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Team Wandahsega takes home a Crandon World Championship title on
General Grabbers
Crandon, WI – (Sept 12, 2010) – Ben Wandahsega and Team Wandahsega took
home the title of World Champions at Crandon International Off-Road Speedway
along with their first-ever Crandon World Championship rings in Crandon, WI
racing on the street legal General Grabber tires in the Limited 2 Class.
The start of the race weekend wasn’t looking to promising for any type of racing.
Rain and windy conditions led to the cancelation of the Friday night race for three
different classes, including Limited 2.
Undesirable weather conditions continued into Saturday morning, but by the time
the Limited 2 class hit the starting line at 12:45 p.m., the track conditions were
near perfect. Team Wandahsega started in the second row, and when the flag
dropped, their Wegner Motor pulled hard with assistance from their new General
Grabber street legal tires.
Wandahsega ended up 5th around the first corner, and immediately went to work,
looking for the podium positions. Though they had some trouble getting by
slower traffic and by the competition yellow, they held a solid position in 3rd place.
When the green flag waved again, Team Wandahsega was in perfect position to
run at the leaders. After bumping the lead truck, Wandahsega moved to the front
of the pack, holding their leading position in the last four laps to win the race.
“This is our team’s first World Champion Title, and to go along with that, it is a
Crandon World Champion ring,” said Ben Wandahsega. “Every racer wants to
get one in their racing career. Winning this race was our goal, not only for
ourselves, but for our great sponsors like General Tire.”
Along with Wandahsega, the Wandahsega Team was made up of drivers Mark
Wirhanowicz, Kevin Oslund, Jesse Cretens, Kevin Meyers, John Knapp and
Russ Wolf, with spotting from RJ Flanagan.
“We’re very pleased by Team Wandahsega’s world-class performance at this
exhilarating race,” said Travis Roffler, director of marketing, General Tire. “We’re
proud to see our General Grabbers succeed in unleashing their fury on a worldrenowned track like the one here in Crandon.”
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