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DS650 with R1 motor climbing Oldsmobile Hill

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Experience the race both trackside and in the drivers seat as Travis Pastrana and Dave Mirra rip through the course. Over 3 mins of sights and sounds from rounds 3 & 4 @ the 2010 RallyCross Race at the New Jersey Motorsports Park. Did Travis just ask for “Horns” on his Subaru?

Subaru Rally Team USA’s Travis Pastrana won the B Main race, securing himself a position in the A Main final. Despite his hardest efforts, Travis came up just shy of the podium and landed in fourth place. Teammate Dave Mirra was right behind Travis and secured fifth. Dave drove well throughout the heat races and advanced directly to the A Main final starting grid. With a sluggish start, Dave was behind the pack in the beginning; but, he managed to work his way up the field by the time the checkered flag dropped

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Chevrolet will compete in the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series with a new twin-turbocharged, direct-injected V6 racing engine powered by renewable E85 ethanol fuel, the company has confirmed. The new purpose-built Chevy IndyCar engine will be developed jointly by General Motors and Ilmor Engineering.

Although speculation had suggested that Target Chip Ganassi Racing would be integral to the program, Team Penske was announced as  …  Details

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Travis Pastrana has signed a deal with Michael Waltrip Racing that could put him in NASCAR’s second-tier Nationwide series as early as next year.

The action sports star has formed a team called Pastrana-Waltrip Racing, with Waltrip and Gary and Blake Bechtel. Pending NASCAR approval, he will run seven Nationwide races next season and 20 in 2012.

“I’ve been following NASCAR closely for years as a fan of the sport with competing in the sport a lifelong dream,” Pastrana said in a statement released Thursday.

“I decided it was  …  Details

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