http://www.johnnygreaves.com/ Johnny Greaves Race Reports and News Feed en-us Copyright 2009 Johnny G Motorsports http://www.johnnygreaves.com/press.htm April 3, 2009 (Abrams, WI)-Greaves Motorsports announced today that Supercross Champion and legend, Jeremy McGrath, will be racing the Toyota powered Pro 2 TRUCK for the star-studded Monster Energy Toyota Off-Road Team owned by Greaves Motorsports. The team will debut at The Traxxas TORC Series that kicks off May 15th and 16th at Texas Motor Speedway near Dallas under the lights. Greaves will handle the Pro 4x4 duties as well as directing the veteran team.

"This is really exciting for me to join with a champion like Johnny and one of the most successful teams in short-course history," said McGrath. "Johnny has been one of the guys I looked up to in short-course since I started and to be a part of such a successful team really gets me fired-up. I tested the BFGoodrich Toyota Greaves-built machine a few weeks ago and I knew right away that I would have a great chance to win a title. It was really fast and the Fox Shox were really working. I'm glad we were able to work it out with Monster, Toyota and the rest of the team and I am stoked to be here and looking forward to the TRD team backing us up at the track. This team expects championships and that is what I'm all about too," McGrath continued.

Read Full Story...]]> http://www.johnnygreaves.com/press.htm#goodtimes Foothill Ranch, CA (March 26, 2009)-The PDG and TORC kicked-off the up-coming inaugural season of the Traxxas TORC Series last evening with a star studed event held at Oakley's breathtaking headquarters in Foothill Ranch, CA,. The crowd of drivers, sponsors and fans showed up early and stayed late with the excitement of the upcoming season dominating the topic conversation during the cocktail party. Oakley, Monster Energy, and Red Bull provided food and drinks for an electrified crowd of short-course enthusiasts and PDG drivers and their race trucks were on hand along with sponsors and members of the press.

"This crowd really exceeded my expectations and I am really stoked about the success of the event," stated Ricky Johnson, owner of The Traxxas TORC Series. "The enthusiasm and support from this crowd really means a lot to my partner Mitch and me. It was really rewarding to finally meet a lot of the drivers, press, sponsors and fans that came out tonight."

Read Full Story...]]> http://www.johnnygreaves.com/press.htm#testday Perris, CA (March 16, 2009)–The Professional Drivers Group (PDG) announces a change in dates for the PDG Driver Orientation Event. Due to the overwhelming response and at the urging of the sponsors, we have moved the test days to Sunday and Monday (April 19th-20th) so as to not conflict with the Best In The Desert race.

The 2-day TORC Series open practice at Perris Raceway in Perris, CA, will be FREE to all PDG members, compliments of AMSOIL. This is a great opportunity to get driver and equipment dialed in for the 2009 TORC Series season. This will be a great chance to practice with some of the best off-road drivers in the country! A USAC license is also required.

Read Full Story...]]> http://www.johnnygreaves.com/press.htm#unification Los Angeles, CA (January 17, 2009) - Off-road racer and Supercross legend Ricky Johnson and the principals of the Off-Road World Series in the Midwest, announced this morning that they have agreed to bring both their organizations together forming a new organization named the Off-Road Grand Prix(tm) (ORGP or Off-Road GP). The move will solidify short-course off-road racing and unify the off-road racing communities and driver bases of the Midwest and the Western U.S.

A letter of intent was signed with the World Series and a new 2009 series schedule will be released as early as this coming Tuesday which will include eight races at venues in Phoenix, AZ; Crandon, WI; Bark River, MI; Oshkosh, WI; and Perris, CA. The events will be sanctioned and operated in cooperation with the United States Auto Club (USAC). The Off-Road Grand Prix(tm) Series will be the exclusive short-course off-road series of USAC. The agreement gives ORGP long-term exclusive rights to hold off-road races at Crandon International Off-Road Raceway in Crandon, WI, and Bark River International Raceway near Escanaba, MI.

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