Primm, Nv
May 16-18, 2008
PRIMM, Nev.– The # 3 FABTECH / Toyo Tires Pro 4 ran away from the field after a fast paced start by Josh Baldwin and Carl Renezeder. In the first lap, Baldwin, jumped out to a incredibly fast start before becoming tangled up with his brother-in-law, Carl Renezeder and the next lap Josh was parked near turn one. Pushing hard in third position was Rick Huseman, Scott Douglas and Travis Coyne.
In the end it was all about FABTECH / TRD Toyota / Toyo Tires sponsored Rick Huseman as he captured his first Pro 4 victory of the season. Rick said, "We ran hard today and our Toyo Tires and FABTECH Suspension combination worked out well on the dirt here in Las Vegas. Toyota TRD supplied us with a wicked fast motor this weekend and all the pieces fell together. It's great to get a win this early in the season and we're hoping to capitalize on this victory and keep the momentum going as we head back to our home track in Pomona in a few weeks."
The first five laps of the race was incredible as the top five trucks swapped out spots about every 20 seconds as they were not bashful to bang fenders on each other.
Kyle LeDuc finished Round 4 in the runner up position after pushing his Rockstar # 99 race truck through the paces finishing just ahead of Amsoil's Scott Douglas.
Carl Renezeder was in the mix for the majority of the race, however he suffered a right front flat tire, although the BFGoodrich inner liner held for a long time, it finally came apart and that forced Renezeder to slow his pace. Renezeder had the chance to come into the hot pits during the mandatory yellow flag, but he opted not to and stay out in front of the fast Scott Douglas until his tire began to disenegrate. Finishing just outside the top three was Curt LeDuc in his #43 Rockstar follwed by the Pro Comp / Toyo Tire truck of Travis Coyne.
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PRIMM, Nev. —Headed down the front stretch of the Las Vegas International Raceway in Primm, Nevada, Rob MacCachren charged the Menzies Motorsports Pro 2 at full speed in front of thousands of fans packed in the stands. Seconds later MacCachren found himself flying over the top and outside of the 30-foot high turn one.
25 CORR Pro 2 race trucks took the green flag as Round 4 kicked off on the floor of the Las Vegas desert. Temperatures reaching over 100 degrees peaked about the time that Rob Mac flew off the outside of the high banked turn. Ricky Johnson, Jerry Whelchel, Todd LeDuc, Johnny Greaves, Carl Renezeder and many other fought for position in turn one, but only one truck flew off the top of the turn, Rob Mac.
The crowd gasped as the # 21 Rockstar Pro 2 catapulted into oblivion, but moments later the race truck reappeared on the East side of the turn. With nearly the entire field of race trucks by Rob Mac, he settled into his office chair and began picking off the field slowly one and two at a time.
MacCachren's spotter and truck builder - Dave Clarke commented, "He didn't say anything and I didn't say anything over the radio. When I the dust coming up from behind the turn I knew he was okay and preparing to reenter the race. We never even talked about, but what's amazing is Rob turned on the classic Rob and the rest is history. Even I am amazed."
MacCachren weaved his magic through the entire field of Pro 2's finishing in the top spot with a time of 20:36:951 and almost a full two seconds in front of Renezeder. Today's race was classic Rob MacCachren working hard in his Mastercraft Seat / Office Chair.
Taking the second spot was Lucas Oil's Carl Renezeder and rounding off the top three was Jeremy McGrath. The biggest surprise in Round 4 today was the top performance of Jeremy McGrath who led the majority of the laps in this race before he succumbed to the moves of Carl Renezeder and winner Rob MacCachren. McGrath noted on the podium that he's still learning this game at CORR and he was elated to be on the podium with Rob MacCachren and Carl Renezeder.
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PRIMM, Nev. —he field was full with 25 Pro Lites only missing two trucks from the previous day, Bryce Menzies out with mild injuries suffered in an ontrack practice incident on Friday afternoon and Javier Sacio.
Naughton, the 2007 CORR Pro Lite Champion, had his long awaited opportunity to battle with the past CORR Champions, Jeff Kincaid and Chad Hord, here at the Las Vegas International Raceway and this time the results saw Robert Naughton in the top spot.
