PLACERVILLE, CA AUGUST 3, 2010: The W.E. Rock Western Pro National Final held at the Miller Motorsports Park in Salt Lake City, UT finished the season with a different winner in both the Unlimited and Pro Modified classes for the fourth competition in a row. There were several battles over the course of two days fighting to be the winner in each class of this final race of the series.
Both the Unlimited and the Pro Modified class had top three place battles going all weekend. In the Unlimited class, it came down to the shootout where Dion Wakefield from Canada proved to be a huge threat by taking first place. Brent Bradshaw was hot on his tail with a close 2nd place finish, and Matt Messer finished 3rd. In the Pro Modified class, Jesse Haines claimed the win over Nick Campbell, taking it down to the 
wire and winning the points lead with his shootout score. Troy Bailey took third in the class rounding out yet another amazing competition. “Every single event in the W.E. Rock Western series has been won by someone different in the Unlimited and Pro Modified classes,” said Rich Klein, W.E. Rock Promoter. The Unlimited winners have been Tracy Jordan, Brent Bradshaw, Matt Messer, and Dion Wakefield. The Pro Modified winners were Troy Bailey, Brad Lovell, Nick Campbell and Jesse Haines.
Dan Patterson took his third win of the season in the Modified Stock class, while Todd Stephensen the winner of the Arizona event took second. A similar pattern in the F-Toy class put Nathan Unruh on the podium with his third win with Chris Mercer in second who took the win at Donner Ski Ranch.
One of the most exciting parts of the event was the introduction of what is being called the “dueling shootout.” Due to time constraints, W.E. Rock put a Pro Modified car on one course and an Unlimited car on an adjacent course and gave them 6 minutes (instead of 10) to finish the course while also battling it out against each other. “This was very exciting to watch and will be something we will definitely see more of in the future,” stated Klein.
The rock crawling area built at Miller Motorsports Park is the most state of the art facility ever used by W.E. Rock. “It was awesome being able to compete at a event site of that caliber who has Indy cars and NASCAR and is opening its doors to rock crawling,” said Klein. “The terrain was tough, but had a considerable amount of traction this time around. Don’t worry, it will be re-shot before the nationals, leaving almost no traction at all. It will end up being probably the most difficult course on the circuit.”
The Western Pro National Schedule is complete, but the season finale and the Western Champions will be crowned at the Grand Nationals hosted at Miller Motorsports Park October 1st and 2nd. The best from the East and the West come together and compete for the Grand National Title which is already shaping up to be a huge event with over 60 rock crawlers ready to compete. W.E. Rock is a great family friendly event to bring the kids and get them interested in rock crawling.
2010 West #4 Miller Motorsports Park Unlimited
2010 West #4 Miller Motorsports Park Pro Mod
2010 West #4 Miller Motorsports Park Mod Stock
2010 West #4 Miller Motorsports Park F-Toy
You Tube of Event: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z4q3CK2jFE
Photo Credit: JT Shaver, Trail-Gear.com
2010 Grand Nationals
Date Location
Oct 1-2 Salt Lake City, UT
2010 Western US Nationals Race Schedule
Date Location
Mar. 27-28 Oroville, CA COMPLETED
May 1-2 Tucson, AZ COMPLETED
June 19-20 Donner Ski Resort , CA COMPLETED
Jul 31-Aug 1 Salt Lake City, UT COMPLETED
2010 Eastern US Nationals Race Schedule
Date Location
May 22-23 Rausch Creek, PA COMPLETED
June 26-27 Dayton,TN COMPLETED
July 24-25 Hannibal, MO COMPLETED
Aug 28-29 Dayton,TN
Event Sponsors: Maxxis Tires, Torchmate, Master Pull, Raceline Wheels, Trail Gear, King Shocks, Losi R/C, Eastside Custom Trucks, Slime Tire Sealant, Spider Trax, Nash Fuel Propane Conversions, Pirate4x4.com
About W.E.ROCK Events, LLC.
W.E.ROCK Events, LLC. A Placerville, CA based company, sanctions, promotes, and hosts specialty off road events, including the W.E.ROCK Rockcrawling US Pro-National series and 13 international and sub-sanctions. Attracting thousands of spectators to each event, W.E.ROCK reaches a broad demographic of off-road enthusiasts and casual motorsports fans. The sport of rockcrawling has grown by giant leaps in the last decade and is now host to over 300 registered national-level competition teams. Major competition supporters and partners include Red Bull Energy Drink, Monster Energy, NOS Energy Drink, Home Depot, MAXXIS Tires, Cooper Tires, and Crown Royal. With the off road industry exceeding 4 billion in sales annually, the sport of rockcrawling leads the way in print media and advertising for the sport’s 12 major publications. For more information, visit www.werocklive.com
