Casey Currie Puts Monster Energy on the Podium for Sixth Time in Eight Rounds of Traxxas TORC Series Racing
August 19th, 2010 | News | casey| Anaheim, CA (August 17, 2010)—CaseyCurrie Motorsports loaded up the V8/Pro Light Monster Energy/ Ford and took the long journey from Anaheim, CA, to the upper peninsula of Michigan for rounds 7 and 8 of the Traxxas TORC Series this past weekend in Bark River, MI. Casey was hoping to improve on the two second place finishes in Oshkosh a few weeks ago. A good performance would be important in order to hang tight in the points with leader Marty Hart. Casey would walk away from the weekend’s action with yet another podium, a second place finish on Sunday, but a miscue on Saturday cost him a good finish.
The Bark River track is a “drivers’ track” and arguable one of the fastest tracks in the series. It snakes its way around hills, gravel pits, a cemetery, and features a huge jump called Monster Energy Leap. The Bark River Lions Club has been putting on this race for 35 years and has offered some very exciting off-road racing in its fabled history. Saturday: Slip, Sliding AwayCurrie starting from the number 3 position on row 2 and got off to a great start. He hit the inside line of the horseshoe shaped holeshot to land in 2nd as the field rounded the corner into the front stretch in front of a huge crowd of more than 10,000 screaming fans. Marty Hart was in the lead and began to stretch his lead going into Cemetery Corner with Currie in hot pursuit. Currie knew there was something wrong though as the track felt slipperier than normal. He was struggling to keep his Ford pointed in the right direction and just before the AMSOIL sweeper on the back stretch; Casey’s Monster Energy Pro Light took a 180 degree spin. The entire field went by before he could get going again. Casey would battle back to as high as fourth, only to spin again. He ended the race in the sixth position. Currie said following the race: “The BFG’s were fine. I just think we made a huge mistake by not resetting the tire pressure in the rear. That made the truck really hard to drive. We will regroup and do better tomorrow.” Sunday: Redemption
Casey was sitting in the second spot and began to feel pressure from Andrew Caddell. Caddell tried several times to pass but Casey was able to hold him off until the competition caution. Caddell took second as the yellow flag flew at the midway point. On the restart, Marty Hart had the front position and was able to win the race to turn one. Casey got a great run down the hill and moved to the inside of Caddell to try to make the pass. Caddell blocked the line causing Casey to have to check up to avoid a collision. As the top three went nose-to-tail through Cemetery Corner, Marty Hart suddenly lost power, sending Caddell and Currie scrambling to avoid the broken Hart machine. Caddell advanced to the lead as the front runners sailed over Monster Energy Leap. Caddell and Currie would finish the race 1 and 2 with Luke Johnson rounding out the podium.
Casey will try to narrow his 13 points standings deficit at the next race which will be at Chicagoland’s Route 66 Raceway on Wednesday, August 25th-26th. The season finale will be at Crandon International Raceway on Labor Day weekend. Reruns of the Bark River race can be seen on the TORC Series’ website: TORCseries.com or on USAC’s USTREAM portal. Be sure to watch the TORC Series’ premiere on theDiscovery Channel’s HD Theatre in high definition coming next month in prime time. The 26 hours of exciting off-road drama, captured on multiple high-performance RED digital cine cameras, will air every Thursday at 8pm and 11pm EST beginning Sept 2nd, meaning primetime series coverage on both the East and West coasts. |
| Casey Currie Motorsports would like to thank all their Partners: Monster Energy, BFGoodrich Tires, Currie Enterprises, Magnaflow Exhaust, Motive Gear,American Wire Harness, GoPro Cameras, Goodridge, K&N Filters, Kawasaki, Kicker Audio, King Shocks, Leatt Brace, HJC, MasterCraft Safety, Oakley, CBR Radiators, Sign Pros,Simple Green, Torco Oil, Pro Am. |
With another opportunity to set things aright on Sunday, Casey Currie lined up his number 2 machine in the pole position. When the green flag flew, Casey got a great jump, winning the holeshot and into the lead through turn one. Behind him, a hard charging Marty Hart was picking off competitors one-by-one, eventually catching Currie to take the lead before the start/finish line on the first lap.
