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  • The 2011 General Tire SNORE Mint 400 airs on Fuel TV in Sept. with a YouTube teaser release

    • The 2011 General Tire Mint 400 will air on Fuel TV Sept. 18th, 21st, 28th and 29th, with October and November airing schedules to be announced at a later date
    • Intense, action-packed General Tire Mint 400 teaser hits YouTube Sept. 8 

    Las Vegas, Nevada – (Sept. 8, 2011) – Off-road racing fans and adrenaline junkies alike don’t have to wait till Sept. 18 to catch a glimpse of the 2011 General Tire Mint 400 madness. General Tire is releasing a heart-pounding teaser on YouTube that will leave you on the edge of your seat. Directed by the Martelli Brothers and produced by Mad Media with executive producer Dana Zamalloa at the wheel, the less than two-minute clip will give you just a taste of this year’s grueling desert race. But it’s bound to leave you hungry for more.  (more…)

  • KMC’S BRYCE MENZIES WINS SECOND VICTORY AT CRANDON TORC SERIES

    Crandon, Wis. (September 5, 2011) – Bryce Menzies continues his appearances atop the podium for the second consecutive day and clenching the win in the finale of the World Championship Off-Road races.

    Menzies lined up in the sixth spot for the “Land Rush” standing start in his KMC Wheels outfitted Red Bull Mopar Ram and powered his way into second as the field reached the first turn, on a very muddy track, as rain fell throughout the nine-lap event. (more…)

  • ROCKSTAR Energy Drink’s Rob MacCachren Goes Straight From The Big House To Baja- Watch Rob MacCachren Appear on Sunday’s Wind Tunnel on SPEED

    Hundreds gathered to pay tribute to Rob Mac
     Crandon, Wisconsin is a magical place for short course racing fans.  The “Big House” is where legends are made, and this Labor Day weekend more than 40,000 people gathered at Crandon International Raceway and honored one of those legends.  ROCKSTAR Energy Drink’s Rob MacCachren is scheduled to be inducted into the Off Road Motorsports Hall of Fame next month in conjunction with the Off Road Expo in Pomona; however he did not know that he would be the center of attention at Crandon last Thursday night.  The tribute to Rob Mac’s illustrious career included colorful stories from racing legend Curt LeDuc and fellow Rough Rider Scott Taylor, as well as Crandon Raceway owner, Cliff Flannery. (more…)

  • Yokohama Tire Corporation-Sponsored Heidi Steele Seeks Second SCORE San Felipe Win

    Former two-time champion and current Class 6 leader racing on off-the-shelf Geolandar M/T+® tires

    FULLERTON, CA. – (Sept. 7, 2011) – Competing in Mexico has been extremely good for Yokohama Tire Corporation-sponsored off-road racer Heidi Steele. This year alone, she’s won the San Felipe 250 in March and was third in the Baja 500. Steele can add to her Mexico mastery and pad her lead in SCORE’s Class 6 with a win in the Tecate SCORE San Felipe Challenge of Champions, September 9-11, in San Felipe, Baja, California, Mexico. (more…)

  • Torchmate Racing Title Sponsor of This Weekends Ultra4 Torchmate Stampede

    Torchmate Teammates JT Taylor and Jesse Haines to Compete

    RENO, NV    SEPTEMBER 6, 2011  The Ultra4 Torchmate Stampede in Reno, NV this weekend has two Torchmate Racers JT Taylor and Jesse Haines on course. Torchmate CNC Cutting Systems is the Title Sponsor of the Ultra4 Stampede, after being a primary sponsor of the “Lucas Oil on the Edge” 2011 Griffin King of the Hammers TV Show and supporting an entire team for the Ultra4 series. (more…)

  • Ultra4 Torchmate Stampede Bringing Horsepower to Reno this Weekend

    September 6th, 2011 – Reno, NV :  The 2nd annual Torchmate Reno Stampede race will be held this weekend on September 10th and 11th at Exit 28 Motorsports just outside of Reno, Nevada. The unlimited 4 wheel drive vehicles known as Ultra4 cars have already begun descending upon Reno.  For those that haven’t seen an Ultra4 race in person, this is a great opportunity to see extreme horsepower at its finest. These cars are capable of speeds in excess of 100 MPH and are able to traverse some of the most treacherous rocky terrain. This year’s race features a brand new short course section where fans can watch these powerful vehicles soar through the air.   (more…)