SHANNON CAMPBELL WINS
UROC PRO NATIONAL SEASON SERIES |
Vernal, Utah ~ In a script that was made for
television, the underdog, Mark Berger and his little 37" inch Toyo
Tires were victorious here in Vernal, Utah after a battle on the
rocks that have been named Coney Island. Berger was the final
competitor who took to the Main Event obstacle and he chose to do a
spotter ride that catapulted him into the record books. This win is
the first ever win for Toyo Tires at a UROC Pro National event.
Berger was estactic afterwards pumping his fist into the air and
claiming the tough battle for victory. Berger bested Shannon
Campbell by the narrowest margin, three points after a long
weekend. Campbell did all he could in the Main Event obstacle and
put the pressure on Berger to step up and perform. Berger performed
big and drove his Twisted Customs built rock rig to his first win
of the 2005 season.
UROC Official Final
Scores
ALLOY USA LOVELL
RACING CAPTURE 2005 UROC PRO NATIONAL MODIFIED STOCK
CHAMPIONSHIP |
DEAN BULLOCH &
KARL MUNFORD WIN THE EVENT CLAIMING VICTORY AT THE UROC PRO
NATIONAL VERNAL EVENT |
Vernal, Utah ~ In the Modified Stock Division, On Track Krawler
Team's Dean Bulloch and Karl Munford captured another victory here
in Vernal, Utah. Bulloch, known throughout the world of
professional rockcrawling as "The Iceman. Bulloch admitted early
that he probably couldn't catch either Lovell Racing or Rock Runner
Racing in the hunt for the series championship but he was here to
win and win he did. Lovell Racing finished in second postion behind
Dean Bulloch and claimed victory as the 2005 UROC Pro National
Modified Stock Champions. Brad and Roger Lovell stayed by their
strategy throughout the weekend to compete with consistency and
position themselves in the spot to be crowned the UROC Pro National
Champions. 1. Dean Bulloch 2. Brad Lovell 3. Craig Stumph 4. Brian
Errea
TOYO TIRES MARK BERGER
LEADS SUPER MODIFIED INTO THE MAIN EVENT AT VERNAL,
UTAH |
Vernal, Utah ~ Toyo Tires/Skyjacker's Mark Berger finishes the
regular competition in the lead of the Super Modified Division.
Berger's Toyo Tires climbed obstacles that many others couldn't and
the 2004 Cal Rocs Champion - finished the end of normal competition
in the lead. Berger bested all other teams after eight obstacles
with a final score of +90 with the nearest competitor, Shannon
Cambpell ending with 103 points. However, the top six teams will
now advance to the Main Event obstacle where the an event winner
and UROC Pro National Champion will be crowned. 1. Mark Berger 2.
Shannon Campbell 3. Jason Paule 4. Joel Randall 5. Tracy Jordan 6.
Jason Scherer
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The
season is coming to a close here at UROC and in the next couple
hours two new champions will be crowned. | |
Shannon Campbell has taken the lead once again with three obstacles
to go here at the UROC Pro National Championships. Campbell leads
Jason Paule by 14 points. In third position is The Maverick &
Turbo Tom. Don Robbins and his spotter, Tom Geviss are ripping up
the rocks of Vernal, Utah today and is only 18 points out of first
place. In the Modified Stock Division, Dean "The Iceman" Bulloch
has taken the lead away from the Lovell Brothers scoring a total of
39 points so far for the two-day competition. The Lovell Brothers
have 44 points closely followed by Maxxis' Craig Stumph in third
with 49 points and Brian Errea in fourth with 66 total points.
ALLOY USA 12:30 PM
Update |
-Red Bull's Dustin Webster is underway at obstacle # 8 which has
turned out to be a very difficult double whammy with a big crack.
Webster has had the Discovery film crew follow him throughout a few
obstacles today and his perfected showboating skills have been
shining all day long. Dustin is putting his rig over some big rocks
as he puts on a show for the crowds.
