September 9, 2008
Desert racer Cameron Steele to become newest driver
For Menzies Motorsports in CORR Short Course Series
Veteran second-generation desert racer Steele set to join Menzies
Motorsports for 2009 CORR Series
And will be backup driver for this weekend’s 2008 CORR races at Chula Vista
International Raceway
LAS VEGAS—Popular second-generation desert racer/TV personality Cameron
Steele has been added to the Menzies Motorsports driver roster for the 2009
Championship Off-Road Racing Series (CORR), team owner Steve Menzies announced
today in Las Vegas.
Steele’s first official appearance with the team will be as a backup driver
this weekend at Rounds 11 and 12 of the 16-race CORR Series at the Chula
Vista International Raceway near San Diego.
Steele, San Clemente, Calif., will augment the existing six-driver, eight
vehicle team that currently leads the point standings in three of the four
classes it races in this season.
“We have said since the beginning of the season that we would continue to
look for ways to expand our team even more, not only with equipment and
vehicles, but personnel as well. The addition of Cameron Steele is a major step in
the direction we are headed for 2009,” said team owner Steve Menzies, a
prominent Las Vegas contractor and businessman. “We are having a very good season
so far and Cameron is the type of talented team player that we need to keep
our cohesive ‘Big Red Machine’ moving forward.”
Steele, who is also a noted ESPN action sports announcer and has been a
primary announcer of the X Games for 10 years, will be a backup driver this
weekend and a confirmed driver for next year for Menzies Motorsports. This
weekend he will be available to replace Menzies’ driver Brock Krahenbuhl in Single
Buggy if Krahenbuhl, who is Menzies son-in-law, needs to stay in Las Vegas
because his wife Heather is expected to give birth to the couple’s third child
any day.
“I have met a lot of people in my life, and I can honestly say that none are
nicer and more genuine than Steve Menzies,” said Steele, 40, who has raced
in as many as three classes in the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 desert race. “I am
really, really looking forward to being a part of the amazing Menzies
Motorsports team and working with some very gifted drivers and crew members. On top
of all that, we are going to do what I always do in racing—have some fun.”
Steele, who has several desert race wins on his racing resume including
Class 1-2/1600 in the legendary Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, is one of the stars of
the elite SCORE Trophy-Truck division in his No. 16 Desert Assassins Cadillac
Escalade in the SCORE Desert Series. In the desert, Steele has raced trucks,
open-wheel cars, VW Baja Bugs and motorcycles.
Earlier this year, Steele and MacCachren teamed up to win a special race
just for Class 1-2/1600 vehicles (single or two-seat open-wheel desert race cars
with 1600cc Volkswagen engines).
The Single Buggy class in the CORR Series is very similar to the Class
1-2/1600 desert race car.
For the last two years, the SCORE International membership of over 2,000 has
voted Steele as the SCORE Person of the Year in honor of all he has one to
help promote the sport, both behind the wheel and behind the microphone.
Menzies Motorsports is based out of a state-of-the-art 31,000-square foot
race shop in southwest Las Vegas.
For more information on Menzies Motorsports, visit
www.menziesmotorsports.com.
Rock On Motorsports Management, Inc. 714.514.7450 Email:
pr@rockonmotorsports.com
Publicist: Dominic Clark 702.735.7123
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Cameron Steele to Join Menzies Motorsports
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Cameron Steele changes his number for 40th annual Tecate SCORE Baja 500
SCORE Trophy Truck racer Cameron Steele and his Desert Assassins team will not be running their customary #16 at the upcoming SCORE Tecate Baja 500. The 40th annual race is to take place on May 31st and Steele will once again take on the premiere class in desert racing in his Yokohama Tires/ATX Wheels sponsored 2008 Geiser Bros. built truck but this one time he will do it carrying the #36.
"The one change for this event will be that our truck will run the #36 to honor my best friend Brandon Piorek's son Cameron Piorek who was tragically paralyzed from the chest down playing high school Lacrosse," said Steele. The team normally runs a black, white and red crosshairs logo with our number 16 in it with the words Desert Assassins. This race the team will sport a similar logo with teal, white and black for Cameron Piorek, who was named after Cameron Steele and ironically shares the same February 28 birthday. The colors are young Piorek’s Aliso Niguel High School team colors and will have the #36 from Piorek's team jersey inside the sights.
Brandon and Cameron went to high school together and have been close for 25 years. Cameron Piorek is 17 years old and has ridden with his father in off road races over the last two years and loves desert racing.
Cameron Piorek sustained his injuries, a fractured C-7 and a displaced T-1 while on defense for his team when he and another player went helmet to helmet during an impact.
"This is a terrible ordeal but I know Cameron is strong and will rebound from this" said Steele of his younger namesake. "We hope that this raises the spirits of the entire family and we pray for the best recovery possible," added Steele.
Cameron and his Wife Heidi are SCORE regulars and Heidi continues to lead the SCORE points championship for mid size trucks going into this Baja 500 where she has been a class winner previously.
For more information on Cameron Piorek and his recovery process or to donate funds please go to http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/cameronpiorek
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