Jeff Kincaid, a native-Wisconsin racer, made his way to California as he drove his #4 Traxxas Pro Lite to victory on Saturday, but Sunday he battled with the likes of Bully Dogs Casey Currie, Papa's N Beer Rodrigo Ampudia and Kolpin-sponsored Marty Hart. But it was Naughton who took the wind from the sails of the Toyota-powered Pro Lite.
Naughton got out to the front of the pack and was only challenged by Mexico's Rodrigo Ampudia who faded off during the last couple laps as Naughton ran out in front to take the victory. Finishing behind Ampudia was Jeff Kincaid and in fourth was Marty Hart.
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PRIMM, Nev.—Johnny Greaves driving The Monster Energy BANDIT Pro 2 set the fastest qualifying lap of the day to take the pole position in Round 4 of Championship Off Road Racing action.
Greaves railed his TRD Toyota Pro 2 around this hot race track in the middle of the Southern Nevada desert like he was running from the law and he had no problem setting the fastest lap of the day. Greaves was chased by Carl Renezeder who finished in second position and Mike Oberg in third following by Jerry Whelchel in fourth and Menzies Motorsports Rob MacCachren in fifth. The field of Pro 2's kicks off at 2:10 p.m. PST here at the Las Vegas International Raceway at Primm.
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PRIMM, Nev. —Scott Douglas wasted no time in his run for victory in Round 4 after he set the fastest lap time of the weekend with a sub-54 second lap. The # 7 Amsoil truck definitely showed his colors on Saturday as he raced in the front of the pack during Round 3, however had a mechanical failure that sidelined him from finishing the race.
Sunday morning qualifying was much different after he set the fastest track time of the weekend. Taking the second spot was Johnny Greaves in his Monster Energy Pro 4 and he narrowly missed setting a CORR historic mark.
If Johnny Greaves had qualified in the pole position for both Pro 2 and Pro 4 that would have been the first time in history that a racer qualified in the top spot in both Pro 2 and Pro 4.
Taking the third spot was FABTECH / Toyo Tires Rick Huseman followed by Rockstar's Kyle LeDuc.
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PRIMM, Nev —CORR Officials announced here trackside that Adrian Cenni is suspended from racing action in Round 4 today at the Las Vegas International Raceway at Primm.
Cenni was involved in a post-race pushing match with Monster Energy's Crew Chief - Curt Greaves at the Monster Energy pit nearly four hours after a racing incident occurred during Round 3 of the 2008 CORR Series in Las Vegas.
CORR Communications Manager - Katie Bosler confirmed to DIRTnewz Editor-in-Chief, Brittany Sanchez, that the suspensions were effectively immediately and Adrian Cenni would not race in either the Pro 2 or the Pro 4 race during Round 4.
Bosler also announced that Monster Energy / Greaves Motorsports Crew Chief, Curt Greaves and Rockstar / Terrible Herbst Spotter for Troy Herbst, Jared Cooper, were also suspended for today's Round 4 racing action.
The suspension of the Curt Greaves and Jared Cooper stem from a heated exchange between them and Mark Porter and his wife during the Pro 4 contested race.
The suspension of Adrian Cenni will certainly affect Porter/Cenni Racing as they will lose all important Round 4 points and a chance to put the blaze orange Pro 2 and Pro 4 on the podium in Sunday's finale. The Porter/Cenni Racing suspension will hurt them more than it will hurt Greaves Motorsports and Terrible Herbst's Motorsports who have already selected replacements for both spotters.
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PRIMM, Nev.—It was a wild day at the Las Vegas International Raceway at Primm, Nevada as MONSTER Energy's Johnny Greaves drove from the 7th starting position after the mandatory inversion by CORR to victory among off road racing's top drivers. The Wisconsin-native drove his Toyota / BFGoodrich / Monster Energy Pro 4 to victory here in Round 3 as he continues his march towards the season championship. Prepped by an elite team of off road racing mechanics led by Johnny's brother, Curt Greaves, the Monster Energy #4 Pro 4 claimed its first victory of the 2008 season.
However, it wasn't without wild racing action. Among some of the best was Adrian Cenni's drive up to the top of the 20-foot race course safety fence and back down. While leading the race, Cenni drove his blaze orange Pro 4 into the final turn of the race course and drove up on the concrete embankment (k-rail), which many drivers had been doing. Although, Cenni actually drove above the k-rail and all the way to the top of the safety catch fence that is nearly 20 feet in height. Cenni was fortunate as his truck began to drop and the fence saved the pit area from the high-speed launching race truck.
