Oberg Motorsports is TORC'd for the 2009 Season
* OBERG MOTORSPORTS IS TORC?D FOR THE 2009 SEASON Eagle River, WI (March 2, 2009) - After a winter of uncertainty, Mike Oberg and his AMSOIL Kumho Tire Chevy Silverado PRO-2 truck can?t wait for the inaugural season of the Traxxas Off-Road Championship Series (TORC) to begin. The sixteen round TORC Pro series has scheduled eight rounds of racing in the Midwest and eight rounds on the West Coast. This national series was created when Supercross/Motocross legend, Ricky Johnson, combined the legendary Midwest off-road racing venues with his series, Off-Road Grand Prix. The 2008 race season saw Oberg competing in the CORR (Championship Off-Road Racing) series, but the downturn in the economy forced the series? owner to cancel final two weekends, and eventually, shut down the entire CORR operation. The off-season left off-road racers in limbo, looking a place to race that would fulfill the requirements of their sponsors? contacts. Fortunately, Ricky Johnson and Mitch Covington got together with input from the newly formed Professional Drivers Group (PDG), to create a national series with a soon to be announced television package. ?After CORR shut its doors, the 2009 season was in limbo for us,? commented Oberg. ?I knew we would be at Crandon, no matter what, but ultimately it?s our sponsors that dictate where we race. The formation of TORC is the perfect combination of Midwest tradition and West Coast history. With Ricky Johnson at the helm and several key staff members formerly from WSORR at his side, along with USAC sanctioning, this series will continue the growth of short course off-road for years to come.? The first race of the season is May 15-16 at Manzanita Speedway in Phoenix, Arizona. The rest of the race schedule is as follows: May 29-30 Perris Auto Speedway, Perris, CA June 20-21 Crandon, WI July 11-12 Bark River, MI (no pro points, Sportsman East) August 8-9 Bark River, MI August 29-30 Perris, CA (Sportsman West, no pro points) September 5-6 Crandon, WI (double points) (proposed Network TV) September 26-27 TBD*** October 31-November 1 Las Vegas, NV (proposed NETWORK TV) November 2 Awards Banquet in Las Vegas and SEMA Kickoff Party Hosted by Cary Hart at Hard Rock Hotel Mike Oberg adds, ?It will be great to race at all the tracks in the Midwest again. Our fan base is huge at all those spots. We will be able to stay at home all summer. It will be good for the team to be able to spend more time with their families during that time of year. The way the schedule is laid out, it minimizes the travel costs to make all the races. I can?t wait to getting behind the wheel of the AMSOIL Kumho Chevy again. After all it?s been race ready since last October.? Oberg Motorsports thanks all its sponsors including: AMSOIL, Kumho Tire, Fox Racing Shox, Hawk Performance, J & H Transmission, Walker Evans Racing Wheels, Mastercraft, Millwright Services, MSD Ignition, Oberg Filters, Peterson Fluid Systems, Precision Gear, Raceline Oil Pumps, and Stewart Warner Performance. Oberg Motorsports has marketing opportunities available for the upcoming race season. For more information please contact Mark ?Gilly? Gilhausen, gilly@obergmotorsports.com[1] - Mike Reusche, mtgraphics@ymail.com[2] ? photos by www.jnlphoto.com[3] - Mike Reusche, MT Graphics "Affordable Website and Marketing Solutions" www.mt-graphics.com www.bumpracer.com mike@mt-graphics.com (847)343-4658 Links: ------ [1] mailto:gilly@obergmotorsports.com [2] mailto:mtgraphics@ymail.com [3] http://www.jnlphoto.com/