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 9, 2010 2:53 PM

PROBST NEW TRUCK SHOWS SPEED

Probst Motorsports

The 2010 Lucas Oil Off Road Racing series officially started with Rounds 1 and 2 in Las Vegas over the weekend. The track was fantastic and the crowd was thrilled by the action on the motocross style track. The jumps were big air and the speeds were fast.

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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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February 4, 2010 6:56 PM

Yokohama to Sponsor 2010 Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series

Yokohama
Fullerton CA (Feb. 4, 2010)

Tiremaker returns to short-course racing for the first time since 1994

Yokohama Tire Corporation is expanding its off-road activities, becoming an associate sponsor of the eight-weekend 2010 Lucas Oil Off-Road Series. The one-year sponsorship agreement includes track signage and a space in the vendor/pit area.

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January 19, 2010 5:45 PM

Midwest Off Road Racing Gets Together in Abrams!

Midwest Off Road Racing (MORR)
Abrams, WI (January 18, 2010)

The first public meeting of the Midwest Off Road Racing (MORR) group was held this past Sunday in Abrams, Wisconsin. The past three months saw a group of concerned off-road enthusiasts’ band together to improve the “State of Sportsman Off-Road Racing” in the Upper Midwest. In the past six years, the stability of the sport has been considerably shaken due to four different sanctioning bodies/series promoters attempting to guide short-course off-road racing. MORR was created to give the Sportsman racer a voice in their future and by the looks of their early accomplishments, the current sanctioning body, Traxxas TORC Series presented by AMSOIL, is definitely listening.

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January 18, 2010 1:49 PM

Yokohama Tire Corporation’s 2010 Motorsports Program Looks Like a Winner

Yokohama Tire Corporation
FULLERTON, CA (Jan. 18, 2010)

Photo credit: Richard Prince

Tiremaker seeks to continue ’09 success with teams in off-road and ALMS, plus expanded “eco-racing’ with orange oil-infused tires in the GT3 Challenge and new GTC series

In 2009, Yokohama Tire Corporation had many major motorsports successes, including repeat championships in off-road racing’s SCORE and SNORE series, and a season-long, strong run in ALMS. However, Yokohama’s most newsworthy motorsports accomplishment was to shatter the eco-racing barrier by introducing the orange oil -infused ADVAN® ENV-R1™, the first true environmentally-friendly tire used in a racing series.

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December 22, 2009 1:29 PM

Flying Dutchman Overcomes Adversity to Make the Show

Flying Dutchman Off-Road Racing
Lake Elsinore, CA (December 21, 2009)

Ends Cup Race Early Avoiding Serious Contact

After Mother Nature caused the inaugural Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Rockstar Challenge to be delayed for a week, Dan Vanden Heuvel and his Maxxis Tire Racing Plus Chevy Unlimited 2 was looking to bring some holiday cheer back to Appleton, Wisconsin. The Flying Dutchman looked to have the speed, early on, to make a serious challenge for the win, only to have a mishap on the track end his day early.

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December 21, 2009 6:57 PM

Probst Shows Speed during Rockstar Cup Qualifying

Probst Motorsports
New Lenox, IL December 21, 2009

Mechanical failure ends shootout prematurely

The final weekend of racing for Probst Motorsports was the Rockstar Challenge Cup, a non-points showdown event where landing on the podium meant a substantial payday. The top eight qualifiers automatically made the starting grid, while the rest of the field would be comprised of the top finishers in the Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) race.

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October 15, 2009 8:51 PM

Fall Finale Has Great Racer Turnout

Weyauwega Fall Finale Off-Road Race Report
Weyauwega, WI (October 15, 2009)

The final weekend of off-road racing in the Upper Midwest saw ninety-five Sportsman racers enter the Fall Finale in Weyauwega, Wisconsin. The Waupaca County Fairgrounds with its covered concrete grandstands and a .75 mile harness racing track was an excellent venue to create a stadium style track with all the amenities. The cold temperatures (in the mid 40's) didn't keep the racing from getting hot.

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September 1, 2009 8:48 PM

Miller Electric Welds Relationship with Taylor Racing

Miller Electric / Taylor Racing
Belvidere, IL (September 1, 2009)

Scott Taylor and Miller Electric are proud to announce their enhanced partnership for the 40th Anniversary of Off-Road Racing Event in Crandon, Wisconsin, as well as for the remainder of the 2009 Traxxas TORC Series presented by AMSOIL. The seven time off-road champion and the welding and cutting equipment manufacturer have had a long standing relationship as Miller Electric equipment has been a mainstay at Taylor Racing's fabrication shop for over thirty-five years.

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August 13, 2009 1:14 PM

Oberg Has Solid Finish on Saturday Gets Back in the Pinball Machine on Sunday

Oberg Motorsports
Eagle River, WI (August 12, 2009)

Ever wonder what it would be like to have a truck race inside a pin ball machine? Well after the second TORC visit to Bark River, Mike Oberg has a pretty good idea what that race would feel like. Except in the PRO-2WD pinball race, only a few can get an open path to the finish while the majority of the race trucks spend the twelve minutes of racing continually bouncing off each other never really making any headway to the finish.

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August 11, 2009 8:46 PM

Incredible Comeback Lands Flying Dutchman a TOP 5 Result

Flying Dutchman Off-Road Race Team
Appleton, WI

Photo by Jeff Nemechek

When you see Dan Vanden Heuvel Sr. you would not know he had major surgery a month ago. Just after the last TORC visit to Bark River, the Flying Dutchman went under the knife to take care of a health issue. The doctors reminded him he could try going back to work in a month or so, but the medical caretakers really didn?t understand how Dan makes a living. Three weeks after the surgery, the familiar red #77 was on the track with Dan behind the wheel.