ALLOY USA 11:30 AM
Update |
Coney Island - Vernal, Utah The theme of the day
so far is high scores and an epic conefest on the Super Modified
side here at the Coney Island amphitheater. With temperatures in
the high 80's and sunny skies the finals of the UROC Pro-National
Series is well under way. Shannon Campbell has been on fire and
although he nearly timed out on his first obstacle, #6, he put the
Currie sponsored rock rig through the end gate with only seconds to
spare. Campbell appears to be on the way to capturing his first
ever Pro National Championship. Don "The Maverick" Robbins roared
up to the top of obstacle # 5 and came off the ridge heading
straight down a 10 foot drop. To keep his rock rig from going over
the top he hammered the gas in standard "Maverick" style and made
an incredible save as his rock rig was nearly all the way over on
its side. The crowd gasped as The Maverick made the save and came
to a stop. The Maverick's groupie fan club all stood up and cheered
him on. The Maverick is on a terror in search on the event win here
at Vernal.
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A blast from the past!
Ex-UROC Staffer Super Natalie arrived to Vernal in search of all
her friends from years past. |
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Left Photo: Nate Williams
turns his #44 K2 on the rocks of Vernal. Williams, JohnnyG and the
entire Mt. Logan crew are set to race the Baja 1000 in only 90 days
in the Unlimited Production Trophy Truck
Division. |
ALLOY USA 10:30 AM
Update |
- The Wells Brothers have started on obstacle # 7 and made a clean
move over the first ledge of the obstacle standing about 8 feet on
a steep incline. Now through the deep v-gap they have crested the
top of the ridge and are dropping into the bowl before heading to
the end gate. The left rear is two feet in the air as Peter inches
forward and Frank runs over the rocks stacking rocks. The team is
very close to the end gate as they are using pure horsepower in
hopes of inishing the last climb of the obstacle, however after
using a ton of horsepower they have just timed out in the first
obstacle. - On obstacle # 4 Becca Webster and Rich Klein tackle the
obstacle that has been slightly changed for the Modified Stock
teams. On Day 1 the entry gate was the most difficult part of the
obstacle, however it has since been broken by competition yesterday
forcing UROC to open up the start gate to be wide and much more
easy. -Jason Bunch ran a clean run on his first obstacle here at #
5 as he showed the top teams the best line leading the way with his
Goodyear tires. -Walker Evans and Nick Campbell are up on obstacle
# 8. Stay tuned....
ALLOY USA presents
UROC Pro-National Series Final Event |
Vernal, Utah - The 2005
UROC Pro-National Championship arrives to the final five obstacles
of the season here in Utah and on a rock pile that the professional
rockcrawlers themselves have deemed "Coney Island."
In regulation competition, four obstacles will be
completed and once they are, the UROC Pro National Championship
Series Main Event will begin at which time two National Champions
will be crowned.
In the Super Modified Division Shannon Campbell leads
the pack in the series point total and in the Modified Stock
Division the top spot is tied between two teams, Lovell Rock Racing
and Rock Runner Racing. Brad Lovell and Brian Errea, both drivers,
have their work cut out for them today as they hunt for the
championship. Lovell leads Errea by 37 points, however anything is
possible in the quest for the series trophy.
In the tire war, Toyo Tires and Goodyear bested the
winningest tire in off-road competition, BFGoodrich, in the Super
Modified division.
Toyo Tire sponsored - Well's Brothers led all Super
Modified teams with an incredible +26 points after the first day of
competition. Frank Wells said, "We're planning to play it smart and
keep our truck together. Today's a tough day and we're leading off
the line first this morning so we'll just wait and see how it goes.
Our Toyo Tires are really sticky. We climbed obstacles yesterday
that no other non-Toyo sponsored teams could climb. Toyo Tires are
performing excellent."
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Upper Left: Superspot
Wadeson waves to his fan club assembled on the ropes of the
spectator area.
Upper Right: Frank Wells
stopped by the Off-Road.com truck to give us a few quotes from his
team. Wells said, "Toyo Rocks."
Left: The Maverick in fine
form this morning passes the "Good Morning" to all his Internet
fans worldwide. But no word on any Maverick fans who actually
showed up to the event. However, as we spoke a "Seagull" flew by
and waved.... |
Shannon Campbell cool,
calm and strategic in his quest to be crowned the UROC Pro-National
Champion. |
