Tag: Rally

Rally – David Higgins and Subaru To Defend Championship

Doug Patterson

The record-setting large field for the upcoming Sno*Drift Rally, first round of the Rally America National Championship, just got a little bit bigger. David Higgins will return to the series with the Subaru Rally Team USA to defend their 2011 championship title. David Mirra will also be back, but will focus on the RallyCross event due to several schedule conflicts with Mirra’s BMX events. “I’m excited to defend my title with Subaru as we have made some great progress in the development of our STI rally car in the off-season,…

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Rally – MINI World Rally Leg 1 Release

Shaun

Valence (FR), 18th January 2012. At the end of a challenging day one of the Monte Carlo Rally the MINI WRC Team crews of Dani Sordo (ES) and Carlos del Barrio (ES) and Pierre Campana (FR) and Sabrina de Castelli (FR) were second and eighth respectively after 134.70 kilometres of competition over four stages. The weather was cold and dry with a little snow and some icy patches on the stages. The story of the rally was always going to be about tyre choice and so there was a lot…

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Episode 121 – OpenPaddock.net Podcast

Shaun

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadJoin the Paddock trio as they discuss all things WRC. We prepare for the return of Monte Carlo and cover a star studded list of drivers that will be hitting the stages this week. We also talk Mazda Road to Indy and Doug prophetically speaks about the season finale at VIR! We cover IndyCar and F1 as well! The off season is heating up in both as the open-wheel world turns! Sit back and enjoy the show and thank you for the download as…

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Rally – Sno*Drift and the 2012 Rally Season Is Upon Us!

Doug Patterson

The Rally America series may no longer have the celebrity competitors like Pastrana and Block, but that hasn’t stopped many MANY others from joining in the fun! The first round of the Rally America six-event national championship takes place in a couple of weeks in the snow and ice of upper Michigan, the Sno*Drift Rally, and there are a record-setting 70 entrants! This has me super-stoked for the Rally in the 100 Acre Wood in February and for the championship in general. I hope they can show the same type…

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Episode 120 – Open Paddock Podcast

Shaun

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSkipping episode 119 that never happened, join the Paddock boys as they play host to Gustavo Menezes from the Star Mazda series. He talks about his 2012 plans and also provides valuable insight into the world that is the Mazda Road to Indy. Boys also bring you up to speed with all of this weeks top racing stories. Thank you for the download as always and we hope you enjoy the show!

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