Produced by Mad Media  Directed by the Martelli Brothers

Produced by Mad Media. Directed by The Martelli Brothers. Director of Photography Milan Spasic.

Even though Casey had no time to test or set up the truck, he managed to qualify 9^th, which set him up for a 4^th row start. Near the beginning of the race the number #92 truck actually flipped into the hood of Casey’s #2 Monster Energy Pro-lite stopping him and send him to the last position. Casey turned on the heat and fought his way back up to 5^th place pushing the rented truck to its limit. Casey crossed the finish line in a respectable 5^th place.

Casey Currie flies during Lucas Oil Off-Road race season opener

After having some time in the truck, Casey made a lot of changes to improve the performance of the truck. Sunday’s qualifying was canceled due to rain and the divers were only given one lap to shake down their vehicles, making the slippery wet conditions even more of an obstacle. On Sunday Casey started on the poll and led the first few laps until Rodrigo Ampudia got around him. Casey stayed in the 2^nd position until the restart. Two laps after the restart Casy’s truck began to lose power eventually stopping due to a mechanical failure with the carburetor.

Casey had this to say about the race: “We really had to scramble to make it here. On Tuesday I had no idea what I was going to drive! My team pulled together with support form our sponsors and we made is out to the race. On Saturday I had a hard time adaption to the rented truck, but by Sunday I felt it was working much better. I would have liked to finish on the podium, but making it to the race was a victory in itself. I had a great time battling some of the top racers in the Pro-lite class.”

Come by the pit area to check out Casey’s Pro-lite truck and pick up some free posters.

Check out Casey’s website for race results, photos and video at: http://www.caseycurrie.com/

Casey Curry is sponsored by:

Monster Energy, BFGoodrich Tires, Currie Enterprises, Magnaflow Exhaust, American Wire Harness, GoPro Cameras, Goodridge, Howe Performance, K&N Filters, Kawasaki, Kicker Audio, King Shocks, Leatt Brace, Light Force Lights, MasterCraft Safety, Motive Gear, Oakley, PWR Radiators, Race Line Wheels, Ringers Gloves, Sign Pros, Simple Green, Torco Oil

Management & Media by:

Mad Media

Matt Martelli

(760) 721-3600 or matt@madmedia.com

For additional news and updates check out: http://www.caseycurrie.com/

For Casey Currie images, please visit:http://www.caseycurrie.com/

High-resolution photos are also available upon request

BJ Baldwin wins Parker 425!

The Best in the Desert Parker 425 started in 1972, known then as the Norra Dam “500”, by 1974 the race had evolved to the Parker “400”, and continued to develop into one of the premier off-road races on American soil. Taking place along the banks of the Colorado River, the race features time trials pitting racers against the clock in a short dash for start position. The 140-mile loop features some of the most challenging terrain in America including sandy whoops, rocky washes, high speed graded roads, silt beds, and the crowd pleasing ” Parker Python” a spectator friendly winding infield section of the course.

On Thursday despite being 77th car to start qualifying BJ had a solid qualifying run finishing 4th setting him up for a dust free first lap. The weather also worked in the favor of racers with frequent light rains dust would be much less of a factor than previous years. The race started at daybreak on Saturday February 6th as the vehicles rocketed out of downtown Parker off-into the treacherous Arizona desert. BJ was off to a good start keeping a constant pace, pressuring the top race field. On lap one BJ had a quick-release mechanism fail causing the spare tire to fall off the rear of the truck. Shortly their after BJ received his one and only flat while in the dust passing a fellow competitor. The tire held up until the truck was at 126 mph on fence line road. By lap 2 BJ had gained position on time but kept steadily moving up. By lap 3 BJ had the lead both physically and on corrected time.

“Ballistic” BJ Baldwin won the grueling race in domination fashion finishing 19 minutes ahead of the nearest vehicle and 39 minutes ahead of the next trophy truck. Shaking off a rough 2009 season BJ had this to say about the victory; “It feels great to be back on top of the podium. We had a great race with very little problems. The truck ran great and we came prepared. We had some radio issues after we knocked our antenna off, but other than that we ran pretty much problem free. I was just trying to be steady and let the race come to me. It was hard to not push hard the whole time. There was a lot of good competition, but I just tried to run my race and not worry too much about any body else. I have to thank my crew, my sponsors, and all the fans who came out to see the best racers in off-road do battle. The champ is back!”

BJ Baldwin’s next race will be the Mastercraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 March 12th – 14th

BJ Baldwin is sponsored by:

General Tire, Mastercraft Safety, Method Race Wheels, Vision-X lights, King Shocks and K&N Filters

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Mad Media presents: “Anywhere Is Possible” - The new ”Ballistic” BJ Baldwin General Tires commercial produced by Mad Media, Directed by Matt Martelli, and edited by Joshua Martelli “The Martelli Brothers”.  The commercial features “Ballistic”  BJ Baldwin attacking the Nevada desert with the General Grabber Competition tires. The piece was shot almost entirely on a RED camera over the course of two days just outside, Las Vegas, NV. Director of Photography duties were shared by Jay Schweitzer and Mike “Mackdawg” McEntire with additional cinematography by Chris Adams and Matt Martelli. The music and voice over were produced by Shawn Zuzek. The spot is currently airing on The SPEED Channel and NBC.

Ballistic BJ Baldwin is featured in the fall issue of 0-60 Magazine. Get off your ass and buy the issue or subscribe now!

