Jeff “Ox” Kargola Takes the Podium with the New General Grabbers at His Debut in the Superlite Class at LOORRS Glen Helen Race

SAN BERNARDINO, CA – (August 11, 2010) – The dust soared for freestyle MX rider and MX Baja racer Jeff “Ox” Kargola, in his first foray into off-road competition, as he took on an arduous short-course during Round 10 of the 2010 Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series at Glen Helen Aug. 8 to bring home third place in Superlite class.

After a tough race during Round 9 Saturday, Ox had to start at the back of the pack and battle his way to the front. Dawson Kirchner took the first lead, but was thrown into third after a pile-up, trailing Jeremy “Twitch” Stenberg in first and Ox in second.

Ox races for Team GT at the 2010 LOORRS.

Neck-and-neck for the majority of the race with Twitch, a fellow Metal Mulisha racer, Ox battled it out for a lead position. Holding a solid second, he stuttered on the fourth turn and was overtaken by CJ Greaves, pushing him into third place. In a heart-pounding finish, Ox placed third for the first time on the General Tire Grabber street tires. He was trailed by Kirchner in fourth and Team GT racer Chad Leising in fifth, both running General Grabber At2 tires.
“We are so excited with Ox’s podium finish today. It was an extremely tight course, but he managed to podium in his first ever off-road series,” said Dana Zamalloa, manger of PR and Communications, General Tire. “It was very impressive to see him go from the back of the pack to the front in just a few rounds, and we are looking forward to many more podium finishes with Ox on our team this season.”
Ox debuted the new General Tire Grabber street tire – born from the Baja, tamed for the streets, the General Grabber is the ultimate contender for the intense, adrenaline-pumping, door-to-door action of short-course racing.

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