Saturday Race Coverage
Laughlin Desert Challenge – Ebberts Leads In Class 1 On Saturday / Lucas Oil’s Renezeder Takes Charge in Trophy Truck Action
Laughlin, Nevada - (January 14, 2006)
Dale Ebberts took the Inland Truss Class 1 buggy to a spectacular run here at the Laughlin Desert Challenge this afternoon. Ebberts, a past SCORE Champion, made today’s difficult challenge look easy as he diced through the field of the nation’s top off road racers. Battling thick dust and heavy race traffic on the shortest desert race course of the season, Ebberts demonstrated his raw driving talent for thousands of fans here in Nevada. Ebberts Jimco-built Class 1 open wheel desert car wooed the fans who camped out on the SCORE Hill overlooking the entire infield of this 8 mile short desert course. Ebberts ran his own race, but in the end he battled with Gary Weyrich and Young Gun – Brian Ickler, who drives the Corona Extra Jimco-built race car.
Lucas Oil’s Carl Renezeder put his Trophy Truck in position to run for the win tomorrow in Laughlin, Nevada. Renezeder ran a flawless race after running side-by-side with Alan Pflueger. Renezeder is a well-known off road racing veteran in both SCORE and CORR, where he’s captured many short course racing wins in his career. In second place is Tim Herbst driving the Terrible Herbst’s #19 Ford F-150.
In class 1-2 1600, American Off Road Champion – Las Vegas’ Rob MacCachren ran the fastest in class today in a brand new 2-seat 1600 car. Rob Mac ran his new Bunderson-built car to an astounding one minutes and 56 second lead over teammate Bryan Freeman driving his Fraley-built car.
The action was incredibly wild today in the infield as 800 horsepower Trophy Trucks and Class 1’s all ran wheel-to-wheel astounding the thousands of fans attending today’s race.
SCORE International CEO – President Sal Fish has brought an wide ranging and exciting off road race show to the Nevada desert once again and today on the shores of the Colorado River thousands of fans were treated to some of the best off road racing in the world. Tomorrow is expected to be the same as everyone returns for the final event to decide who leaves as the Laughlin Desert Challenge Champion.
DirtNewz will feature live streaming audio for both the Class 1 and Trophy Truck races and beginning Sunday morning with the first race at 7:00 a.m. updates will be available here online calling each race as it happens.
Audio Inteviews are Online in the Interviews/Audio Section
Trophy Trucks
Official Results (top 10)
1st: 17 Carl Renezeder 53:35
2nd: 19 Ed Herbst 53:52
3rd: 97 BJ Baldwin 54:20
4th: 51 Corey Scheeler 54:21
5th: 3 Mark Post 54:35
6th: 7 Scott Steinberger 54:50
7th: 1 Bob Shepard 55:47
8th: 4 Gus Vildosola 56:27
9th: 5 Marty Coyne 56:40
10th: 28 Alan Pflueger 57:08
Class 1
Official Results (top 10)
1st: 123 Dale Ebberts 51:50
2nd: 135 Gary Weyhrich 52:10
3rd: 126 Brian Ickler 52:28
4th: 112 Randy Wilson 53:00
5th: 103 Mark Weyhrich 53:10
6th: 119 Ronny Wilson 53:16
7th: 118 Rich Ronco 53:52
8th: 140 Chuck Hovey 54:06
10th: 133 Brian Parkhouse 54:56
Trophy Trucks
Saturday- 4:36 PM Update - #7 STEINBERGER 1ST PHYSICAL ACROSS THE LINE
Saturday- 4:33 PM Update - #6 TRAVIS COYNE OUT OF RACE!
- #7 or #51 has possibly taken lead
Saturday- 4:27 PM Update - #7 STEINBERGER THROUGH IN 2ND
- 19 Trophy Trucks still running
Saturday- 4:25 PM Update - #6 COYNE RUNNING STRONG GOING INTO LAST LAP
Saturday- 4:22 PM Update - #51 SCHEELER RUNNING STRONG
- 22 Trophy Trucks still running
- #3 Mark Post running hard
- #54 Jesse James running slow- red flagged at start/finish
Saturday- 4:19 PM Update - #6 COYNE STILL OUT FRONT BY 20 SECONDS
- #7 Steinberger holding 2nd
- #51 Scheeler in 3rd
- #16 Cameron Steele down
- #20 Julson in the pits
Saturday- 4:17 PM Update - #6 COYNE HAS BIG LEAD
Saturday- 4:07 PM Update - #6 COYNE STILL IN THE LEAD
- #7 Steinberger in 2nd
- #83 Andy McMillin Running Strong- Gordon looking on
- #2 Pete Sohren out of the truck with problems
- #16 Cameron Steele hits the leap hard- fiberglass flying
Saturday- 3:58 PM Update - #6 COYNE RETAINS LEAD
- #54 Jesse James through start/finish line bringing up the rear
Saturday- 3:54 PM Update - #19 ED HERBST MAKING WAY THROUGH FIELD
- #26 Marking running strong in 9th physical- making ground
- #83 Andy McMillin on a mission
- Pflueger & Renezeder dicing it up
Saturday- 3:50 PM Update - #6 COYNE IN PHYSICAL LEAD AFTER LAP 1
Saturday- 3:46 PM Update - JESSE JAMES OFF THE LINE AS FINAL TROPHY TRUCK
Saturday- 3:41 PM Update - #6 COYNE & #39 WHITTON OFF THE LINE
- #7 Steinberger off the line in 3rd and on the gas
STAY TUNED FOR TROPHY TRUCK ACTION!
