American Racing News Vol 1, Issue 2 Issue 4 | Page 36

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Estero Beach thrills packed house in
Round 7
For the second year in succession, the Lucas Oil Off
Road Racing Series, presented by GEICO, brought the
action south of the border to Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, and into the beautiful confines of the
Estero Beach Resort, right at the beach at the south
end of this fantastic port city. This track is like no
other in this series, as its relatively flat layout and
extremely speedy nature harkens back to short
courses of old, and the drivers love to compete here.
Round 7 of the 2016 championship unfolded, and the
extremely passionate local fans, whose enthusiasm
for the sport is unrivaled, filled the stands to the
brim, as they enjoyed great weather and even better
racing.

after a fire in yesterday’s practice burned up his first
loom. Second was MacCachren, while third was
LeDuc, fourth was Fortin, and fifth was Renezeder,
who got his #17 Lucas Oil/KMC Wheels Ford past
Adler on the final lap.

Pro Lite Unlimited
Next up were the Pro Lite Unlimiteds, and it was Ryan
Beat heading the pack ahead of Brandon Arthur, Jerett
Brooks, Brock Heger, and Ronnie Anderson. Jeff
Hoffman came to a stop at a dangerous spot just off
track on the second lap, which forced a full course
yellow at the end of the lap.
On the restart lap, Anderson hooked a rut in turn four
and rolled immediately, which brought the full course
yellow right back out, and handed fifth place to Jeremy Stenberg.

Pro 4 Unlimited
Kicking things off in spectacular fashion were the Pro
4 Unlimiteds, and it was top qualifier Bryce Menzies
who led the way early after starting from pole.
At the end of a tight race, MacCachren was closing
rather quickly on Menzies, and over the final lap, he
gave Menzies a good run, remaining a close threat
throughout the lap. However, Menzies was just too
quick, as he brought home the win for his crew, who’d
gone back north of the border for a new wiring loom
and then spent all night getting his truck back together

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The field was allowed to race back to the start/finish
line, and Brooks got past Arthur to take over second
place.
On the restart lap following Anderson’s rollover,
Stenberg passed Heger to snag fourth place, but with
a nice inside pass at turn five a few laps later, Heger
got the position back.
The top five drivers then remained relatively quiet, as
they all maintained their positions through the checkered flag. Up front, it was Beat who brought home his
first win of the season, ahead of Brooks,