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.
Despite the incredible hot temperatures, Menzie's Motorsports top driver, Rob MacCachren, qualified his ROCKSTAR Pro 2 in the pole position early Sunday morning. A few hours later he was burning donuts on the asphalt front stretch in front of thousands of fans who watched him dice up the race course like a Benihana chef.
His winning burnouts would rival any victory display by NASCAR's top drivers. Rob Mac waved the checkered victory flag and drove up and down the front stretch asphalt pumping his left hand holding the flag into the air. It was less than a year ago that Rob Mac began to work wtih Steve Menzies in the development of the most dominating Super Team so far this season. Led by MacCachren's vast experience in the off road racing world, Steve Menzies has constructed possibly one of the strongest overall teams the CORR Series has ever seen and Rob Mac is the core of this powerhouse team.
After winning Saturday and then qualifying in the pole position for Sunday's race, Rob drove his Dave Clark-built to the front barely challenged by Red Bull's Ricky Johnson who fell off the pace about the midway point of the race. Carl Renezeder, Jerry Whelchel and Todd LeDuc made valient charges but they didn't have enough for Rob Mac's domination. In fact, the followers tangled up fenders in more than a couple turns allowing Rob Mac to charge to the checkers.
There's seven more race weekends and you can bet the CORR season excitement has only just begun. Visit www.corracing.com for the full schedule and ticket information, as well as the upcoming television coverage.
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.
Rockstar's father-son duo, Curt and Kyle LeDuc, both racing in the elite Pro 4 class put on a fanstastic display of driving as they made fast runs towards the front, but not before they became tangled up with slower traffic. The younger LeDuc suffered a mechanical issue that put him out of the race.
Monster Energy's Johnny Greaves ran in second position for the majority of the race, but he suffered a mechanical issue as well only after bicycling twice saving it in front of the crowd.
Scott Douglas pushed his #7 Ford hard, but he came up short after Lucas Oil sponsored Carl Renezeder got around him so he could make a charge towards the leading Huseman. Once Renezeder got around the slower Douglas, Carl left Scott to fend off the charging competition for the third spot as he reeled in Rick Huseman. Carl had huge momentum over the top of the massive table top jump and caught Huseman as he approached the 180 banked turn 2. As they approached the pit, Renezeder set up Huseman for the pass that he made two turns later as he charged for the checkered 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 –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.
Abrams, WI (April 24, 2008) – Six time Champion and off-road driver Johnny Greaves confirmed today through his agent, Mitch Covington of The Covington Agency, that Johnny Greaves will indeed compete in the Pro-2 Class in 2008 and 2009 in addition to the Pro-4 Class in Championship Off Road Racing (CORR). The new team will be an extension of the current team “Monster Energy Potawatomi Toyota Off Road Race Team”. The team will be ready for the first race of the CORR season in April at Pomona.
Newport Beach, CA - April 23, 2008 –—Championship Off Road Racing is thrilled to officially sign a five year contract with the Fairplex in Pomona. CORR will be racing at this outstanding venue three times each year, including kicking off the 2008 season on April 26-27.
“LA may be one of the biggest and best venues for off road racing and we are ecstatic to sign with the Fairplex; now CORR can bring three weekends a year of high intense racing to the LA area,” said Cissy Baldwin, CORR C.O.O.
April 23, 2008 —BOSCH Power Tools has teamed up with Barlow Motorsports/ Team Red Bull to represent the mammoth power tool brand in CORR off-road racing. The Barlow Motorsports/ Team Red Bull consists of a two truck team featuring motocross ledgend Ricky johnson driving the number 9 Pro-2 and desert champion Steve Barlow driving the number 2 Pro-4.
LAKE FOREST, CA - April 23, 2008 – After an epic 2007 race season, including a Pro-4 championship and 21 short course wins, Carl Renezeder plans to roll that success and focus into the new season. Championship Off Road Racing (CORR) hosts the 2008 season opener this weekend, April 26-27 at the LA Fairplex in Pomona, California, with new race formats and live television. Add a new power package for both Team Renezeder race trucks, and you have an entirely new program for the start of the season. But for Renezeder, it’s business as usual.
Belviedere, IL - April 23, 2008 – Scott Taylor and his #8 Skyjacker Suspensions BFGoodrich Tires Ford F-150 are back racing the CORR series, full-time, looking to take back the championship. From 1998 to 2005 Scott Taylor was the one driver everyone measured themselves against. During that seven year period, Taylor Racing won the championship six times and was runner up once, feat that may never be seen again in off-road racing.
