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After experiencing the high point of the FIA World Rally Championship season in Mexico earlier this month, BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team journeys to the lowest point on earth in the Middle East next week. The squad, which leads the manufacturers’ standings with the record-breaking Focus RS World Rally Car after two of 13 rounds, tackles the Jordan Rally (1 – 3 April) which is based 420 metres below sea level on the arid shores of the Dead Sea.
The rally debuted in the WRC in 2008 when it became the first round hosted by an Arab country since 1976. Ford drivers Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen won two years ago and the Finns, along with team-mates and fellow countrymen Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila, have their sights set on another strong performance in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan …Â Details
As she reached the crest, a sea of brake lights suddenly appeared below.
Force Hood immediately reached up to punch an overhead button that would deploy the parachutes in her Ford F-150 — and started laughing … Details
Nissan announced that there will be a GT-R entered in the SCCA World Challenge GT this year. The company has teamed with Brass Monkey Racing that will oversee the racing duties of the high-performance 2+2. The driving duties will be handled by two-time race winner Tony Rivera and rookie Steve Ott.Â
With the participation of the GT-R in the World Challenge GT Championship, the Nissan supercar is involved in three major racing series on four continents. They are  … Details
Cory McClenathan raced to the Top Fuel qualifying lead Friday at the inaugural NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway. Robert Hight, Jason Line and Matt Smith also were leaders in their respective categories at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series event, the first in NHRA history to feature four-wide drag racing.
McClenathan posted a track-record time of 3.790 seconds at 315.93 mph in his FRAM dragster to hold the early lead over teammates  … Details