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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
Mini’s Stephane Peterhansel saw his lead of the 2012 Dakar Rally cut to less than eight minutes as teammate Nani Roma and the Hummer of Robby Gordon set the pace on stage eight.
Roma and Gordon were separated by just five seconds at the end of the 477km stage, which traversed the Atacama desert and was the longest on this year’s route.
Roma claimed … More
DAYTONA BEACH — It looks like four-time Rolex 24 At Daytona winner Kevin Buckler will concentrate on his sportscar empire rather than chase his NASCAR dream.
Buckler, who scored an overall Rolex 24 victory in 2003, plans a five-car GT assault for the Jan. 28-29 Rolex 24Â Â …Â More