Richard S. James

 
 

Recent Articles

Lucas Off Road insight: Designing for safety and competition

September 02, 2010

Tony Vanillo explains the challenges and satisfactions of race course design for the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series.

Lucas Off-Road insight: Marty Hart's eager to race

August 24, 2010

"It's no fun to go out front and just run away. It's not what true racers are about. You want to be dicing and you want to outsmart some guy and out-think him."

Lucas Oil Off Road: Standing room only at Glen Helen

August 10, 2010

A huge crowd welcomed short course racing back to Southern California as the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series arrived at Glen Helen Raceway.

Lucas Oil Off Road preview: Back to Glen Helen

August 04, 2010

The heavy metal of the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series heads to Glen Helen Raceway for a show under the lights.

Rob MacCachren: Schooling 'em all

August 03, 2010

It takes a lot of confidence to wear a shirt with a picture of your truck and the words, "American Badass" emblazoned on it. Rob MacCachren has earned that confidence.

Kyle LeDuc: The fun never stops

July 27, 2010

For him and his family, racing isn't a hobby, or even a job; it's a career, a lifestyle.

ANALYSIS: Short course off-road tire tech

July 19, 2010

Short course off-road races are short in duration as well - usually less than 30 minutes and somewhere around 20 miles - so the tires don't have to be long-lasting, just tough.

Lucas Oil Off Road spotlight: Rick Huseman's wild ride

July 15, 2010

"I like driving a little wild, as long as I feel I'm in control," Huseman says.

Chris Brandt profile: The Commute is Worth it

July 06, 2010

Although he spent his formative years in Southern California, Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series ace Chris Brandt loves living in the Midwest; it just makes for a long commute to his second job.

Lucas Oil short course racers get salty in Utah

June 28, 2010

It was a weekend that Rodrigo Ampudia will remember forever, one that Carl Renezeder would probably just as soon forget and for Rick Huseman it was business as usual as the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series made its debut at Utah's Miller Motorsports Park.