Brad Lovell recently reclaimed the XRRA National Championship for the AMSOIL/Torchmate Racing Team at the legendary RAM Off-Road Park in Colorado Springs, Colo., the same course where brother Roger took the championship two years ago.

Because Brad and Roger finished fourth and fifth respectively in the western series this season, they were forced to line up against one another in the morning round, creating a challenge for the team as the brothers usually spot for each other. Taking the challenge in stride, both turned in impressive times, with Brad holding second place and Roger holding fifth halfway through regular racing.

The race course was reversed for the afternoon runs, opening a series of jumps that clear a 15´ ditch followed by a 20´ rock staircase. The AMSOIL/Torchmate Fords sped head-to-head from the start before Roger, with only 250 hp, was forced to work his way around the jumps. Brad cleared all the jumps, but overshot the staircase and almost went end-over-end. Roger suffered a worse fate when his wheel lugs sheared off in a rock notch, putting him out of contention, but allowing him to act as spotter and coach for Brad in the final round.

Seated nine seconds behind leader Rick Dermo and only a few seconds ahead of the rest of the field, Brad lined up against the same jump that nearly wrecked him earlier in the day. With Roger´s coaching, Brad timed the jumps correctly and took over the lead. A smart, clean race in the final run was enough for the Lovells to claim the championship.

Next up for the AMSOIL/Torchmate Racing Team is the Silver State 300 desert race on September 26, where Brad Lovell will navigate for Bill Kunz.

The Traxxas TORC Series presented by AMSOIL marks its return to the west coast with a kickoff party at Roscoe's Deli in Chino Hills, Calif. on Thursday, September 24 at 5 p.m. The party is the start of what will be an exciting weekend of action-packed off-road action at Perris Auto Speedway on Friday and Saturday.

Many of the series´ most talented drivers, including Ricky Johnson and Steve Barlow, will be signing autographs and displaying their 800 horsepower trucks, and fans in attendance will have chances to win Traxxas radio-controlled trucks, race tickets and many other prizes. Dirt Newz will be broadcasting live on dirtnewz.com with all of the latest news and driver interviews from the party.

Roscoe's Deli is located at 14700 Pipeline Avenue in Chino Hills, Calif.

New York Super Boat Grand Prix

The AMSOIL Offshore Racing Team of Bob Teague and Paul Whittier competed in the 19th annual running of the New York Super Boat Grand Prix on September 11 on the Hudson River between Manhattan and Jersey City. Although the river was closed to most traffic for the race, large taxi boats continued to operate on the shore line, creating many large boat wakes. In combination with the current and waves bouncing off the sea walls, the wakes made for a challenging, ever-changing course. Teague and Whittier, however, were up for the challenge, running a flawless race and taking the victory.

Crystal Coast Super Boat Grand Prix

Teague and Whittier competed in the fourth annual Crystal Coast Super Boat Grand Prix in Morehead City, N.C. on the weekend of September 19-20. Following its Saturday test session, the team faced off against the War Paint Cat 750 on Sunday afternoon. Although the AMSOIL boat was hampered about three-fourths through the 84-mile race when a blade snapped off one of the propellers, the team´s fast and consistent pace had already earned them the class victory. The win puts Team AMSOIL in an unbeatable position in the Super Boat International points chase, and the team currently leads the point standings in OPA, OSS, SBI and the Triple Crown Series.

Teague and Whittier will compete at the OSS Horny Toad National Championships this weekend in Lake of the Ozarks, Mo.

Larry Pegram / AMA Pro Road Racing

October 16-18 - Daytona International Speedway - Daytona Beach, FL

Traxxas Off-Road Championship Series - TORC

September 25-26 - Perris Auto Speedway, Perris, CA

Bob Teague

September 25-27 - OSS Horn Toad National Championship - Lake of the Ozarks, MO

See you in the pits!