March 09, 2010 --Following his 7th place finish in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series (LOORS) Unlimited Lite class in 2009, Matt Loiodice had high hopes coming in to the 2010 season opener. Unfortunately, Lady Luck was not kind to Loiodice in Round One in Las Vegas and his Jimco-built truck ended up on its side in the whoops. “With fourteen Unlimited Lite trucks on the course there is a lot of traffic, and once I got out of shape there was nowhere to go.” Loiodice commented between rounds. Thanks to his MasterCraft Safety 3G suspension seat and five-point restraints, Loiodice was able to walk away from the incident unharmed. Loiodice managed to earn a sixth-place finish that secured valuable points towards the season championship. Still, the stanch competitor was not satisfied with the results and vowed to do better in Round Two on Sunday.
March 09, 2010 – The stage was set this weekend for Ricky James to make his off-season claims a reality by piloting his SoCal SuperTrucks SuperLite towards a winning sweep, but that was not to be at Rounds 1 and 2 of the Lucas Oil Off Road Race Series at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Despite obstacles that would have most teams throwing in the towel for the weekend, Ricky and the SoCal SuperTrucks race crew stayed true to their motto of “Perseverance” and made a bold statement at the end of a long and dramatic race weekend.
Ricky was paralyzed from the chest down in a motocross racing accident in March of 2005. SoCal SuperTrucks outfitted the Super Lite race truck with hand controls that allow him to control the throttle, brake, clutch and shifting with his left hand while leaving his right hand free to steer. In 2009, Ricky made his rookie and race debut in the SoCal SuperTrucks SuperLite, capturing 5 out of 6 wins.
Las Vegas, NV (March 6, 2010) – The 2010 Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series Rounds 1 & 2 kicked off with a first place win for the Speed Technologies Team at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 6th. Mitchell DeJong (#524), the youngest member of the Speed Technologies racing team, blew past the competition and captured the first place podium in the Modified Kart category. This extremely technical track with many banked turns, jumps and elevation changes favored experienced racers and this feisty 12 year-old lapped many of older and more experienced competitors and sped across the finish line as the crowd stood and cheered him on.
Douglas charged hard at the drop of the green flag on a mission to capture his first win of the 2010 season and that's just what he did. Despite the never ending pressure from Johnny Greaves, Kyle LeDuc and Rick Huseman Douglas pushed the #7 Amsoil/ Khumo Unlimited 4 through the paces for the WIN here at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. MORE HERE>>>
Johnson in the #48 RedBull machine VS MacCachren sporting the ROCKSTAR colors, went head to head in Round 1 today. The two battled until the end and Johnson took the win with MacCachren in second. MORE HERE>>>
Racers take to Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the first qualifying session of the 2010 short course season
Jeremy McGrath had the fastest time in this morning's Unlimited 2 practice session and repeated that in today's qualifier for Round 1 of the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series. McGrath still looking for his first win of his short course racing career and with today's performance will be one to beat in tomorrow's race. Keep your eyes on that #15 MONSTER Energy Unlimited 2 all season long. Less than a second behind McGrath was 2009 TORC Pro 2 Champion Rob MacCachren in the #21 ROCKSTAR, BFGoodrich, MasterCraft Unlimited 2. These two will start side by side in the second row after the officials will invert the top 4 racers. Leading the pack at the drop of the green flag for tomorrow's kick off of the 2010 short course season will be Ricky Johnson, who qualified 4th, and Rodrigo Ampudia.
Rick Huseman continued the MONSTER streak as he came out on top in his #36 Unlimited 4 over Kyle LeDuc and Scott Douglas. Huseman was crowned 2009 TORC Pro 4 Champion and is here in Las Vegas to battle it out with the best Unlimited 4/Pro 4 drivers in the world. Behind Huseman it was Kyle LeDuc, Scott Douglas, Johnny Greaves and Steve Barlow in the front of the pack.
In the Unlimited Lite class Rodrigo Ampudia charged hard to capture the top spot in front of Brian Deegan, Chris Brandt, Marty Hart and Jimmy Stephensen.
Tune in all weekend long as DIRTnewz continues to bring you the latest news, updates, photos and video from the track at the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing season opener at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Teams from all over the country are all vying for this first race win of the season. ROCKSTAR Energy racers Rob MacCachren, Todd LeDuc and Brian Deegan will mix with Monster Energy's Johnny Greaves, Rick Huseman and Jeremy McGrath while Ricky Johnson and Carl Renezeder battle side by side for the first time in two years.
