Flying Dutchman Gets Grounded in Vegas

Flying Dutchman
Appleton, WI (March 11, 2010)

At the "11th Hour" veteran off-road racer Dan Vanden Heuvel made the decision to bring his Maxxis Tire PRO Unlimited 2 Chevy race truck to Las Vegas for the opening weekend of racing of the Lucas Oil Off-Road Series presented by Geico Powersports. Quickly the Flying Dutchman team prepped his secondary truck and made arrangements to make the trek across the country hauling his race truck and a load of fiberglass panels to Las Vegas for body part manufacturer Boatec.

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March 2, 2010 5:46 PM

Probst Team Continues with Team Lucas & E3 Spark Plugs for 2010!

Probst Motorsports
New Lenox, IL (March 2, 2010)

The Team Lucas Partner E3 Spark Plugs, based in Ponte Vedra, FL will continue support for Probst Motorsports in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series Presented by GEICO Power Sports for the 2010 tour.

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November 30, 2009 6:23 PM

Dragonfire Racing Kawasaki Teryx™ Dominates at Baja 1000

Monster Energy Kawasaki
Irvine, Calif. (November 30, 2009)

The Dragonfire Racing Kawasaki Teryx won its second Baja event of the year in the Sportsman UTV class, under the guidance four veteran drivers during the 42nd running of the Baja 1000. The RUV, piloted by Team Green™ Manager Reid Nordin, Hans Waage, Todd Romano, and Baja legend Larry Roeseler, was a stand out amongst its competitors, coming in ahead of several classes that had started hours before the Teryx.

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September 1, 2009 11:34 AM

Holtger Motorsports Becomes a Serious Contender in Light Buggy

Holtger Motorsports

The family team of Holtger Motorsports has always made sure that their time at the race track was fun. In 2009 they have had fun finishing on the podium. The three racer team of Stephanie and Craig Paitl (husband and wife) and Bryan Holtger (Stephanie's brother), has seen steady improvement all year long. The team's unappointed leader, Stephanie enjoys the time behind the wheel of the #144 HBI IMCI Goodyear Buggy and much as she does hanging out at the track with family and friends. The guys on the team split their driving duties every weekend and have their own competition between themselves as well as with the other twenty competitors in their class.

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June 11, 2009 10:47 PM

Dragonfire Racing Kawasaki Teryx Wins Big at Baja 500

Monster Energy Kawasaki
Irvine, Calif. (June 11, 2009)

The Dragonfire Racing Kawasaki Teryx won its first ever Baja 500 in the Sportman UTV class by an outstanding margin, putting the Kawasaki Teryx in a league of its own. The RUV (Recreational Utility Vehicle) was piloted by Kawasaki’s own Team Green Manager Reid Nordin and Hans Waage in great weather conditions for the single day event. The two drivers took advantage of the Teryx’s V-Twin engine to finish hours ahead of the next finisher.

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February 20, 2009 9:50 PM

The Inaugural Midwest Off-Road Racing Safety & Marketing Seminar

Off-Road Racing Safety & Marketing Seminar
Abrams, WI (February 19, 2009)

The Midwest Off-Road Racing Community is coming together in Abrams, Wisconsin March 14, for the first of its kind safety and marketing seminar, geared for the short course off road racing community. The safety of the race competitors is at the top of the list for every motorsports sanctioning body, and in recent years the industry has seen new innovations in the field of driver safety. Thankfully, many of those innovations are being implemented in off-road racing. Some of the innovations are highly recommended, while others are required. In many instances, there is more than one product in the marketplace to meet these new safety regulations. Several vendors will be on hand with their safety related product lines on display.

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July 18, 2008 9:17 PM

John Mason Sweeps Bark River – Continues Podium Streak and Now Leads Super Buggy Championship

Mason Motorsports
Plymouth, WI (July 18, 2008)

The battle for the 2008 WSORR PRO Super Buggy Championship continues to be incredibly close. John Mason and his #912 Mendeola Transaxles Goodyear Tire Honda powered Super Buggy have been in a tight points battle with the #902 of Tim Lemons. Both drivers have finished on the podium every time out and the WSORR Bark River event would be no different.

