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POMONA OFF-ROAD EXPO OCT. 6
– 7 TO HOST SECOND STOP OF UROC’S SKYJACKER PRO
ROCKCROSS NATIONALS
One of a Kind Event Combines Technical
Skill of Rock Crawling with Excitement of Racing
SANTA ANA, CALIF. – (August 1, 2007) The
Off-Road Expo presented by Toyota, taking place
in Pomona, Calif., October 6-7, will be the
second stop of the first-ever United Rockcrawling and Off-Road Challenge (UROC)
Skyjacker Pro RockCross National series, a new
breed of off-road motorsport that combines
technical rock crawling with head-to-head
racing, eliminating tedious time trials.
“Having the UROC Skyjacker Pro RockCross
Nationals stop at this year’s eighth annual
Off-Road Expo is a perfect fit, as thousands of
off-road enthusiasts will get to watch and cheer
for their favorite teams as they compete against
each other in this inaugural series at the
expo,” said Off-Road Expo Show Director Tom
Gattuso. “With these exciting UROC Pro RockCross
races taking place on a special course that will
be built on the infield of the race track at the
Pomona Fairplex, this year’s Off-Road Expo is
truly bigger and better than ever.”
This competition will include heats of more
than two dozen racers who will compete in races
throughout the weekend, allowing thousands of
fans to get an up-close view of all the action.
Headlining competitors include Dirt Sport’s 2005
Driver of the Year and 2005 UROC Super Modified
Champion Shannon Campbell. Campbell, along with
2005 and 2006 UROC Pro Modified Champions “Team
Lovell” (driver Brand Lovell and spotter Roger
Lovell) and world and former SuperCrawl champion
Dean Bullock and team, will lend their
competitive rock crawling experience to help
pioneer this exciting new form of racing.
Sponsored by Skyjacker, the series is presented
by Aero Exhaust and SuperSwamper Tires.
“The UROC Skyjacker Pro RockCross Nationals
is truly an innovative new sport that marries
the technical skills of rock crawling with the
sheer thrill of racing as teams are for the
first time up against each other on a huge rock
crawling race course,” said UROC President Ranch
Pratt. “Off-road lovers in attendance at
Off-Road Expo are going to love this new race
because it eliminates scoring and monotonous
time trials while encompassing all the fun of
racing with the green and checkered flags,
passing and huge obstacles including rocks,
sharp corners and berms!”
The nationally renowned Off-Road Expo
presented by Toyota will showcase all the latest
and hottest off-road toys, technologies, gear
and accessories from more than 350 of the
industry’s leading manufacturers, dealers and
distributors, In addition to the line-up of
4X4s, sand cars, ATVs, dirt bikes, rock
crawlers, side-by-sides, mud boggers, Jeeps and
accessories on display, the expo will also
feature special off-road demonstrations,
freestyle motocross, RC car races, a special
“Off-Road Expo Launch’d Zone” with live bands
and a beer garden, Motocross America display, a
special “Kidsville” area with entertainment just
for kids and a Miss Off-Road Expo competition.
As always, there will also be off-road
celebrities, autograph signing sessions,
entertainment, food and much more.
The Off-Road Expo presented by Toyota will
take place Saturday, October 6, from 9 a.m. –7
p.m. and Sunday, October 7, from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Held at the Pomona Fairplex, located at 1101 W.
McKinley Avenue in Pomona, Calif., admission to
the event is $12 for adults, $5 for children
6-12 and children 5 and younger are free.
Tickets may be purchased in advance on the Web
or at the box office (cash only) throughout the
event. For more information and ticket sales,
please visit
www.offroadexpo.com.
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