Albuquerque, New Mexico, May 5, 2008: Rock Runner Racing’s Joachim Schwiesow further established himself as a force in rock racing with another strong finish at the Xtreme Rock Racing Association’s second event of the season.  Schwiesow and co-driver Mark Ruffing finished further back than usual in 13th place out of 35 teams, but with an extremely tight field they were less than a minute from qualifying for the shoot-out. 

“We were pleased to keep our Twisted Customs buggy together all day,” Schwiesow commented. “This is the same vehicle that we used to compete in rockcrawling competitions, it is incredibly versatile.”  The team was running fast all day, but one mistake in the rocks on their last run was enough to knock them down several places in the standings. 

The XRRA race was held at Albuquerque’s Sandia Motorsports Park in front of packed grandstands.  Fans and racers alike enjoyed excellent weather and extremely competitive racing.   In addition to the spectators, print, and online media representing Dirtsports, Crawl, Pirate4x4.com, FlexOnThis.com, and WickedMag.com were in New Mexico to capture the action.

The next stop for Rock Runner Racing will be the second WE Rock Western Nationals event in Cedar City, Utah. For more Rock Runner Racing information log on to rockrunnerracing.com