Top Motocross Stars Compete in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series Glen Helen

Corona,
Calif. (July 15, 2011) – Auto racing of any sort isn’t the
cheapest sport you can take part in, but in the Lucas Oil Off Road
Racing Series it can be as inexpensive as possible for a sport so
involved in the SuperLite class. The SuperLite class is a
short-course truck class that allows teams or individuals to
essentially rent the equipment for the weekend, and since it’s a
spec class, it puts the results into the drivers’ hands.

For
the upcoming August 6^th
and 7^th
rounds of the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series event at Glen Helen,
motocross stars Nick Wey and Ricky Dietrich will be taking part in
the SuperLite class with support from their motocross team and
sponsors, which wouldn’t be possible without the ability to step
right into competitive spec equipment.

“Twitch
won the SuperLites last year, so how hard can it be?!” joked Nick
Wey after his first-ever day in a SuperLite truck. “I’m just
kidding. I’ve driven one day, and I made a lot of improvements, but
there are some pretty good dudes in the class...”

“It
definitely has the jumping, but the truck and all that isn’t what
I’m used to, so that’s different,” Wey says of how it compares
to MX. “As far as it being really athletic where you’re going to
break a sweat or lose your breath, it’s not like that, and you
don’t need balance or anything, but outside of that it takes a lot
of skill. I think motocross and supercross are on a whole other
level. But it’s going to be a challenge.”

Wey
will race only on Saturday at Glen Helen, as prior commitments with
an appearance for sponsor Tucker Rocky will take him to Texas on
Sunday.

“I’ve
seen it a lot on TV,” Wey said. “It’s one thing to go fast, but
some guys make crazy bonehead moves when it comes to racing, and I’d
really rather not roll this thing over, so if someone takes me out,
I’m going to be really bummed...”

His
Valli Motorsports Yamaha teammate Ricky Dietrich will compete both
days at Glen Helen.

“My
team owner, Chad Lanza, went to one of the rounds, and he found out
about this class where we could just basically rent trucks, and it’s
a good way to get the word out about our team a bit, and promote our
sponsors,” Dietrich said, “and at the same time Nick and I get to
go out there and have a damned good time racing trucks! It’s going
to be so much fun. It’s pretty much everything I ever wanted to do
in my own truck, but I get to do it in a truck that can handle it. It
should be really fun.”

Dietrich
has high hopes.

“We
spent all day yesterday doing a practice day to kind of feel it out,”
Dietrich said. “A practice day is required so you don’t go out
there all out of control. But after just a few laps, I just turned it
loose, and it was so much fun. I’ve never done anything like that
before. It’s unreal. I’m a competitive person, so obviously I
want to win, but I don’t have much experience obviously. We’ll
see how it goes. I’ll use my moto skills and hopefully it goes
well.”

With
two more professional racers in the mix for the Glen Helen rounds,
things should be very interesting in the SuperLite class.

About
the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series:

The
Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series is the evolution of the long
standing support of short course racing by Forrest Lucas and Lucas
Oil Products. Steeped in the Midwest tradition of short course off
road racing infused with a West Coast influence, Lucas Oil Off Road
Racing brings intense four wheel door to door action to challenging,
fan friendly tracks. Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series: This is Short
Course. For more information please visit www.LucasOilOffRoad.com