Stay tuned all weekend long as the 2010 short course season unfolds here in Las Vegas, Nevada.
(March 4, 2010) - On March 6th and 7th , the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series will be in Las Vegas, Nevada as the 2010 short course off road racing season kicks off at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. With an unprecedented group of entries making their way to Las Vegas for this event, the new track in Las Vegas will host some of the largest fields ever seen on the short course off road racing circuit.
Carl Renezeder completed his 2009 season by taking championships in both the Pro 2 and Pro 4 Unlimited truck classes. His Pro 4 U title defense begins in Las Vegas and with Pro 2 U driver Bryce Menzies adding a Pro 4 U to his arsenal, Renezeder finds himself facing an onslaught of contenders in the all wheel drive truck class where Jerry Daugherty, Kent Brascho, Johnny Greaves and Rick Huseman are all vying for their place in the Lucas Oil Off Road record books.
LAKE FOREST, CA (March 3, 2009) – After a brief off-season, Carl Renezeder, the defending Unlimited 4 and Unlimited 2 Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series champion, and his crew are prepared for the season opener at a brand new facility at Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend, March 6-7. After a historical season of winning both championships and the inaugural Lucas Oil Challenge Cup, the team knows that each new season brings new challenges and win stats only help with filling pages of a history book.
“It’s been fun to celebrate the 2009 season,” commented Renezeder, now a seven-time national champ, “but we drew that clichéd line in the sand and are ready to defend what we earned last year. Of our 15 rounds of racing this year, only four of them will be at a track we’ve raced on before, so it’s a blank sheet of paper for everyone. Luckily, I feel like that’s where we thrive.”
RIALTO, CA (3/03/10) – The reigning Modified UTV champion, Chad George will seek his 4th major championship as he takes new partner, Monster Energy Kawasaki, for an epic ride through the 2010 Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing season. Chad will debut the all new 2010 Monster Energy Kawasaki Teryx 4x4 by FUNCO Motorsports during Saturday’s season opener in front of a wild Las Vegas Motor Speedway crowd.
“We are happy to be going back to the LOORS (Lucas Oil Off-Road Series) to defend our title. We expect a fierce championship battle, but with the best driver, vehicle, team and partners we will rise to the fight.” - Grant George, FUNCO Team Manager
Rounds 1 and 2 Kick-Off This Weekend, March 6th and 7th, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
March 3, 2010 (San Bernardino, CA)—SoCal SuperTrucks and Ricky James, the 21 year-old paraplegic race car driver from Murrieta, CA, are prepared and ready to race within the SuperLite class of the Lucas Oil Off Road Race Series this weekend, March 6th and 7th in Las Vegas, NV.
Coming into the 2009 series late, James quickly made his presence known by winning his rookie debut races in Lake Elsinore, CA during rounds 7 and 8 of the Lucas Oil Off Road Race Series (LOORRS). Ricky finished that season by winning 5 of 6 rounds, and one runner-up position, making him the favorite to take home the 2010 SuperLite championship.
Temecula, CA (March 2, 2010) - Mitchell DeJong is headed to Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the season opener of the Lucas Oil Off-Road series on March 6-7. The Temecula, California sixth grader will compete with his championship winning 450cc Yamaha powered Speed Technologies DeJong SuperKart in the competitive Modified Kart class.
The 2010 Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing series will feature off-road stars of all ages, from all cities, racing 800 horsepower race trucks to smaller 450cc off-road karts. The Modified Kart class dubbed as the “future stars of racing,” is accustomed to having 24 or more youth racers banging door-to-door at 50 mph over jumps and drifting turns, bringing spectators to their feet. The crowds will pepper the grandstands and the television ratings will jump as the series is broadcast by 4 networks throughout 2010, including SPEED, CBS Sports, Versus, and MAV TV.
AMERICAN FALLS, ID - March 2, 2010 - Just last week Bully Dog Technologies announced their sponsorship of the Menzies Team as their primary team for the 2010 off road racing season. With just hours until the first LOORRS race of the year gets underway, Bully Dog announces the addition of more drivers.
In the Pro Lite class they add Sean Geiser piloting a new Toyota that Sean and his famous family, the Geisers, just completed at their Arizona facility. Sean has run a buggy in short course for some time as well as racing various vehicles in the desert. He has been quick in everything he has driven, he is sure to be a front runner in the Pro Lite class.
