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Rinker Reeling in Championship

Team AMSOIL driver Terry Rinker is on an unbelievable win streak in 2006.  Never in the history of rinker1.jpgChampBoat, or power boat racing for that matter, has a driver gone an entire season without losing a race, but the defending series champion entered the sixth race of the season in Hartford, Conn. with wins in the first five races, breaking the ChampBoat Series record for the most wins in a row.  To the delight of tens of thousands of race fans, Rinker won again in Hartford, tying the world record of six straight wins and moving a step closer to his second consecutive ChampBoat Series Grand Prix Series championship.

The Tampa, Fla. driver won his 14th career race from the pole in Hartford.  Although he felt pressure from Shaun Torrente and Wyatt Nelson at the end of the race, Rinker was able to hold on and win by more than two seconds.

"We felt pressure all day, but we keep a close ey on our competition and did what we had to do in traffic to get the job done," said Rinker.  "The competition was tough on us, but I ant to salute my crew for preparing another first class effort.  They are the best in the business, bar none."

Rinker will be looking to wrap up his second straight championship at the seventh and final race of the season in Savannah, Ga. on November 4-5.  Rinker is in positon to take the title by just starting one qualifying heat.  A win would mark the first time in history that a driver has swept the season series.  To find out if Rinker picked up his seventh win, go to the racing pages at Amsoil.com

 

"Super Team" Narrows Championship Gap

The AMSOIL Super Team continued its strong finish to the 2006 Championship Off-Road Racing Seriesdouglas.jpg (CORR) with a trifecta o podiums during rounds 13 and 14 in Chula Vista, Calif. on September 23-24.

Scott Douglas started the weekend with a third place finish in the Pro-4 (4WD) class on Saturday.  Douglas, who entered the weekend third oveall in Pro-4 points, also finished Sunday's race in third.  He retained his third place standing and is just 10 points away from second place.

In Pro-2 (2WD), the AMSOIL Super Team earned another podium when pro rookie Mike Oberg finished second on Saturday.  He had another strong run on Sunday, finishing fourth.  Oberg, who has been one of the top drivers in the second half of the season, is making a late season push towardsa championship.  The Eagle River, Wis. native sits only three points out of first place.  Douglas is also in the mix, sitting fifth overall.  He is one of five drivers who are less than 12 points from winning the title.

To find out how the entire Super Team fared during the October 21-22 CORR race in Chula Vista, Calif. go to www.amsoil.com.  The CORR series will be aired on SPEED Channel this winter.  The first episode begins on Saturday, November 4 at 4 p.m. EST.