Category: Press Release

  • 2011 LUCAS OIL OFF-ROAD EXPO ANNOUNCES BLUERIBBON COALITION AS 2011 CHARITY OF CHOICE

    Buy Tickets with Code BRC2011 and Help Save Trails

    POMONA, CALIF. (September 12, 2011) – The 2011 Lucas Oil Off-Road Expo powered by General Tire will invade the Pomona Fairplex Saturday, October 8 through Sunday, October 9, with BlueRibbon Coalition (BRC) as the official event charity.  Advance tickets purchased with the special promotion code BRC2011 at www.offroadexpo.com will net $1.00 for every ticket sold to BRC. (more…)

  • Yokohama Tire-Sponsored Off-Road Drivers “Steele” Show in SCORE San Felipe Race

    FULLERTON, CA. – (Sept. 11, 2011) – It was an exceptional day for the Steele family and Yokohama Tire Corporation at the Tecate SCORE San Felipe Challenge of Champions, September 10, in San Felipe, Baja, California, Mexico. Husband and wife team Cameron and Heidi Steele put on a show with Yokohama’s Geolandar® tires. Heidi – battling severe stomach flu – won the Class 6 division (with a lot of help from co-driver and Desert Assassins teammate Rene Brugger and his son Richie), while Cameron finished fifth in the ultra-competitive Trophy Truck division, and seventh overall among all 77 racers. (more…)

  • 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…)
  • 2011 LUCAS OIL OFF-ROAD EXPO ROLLS INTO POMONA FAIRPLEX BIGGER THAN EVER

    350-plus Exhibitors, Amazing Expo-only Deals, Racing Demos, Freestyle Motocross, ATV Test Rides and More

    POMONA, CALIF. (September 7, 2011) – The 2011 Lucas Oil Off-Road Expo powered by General Tire will invade the Pomona Fairplex Saturday, October 8 through Sunday, October 9, with everything off-road including new vehicles, thousands of parts and accessories, ATV test rides, freestyle motocross action, movie premieres, RC Racing and more. This year’s expo is bigger than ever with more exhibitors showcasing all the latest off-road toys, technologies, parts, gear and accessories from more than 350 of the industry’s leading manufacturers, dealers and distributors. (more…)