CRANDON, Wis. – The largest off-road racing crowd in the history of the sport witnessed a thrilling race for the World Championship Mole Lake Casino & Lodge Stock Truck Cup at legendary Crandon Raceway with Scott Beauchamp, Escanaba, Mich., taking the win.
Crandon International Off-Road Raceway, Friday night, September 4, 6 PM (Central) Hord Outlasts Kincaid to Win 3rd Annual FCP “Decision at Sundown”
CRANDON, Wis. – Crandon International Off-Road Raceway kicked off its 40th Anniversary in a huge way Friday night as Chad Hord out-dueled Jeff Kincaid to win the 3rd annual FCP “Decision at Sundown” Pro Light Pickup Cup Race. A record Friday night crowd saw Hord push to an early lead in front of Kincaid. By the halfway mark, Kincaid had slipped past Hord and look to have the race in hand. Following a competition yellow flag, Kincaid broke a wheel, leaving the door open for Hord to take the win. The race was marred by accidents, mishaps and frequent yellow flags as drivers pushed hard to take home special prizes at the opening 40th anniversary race in Crandon. Chris Brandt finished a strong second, followed by Mark Oberg.
CRANDON, Wis. – Kyle LeDuc, Beaumont, Calif., captured his first BorgWarner Cup win at Crandon International Off-Road Raceway in Traxxa TORC Series presentec by AMSOIL Pro 4x4 racing action Sunday. LeDuc, 26-year-old son of 1998 BorgWarner Cup champ Curt LeDuc, Cherry Valley, Calif., won a record $43,500 for taking the checkers in the pressure-filled TORC Pro 4x4 showdown. He joins Helio Castroneves, 2009 IRL Indy 500 winner, as winners of the top BorgWarner prizes in their respective Series.
Crandon, Wisconsin - Rockstar Energy Racing's Rob MacCachren arrived to the nation's oldest short course off road race course and the place he has had success at since the mid-1990s. Racing in front of 50,000 plus fans all standing on their feet cheering on the nation's top off road racing icons. Rob MacCachren weaved his magic through the intense land rush start that the Crandon International Raceway is well regarded for and after two full days of racing MacCachren charged his Rockstar/Mastercraft Pro 2 sponsored Pro 2 around the 1.65-mile race course each day resulting in podium finishes. Most importantly, MacCachren increased his overall season points total in his quest for the 2009 TORC Series Championship.
Crandon, WI (September 6, 2009)- Greaves Motorsports drivers, Johnny Greaves and Jeremy McGrath took to the dirt track at Crandon International Raceway with hopes of multiple victories for the high profile off road race team. Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the famed 1.65-mile track, the off road racing icons, Johnny and Jeremy demonstrated they were fast during Crandon's Friday practice and qualifying sessions.
Riverside, CA (September 8, 2009) - Rick and his band of Husemans made the more than 30 hour trek from California to the fabled Crandon track with high expectations and a desire to show what the Monster Energy/ Traxxas/ Toyota/ Toyo team could do in front of more than 50,000 of the most rabid off-road fans in the country. Fans made the pilgrimage for the 40th Anniversary celebration of the Crandon track. Rick started the “Monster” weekend on fire by setting a new PRO 4x4 track record and the stage for another great showdown in a tight points battle for the Traxxas TORC Series championship.
TORC GOES LIVE ON ABC TOMORROW
Corona, CA (August 4, 2009) - The Traxxas TORC Truck Series presented by AMSOIL will make history this weekend broadcasting LIVE for the first time on network television from the Crandon International Off Road Raceway on Sunday September 6th, 2009 at 4pm EST on ABC (1pm Pacific Time).
"This will be the first time that the TORC Truck Series will be carried live on a major network, and represents the next step in the evolution of our sport and our series-the premier off road series in the world," stated Ricky Johnson of TORC. "Throughout the season we have had great ratings, and we expect the trend to continue for this live telecast. With our time slot and the racing competition this will be a phenomenal show."
"This will be another groundbreaking weekend for TORC-it's amazing what we've accomplished in just a few short months, it just keeps getting bigger and better, added Mitch Covington, co-owner of TORC. "Labor Day weekend with two days of off road racing, we expect to draw a crowd of more than 40,000 spectators, add live network TV and it just doesn't get any better than this."
