All of this will serve as a perfect background for what is shaping up to be one of most competitive seasons yet. The growth of interest in the Trophy Truck division has been nothing short of phenomenal over the past year, with a number of brand-new, $250,000 trucks completed and ready to take on the championship team of Ed Herbst and Herbst Motorsports. Amazingly, the 2002 SCORE Tecate Baja 1000 saw a record number of 22 Trophy Trucks take the green flag, the most ever since the days of manufacturer involvement. The same growth and competition for overall victories is also evident in Class 1 for unlimited open-wheel cars. Here the horsepower race is on, and large numbers of the ultra-trick Class 1 cars will be fighting to take the title from the defending champion team of Mike Julson and Bob Jofton. Happily for SCORE, many of their 17 pro classes will feature the same intense amount of competition and top-level vehicle preparation.
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| Important Class Designations |
| Pro-4: | Specially built, |
| 4WD, fullsize |
| V-8-powered trucks |
| Pro-2: | Specially built, |
| 2WD, fullsize |
| V-8-powered trucks |
| Pro-Lite: | Specially built, 2WD |
| mini-trucks |
CORR Championship Off-Road Racing
Still one of the best success stories on the off-road racing landscape, Championship Off-Road Racing (CORR) will once again provide Midwest and East Coast race fans great wheel-to-wheel short-course action throughout the summer of 2003. For thousands of enthusiastic fans that attend these events, along with millions more on television, CORR's Lucas Oil Series is as fun as it is addictive.
CORR and President Marty Reid can be credited with keeping the sport, the outgrowth of a series once known as SODA, a truly viable one from a spectator and manufacturer standpoint, still succeeding years after the death of the highly popular Mickey Thompson stadium events of the '80s and early '90s. By combining both Pro and Sportsman categories in one action-packed weekend, CORR appeals to a broad range of participants while ensuring a great show for the thousands of fans that pack the races. These continue to be strong spectator events wherever the series goes.
Fans making their way to one of these races will be treated to some of the best off-road racing action anywhere. Some of the sport's most recognized names will once again duke it out for overall honors in 2003, including the Toyota juggernaut of defending Pro-4 champion John Greaves in his Tundra and Jeff Kincaid in a Pro-Lite championship Tacoma.
Ford's Scott Taylor will look to win his fifth consecutive Pro-2 title in 2003, but will have to outlast a tough field that's expected to include Evan Evans in a Chevrolet. Greaves might have the toughest task of all in Pro-4 as he tries to compete against the likes of Rob McCachren, Carl Renezeder, Curt LeDuc, and Scott Douglas.
Once again, television in 2003 will be a big part of the overall series recipe for success (see Trail Notes), as will a revised schedule of events. While the two Crandon races are as good as off-road racing gets (especially the Labor Day version), other venues in Wisconsin, New York, and Michigan will spread the CORR love around to a wide variety of fans.
Whether live or on television, be sure to catch CORR off-road racing this season. Trust us, if you live anywhere close to one of these great outdoor venues, you'll be glad you made the trip.