Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series Releases 2010 SPEED TV Schedule

Corona, California (March 18, 2010) – Today, the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series announced the complete 2010 SPEED television broadcast schedule. The entire SPEED package encompasses thirty hours of original programming featuring Pro 4 Unlimited, Pro 2 Unlimited, Pro Lite Unlimited and Pro Buggy Unlimited racing action.

“The relationship we enjoy with SPEED has allowed us to assemble this attractive programming package for the 2010 short course season,” said Bob Patison, Lucas Oil Executive Vice-President. “These quality time slots allow us the opportunity to showcase the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series to the largest audience possible within a short time of the event. This SPEED package is a fantastic asset to the series as we continue to develop a strong media presence for the sport.”

Beginning with the first episode, to be aired on April 17th at 5pm ET, each one hour episode will provide coverage of a combination of either Pro 2 and Pro Lite Unlimited or Pro 4 and Pro Buggy Unlimited rounds of racing. Selected shows will also feature highlights of SuperLite and Limited Buggy racing. Read more →

Canidae Pet Foods Racing Looks to Bite Back at the Mint 400!

Canidae Trophy Truck team prepares for one of offroad’s toughest races; websites offer live tracking, blogging, and photos directly from the race.

San Luis Obispo, CA (March 18, 2010) – The Canidae All Natural Pet Foods Trophy Truck team has developed a new plan of attack for next week’s Mint 400 race in Nevada. By working around the clock since returning from the Baja San Felipe 250 race, the Canidae team has implemented several changes to ensure that mechanical problems do not prevent them from achieving victory.

Thursday night, March 25th will officially kick off the 2010 SNORE Mint 400 with a huge FanFest party on Freemont Street in Las Vegas starting at 6:00PM. The Canidae race truck will be on display with team drivers Scott Whipple and Scott Gailey signing autographs along with other drivers. The FanFest party is free, so all race fans are invited to come down and hang out with the Canidae Team.

Friday morning will come quickly after the FanFest party and the Canidae truck will leave the start line just after 7:00AM for qualifying. The team drew the 3rd place starting position for qualifying so the track will be ideal for putting the truck in a great starting position for Saturday’s race. Contingency will start at 9:00AM on Friday and will be held on the famed Freemont Street just as the original Mint 400 did years ago. All 300 plus competitors and their vehicles will push their way down through the vendors on their way to tech inspection. Canidae Pet Foods is proud to be a contingency sponsor for the Mint 400. Any racer, in any class, can win a bag of premium Canidae pet food, $50.00 or even $100.00 cash if they win their class. It is a huge street party and fun for the whole family. Don’t miss out! Read more →

Day One Update of the Rallye Aicha des Gazelles

The Rallye Aicha des Gazelles is One Day In and Already Big News

Hussong’s Las Vegas Hosts SNORE MINT 400 Kick Off Party

HUSSONG’S CANTINA Las Vegas

CALENDAR LISTING

WHAT:          SNORE MINT 400 RACE KICK OFF PARTY

Off road fans are invited to help kick off the Southern Nevada Off Road Enthusiast’s General Tire Mint 400 Race at Hussong’s Cantina & Taqueria

Race fans mentioning the Mint 400 or Azunia Tequila receive specials including:

24 ounce Tecate plus a Taco (excluding seafood) for just $5

$10 Azunia Tequila Premium Margaritas

WHEN:          Wednesday, March 24^th

11 am – 11 pm

WHERE:        Hussong’s Cantina & Taqueria

The Shoppes at Mandalay Place

3930 Las Vegas Blvd. South

Las Vegas, NV 89119

For information or group reservations call 702.553.0123

Casey Currie battles for top five finish at Lucas Oil Off-road season opener

The Season opener for Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series started in spectacular fashion with a stacked field of racers and magnificently constructed, technical track. The facility located at Las Vegas Motor speedway offered exciting racing and great spectating a like. After being notified two days before the race that he was to be there, Casey Currie scrambled and rented a Pro-lite from Garrit Wallace. The truck had been sitting in a trailer for 18 months with no prep or maintenance. Casey, his family, and his crew thrashed for 24 hours non-stop to get the truck ready.
Even though Casey had no time to test or set up the truck, he managed to qualify 9th, which set him up for a 4th row start. Near the beginning of the race the number #92 truck actually flipped into the hood of Casey’s #2 Monster Energy Pro-lite stopping him and send him to the last position. Casey turned on the heat and fought his way back up to 5th place pushing the rented truck to its limit. Casey crossed the finish line in a respectable 5th place.
After having some time in the truck, Casey made a lot of changes to improve the performance of the truck. Sunday’s qualifying was canceled due to rain and the divers were only given one lap to shake down their vehicles, making the slippery wet conditions even more of an obstacle. On Sunday Casey started on the poll and led the first few laps until Rodrigo Ampudia got around him. Casey stayed in the 2nd position until the restart. Two laps after the restart Casy’s truck began to lose power eventually stopping due to a mechanical failure with the carburetor.
Casey had this to say about the race: “We really had to scramble to make it here. On Tuesday I had no idea what I was going to drive! My team pulled together with support form our sponsors and we made is out to the race. On Saturday I had a hard time adaption to the rented truck, but by Sunday I felt it was working much better. I would have liked to finish on the podium, but making it to the race was a victory in itself. I had a great time battling some of the top racers in the Pro-lite class.”
Come by the pit area to check out Casey’s Pro-lite truck and pick up some free posters.
Check out Casey’s website for race results, photos and video at: http://www.caseycurrie.com/

