Newport Beach, CA (June 3, 2008)— Returning to the Fairplex in Pomona, June 7 and 8, the 2008 Championship Off Road RacingTM season is heating up as serious battles are beginning to take shape. As CORRTM reaches the third stop in its tour, the 860 horsepower, four-wheel drive Pro 4TM class is led by Fabtech/Toyo Tires’s star Rick Huesman, while Amsoil’s Scott Douglas and Monster Energy Drink’s superstar driver Johnny Greeves trail closely behind.
In the fiercely competitive Pro 2® class, Ricky Johnson and Jeremy McGrath join Carl Renezeder in chasing Rob MacCachren for the top spot. Team Red Bull’s Johnson and Monster Energy’s McGrath, both former Supercross Champions, took podiums recently in Las Vegas, along with Renezeder narrowing MacCachren’s lead. In the Pro Buggy and Single Buggy classes, Menzies Motorsport’s MacCachren and Bryan Freeman are looking to reinforce their dominance after strong runs in the first four rounds have put them both at the top of their respective classes. In the Pro Lite® class, reigning Pro Lite Champion Robert Naughton is fighting his way to the top of the class but Pappas and Beer’s Rodrigo Ampudia and five-time Pro Lite Champion Jeff Kincaid are standing in Naughton’s way, forcing Naughton to use his driving skills to illustrate why he was crowned as the 2007 Driver of the Year.
“CORR has intense racing coming up this weekend; people will be disappointed if they miss it. The Fairplex has proven itself to be a great venue with challenging pavement areas combined with jumps, dirt, and “the big dig” where we’ve actually dug a huge hole in the ground to give the track challenging terrain,” said Cissy Baldwin, COO of CORR.
Gates open at 9:00 AM on both Saturday and Sunday. Racing action begins at noon. Tickets are available online at www.corracing.com as well as onsite, at the event. General Parking is located at Gate 17 on Fariplex Dr.
The Fairplex is located in Pomona in Los Angeles County, drawing fans from the largest populated county in the nation, according to the 2005 US Census. The Fairplex in Pomona is the home of the Los Angeles County Fair, the host of the NHRA Winternationals and the NHRA Twilight Cruise, and the home of the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum.
Championship Off Road Racing™ brings high action, four-wheel motorsports including two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive trucks to the closed course off road arena. The 2008 Championship Off Road Racing race season includes eight events at tracks located in Los Angeles, CA, San Diego, CA and Las Vegas, NV.