The final two rounds of The Traxxas TORC Series presented by AMSOIL will be held at Perris Auto Speedway in Perris,CA (September 24th-25th) and Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, NV (October 23rd-24th).
The Traxxas TORC Series-The Off-Road Championship, presented by AMSOIL is the world's premier short course off road series. TORC drivers push the limits with 900 horsepower, action-packed fender pounding on challenging natural terrain racetracks. The 2009 season schedule includes stops in Texas, California, Nevada, Michigan, and Wisconsin. For more information on TORC please visit www.torcseries.com.
Chad Hord Takes his First Ever Decision at Sundown Win
CRANDON, Wisconsin (September 4, 2009) – Chad Hord rages the #8 Boss Snow Plow Pro-Lite to his first ever Decision at Sundown victory here at Crandon Off Road Raceway. Hord mentioned that this was his last Desision at Sundown race as he is stepping into the Pro-2 class and leaving his famous Boss Snow Plow Pro-Lite behind. Hord maintained a strong speed throughout the entire race and battled with Jeff Kincaid from the start. Kincaid broke the entire left front suspension off his truck and lost the lead with only two laps to go. Hord pushed hard to the finish over Chris Brandt and Mike Oberg. Stay tuned as TORC kicks off with Round 11 of racing tomorrow and follows with LIVE TV Coverage on ABC for Round 12 on Sunday. Check your local listings to catch the Pro-2 and Pro-4 action LIVE on ABC.
Rick Huseman Beats Greaves Track Record by 2 Seconds
CRANDON, Wisconsin (September 4, 2009) - Last year's Fall Crandon had Johnny Greaves setting the new track record in his MONSTER Energy Pro-4 but Rick Huseman overtook that record this evening. Huseman rolled the #3 MONSTER Energy Pro-4 Toyota into turn 1 to overtake the current track record by 2 seconds. Huseman powered forward in hopes of coming out victorious in tomorrow's Round 11 of TORC Racing and then on to LIVE ABC TV for Sunday's Round 12.
Practice Times:
Rick Huseman 1:20:16
Adrian Cenni 1:21:60
Scott Douglas 1:21:65
Johnny Greaves 1:22:04
Steve Barlow 1:22:60
Chad Hord 1:24:00
Todd LeDuc Launches AIR FORCE Sponsorship at 40th Annual Crandon Parade
CRANDON, Wisconsin (September 4, 2009) – Todd LeDuc adds AIR FORCE sponsorship for 40th annual World Championship races here at Crandon Off Road Raceway. AIR FORCE came on board for this weekends race action in addition to the regular branding on the #3 Ford Pro-2 driven by Todd LeDuc. LeDuc's Rockstar Energy/ Makita Power Tools Pro-2 is sporting all new bedsides for this weekends Rounds 11 & 12 and going for his first ever World Championship Cup Ring. LeDuc, who has spent many summers here at Crandon Off Road Raceway, follows in his fathers footsteps as they will both take to the track this weekend in search of victory.
LAKE FOREST, CA (September 3, 2009) – Tune in to DIRTnewz' LIVE coverage from Crandon, Wisconsin as we bring you the latest news, photos and videos with what's going on here at the World Championships at Crandon Off Road Raceway. Tune in tomorrow, Friday September 4th, for our LIVE webcast from the annual Crandon Town Parade. Watch the Pit Crew Challenge, check in with your favorite drivers, and get the latest news from new sponsors to upcoming drivers as our DIRTnewz Pit Reporters bring you everything from the track to the behind the scenes action in the pits.
LAKE FOREST, CA (September 3, 2009) – The Fall Crandon event is epic every year, and with this being the 40th anniversary celebration, it’s poised to be one of the most memorable of all. The racing is always outstanding, but it’s the fans that make it an experience teams never forget. “Because the fans have treated us so well for so long, I feel compelled to send out this release explaining why we can’t be in Crandon this year, and to let everyone know that I truly wish I could be there,” commented multi-time World Champion, “Crandon Carl” Renezeder.
