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| DEFENDING NATIONAL OFF-ROAD CHAMPIONS |
Listed below by class, name, hometown, vehicle and tire sponsor are the USA’s current defending national short course off-road racing champions.
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“Heavy Metal” PRO Division
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| PRO 4x4 |
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Johnny Greaves, Abrams, WI |
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Toyota/BFG |
| PRO 2WD |
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Carl Renezeder, Newport Beach, CA |
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Nissan/BFG |
| PRO Light Pickup |
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Chad Hord, Felch, MI |
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Nissan/Kumho |
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SRT Division
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| SRT Super Stock Truck |
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Dan Baudoux, Hemlock, MI |
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Ford/BF Goodrich |
| SRT Stock Truck |
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Keith Steele, Madison, WI |
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Chevrolet/Kumho |
| SRT Formula 4x4 |
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Jerry Conrad, Mondavi, WI |
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Ford/Pit Bull |
| SRT Super Buggy |
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Scott Schwalbe, Rhinelander, WI |
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BF Goodrich |
| SRT 1600 Buggy |
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Mark Steinhardt, Rhinelander, WI |
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BF Goodrich |
| SRT 1600 Lite Buggy |
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Craig Metz, Rhinelander, WI |
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Kumho |
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Grassroots Division |
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| GR Classix |
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Rob Weiland, Hortonville, WI |
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| GR Enduro Trucks |
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Troy Menne, Green Bay, WI |
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| Each year in WSORR, special World Champion titles are earned at WSORR’s Crandon International Off-Road Raceway. These off-road racers hold the title until this coming Labor Day Weekend. The defending World Champions are: |
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Scott Douglas, El Cajon, CA, Ford F-150 4x4, 2006 BorgWarner Shootout “King of Off-Road Racing” Crandon World Champion
Scott Douglas, El Cajon, CA, 2006 Pro 4x4 pickup truck Crandon World Champion, Amsoil Kumho Rancho Ford 4x4
Mike Oberg, Eagle River, WI, 2006 Pro 2WD ( 2-wheel drive) pickup truck Crandon World Champion, Amsoil Kumho Rancho Chevrolet
Rodrigo Ampudia, Jr, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, 2006 Pro Lite compact pickup truck Crandon World Champion, Papas & Beer Goodyear Ford
Dan Baudoux, Hemlock, MI, 2006 SRT Super Stock Truck Crandon World Champion, CST BF Goodrich Ford
Dave Waldvogel, Fond du Lac, WI, 2006 SRT Stock pickup truck Crandon World Champion, Toyo
Craig Metz, Rhinelander, WI, 2006 SRT 1600 Lite Buggy Crandon World Champion
Mark Steinhardt, Rhinelander, WI, 2006 SRT 1600 Buggy Crandon World Champion (Repeat)
John Mason, Plymouth, WI, 2006 Super Buggy Crandon World Champion
Chris Kaiko, Neenah, WI, 2006 Johnsonville Formula 4x4 truck Crandon World Champion, Ford Yasakawa Maxxis SUV
Brent Anderson, Park City, MT, 2006 Schaefer’s Food Mart American Sedan Classix Crandon World Champion
Mike Mills, Escanaba, MI, 2006 Enduro Trucks Crandon World Champion, Ford ("Three"-peat)
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Major Accomplishments
Carl Renezeder, Newport Beach, CA
DIRTsports Magazine “Driver of the Year”
PRO 2WD reigning champion
Holds “Fastest Lap” Records at Crandon Raceway in two top classes,
Only driver to ever do so.
PRO 2WD class & PRO 4x4 class
Key sponsors: Lucas Oil, Nissan, BFGoodrich
Johnny Greaves, Abrams, WI
PRO Driver of the Year; Defending Chairman’s Cup Race Champion
And 2-time Winner of the Cup
PRO 4x4 class
Key sponsors: Forest County Potawatomi, BF Goodrich, Monster, Fox
Scott Douglas, El Cajon, CA
Defending BorgWarner Shootout Champion
2-Time Winner of the $125,000 BorgWarner Cup
PRO 4x4 class
Key sponsors: Amsoil, Kumho, KC HiLites, American Racing
Scott Taylor, Belvidere, IL
Only PRO 2WD racer to ever with two “Heavy Metal” Challenge races in a single year (2002). Only 2WD racer, up against superior PRO 4x4 trucks, to win the BorgWarner Shootout and the Chairman’s Cup race.
6-time PRO 2WD Series Champion
Key sponsors: Skyjacker, BF Goodrich, Ford, Roush, Miller
Michael Oberg, Eagle River, WI
Second PRO 2WD racer to ever win a Heavy Metal Challenge race – the 2006 Jason Baldwin Memorial Cup.
4-time World Champion in 4 different classes
Key sponsors: Amsoil, Kumho, Fox, American Racing, MasterCraft
What2Watch4 on WSORR’s “Tour 2007”
1. The nation’s two top racers driving PRO Light Pickups, defending champion Chad Hord and his rival Jeff Kincaid, will do battle at WSORR tracks for supremacy in the class. Watch for Steve Frederico, Randy Eller, Lee O’Donnell and Art Schmitt to hone in on the action.
2. In PRO 2WD, watch for battles between Scott Taylor, Evan Evans, Kevin Probst, Michael Oberg, Carl Renezeder and more, including the top female PRO driver in the USA, Rhonda Konitzer.
