Unification of Short Course Off-Road Racing

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Off-Road Grand Prix Announces Unification of Short Course Off-Road Racing

Los Angeles, CA (January 17, 2009) - Off-road racer and Supercross legend Ricky Johnson and the principals of the Off-Road World Series in the Midwest, announced this morning that they have agreed to bring both their organizations together forming a new organization named the Off-Road Grand
Prix(tm) (ORGP or Off-Road GP). The move will solidify short-course off-road racing and unify the off-road racing communities and driver bases of the Midwest and the Western U.S.

A letter of intent was signed with the World Series and a new 2009 series schedule will be released as early as this coming Tuesday which will include eight races at venues in Phoenix, AZ; Crandon, WI; Bark River, MI; Oshkosh, WI; and Perris, CA. The events will be sanctioned and operated in cooperation with the United States Auto Club (USAC). The Off-Road Grand
Prix(tm) Series will be the exclusive short-course off-road series of USAC. The agreement gives ORGP long-term exclusive rights to hold off-road races at Crandon International Off-Road Raceway in Crandon, WI, and Bark River International Raceway near Escanaba, MI.

Johnson stated the agreement assures that short-course off-road racing, which has such a great heritage in the Midwest, will continue there as well as the West Coast. "One of the points in the deal that I am most excited about is that the USAC sanctioned Off-Road Grand Prix(tm) will be bringing the highest level of professional short-course off-road racing to passionate fans in the Midwest where the sport has its roots but also to the super fast racing community in the West," Johnson continued. "In 2009, we have a schedule of races that brings five weekends to the Midwest's best facilities in addition to several West Coast racing dates. It's truly a nation-wide, unified series with driver support and that's what the sport needed."

The management team at Off-Road Grand Prix(tm) has worked closely with a significant group of unified, high profile professional drivers and sponsors to put this package together. USAC will also play a major role in the series operations as they do in several other series. Currently USAC sanctions K&N Silver Crown Series, National Sprint Car Series, Mopar Midget National Championship, Ford Focus and .25 Midgets.

In addition, Off-Road Grand Prix(tm) will create advisory boards consisting of drivers and sponsors alike to insure that both groups have a voice in
structuring the decisions of the series. More details along with a
schedule will be announced next week.

Check out USAC Racing at: www.usacracing.com

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[Ziggy]

I wonder if the classes will remain the same on each coast?

[Mike_Cohen]

Pat, I believe I would like to buy a vowel!!!

Maybe someone else can solve the puzzle for me?!?

[movindirt]

Pat, I believe I would like to buy a vowel!!!

Maybe someone else can solve the puzzle for me?!?

C RR S D N ?

This does looks promising. Now if Speed could cover this series instead of running re-runs of Unique Whips and/or Chop Cut Rebuild that would be awesome!

[Steve_Naughton]

Maybe someone else can solve the puzzle for me?!?

Which part don't you understand? You just got handed a real NATIONAL series that includes Crandon. This is probably the soundest news I've seen yet. Tony's deal looked good, but I think this trumps all.

[desertbull]

Pat, I believe I would like to buy a vowel!!!

Maybe someone else can solve the puzzle for me?!?

I'm sorry Mike there are no "U's"....

Get the MoHo ready for travel baby...service the trailer hubs, check the tires, stock the moho fridge with Energy Drinks...

[fishd00d]

So is this the World Series Of Offroad that combined or was it yet another series?

[Mary Kay]

So is this the World Series Of Offroad that combined or was it yet another series?

http://www.wsorr.com/

[desertbull]

So is this the World Series Of Offroad that combined or was it yet another series?

Combined the two and now a new series...

From the Press Release "Off-road racer and Supercross legend Ricky Johnson and the principals of the Off-Road World Series in the Midwest, announced this morning that they have agreed to agreed to bring both their organizations together forming a new organization named the Off-Road Grand
Prix(tm) (ORGP or Off-Road GP)."

[GJLnorthernmichigan]

This is HUGE !! These Fellows did an outstanding job in uncertain times. Off-Road Racing will be stable from here on with the type of committment from Ricky and all involved. Having Drivers, Sponsors maybe even promoters on a committee to oversee that all involved are taken care of is the best news I for one have heard in a long time. We will hear more soon enough but for now I am sure relieved. Enough with all the bad news and bad mouthing of others. We will now be one big happy family. Its been a long winter up hear but will be a little easier to take now. Great job WSORR and Ricky Johnson you have done a huge service to all who love OFF-ROAD Racing. My hat is off to all involved.