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Class 1
Saturday- 3:15 PM Update - #123 DALE EBBERTS JUST THROUGH START/FINISH LINE- LEADER ON TIME
- #108 Sullivan still running- just hit the leap
- SCORE trying to remove debris on the course
- Trophy Trucks lining up- ready to start right after the class 1 race
Saturday- 3:09 PM Update - #123 DALE EBBERTS PAST BOYLE- UNOFFICIAL LEADER ON TIME
- #106 Sourapas having problems in the infield
- Mark McMillin having problems at start line
Saturday- 3:05 PM Update -
- #103 Mark Weyhrich puts it on its side after pit row - back on track
Saturday- 3:02 PM Update - #123 DALE EBBERTS RUNNING STRONG
- #124 Troy Herbst experiencing possible ignition problems- over the leap at 5mph- stalls on the outside of the turn
Saturday- 3:00 PM Update - WEYHRICH PASSES BOYLE FOR THE PHYSICAL LEAD
- #108 Sullivan having motor problems- still running
Saturday- 2:50 PM Update - SCORE CLOSES HILL- RE-ROUTES COURSE
Saturday- 2:40 PM Update - MARK MCMILLIN CHARGING HARD
- McMullen almost rolls it off the leap- pulls it off
Saturday- 2:37 PM Update - BOYLES HOLDS LEAD AFTER 2 LAPS
- Rigsby 2nd
- Weyhrich 3rd
- Passing difficult with the short, tight course & dust
Saturday- 2:33 PM Update - TIGHT ACTION- BOYLES HOLDS LEAD
- Dust and tight course an issue for passing
- Course very rocky outside of the park
- Myers hammers huge off the leap
Saturday- 2:29 PM Update - BOYLES LEADS AFTER LAP1
- Rigsby 2nd
- Weyhrich 3rd
- All 3 have big lead of 20 seconds
Saturday- 2:21 PM Update - Class 1's Off The Line
Saturday- 2:20 PM Update - Class 1's Lining Up at the Start
Saturday- 1:40 PM Update - MACCACHREN WINS
DIRTNEWZ Staffers ready
for the live streaming commentary call of the next races. We are currently
streaming music. In a very short time we'll bring you the SCORE Class
1 race live on the Internet featuring Tim Sanchez and Joey Westhoff
providing you the call from the infield.
Saturday- 1:40 PM Update - MACCACHREN BUILDS
A 25 SECOND LEAD
- Rob Mac is on fire building a 25 second lead over
Rodriguez on physical position.
- NOTE: These positions are on physical lead and
not corrected time as of yet. As soon as SCORE Officials provides
results they will be posted.
Saturday- 1:33 PM Update - MACCACHREN TAKES
LEAD
- Rob MacCachren barreled down the Laughlin Leap
and made an incredible pass on Lorenzo Rodrigquez to take the lead
here in Saturday's SCORE action. Mac took the inside line off the
leap and got to the turn on the inside and just let it rip through
the corner taking the lead after four laps of this six lap race. This
is yet another tremendous display of raw driving talent by Rob Mac
and all the while he has a co-driver today, the youngest Vildosola
is riding shotgun in Saturday's wild action.
- 36 teams started and the attrition rate has been
high as the field coming across the finish line has been weeded out.
Saturday- 1:22 PM Update - Rob Mac is MOVING
TO THE FRONT
- Rob Mac is blazing a trail at Laughlin tracking
down Rodriguez
- Duran is chasing down the Mac? Not!
- Dan McMillin charging hard from the middle of the
pack. Go Big!
Saturday- 1:00 PM Update - RODRIGUEZ/DURAN
LEAD IN PHYSICAL POSITION - MACCACHREN IN THIRD HUNTING DOWN THE TWO
LEADERS.
- Gaddis trails in 4th spot starting the second lap.
- Top five pull away from the rest of the field
- MacCachren/Vildosola on the move making up time.
