Uroc Sanctions NEUROC in 2004
As the sport of rockcrawling continues to evolve, more and more organizations are adopting a standardized set of rules developed by one sanctioning body. The Northeast USA Rock Crawling and Off-road Championship (NEUROC) organization is the latest to announce such an affiliation with the United Rock Crawling and Off-road Challenge (UROC). The NEUROC series offers a total of five two-day events, in addition to one two-day women's event. All the competitions are scheduled to take place at Paragon Adventure Park in Hazelton, Pennsylvania, except for two, which will make stops at Badlands Off Road Park in Attica, Indiana, and in Jellico, Tennessee. Classes are available for stock, modified, and super-modified vehicles as both professional and sportsman entries. UROC's sanctioning of the 2004 NEUROC events allows winning competitors eligibility for other UROC championship events, including Super Crawl II, the Extreme Rock Crawling Nationals, and the UROC Pro Nationals. For more information, check out www.neuroc.com and www.uroc.com.
| NEUROC 2004 EVENTS |
| 5/22-23 | Paragon AP, Hazelton, PA |
| 6/5-6 | Badlands Off Road Park,
Attica, IN |
| 7/10-11 | Paragon AP, Hazelton, PA |
| 8/28-29 | Women’s event at Paragon
AP, Hazelton, PA |
| 9/25-26 | Jellico, TN |
| 10/30-31 | Finals at Paragon AP,
Hazelton, PA |
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