Crandon crowns champions

2001 Off-Road World Champions Crowned At Crandon Raceway

CRANDON, WI -- Professional off-road racing action at Crandon International Off-Road Raceway this past weekend included competition for annual World Championship titles in various off-road truck, buggy and sedan classes. In the final race of the season for select classes, titles were earned in 11 different classes ranging from high performance off-road trucks to Classix American Sedans.

At stake were special Crandon International Off-Road Raceway sterling silver and blue firestone World Championship rings. Crandon Raceway annually presents rings to World Champions. This is the 17th consecutive year of the award, valued at $500 each. For the first time in six years, a winner was crowned in the Class 3 amateur 4x4 truck class known as "Formula 4x4". Listed below are World Champions by off-road class. Off-road races were conducted this past Saturday at the 2000 BorgWarner World Championship Off-Road Races.

Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas, NV, 2001 BorgWarner Shootout Crandon World Champion (Repeat)

Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas, NV, 2001 Pro 4 4x4 pickup truck Crandon World Champion (Repeat)

Mike Falsetti, South Bend, IN, 2001 Formula 4x4 truck Crandon World Champion

Scott Taylor, Belvidere, IL, 2001 Pro 2 2-wheel drive pickup truck Crandon World Champion (Repeat)

Rick Huseman, Riverside, CA, 2001 Pro Lite compact pickup truck Crandon World Champion

Tommy Bradley, Jr., Las Vegas, NV, 2001 Sportsman 2 pickup truck Crandon World Champion (Repeat)

Mark Kleiman, Wilson, MI, 2001 Sportsman Stock pickup truck Crandon World Champion

Fay Statezney, Crandon, WI, 2001 American Sedan Classix Crandon World Champion (Repeat)

Ben O'Connell, DePere, WI, 2001 Light Buggy Crandon World Champion

Mark Steinhardt, Rhinelander, WI, 2001 Single Buggy Crandon World Champion (Repeat)

Corry Heynen, Cambridge, Ontario, Canada, 2001 Super Buggy Crandon CWorld hampion

The 11 off-road World Champions will reign until the 2002 World Championship Off-Road Races at Crandon Raceway to be held next Labor Day weekend, August 30 - September 1, 2002.

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