Rally America – Thursday Notes From 100 Acre Wood Rally

The OpenPaddock.net crew has finally landed in Salem, MO for the 100 Acre Wood Rally! While action does not start until tomorrow at 2:01 pm central time, the cars were out and about today for tech inspection. This weekend’s event boasts a large number of cars and some unbelievable driving talents which is sure to make the event one to remember! Ken Block’s Ford Fiesta had already passed through tech this morning before we were able to get on scene for photos, but Antoine L’Estage and David Higgins entries along…

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Rally America – Ken Block Returns to the 100 Acre Wood

Normally, I’m not keen on just posting a press release and leaving it at that, but in this case, I don’t know what else to say. Ken Block returning to the 100 Acre Wood? Outstanding! He has absolutely owned the event in past years having won the rally more often than any other person in the event’s history. To be sure, we will have photos and hopefully some interviews as well as Shaun and I head to the 100 Acre Wood next week to cover the event. KEN BLOCK TO…

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Episode 110 – OpenPaddock.net Podcast

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadJoin the Paddock trio as they discuss the Indian Grand Prix! What a fantastic venue for a motor race! We will breeze through some IZOD IndyCar Series news as well. Doug gives a proper run down of the Mazda Road to Indy testing going on at the IMS road course. As always, we appreciate the download and hope you enjoy this week’s show!

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Episode 101 – OpenPaddock Podcast

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadEditor’s Note: This program is rated Radio MA for stron language. If you enjoy the show outloud in the house, suggest turning it down or using headphones. We typically do not stray into this territory as bad as we did on this episode. Apologies for those we offend….except Brian Barnhardt. Welcome to the 101st edition of the OpenPaddock.net Podcast. Shaun and Doug go over some brief news from the motorsport world and dive into New Hampshire. We also have a segment with our very…

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Service Park – STPR, Ukraine, and 2012

Another weekend of great rally action warrants another edition of the Service Park. We had the Rally America boys and girls going at it here domestically and the Prime Yalta round of the IRC as well. Don’t forget the FiA has released the 2012 WRC calendar as well with the return of an old friend and some new faces being excluded. 2012 WRC Calendar: The FiA has released next year’s calendar and to a few peoples surprise, Monte Carlo is back on for 2012. If you remember, Monte Carlo had…

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Episode 91 – Openpaddock.net Podcast

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadJoin Mike and Shaun as they are fresh off of their trip to the fabled Brickyard! They round up an amazing Indianapolis 500 and bring you up to speed on other INDYCAR news going forward. We also discuss the Monaco Grand Prix and Mike says that I fire him to much because of his hair color. We also get into Rally Argentina and Sebastien L

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Episode 82 – OpenPaddock.net Podcast

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBoys are back and talk all things motorsport. Portugal review, Australia review and all things St. Pete. Show is long, but sit back and relive the best moments of the weekend.

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Episode 76 – Openpaddock.net Podcast

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadJoin the Paddock crew as they discuss Rally Sweden. An exciting weekend in the WRC and we do the best we can to break down all the madness. We also hit F1, Le Mans, MRTI, and the IZOD IndyCar Series. So sit back and enjoy the rants and debates. Should also throw out that we don’t hate NASCAR fans…just the series. Enjoy!

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