“The BFG’s were working great today!” said a happy Currie from the podium. “The guys worked really hard to get the truck ready so that we would have a chance to rebound from yesterday. We’re going to be testing this week to get the truck dialed in for Chicago. We definitely need to step our game up if we are going to make a run for the championship in these final races.”Casey Currie Takes Back-to-Back Runner-up Finishes at the Oshkosh Speedzone for Monster Energy in Traxxas TORC Series Rounds 5 and 6
August 19th, 2010 | News | casey| Anaheim, CA (August 4, 2010)–Casey Currie took his Monster Energy PRO LIGHT team to the Traxxas TORC Series rounds 5 and 6 at the Oshkosh Speedzone Raceway tied for the top spot in the points standings. When the dust settled, he had two second place podium finishes. However, Marty Hart’s two wins left Casey second in the points but separated by only 9 points.
The Oshkosh track, a reconfigured stockcar oval, would offer up tight and technical turns that played havoc on many of the drivers during the weekend racing action. While many of the trucks were flipping and rolling over behind him, Casey’s BFG’s would fit the track like a glove, providing superior traction as he maneuvered through the 180 degree turns into the infield portion of the track without any problems. Friday night, Currie’s black Monster Energy number 2 machine rolled off in the 5th position on the third row. When the green flag flew, Casey, Marty Hart and Randy Eller made it through the hole shot, cleanly dicing through the field. With Marty Hart out front, Eller and Currie went side-by-side through the infield tabletop and rhythm section. By the end of lap one, Casey had powered his V8 out to the second spot. On the restart following the competition caution, Casey charged hard to challenge for the lead but Marty was able to hold him off through the infield turns. Meanwhile behind the two leaders, Andrew Caddell flipped and landed on his side bringing out a full course caution and race stoppage. Seeing the restart as possibly the only opportunity he would have to make the pass on Hart, Casey wound it up and jumped out quick for a great restart-shooting ahead and even going ahead of Hart briefly. But Hart had the inside line and was able to go back to the lead when the competitors reached the tight left-hand turn at the exit of the back stretch. The two leaders pulled away from the field and ended up with Hart getting the win followed by Currie in second and Cunningham rounding out the podium. Saturday night under the lights racing featured even more flips and rolls. In fact, on lap one, Shawn Morris rolled hard bringing out the red flag and a complete restart once the track was cleared. The restart was furious. Several trucks got together in turn three and Casey took advantage of the mayhem and picked up several spots, landing in third behind Andrew Caddell and Todd Cunningham. Marty Hart was also in the mix and was able take a clean line inside of the bunched-up trucks to grab the lead. From the competition caution to the end of the race, Casey and Cunningham would engage in a classic seesaw battle that saw them exchange the second place position back and forth with Cunningham eventually holding the spot at the checkered flag—but not without controversy. USAC officials would ultimately award the second place spot to Casey due to a penalty Cunningham would receive for jumping the restart at the midway caution. Casey had this to say about his weekend: “I’m a little bummed about not winning but very excited that we’re still close and in the hunt for the championship. I’m looking forward to getting up to Bark River and hopefully being successful there. My BFG’s were really hooking up great tonight. I was able to get into the tight corners well and keep the pressure on Marty.” Casey Currie Motorsports will head back to Bark River, MI on August 14-15th for the next rounds of the Traxxas TORC Series. Replays of live web streaming of the races can be seen onTORCseries.com. Look for the broadcast of TORC series season on HD Theatre in high definition to premier on September 2nd. |
| Casey Currie Motorsports would like to thank all their Partners: Monster Energy, BFGoodrich Tires, Currie Enterprises, Magnaflow Exhaust, Motive Gear, American Wire Harness, GoPro Cameras, Goodridge, K&N Filters, Kawasaki, Kicker Audio, King Shocks, Leatt Brace, HJC, MasterCraft Safety, Oakley, CBR Radiators, Sign Pros,Simple Green, Torco Oil, Pro Am. |
Casey Currie comes away from Bark River with 2 podium finishes and a tie for the points lead.
