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WRC – Liveries, Liveries, and More Liveries

Mike Shaw

You get a new livery, and you get a new livery, and you get a new livery….it’s that Oprah Winfrey Show time of year where all the major teams release their “New Look” for the 2015 season.  Since every car in the modern WRC has the exact same profile, the teams have to do something to stand out.  I have to tip my hat to both M-Sport and VW for the most dramatic of designs, however one must wonder whether the two teams somehow collaborated before coming up with their…

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Rally – Mikko Hirvonen Announces Retirement

Mike Shaw

Mikko Hirvonen is one of the fastest drivers and one of the most beloved personalities the World Rally Championship has ever seen. He broke the mold of how most westerners saw Finns, as Mikko was unafraid to show his raw emotions and talk in detail about his successes and failures to the media. He also has one heck of a sense of humor that was well displayed in his travel videos he did with co-driver Jarmo Lehtinen in their first season with Citroen.  By far Mikko’s  greatest successes came from the…

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WRC Live Radio – Rally Spain 2014

Mike Shaw

If you enjoy listening to live coverage with Becs Williams, Colin Clark, and Lisa O’Sullivan like I do, the WRC Live Radio USA on-air times for WRC Spain are as follows: Thursday 9:00 AM Pacific (12:00 PM Noon Eastern) Thursday 11:15 PM Pacific (Friday 2:15 AM Eastern) Friday 11:45 PM Pacific (Saturday 2:45 AM Eastern) Saturday 9:00 PM Pacific (Friday 12:00 AM Eastern) Tune in via wrc.com or via the WRC Android and Apple iTunes apps.  

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RallySafe Testing at Lake Superior Performance Rally

Mike Shaw

If you follow international rally racing, you may have heard of RallySafe.  The RallySafe system is an on-board electronic device that can instantly alert safety crews and oncoming cars of emergencies.  In addition to the safety aspect, this system also provides live timing, including split times and GPS location information.  Here’s a description of the RallySafe system from their web site: The RallySafe unit is a small electronic module fitted to a vehicle for use by the navigator and driver. It incorporates a full colour display, key pad, accelerometers, a…

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EPISODE 250 – OPENPADDOCK.NET PODCAST

Mike Shaw

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadPreview UMMMM – Karma strikes Rosberg in Singapore, and John goes to COTA Rally – Red Bull GRC has major success in the Pacific Northwest, VW Team Boss Jost Capito even comes to take a peak, and WRC goes to France IndyCar – Pagenaud & Kimball both tie the knot, but not to each other UMMMMMM F1 – Rosberg’s issues at Singapore Even my wife said “That’s Karma Bit$h!” Contaminated steering column Results – Standings F1 – Bernie is a dick. F1 – Is…

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EPISODE 249 – OPENPADDOCK.NET PODCAST

Mike Shaw

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWell, better late than never right?  As I’ve now taken over editing the podcasts its taken me a little bit to get up to speed with the editing software and get these things posted.  As for the show, Mike Shaw and John Olsakovsky chat about Formula E’s debut, F1’s rule changes, Rally and Red Bull GRC LA, and finish off with the beginning of the long IndyCar silly season.  I hope you enjoy it as much as our past podcasts, and if you don’t….blame the…

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RALLY – Colin Clark’s WRC Australia Preview and “Bingle”

Mike Shaw

The Voice of Rally, Colin Clark entertains us along with fellow WRC Live Radio correspondent George Donaldson with a preview of this weekend’s Rally Australia. [youtube_sc url=”http://youtu.be/smccH-cHiws”] In addition to the beautiful scenery and wildlife of Eastern Australia, Colin also got an up close and personal taste of the dangers these stages can produce.  In a guest ride with none other than 2013’s Rally America 2wd Champion, Brendan Reeves, Colin got a ride he’ll never forget.  After a big jump at high speed they go off the road and crash,…

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RALLY – WRC.com Launches New WRC+ Service

Mike Shaw

  Today WRC Promotor GmbH launched a new WRC+ subscription service.  The expanded features include most of what fans have been hoping the free site should have had ages ago.  For $4.99(EUR) a month you can get live stage video, on-boards, the full daily highlight shows, and perhaps best of all live maps with tracking of the drivers on stage.  WRC+ won’t replace the existing excellent WRC Live Radio coverage provided by Colin, Becs, George, and Lisa, but I think it should enhance the overall experience especially with the live tracking maps. I…

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Episode 240 – OpenPaddock.net Podcast

Doug Patterson

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIt’s the Rally Edition of the OpenPaddock.net Podcast as we have Chris Leone on hand to discuss all things GRC and a tip on how you can some some bucks in New York, and Chris Duplessis to recap the Mt. Washington Hill Climb and preview the New England Forest Rally. The boys also look back at the IndyCar race at Iowa, argue about penalties, and scratch our heads about why no one is watching these magnificent races. Open Paddock.net – Episode #240 for Tuesday,…

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