Scott Douglas made a last minute decision to travel from his Chula Vista, Calif. home to take part in the World Series of Off Road Racing in Crandon, Wis. last weekend and it paid off for the AMSOIL Super Team driver. For AMSOIL Pro Lite driver Chad Hord and Pro 2 driver Mike Oberg, the travel was closer to their Michigan and Wisconsin homes, but just as successful.
Douglas, who decided on Monday to enter the Chairman's Cup weekend at the Crandon International Raceway, showed off his speed in both Saturday and Sunday's Pro 4wd races. On Saturday, Douglas powered his AMSOIL/Kumho Tires Ford F-150 to a second place finish behind Johnny Greaves. On Sunday, the AMSOIL Super Team driver continued his fast pace around the "Big House", leading for much of the race before having to pull off with just a half lap to go.
"We've been running this motor hard in all of the CORR races this season," said Douglas. "We thought it had a couple more runs in it, but it wasn't meant to be. We came to Crandon looking to test some things, including our cooling system and our brakes. We were happy to be competitive at Crandon and we learned a lot heading into the second half of the CORR series."
Oberg, meanwhile, was racing at his hometown track and was looking to get back on track after an early season on the CORR circuit that was filled with highs and lows. Four was the magic number for Oberg all weekend long. After a great battle on Saturday with Ross Hoek, Oberg finished fourth in the Pro 2wd race. On Sunday, the Eagle River, Wis.~native again finished fourth, this time battling AMSOIL sponsored racer Dan Vanden Heuvel, who picked up a pair of third place finishes on the weekend. In the Chairmain's Cup race, which pitted Pro 2wd versus Pro 4x4's on the same track, Oberg was able to fight through a very muddy track for a fourth overall, but was the top Pro 2wd to finish the race.
For Pro Light driver Chad Hord, the weekend started strong with a second place finish on Saturday despite having to start from the second row and trying to catch Jeff Kincaid. On Sunday, Hord again had to start from the back row because he did not race the first weekend of the WSORR schedule. Heavy rains turned the track into a mud pit and Hord was only able to make his way up to sixth on the single-racing line track.
Other Team AMSOIL members had mixed success in Crandon. Mike Jenkins pushed the Traxxis/AMSOIL truck up on the podium in both Saturday and Sunday's Pro 4x4 races. Matt Gerald was able to pull the holeshot both days in his Buggy class races, picking up two wins along the way. Gerald now leads the class points race by 12.
The WSORR will return to racing in Bark River, Mich. on July 13-14. CORR, which AMSOIL is the Exclusive Official Oil, will return to racing on July 25-26 in Chula Vista, Calif. The CORR series will also air on SPEED this Sunday from 4 to 6 p.m. (EST).
Until then, we'll see you at the races.
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