- Parkhouse raging in the dirt at Laughlin
Saturday- 1:07 PM - LIVE AUDIO UPDATE
- DIRTNEWZ Staffers ready for the live streaming
commentary call of the next races, the Class 1 and Trophy Trucks here
at the Laughlin Events Park. Stay tuned we're almost there!
Saturday- 1:00 PM Update - First Lap - 1 /
2 1600
- #1608 Nick Tiedemann upside down on his lid in
the infield whoop section rolling five times and destroying his car.
- Gaddis on the move early
- MacCachren and 16 year old Vildosola haul the mail
at Laughlin
- Parkhouse is in the hunt!
- Lisa Herbst running at Laughlin Desert Challenge
in her CORR buggy
- #1648 Adam Ashcraft brings up the rear of the field.
Saturday- 12:22PM Update - Gustavo Jr. REIGNS
in Pro Truck / Greer BEATS Wylie and Ampudio
Saturday- 12:0PM Update - Jeff Lloyd BLOCKS
course
- Jeff Lloyd driving the Horizon Realty #744 truck
has had big problems in the infield all morning long. Earlier he stalled
his blue Horizon Realty truck at the start/finish line blocking about
5 trucks, however in this last lap he became stuck in the deep sand
in the middle of the infield blocking some 10 trucks from continuing
racing action. SCORE Director - Ric Miller took control of the operation
as SCORE rescue personnel towed the truck from the deep sand. Lloyd
mowed down the remaining orange snow fence and headed back onto the
course.
Saturday- 11:56AM Update - Class 8 GREER Takes
Lead From Wylie
- Glenn Greer has opened up a big lead over Todd
Wylie who we suspect to have got a flat tire sidelining his action.
- #299 Joe Bednar bent the front driver's side spindle
and pulled off the track in the infield.
- Vildosola continues to lead in Pro Truck over Levinson.
Saturday- 11:40AM Update - VILDOSOLA LEADS
- Gustavo Junior pushes hard as he nears the halfway
point of this race
- Wylie continues to dominate at Laughlin in Lap
3
- The 7's, 7sx, Hummers are all bunched up here in
the first race of the weekend for them. Reports are that passing is
nearly impossible and its very tight in this "rally" style
desert race.
Saturday- 11:33AM Update - Gustavo Leads Pro
Trucks/ Wylie Leads Class 8's
- Papa's and Beer's Rodrigo Ampudio Class 8 truck
is down somewhere on the course and has fallen way off the lead here
in Laughlin.
- Todd Wylie leads after first lap with #805 Glenn
Greer in second.
- Fabtech's Barry Karakus and Larry Roeseler are
jamming in Laughlin
Saturday- 11:27AM Update - NEWSFLASH - JESSE
JAMES/MONSTER GARAGE IN THE HOUSE
- As reported here on DirtNewz.com earlier this week,
Jesse James has arrived with his Monster Garage truck in search of
victory here at the Laughlin Desert Challenge. The #54 Monster Garage
Trophy Truck joins a huge field of Unlimited Production Trucks...more
later
- Jesse Jones is here in a just purchased Herder
Truggy/Truck and running for the all important point's until his new
Trophy Truck motor is ready to roll.
- CORR Champion - Evan Evans arrived yesterday and
also entered in the large field of Trophy Trucks. The CORR cross-over
racer, son of the legendary Walker Evans, will be one to watch here
at Laughlin.
Saturday- 11:22 AM Update - Pro Truck &
Class 8 Roar in Laughlin
- The Pro Trucks are off with Gustavo Vildosola Jr.
driving here this morning. The Class 8 Papa's & Beer truck blasted
from the line as Rodrigo goes in search of a huge victory. This race
will feature most of the smaller truck classes and will include a
huge field of trucks. Expect huge carnage in this race.
Saturday- 10:43AM Update - Eli Yee, Darren
Hardesty, Ron Dalke on top in Class 10
Saturday- 10:26AM Update - Carnage on course
- Eli Yee in the Major Performance Class 10 has passed
Reyes to lead the field in clean air and he's followed by Shane Brown
hauling the mail.
- Hunter Motorsports Class 10 single-seat developmental
car is down on the course.
- Ron Dalke in the #1008 car is running in physical
third running clean
- John Coolley has passed 10 cars and is running
10th physically in class
Saturday- 10:14AM Update - First Lap - Separation
of the fastest
- Eli Yee in the Major Performance Class 10 car looks
very fast and smooth. With such a short course and the combination
of very fast cars as well as a large field its difficult to score
leaders as of yet. In the next few laps we can provide you top three.
- Hunter Motorsports easily passes 5 cars in the
infield railing the corners
- Reyes in the Stylers Class 10 started first and
is still running in first position physically
- Brown Motorsports Shane Brown leading a big pack
of followers including Tatum Motorsports
Saturday- 10:01AM Update - Class 10 And they're
off!
