Tag: Rally
Rally – A Championship Decided
Both WRC championships could be closed out this weekend for the Rally Catalunya. One of those championships was won and Sebastian Loeb and Dani Sordo closed out the manufacturer’s title for Citroen with their dominant 1-2 finish. Mikko Hirvonen made sure that the driver’s title would go to a final round showdown after his podium finish. The Finnish driver did all he could to keep up with the Citroen pair and hold off Petter Solberg in his first competition rally in a C4. The win marked Loeb’s fifth win in…
Read MoreRally – Catalunya Rally 2009
As much as I try to usually write my own reviews for rally and the other motorpsorts we cover here, i must appeal to the brilliant folks at WRC.com . This is their words and not my own. None the less it is a great wrap up of day 1 and even gets into the nitty gritty details. Citroen Total team driver Dani Sordo holds the lead of the Rally de Espana tonight after the first day of competition on the fast and flowing asphalt roads near Salou. But while…
Read MoreRally – Solberg Signs with Citroen Junior
The final round of the WRC has taken a turn as it was recently announced that Petter Solberg will race for the Citroen Junior squad in Great Britain. This move by Citroen could have a serious impact on the championship and something that will surly put Ford on the defense. While Solberg will be racing a C4 that he has leased in Spain with his own team colors, he has reached an agreement with the French squad for Rally GB that will see him fighting for victory in the season…
Read MoreEpisode 09 – Open Paddock Podcast
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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThis week Mike and I return to discuss Renault and Ryan Briscoe. We run down Motegi, Rally America in Colorado and look ahead to this weekends only real race of value: Petit Le Mans. More politically incorrect motorsport news and opinion served up in Episode 09.
Read MoreRally – Colorado Review
With the national championship already won by Travis Pastrana, the Rally America series went to Colorado to put on a show for the fans. Colorado is typically home of the world famous Pikes Peak hill climb, but the folks in the Rockies sure appreciate their rally racing whenever they can get it. Ken Block would enter the rally but drive for Dave Mirra who was away for the weekend. Block’s open class car had not recovered from damage suffered in the previous round, so the Monster Energy Drink star would…
Read MoreRally – Ken Block Discusses Super Production
Episode 08 – Open Paddock Podcast
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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThis week Doug and I are joined by Todd aka Negative Camber to talk about a whole bundle of F1 news. Todd was gracious enough to lend us some smarts on the FIA traveling circus. Doug also does a brilliant job with feeder series. Enjoy!
Read MoreOP-Ed – DiRT 2 Review
It has been a week now since DiRT 2 came tearing through the back roads of the world and onto your game console of choice. We here at Open Paddock spoke very highly of the game and gave it as much free advertising as we could. However, it is now time to break the game down and give it our final review. We will do this by looking at car selection, controls, race types, and soundtrack as well as single and multi player modes. Car Selection: To understand the current…
Read MoreEpisode 07 – Open Paddock Podcast
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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadFinally, after 3 hours of fighting the server and getting it loaded, here is the seventh installment of the most politically incorrect motorsport show on the web! Rally Oz review, Palestinians and rocks, and a weekly round up of all the racing news you so desperately crave. Also, I finally give Doug a chance to respond to the verbal thrashings he recieved last episode. Enjoy!!
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