Larry Job Doubles Victories in Menzies Motorsports Unlimited Buggy
Lucas Oil Off Road Series Rounds 7 & 8 to be held July 25-26
The Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series rounds 5 and 6 of the 2009 season was held before the Southern California two-day combined crowd of 13,400 screaming fans at 1.0 purpose-built dirt raceway hewn at the edge of Lake Elsinore. Menzies Motorsports Big Red Machine rolled out the Super Clean Unlimited 2 and the Menzies Limited Buggy for racer, Bryce Menzies. Larry Job readied for duty in his Unlimited Buggy and joining the Menzies Motorsports race lineup for the first time in 2009 was action-sports television commentator, Cameron Steele.
Bryce Menzies, 22, is the son of team owner Steve Menzies. Bryce captured the 2007 CORR Rookie of the Year in Single Buggy (and season point champ), before he moved up into the Pro 2 class in the shortened 2008 CORR season. In 2009, he continues his reign of terror on Americas short course off road racing.
Larry Job, another veteran Southern Nevada desert racer in his second full short-course season, was the Menzies Motorsports winning superstar throughout the entire weekend as victories on both days cemented a solid standing among the season points race enroute to a possible championship.
The No. 907 Mastercraft AlumiCraft-Honda was a rocket ship all weekend long, the Las Vegas business owner explained, Racing with Menzies Motorsports and working with Steve is simply a joy. He is a logistical wizard and I have to thank him for his continued organizing efforts in allowing all of us to be part of the Big Red Machine. We have a great race team and many thanks go out to my crew chief, Ralph Chadwick, for his flawless efforts and, of course, to my spotters Billy Goerke and Kevin Kroyer. Steve continues to find key people in order to get the job done. It makes my job driving easier, which allows me to focus on winning races. Our marketing partners continue to support the Big Red Machine and we wouldnt be here without them. Thanks goes out to Super Clean, Ahern Rentals, FOX RACING SHOX, BFGoodrich TIRES, PRO AM, Super Clean, Ahern Rentals, and Kroyer Racing. For the first time this season I was able to bounce some race strategy off my new racing partner, Cameron Steele. Its great to have Cameron and his crew on the team and I look forward to a successful season in our buggy class.
Bryce Menzies, the Las Vegas young gun ran with the Unlimited 2 leaders during both days of racing action. however in the end, it was not meant to be, as the Unlimited 2 team suffered terminal engine failure in each race.
Bryce qualified his No. 7 Super Clean FORD F150 race truck in the third position during Fridays qualifying session and early on in Saturdays race he challenged the champion for position at the front of the field. But that hard racing ended up being quality seat time for the 2nd year professional off road truck racer, after succumbing to every racers nightmare of engine failure in the midst of a great performance.
Bryce explained, We struggled today with a mechanical issue in the engine and you can be sure I will be spending as much time as I can finding out why we had two engines go bad in the same weekend, said Menzies. On a positive note, the Big Red Machine has such knowledgeable people and fantastic marketing partners that well take this disappointing weekend in stride and come out swinging in the next two rounds of racing.
Joining the race action this year for Menzies Motorsports is SCORE Trophy Truck driver, Cameron Steele. The veteran desert racer was slated to join the team in 2008 for the final four races, but the series folded just as he was about to slide his helmet on. The San Clemente, California resident finished in the top ten in Sundays Unlimited Buggy race after a disappointing performance on Saturday.
The vivacious TV personality commented, Wow, seventh place just plain sucks, but we had a good time and realized that we can run with the leaders in the class right out of the gate. It for sure made the trial by fire much easier having the Big Red Machine and its extended family behind us. Steve and Bryce are always right there and Larry, who won both days, is like a brother. We truly worked together like a couple of old buggy dorks. We had a flat while running in podium position, but we know why and it won't happen next time. We plan on double podiums for the red terrors at rounds 7 and 8!"
Menzies Motorsports team owner, Steve Menzies, continues to forge ahead with his dream and plan to create something special from his Big Red Machine.
Steve commented, This was a long hot tough weekend of racing. Weve had these before and well have them again, but Im glad this one is over. We experienced something with our motors this weekend that we never had before and we began looking into solutions while we were still at the track. Larry Job carried the flag for us this weekend with his back-to-back victories and we were glad to have Cameron Steele in one of our cars as well. Well have these engine issues solved before the next rounds of racing, as we plan on testing in a couple weeks. I have to thank our corporate partners who continue to support our racing endeavors. Weve put together a great bunch of marketing partners this season and were looking forward to a solid second half of the season.
The Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series boasts a very strong TV package with SPEED, featuring 30 hours of original programming during the 2nd, 3rd and 4th quarters of 2009. The final race of the year at Primm Motorsports Complex will be televised live on NBC Sports.
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Menzies Motorsports: 2009 Lucas Oil Off Road Series Rounds 5 & 6, June 27-28Lake Elsinore Motorsports Complex, California
Round 5, Saturday-June 27, 2009
Unlimited 2: Bryce Menzies, Las Vegas, Nevada, 13th Place
Unlimited Buggy: Larry Job, Las Vegas, Nevada 1st Place
Cameron Steele, San Clemente, CA 16th Place
Limited Buggy: Bryce Menzies, Las Vegas, Nevada, 18th Place
Round 6, Sunday-June 28, 2009
Unlimited 2: Bryce Menzies, Las Vegas, Nevada 11th Place
Unlimited Buggy: Larry Job, Las Vegas, Nevada 1st Place
Cameron Steele, San Clemente, CA 7th Place
Limited Buggy: Bryce Menzies, Las Vegas, Nevada 3rd Place
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