Casey Currie is sponsored by:
Monster Energy, BFGoodrich Tires, Currie Enterprises, Magnaflow Exhaust, American Wire Harness, GoPro Cameras, Goodridge, Howe Performance, K&N Filters, Kawasaki, Kicker Audio, HJC, King Shocks, Leatt Brace, MasterCraft Safety, Motive Gear, Oakley, PWR Radiators, Race Line Wheels, Ringers Gloves, Sign Pros, Simple Green, Torco Oil

To Contact Casey: Info@currieracing.com

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CANIDAE Trophy Truck Does Not Go Far, But Reaches a Long Way!

Long Beach Racers overcome to finish third in the 2010 SCORE San Felipe 250

March 13th 2010:
It was a beautiful Baja morning and the little fishing village of San Felipe was being awakened by roaring of motors and the energy of another epic day of off road racing. With 70 degree weather and not a cloud in the sky, it was again time for the cowboys of the desert to take on the grueling 250 miles of the SCORE San Felipe 250 and the Long Beach Racers were ready to battle the conditions once again. This year Long Beach Racers were supporting 2 different race vehicles; Our Veteran Baja Champion 7SX Tacoma and the new Lexus LX570 of Cancer Survivor Joe Bacal. Read more →

Rally America Handbrake Tech Video

One of the most personal things a rally driver will do on a Special Stage is use the handbrake. It helps rotate a car around a tight corner. Some swear by it. Others avoid it like the plague. Still, when they need it, where do they place it in the cockpit?

Bill Wood from Tech House & Speed Radio (www.bybillwood.com) takes fans into the rally car to explain handbrake positioning and the drivers using it at the 100 Acre Wood Rally held in Salem, MO late last month.

About Rally America
Based in Golden Valley, Minn., Rally America sanctions the premier rally racing series in the United States, the Rally America National Championship Series. In 2010, Rally America will conduct six National Championship events at venues across the country, from Olympia, Wash., to Bethel, Maine, and three European style rallycross events in New Jersey.

Rally America is proudly supported by Subaru of America, Inc., BFGoodrich Tires, Team O’Neil Rally School, Able Planet, Inc., Hawk Performance Brakes, Exedy Racing Clutches and RECARO.

Joe Bacal Seals Victory in San Felipe 250

SAN FELIPE, Mexico, March 16, 2010 – The seemingly unbreakable combination of Joe Bacal and his Cancer Treatment Centers of America Lexus LX 570 took its second Stock Full class victory* in as many races on Sunday at the 24th Annual MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 in Mexico. Despite drawing the last starting time in the Stock Full class, Bacal caught 2009 class champion Justin Matney early in the race, dicing with him for about 15 miles before taking the lead to the finish.

“Justin and I had a great back-and-forth run for several miles before I took over at about mile 55, but I didn’t see him again after that,” said Bacal, a Hodgkin’s lymphoma survivor who also uses his racing to inspire other cancer patients.

As with all of the races Bacal has run thus far, the San Felipe 250 course was rough and challenging. Deep sand and silt beds can consume otherwise tough off-road racers but it was relatively easy going for Bacal’s Lexus which ran trouble free for the entire event. Bacal and co-driver Bob Ditner even stopped to help a stuck Class 7 racer at about ¾ race distance. “The guy was in sand up to his axles, so Bob and I yanked him out quick with a tow strap. I think he went on to finish second in his class.” Read more →

SCOTT DOUGLAS WINS FIRST LOORRS RACE LEADS 2010 PRO 4 UNLIMITED POINTS

Las Vegas, Nevada—Scott Douglas made a big statement at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on the first race weekend of the 2010 Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series season. Douglas, who competes in the Traxxas TORC Series presented by AMSOIL, was planning to be a spectator, but with the largest Pro 4 Unlimited field ever on hand, including all the top teams and drivers, the veteran couldn’t resist the chance to race. With just minutes to go in qualifying and no practice on the new race track, Scott Douglas rolled the AMSOIL Kumho Ford F-150 off the transporter and shocked everyone with the third fastest time of the huge 19 truck field. Read more →

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