott Douglas & Johnny Greaves
By Pat Schutte
CRANDON, Wisc., (Sept. 6, 2011) | Local racer Chad Hord (BOSS Snowplows/Nissan/AMSOIL) took advantage of a head start in is PRO 2 truck - followed feverously by a field of hungry PRO 4 drivers - and, with an added advantage of missing out on all the bumping going on behind him, raced and won the generous $25,000 cash prize purse put up by AMSOIL for the oil industry leader's namesake Cup.
"We had a fast truck all weekend and raced four times, but after the last race we had about a thousand pounds of extra weight on our truck (mud) and it took a bunch of work from the team and my family and friends to clean 'er all up," said a beaming Hord from the podium. "I really have to thank my team for this one. Sure feels good."
The 2011 Crandon World Championships combined with the TORC Series off road racing at the famed northern Wisconsin track this past weekend and crowned Adrian Cenni as the Pro 4 World Champion. Cenni has been on the verge of breaking out as big winner for the past several races and he used Crandon International Raceway as the place to go big. In fact, Cenni won all three Pro 4 races of the Labor Day weekend Crandon Brush Run earning himself a place in history.
Bryce Menzies scores fourth victory in PRO 2
Rob MacCachren finishes on the podium in PRO 2
Andrew Caddell notches runner-up finish in PRO Light
Crandon, Wis. (Sept. 4, 2011) — Mopar® Ram Truck driver Bryce Menzies was victorious for the second consecutive day with the Traxxas TORC (The Off-Road Championship) Series in PRO 2 at Crandon International Off-Road Raceway in Crandon, Wis. on Sunday, scoring the win in the finale of the World Championship Off-Road races
“It was another incredible weekend for Mopar and Ram at Crandon,” said Pietro Gorlier, President and CEO of Mopar, Chrysler Group LLC’s service, parts and customer-care brand. “Congratulations to Bryce Menzies on both of his victories this weekend, and to Andrew Caddell on his two wins for Mopar and Ram. The Mopar power and the durability of the Ram are second to none and continue to keep our brands at the front of the field in TORC.”
Auburn Hills, Mich. — Mopar® Ram Truck drivers continue to show the way with the Traxxas TORC (The Off-Road Championship) Series, having racked up 12 wins while either leading or sharing the lead in the standings in all three professional classes as they head to Crandon (Wis.) International Off-Road Raceway for the World Championship Off-Road Races, Sept. 2–4.
Samuel Hübinette and Rob MacCachren have each won three times for Mopar and Ram, while Ricky Johnson, Bryce Menzies and Andrew Caddell each have scored a pair of victories for the brands.
Bark River is the longest and fastest track in all of short course. While Crandon might carry more fame, Bark River hosted what is surely the fastest and most dramatic racing of the season. 15 Pro-lights took the track for Rounds 7 & 8 or the 2011 season. Absent from the podium, but not the battle was the #44 AMSOIL Nissan Frontier of Brad Lovell.
“Bark River is my favorite track for a reason, the speed is amazing,” comments driver Brad Lovell, “We are hitting jumps at over 75 mph and drifting through turns where the truck is airborne at the apex. We are clearing 150 ft on the big jump. Everything about Bark River is a fine line.” The view of Bark River from the driver set is much different from that in the bleachers and fans enjoyed door banging action packed racing all weekend long.
Abrams, WI (August 19, 2011)—The Monster Energy/Toyota/Maxxis team of Johnny Greaves, Marty Hart, and CJ Greaves headed to the familiar territory of Bark River International Raceway this past weekend for rounds 7 and 8 of the TORC Series. Johnny, Marty and CJ have all enjoyed a lot of success at this track located in the Upper Peninsula of Mich. There will only be one race held at Bark River this year so the G-Team was revved-up and ready to take on their respective classes. The record crowd witnessed some exciting racing as well as some ugly incidents on and off the track.
Bark River, Michigan—When the dust settled on rounds 7 and 8 of TORC Series presented by AMSOIL racing, one thing was evident to keen observers of short course off-road competition—Scott Douglas and the AMSOIL BFGoodrich number 7 Ford have injected more speed into their consistent, top-notch formula. That speed was first apparent during qualifying when Douglas laid down the second fastest qualifying time with a new manual transmission and a few other driveline modifications.
Bark River was the first race-condition test for the manual transmission in the AMSOIL PRO 4X4 truck and it proved to be a potent tool in the Douglas Motorsports arsenal. In Saturday’s PRO 4X4 race, Douglas launched to a good start only to be collected at the outside of turn one with a stalled truck. He refired and though now two turns back from the leaders settled into a very fast pace, working his way through the field. Scott passed Mark Jenkins before the competition yellow and moved into third after the restart.
BREAKING NEWS (AUGUST 16, 2011) ... In the PRO 4x4 class, the number 48 team entry was penalized 2 points pursuant to the TORC Series General Class Rules, section 8.F.4 (Black Flag/Rough Driving Rules) for a last lap rough driving penalty near the conclusion of Sunday's PRO 4x4 round 8 event. This penalty was assessed under the General Class Rules, Section 11.C.2a.
Additionally, the crew chiefs of the PRO 4x4 truck entry numbers 48 and 22 were assessed a fine of $250, suspension as the designated spotter for the next TORC Series event, and probation for the remainder of the racing season for post race actions determined detrimental to the TORC Series and the sport under the General Class Rules section 10.D.6.
