Volkswagen Motorsport continued their tests in Finland with the Polo R WRC and Fabia S2000 with crew Sebastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia on typical Finnish rallying roads.
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LOS ANGELES — Travis Pastrana used cunning strategy to get the best rally driver in the world, eight-time defending world champion Sébastien Loeb of France, to compete at this year’s X Games. But because of a controversial crash in his first RallyCross heat Sunday, Pastrana never got to race him. Instead, Pastrana watched from the sideline, seething, as Loeb dominated the wild 10-car final and won the gold medal.
The day began with Pastrana grabbing the holeshot in his qualifying heat, but as he braked for the first turn … More
Erica Enders made history Sunday at the O’Reilly Auto Parts Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by Super Start Batteries by becoming the first female to win an NHRA Pro Stock race. Antron Brown (Top Fuel), Jeff Arend (Funny Car) and Andrew Hines (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also were winners at the rain-delayed NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series event near Chicago.
Enders drove her GK Motorsports Chevy Cobalt to … More