Temecula, CA - (Jan. 3 , 2008) —Barlow Motorsports/Team Red Bull have signed motocross legend Ricky Johnson to a multi-year contract to pilot the number twenty-nine Barlow Motorsports/Team Red Bull Pro-2 Race Truck for the 2008 CORR season. Johnson, who had previously raced the CORR series under the Baldwin Motorsports banner, had a fantastic season in 2007, finishing on the podium eleven times including one first-place win. Johnson will be replacing off-road veteran Rob MacCachren this season, as MacCachren will be driving for the new Menzie Motorsports Team. The Barlow Motorsports/Team Red Bull off-road team is owned and operated by driver/owner Steve Barlow. Steve races the number twenty-nine Barlow Motorsports/Team Red Bull Pro-4 race truck. The team had more wins than any other group in CORR history, with fifteen total podiums and seven first-place finishes.
Barlow Motorsports/Team Red Bull owner/driver Steve Barlow had this to say about the acquisition of Ricky to the team: “I have been friends with Ricky for awhile and we have many common goals. He is already a top-three competitor in Pro-2. We want to give him the platform to build on that success. Obviously with the growth of CORR, the competition will increase. We are committed to building the best off-road racing program in the field, which will include multiple drivers and vehicles.”
“I am really stoked to be on Barlow Mortorsorts/Team Red Bull this season. Steve runs the most professional race program in the business. Both Red Bull and Steve are committed to building on the foundation of their dynamic race program, and doing what is best to grow the sport of off-road racing. This is going to be an exiting year.” Stated the enthusiastic Ricky Johnson.
About CORR
CORR (Championship Off–Road Racing) is the most thrilling type of off- road racing in the world! Referred to as “Supercross with trucks”, CORR takes place on both permanent and temporary tracks in San Diego, Pomona, Antelope Valley, Dallas, Primm, and Charlotte. The CORR trucks have over two feet of suspension travel and 850+ horsepower, making them capable of jumping over 160 feet while racing. Tracks are built out of dirt with jumps, whoops, tabletops and hairpin turns to keep the racing exciting for the fans, and challenging for the drivers. CORR racing is a “full-contact” sport, and fans are treated to non-stop action as the competitors bump and grind their way through the course. Pro-2 and Pro-4 Trucks are the premier classes.
Event attendance averages over 20,000 plus fans per race. TV coverage consists of nine races on NBC and The Speed Channel. CORR has a large online community, and the primary demographic being is males between the ages of eighteen and thirty-five.
Check out the Barlow Motorsports/Team Red Bull website for race results, photos and video: http://redbulloffroad.com
Barlow Motorsports/Team Red Bull is sponsored by:
Red Bull, BF Goodrich Tires, FOX Racing Shox, VP Racing Fuel, Alpinestars, KC lights, Mastercraft Seats, Gear Vendors, Hughes Transmissions, MSD, Amsoil and McKenzies.
