Rockstar Makita Team LeDuc encouraged by strong showing at CORR season opener
CHERRY VALLEY, Calif. — Rockstar Makita Team LeDuc went into
the opening round of the Championship Off-Road Racing (CORR) season
believing it had done everything necessary to be a title contender.
Sunday evening (April 27), after debuting its new multi-year sponsorship
and two new Ford trucks with a [...]
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Championship Off Road Racing
Rick Huseman Racing Doubles Up With Two Top Five Finishes in 2008 CORR
Series Opener
Riverside, CALIFORNIA — For more than a decade, Rick Huseman and
his extended family have been a huge part of off road racing. This past
Saturday, April 26, 2008, Rick was part of history as he raced in the
first ever “live” televised off [...]
Oberg Searches for Set-Up at Pomona
Eagle River, WI (May 2, 2008) - Mike Oberg and crew came to Pomona
loaded with a brand new Keith Stamper chassis under the AMSOIL Kumho
Tire fiberglass. The 2006 Baldwin Cup Champion knew that the
competition in PRO-2 would be deep and talented, so crew chief Pete
Hansen went to work building a [...]
Todd Cuffaro Charging The #46 CORR Pro Lite Hard / Top Five in Points
Headed Into CORR Las Vegas
San Diego, CA (May 12, 2008) — The 2008 Championship Off Road
Racing Series returns to dirt at the Las Vegas International Raceway at
Primm with door-to-door racing action on May 17th & 18th, 2008.
Technically considered a rookie for [...]
This Saturday and Sunday, Led by Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas’ Menzies
Motorsports Primed for Rounds 3 & 4 of 2008 CORR Series in Primm, Nev.
Bryce Menzies & Bruce Fraley in Pro Lite, Larry Job in Pro Buggy, Bryan
Freeman & Brock Krahenbuhl in Single Buggy And MacCachren in Pro 2 and Pro
Buggy part of 7-vehicle short-course lineup [...]
SPEED TECHNOLOGIES READIES FOR SECOND CORR RACE AT THE LAS VEGAS
INTERNATIONAL OFF ROAD RACEWAY IN PRIMM, NV
-Off-Road Team Continues Expansion into CORR-
RENO, NV (May 15th, 2008) Speed Technologies, one of the largest and
foremost off-road race teams in the United States and Mexico, is gearing
up for their second run in the CORR Racing (Championship Off Road [...]
Rockstar Makita Team LeDuc drivers ‘feeling pretty good’ about preparations for second weekend of CORR season
PRIMM, Nevada — Rockstar Makita Team LeDuc is heading into the
second race of the Championship Off-Road Racing (CORR) season this
weekend with its confidence bolstered by some productive test sessions
and a return to a familiar venue.
“We’re all feeling pretty good about [...]
Led by MacCachren, Las Vegas’ Menzies Motorsports earns two poles for Saturday’s Round 3 of 2008 CORR Series
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 [...]
General Motors Scores 21 Racing Championships in 2007
GM Race Teams Complete Successful Season with Drivers and Manufacturers
Championships in Stock Car, Road Racing, Drag Racing, Open Wheel and
Off-Road Competition
DETROIT - General Motors concluded an impressive 2007 race season after
its Cadillac, Chevrolet, HUMMER and Pontiac brands earned a total of 21
racing championships while breaking records and scoring [...]
LUGO\OLLIGES RACING EARNS 2007 BEST IN THE DESERT TRICK TRUCK
CHAMPIONSHIP WITH 1ST PLACE FINISH IN SEASON FINALE AT THE HENDERSON’S
TERRIBLE 400
Henderson, Nevada. (December 1, 2007) At a rain soaked Henderson’s
Terrible 400, the sun shined brightly on Team Ford #36 Trick Truck drivers
Wayne Lugo and Steve Olliges, who overcame obstacles on and off the course
to [...]
SPEED TECHNOLOGIES COMPLETES PARKER 425 DESPITE TOUGH CHALLENGES
Reno, NV (February 6th, 2008)—Speed Technologies, one of the nations
largest and foremost off-road racing teams, competed February 2nd in the
Parker 425. The team entered four cars in the three lap race and veteran
racer Chuck Dempsey brought the HMS Avenger across the finish line taking
21st in his [...]
Brannam To Drive For Jr.
Veteran go kart racer, Jessica Brannam, has been chosen to drive for
Glacier Bear Racing, Inc, sponsored by DEJ Realty. Brannam, along with co
driver Tiffany Daniels, will be driving a Ford F-250 off road truck in
the “Best in the Desert Racing Association Series”. They will be competing
in the 8000 Class division.
“What a [...]
SPEED TECHNOLOGIES READIES TO COMPETE IN THE TERRIBLE’S
“250″ AT PRIMM
RENO, NV (April 14th, 2008)–Speed Technologies, one of the largest and
foremost off-road race teams in the United States, plans to race two
Class 1 cars and one Class 10 car in the upcoming Terrible’s
“250″ at Primm, NV on April 17-19. Dubbed the
“Richest Off-Road Race [...]
Goodyear Drivers Rumble to Victory in Nevada
AKRON, Ohio, April 22 — A new season in off-road racing is
delivering another “been there, done that” moment for The Goodyear Tire
& Rubber Company, as racers competing on Goodyear light-truck tires
finished first and second overall in the Best in the Desert Racing
Association’s “Terrible’s 250″ in Primm, NV.
Two race vehicles [...]
TROPHYLITE Teams Ready for BITD Blue Water GP
Heber, California (May 12, 2008)- Coming off a successful debut at the
SNORE Battle of Primm, the KMC Wheels TROPHYLITE Series Presented by KC
HiLiTES returns to action at the 2nd annual Best in the Desert Blue Water
Gran Prix in Parker, Arizona on Saturday, May 17.
The Blue Water Gran Prix [...]
Todd Cuffaro Dices Nissan/UPR #46 Pro Lite To Top Five Overall in CORR
Season Opener
SPEED TV Broadcasts Race Live — First Time Ever in Off Road Racing!
San Diego, CA (April 28, 2008) — Championship Off Road Racing
opened their season series race weekend with a victory as they
broadcasted “LIVE” the first ever off road race on national
television. [...]
Taylor Racing - CORR Pomona Season Opener Report
Belvidere, IL (April 29, 2008) - Scott Taylor and his #8 Skyjacker
Suspensions BFGoodrich Tires Ford F-150 went to Pomona to begin his
quest to regain the CORR PRO-2 title. His competition was intense as
twenty three of the world’s best PRO-2 qualified for the weekend of
racing.
The man made track at [...]
CAUTION AND CONCENTRATION THE KEY FACTOR IN THE EASTERN CAPE 500
Crews with rally experience will be hoping they have a slight advantage
on the Eastern Cape 500, round two of the Absa Off Road Championship, on
April 18 and 19.
A substantial part of the event, reduced from 1 000 kilometres to 500
kilometres because of recent fuel price [...]
WINDS OF CHANGE IN OFF ROAD RACING
The Absa Off Road Championship is under new management.
Long-serving Motorsport South Africa Off Road Car Racing Commission
president Piet Swanepoel has severed his ties with off road racing to
concentrate on other aspects of his motorsport involvement. In the interim
veteran competitor and administrator Richard Schilling, a former MSA
president, has taken over [...]
NISSAN THE TARGET FOR OTHER TEAMS ON EASTERN CAPE 500
The Production Vehicle category will have a familiar look about it on the Eastern Cape 500, round two of the Absa Off Road Championship, on April 18 and 19.
Nissan, after a one/two result in the opening round of the series, will again be the target for [...]
