Reno, NV (6/8/2010) - The VORRA race
Memorial Day weekend was the perfect display
of American Patriotism racing over 300 miles
of desert course with spectators on every corner,
and a parade to kick off the racing tradition.
The third race of the VORRA season, and first
of the desert challenges, met the high expectations
for quality action that VORRA is known for.
The Yerington 300 was a challenging 50-mile
loop course totaling 300 miles through the desert
just west of town. “The consensus going
into the race was that it was going to be super
fast, and Sam Berri’s average speed of
53.4mph proved that,” said Harbor when
commenting about the race terrain. “But
when only a total of 26 out of 58 cars finish
the required laps, it proves that fast isn’t
always easy!” A total of 65 vehicles entered
this race, including vehicles from other successful
series that did not easily top the VORRA competitors.
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Truck,
buggy, ATV, & motorcycles all competed
on race day, trying to beat the heat and
the dusty conditions |
Sam Berri maintained his significant lead in
the Class 1 VORRA series with Mike Viola of
Viola Racing in second after working his way
up the pack from his 9th place start. Team Chaos
ruled Group T with Matt Vaughan taking the win
and Mike Koenig finishing second. Other action
in the Group T class was Sam Co. Racing in 3rd
place rolled his car in the last lap and still
managed to finish 4th behind Gary Dixon.
Patrick Timmons in Class 10 and Brad Falin
in Ultra4 finished 1st in their class, giving
them a 1st place three-peat in the VORRA series.
Red Team Racing, with Bill Lott and Skeeter
behind the wheel, took a solid second place
in Class 10. Also taking first place finishes
were Roger Ceballos in Class 7, Dave Oram in
Class 9, Richard Palasik in Class 11, Bruce
Field in Class 8, Brad Falin in Pro Quad, Nathan
McBride in the Sportsman Class, Dennis Jean
in the UTV’s, and Steven Daniels in the
Amateur Quad class.
“There was great momentum going into
this race and twice as many spectators this
year than in years past,” said promoter
Wes Harbor. “The town people of Yerington,
NV really made a showing at the parade lining
the street for the long stretch of cars, and
also lining the race course the next day!”
VORRA is in its 35th year of producing high
quality yet affordable racing while also creating
fun events around the race making it a great
place to have friends and family enjoy spectating
or competing.
The next race will be the Xtreme Outlaws 250,
a new race in the VORRA series this year. “The
course is much more rocky and technical with
a lack of high speed roads as compared to last
weekend,” said Harbor. The course was
designed with the assistance of Grand Marshall
and racing legend Rod Hall. The Xtreme Outlaw
event is a combination of events at the Grand
Sierra Resort in Reno, NV.
Direct Link to Schedule and Information: www.vorra.net
About
VORRA:
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 four 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
Sponsors – BFGoodrich,
Trick Fuels, Sunbelt Rentals, CSS Photo
