September 16, 2008 — Team Red Bull/BOSCH battled bad luck to finish on the podium at round 11 and 12 at Chula Vista International Raceway. Fans turned out in force to watch the massive field of CORR trucks fight for their spot on the podium at the spectacular Chula Vista International Raceway.
Blue skies prevailed above the challenging course, which included a screaming fast front straightaway and giant sweeping off camber turn one. The weekend would unfold as another spectacular two days of Championship Off-Road Racing.
Belvidere, IL (September 16, 2008) — After win the BorgWarner Cup in Crandon, WI, Scott Taylor and his team only had a few days to prep his truck for the rigors of Championship Off-Road Racing’s Round 11 and 12 at The Quarry. Currently, Taylor Racing is in eighth place in the CORR PRO-2 standings, and with only five rounds of racing before the Baldwin Cup, every championship point is more valuable than ever.
4:30PM UPDATE - Marty Hart took his #15 Pro Lite to victory here in Chula Vista, California. Hart battled to the end with Casey Currie who finished on the podium for the third time this season. Currie has told us before that he was having a tough season this year, especially since he is running his own team. Currie felt that he struggled after the mandatory caution. He has led before and lost it after the caution and it seemed to be a repeat today. Currie led more than half of the race and lost the lead just before the caution to Marty Hart. Casey charged hard after falling back to the fourth place position to land his Bully Dog/ Speed Technologies Pro Lite to the podium for the third time this season.
Chula Vista, CA, (September 16, 2008) - Johnny Greaves finished another great weekend of CORR racing by putting his Monster Energy Potawatomi Tundra Pro 4 back on the podium and sending a strong message to the crowd that the Monster Energy Toyota Pro 2 is now up to speed and ready to compete from the front. Greaves finished 2nd in the Pro 4 event with a “photo finish” with Kyle LeDuc at the checkered. This capped-off a strong weekend for the BFGoodrich driver in both classes with podium finishes in 3 out of 4 races.
CHERRY VALLEY, Calif (September 16, 2008) - Kyle LeDuc keeps redefining himself. The youngest member of Rockstar Makita Team LeDuc started his rookie season in Championship Off-Road Racing’s Pro 4 class wanting to get a podium finish before the 8-event, 16-round season was over. He did that with a second-place finish in round four.
He wanted to establish himself as a consistent front-runner, and he did that with top 10 finishes in three of the next four rounds. Then came the first win, at Pomona on Aug. 16, and LeDuc said that was “huge.” Then on Saturday (Sept. 13), after he had held off defending class champion Carl Renezeder for his second win, LeDuc talked of being “one of the big boys” in the class.
El Cajon, CA (September 16, 2008) – After a horrific, end over end practice crash, Chad Hord got behind the wheel of the team’s backup truck, looking to garner as many points as possible for the #7 AMSOIL Kumho Tire Sycuan Casino Ford F-150. Coming into this weekend of racing, Scott Douglas had a nine point lead in the PRO-4 championship chase.
Friday afternoon, during a practice session for CORR Rounds 11 and 12, Scott Douglas went end over end as he drove over the start finish line table top jump. The ensuing incident left Scott Douglas with a trip to the hospital, and a totaled race truck.
Chula Vista , CA (September 14, 2008)—Leaving the standing room only crowd on their feet, stunned and in awe, Rob MacCachren got the best of race leader Carl Renezeder on the final green, white, checkered restart to win the Pro 2 race during Sunday’s Round 12 of the 2008 Championship Off-Road Racing Series (CORR) at the Chula Vista International Raceway near San Diego. The leader of the six-driver, eight vehicle Menzies Motorsports team also finished second in the Pro Buggy class Sunday while teammate Bryan Freeman also made the podium with a second place in the Single Buggy Class.
Chula Vista, CA (September 13, 2008) - Rockstar Makita Team LeDuc’s Kyle LeDuc held off defending class champion Carl Renezeder over the final five laps to win Saturday’s Pro 4 race in the Championship Off-Road Racing series’ return to The Quarry in Chula Vista.
It was the second win in three races for Pro 4 rookie LeDuc, 27, a former Pro Lite champion, and moved him up one spot to fourth in the point standings after 11 of 16 rounds in the eight-race season. LeDuc is 61 points behind Renezeder, who regained the championship lead when Scott Douglas was unable to drive after suffering a broken left leg in a practice accident Friday.
