Eric Ruppel - Forest County Potawatomi Brush Run Report

June 27, 2006
Chetek, WI
For immediate release

Eric Ruppel  - Championship Off-Road Racing Forest County Potawatomi  
Brush Run Report

Saturday - Round 3

After winning Round 2 in Antigo, Wisconsin, Eric Ruppel and his Loose  
Cannon Race Team were confident the team would find their way back on  
the podium. Just as in Antigo, the racetrack added additional prize  
money, thanks to the generosity of Forest County Potowatomi, to the  
winners of each event on Saturday.

Mastercraft Seats Sportsman Stock Race
Saturday morning saw light rain ending just before practice making the  
track conditions almost perfect for the day?s racing. Eric went out  
for a quick 3-lap practice and found the 1.5-mile Crandon ?long  
course? suited his truck very well.

The famous land rush start had Eric getting cleanly through in seventh  
place. As the pack headed for the American Axle Jump, Eric was right  
behind Keith Steele and Dave Waldvogel. On lap 2 the #837 Chetek  
Off-Road, Art Carr Transmission, Phil?s Inc. BFGoodrich Tire Ford-F150  
moved up to sixth placed when Waldvogel spun in the Lucas Oil gravel  
pit turn. Suddenly the truck began to misfire causing the truck to run  
at a reduced pace. Quickly Eric switched to his backup MSD Ignition,  
but the engine problem persisted.

Eric persevered and brought home the truck in 7th place.

Sunday ? Round 4

Miller Lite Sportsman Stock Race
Overnight Eric and his Loose Cannon Race Team found a broken rocker  
arm stud that caused the truck to run on seven cylinders during  
Saturday?s race. The problem was easily fixed and the team was ready  
for Round 4.

The morning practice session was cancelled due to the rain that fell  
overnight and into the morning. This gave everyone more time to make  
final preparations for the day?s events.

At the drop of the green flag, the twelve Stock Trucks charged for  
Turn One. As the field headed for BorgWarner Turn Two Eric was in the  
fourth spot just a head of #34 Rod Wells. Later in the lap the  
BFGoodrich shod Ford F-150 moved to third when #841 Jason Bort dropped  
back. Immediately Eric moved to the back bumper of second place #Al  
Konitzer. Suddenly the engine began to run sour. At this point Eric  
just pulled the truck off the track after 3 laps.

Eric was credited with a 12th place finish.

After four rounds of racing Eric Ruppel sits in 7th place overall in  
the 2006 Lucas Oil CORR Sportsman Stock Truck Championship, just 20  
points out of the lead.

?We just ran into some unforeseen problems this weekend. The trucks  
really ran well until our engine failure. Our rocker arm problem  
probably help attribute to the connecting rod failure on Sunday. We  
just have to plug in our spare motor for Bark River while our primary  
gets a thorough refreshening. The track in Bark River is a favorite  
track of ours, especially since our first CORR win came there last  
year.? -stated Eric Ruppel.

Next Race - July 8-9 ? Island Inn Casino UP Off-Road 100 ? Bark River,  
Michigan.

Currently Eric Ruppel and the Loose Cannon Off-Road Race Team have  
marketing opportunities available for the 2006 Lucas Oil CORR  
Sportsman series. To contact  Eric Ruppel , call Chetek Off-Road @  
(715) 924-2729 or  by email: rupe@chibardun.net

-Mike Reusche, marketing, MTG
www.ericruppel.com