August 02nd, 2010 | News | caseyAnaheim, CA (July 14th, 2010) – Casey Currie Motorsports headed to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, for the TORC series round 3 & 4. This track is one of the fastest tracks in the series with technical S turns, the Cemetery Corner and the biggest jump of the year, the Monster Energy Leap. The track is known to be a drivers track.
Casey Currie started Saturday off by qualifying in the 3rd position giving him the outside pole after the inversion. When the green flag flew he raced to second place, behind Marty Hart. After racing behind Marty for a couple of laps Currie was passed by Andrew Caddell leading into the competition yellow. When the green flag dropped for the final 4 laps Currie drove to a solid 3rd place finish. “I am very impressed with this V8 truck, we are still learning everyday and we will be making lots of changes tonight to come out tomorrow stronger, our truck set up is still not 100% but its getting closer every time we get on the track. The racing was great today and we had no damage to the truck”
Sundays race line up is the top 6 finishers from Saturday inverted, so Casey started outside of the 2nd row. When the green flag dropped there was contact everywhere and Currie ended up 5th coming out of the first corner, after a couple of laps of following Eller, Currie finally made the pass stick putting him 4th for the competition yellow. When the green flag dropped Currie made a quick move around LJ (Luke Johnson) to start chasing down the leaders. After running behind Caddell for 2 laps he pulled off with a problem, moving Currie up to 2nd behind Hart. When the white flag waved Hart was in sight but not close enough to catch, putting Casey 2nd for the day.
The 2nd place finish moves Currie into a tie for the points lead. “We had a rough race in the beginning, I couldn’t find lines to pass and the slippery track didn’t help, but after the competition yellow we started finding the groove and moving forward. We ran out of laps but the truck felt good today, and I am happy with my 2nd place finish.”
Casey Currie Motorsports would like to thank all their Partners:
Monster Energy, BFGoodrich Tires, Currie Enterprises, Magnaflow Exhaust, Motive Gear, American Wire Harness, GoPro Cameras, Goodridge, , K&N Filters, Kawasaki, Kicker Audio, King Shocks, Leatt Brace, HJC, MasterCraft Safety, Oakley, CBR Radiators, Sign Pros, Simple Green, Torco Oil, Pro Am.
Casey Currie Motorsports will head to the Oshkosh Speedzone in Oshkosh, WI, on July 23-24 for the next rounds of the Traxxas TORC Series. Replays of live web streaming of the races can be seen on TORCseries.com.
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Casey Currie starts TORC season off with a dominant first place finish
June 24th, 2010 | News | caseyCasey Currie battles for top five finish at Lucas Oil Off-road season opener
March 16th, 2010 | News | casey
Casey Currie battles for top five finish at Lucas Oil Off-road season opener
The Season opener for Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series started in spectacular fashion with a stacked field of racers and magnificently constructed, technical track. The facility located at Las Vegas Motor speedway offered exciting racing and great spectating a like. After being notified two days before the race that he was to be there, Casey Currie scrambled and rented a Pro-lite from Garrit Wallace. The truck had been sitting in a trailer for 18 months with no prep or maintenance. Casey, his family, and his crew thrashed for 24 hours non-stop to get the truck ready.
Even though Casey had no time to test or set up the truck, he managed to qualify 9th, which set him up for a 4th 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 5th place pushing the rented truck to its limit. Casey crossed the finish line in a respectable 5th place.
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 2nd 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 Currie 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, HJC, MasterCraft Safety, Motive Gear, Oakley, PWR Radiators, Race Line Wheels, Ringers Gloves, Sign Pros, Simple Green, Torco Oil
Casey Currie headed to Monster Energy AMA Supercross San Francisco
January 30th, 2010 | News | adminEvent: Supercross San Francisco
Date: January 30th, 2010
Location: San Francisco, CA
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Casey Currie headed to Monster Energy AMA Supercross San Francisco
Rising off-road talent Casey Currie is headed to Monster Energy AMA Supercross. Not on a bike, but in his number 2 Monster Energy Pro-lite truck. Casey will be at several of rounds of the Monster Energy Supercross events to spread the word on the new and exciting TORC Series.