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July 9, 2008 9:01 PM

TRAXXAS® Brings Radio Controlled Racing to WSORR

World Series of Off-Road Racing (WSORR)
CRANDON, Wisc., (July 9, 2008)

Traxxas® has been named the “Official Radio Controlled Car” of the Lucas Oil World Series of Off-Road Racing (WSORR) for the 2008 season. Based in Plano, Texas, Traxxas manufactures award-winning radio-controlled cars, trucks, and boats and is the leading brand in the radio-controlled car industry. “We’re excited to be part of WSORR. Our radio-controlled trucks are all about the speed, power, and excitement of off-road racing,” says Traxxas president Mike Jenkins. The agreement is a multi-faceted sponsorship package providing Traxxas with high-visibility coverage on the World Series SPEED television programs, among others, and at all WSORR events including a “Traxxas Try-Me-Track” that allows fans to get behind the wheel of Traxxas Slash radio controlled trucks for a taste of short course racing -- World Series style.

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June 16, 2008 9:06 PM

WSORR VISITS OFF-ROAD RACING’S “BIG HOUSE” FOR ROUNDS III & IV

Lucas Oil World Series of Off-Road Racing (WSORR)
CRANDON, Wisc., June 16, 2008

The Lucas Oil World Series of Off-Road Racing (WSORR) pays its first visit of Tour 2008 to famed Crandon International Off-Road Raceway for the Forest County Potawatomi Brush Run Races June 21-22. The big weekend also features the 15th annual FCP Chairman’s Cup Challenge, the longest running big money off-road Cup race in the country. Top off-road racers nationwide will descend on the small Wisconsin community with the big track and another record-setting crowd is expected to be on hand to watch the battles in 11 truck, SUV and buggy classes.

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June 12, 2008 8:46 PM

WSORR GOES “HIGH-DEF” AND ADDS TV TALENT FOR 2008 SEASON ON SPEED

WSORR
TINLEY PARK, Ill., June 12, 2008

Race fans will get even a “better” look at Lucas Oil World Series of Off-Road Racing (WSORR) action in 2008 as the entire season will be broadcast on high definition television on the home of motorsports, the SPEED Channel. NeWave Television Productions has announced the 2008 show format and broadcast team, which again includes NASCAR star Brendan Gaughan, following a very successful initial television campaign that resulted in the top-rated off-road short course race shows aired on SPEED.

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April 21, 2008 8:58 PM

HUMMER Scores a Hat Trick AT TERRIBLE's 250

Team HUMMER sweeps production classes with 2008 H2 SUT, H3 Alpha and H3
Emily Miller earns second place in Safari Class in debut race

DETROIT

Team HUMMER earned first place in every production class in Saturday’s Best in the Desert Racing Series Terrible’s 250 at Primm, marking the first time the team has earned three victories in a race. In addition to the stock class wins, Emily Miller earned a Safari Pre-Runner class second place finish in her inaugural race, driving the Team HUMMER H2 SUV.

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April 16, 2008 8:30 PM

HUMMER Racing Set To Compete On Two Continents This Weekend

Team Dakar USA to enter two HUMMER H3 race trucks in Central Europe Rally
Team HUMMER to enter four stock class HUMMER race trucks in Terrible’s 250

DETROIT

HUMMER off-road racing teams are making final preparations to demonstrate their off-road prowess on opposite sides of the globe this weekend. The competition begins with Team HUMMER’s entry in Best in the Desert Racing Series Terrible’s 250 at Primm, April 19, and concludes with Robby Gordon Motorsport’s Team Dakar USA’s HUMMER H3 race trucks competing in the inaugural Dakar Series Central Europe Rally, April 20-26.

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January 28, 2008 9:18 PM

Super Buggy Promoted to WSORR PRO Class for 2008, Ultra 4x4 Class Prepares for Launch

CRANDON, Wisc.

The Lucas Oil World Series of Off-Road Racing (WSORR) has announced the elevation of one of its race classes to PRO designation and the on-going development of a new PRO class.