- Huge field of Class 10's with 26 teams off the
starting line!
- Hunter Motorsports rails the first turn
- John Coolley in the # 1000 car, last season's champion
was 20th off the line just now...in search of another Class 10 championship
- White trash hill is packed with thousands of fans
watching the action here under cloudy skies at the Laughlin Events
Park.
Saturday- 9:42AM Update - Cam says, "That
was fun."
- CAMERON Steele told DirtNewz staffers that he pushed
the pink DA car pretty good and ran this fast course with intentions
to get to position themselves for a great run in tomorrow's final.
Cam said, "Tim Noe and I raced hard against each other, but we
had already talked about what the race was going to be like. Racing
Laughlin is a blast and I've got two more races this afternoon. I
love it."
- Tim Noe drove this race and co-driver Travis Clarke
gave a tremendous performance as the 2005 SCORE Class 12 Champions
roared into position hoping to capture victory tomorrow. Noe told
us, "We got locked up with Cameron, but we're both really racing
hard. Clyde's buying us a new exhaust."
- Cam
Steele Audio Interview at the finish line
Saturday- 9:22AM Update - Class 12 STEELE
Wins Big Saturday
- CAMERON Steele driving the #1205 Score Light car
finishes FIRST.
- Watson / Noe claim second honors in Saturday's
action far behind Steele
- Ken Stroud/Chris Harrold are third after one day
of action.
- Martensen close fourth physically as we await official
scores.
Saturday- 9:16AM Update - Class 12 4th STEELE
in Command
- Steele is hammering the boys physically by 1 minute
12 seconds
- Watson / Noe making a valiant charge.
- Ken Stroud/Chris Harrold holding tight.
- Martensen chases the leaders.
Saturday- 9:08AM Update - Class 12 3rd lap
Half Way Home
- Leader is Cam Steele and he's halfway home and
seemingly unbeatable with a huge lead and a fairly easy course.
- Watson / Noe 1 minute and 15 seconds back physically
on Steele.
- Ken Stroud/Chris Harrold continuing to hold third
while Martensen is very close to them in 4th. There are many sick
sounding cars in mid-pack as they come through the start/finish area.
- Jeff Lloyd in the #1218 is having issues with his
race car blasted through the orange snow fencing at the start / finish
line taking out 100 yards of fencing and then flipped in the infield.
However, he's back up on the rubber and racing again.
Saturday- 8:59AM Update - Class 12 Second
Lap STEELE ON MISSION
- Leader is Cam Steele driving the Pink DA car running
away from the field in his first of three races today with a 52 second
lead physically in front of Watson / Noe.
- Watson / Noe pushing hard but seem to be losing
ground to Steele
- Ken Stroud/Chris Harrold running on the bumper
of Watson in third
- Cassey battling to get into the top three and closing
on Stroud
Saturday- 8:51AM Update - Class 12 First Lap
- Class 12 physical leader is Cameron Steele...Big
lead by 20 seconds after the first lap
- Watson / Noe running second fast through the SCORE
infield chasing Cam
- Ken Stroud/Chris Harold hauling the mail in third
physical position
- Cassey Martensen in fourth running strong followed
by a pack of others led by Stan Potter
Saturday- 8:29AM Update - Class 12 Start
- Watson and Noe charge for SCORE Lite battle...Class
12's ready at the start line.
- Cam Steele is decked out in pink this morning as
he races the Desert Assassin's Class 12 car.
Saturday- 8:10AM Update - Class 5/1600, 9,
Sportsman Finish
Saturday- 8:02AM Update
- Class 5/1600 Leader is Brent Shermak running away
from the field after 5 laps, however Danny Ledesma, driving the yellow
Ledesma Baja Bug has moved into third place
- The Weyrich's TSCO 4-seat Sportsman car has been
pulled off the race course by Sal Fish himself at the start/finish.
Saturday- 7:42AM Update
- Class 11 Eric Solorazano pushing his red Tecate Class 11 bug through the field without any problems
- The course has been described as a "rally course" and not an off road racing desert course
- This year's Laughlin Desert Challenge is rumored to the be the last time this race will be in Laughlin. With increasingly less space to race on sources have stated this is the final year of racing at Laughlin.
- The 5/1600's, Class 11, Class 9's and Sportsman are nearing the final laps of this first race
- Leaders in Class 5/1600 are the 552 of Brent Shermak and following him tightly is Armando Plascencia, Billy Gerherty and in fourth is Danny Ledesma
Saturday- 7:15AM Update
Racing is Underway- 5/1600's off the starting line with class 11's and sportsman
- Garcia leading after only one lap actual course mileage is only 6.9 miles not 8 as SCORE has states
