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2010 VORRA Series
Kicks Off This Weekend at Prairie City
RENO, NV MARCH 15, 2010:
The opening round of the 2010 VORRA series is
this weekend March 20-21, 2010 at Prairie City,
CA. VORRA, the only organization to offer
both short course and desert racing, kicks off
its seven round series with a short course
battle at the Prairie City OHV Park in Folsom,
California. “We are excited to start
another season with a lot of new faces coming to
the start line, along with several that have
been with the series since its inception,” said
Wes Harbor the series promoter.
Many of last
years top competitors have committed to yet
another year of aggressive racing. Sam Berri, Class 1 overall winner in 2009, said
“This will be my 25th straight year racing the
VORRA series where my car has never missed a
race. I am looking forward to 2010 with
more competitors which will bring more
challenges.” Shannon Harwell and Steve
Sullivan will also be back for the green flag in
Class 1 to see if they can’t take a checkered
flag from the noteworthy Sam Berri in 2010.
2009 was a
three way battle to the end in the Class 10 with
Red Team Racing coming out on top with the car
that also finished the 2009 Vegas to Reno in the
midst of their VORRA season. They are
planning to defend their title in 2010.
Class 7, Class 9, the classic Class 11 also
promises racing action for the traditional off
road racers.
In 2009,
Harbor created a new truck class called Group T.
This combines several class types into one
competitive group to fuel the racing spirit.
Over the course of the year, 24 trucks competed
in this class where Bruce Field in a Class 8
took the overall points series win. This
years line up looks just as strong with 2009’s
top three: Bruce Field, Mike Koenig & Jake Povey
will all be coming back to battle for the
championship.
Promoter Wes
Harbor believes that “off road racing has its
roots in people’s garages” and continues to keep
the entry fees to a minimum while maintaining a
high quality racing experience. One of the
bigger classes in the series is the Sportsman
class where anyone can test their skills at
racing. 2009 consisted of a solid battle
where Kevin Yoder in a rock buggy took the final
championship. Ten or 1/3 of this class
will transfer into their respected classes,
leaving 20 or 2/3 in the Sportsman class to work
to the top in 2010.
The Pilot and
UTV class will run on the track together again,
but the action should be more aggressive.
The UTV class looks to pick up three more
consistent racers to create a battle that hasn’t
existed in the past.
A new
Quad/ATV Division of VORRA is set for the 2010
series, allowing it to be completely separate
track from the cars and trucks. “We feel
that this will give the ATV racers a better
experience because we can make a more purpose
built courses that challenges their skills and
their machines,” explained Harbor.
The 2010 series should be the best yet!
There is an addition of Ultra4 and Class 11 to
the line-up and the Short Course races will have
a new 5-lap 3-Moto program replacing the 8-lap
2-Moto system. There are battles already
brewing, and the dropping of the green flag on
Saturday morning will launch the 35th running of
the Valley Off Road Racing Series.
Direct Link to Schedule and Information:
http://www.vorra.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=124&Itemid=67
Photo By:
Friese Images, Roshana Whitford
2010 VORRA Race Series Race Schedule (ATV’s Not
Included)
Date
Race Type
Location
March 20 – 21, 2010 Short Course Prairie City, CA
April 17 – 18, 2010
Short Course Prairie City, CA
May 28 – 31, 2010 Desert Race – 300 Miles Yerington, NV
July 16 – 18, 2010
Desert Night Race – 250 Miles Fallon, NV
September 4 – 6, 2010
Desert Race – 225 Miles Hawthorne, NV
October 9 – 10, 2010 Short Course Prairie City, CA
October 30 – 31, 2010 Short Course – Halloween BBQPrairie City,
CA
November 13th, 2010
Awards Banquet TBA
About Valley Off Road Racing
Association
Valley Off Road Racing Association (VORRA) was
established in 1975 as a family-oriented
organization and is led by current promoter Wes
Harbor who believes that “off road racing has
its roots in people’s garages”. VORRA is
the only organization to offer both four short
course races and three desert races as part of
its overall season championship. Each race
draws over 60 racers between multiple classes
available for Cars, Trucks, Pilots, ATV, UTV and
Trophy Karts. In 2010 VORRA has added two
additional truck classes and a stand alone ATV
Race Series. More information can be found
at
www.vorra.net
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