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  • Jeff ‘Ox’ Kargola Annihilates the Competition

    …taking first at Round 2 of the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series and placing second overall

    Ox Kargola and truck

    Chandler, Ariz. – (March 23, 2011) – Team General Tire’s Jeff ‘Ox’ Kargola tore up the course Sunday, taking home his first-ever victory in Superlite and earning second position overall in the class.

    As the sun beamed over the legendary Firebird Raceway in Chandler, Ariz., March 20, the crowd at Round 2 of the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series anxiously awaited the sure-to-be action-packed Superlite race.  Ox, a freestyle MX rider and Baja MX racer and a relatively new driver to the off-road scene, was ready to take on the rigorous course.  (more…)

  • Sparks Fly For Team LeDuc Racing At First LOORS Race Of The 2011 Season

    Curt and Todd LeDuc flying past the competition
    The new season brought many changes for the hardworking LeDuc family as they returned to Firebird International Raceway for the first Lucas Oil Off Road Racing (LOORS) short course event of the season.  This is the same track where Kyle LeDuc won the $30,000 Rockstar Energy Lucas Oil Off Road Challenge Cup in his ROCKSTAR Energy Drink / Makita Tools Ford just three months prior, so expectations were high coming into the new season. (more…)

  • Casey Currie – Pro Lite Champion Joins General Tire’s Off-Road Program for 2011 and Debuts new Truck Design

    Fort Mill, SC – (March 17, 2011) – General Tire announced sponsorship of ProLite short-course driver Casey Currie, known for sweeping the TORC champion weekend at Crandon last year and taking home the series Pro Lite title. Currie has signed a multi-year sponsorship with General Tire and will beginning racing on the Grabber LT265/75R16 tires at the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series this weekend. (more…)

  • Yokohama Tire Corporation’s 2011 Motorsports Program Gears Up

    Tire maker continues with teams in off-road and ALMS, plus “eco-racing’ in the GT3 Challenge and GTC series

    FULLERTON, CA (March 15, 2011) – From rugged desert terrains to legendary tracks such as Sebring International Raceway, Yokohama Tire Corporation’s motorsports program will be in full swing in 2011. Once again, Yokohama will be involved in off-road racing’s SCORE, SNORE and Lucas Oil series, as well as endurance racing in the competitive ALMS classes. Additionally, Yokohama’s breakthrough eco-racing campaign will continue in the GT3 and GTC series with its orange oil-infused ADVAN® ENV-R2™, the first – and only – environmentally-friendly tire used in a racing series.

    “We’re definitely ready and eager to begin our motorsports season,” said Andrew Briggs, Yokohama senior manager of motorsports. “Cameron and Heidi Steele, both past off-road champions, are ready to reclaim their titles, and in ALMS, we have aligned with new racing partners.” (more…)

  • MICKEY THOMPSON PERFORMANCE TIRES & WHEELS SIGNS ON WITH THE 2011 LUCAS OIL OFF-ROAD RACING SERIES

    STOW, OH – Mickey Thompson Performance Tires & Wheels joins forces with the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series this year as a sponsor. Through this program, Mickey Thompson will provide the legendary Baja tires and track-side support to racers. Mickey Thompson will work collaboratively with teams in the Pro-Lite Unlimited and Pro-Buggy Unlimited classes to test and prove their off-road tire products. (more…)

  • Two Great Off-Road Events – One Great Cause – Two Separate Weekends

    Powder Puff Off-Road Race Moves Off Of Lucas Oil Off-Road Expo Dates For Both to Benefit Cedar Sinai’s Breast Cancer Research Center

    POMONA, CA   FEBRUARY 17, 2011 The 6th Annual Powder Puff Off-Road Race For The Cure presented by Mohave Off-Road Racing Enthusiast (M.O.R.E.), which is a female-only event comprised of drivers and team owners’ wives & daughters plus female industry leaders and celebrities, has moved to new dates: Friday, October 14th and Saturday, October 15, 2011 in Barstow, CA.   The 12th Annual Lucas Oil Off-Road Expo, the off-road industry’s leading & largest public trade show, will maintain their traditional weekend, October 8 & 9, 2011 at the Fairplex in Pomona, CA. (more…)