3. WSORR’s Super Stock Truck field is huge in 2007, with several drivers moving into the class. Ben Wandahsega, Dan Baudoux, Mike Savage have been the dominant forces in the past but rookies such as Dave Waldvogel and Keith Steele have moved up from the Stock class to contend.
4. Can anyone stop Mark Steinhardt in the 1600 Buggy class? Year-after-year, Steinhardt wins or contends for the class championship.
Who will be added to the Record Book on the Lucas Oil World Series of Off-Road Racing tour in 2007?
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OFF-ROAD RACING HISTORY AND TRADITION!
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Off-road race fans can't wait for the opening of the 2007 Lucas Oil World Series of Off-Road Racing season! But for results they will just have to count down the days until the May, 2007 opener. Meanwhile, the World Series has a very rich history and tradition of off-road racing. It has made the sport what it is today. The history and tradition of WSORR dates back to sanctioning bodies such as MORA and SODA and CORR. Some of the season results from the past are displayed here. Racers from past and present have taken to the land rush starting lines at both Bark River and Crandon Raceway and other great tracks across the Midwest and beyond. Here are a few interesting results from the past.
1995 Race at Crandon International Off-Road Raceway
1992 SODA Series Champions
Class 4 & 14
1. Geoff Dorr, Rockford, IL
Class 8
1. Scott Taylor, Belvidere, IL
Scott Taylor
Class 7S
1. Spencer Low, Lake Havasu City, AZ
Classes 1/2
1. Art Schmitt, Pittsburgh, PA
Class 3
1. Herb Rosborough, Rockford, IL
Class 5-1600
1. Bill Bowles, Belgium, WI
Class 6
1. Greg Bekavac, Westville, IN Scott Taylor
Class 9
1. Jeff Probst, Joliet, IL
Class 10
1. Lee Wuesthoff, Mequon, WI
Class 11S
1. Rod Attig, Dixon, IL
Class 11D
1. Glen Mathews, Rhinelander, WI
Jack Flannery
Class 13
1. Lowell DeGreef, Green Bay, WI
Women's Class 11
1. Karen Christensen, Suring, WI
Women's Limited Buggy
1. Paula St. Peter, Belgium, WI
Women's Heavy Metal
1. Gail Brand, Franksville, WI Jack Flannery
1997 FCP Chairman's Cup Race - Top 3
1. Jack Flannery, Wisconsin Dells, WI
2. Jimmie Johnson, El Cajon, CA (first 2WD) & 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Champ!
3. Curt LeDuc, Cherry Valley, CA
2002 CORR Series Champions
Pro 4x4
1. Johnny Greaves
2. Curt LeDuc
Jimmie Johnson
3. Carl Renezeder
Pro 2WD
1. Scott Taylor
2. Evan Evans
3. Dan VandenHeuvel
4. Kevin Probst
Pro Lite Pickup
1. Jeff Kincaid
2. Rick Huseman
3. Chad Hord
4. Art Schmitt
5. Steve Frederico
Super Buggy
1. Scott Schwalbe
2. Aaron Hawley
3. Corry Heynen
4. Steve Krieman
5. Ryan Mulder
Single Buggy
1. Michael Seefeldt
2. Steve Socha
3. Mark Steinhardt
4. Shayne Pagels
5. Michael Notary
Ben Wandahsega & Johnny Greaves
Light Buggy
1. Josh Hintz
2. Ben O'Connell
3. Jeff Virnig
4. Greg Stingle/John Huven
5. Tracy Peebles
Sportsman 2
1. Tommy Bradley, Jr.
2. Dan Baudoux
3. Michael Oberg
4. Ben Wandahsega
5. Jason Janusz
Stock
1. Mark Kleiman
2. Ross Hoek
3. Keith Steele
4. Don Williams
5. Rhonda Konitzer
"Millenium" World Championship Rings
For the year 2000 and all the hype and hope that went with ringing in the new century, Crandon Raceway unveiled special one of a kind World Championship rings. It was another historic moment in off-road racing. Never to be repeated and also never to be forgotten by those who understand off-road racing, care about off-road racing and realize the sport is bigger than any one individual, any one organization. The 2000 rings were crafted in gold rather than silver and featured a red firestone instead of blue. Following production of the rings, the mold was destroyed, making the 2000 off-road World Champions, indeed, a special group of racers for all-time.
Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas, NV, 2000 BorgWarner Shootout Crandon World Champion
Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas, NV, 2000 Pro 4 4x4 pickup truck Crandon World Champion
Scott Taylor, Belvidere, IL, 2000 Pro 2 2-wheel drive pickup truck Crandon World Champion
Jeff Kincaid, Argonne, WI, 2000 Pro Lite compact pickup truck Crandon World Champion
Tommy Bradley, Jr., Las Vegas, NV, 2000 Sportsman 2 pickup truck Crandon World Champion
Keith Steele, Madison, WI, 2000 Sportsman Stock pickup truck Crandon World Champion
Fay Statezney, Crandon, WI, 2000 American Sedan Class 6 Crandon World Champion
Herman Barnum, Millington, MI, 2000 Light Buggy Crandon World Champion
Mark Steinhardt, Rhinelander, WI, 2000 Single Buggy Crandon World Champion
Larry Gourlie, Mount Lake, WA, 2000 Super Buggy Crandon World Champion
Rich Pierce, St. Louis, MO, 2000 Midgets Crandon World Champion
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