Battle Cross, premiering on November 17th at 10pm EST on SPEED, takes action motorsports to a never before seen level of extreme as the top drivers race for speed and style on the most challenging courses imaginable
“Steel Yard Edition”, the premiere episode of Battle Cross, pits 2011 Rally America champion David Higgins against his Subaru Rally Team USA teammate, X-Games star Dave Mirra in identical Subaru WRX-sti rally cars on a track that twists and turns through a working steel mill.
Stacy Keibler hosts the event and top rally driver, Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard provides his point of view as the show’s expert commentator. Produced by Rob Cohen, the top action director and creator of the “The Fast and the Furious” franchise, Battle Cross was created to attract a young adult audience with the intense visual excitement of 400 horsepower cars competing on challenging courses that combine spectacular jumps with high-speed precision maneuvers.
This exciting contest features two rounds of competition between the two rally stars: Round One is a lap of the Battle Cross course scored by time. Each driver gets two attempts to score a fast time around the difficult course. Round Two is a two-minute freestyle session scored for difficulty, creativity, precision and style by two expert judges; drifting champion Samuel Hubinette and rally driver Stephan Verdier.
PARIS — The 2012 Dakar Rally is a coast-to-coast trek from the Argentine city of Mar del Plata on the Atlantic to the Peruvian capital Lima on the Pacific, organisers revealed on Tuesday.
The 33rd Dakar, which starts on January 1, is the fourth to be held in South America, the two-week event having moved to the continent after the 2008 edition was called off due to security issues.
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Ford was showing off their Fiesta Rally Car at SEMA 2011 in Las Vegas today and a lucky few got to go for a short ride with awesome Ford rally car driver Tanner Foust. I think we got up to 80 mph in the parking lot skid pad area. Makes you want to get a car like that, and being at SEMA, all the parts are right there to make it happen.
Volkswagen’s new World Rally Car was given its maiden test run in Germany on Thursday morning.
The Polo R WRC, which will form the basis of the manufacturer’s world championship programme from 2013 onwards, was driven by rally legend Carlos Sainz on asphalt stages close to Trier.
“The first test with the new Polo R WRC is  … Pictures and more