Here is what Casey had to say about the event: ‚ÄúI grew up riding bikes and watching supercoss. Racing short course off-road in TORC is basically supercross with a cage around you! We are looking forward to seeing Ryan Villopoto on top of the podium”
Come by the pit area to check out Casey’s Pro-lite truck and pick up some free posters, stickers, and signature cards.
Check out Casey’s website for race results, photos and video at: http://www.caseycurrie.com/
Casey’s next race will be the King of the Hammers February 12th
Casey Curry is sponsored by:
Monster Energy
Bfgoodrich Tires, Currie Enterprises, Motive Gear, Magnaflow Exhaust, American Wire Harness, GoPro Cameras, Goodridge, K&N Filters, Kawasaki, Kicker Audio, King Shocks, Leatt Brace, MasterCraft Safety, Oakley, PWR Radiators, Race Line Wheels, Ringers Gloves, Sign Pros, Simple Green, Torco Oil
Continue readingPurse Announced Leduc, Deegan, Currie Set To Battle!
January 21st, 2010 | News | adminThe latest news to come out concerning the upcoming Stadium Kart World Championship is the talent pool. Top racers including Kyle Leduc, Brian Deegan, Cassie Currie, Rick Huseman, Ryan Beat, and even Billy Laninovich will all be racing in the featured Elite Trophy Kart Division.
What is on the line are bragging rights and a fat cash purse of $5000 to be issued to the top 3 finishers. Thanks to Trophy Kart
Race Organizer, Ken Johnson was featured on a recorded episode of Totally Off Road Radio that took place at Pole Position’s recent 2nd Annual Monster Energy Celebrity Kart Race. Ken exclaimed his thoughts on the upcoming event taking place on January 30-31. “I am really stoked from the industry response. Everything has come together with all the elements in place. You know this event has been created with careful organization, proper promotion, and setup with strong appeal to attract participants. I am proud to publicize the event will feature live event coverage on Race-Dezert.com and commentating by Totally Off Road Radio Host Dave Arnold and Jim Holtus.
One more important fact is a $50 discount if you Pre-Enter. Pre-Entry will end Friday Jan 22nd.
Here is the schedule:
Saturday
- Trophy Kart Presents: Stadium Kart World Championship Day 1
- Triumph Motorsports Stadium Quad Race
- Joey Christensen’s R/C Truck Short Course Championship Sponsored by Team Associated
Sunday
- Trophy Kart Presents : Stadium Kart World Championship day 2
- Weller Racing’s: SR1 Demo (Yamaha R1 powered SxS)
On a final note, we want everyone to keep Parker Porter in your thoughts and prayers. A young and talented enthusiast who was really excited for the event pre-registering for Stadium Kart World Championship and even attended the Kyle Leduc Driving School. He showed great promise during the learning session. The following day he was seriously injured during a local Milestone MX event. We are pulling the industry together to show our support.
Continue readingCasey Currie Teryx Ride day at KOH
January 21st, 2010 | News | adminFor those who may be interested, Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Casey Currie is planning a Teryx ride day in conjunction with the King of the Hammers event. the ride day will be on February 7 in the Johnson Valley OHV area
. The ride will consist of some of the famous Hammer trails although none of the super difficult trails will be used. He is laying it out so a stock Teryx will not have any issues making it on the run. There will also be plenty of open desert running so if you always wondered what the KOH was all about, this is your opportunity to check it out first hand.
Casey will also be providing a BBQ lunch and I hear that there will be plenty of prizes available from those who support Casey and the event. Casey will even have his KOH rock buggy on display and if we ask nicely, I’m sure he’ll give us a first hand display of what that car can do in action. I expect it to be a first class event so if your interested please send and email to Info@currieracing.com
Continue readingCasey Currie Testing King of Hammers 2009
January 14th, 2010 | News | admin Continue readingCasey Currie headed to Monster Energy AMA Supercross
January 12th, 2010 | News | adminEvent: Supercross Anaheim
Date: January 9th, 2010
Location: Anaheim, CA
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