The promotional body of the WRC has stated they would like to have four manufacturers in the pinnacle of rally racing for 2011. Unless something drastic happens, I believe it is safe for us to assume that Ford and Citroen will make up half of the quota. The question is who else is willing to make a program in the series now that the rules have been cast in stone? There are rumored teams out there and we are going to break a couple of them down now and look…
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OP-Ed – Fan Driven Segment!
Welcome to your segment of the Open Paddock main page titled OP-Ed. This is where we will publish op-ed articles written by you and display them for the world to read. OP-ed is a place where you can express yourself and your views on motorsport to a whole new level. This is your site so why shouldn’t you be able to write for it? Only rule that applies is no swearing or language that can be taken as offensive to race, religion or gender. Feel free to submit your stories…
Read MoreEpisode 04 – Open Paddock Podcast
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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadJoin us this week as Doug and myself discuss an amazing weekend at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course as well as bring you up to speed on Schumi, Piquet, Frank Montagny and much more!
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Episode 03 – Open Paddock Podcast
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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThis week we are joined by Doug to discuss Finland, the awesome X-Games and discuss the IndyCar boys too! Great racing at Kentucky and the science of the passing is broke down here by our resident Indy experts Mike and Doug.
Read MoreRally – X-Games Review! AWESOME!
Sunday was the end of X-Games 15 and there were plenty of great events on and off the dirt. However I am not going to lie, I was ready for the rally cars when they came up. Rally America drivers and former Indianapolis 500 winners all shooting for the gold medal. The action got started early in the morning when Ken Block rolled his Subaru STI causing some cosmetic damage. The team first feared the worst when the car sat on its roof for so long. The fear was the…
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Rally – Finland Results and Review
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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