Rob Naughton and Team ReadyLift Race Into the CORR Championship Points Lead!

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:05:44 -0700

Santa Ana, CA (August 18, 2008)—Every weekend at a CORR race event is a wild weekend. Championship Off Road Racing Rounds 9 & 10 at the Pomona Fairplex venue didn’t disappoint anyone in attendance or those sitting at home watching the race on SPEED and NBC Sports.

The entire CORR ProLite season has featured not only tight battles for the wins, but also for the overall championship point lead. The standings represented the usual suspects who always seem to be fighting for the lead at every race. No one has fought as hard as Rob “Fig” Naughton and his Team ReadyLift® Racing Team. Coming into the final Pomona race of the year, Rob knew he would have to step up his game another notch to try and close the point gap on leader Jeff Kincaid.

Saturday’s race seen Live on SPEED was jam packed with drama from the drop of the green flag all the way to the falling of the checkers. After a great qualifying run and inverted start order, Rob started several rows back from the front. In front was some of CORR’s best ProLite drivers such as Marty Hart, Chad Hord and Casey Currie. As the dirt and fiberglass body panels flew around the track, Rob managed to pilot his Team ReadyLift/Maxxis/Lucas Oil Ford race truck up to third place. Unfortunately for Rob some overly aggressive driving by Rodrigo Ampudia sent Naughton and his ReadyLift® Ford spinning out of control off the track. Being the fierce competitor he is, Naughton gripped the steering wheel a little tighter and powered his way through the field. But there were too few laps remaining and the best Fig could muster was a disappointing ninth place finish.

“I’m not sure what happened over there in turn three. I went into the corner looking to take a peak at Chad who was in second. I got a little lose going into the corner and then gathered it up and suddenly I got slammed and found myself spinning off the track. I tried everything to get back up there but after that contact and the spin, the back end of the truck just became too squirly and I couldn’t get any corner bite”, says Rob.

When dawn rose over the Fairplex on Sunday, the ready-to-win atmosphere was thick in the ReadyLift Racing pit. With the battle scars mended from Saturday, Rob’s ReadyLift/Maxxis/Lucas Oil steed was ready for war. Another great qualifying effort by Rob was muted by the inverted starting order. But as we have grown used to, starting mid-pack really lights a fire in Naughton’s cockpit. Once the racing order began to sort itself out in the early laps, it became clear to everyone that Rob was hell bent on getting to the front. Rob put on a clinic of how to race through the field. Even the TV cameras couldn’t help but stay on the ReadyLift® Ford as Rob blew through the field and up to the leaders. A fierce battle with Ampudia, Kincaid and Hart was incredibly intense. When Kincaid had to pit because of a flat tire and Hart ran out of brakes the final laps became the Rob and Rodrigo show. With several chances to dish out a little “pay back”, Rob showed the class and tact he has become known for and raced Rodrigo clean, eventually settling for second place and yet another winner’s circle podium appearance.

“That was a hard race”, Naughton said to the TV reporters.
“After yesterday’s race I really wanted that lead bad, but in the final laps the engine developed a miss coming out of the corner and I couldn’t get enough of a launch to try and put this ReadyLift/Maxxis Tire/Lucas Oil ProLite in position to take the lead. We’ll just have to put a new bullet in the truck and head to Chula Vista looking for another win”, says Naughton.

While Rob isn’t content with second place, the weekend did have one great result. Sunday’s second place finish earned Rob enough points to take over the championship lead by 15 points. That is a great confidence booster heading into the final three race weekends of the year.

ReadyLift® Suspension is proud to sponsor the CORR ProLite Championship Points Leader. Be sure to catch CORR rounds 11& 12 from Chula Vista LIVE on SPEED on Sept 13th where Rob Naughton and Team ReadyLift Racing will be fired up to dominate and extend the lead for the 2008 Championship!