Chula Vista, CA (September 13, 2008) - Rob MacCachren and Bryan Freeman both earned podium finishes during Saturday’s Round 11 of the 2008 Championship Off-Road Racing Series (CORR) to lead the six-driver, eight vehicle Menzies Motorsports team competing at the Chula Vista International Raceway near San Diego.
Newport Beach, CA (September 14, 2008)—The racing action heated up in round 12 of Championship Off Road Racing as Kyle LeDuc swept the weekend, and the points race tightened in Pro 4 putting Carl Renezeder and Rick Huseman in a tie for the championship.
3:00PM UPDATE - Jerry Whelchel is no rookie to being victorious in the Pro 2 class but struggled to capture that big win this season. It was truely down to the wire as Whelchel and Renezeder were fender to fender once again here in Chula Vista. The last time CORR visited this track Whelchel fell second to Renezeder in almost a repeat of today's race although Whelchel came out on top today. "It's a great feeling, we finally got the monkey off our back...Carl Renezeder raced me clean this time. I know Carl is a clean racer and we had a great race," quoted Whelchel at the finish.
Rob MacCachren once again put on a show for his fans, after pulling into the pits to change a flat he passed the entire field to land in 5th place right in front of his Menzies Motorsports teammate Bryce Menzies. This is the second Pro 2 race for the 21 year old Menzies Motorsports driver. In his first ever Pro 2 race in Pomona, California Bryce landed in the 10th position and now here in Chula Vista has moved his way up to 6th.
2:30PM UPDATE - Although Rodrigo Ampudia may have had the fastest time in yesterday's Round 11 qualifier he will start in the 4th row due to an inversion of the Top 8. In the front row and on the pole is 2007 Pro 2 Champion Jerry Whelchel and Greg Adler.
BJ Baldwin already having problems with his brand new truck and had to bring his back up truck out for Round 11. BJ qualified 13th but will have to start dead last since he is using an alternate truck than the one that he qualified in.
Grabowski Stays Clear of Carnage to Victory in Chula Vista/ Dejong Close Behind for Second Place
1:40PM UPDATE - Greg George will take the win in Pro Buggy with Rob MacCachren moving his way into 2nd place in his Menzies Motorsports Pro Buggy. MacCachren proves time and time again that he is a top contender in Championship Off Road Racing moving from last of 23 contenders to a second place finish. MacCachren put everything he had on the line to capture a podium after having issues during yesterday's qualifier and put Menzies Motorsports on the podium once again.
Chula Vista, CA (September 13, 2008) - Friday afternoon during a practice session for CORR Rounds 11 and 12, Scott Douglas went end over end as he drove over the start finish line table top jump. The ensuing incident left Scott Douglas with a trip to the hospital, and a totaled race truck.
The injury sustained to his knee, will prevent Scott from racing this weekend, and possibly the rest of the season. Chad Hord, champion PRO-Lite driver, has been tabbed to fill the seat, in the Douglas Motorsports back-up race truck, for the weekend events in Chula Vista.
Currently, Scott leads the PRO-4 Championship with five rounds of racing to go in the Championship Off-Road Racing Series.
Chula Vista, CA (September 12, 2008) - With Round 11 of Championship Off Road Racing only hours away teams are still wrenching on their race vehicles, fixing and fine tuning every inch to make it just right.
Scott Douglas suffered an intense crash during the first practice session which sent him to the hospital. Flying off the table at the Start/Finish he hit the lip of the table top jump which kicked him into the air, slammed the nose of his Amsoil/ Khumo Pro 4 into the ground. The truck picked up speed and went end over end, completely demolishing the truck. Douglas was sent to the hospital and due to a knee injury will not be able to race the remainder of the season. Pro Lite Champion Chad Hord will take over the driving duties for Douglas.
CHULA VISTA, Calif.—Struggling throughout Friday’s practice and qualifying sessions to overcome relatively minor mechanical issues among eight vehicles, Brock Krahenbuhl qualified second and Bryan Freeman third in Single Buggy to finish as the top qualifiers of the eight Menzies Motorsports entries for Saturday’s Round 11 of the 16-race 2008 Championship Off-Road Racing Series (CORR) at the Chula Vista International Raceway near San Diego.
