AMSOIL Re-signs Off-Shore Champions

AMSOIL and Hall of Fame off-shore powerboat racer Bob Teague have agreed to a one-year contract.

Teague returned to the OSS Cat Lite division in 2007 on board his #77 AMSOIL Skater. He was joined by driver Paul Whittier. Together, they were able to win nine times and found the podium in 14 out of 15 races. The team was also named the OSS Cat Lite World Champion and the POPRA World Champion in November.

"Bob and Paul bring a professional and competitive team to the docks at every race," said AMSOIL Race Program Manager Jeremy Meyer. "AMSOIL is excited to have the silver #77 AMSOIL boat back on the water in 2008. They are an exceptional race team that are winning races with an exceptional product."

The Off Shore Super Series (OSS) will begin racing on April 11-13 at the Smokin' The Sound event in Biloxi, Miss. Teague and Whittier will also race in other series such as POPRA and SBI.

Until then, we'll see you at the races,

Wanderscheid Races in Rock River

PJ Wanderscheid headed south to Iowa for an oval ice race this past weekend. The AMSOIL World Champion put together three strong heats on Saturday in Rock River to advance to the Dash for Cash final. Still using his 440 sled instead of the teams new 600 chassis, Wanderscheid brought home a fifth place finish in the dash.

The racing was delayed on Sunday due to morning fog. After the 1:00 p.m. start, Wanderscheid pushed his AMSOIL/Arctic Cat into a second, third and fourth in his Pro Open heats. In the Pro Open Final he finished sixth and followed that up with a 7th in the Champ 440 final.

The AMSOIL/Wanderscheid oval ice racing team will be back on the track in Ironwood, Mich. after the first of the year. The January 5-6 race will be the first round of the USSA series.


Until then, we'll see you at the races,

Autumn Woods On Television

The AMSOIL/Autumn Woods Racing team wrapped up its sixth championship last month and now race fans will get to see how the accomplished the exciting feat.


This week, the Outdoor Channel will begin airing Jeff Dedick's winning run from the May 20th Tough Truck Challenge event in Lima, Ohio event held on May 20. The show will air three times starting on Wednesday, December 19 at 11:00 a.m. EST. A repeat airing is scheduled for Friday, December 21 at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, December 23 at 1:30 a.m.

Until then, we'll see you at the races,

Wanderscheid Opens Season in Top 5

Three time AMSOIL Eagle River World Champion PJ Wanderscheid opened up the 2007-08 oval ice racing season in Beausejour, Manitoba last weekend.

Wanderscheid and his AMSOIL team worked hard in the off season to develop a Pro-Stock 600 snowmobile by utilizing Arctic Cat's new 600 Pro-Stock Sno-x racer. In past years, Wanderscheid found success in the 600 class by using a modified 440 chassis. The team hopes to unveil the new sled in Rock River, Iowa this weekend and went into Beausejour competing with a 440 in both classes.

In Beausejour, about 50 miles north of Winnipeg, the temperature dropped to -15 degrees, cold even for oval ice racing in December. On Saturday, the AMSOIL team competed in three heats, finishing in either third or fourth in each. In the 600 final, Wanderscheid battled with Gary Moyle. While the team continued to work on the new sleds handling, the team found great speed on the straightaways. When the checkered flag fell, Wanderscheid cross the finish line in fifth.

The temps warmed up on Sunday and Wanderscheid pushed the AMSOIL sled in position to grab the holeshot. Unfortunately he was unable to hold the line and was sent into the hay bales. Once restarted, Wanderscheid maneuvered his AMSOIL/Arctic Cat into a final finishing position of fifth.

"It was actually a very promising weekend of racing for the AMSOIL team," said Wanderscheid. Our sled was fast and very bulletproof as we continued to dial in the handling, The sled was very predictable and responsive to our changes. We are looking forward to getting on the track at Rock Rapids, Iowa this coming week. It will allow us to race on a track that closely resembles the track at the AMSOIL Eagle River Derby."

Until then, we'll see you at the races,

AMSOIL Title Sponsor of Triple Crown

AMSOIL, The First in Synthetics, and Sled Head 24/7 are proud to announce AMSOIL as the new title sponsor of Sled Head 24/7’s Triple Crown snowmobile racing series. The AMSOIL Triple Crown will feature a guaranteed $100,000 cash payout to racers this season in three U.S.C.C. sanctioned events.

AMSOIL is already a premier sponsor of many snowmobile events and race teams within the industry. This includes cornerstone industry events such as the AMSOIL Duluth National Snocross Race and the AMSOIL World Championship Snowmobile Derby and nationally visible race teams such as Scheuring Speedsports and Wanderscheid Racing.

The 2008 AMSOIL Triple Crown will feature three high paying, spectator friendly races starting in February on Mille Lacs Lake in Garrison, MN, at Brainerd International Raceway in Brainerd, MN and on the adapted motorcross track on-site at the LCO Casino in Hayward, WI.

“AMSOIL sees big potential of the Triple Crown based on the promoter’s success with previous series and quick rise of the television show Sled Head 24/7,” said Jeremy Meyer, AMSOIL Race Program Manager, “we are excited to be in on the ground floor of this exciting new series.”

