Brad drew poorly and was forced to face the toughest course without the benefit of watching others. The course had the usual jumps and rock climbs but also featured a massive boulder lined trench.

“We flew through the jumps and rock climb then tried to straddle the trench,” recalls Brad, “In retrospect that was a bad idea. We got a tire caught, tried to back up, and rolled. It cost us six minutes and was a horrible start to the season.”

Roger, however, had different luck. He made short work of lane number one setting the fastest time.

"Doing 50 miles of this at King of the Hammers really gave me the seat time to feel confident behind the wheel," said Roger. "We spent a day tuning the air shocks in the dunes and the truck felt great.”

Roger then marked another respectable time by raking the truck through the rock trench that claimed his teammate and was sitting fifth as the afternoon came to a close. During the final race of the day, however, bad luck struck. The bell housing fractured, wedged itself against the flywheel, and immediately disabled the truck. “

Back in #232, Brad and co-driver Mark Hayward were tearing up the track with the 400 HP Pro-Formance Unlimited Ford motor.

“We figured we were out of the running and decided to go for experience and season points,” said Brad.

The formula worked and the #232 was shaving full minutes off of the competition. At the end of regular racing, Roger’s misfortune made room for Brad in the finals as the Fabtech Ford slid into sixth place with less than a 10 second margin.

With no time to develop strategy, Brad and Mark suited up for 2 more rounds of racing. In the first lane, Brad was fast but overshot a double jump that cost precious time. This effort was only a second faster than his previous time. He would fair well in lane 2 with a well paced clean run. Brad finished the day with a total time of 15:52, over 40 seconds faster than second place.

“We came from last place to first place,” adds Brad, “I am amazed by what this truck can do, it is blistering fast. I am exceptionally proud of our team, sponsors, and family for building this vehicle and getting a win our second time out.”

The next competition is only three weeks away at the first round of the WE-Rock series in Perris, Calif. on April 10-12.

Until then, we'll see you at the races.

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After winning the first three main events of the season in the Lites East class, Trey Canard carried a 24-point lead in the championship into Minneapolis’ Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. However, a crash in practice left him limping off of the track and missing much of practice. After a midpack start in the main, he worked his way up to a solid fourth-place finish, missing the podium by a small margin.

“I just tried to play it smart,” Canard said of his race. “I think I could’ve hit Martin Devalos and gotten third, but I didn’t want to take a chance on taking both of us out and put myself in a bad position. I did the best that I could. I tried to just work it, and tried to make something good out of something bad. Not every day is perfect, and not everything is always great, and I think today went well. I learned a lot of stuff, and I can’t complain at all.”

Canard now leads Ryan Villopoto by 24 points with three rounds left to run.

One of the big stories for the team in Minneapolis was the re-emergence of star Lites rider Josh Grant. Grant has had a tough go so far this year, but in Minneapolis, he led all but one lap of the main event. Unfortunately, the lap he didn’t lead was the last one. Along with Villopoto, Grant put on a show that most fans will not soon forget, and despite a fall as he attempted to pass Villopoto back for the win over the last jump, Grant finished a solid second on the night.

“It was a good race,” Grant said. “I just got good starts and was pumped with everything that was going on. I had great lines and felt comfortable all day. After second practice, I felt even better, and I just knew that tonight was going to be a good night for me. I felt really comfortable with where we’re at in Minnesota and everyone that’s around – it’s kind of a good atmosphere. It’s good to get our team up on the podium, but it’s just unfortunate that I had to go down on that last jump. This gives me something to work for when we have our next race in three weeks, and we’ll go from there.”

Grant moved back inside the top 10 in points to seventh in the standings with three rounds left to run.

In the 450cc class, Kevin Windham once again managed to take back a bunch of points from points leader Chad Reed, who went down early in the main event and finished seventh. Windham finished third, his seventh podium finish of the season, and he still has yet to finish outside the top five this season.

“It was a disappointing start to a pretty good race," Windham said. “I’m happy with the way things went, ultimately. We made some points, and we’ve got to look at the big picture. We’re closing in, and that feels good. We’re going to have a nice week off, and it’s going to be a good opportunity to look at a few of these things and have some new intensity for Toronto.”

Windham now sits only 17 points behind Reed with seven rounds remaining.

From here, the team takes a weekend off before heading to Toronto, Ontario, and the Rogers Centre for round 12 of the AMA Supercross Series.

Until then, we'll see you at the races.

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In Minneapolis, the AMSOIL sponsored riders of Kevin Windham, Trey Canard and Josh Grant will invade the Metrodome for round 11 of the AMA Supercross series. The riders will also take part in an autograph session at the AMSOIL Sandbox Arena tonight. The event starts at six o'clock and ends at 7:30. For more information go to: www.sandboxarena.com

Windham is coming off is second win of the season after taking advantage of Chad Reed's stalled bike on the rain-soaked track in Daytona, Fla. Windham sits just 23 points away from Reed in the championship race.

