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Archive for the ‘Rally Car’ Category
American driver Robby Gordon won the ninth leg of the Dakar Rally on Tuesday, and French rival Stephane Peterhansel finished second to maintain his overall lead in the car category.
Driving a Hummer, Gordon took the 345-mile special stage in 4 hours, 35 minutes, 21 seconds. Peterhansel was 1:38 behind, with Joan Roma of Spain 8:37 off the lead.
Peterhansel leads Gordon by … More
RALLY BATTLE. 1980 FORD MK2 ESCORT vs 2011 FORD FIESTA.
While most of the motocross community was focused on the runaway win of Ryan Villopoto in Anaheim this past weekend, the country’s most well known motocross star was a whole coast away in Daytona, Fla. Travis Pastrana switched two wheels for four and joined many of the world’s top sports car drivers at the ‘Roar Before the Rolex 24’ — a practice and test session for the upcoming ‘Rolex 24 at Daytona’ later this month.
“Getting to drive at Daytona was so cool. I won my first pro supercross race here, and I’ve always dreamed of driving here,” Pastrana said. “When I hit the high banks for the first time  … More