Tomorrow, Johnny Greaves, the pride of Green Bay, Wisconsin and the closed-course off-road racing icon and owner operator of the 4,000-pound, 900-horsepower Monster Energy/Potawatomi/Toyota Pro 4X4 Truck, will leave the town Vince Lombardi made famous, hop on US-41 North and drive pell-mell 118 miles to Crandon International Off-Road Raceway. Why you may ask? For this weekend’s 40th Anniversary BorgWarner World Championship Off-Road Races and rounds 11 and 12 of the TRAXXAS TORC Off-Road Championship Series.
CRANDON, Wis. -- $40,000! That’s the amount the winner of the 15th annual BorgWarner Cup Race takes home for winning the Sunday, September 6, 2009 live race on ABC TV. That race features the country’s top Pro 4x4 race trucks. Also at stake are valuable Kumho Tire Pro 4x4 points in TORC’s inaugural season chase for a Series Championship.
“I’m just getting ready to head towards to the “Big House,” said Mitch Covington into his Blackberry. Sun beating through his office window in Southern California, the co-founder of the TRAXXAS TORC Off-Road Championship Series, in his inimitable southern drawl, was talking to a sponsor representative, checking off one of the almost countless boxes for next weekend’s 40th Anniversary BorgWarner World Championship Off-Road Races at Crandon International Off-Road Raceway. Also rounds 11 and 12 of the 2009 TORC Series, it’s been the busiest week of the year for Covington and the TORC team as the fledgling new series prepares to makes its own land rush towards Crandon, Wisconsin and the most important closed-course off-road race, to a large extent, in the history of the sport.
Chad Hord to Campaign Second Douglas Motorsports Pro-4 in 40th Annual Borg Warner Cup
Find out at Crandon September 4-6 at the off-road World Championships!
Gordon vs. McGrath vs. Taylor vs. Johnson vs. the Flying Dutchman vs. Adler vs. Todd LeDuc vs. MacCachren vs. Baudoux vs. Konitzer vs. Hoek vs. Oberg vs. Fortin vs. Evans and many more, in a monumental Pro 2WD show-down!
Only at Crandon, September 4-6. Be there for what is surely to be the biggest short course off-road racing weekend in history.
See attached, courtesy of TORC -- the Traxxas Off-Road Championship Series presented by AMSOIL.
August 27, 2009 - Robby Gordon took a spin in his No. 007 TORC Polaris-branded, Chevy Silverado race truck last week in Crandon, Wisc., in preparation for the upcoming TORC race Labor Day weekend. Gordon returns to Crandon on the 20-year anniversary of his first World Championship win in the series, with hopes of capturing the first cup race of the TORC season. He is still the youngest off-road racer in history to win a World Championship title at Crandon.
Robby Gordon set in Polaris Pro-2 for 40th Annual Crandon Borg Warner Cup
What: A “Once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity to ride the ORIGINAL RACE COURSE for the first Brush Run, the much talked about 25 ¼ course that made Crandon famous and the “Baja of the Northwoods!” Much work has gone into getting approvals and permissions to use various plots of land to reconstruct the original course. This is the first and last time for this very special activity. It is a one time event, starting at 10 AM. Once the last participant has taken the green flag, the gates will be immediately locked up when the trail ride is finished. This is only a single day temporary trail.
Corona, CA (August 17th, 2009)-- The Traxxas TORC Series presented by AMSOIL is proud to announce that one lucky fan will have a chance to ride alongside off-road legend Robby Gordon in the Traxxas TORC Pace Truck. This ride of a lifetime will take place Labor Day weekend at the birthplace of short course off road, Crandon International Raceway in Crandon, Wisconsin.
Corona, CA (August 5, 2009) - The Traxxas TORC Truck Series presented by AMSOIL is proud to announce the addition of a new race class, TROPHYLITE, to make it's debut under the lights at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
"This will be the first time that TROPHYLITES will be participating in a true national short course series, and I could not be more ecstatic about it," stated Greg Foutz, owner of TROPHYLITE. "TROPHYLITES are a cost-effective, fun class and I believe that bringing them into the TORC Series is the next step in taking the TROPHYLITE class to the next level."
