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Toyo's Berger wins big at UROC Vernal-Super Modified/Shannon Campbell clinches season championshipVernal, Utah
Publish date: Aug 13, 2005
By:  Rock On Motorsports
Source: Competition Rock Crawling on Off-Road.com
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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 4:15 PM Update
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
 
ALLOY USA 4:00 PM Update
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
ALLOY USA 2:00 PM Update
The season is coming to a close here at UROC and in the next couple hours two new champions will be crowned.
 
ALLOY USA 1:00 PM Update
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.
A blast from the past! Ex-UROC Staffer Super Natalie arrived to Vernal in search of all her friends from years past.
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."

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.
 


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