Motocross legend Brad Lackey was notified this week that MX Champ, ESPN X-Games Gold Medalist, daredevil and rally car driver Travis Pastrana is on board and contributing $5,000 towards Lackey’s on-going efforts to get former MX hero Danny “Magoo” Chandler a new special needs van.
“Me and others have made great careers out of doing incredible things… no, IMPOSSIBLE things on motorcycles! However it was Magoo who showed everybody way back when what was possible if you  … Details
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Jolene Van Vugt is a motocross national champion and the first female to backflip a full-sized dirt-bike, but you might know her from being “Nitro Girl” on the hit MTV show, Nitro Circus span>. p>
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After a season that saw Joey Logano capture Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors 26 times in 36 races, the driver of the No. 20 Toyota became the youngest Cup Series driver to win the Raybestos Rookie of Year Award. Logano, 19, received his award at the Rookie Media Luncheon held in Charlotte following the conclusion of the NASCAR season.
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PARIS – Renault is staying in Formula One racing after agreeing Wednesday to sell a “large stake” in the team to a private investment firm to keep the cars on the grid in 2010.
The French carmaker had been weighing whether to pull out of F1 following a crash scandal that led to the departure of former team principal Flavio Briatore.
After the proposed sale to …Â Details
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