Tag: Rally

Episode 28 – Open Paddock Podcast

Shaun

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadJoin the crew from Open Paddock this week as we discuss the 100 Acre Wood Rally in detail. No shortage on discussion with points of view from the photographer, a returning fan, and a first time rally attendee. Here from Travis Pastrana on what went wrong for his event as well as a number of interviews from John Cassidy on his adventure through the stages. We also get into the IndyCar silly season as things begin to accelerate towards the season opener as well…

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Rally – 100 Acre Results

Shaun

Ken Block Wins His Fifth Consecutive 100 Acre Wood Rally Written by: Rally America, Sunday, February 28, 2010 Ken Block and Alex Gelsomino of the Monster World Rally Team have claimed their fifth consecutive 100 Acre Wood Rally win. Block drove the Open Class Ford Fiesta to victory despite having a tough first day and starting the second leg over a minute behind rally leader, Travis Pastrana. The Ford driver was able to gain some ground after Antoine L’Estage dropped to third place due to a water crossing visibility issue…

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Episode 27 – Open Paddock Podcast

Shaun

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThis week Mike and myself discuss the 100 Acre Wood Rally as we will be in attendance. Look forward to meeting up with john Cassidy from Last Ditch Racing as well as Travis Pastrana and Ken Block. We cover the IndyCar silly season and why many teams are looking to Sebring instead of Barber. We also get into Formula 1 and have a nice debate on Ferrari’s verbage as well as USF1 and the new look Campos Meta.

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Rally – Proton Closes in on Driver Selection

Shaun

Malaysian based Proton is reportedly close to signing another driver for its 2010 IRC campaign. Alister McRae delivered a solid finish for Proton at last year’s Rally Scotland and is set to be one of the drivers in the car this year. The question then remains who is in line for the second seat? Francois Duval is one of the names mentioned as well as former factory Subaru ace Chris Atkinson. The latter of the two has just completed a test for the Malaysian squad and is currently without a…

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Rally – LDR Going WRC in Mexico!

Shaun

As was mentioned on Episode 26 of the podcast this week, our very good friends at Last Ditch Racing have been given an opportunity that would be insane to turn down. The crew has been offered a chance to yet again compete in a WRC event in Mexico. The only difference between the 100 Acre Wood Rally and Mexico for the team will be the car. T4 will be on the sideline freshly recovering from action in Missouri, while John takes command of a Peugeot 207. The event is going…

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Episode 26 – Open Paddock Podcast

Shaun

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadAfter what could be considered a black day in American motorsports, Mike and I look over USF1 and Campos. We bring you our opinion on Rally Sweden results with some good conversation. IndyCar silly season is in full effect….never mind our bit about KV Racing…they beat me to the punch! Also, we ran into a couple problems with our skype so there may be patchy spots. We should have a remedy for the situation in time for next week. Battle through it and enjoy…

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Rally – Prodrive MINI on Target

Shaun

The wonderful folks at Rallybuzz.com are at it again with a great update on the current MINI crossover that looks to make its WRC debut next year. The bottom lineup on the project is that it will happen and it is on schedule for next season. Dave Richards and some of the other top brass at Prodrive were in Sweden this past weekend for the WRC’s opening round. What was labeled as a fact finding mission has brought forth some specifications on what the boys from Banbury are working on.…

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