Jim Baldwin Relinquishes Operations of Championship Off Road Racing

CORR CEO Steps DownJim Baldwin Relinquishes Operations of CORR
Posted December 5 2008 17:36 by Erin Granoff -->

Jim Baldwin Relinquishes Operations of
Championship Off Road Racing

Newport Beach, CA (December 5, 2008)--Today, CORR owner Jim Baldwin has announced that he is stepping down as CEO of Championship Off Road Racing. While retaining ownership, Mr. Baldwin will relinquish control of the day to day operations and management of the off road racing series and elevate Cissy Baldwin to CEO. PMF Event Services Executive Producer, Jason Markham, will be also joining Cissy Baldwin on the management team.

In just under four years since purchasing CORR, Mr. Baldwin brought short course off road racing to national level. Despite difficulties brought on by the current economic recession, CORR has experienced triple digit growth in all aspects including spectator attendance, race participants, national awareness, and television viewers.

Mr. Baldwin made the following statement:

"Long before purchasing CORR in 2005, off road racing has been my passion and my pride. My family and I have had an amazing experience both in off road racing and being so deeply involved in the sport. Seeing the potential, I purchased CORR with the goal of developing a national presence. In the past few years, we have seen our efforts pay off as CORR and short course racing entered into the national motor sports spotlight. Recently I have experienced challenges but I have no doubt that CORR has the potential to succeed. Cissy Baldwin has clearly demonstrated her abilities and I have full faith and confidence that she will steer CORR to the next level. It is with a heavy heart, with the best interest in the future of CORR and short course racing, that I must now step aside from managing the operations of the series to empower the CORR management team to carry on this vision."

As Mr. Baldwin hands over the reins of the series he will devote his efforts to his real estate business and other business interests that have become his primary focus. While it remains the premier short course racing series in the nation, the CORR team is continuing to develop a revised plan for the 2009 season that will build upon the progress that has been developed under Mr. Baldwin's leadership.

Championship Off Road Racing™ brings high action, four wheel motorsports including two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive trucks to the closed course off road arena.
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Official Announcement can be found here:
http://www.corracing.com/blog.asp?bid=1&pid=232

Championship Off Road Racing Cancels Final 2008 Race

Championship Off Road Racing Cancels Final 2008 Race

Newport Beach, CA (November 14, 2008)— Championship Off Road Racing has regretfully announced the cancellation of its final race weekend of the 2008 season scheduled to be held in Chula Vista, California on December 6th – 7th 2008.

Championship Off Road Racing, CEO Jim Baldwin made the following statement:

“The current national financial crisis has impacted our series to the degree that it has become impossible to produce the quality off road racing experience that our fans, racers and sponsors have enjoyed. While it has been our most sincere effort to hold this final event, every possible avenue was exhausted before reaching this difficult decision. Although we have been forced to prematurely end the current season, we are strongly committed to providing the ultimate off road racing experience on the most extreme tracks while continuing to grow the sport. We apologize to our sponsors, teams and especially to our loyal fans for any inconvenience that this has caused. Our commitment to this sport, sponsors, the teams, and fans that support us is unwavering. We will continue to vigorously pursue our objective: To build the most exciting nationally recognized short course off road racing series in the country.”
CORR is in the midst of establishing a solid 2009 race schedule. This confirmed schedule, to be released shortly, is comprised of twelve rounds of racing to be held on six weekends in 2009. There are currently discussions underway with the objective of increasing that number to as many as eight race weekends and 16 rounds. We are working to assemble a revised business plan that will reflect the steps necessary to overcome the current economic challenges. Our sponsors have shown us that they understand the current economic climate and have expressed their desire to participate with us in seeing this sport blossom. The significant investment made in CORR has brought huge crowds, national exposure, and some of the most exciting racing ever seen in the dirt.

http://www.corracing.com/blog.asp?bid=1&pid=227

UTV Industry News

Dragon Fire Racing, Larry Roeseler and Kawasaki team up to race CORR

Dragon Fire Racing, Baja Champion Larry Roeseler and Kawasaki align to bring the Kawasaki Teryx to Championship Off Road Racing.

As the Side by Side industry grows, it grows attention. Attention is coming from new sponsors, manufactures, and drivers.

Short course racing has brought allot of attention to the Side By Side Market, and the close racing amongst manufactures and drivers continues to bring new and talented people into the sport. Larry Roeseler not only brings talent and positive attention to our sport but a personality that is approachable and fan base that stretches many generations. Larry is a recognized motorcycle racer with 10 Overall wins in the Baja 1000, 9 Overall's at the Baja 500, 10 I.S.D.E. Gold Medals and inducted into AMA's motorcycle Hall of Fame. Not stopping in his winning ways, Larry took to 4 wheels in 1995 and has then added 2 more Baja 1000 Overall's and also 2 more Baja 500's, not to mention several Championships and class wins along the way.

Larry has been a Team Green Rider for 18 years, and continues to be a spokesman for the company. His ability to not only improve a vehicle but to continue its development is what makes this new racing team so exciting. We have spent the last 6 months designing this car for Larry, and have thought of everything we could do to make it the most advanced race car on the track.

“I am a very lucky man, being involved in so many different projects over the years and now this with Dragon Fire Racing, I'm very excited. I can't wait for everyone to see this race car and team at the CORR races. It'll turn some heads and trust me we'll win some races".

The Teryx Larry will be driving will set a standard for the Side x Side industry and will only help the products that we see available at the manufacture and accessory level continue to grow.
The Teryx has Carbon Fiber Wheels specifically designed to allow the suspension to have over 17 inches but meet the width requirement set forth in the CORR Rules.

To handle the 130 HP developed by the Teryx Motor, the car will have 14 inch ITP Tires on all 4 corners.

Type 1 rear axles and CV’s with inboard hubs and disk brakes were developed to handle the horse power and CV angle. To handle the steering a new front steer spindles, custom racks, quick steer, and steering dampener were developed.

All new a arms were designed with 24 inch Elka Elite shocks mounted to the lower arms, in both the front and rear, keeping the roll center of the car as low as possible. Elka suspension designed all new shocks with 8 inch remote reservoirs for increase cooling capacity, as well as bigger diameter shock bodies and shock shafts due to the increased travel.

Hanging racing billet brake Pedal, with a remote reservoir was developed to give the driver more space in the driving compartment.

Race Pack developed a digital Dash that displays RPM, SPEED, Water and Oil Temp, Oil Pressure, as well as shock temperature, allowing the driver to manage all the key functions of the vehicle.

All these products and more will make it to market and be available for the Weekend Racer or Warrior. It is products like this that will put DragonFire Racing and Kawasaki on the podium and on your car.

More details on the Dragon Fire Racing Teryx can be found at:
http://www.utvguide.net/dfr_race_sxs.htm