The team continues its expansion into CORR and focuses on improvement and teamwork
Reno, NV (September 11th, 2008) – Speed Technologies, one of the largest and foremost race teams in the United States and Mexico, continues racing in the CORR series this weekend with two Pro-Lite trucks. The trucks are sponsored by both Bully Dog and Speed Technologies.
Chuck Dempsey, a full-time Speed Technologies driver who also races in both the SCORE and Best in the Desert race series, is continuing his education in CORR racing under the Casey Currie Racing banner with sponsorships by Speed Technologies and Bully Dog. The team, led by Casey Currie, recently added Dempsey and is excited to parlay his extensive desert racing experience into the CORR arena.
San Diego, CA (September 9, 2008) - Championship Off Road Racing returns to the metropolitan San Diego area this weekend as racing action kicks off at "The Quarry" located at the Chula Vista International Raceway. The Quarry is only 15 minutes from the motor sports race shop of Todd Cuffaro, driver of the No.46 Nissan/UPR/BFGoodrich Tires Pro Lite.
This weekend's race is the sixth stop of the eight race series as San Diego resident, Todd Cuffaro, leads the 2008 class of CORR Pro Lite rookies in the championship point's standings. In fact, the 24-year old racer is fifth in overall point's chase sharing the top five spots with several previous CORR Pro Lite champions.
Newport Beach, CA (September 9, 2008)—Championship Off Road Racing and Traxxas, The Fastest Name in Radio Control™ have teamed up to enhance the lives of children by donating all proceeds from the Traxxas Try-Me-Track to Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego.
After its success in Pomona, the Traxxas Try-Me-Track will be back at the upcoming CORR event on September 13 and 14 in Chula Vista.
The scaled-down track gives race fans the chance to do some of their own racing by testing out Traxxas’ new Slash radio-controlled short course off-road race trucks. All RC drivers are asked to donate $1 to race; Traxxas then makes an additional matching contribution. All proceeds will be donated to the local charity.
Riverside, CALIFORNIA - Rick Huseman Racing returns to the Chula Vista International Raceway for Rounds 11 & 12 on September 13-14, 2008. The No.3 Pro 4 race truck will feature TRAXXAS bedside logos after Rick Huseman Racing and TRAXXAS announced a marketing partnership for the remainder of the 2008 Championship Off Road Racing season.
"We are happy to announce a partnership between Rick Huseman Racing and TRAXXAS for the rest of the 2008 CORR season. TRAXXAS is the number-1 selling name in Ready-to-Race nitro and electric models for the last 4 years running. They are a proven winner and we are proud to unite our winning race team with a successful company in TRAXXAS. Corporate sponsorship is a vital ingredient to a successful race operation and the addition of TRAXXAS to our partners list is exciting. We will debut the No.3 Pro 4 at Chula Vista International Raceway this upcoming weekend and we plan on putting the No.3 on the podium," commented Rick Huseman.
Newport Beach, CA (September 4, 2008)—Championship Off Road Racing is pleased to welcome Carey Hart to the CORR action in 2009. The first rider to ever to complete a back flip on a 250 cc motocross bike, Hart has officially signed on to race a Pro 2 truck with the Premiere Motorsports Group (PMG), Hart & Huntington Team.
Eagle River, WI (September 4, 2008) – Mike Oberg and his #80 AMSOIL Kumho Tire Chevrolet Silverado looked to Crandon as a morale boost for his race team. This year, Oberg Motorsports committed to a full season of competition in the CORR series, which made racing back home, in the Midwest, almost impossible. Earlier in the year, Mike competed in Crandon’s June race, taking first place in the PRO-2WD division in the FCP Chairman’s Cup. Oberg Motorsports was looking for similar results when they returned for the 39th annual BorgWarner Off-Road Championships.
El Cajon, CA (September 16, 2008) – After a horrific, end over end practice crash, Chad Hord got behind the wheel of the team’s backup truck, looking to garner as many points as possible for the #7 AMSOIL Kumho Tire Sycuan Casino Ford F-150. Coming into this weekend of racing, Scott Douglas had a nine point lead in the PRO-4 championship chase.