Thousands of fans, all standing on their feet, gasped as Cenni flew high and appeared to be headed out of the stadium but only at the top did his truck drop back onto the race course averting certain catastrophic circumstances had his race truck left the stadium.
Cenni raced down the fence, but only a lap later he gave up the lead to Scott Douglas racing the #7 Amsoil Pro 4. Douglas and Greaves battled for a few laps before Douglas experienced problems that appeared to be highly flammable with fire coming out of the left rear side.
Greaves took the lead and battled with Rick Huseman for several laps before a full-course yellow caution flag came out due to a crash and subsequent fire on Troy Herbst Primm Valley Casino's sponsored - Pro 4.
Herbst scrambled out of the truck as CORR emergency staffers extinguished the fire and the full field of racers came to a halt on the hot race track. Temperatures on the track reached nearly 110 degrees as CORR racers battled on the track and the weather conditions in search of the checkered flag.
But in the end it was all Johnny Greaves as the Wisconsin-native was cheered by thousands of fans packing the stadium as the black and green Pro 4 parked on the podium.
Red Bull Supercross Champion - Ricky Johnson Survives the Carnage in Pro 2 War
Monster's Pro 2 Jeremy McGrath 2nd Steps onto Podium with motocross compadre Johnson
PRIMM, Nev. —Round 3 of the CORR Pro 2 race started with a big bang as a huge field of racers battled for position early. Rockstar's Rob MacCachren, who had qualified in the pole position, ended up starting 8th as the top eight racers were inverted after CORR officials made the inversion decision. MacCachren made his way up through the field and was racing hard with Carl Renezeder and made his way cleanly around Renezeder to take the lead once again. However, Renezeder came back strong and in turn two he slid all the way into MacCachren forcing him into the k-rail and flattening a left side front tire that rendered MacCachren out of the field.
After the mandatory yellow caution flag at the midway point, Red Bull's Ricky Johnson jumped out to the lead and never looked back, although he was chased by McGrath, Renezeder and Jerry Whelchel. The race was filled with on track metal melee's between several upset drivers that took to bumping steel tube against each other to settle differences. It was one hell of an exciting race as the legend of Supercross racing, Ricky Johnson ended up taking the top spot.
Toyota / Traxxis Jeff Kincaid WINS Pro Lite
Huge field of Pro Lites entertain packed grandstands Kincaid Rails to Victory over Rob Naughton, Rodrigo Ampudia, Chris Brandt and Nissan's Todd Cuffaro
PRIMM, Nev. — Primm, Nevada –A huge field of nearly 30 Pro Lites took the dirt track here at the Las Vegas International Raceway at Primm in search of victory and the CORR Champion from years gone by was back in top form winning again. Jeff Kincaid, a Crandon, Wisconsin native drove his Traxxis/Toyota Potowatomi Casino Pro Lite to victory in front of a huge crowd of ravaged racing fans.
Michigan's Chad Hord jumped to an early start and drove away from the field and seemed destined to reign victory once again, but he was sidelined after his race truck got hot and he had to back off the throttle to hold the motor together. Hord, sponsored by BOSS Snowplow, railed through the big bumps jamming his FOX Racing Shox suspension to full tilt before he was forced to pull off and idle around the track.
Readylift sponsored - Rob Naughton drove fast as he stayed close to Jeff Kincaid but did not have enough to get around Kincaid although he pushed hard in the final couple laps. In fact, in the final turn it looked like Naughton had enough dive inside Kincaid, but Jeff held on to take the win as Naughton came out of the turn a tad bit slower.
Mexico's Papa's N Beer racer, Rodrigo Ampudia, drove a clean and fast race to take the third spot and put him in a good position leading into Sunday's Pro Lite finale. Ampudia, the 2007 Crandon Pro Lite World Champion, drove a strategic race after he suffered major damage in the Pro 2 race.
