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Currently Eric Ruppel and the Loose Cannon Off-Road Race Team have
marketing opportunities available for the 2005 and 2005 Lucas Oil
CORR Sportsman series.
To contact
Eric Ruppel at Chetek Off-Road. Call (715) 924-2729 or email:
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Race Report
- June 13, 2004
- For Immediate Release
- Chetek, WI
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- The Mole Lake Casino
Off-Road Championships in Antigo, Wisconsin was the host for Round 3
and 4 of the Lucas Oil CORR Sportsman series. After the first two
rounds of racing in Lake Odessa, Eric Ruppel and his #837 Phil's
Inc, Swant Graber Ford, BFGoodrich Tires AMSOIL Ford F-150
hoping their engine woes were behind them.
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Round 3
- After a rear of the
pack starting position, Eric worked his way towards the leaders. As
time ran, #837 came home with a fell fought 5th place. Loose Cannon
Racing finished the day satisfied, but set their sites on an even
better performance for Sunday.
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Round 4
- As the day began all
the teams were preparing for an unusually clear hot and humid race
day. Eric and the entire Loose Cannon Race Team were ready to run
with the perennial class leaders.
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- At the start Eric
found himself in 5th place going into the backside of the track. As
the laps continued, he battle with the best drivers in the class,
including Wells, Beauchamp, Waldvogel, and Steele. With four laps to
go, Eric was in 2nd place with his sights on the leader Keith
Steele. He was gaining on the leader when the engine let go. Limping
around on the last lap, the engine quit with just two turns from the
finish. In the end the team was awarded 6th place.
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- "This weekend I really
learned how to drive this two-wheel drive truck. The last few years
I've been racing in the Formula 4x4 trucks, and I've had learn how
to go through the corners differently. We still have to solve our
engine problems, but I know we will be ready for Crandon."- Eric
Ruppel.
Next Race - June
25-26,The Forest County Potawatomi Bingo Off-Road Championships in
Crandon, Wisconsin.
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