Las Vegas, NV (November 10, 2009) - After a successful season competing in the Traxxas TORC Series presented by AMSOIL, Dan Vanden Heuvel brought his #77 Flying Dutchman Maxxis Tire Chevy race truck to the SEMA (Specialty Equipment Marketing Association) Show as one of the centerpieces of the Maxxis Tire display. Along with other Maxxis supported off-road trucks, crawlers, and buggies, Dan worked alongside Maxxis Motorsport director, Creighton King answering any questions that the crowd of 100,000 attendees asked.
The Maxxis Tire display was adjacent to the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series sponsored Off-Road demo track. Through out the show, off-road race trucks would entertain the conventioneers with a display of high flying action on the Toyota test track.
During this time Vanden Heuvel was approached to extend his race season to include the final two weekends of racing of the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series. Within a few hours an agreement was reached, and a title sponsor was on board to keep the Flying Dutchman racing into December.
"We had an incredible season with TORC," commented Dan Vanden Heuvel. "We were competing with guys that had huge budgets, while I was running out of my pocket. My team proved we were one of the best in the TORC series. Then without much fanfare, a deal was struck to keep our team on the West Coast for another month to compete in the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series. That says a lot about our team, not only this year, but also my entire career."
Look for Dan Vanden Heuvel Sr. in the Unlimited 2 division, as well as his son Mike, driving the Probst Motorsports E3 Spark Plug truck in the Unlimited Lite division competing next weekend, November 14-15, at Primm International Off-Road Raceway in Primm, Nevada.
The Flying Dutchman Off-Road Racing would like to thank the following companies for their support during the rounds of racing in Lucas Oil Off-Road Race Series.
Maxxis Tires
Independent Off-Road
Catco
Miller Electric
AirGas
Lucas Oil
ATD
Mastercraft
HJC Helmets
Loctite
MSD Ignition
Autometer
Jaz Products
Phil's Inc.