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TORC Announces 2012 TORC Racing Schedule

TORC racing Announces 2012 Schedule

December 24, 2011

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TRAXXAS TORC - The Off-Road Championship Series

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After a successful 2011 campaign that brought off-road racing to three new venues, the Traxxas TORC Series presented by AMSOIL has set the course for 2012.

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The seven weekend, 14-race season will start where it ended in 2011.  A purpose-built track at Cycle Ranch in Floresville, Texas will host the first two rounds of racing April 28-29.  Just 30-minutes from downtown San Antonio, Cycle Ranch offered up one of the most technical race tracks on the circuit this past season.

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A return to Red Bud MX in Buchanan, Mich. is on tap for the Memorial Day holiday weekend, May 26-27.  Despite heavy rains and knee-deep mud, the Red Bud faithful saw some of the most extreme off-road racing this year as the TORC series started at the famed motocross facility.

Big market, NASCAR venues in Chicago and Charlotte are mid-season highlights for the premier off-road, short course series.  TORC invades NASCAR country July 13-14 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. it will be a quick turnaround for the teams less than one week later in Joliet, Ill. at Chicagoland Speedway for a Thursday-Friday event.

Historical venues Crandon International Raceway and Bark River International Raceway round out the new schedule.  The series returns to its traditional ending in Crandon, Wis. on Labor Day weekend.  The final race of the year will be the AMSOIL Cup on Sunday, September 2.

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Posted on December 26, 2011 by , Reply

Eric Buell Racing – 1190 Ready To Race in Ohio

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EBR 1190 Ready To Race in Ohio

July 07, 2011

A pipe dream is about to become a reality this weekend in Ohio.  The AMSOIL sponsored Erik Buell Racing (EBR) 1190 RS has been in production for the past several months, with more than 30 bikes already in the hands of customers.  At the AMA Pro Road Racing event held in Lexington, Ohio this weekend, the EBR 1190 will race for the first time.

The new bike will be replace the Buell 1125 that top rider Geoff May has been riding so far this season in the American Superbike class.  The new bike will bring more horsepower, better aerodynamics and smoother handling to the Mid-Ohio Raceway.  For company founder Erik Buell, it’s the next step in Eric Buell Racingrebuilding a brand.

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AMSOIL Racing: Erik, we know you’re excited.  How is Geoff doing?

Erik Buell:  Extremely excited, but cautious. We know we are just getting started racing the EBR 1190RS, but we all know what a huge amount of effort it took to get here. The whole EBR team, including suppliers and sponsors like AMSOIL, has been working so hard to get us to this point that it will be a very rewarding moment to see all their efforts on track at last.

AR: So you guys got approved by the AMA.  Not an easy process, right?

EB: This was a complex process, unlike in the past. We had to prove we had produced a certain number of fully street legal 1190RS models that met all EPA/DOT regulations. No special allowances for modifications, or using legality in some other country as a means to qualify. Also we had to supply a complete set of critical parts, all detailed drawings for the parts with tolerances, as well as parts manuals, owner’s manuals, etc. Everything to make sure they can validate that we are racing the street bike with only allowable modifications, nothing custom just for our team.

AR: The bike has a little more get-up-and-go over the 1125?

EB: The bikes will have a bit more than the 1125RR race bikes had,  but they have not been refined or tweaked yet. Basically stock motors, with a base gasket removed to increase compression, and a race muffler and race ECM. So about 180 RWHP.

AR: Is there anything also about the bike we can add?

EB: The bikes started as stock 1190RS models that the race department received about two weeks ago.  And the 1190RS is completely new from front to rear from the old 1125. The radically different bodywork is the visual cue, but from front axle to rear, it is a new bike. So the team has a lot to learn, but are very excited about the potential.

AR: Good luck this weekend.

EB:  Thank you and many thanks to everyone at AMSOIL for their help in getting this bike on the race track.

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Posted on July 7, 2011 by , 1 comment

Bryce Menzies Wins Baja 500 | Amsoil.

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As a contender in the Traxxas TORC Series presented by Amsoil Pro 2wd class, Bryce Menzies has an easy time focusing on the chaos that surrounds short course racing.  But it’s the uncontrollable chaos of desert racing that fuels the Red Bull/Amsoil driver, and the Las Vegas native determined to that 2011 was his year to tame Baja.

A group of the top off-road desert racers rolled off the start of the Baja 500 early Saturday morning.  Menzies, along with co-driver Peter Mortenson, was first off the line and led the prestigous race wire-to-wire.  The duo enjoyed clean air in their Trophy Truck and as the cruised to the overall win Saturday evening.  By the end of the race, they had won the event by more than 12 minutes.

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Up next for Menzies Motorsports, which also includes Pro 4×4 driver Ricky Johnson and Pro Lite driver Luke Johnson, will be at the TORC race in Crandon, Wis. June 18-19.

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Posted on June 16, 2011 by , Reply

AS SEEN ON: Making the Rounds with the AMSOIL Mustang GT

AS SEEN ON: Making the Rounds with the Amsoil Mustang GT

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Since its unveiling at the 2010 SEMA show, the Amsoil Mustang GT has been steadily generating a buzz and gaining extensive media coverage.  This project build was created with the sole purpose of stealing the show wherever it appeared, and it’s done a pretty good job of it. Check out the media coverage it has gained, with more to come in the next few months as the Amsoil Mustang GT continues making an example of what a show car should be.

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Event Appearances:

 

 

November 2010: Unveiling of the

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AMSOIL Mustang at the 2010 SEMA Show in Las Vegas in the Source Interlink booth.
December 2010: Displayed at the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) show in the main concourse.
February 2011: Displayed in the Ford Motor booth at the Chicago Auto Show, the largest auto show in North America.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Print mentions, feature articles, etc.

March: ‘Road to SEMA’ tech article in Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords Magazine.
April: AMSOIL Mustang GT lands the cover of Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords, with 5-page feature article ‘Tastefully Over the Top.’
May: “An Office with a Great View’ article in Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords, covering interior modification.
June: “Stop, Squat & Roll” tech article in Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords covering brakes, suspension & wheels.
July: “Track Attack’ track testing feature in Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords.

In addition to these event and magazine appearances, the AMSOIL Mustang GT has been featured on the Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords website innumerable times. Extensive Facebook and Twitter coverage has generated additional awareness as to where the AMSOIL Mustang GT has been, and where it’s heading next. Be sure to keep up with the latest news and happenings right here on the AMSOIL website, and in the pages of Muscle Mustangs and Fast Fords. Who knows, you may soon see the AMSOIL Mustang GT at a car show near you.

 

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Posted on June 12, 2011 by , Reply