Belvidere, IL (April 29, 2008) - Scott Taylor and his #8 Skyjacker Suspensions BFGoodrich Tires Ford F-150 went to Pomona to begin his quest to regain the CORR PRO-2 title. His competition was intense as twenty three of the world?s best PRO-2 qualified for the weekend of racing.
Pomona, Calif. (April 28, 2008) – Menzies Motorsports made an remarkable debut in its inaugural CORR season here today at the Fairplex, CORR’s newest track, by winning the Pro 2, Pro Buggy and Single Buggy classes and scoring seven top-five finishes. Menzies Super Team consists of six drivers competing in four classes—Single Buggy, Pro Buggy, Pro Lite and Pro 2. Four of its drivers (Menzies, Fraley, Freeman and Krahenbuhl) are competing for Rookie of the Year honors.
Fairplex in Pomona, CA (April 28, 2008) — Today was an eventful day of action packed racing. MacCachren swept the weekend in both Pro 2 and Pro Buggy and Renezeder won again in Pro 4. 2006 Pro Lite Champion Chad Hord and current Champion Robert Naughton battled it out in the Pro Lite race for the win. Hord prevailed passing Naughton on the final lap.
Pomona, California April 27, 2008 – Rob Mac is back! A new and different colored race suit. A different Energy Drink sponsor. A new truck. A new team, but everything else is exactly the same. It's the MAC Attack!
If the season opener of the 2008 CORR season wasn't enough to convince an off road racing fan that Rob Mac is back to his same old form as the 2007 season, then they definitely did not pay attention to the act of complete domination in the challenging CORR Pro 2 field this past weekend.
Held at the LA Fairplex-Pomona, which is located in within metropolitan Los Angeles, the second day of door-to-door racing was just as exciting as the first. Southern California was baked by an intense heat wave where scorching temeperatures reached over 100 degrees. The temporary race course was constructed in the asphalt parking lot within a stones throw of the world famous NHRA Dragstrip of Pomona. The site of the NHRA Winternationals, CORR's CEO, Jim Baldwin, continues to forge ahead with his dream here in 2008.
Pomona, California April 27, 2008 – Rick Huseman qualified the fastest in the Sunday morning qualifier railing his FABTECH Pro 4 around Pomona's dirt track. As soon as the race kicked off in the heat of the Southern California weather, Huseman, a Riverside, California native, went on the attack and got out in front for the entire race including holding off a charge after the midway competition yellow flag.
Pomona, California April 26, 2008 –The 2008 CORR Season opener was took off right where it left off last season with the Johnny & Carl show in front of thousands of fans here at the LA Fairplex - Pomona. Carl Renezeder jumped out to an early lead as Johnny Greaves waged war with Scott Douglas and Rick Huseman. However, just before the competition yellow waved the cream rose to the top as Johnny passed Douglas through the big bumps as he caught Douglas cruising through the five-foot rhythm section.
Pomona, California April 26, 2008 –The 2008 CORR Season opener was took off right where it left off last season with the Johnny & Carl show in front of thousands of fans here at the LA Fairplex - Pomona. Carl Renezeder jumped out to an early lead as Johnny Greaves waged war with Scott Douglas and Rick Huseman. However, just before the competition yellow waved the cream rose to the top as Johnny passed Douglas through the big bumps as he caught Douglas cruising through the five-foot rhythm section.
Pomona, California April 26, 2008 –In memory of their fallen brother, Nye Frank, Rob MacCachren and Dave Clark came together here at the first race of the 2008 CORR season and dominated a massive field of CORR Pro 2's in front of a packed house at the LA Fairplex-Pomona.
Nye Frank, a longtime close friend to both Rob Mac and Dave Clark, along with many others, was killed in a fight with a 24-year old man who was allegedly, as reported by witnesses, on drugs and acting strange when Frank and him becamed involved in a fistfight that ultimately resulted in Nye Frank's death.
Pomona, California April 26, 2008 –Off road racing veteran, Marty Hart, never lifted in his run for the first blood of the season here Saturday beating out Rob Naughton after he pulled off the race course 3/4 way through the race. The start of the race was red flagged after five trucks tangled in the first turn after track worker's overwatered the first turn and the Pro Lite trucks slid sideways through the mud.
The second start saw a clean re-start and the leaders jumped out in front. Marty Hart started from the third row stayed close all race long and the door opened after a lapped vehicle got hooked up with Rodrigo Ampudia who was in the middle of an impressive charge towards the front. Ampudia was putting down fast lap times enroute to the front when he was sidelined.
Ensenada B.C. April 24, 2008 – Finishing the last details, RA Motorsports announces their plans for the 2008 CORR short course series season opener in Pomona, CA. RA Motorsports driver, Rodrigo Ampudia is ready to roll the dice and battle for the much competed Pro-Lite Championship. This will be a very busy year for him, since he will be driving in both the Pro-Lite and Pro-2 series. This year will be his rookie season driving the Ford Pro-2 truck, which has just attracted a new major sponsor to the team.
