Not a simple debut for the Nissan Titan at the race track
The Nissan Titan PRO 4×4 did not get a simple debut at the Lucas Oil World Series of Off-Road Racing (WSORR) Forest County Potawatomi Brush Run Races at Crandon Raceway this past weekend. For the new Nissan Motorsports which used the new race truck took an incredible win at the “14th Annual Potawatomi Chairman’s Cup Race.” But it did not just stop there, proving its capabilities by getting two third-place finishes in Saturday’s Rounds 3 and Sunday’s Round 4 WSORR competition. The powerful vehicle was driven by none other than championship-winning driver Carl Renezeder. Additionally in the PRO Light Pickup division is Chad Hord, who drove his Nissan Frontier-bodied race truck, took a second place in Round 3 and won the Round 4 race.
“We knew that the new Nissan Motorsports 4-wheel drive Titan-bodied race truck was going to be competitive, but to take a win in the first weekend of competition is more than we could have expected,” said Nissan Motorsports Marketing and Operations Senior Manager Ron Stukenberg. “Capped off with four podium finishes and a win for Chad Hord and his Frontier-bodied race truck is a true testament to the dominance of Nissan Motorsports power and the championship-winning drivers, Carl Renezeder and Chad Hord, as well as their top-flight teams.”
The 2007 season witnessed a number of debuts for Nissan Motorsports not just in the WSORR racing series, but also for Renezeder’s 715- horsepower 4-wheel drive Titan race truck this past weekend. Also, who would forget the all-new 310-horsepower Nissan Frontier race truck in the PRO Light Pickup division, which was first seen at the inaugural WSORR event on May 19 and 20.
In a detailed report of the Saturday race, Chad Hord ran a solid race by starting second and finishing in the same spot of the Round 3 PRO Light Pickup competition. During the Round 3 PRO 4×4, the situation became challenging as Carl Renezeder had to start towards the back of the pack because the new Nissan Titan race truck did not have any championship points from the first two rounds. Add to that the Titan had only 14 laps of practice prior to the start of the race. This, however, did not phase Renezeder, as he sliced through the field to finish in the third position.
The Titan and Frontier became victorious during the Sunday race as Chad Hord, in his Nissan Frontier-bodied race truck, won in Round 4 of the PRO Light Pickup competition. After a great starting position, Hord remained in second place, right behind the leader. Just in the right time, Hord took the lead and drove away from the pack of approaching trucks, cruising to victory and adding another win to Nissan Motorsports’ impressive victory. In Pro 4×4 division, Renezeder battled through traffic to take another third place finish in his Titan-bodied racer, ending a solid weekend of official WSORR competition for the new truck.
Renezeder also took home another win for Nissan Motorsports by taking the lead in the 14th Annual Potawatomi Chairman’s Cup Race, with a mere two laps to go. He started out in the back of both packs in his PRO 4×4 Nissan Titan race truck, and worked his way through the varied field of 17 racers.
The 14th Annual Potawatomi Chairman’s Cup Race is a unique ten lap money-only race with a $20,000 prize going to the winner. WSORR is the newest short course off-road racing in the United States. Based in the Midwest, WSORR features a high-speed, high-impact off-road racing experience which takes place at key tracks in Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri and Wisconsin.