March 1, 2010 (Orange, California) It really doesn’t matter what your sport is when you discuss passion. For some it’s Everest, others it’s the world’s oceans, some it’s cave diving and for many it’s a sport of some sort or another.
However, for many Americans across our vast United States it’s all about motorsports. Motorsports has been a stronghold of the American way for over a century. Some delve into two-wheels and others bury themselves in varying forms of four-wheel racing, but if it’s got an engine and wheels, someone wants to compete.
Las Vegas, Nevada - March 1, 2010 (By Tim Sanchez) With NASCAR gone overnight from the Las Vegas Motor Speedway all the attention has turned to the only activity at the track and that happens to be the opening race of the 2010 Lucas Oil Off Road Series.
The normal casual follower may think that the beginning of a new season is ho-hum and the cast of characters involved may change a bit and everything is business as usual. We’ll that is far from the case thus far in the 2010 season.
With the Lucas Oil short course series just getting ready to kick off their 2010 season, two of the sports biggest names, Menzies Motorsports and Bully Dog, are proud to announce they have teamed up and plan on dominating the competition together for the next couple of years.
Corona, California (February 19, 2010) - The Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series has relocated the first event of 2010, March 6th and 7th, to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Lucas Oil Executive Vice-President, Bob Patison spoke on the move to the new facility in Las Vegas.
"Due to recent unrealistic demands made by the Lake Elsinore Motorsports Park management, the environment of the Lake Elsinore Motorsports Park no longer remains conducive to providing the atmosphere for a first class event. We have taken great pride in developing spectacular venues for our fans and racers alike to showcase the excitement of our short course off road racing series. While failing to meet their commitments, the management of the Lake Elsinore Motorsports Park has complicated our relationship to the point that we now feel the best course of action is to transition away from this venue as we pursue an alternative site in the Southern California region. We are grateful to the staff of the Las Vegas Motor Speedway for assisting us in making this as smooth a transition as possible while we look forward to our first event at this fantastic new location."
Corona, Ca. (Feb 16, 2010) – Today, the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series announced that the series will feature over 70 hours of television programming over four broadcast networks. With multiyear contracts confirmed with CBS Sports and SPEED, the popular short course off road racing series will also be featured on the VERSUS (VS.) and MAV-TV networks.
The national network contract with CBS Sports includes three, one hour episodes in 2010 with coverage expanding to five, one hour episodes in 2011. This CBS Sports partnership brings the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series into the CBS Sports Spectacular family, offering a commitment of promotional support from the network. This two year agreement compliments a new three year contract with SPEED to provide the series with the firm foundation of a long term television presence.
Corona, Ca. (January 26, 2010) – Today, Lucas Oil Products and Rockstar Energy Drink have finalized an agreement that brings the Rockstar Energy brand into the complete spectrum of Lucas Oil motorsports endeavors.
Corona, California (January 13, 2010) - Today, the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series released a revised 2010 schedule featuring a brand new location and updated race dates. The Las Vegas Motor Speedway, host to a variety of top tier professional motorsports including NASCAR and NHRA Drag Racing, will be the site of races on May 22nd and 23rd and November 6th and 7th. These Las Vegas events will be held on a completely new and unique track to be built in a joint effort between the facility and Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series officials. The November date will also coincide with the annual SEMA show where the series has been invited to return with their large outdoor vehicle demonstration on the Toyota Proving Grounds.
LAKE FOREST, CA (March 3, 2009) – After a brief off-season, Carl Renezeder, the defending Unlimited 4 and Unlimited 2 Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series champion, and his crew are prepared for the season opener at a brand new facility at Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend, March 6-7. After a historical season of winning both championships and the inaugural Lucas Oil Challenge Cup, the team knows that each new season brings new challenges and win stats only help with filling pages of a history book. 
RIALTO, CA (3/03/10) – The reigning Modified UTV champion, Chad George will seek his 4th major championship as he takes new partner, Monster Energy Kawasaki, for an epic ride through the 2010 Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing season. Chad will debut the all new 2010 Monster Energy Kawasaki Teryx 4x4 by FUNCO Motorsports during Saturday’s season opener in front of a wild Las Vegas Motor Speedway crowd.
March 3, 2010 (San Bernardino, CA)—SoCal SuperTrucks and Ricky James, the 21 year-old paraplegic race car driver from Murrieta, CA, are prepared and ready to race within the SuperLite class of the Lucas Oil Off Road Race Series this weekend, March 6th and 7th in Las Vegas, NV. 
