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Goodyear Named Off-Road Tire Champion in WSORR
AKRON, Ohio, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Off-road racing celebrated
a championship weekend inCrandon, WI, with the World Series of Off-Road
Racing (WSORR) crowning a number of series winners based on their season-long
performances on the hills, bumps and dirt of several tough courses. When the
dust settled, six of the 11 class champions were competitors racing on
Goodyear Wrangler off-road tires, andNorth America's largest tire
manufacturer was named Off-Road Racing Tire Manufacturer Champion by the
series.
The Lucas Oil WSORR capped its 2008 season with competition at historic
Crandon International Off-Road Raceway's 1.5-mile track as competitors battled
for a weekend purse of $175,000. The Labor Day Weekend atCrandon completed
the 12 rounds of racing included in the 2008 WSORR season, which also included
events held this summer at other leading off-road facilities in the Midwest.
"This is the third consecutive year that Goodyear has had more world
champions in the World Series of Off-Road Racing than any other brand, and
this is very satisfying for us and those who race on our tires," said Melissa
Montisano, Goodyear's general manager for light-truck tires. "For off-road
enthusiasts, competition in dirt and mud is the playing field, and they
recognize when a tire wins consistently in that kind of environment."
Further evidence of Goodyear Wrangler performance and toughness comes from
the fact that five of the six WSORR championships this year were won with
"off-the-shelf" Goodyear Wrangler tires -- not race-specific compounds, but
the same off-road tires that any consumer enthusiast can purchase.
The PRO 4x4 World Series Championship was captured by Kent Brascho ofPell
City, AL, who wrapped up the title with a second-place finish in the Aug. 30
Round 11 race. Brascho's Goodyear-equipped Chevrolet won the title, making him
one of nine new WSORR class champions in the 11 classes competing in the
series.
PRO Super Buggy racer John Mason ofPlymouth, WI, drove his Mendeola
Goodyear Honda to fourth place in Round 11, good enough to clinch the season
series. Winning theCrandon race was fellow Goodyear driver Tim Lemons, who
finished second to Mason in the season series.
In the WSORR SRT (Sportsman) Division, Keith Steele ofMadison, WI, capped
off a terrific year in the Super Truck class with two more wins, a World
Championship ring and a WSORR championship. For Steele, theCrandon
double-win weekend gave him eight race victories in the 12-race season for his
Monster Energy Goodyear Chevrolet.
Dave DeMaegd ofMishawaka, IN, was one of only two WSORR points champions
to retain his title for a second year, as he secured his SRT Formula 4x4
championship with a pair of second-place finishes atCrandon in his
Goodyear-equipped Jeep. He edged out fellow Goodyear driver Tim Moeller for
the SRT Formula 4x4 title.
The other repeating WSORR champion was Rob Weiland in the Classix
Division. Weiland finished in third place in Round 11, which was good enough
to capture the season title in his Goodyear Chevrolet.
Jim Van Rixel, also racing on Goodyear Wranglers, took the 2008 WSORR
Enduro title.
All the class winners will be honored at the Oct. 4 WSORR Night of
Champions awards banquet inMilwaukee, WI.
The Goodyear Wrangler MT/R tire is Goodyear's superior traction tire for
off-road enthusiasts, featuring exclusive Durawall Technology, which helps
resist punctures and cuts. This kind of toughness is especially sought after
by off-road racers who tackle the toughest terrain, such as sand, mud and
rocks. The Wrangler MT/R is available in a variety of sizes ranging from
15"-18" rim diameters and up to 40" in outer diameter to outfit popular
off-road enthusiast vehicles. For more information, visit
http://www.goodyeartires.com .
SOURCE The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
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