Rally – Finland Results and Review

Shaun

Finland had a number of great story lines heading into the weekends action. Kimi Raikkonen made his WRC debut in an Abarth, Mikko Hirvonen looked to extend his points lead and move closer to a championship, Jari Matti Latvala looked to finish a race, and did we mention Kimi Raikkonen was making a debut? Day 1 seen action go into full swing very quickly. Right out of the gate Mikko and Sebastian went on the attack and would not back down for the entire day. The battle would go to Hirvonen…

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Moto – AMA Tornado Nationals in Topeka – Race 1

Doug Patterson

Saturday morning brought rain and a green track. The rain was over by 8am, but the track remained wet for most of morning warmup and qualifications, although the racing line dried fairly quickly. The biggest problem for the riders wasn’t the wet track, it was the greenness of the track, especially off the racing line. Today’s events included the two-hour MotoGT enduro, and Race 1 for the American Superbike and Daytona Sportbike. MotoGT In auto racing, a two-hour event is considered routine, but in motorcycle racing where the rider is…

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F1 – Sauber F1 Once More?

Shaun

Following this weeks news that BMW will no longer participate in the Formula 1 World Championship, previous team owner Peter Sauber has been reportedly working a Brawn like deal to rescue the Swiss based team. The purposed deal is also being worked by Dr. Mario Theissen in an attempt to keep the car on the grid for the 2010 season. Sauber made it clear that he would do all that he could to save the employees of the team and keep the project going. Sauber has stated he has no…

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Moto – AMA Tornado Nationals in Topeka

Doug Patterson

I know that motorcycle road racing isn’t our main thing here at Open Paddock, but this weekend I’m at Heartland Park Topeka watching the AMA Tornado Nationals. If you’ve not been hooked on motorcycle road racing yet, then watch this video of the Rossi/Stoner battle at Laguna Seca last year. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfPM77TsGaA Like what you see? Ok, now go and listen to two of the most entertaining gentlemen in the podcasting business, Bob and Jules, at MotoGPod. Great stuff! Ok, back to Topeka. Its not MotoGP, or even World Superbikes, but…

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Episode 02 – Open Paddock Podcast

Shaun

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThis weeks podcast is chock full of goodness. F1 – Schumi returns, BMW bails, Renault banned and Hungary wrapup. IndyCar – Edmonton wrapup, Kentucky preview, new aero, push to pass & 2010 schedule. Rally – WRC Finland preview & Xgames. My Podcast Alley feed! {pca-1a4d1281133fe564f0ff5045439be667}

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