Click the pics below to check out the spread!

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Event: Lucas Off-Road Racing Series Round 5+6

Date: June 26th –28th, 2009

Location: Lake Elsinore, CA

Robby Woods Photo Gallery:

http://www.robbywoods.com/

High resolution photos available on request.

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Robby Woods runs fastest lap and hangs with the front runners at Lucas Oil Off-Road Series in Lake Elsinore, CA

Robby Woods charged the field at the Lucas Off-Road Racing Series Round 5+6, at Lake Elsinore Motorsports Complex managing not only to challenge the front of the pack, but to run the three fastest laps of the weekend. The young upstart has already been on the podium this year managing to battle his way to a 2nd place finish at the Surprize, AZ race. Sporting new sponsorships from Lucas Oil’s Slick Mist and General Tire, Robby came out swinging finishing 5th on Saturday and breaking on Sunday while in 2nd place.

Saturday

Robby started 9th and immediately attacked the field working his way up to 5th by the 3rd lap. Then when he battled Jerry Whelchel for 4th, Robby lost oil pressure and was forced to retire. The issue was caused by damage incurred during a rollover during practice. Robby managed to shake it off and come out and finish 5th in the combined Unlimited 4 + Unlimited 2 race, making him the first Unlimited 2 to the checkered flag.

Sunday

Robby started in 6th position, but immediately moved up to 5th. By lap 3, Robby had moved to 2nd and held position for seven of twelve laps. Robby fell back to 5th after making a slight mistake in turn one causing him to lose his momentum. Robby fought his way back up passing Carl Renezeder, Bryce Menzies and Jerry Whelchel to get back to 2nd and on the heals of race leader Greg Adler. During a full course caution caused by Jerry Whelchel’s crash, Robby’s electrical system caught fire taking him out of the heated race. Only his 7th off-road race of his young carrier, Robby left an impression on the 6,000 plus crowd gathered to witness the no-holds barred spectacle of short course off-road. The message he sent was simple “ I am here to win and race as hard as I can.”

Robby had this to say about the effort; “We not only ran upfront until we had mechanical, issues but we ran the 3 fastest laps of the weekend. I think this proves I am going to challenge the podium at every race.”

“I really want thank all my sponsors, especially Slick Mist and General Tire. They really helped me get here. The General’s worked great. I also want to thank my family, friends and fans, they all have a part in getting me out to every race,” stated the enthusiastic Woods.

Check out Robby Woods website for race results, photos and video at http://www.robbywoods.com/

Robby’s next race will be round 7+8 of the Lucas Off-Road Racing Series at Lake Elsinore Motorsports Complex on July 25th –26th

Robby Woods is sponsored by:

Slick Mist, General Tire, King Shocks, Pro-Am, K&N, Mastercraft, and Sparco

Management & Media by:

Mad Media

Matt Martelli

(760) 721-3600 or matt@madmedia.com

For additional news and updates check out:

http://www.robbywoods.com/

High-resolution photos are also available upon request

Casey Currie Photo Gallery:
http://www.caseycurrie.com/
High resolution photos available on request.
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Casey Currie runs away with a first place finish at TORC season opener in Texas!

The season opener of the virgin TORC series in Fort Worth, Texas started out with some door banging and mud flying off-road racing action. The tight and relatively flat track made for some extremely technical racing. The track would be made even more challenging by heavy rain on Saturday. Despite the challenges, Texans got a good dose of what short course off-road is all about, door-to-door 850+ horsepower racing in the dirt!

Casey Currie started the short course season strong with 3 podiums and 5 top five finishes but still not achieving the results he wanted. “ I have set high goals for myself this year. I want to win and I want to dominate. I am going to do whatever it takes to be the fastest driver out there. I have been working on improving all aspects of my racing mentally, physically, and mechanically,” stated Casey.

Friday’s racing began with challenges. The freshly groomed track was covered with loose dirt, causing the first qualifiers to be the slowest.  Casey started 11th and methodically moved his way up on the extremely narrow track. “Passing was almost impossible. Starting position was critical. I had to fight for each pass,” stated Casey. Ultimately Casey finished 4th, just off the podium.

Saturday’s racing would add more difficulty to the already frustrating course. The track was extremely tricky due to excessive rain. With practice canceled, a good start was going to be extremely critical for line selection and vision. The Pro-lites were the first vehicles to hit the muddy mess of a track.
Casey started 2nd row inside and managed to fight his way out front. Once out front, Casey checked out, putting over 30 car lengths between the next competitor by the restart. Casey managed to maintain the lead after the restart and again checked out, finishing with over a 20-car length lead!

Casey had this to say about the victory; “We have been working on getting our truck right and we finally got it! We set the tire selection and suspension for this track and we were right on. When everything works together I feel unstoppable. Podiums are good, but wins are what we are after!”

Check out Casey Currie’s website for race results, photos and video at http://www.caseycurrie.com/

Casey’s next race will be round 2+3 of the TORC series at Perris Auto Speedway on May 29th –30th

Casey Currie is sponsored by:
BF Goodrich Tires, Currie Enterprises, King Shocks, TORCO Oil, PWR Radiators, Raceline Wheels, Motive Gear, Oakley, Etnies, Leatt Brace, Team Associated, and Kicker Audio.

Management & Media by:

Mad Media
Matt Martelli
(760) 721-3600 or matt@madmedia.com

For additional news and updates check out:
http://www.caseycurrie.com/

High-resolution photos are also available upon request