In addition to the large payouts, the AMSOIL Triple Crown events will all received extended coverage on Sled Head 24/7’s nationally syndicated snowmobile show.

“It gives credence to our vision of tying in our television show and big time racing when key race sponsors like AMSOIL are excited about being part of our team,” said founder of the AMSOIL Triple Crown John Daniels. Daniels also serves as the executive producer of Sled Head 24/7 and was the original founder of the I.S.O.C racing circuit in the 90’s.

The first AMSOIL Triple Crown race is the Mille Lacs 200, February 16 and 17, 2008. For more info about being part of the events as a racer, fan, or sponsor you can visit usccracing.com or sledhead24-7.com.

Lovell's End Season on High Note

As the 2007 season comes to a close, the Lovell Brothers have much to celebrate as the AMSOIL sponsored rock racing team returned from Phoenx with not only one, but two wins.

The UROC Rock Cross season finale was held at the Firebird Raceway under what are normally sunny skies. The weather was not cooperative, however, as it rained several inches the day before the event. Mud and standing water were everywhere on the course.

“One thing about rock crawlers is that they hate mud,” says driver Brad Lovell, “I think more than one team was reluctant to drive out of the pits.”

As racing started, the trucks quickly became indistinguishable. The Lovell's got smart in a hurry and procured some tear-off goggles. They sported the fastest qualifying time and took pole position for the first heat race. The green flag then dropped and six vehicles left the line. Brad and Roger Lovell got the hole shot and lead the pack into the jumps. The tangle of trucks went around the track but the FABTECH Ranger pulled away for a win.

In the next round of racing, and while in the lead, the brothers jarred an oil line loose and were forced to stop.

“Brad kept pushing it after the cloud of white smoke went away,” recalls Roger, “After a while I noted the pressure gauge at zero. I don’t know about other oils, but I think we owe AMSOIL an engine and some major thanks.”

Even with the malfunction, the brothers won the Modified Class by forfeit as the other qualified vehicles were broken before the final round.

Next up was the Pure Adrenaline Shootout which was a race between any vehicles left running. Despite a fan issue, the Lovell's held off the rest of the pack for most of the race. The fan breaker kept popping out and killing the truck. n the end, Campbell the lead truck of Campbell was disqualified for missing the turn and Lovell Racing was once again declared the winner.

There is not much of a break before the 2008 season takes off. The first event for the team will be the inaugural King of the Hammers 40 mile Rock Race on Feb, 22nd.

Until then, we'll see you at the races,

AMSOIL Weekend on NBC, SPEED, Versus

Team AMSOIL will be front and center in a number of high-profile SPEED Channel airings this weekend.

Terry Rinker will be piloting the yellow-AMSOIL boat in the first ChampBoat telecast of 2008. The SPEED Channel will host the event starting at 11:00 a.m. EST on Saturday. The entire ChampBoat Series will air every Saturday at 11:00 am until the final episode on January 18, 2008.


The AMSOIL/Kumho Super Team will also be back on television on three different networks this weekend. The Jason Baldwin Memorial Cup race, which was won by AMSOIL driver Mike Oberg in 2006, will air its 2007 race on NBC on Saturday starting at 2:00 p.m. EST. The Super Team will also be featured on three more hours of off-road programming through out the afternoon on Saturday. Starting at 2:00 p.m. EST on Versus, the World Series of Off Road Racing will host a special Pro-4 season coverage which will include a spectacular crash at Crandon Raceway by Super Team member Scott Douglas. Then at 3:00 p.m. EST, SPEED will devote two straight hours of off-road coverage beginning with the WSORR followed by CORR's race from Texas Motor Speedway.



Until then, we'll see you at the races,

Scheuring Speed Sports Re-signs Shaun Crapo

Steve Scheuring is pleased to announce a two-year contract extension with Shaun Crapo. Crapo is currently in his second year with Scheuring Speed Sports and the AMSOIL/Red Bull/Air Force snocross team. The Idaho-native recently won a Winter X Games qualifying race at the AMSOIL Duluth National to advance to the ESPN event.

“Shaun is a great asset to our team. Not only does Shaun do a great job on the race track, he does a great job of representing our sponsors and our team” Scheuring said.

With D.J. Eckstrom as a teammate Scheuring speed sports will continue to have two premiere snocross drivers racing for them through 2010.

Shaun stated “ I am extremely excited to be part of this team. We have a great crew, a complete in house testing facility, and great sponsors. Plus having D.J. as my team mate allows us to feed off of each other and really push each other.

Scheuring speed sports is sponsored by AMSOIL Synthetic Lubricants, Red Bull Energy Drink, The U.S. Air Force, Polaris Industries, Jeff Foster Trucking, Walker Evans Shocks, Woodys traction products, Action Graphics, Goodwin Performance, C & A Skis, Castle Sales/HJC Helmets, Scott USA, Rox , HMK, 50 Below, WISECO, TEAM, and HPC Coatings.

Scheuring Speed Sports will be back in action on January 11-13 at Canturbury Park in Shakopee, Minn.

Until then, we'll see you at the races,