Weekend Preview: Oshkosh, Wisconsin

The Traxxas TORC Series-The Off Road Championship, is the fastest, most punishing short course racing series on the planet. TORC events are packed with flag-to-flag fender banging as drivers push the limits over whoop and jump filled natural terrain racetracks. Off-road racing fans come from far and wide to experience this most challenging form of high-octane competition and once they taste TORC for the first time they’ll be hooked for life.

2009 RACE SCHEDULE
July 11-12, Bark River Raceway in Bark River, MI
July 24-25, Oshkosh Speedzone in Oshkosh, WI
August 8-9. Bark River Raceway in Bark River, MI
September 4-6, Crandon International Off Road Raceway in Crandon, WI
September 26-27, Pala Off Road Raceway in San Diego, CA
October 30-31, Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, NV

WEEKEND PREVIEW: OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN

Corona, CA– (July 16, 2009)- Professional off-road racing is returning to The Oshkosh Speedzone Raceway at the fairgrounds! The Traxxas TORC Series, presented by AMSOIL, has secured the Fox Valley’s premier dirt track for two rounds of action packed family entertainment.

The racing kicks off Friday evening and continues Saturday night with a second round of action packed competition! Fans can expect to see top teams from the PRO Super Buggy and SRT and Grassroots ranks in the following classes compete in the TORC Series:

PRO Super Buggy
SRT Limited Trucks
SRT Stock Truck
SRT 1600 and 1600 Light Buggy Classes
Grassroots Formula 4×4, Enduro Trucks and Classix
PRO 2wd and PRO 4×4 exhibition race.

“The decision to hold a TORC event at our location will wipe the disappointment away for many of our race fans. Many experienced Off-Road for the first time last year. I received many e-mails when Oshkosh was dropped from the schedule, our fans here wanted to see the race return.” Said Denny Payne, Oshkosh Speedzone’s marketing director.

Larry Stratton of Speedzone reverberated these sentiments; “We look forward to working with SRT and Grassroots Race teams to make this year’s event better and more enjoyable for the racers and their families. We learned a lot last year and this year things will be even better!

Fast Facts:
The Race: Oshkosh, Wisconsin
The Date: Saturday, July 11th and Sunday, July 12th.
The Track: Bark River International Raceway
The Time: 6:00pm
Radio: USACRacing.com
Schedule: Friday and Saturday- 6pm
Track Contact: Jeff Lemiesz
2009 Top 3 Drivers In Points:
PRO Light:
1 Jeff Kincaid
2 Chad Hord
3 Chris Brandt

PRO 2WD:
1 Ricky Johnson
2 Rob MacCachren
3 Todd Leduc

PRO 4×4:
1 Rick Huseman
2 Johnny Greaves
3 Kyle Leduc

Oshkosh 101: Highlights:
Bark River International Raceway is located ten miles southwest of Escanaba, Michigan on U.S. Route 41. The original off-road track was 5 miles, racers were expected to complete 20 laps for a total of 100 miles, and thus the U.P. Off Road 100 was born. Over the years, the course continued to be shortened and reconfigured into the modern day track (1.5 miles). Bark River is said to be one of the most challenging courses on the TORC Series Schedule, where drivers can reach up to 90 miles per hour with the highest elevation change on the circuit. The Bark River International Raceway received additional international recognition in 2007 with the launch of the XBOX 360 video game DIRT. The BRIR is one of the featured courses in the game, allowing fans to enjoy Bark River’s top notch racing action all year round.

The Traxxas TORC Series-The Off-Road Championship, presented
by AMSOIL is the world’s premier short course off road series.
TORC drivers push the limits with 900 horsepower, action-packed fender pounding on challenging natural terrain racetracks. The 2009 season schedule includes stops in Texas, California, Nevada, Michigan, and Wisconsin. For more information on TORC please
visit www.torcseries.com.