Wandahsega Rebounds to Win at Bark River
Wandahsega Rebounds to Win at Bark River
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
7/17/07
By _Dave Miller_ (mailto:DEMiller678@aol.com)
_http://www.benwandahsega.com_ (http://www.benwandahsega.com/)
World Series Off-Road Racing
Rounds V & VI
Boss Snowplows Off-Road Shootout
Bark River International Raceway
Bark River, MI
July 14h & 15th, 2007
On Saturday at the start of the race Ben came through the first corner in
the 3rd position passed Keith Steele over the hill jump for 2nd during the
opening lap, then began chasing down and gaining on leader Dave Waldvogel. Going
through the starting line turn Wandahsega got a little impatient and drove
into the corner too hard. The truck biked up on two wheels, he saved it but
when he came down he rolled the Forest Co. Potawatomi/Toyo Tires Chevy 2 ½
times the other way. Keith Steele won with Don Williams in 2nd and Dan Baudoux
rounding out the podium. Wandahsega was able to restart and was credited
with 7th on Saturday.
Sunday was much better for Ben and Team Wandahsega as they rebounded for a
win in front of their hometown crowd. Saturday’s winner Keith Steele and
Wandahsega ran 1-2 in the opening laps with Ben applying steady pressure on the
leader. Ben’s spotter RJ Flannagan kept reminding him to be patient and just
keep steady pressure on the leader. On lap seven Ben was right on Steele’s
rear bumper as Steele encountered mechanical problems. The duo had pulled
away from the rest of the field so from this point Ben just cruised to the
victory winning by 20 seconds. Don Williams and Dave Waldvogel rounded out the
podium.
Even with his 7th place finish on Saturday, Ben increased his point lead
from 8 to now 11 points with the win on Sunday. Besides the misfortune on
Saturday Ben has been Mr. Consistant in the WSORR Super Trucks class this year
with 3 wins and 2 seconds in his other finishes.
Rounds VII & VIII of the World Series of Off-Road Racing on August 11th &
12th will once again return to Ben’s hometown of Bark River, MI.
Special thanks goes out to all of our great sponsors: Forest County
Potawatomi, Toyo Tires, Neo Synthetic Oil, ATD Performance Transmissions, BDS
Suspension, TrailReady Off-Road, nphPowerTools.com, Motive Gear, FK Rod Ends, Auto
Meter Competition Instruments, CLC Pit Crew, Sticker Dude, Kobas Electric,
Lofholm's Building Center and Tom's Muff-Ex.
To view the latest news, press releases, photos and info on Ben Wandahsega
and Team Wandahsega point your browser to: _www.benwandahsega.com_
(http://www.benwandahsega.com/)
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