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Update: May 2007

Well, it's about time I got the website updated. Mercer Motorsports is taking a new direction this season and competing in the most exciting new motorsport around, Xtreme Rock Racing. The XRRA (Xtreme Rock Racing Association) has been growing wildly in the west with both team and fan participation at record levels and has expanded east with the new XRRA Eastern Pro Division. Check the schedule and come on out for some great racing action.
 
From the XRRA website:  www.rockrace.com
 

Welcome To The Future of Off-Road Racing
 

XRRA Rock Racing is the most Xtreme Off-Road racing action ever witnessed. A competitor has to stay within the confines of the course and the only judge is the stopwatch. Just straight forward timed runs. The action is fast paced and the atmosphere is all sportsmanship. Though it is a race against time, the challenge is to finish.
 
At the end of the day, seconds make the difference. It amounts to the difference between the shift of the clutch or the finesse of the throttle. A driver's ability to make a split second decision determines the outcome. Racers/Drivers must rely on skill and picking the right line rather than simply throttling through. Drive too aggressively and you may end up cage down. The wide-open action is as much fun for the spectators as it is for the Drivers.
 
We made the cover of Wickedmag.com from the Jellico Tn. event! www.wickedmag.com :
 

 
New motor in the buggy for this season:
 
LS2 402 Stroker, forged internals, 500+ HP!
 
Next event: Gray Rock ORV Park, Birmingham Al. Saturday June 2nd

September 2006 - Team Update



After an incredible 2006 season of competition, finishing in 12th place in the W.E.ROCK Eastern Pro Nationals Series, Mercer Motorsports Team # 770 Southern Rocks eXtreme is proud to have qualified for the W.E.ROCK 2006 Grand National Championship Event.

This event is the big one! Where any qualified team has a chance to take home the title of W.E.ROCK USA 2006 National Champion. Also at stake are highly coveted spots for the top three teams in each class to make it to the 2006 W.E.ROCK World Championship Event in Las Vegas this November.
 
Images from the 2006 Season
 

W.E. ROCK 2006 Grand National Championship, Boyd, TX. Sept. 22-24
 
EVENT NAME: 2006 W.E.ROCK Grand National Championship
SERIES NAME: W.E.ROCK USA National Championship Series
EVENT LOCATION: Boyd, TX.

 
Friday September 22nd 

3:00pm to 8:00pm: Tech inspection and event registration, Vendor/sponsor set-up,
Show and Shine, Autograph Signing, Meet the Top Teams in the Nation.
Location:Southern Delight, Boyd, TX - 530.417.5333


Saturday September 23rd

7:00am: Late tech inspection and Check-in @ the W.E.ROCK Head Quarters
10am: Start positions posted at Comp site on W.E. ROCK Trailer
9:00 am: Spectators gate opens.
9:00 am: Driver’s Meeting, W.E.ROCK trailer at comp site
10:00 am: Competition begins


Sunday September 24th

9am: Spectators gate opens.
10am: Competition begins
3pm: "The Shootout" Top 6 Battle for National Championship
Results: Posted within ½ hour of the end of competition.
Awards ceremony: Within 1 hour after end of competition.

Directions:

From Fort Worth: Take 114 East toward Boyd, Tx. Take left onto Knox Ave. and
then immediate right onto Cemetary Rd. Follow Signs posted.
 


 




August 2006 - Team Update

Mercer Motorsports is busy getting ready for the W.E.ROCK USA Eastern US Pro Nationals series finale August 11-13. We're excited to head off to Hannibal Mo., childhood home of Samual Clemens, and home of the amazing new off-road motorsports facility Hannibal Rocks!" This state-of-the-art facility, built on the site of an abandoned rock quarry, promises to offer some of the best rock crawling action in the country. Come on out and join us for a great time.


July 2006 - Team Update


With the season in full swing, Mercer Motorsports heads to Jellico Tn. for the third round in the W.E.ROCK US Pro Nationals Series. Jellico is the birthplace of competitive rock crawling in the Eastern US and has a long history of exciting rock crawling battles waged in front of huge crowds of dedicated fans. This year's event promises to be another one to remember as the competition is as fierce as ever.

 

June 2006 - Team Update

The World Extreme Rock Crawling Championship Series (W.E.ROCK) makes it's second stop of the Eastern Pro Nationals Series in Spartanburg, SC. June 10-11 at the south's newest man-made competition venue, Carolina Crawlin. Come see some of the best teams in the nation compete, including Atlanta's own team Mercer Motorsports #770, Southern Rocks Xtreme. We'll be unveiling our new state-of-the-art rock crawler at this event and it's sure to create some excitement, featuring a brand new 400+ HP LS2 Corvette motor in a very light "Moonbuggy" chassis sponsored by Blue Torch Fabworks and built by BTF's own ace fabricator Rob Park (aka Bender).

For more information check out:
www.we-rock.cc
www.carolinacrawlin.com  

March 2006 - Team Update

Mercer Motorsports and W.E.ROCK Team # 770 - Southern Rocks Xtreme have been very busy during the off-season; completing work on a new state-of-the-art Rock Racing "Moon Buggy". This radical new vehicle encompases the latest in off-road chassis design and suspension technology to create a mid-engine buggy that is extremely light with a very a low center of gravity. Our team will continue to compete on the leading edge of our sport; the new W.E.ROCK Unlimited class, which is designed to showcase the latest and most advanced developments in off-road design and technology.

We have also made significant changes in the structure of our team, bringing onboard top talent in the form of a young new spotter, Andrew Beishline, and one of the most experienced and respected crew chiefs in our sport today, Rob "Bender" Park.

In only our 2nd full season of national competition, these changes and investments in our future are further solidified by recent acknowledgement and designiation of our team as "Professional Level" status in the W.E.ROCK competition series.

Stay tuned for news on several other changes and initiatives that are in the works as we take our team to the highest levels of competiveness and professionalism in our sport today. The incedible action and excitement of W.E.ROCK Pro Unlimited competition begins in May!

JELLICO, TN - Sept 18-21, 2005 

Mercer Motorsports and W.E.ROCK Team # 770, Southern Rocks eXtreme rolled into Jellico, Tennessee September 18-21 for the W.E.ROCK East Series Grand Finale'  event and the extreme Rock Crawling action was non-stop for both the team and the excited fans alike. The early fall weather in the Tennessee mountains was absolutely beautiful and the natural terrain courses were as challenging as ever.

Jellico has become one of the best venues for competitive rock crawling events in the Eastern US in the past few years, and when the dust settled on Sunday, this event had been just as amazing as many of the now legendary Jellico rock crawling battles of the past few years. Our team was able to put together a very respectable 4th place finish in our class, while gaining valuable experience competing alongside some of the legendary names of the sport. The 2004 World Championship team of Randy Torbett and Eric Nixon put on a rock crawling clinic for every competitor and fan in attendance and showed just why they are the reigning World Champions of our sport.


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