RallyCast Episode 114 – Part 1 of What’s New for 2022 with Preston Osborn

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadA few weeks back we had a long call with ARA Competition Director Preston Osborn to talk about what’s new for the 2022 season. We had so much to talk about that we felt it best to split it into two episodes. So in this Part 1 we discussed what was learned over the 2021 season and he detailed the new rule changes for 2022 and the reasoning behind them. So grab a nice Sno*Drift chilled beverage from the virtual rally pub we call,…

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Rally – Pastrana and New Year’s Eve

It has been recently announced that Travis Pastrana will be the talent on hand for this year’s Red Bull No Limit event that will take place on New Year’s eve in Los Angeles, California. Travis will try and break the record for the longest jump in a rally car. The current record is held by Pastrana’s rally teammate Ken Block at a huge 171 ft. Not only will Pastrana try and break the record, he will be looking to shatter it and land at least 100 ft. further. This jump…

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IndyCar – 2010 Schedule Thoughts

The 2010 schedule has been rumored to be released next weekend around the Kentucky race. Just as a preview, I thought it would be good to put up a list of all the possibilities that have been mentioned in the media. The following venues already have contracts in place for next season: (o)=oval    (r)=road/street bold=new venues for next season Edmonton Airport (r) Toronto Street Course (r) Long Beach Street Course(r) St. Petersburg Street Course (r) Mid-Ohio (r) Chicago (o) Texas (o) Indianapolis (o) Twin Ring Motegi (o) Possible Confirmations…

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Rally – LDR Daily Blog for 15 July

Last Ditch Racing at the New England Forest Rally Wednesday night and the short tow(3 hours) to our home rally is done and we’ve enjoyed a nice dinner with friends at the local brew pub. I imagine that rallying is like a lot of other sports whose championships cover large geographic areas. We see our rally friends in the context of rallies, but often in the most remote areas of the country. I’m not sure we’d recognize each other if we passed in a shopping mall! War stories are told,…

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