Press Release: SuperLite Trucks With Top Motocross and Desert Racers Take to the Track at Octane Fest

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*SuperLite Trucks With Top Motocross and Desert Racers Take to the Track at
Octane Fest*



FALLON, NV    JUNE 1, 2010:   Octane Fest is a three day event including a
Speed Technologies SuperLite Truck Invitational with top racers including
John Harrah, Jeff Ward, Ricky Johnson, Johnny Greaves, Jeremy McGrath, Carl
Renezeder, Brian Deegan, Jeremy “Twitch” Stenberg and Roger Norman hitting
the track on Saturday night under the lights.  No race of this magnitude has
hit the Northern Nevada area!

Huge names from the motocross and off road championship racing world will
buckle in and launch through the air on the custom built track that circles
in and out of the arena.  Nine trucks will race side by side with drivers
who have a fierce competitive nature.  The single seat truck chassis’ are
equally set up with Mazda engines prepped for competition by Exotic Engine
Development making it a race of the racers, not necessarily of the rides.  With
this line up of drivers and Cameron Steele as the announcer, there will no
doubt be edge of your seat spectacular action!

Come early on Saturday night for an autograph signing session with these
legendary drivers from 5pm-6pm at the Speed Technologies Pit area at the
Fairgrounds.  Don’t miss your opportunity to meet some of the worlds
greatest racers.

Also part of the Octane Fest weekend is Cal Rocs Rock Crawling, TUFF-CUP Pro
Arena Rock Racing, Tuff-Truck, Motorhome Demolition Derby, Monster Ride
trucks, Tuff-Cross (Arena Enduro Racing), Quad Wars, NMXD Motocross, Mud
Drags, and the 2nd Annual Mad Metal Truck Show & Shine all happening at the
Fallon Fairgrounds. In addition, the NHRA Lucas Oil Division 7 Series will
be at the Top Gun Raceway, Hurricams Car Show will take over Oats Park and
IMCA Dirt Track Racing will be at Rattlesnake Raceway rounding out a full
weekend of racing.

            Competitors are encouraged to sign up for the different
sanctioned events.  Additional information and             Entry Forms can
be found on the Octane Fest website.  CalROCS will be hosting the Rock
Crawling, NMXD will be hosting the Quad Wars, Tuff Cross and Motocross
event, and Speed Technologies will feature the SuperLite Invitational on
Saturday night. Additional events will be hosted by Octane Fest presented by
the Northern Nevada Toyota Dealers.

Octane Fest is the largest multi-discipline motor sport event in Northern
Nevada. Tickets for the event are $20 for the weekend Jamboree Pass
(fairgrounds only), or day passes for the fairgrounds are also available for
$10/day.  Top Gun Raceway tickets are $10 per day and include pit passes.
There is no admission for the Hurricams Car Show.





*SuperLite Invitational Driver Bios*



*John Harrah – Speed Technologies*

As the founder of Speed Technologies and reigning champion of the
short-course SuperLite series (part of the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing
Series), John Harrah probably has more experience behind the wheel of a
SuperLite truck than any other driver on the planet. A versatile driver with
experience in short-course truck racing as well as motocross and desert
racing, Harrah will be looking to represent Speed Technologies well at the
inaugural SuperLite Invitational at Octane Fest.





*Jeff Ward – Speed Technologies*

Speed Technologies’ Jeff Ward is coming off a strong short-course off-road
truck racing rookie season last year in which he took second place overall
in the Unlimited 2 division of the Lucas Oil Off-Road Race Series, as well
as the Rookie Of The Year title in that class. A highly decorated motocross
and supermoto racer, Ward has put in plenty of time behind the wheel of
Speed Technologies’ SuperLite trucks and will be looking to stay out ahead
of the other motocross guys in the SuperLite Invitational.





*Ricky Johnson – Red Bull*

Ricky Johnson has won more motocross and supercross races than almost any
other rider on the planet, ever, including 61 AMA national wins, seven of
which were national championships. An inductee of the Motorcycle Hall of
Fame, Johnson retired from motorcycle racing in 1991 after a career-ending
broken wrist; however, he was far from done. Johnson quickly transitioned to
four-wheel racing, competing in SCORE off-road desert events, including
victories in the Baja 1000 in both 1997 and 2003. In 2008, Johnson joined
the Barlow Motorsports/ Team Red Bull off-road team and competes mostly in
the TORC Pro-2 Truck division. With such a diverse racing background, look
for Johnson to be pushing his SuperLite truck to its limit in the SuperLite
Invitational.