Chris Brandt made his final charge pulling away from Nissan/UPR sponsored - Todd Cuffaro, who survived multiple brushes with Matt Barney and Rockstar's Brian Deegan in the second half of the race. Brandt finished the race in an impressive top four finish. Cuffaro had a bad start as he bobbled the throttle during a shift heading down the front straightaway. That put the Nissan/UPR Pro Lite in a position to charge back towards the front which he did. Cuffaro said, "I made a mistake early, but we got lucky and continued to charge through the pack. I'm fortunate to round out the top five after that race. We will be working hard on the truck tonight and we'll be ready for Sunday's round 4.
FOX Racing Shox DOMINATES CORR Primm Las Vegas Round 3 Capturing WINS in ALL Pro Classes
Led by Pro 4 Racer - Johnny Greaves, Pro Lite Jeff Kincaid and Pro 2 Ricky Johnson - FOX Racing Shox separates champions from the rest of the field
PRIMM, Nev. (May 17, 2008) —CORR Racers equipped with FOX Racing Shox dominated the race course today like we've not seen in the past. Every Pro race and the single-buggy race was won by drivers utilizing the latest in advanced racing shock technology and today it shined through.
Starting with Menzie's Motorsports single-buggy racer, Bryan Freeman, the win streak began early under very hot weather conditions here on the Southern Nevada desert floor. Freeman, an experienced winning desert racer put his keen skills to task as he went after the win early in the day using FOX Racing Shox.
Immediately following the Freeman single-buggy victory, Rob MacCachren took to the dirt in his Menzies Motorsports Pro Buggy and captured yet another victory along with taking FOX Racing Shox to the top. Rob MacCachren said, "I've won many championships on FOX Racing Shox and the plan this year is to do the same. FOX Racing Shox works closely with many racers and they provide us trackside support tuning and providing any components we may want to change. FOX Racing Shox is one of the reasons that I'm able to run my Pro Buggy as hard as I do."
Once the Pro buggy race concluded, CORR opening ceremonies commenced the Pro 2 field of nearly 25 trucks took to the track and Red Bull's Ricky Johnson, driving the Red Bull / Barlow Motorsports Pro 2 equipped with 3.0 Triple Bypass FOX Racing Shox, out dualed the entire field to take the win in the challenging Pro 2 class.
Multiple-winning CORR Champion, Jeff Kincaid, pulled out onto the track and fought off the top five Pro Lite racers who all were equipped with FOX Racing Shox. Kincaid just beat out the 2007 CORR Champion, Robert Naughton and Mexico's Papa's N Beer racer, Rodrigo Ampudia. In fourth was FOX racer, Chris Brandt and Nissan/UPR Racing Supply sponsored Todd Cuffaro...all FOX Racing Shox supported racers.
Topping off the perfect day was the Monster Energy Pro 4 racer, Johnny Greaves, who patiently waited for the right timing to charge to the front and take the overall win beating out a couple other FOX Racing Pro 4 sponsored racers including Amsoil sponsored Scott Douglas and Red Bull's Steve Barlow.
Greaves commented, "Big thanks to John Marking and the entire FOX Racing Shox crew for the support in our victory today. The #4 Pro 4 ran great today and we just had to wait for an opening before we could make the charge. We've working very close with John Marking and Todd Tenbroek in setting up this truck and once again we have made it better than ever. The truck worked very good in the big bumps today and we made the run and got the flag. We'll be charging hard tomorrow in search of the double up victories.
Vegas' MacCachren qualifies first in Pro-2 - Louisana's Marty Hart in Pro Lite
Primm, Nevada – Living the dream of a professional race car driver is one thing, but to grow up among the dirt and rocks of the nation’s off road race courses is yet another. Many racers kids have been raised in the pits of remote tracks throughout the nation whether it’s pavement racing or dirt racing.
MacCachren qualifies first in Pro-2, Bryan Freeman first in Single Buggy; Bruce Fraley and Bryce Menzies 16th & 17th in Pro Lite, Larry Job in 4th and MacCachren 7th in Pro Buggy and Brock Krahenbuhl third in Single Buggy
For short-course series event at Las Vegas International Off-Road Raceway
PRIMM, Nev. (May 16, 2008) —All things considered, Menzies Motorsports’ six drivers, all from Las Vegas, had a good day Friday in earning two top qualifying spots for Saturday’s Round 3 of the 2008 Championship Off-Road Racing Series (CORR) at the Las Vegas International Off-Road Raceway in Primm, Nev
