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GRC – Event 2 Review: Texas

Doug Patterson

Another excellent contribution from rally fan and fan of OpenPaddock.net, Mike Shaw (@oregonwings). Do you love motorsports as much as us? Why not contribute your thoughts and opinions? We’d love to post and share them! Round 2 of the GRC takes place at Texas motor speedway in conjunction with the IndyCar event. A little bit longer course is laid out this time vs. the one in Charlotte. It is still 100% tarmac, but the one thing everyone is talking about is the return of the large jump. This time it…

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Gymkhana – Ken Block Invitational

Shaun

This weekend was the first ever Ken Block Invitational Gymkhana Grid event. This event was headlined by some of the best rally and drifting talent around. Names like Vaughn Gittin Jr., (2010 drifting champ) Tanner Foust, (X-Games, drifting, and rally), Andrew Comrie-Piccard (North American rally), and Daijiro Yoshihara (drift) made up the grid with a host of other big named drivers. Drifting and setting the fastest time around the pre-designed course are the name of the game for success. Tanner Foust would set fastest qualification time for the AWD category…

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Rally – Ford Announce X-Games Drivers

Shaun

With the Rally America series all but over for this year, it is time for the drivers to turn their focus to X-Games 16 and Ford have announced an impressive array of talent for this season. The event which will take place the 29th of July through the 1st of August will see Ken Block heading the team with last year’s X-Games Rallycar gold medalist Kenny Brack. Also joining the team will be drifting and rally driver Tanner Foust as well as Brian Deegan. The Ford Fiesta was able to…

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Feature – Germany Nations Champs!

Shaun

This morning marked the start of celebrations at China’s Bird’s Nest Stadium for the annual Race of Champions event. Teams from all over the world were there in an attempt to unseat the German team comprised of seven time Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher and this year’s F1 runner up Sebastian Vettel. All when home disappointed as Germany strikes again. The early stages seen the German’s in the toughest group with the likes of host nation China, Finland, Australia. The awesome duo took six of the first six races, easily…

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Rally – STPR Preview

Shaun

The Rally America series moves from the beautiful Pacific Northwest and into the equally nice New England area. The STPR is one of the toughest rallies on the calendar for the championship and this weekend has entered a wildcard there will definately play. Patrik Sandell from the P-WRC class has entered the event in hopes of making the X games later this season. Sandell has joined the NCRALLY Team and looks to win the event and earn his first X Games apperance. I am predicting a win for Sandell as…

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Rally – Pastrana Wins Oregon Trail

Shaun

Round 4 of the Rally America championship has ended and Travis Pastrana brings home his second victory in a row for Team Subaru North America. With this win, Pastrana now moves to the top of the points table. Pastrana had a relatively uneventful final day as he continued to cruise through the Oregon countryside. Pastrana increased his gap from day 2 to finish 57 seconds ahead of Rockstar Energy’s Tanner Foust. Foust spent most of the weekend trying to find a quick pace to challenge Pastrana had a serious near…

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Rally – Oregon Trail Preview

Shaun

The Rally America series blazes the Oregon Trail this weekend for the fourth round of the championship. Competition will open later today as the battle for the national championship blazes on. The top of the standings are close with Andrew Comrie-Picard with a slender 3 point lead over Tanner Foust and Travis Pastrana. The rally will bring about over 100 miles of twisty road. Drivers can expect woodland areas as well as high speed farming roads that will make this rally just as exciting as those that have come before…

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Rally America- Olympus Preview

Shaun

The Rally America series will be running next weekend in the Olympus Rally out in the great state of Washington. It is scheduled to be a three day event and the competition is sure to be tough. This will be the third round of the championship and if this round is anything like the 100 Acre Rally that I attended earlier this year, then the Washington fans are in for a real treat. The site of the Olympus Rally was once frequented by the WRC and is always a fan favorite on the…

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