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Feb

Motorcycle FMX – Will Jimmy Fitzpatrick be the next FMX cat to get his own show on MTV?

   Categories: BMX, Cycling, FMX, Motorcycle

fmxJimmy Fitzpatrick has been a busy man working on his new project, The Brothers Fitzpatrick. So right now you might be asking yourself, “What is The Brothers Fitzpatrick?” Well, Jimmy and his two older brothers, Brian and Brent, got the crazy idea to pitch a new reality TV show to MTV. As if one Fitzpatrick wasn’t crazy enough, wait till you see what three of them can do! If MTV picks this show up, they better have plenty of medical staff on hand and ready to go. I caught up with Fitz (after he took a massive digger into his foam pit) to get the low down on his possible new TV show…  More info


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Feb

NASCAR denies Earnhardt Ganassi Racing’s bid to transfer points to Keselowski

   Categories: Automobile, NASCAR

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Australian driver Marcos Ambrose has a guaranteed starting spot in NASCAR’s Daytona 500 on Feb. 15, but rookie Brad Keselowski must qualify or race his way into the Sprint Cup opener at Daytona International Speedway.

Until Thursday, it appeared that Keselowski had an assured spot in the Daytona 500 and that Ambrose would be among those having to get in the field based on qualifying this Sunday or in the 150-mile heat races on Feb. 12.

The change came when NASCAR officials refused to allow Ganassi Sabates Racing to transfer its 2008-season owner points to Phoenix Racing for Keselowski’s use in the first five races…  More info

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Feb

Automobile – NASCAR teams and drivers rethink how they should operate in sluggish economy

   Categories: Automobile, NASCAR

Jeff Gordon is flying commercial. Many of his counterparts with private craft have begun jet-pooling, piling the once-unthinkable total of four or five others aboard with their buddies and girlfriends.

With the proper planning, NASCAR’s monied elite can be more insulated than most from a putrid economic climate, but everything is relative. And things are relatively terrifying now in a sport that derives its sustenance from corporate sponsors and workaday fans, all of whom are ailing financially in their own way….  More info


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Feb

Foothills teen kart racer eyes NASCAR career

   Categories: Automobile, Karts, NASCAR

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Kyle Hathcox has a need for speed.

And this Sunday, the Ahwatukee Foothills teen will mash the pedal to the metal while racing through 12 turns at the Phoenix Kart Racing Association track – the third of 17 races he’ll tackle in Arizona and Southern California through August in his fifth racing season.

What drives the 16-year-old kart racer – who turns 17 Monday – is the dream of becoming a NASCAR driver, a goal he set early in his life and has been racing towards ever since. …  More info

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