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(April 26, 2010) Subaru Rally Team USA driver Travis Pastrana posted a decisive victory at the 2010 Olympus Rally, Round 2 of the Rally America National Championship, while his teammate Dave Mirra earned his first ever national podium with a 3rd place finish. The event featured nearly 100 miles of sinuous, tree-lined logging roads near Aberdeen and Ocean Shores, Washington as well as one of the strongest entry lists yet for a North American rally. The victory, number two for Pastrana thus far in 2010, moves the defending four-time Rally America Champion up to 2nd Overall in the national point’s standings.
Pastrana, with co-driver Christian Edstrom, led from the start of the event, in their BFGoodrich Tires-shod 2010 Subaru Impreza WRX STI, winning eight of the event’s thirteen competition stages. The duo enjoyed  … Details
Subaru drivers Travis Pastrana and Dave Mirra are ready for battle at this weekend’s Olympus Rally round three of the six-event 2010 Rally America National Championship. The Olympus Rally features nearly 100 miles of sinuous, tree-lined logging roads near Aberdeen and Ocean Shores in Washington and includes one of the strongest entry lists yet for a North American rally. Defending four-time Rally America National Champion Travis Pastrana won the 2009 edition of the event and will be looking to repeat his success behind the wheel of his rally prepared 2010 Subaru Impreza WRX STI. Pastrana will have co-driver Christian Edstrom joining him while Subaru teammate Dave Mirra will sit, for the second time, with veteran co-driver Martin Headland … Details
Here’s an idea that’s one part skulduggery, one part idiocy and one part ’80s road comedy starring Burt Reynolds.
The story: A gang of drug runners needed to move some product from Argentina to Spain without drawing a lot of attention. Now, you could do the traditional under-cover-of-darkness route, or you could hide in plain sight by stashing your drugs in a car that’s running in one of the world’s most famous races.Â
(Very important disclaimer: that car above is NOT the one the drug-runners used. That’s BMW’s Stephane Peterhansel and Jean Paul Cottret of France.)
Here’s how it went down. This crew of unconventional drug runners … Details