Brian McCormick
ReadyLift Suspension Inc.
Media & Marketing Manager
3201 MacArthur Blvd.
Santa Ana, CA 92704
Office: 714-862-2968
Fax: 714-862-2972
Cell: 951-316-4979
brian@readylift.com

ROB “FIG” NAUGHTON AND TEAM READYLIFT RACING WIN IN CHULA VISTA

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:09:43 -0700

In a weekend filled with all forms of motorsports racing, one thing was very clear. CORR seen LIVE on SPEED/NBC was without a doubt the best racing found on TV! Millions tuned into the Live race action from CORR’s holy grail race facility in Chula Vista, uniquely dubbed “The Quarry” because of the nature of its home. Any kind of racing that is Live on television is sure to draw a large audience, both from home and at the track. In fact, both days of the Chula Vista race (7/27-7/28) were the largest attended dates of the year. Nearly 14,000 spectators filled the race complex on both days.
All those great fans both in the grandstands as well as among the millions at home watching on SPEED or NBC were treated to some outstanding off road racing action. While the elevation changing Chula Vista track lends itself to some spectacular racing, this weekend saw some of the best we’ve seen yet this year. And the pinnacle of the wild weekend was the ProLite race on Saturday where before the packed stands and millions viewing on TV, one of the best races of the weekend, if not of the entire year took place. With Rob “Fig” Naughton and Team ReadyLift® Racing taking the pole in qualifying, Rob was then tasked with drawing an inversion number. His drawing put him back to seventh on the grid. As we have seen throughout the season, Rob and the Team ReadyLift/Maxxis/Lucas Oil Racing Ford is more than capable of muscling its way through the pack to take the lead.
Every lap was incredibly exciting as Rob worked his way up to the front to battle with the likes of Bryce Menzies, Maxxis Tires’ Marty Hart and Rodrigo Ampudia. Every lap was exciting as no one could hold any type of lead over the entire course. Yes, the racing was that good. The most epic event of the weekend, even voted as such by race fans who visit CORR’s website, is when Menzies, Naughton and Hart roared out of turn seven in a wild drag race down the front stretch. All three competitors hit the tabletop jump with the throttles matted to the floorboard, resulting in a spectacular three abreast jump while banging door and fenders in mid air. Upon landing it was Team ReadyLift’s Naughton who shot out from his adversaries and took the lead going into turn one. Though challenged at every corner, the strength of that Team ReadyLift/Maxxis/Lucas Oil Racing Ford with Naughton at the helm proved who was the fastest ProLite Team at Chula Vista. Fans both in the stands and at home watching Live on television got to see one of the best ProLite Races of the year.
ReadyLift® would like to congratulate Rob Naughton and the entire ReadyLift® Racing Team for putting on a show of dominance on Saturday, especially with millions of people watching. Rob’s great driving prowess goes perfect with the premier name in leveling and lift kit suspension products. And as Rob stated “ReadyLift Racing is back on top again!”
Be sure to check out the next CORR race from Pomona on August 16th which will be aired Live on SPEED where the defending ProLite Champion Rob Naughton and ReadyLift Racing will continue the campaign for the 2008 Championship title.
Remaining 2008 CORR Schedule: August 16-17, Fairplex in Pomona Sept. 13-14, Chula Vista Int’l Raceway October 25-26, Las Vegas Int’l Raceway Dec. 6-7, Chula Vista Int’l Raceway

New Photos & Video from Primm

Wed, 21 May 2008 23:36:42 -0700

Behind the Scenes w/ Creighton King from Primm, NV is now up in the video section. Also 14 new photos from Brian McCormick have been added to the photo section. The new Behind the Scenes video features Snoop Dogg, Jeremy McGrath, Rob Naughton and Johnny Greaves, and it’s one of Creighton’s best shows ever. Also, Brian McCormick (ReadyLift/BMC Media) brings us another 14 great shots from Primm. Check it out now. More Primm video to come soon, including a new CORR highlights video by Steve Naughton, so stay tuned!