After a radical “roof-ride” on Saturday Mike Porter driving the immaculete AlumiCraft, Micket Thompson/LAT sponsored Unlimited Buggy, came back with a vengence to walk off with all the toys in Sunday’s Unlimited Buggy Main event.

Short course racing is always exciting for fans and competitors alike but make it a night race under the lights and it pumps adrenalin to a whole new level. That was the case at Glen Helen Park in Northern San Bernardino county when Geiko presented the August 4-5 running of the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series.

Weather was typical So Cal August, awesome, and rapid often rabid competition in all classes kept fans on their feet and drivers pushing the limit. Pro Buggy Unlimited really had it going on as Doug Fortin was determined to take home the bacon and tie LeDuc’s record of 6 straight wins. But, Mike Porter driving the Mickey Thompson/LAT/Speed Energy/AlumiCraft sponsored #8 had plans of his own and they didn’t include following anyone across the finish line.

If there was any doubt as to Porter’s intensions they were made clear at the end of the first lap as he dropped the hammer hard, taking the lead over John Holmes #3, Fortin #96, Jerry Whelchel #5, and Geoffrey Cooley #22. No quarter was given and on lap 2 Holmes crawled up the back of Porter, faltered and dropped in behind Fortin. Lap 4 saw Cooley roll in turn two, bringing out a full course yellow. Under yellow, the running order was Porter, Fortin, Holmes, Whelchel, and Steele in the #16. On 16 lap fans were going ballistic as Porter showed his experience by darting high and then diving low to stave off a drop down inside charge by Fortin. With only 2 laps remaining Porter was pure focus, holding off any competition and taking home his second season win. LAT is proud to be a sponsor of the #8 car and supporter of the Lucas Off Road Racing Series. Get the inside scoop on team Porter AT www.redlineperformanceonline.com.

Date Aug 5, 2012 7:00:00 PM
Track Glen Helen Raceway 0.8miles
Event Glen Helen Raceway
Group Pro Buggy Unlimited

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Pos No. Name Laps Total time Diff Best time In lap Best speed
1 8 MIKE PORTER 18 18:59.328 52.115 18 55.262
2 96 DOUG FORTIN 18 18:59.754 0.426 52.258 18 55.111
3 16 CAMERON STEELE 18 19:05.678 6.350 52.244 7 55.126
4 22 GEOFFREY COOLEY 18 19:06.435 7.107 52.243 17 55.127
5 71 GARRETT GEORGE 18 19:09.451 10.123 51.983 15 55.403
6 59 RANDY MINNIER 18 19:11.312 11.984 53.041 13 54.298
7 18 ROBB HARVEY 18 19:22.206 22.878 54.278 17 53.060
8 3 JOHN HOLMES 18 19:22.744 23.416 52.165 8 55.209
9 36 KEN STOUT 18 19:30.437 31.109 54.636 12 52.712
10 77 LONNY HART 18 19:32.703 33.375 53.399 7 53.934
11 65 DAVE MASON 18 19:38.400 39.072 53.512 2 53.820
12 97 ERIC FITCH 18 20:00.528 1:01.200 57.941 14 49.706
13 5 JERRY WHELCHEL 17 19:30.406 1 Lap 52.592 8 54.761
14 23 STEVEN GREINKE 16 19:06.984 2 Laps 51.988 15 55.397
15 20 MARK DYER 14 19:37.053 4 Laps 55.314 9 52.066
16 7 LARRY JOB 7 8:01.128 11 Laps 53.898 2 53.434