NASCAR officials are encouraging drivers to mix it up more on the track this season, vowing that NASCAR is a contact sport and they want see a bit more bumping and banging.
Chairman Brian France and NASCAR President Mike Helton even declared that they will continue to lighten up on aggressive drivers, allowing them to use their bumpers, trade some paint and show more emotion when things get heated … Details
Polish manufacturer Contract Snowboards is looking to recruit one British rider to it’s ‘Support Young Shredders’ sponsorship program. To find the UK’s best unsigned talent, the folks at Contract have created a unique online photo competition. If you think you have the tricks and style Contract is looking for, visit www.contractsnowboards.com/shredbattle to submit your best photo. You can also find out more about the massive hoard of prizes for the winner and runners up, check out other rider’s entries and find out about Contract’s revolutionary Snake Transition and T.R.I.P technologies. Registration for the competition starts 1st February and finishes on 26th March.
Subaru Rally Team USA Travis Pastrana was in the lead of the icy 2010 Rally America season-opener after the Day 1 stages, while Ford driver Ken Block was out of the contest.
After the first day, Pastrana and co-driver Christian Edstrom had a 54-second lead over Canadian challengers Antoine L’Estage and co-driver Nathalie Richard.
But even as they’re battling for position, competitors say they’re treading carefully. They agree that the best strategy is to be conservative in order to avoid a wreck that would put them out of the rally early on …Â Details