Rookie Trey Canard will be looking to keep his impressive winning streak alive in Minneapolis. Canard has started his Lites SX career with three straight wins and holds a commanding lead in the points race.

In Snocross, A double national will help decide the points championships in two pro classes this weekend as the World PowerSports Association heads to the Grand Finale in Lake Geneva, Wis.

Team AMSOIL heads into the weekend with the points leader in both classes after a wild weekend of racing in Brainerd, Minn. Heading into Brainerd, Team AMSOIL/Scheuring Speed Sports rider DJ Eckstrom held a ten point lead in the Pro Super Stock class. After two rounds of racing and two tough crashes in the finals, Eckstrom now sits four points behind Team AMSOIL/Judnick Motorsports rider Ross Martin.

Martin is also the points leader in the Pro Open class after finishing with a pair of fourth place finishes in Brainerd. Eckstrom sits seventh in Pro Open while his teammate, Shaun Crapo moved into eighth after Brainerd. Crapo is seventh in the Pro Super Stock class.

Both teams will join the rest of the WPSA field in Lake Geneva starting on Friday, March 14. The Pro Super Stock class will run all day on Friday with one final Friday afternoon and the last Super Stock race on Saturday morning. Pro Open will begin on Saturday afternoon and finish on Sunday.

For the second week in a row rookie Trey Canard stole the show. The 17-year-old Canard grabbed the lead off the start, but lost it when defending champion Ryan Villopoto crashed while attempting a pass on him, causing Canard to fall momentarily as well and hand the lead over to Branden Jesseman.

It sounds amazing, but the one lap that Jesseman led before Canard retook the lead is the only lap in the first two races of the East Coast Lites series, (and in Canard’s SX career, including Heat races), that he hasn’t lead. Canard opened up his lead over Villopoto and Jessman and walked away with his second straight win.

“I’m pumped,” Canard said. “It’s going really well so far. I’m trying to keep my head down and keep focused. I know it’s a seven-race series, and I want to be as prepared as I can possibly be. Mistakes happen, obviously, every now and then. I made probably 10 or 12 mistakes in that main event, but like I said, I just want to give it everything I’ve got every time I’m out there.”

Canard leads the East Lites points standings with a perfect 50 points, 14 in front of the next rider with five rounds left to run.

Teammate Josh Grant’s night started well with the second fastest lap times in practice. That changed early in his heat race after he had a run-in with Ben Coisy. Grant was able to recoup and transferred into the main with a ninth place finish. Another crash in the main caused Grant to work his way from the back of the pack, eventually finishing 12th.

Supercross Class

In the Supercross class, Kevin Windham was impressive all day. In his heat race, K-Dub chased Chad Reed throughout. With the pressure he was able to put on Reed throughout the at race, Windham came into the main event full of confidence, and was looking for his second win of the season. After a start at the tail-end of the top five, Windham quickly went to work, passing his way through to third, and then going to work on Andrew Short for the second spot. However, the intensity with which he was going after the win as he watched Reed pull away from Short caused Windham to tighten up as they approached the middle of the race, and from there, he was powerless to continue to charge toward the front and eventually finished fifth.

Windham still sits second in the points, well clear of third, with eight rounds left to run.

From here, the team heads to Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. for the third round of the Lites Eastern Region championship and round eight of the AMA Supercross Series.

Until then, we'll see you at the races.

Visit the AMSOIL website for more information on AMSOIL racing and AMSOIL Synthetic Lubricants.

CORR offers the top teams in short course off-road racing. The series will broadcast eight rounds of the Baldwin Cup on NBC Sports. Bill Weber and Wally Dallenback, both of NASCAR fame, will provide the play-by-play and analysis for the 13.5 hours of network coverage. CORR has also announced that both its NBC and SPEED coverage will include live, High-Definition broadcasts, and that the NBC coverage will increase from 60 minutes of airtime per race in 2007 to 90 minutes per race in 2008.

“AMSOIL believes in the vision and ambition that CORR has demonstrated over the past few years,” says AMSOIL Race Program Manager Jeremy Meyer. “They have the top competition, the best television package and the resources to push off-road racing into an exceptional period of growth and excitement for years to come. Along with our off-road racers Scott Douglas and Mike Oberg, the addition of CORR is a major boost to an already successful racing program at AMSOIL.”

The 2008 season begins April 26-27 at the Los Angeles County Fairlplex, just ten miles from downtown Los Angeles. The Pro 2 and Pro 4 points races from that event will air live on SPEED with the Cup races airing on NBC in May. CORR will also race in Chula Vista, Calif., and Primm, Nevada. To learn more about AMSOIL, The Super Team and CORR, go to www.amsoil.com.