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  • Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame Silent Auction Displays History

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    RENO, NV   OCTOBER 22, 2010 – The Silent Auction benefitting the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame (ORMHOF) at the 2010 Off-Road Expo was a success. “It was a three way win,” said Bob Bower, Executive Director of the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame.  “The people who donated did so out of the goodness of their hearts and really felt good about doing it.  Secondly, we had some rare or one of a kind items that increased competition among bidders which helped to increase the bidding activity benefitting the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame, and lastly, the winning bidders got to go home with a part of Motosports History at some astounding bargain prices.” (more…)

  • NorCal Rock Racing Entertainment for Spectators and Fun for Competitors

    RANCHO CORDOVA, CA    OCTOBER 20, 2010:  The Nor-Cal Rock Race on Saturday October 16th was entertaining for the spectators, and a lot of fun for the competitors with hundreds of dollars in prizes to win, and a $2,000 cash pro purse.  “We had so much fun, it was the best $200 entry fee I have spent!”   Randy Avery, who raced a red jeep on 35” tires, took the win for the Metal Cloak team and left with $1600 of cash in his pocket.

    Even though the list of drivers was short, the action that they brought to the course was crowd pleasing.  “From the middle of the track you could heard the crowd laughing, cheering, and ohhing,” said John Goodby, Event Producer. “Especially when they starting racing side by side and literally went wheel to wheel.”  NorCal Rock Racing is short course racing with large rock piles, dirt obstacles and lots of turns that make it a perfect match for the Ultra4 cars all the way to Sportsman Class trail rock crawlers that want to prove they can go fast through the rocks too. (more…)

  • FAST-Aid Participates in California 200 Memorial Unveiling at 2010 Lucas Oil Off-Road Expo

    LINK: http://www.fast-aid.org

    MESA, AZ – OCTOBER 20, 2010:  Saturday October 9, 2010 marked another incredible day in the off-road world when families of the California 200 Accident gathered together to unveil the 8ft Memorial that was built in the recognition of the eight lives lost August 14, 2010.  “Thank you, thank you from the bottom of our hearts,” said a grieving mother in reference to the touching ceremony, impressive Memorial and 20 foot long banner that people could sign in remembrance throughout the weekend.  As part of the ceremony, a candle was lit for each of the eight who passed, and eight seconds of silence was called for.

    “We will unveil for the first time a loving and lasting tribute from a special group of our family that wanted to honor those lost…Thankfully and fittingly, the memorial statue we are about to reveal is fabricated by hand in steel and perfect welds – much like the vehicles we all enjoy so much,” said Marty Fiolka during the ceremony. The Memorial was originated by Dana Dague, designed by Scott Freeman, built by Craig Hall of R&I Industries and will be mounted by Ted Cordts. (more…)

  • LINE-X Highlights its Recent Durability Successes on Discovery Channel

    LINE-X® SELECTS 2010 SEMA SHOW TO OFFICIALLY LAUNCH ASPART-X™ AND TO SHOWCASE ITS NEW INVOLVEMENT WITH DISCOVERY CHANNEL’S STORM CHASERS

    HUNTSVILLE, Ala., October 20, 2010 – LINE-X Protective Coatings, the nation’s leading developer and provider of high performance protective coatings, is gearing up for the 2010 SEMA Show November 2-5, 2010 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. This year LINE-X brings not only its full line-up of products showcasing its many uses for spray-on truck bedliners and industrial coatings, but will also highlight its involvement with Tim Samaras and the LINE-X coated GMC Sierra chase truck from the Discovery Channel’s Storm Chasers. LINE-X will also be featuring its newest product, ASPART-X, an industrial polyaspartic polyurea protective coating for flooring. Although widely known for its bedliner coatings, LINE-X has broadened its product offerings and is now using LINE-X and ASPART-X for many different industrial applications. LINE-X will be in booth #35145 in the Upper South Hall. The actual LINE-X coated “TWISTEX Probe” used in filming Storm Chasers will be on site at SEMA in the LTAA booth #36095, alongside Tim Samaras who will be signing autographs on Wednesday, November 3, between 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (more…)

  • Wheel to Wheel Racing at VORRA Short Course

    RENO,NV    OCTOBER 18, 2010:   With a full weekend of warm California sun shining down on the Prairie City OHV Park, round seven of short course racing had the crowd on their feet cheering.  The track was slightly different at the newly renovated park adding some more mileage to the loop and increasing the overall speeds.

    Sunday’s Car and Truck racing had the pits full of powerful vehicles.  Each race was a battle, but there were clean sweeps by Sam Berri in Class 1, Patrick Timmons in Class 10, Brad Falin in Ultra 4, Gary Herrod in Class 11, Jay Schroeder in Class 9 and Tim Compton in the Pilots.  They all impressively took top honors in all three motos for their respective class wins.  Each moto consisted of six intense laps to make it to the checker flag first. (more…)

  • Vision X Releases New UM Round or Square LED Work Light

    ALGONA, WA    OCTOBER 14, 2010:  Vision X Off Road is proud to unveil the newest arsenal in the Utility Market signature series: a 21 watt, 4 inch, “UM” LED work light that is available with either a round or square body.

    The round and square styles offer a Convectional heat sink design that allows the LED light to run at 90% of its capacity, while still delivering an incredible light output punch at 1596 lumens. The little lamp only draws 1.7 amps at 12v. Next generation optics provide precise beam patterns for extended range or extra wide flood patterns. The lights also have an IP68 rating and are vibration rated at 15.6g’s. (more…)