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Holtger Motorsports WSORR Forest County Potawatomi Brush Run Race Report

Coleman, WI (June 28, 2008) - The Holtger Motorsports Off-Road Team headed to familiar ground to compete in the Forest County Potawatomi Brush Run for rounds three and four of the World Series of Off-road Racing. Both Holtger Brothers, Catco, NAPA-Green Bay, Peshtigo National Bank, Tuttle Woodworking Insurance Marketing Concepts, and Goodyear Tires sponsored 1600 Light Buggies would be sporting new colors as the team now has coordinated paint schemes on both racers.
Round Three
The twenty six Light Buggy field lined up in three rows for the "Oklahoma Land Rush Start." Craig Paitl was behind the wheel of the #100 Light Buggy, while Stephanie Paitl, Craig's wife, was at the controls of her #144 VW-powered machine. Craig and Stephanie were both in tight battles with several other buggies the entire race. At the finish Stephanie crossed the line in twentieth, and Craig came home in eleventh.

Afterwards Mark Hanson of Vehicle Dynamix consulted with the team looking to improve the suspension setup on the #100 Light Buggy. After some discussion, changes were made as the team was looking to maximize their potential.

Round Four
The lineup has Stephanie back behind the wheel of the #144, while brother Bryan Holtger climbed in the #100. Once again getting a good holeshot is key when racing at Crandon. After the land rush start, Stephanie and Bryan came out of Potawatomi Turn One cleanly and began the wheel to wheel racing that this evenly match class is famous for. At the finish, it was Bryan seventh and Stephanie twenty first. The overnight chassis improvements the team made to the #100 seemed to have worked.

The buggy was getting through the corners quicker and flying lower off the jumps. The changes made to the #100 will be applied to Stephanie's buggy for the next race. Look for Holtger Motorsports to move up on the competition in the races to come.