*Johnny Greaves – Monster Energy*

Beginning at the age of 12 in motocross, Johnny Greaves has won races and
championships in every level of competition. At 23, he switched to four
wheels and soon earned success while buggy racing in SCORE off-road desert
and SODA short-course off-road series (the precursor to Championship Off
Road Racing - CORR). Johnny Greaves now has a total of 51 CORR Series race
victories since 1998 and leads the way in that category, giving him the
title of the “winningest driver in off-road short-course racing”. He has won
15 times over the last two seasons – seven wins more than anyone else,
including his next closest rival who has eight victories over the same two
seasons. He was named the 2006 Driver of the Year.





*Jeremy McGrath – Monster Energy*

Seven-time AMA Supercross Champion Jeremy McGrath got a taste for four-wheel
off-road racing action in 2009’s Lucas Oil Off Road Race Series, and likes
what he’s experienced so far. He is often referred to as "Showtime" or "The
King," meaning the King of Supercross.  Jeremy now lives in Encinitas,
California with his wife Kim and daughters Rhowan and Bergen.  Still
competitive in Supercross, he is racing off-road trucks in the
Pro 2WD division of the TORC Series and occasionally tries his hand at Stock
Car racing.





*Carl Renezeder – Lucas Oil*

*If wins in off-road short-course racing are the measure, then Carl
Renezeder is looking like the man to beat in the inaugural SuperLite
Invitational. The owner of 88 career short-course victories (12 in Lucas Oil
Off Road Series; 65 in CORR, 10 in WSORR; 1 in RJORGP) and the seven-time
National Champion (LOORRS U4 – 2009; LOORRS U2 – 2009; CORR Pro-4 – 2003,
2007, 2008; CORR Pro-2 – 2005 & 2006), Renezeder knows what it takes to win
and will be looking to extend his dominance to the SuperLite class at Octane
Fest.*





*Brian Deegan – Rockstar Energy/Metal Mulisha*

Turning pro at age 17, Brian Deegan rode his way onto a supercross team. In
1997 at the LA Coliseum, Brian Deegan won the 125cc main and in true rebel
fashion, ghost rode his bike across the finish line. This was the beginning
of what we know today as Freestyle Motocross. Deegan founded a group called
the Metal Mulisha and despite numerous broken bones and almost dying three
separate times, went on to win 10 X Games medals. Currently Deegan is
determined and focused on progressing his career from two-wheels to
four-wheels, having formed the Rockstar/Metal Mulisha/Lucas Oil team which
has already made it onto the podium twice in the Lucas Oil Off-Road Series.
With his aggressive style and hunger to make a name for himself in
short-course racing, don’t expect Deegan to hold back at all in the
inaugural SuperLite Invitational.





*Jeremy "Twitch" Stenberg – Rockstar Energy/Metal Mulisha*

Another legend from the freestyle motocross world with podiums at all of the
most important freestyle motocross events, *Twitch *made his first
appearance in short-course off-road racing in the SuperLite division in
December 2009. *Twitch* and his Rockstar/Metal Mulisha SuperLite truck #88
were up against a seasoned SuperLite field trying for a $20,000 purse, with
$10,000 going to the top spot. Twitch qualified sixth on Saturday, which put
him in the Pole starting position for Sunday’s race. In his first race ever,
Twitch held his ground and was in the top three for most of the race.
Unfortunately some mechanical issues ended his race, but he was pumped and
will definitely be battling hard at the SuperLite Invitational.





*Roger Norman – Norman Motorsports*

A champion desert racer from a true motorsports racing family, Roger Norman
founded Norman Motorsports in 2008 to facilitate his quest to race in the
unlimited class in the Score Desert Racing Series. In the first year they
won the Primm 300 and Baja 1000 overall, also finishing second in the Score
points championship. In 2009 they had podium finishes throughout the
year and finished second overall in the legendary Baja 1000. Wrapping up the
2009 season with back-to-back second place finishes in the Score Trophy
Truck points championship. The first quarter of 2010 is looking bright for
Norman Motorsports. At the Las Vegas Mint 400 the team qualified number one,
started from the pole position and led the 61 unlimited competitors from
start to finish. With his experience in the desert racing, Norman should
feel right at home in the unpredictable world of short-course SuperLite
racing.









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