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X Games Rally Car Practice Update
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After Wednesday and Thursday practice sessions, speeds are rising as the rally teams become accustomed to the X Games Rally course. Practice is limited to the tarmac outside the Home Depot Center until the full course is available after the conclusion of the X Games motorcycle competitions on Saturday. The rally car racing course will be a twisty side-by-side configuration that will allow...
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X Games Invitation List and TV Schedule Completed
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The Houghton, MI based team of Jeff Moyle and Scott Putnam will be taking the place of Nathan and Brandye Conley, who suffered injuries in a crash at the Pike’s Peak hill climb last week. Moyle and Putnam, who currently stand 11th in the Rally America National Championship, will be piloting the same Subaru WRX that was dramatically rolled by the late Colin McRae at X Games 12 and 13.
The...
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UPDATE: Brandye and Nathan Conley recovering after crash
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On July 20th 2008 Brandye and Nathan Conley were competing in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb when they were involved in a high speed accident when they left the road at a speed around 80 to 90 MPH and struck a 12’’ diameter tree head on. The accident required them to be air lifted to the nearest hospital in Colorado Springs. After the CT scans were taken, the results showed they both...
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Irish PWRC champ McShea takes New England win
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Former Production World Rally Champion Niall McShea took a decisive win this weekend at Rally America’s Round 6, the New England Forest Rally.
McShea and co-driver Marshall Clarke, who arrived at the New England Forest Rally thanks to the backing of a group of Irish ex-patriots, finished more than a minute ahead of challenger Andrew Pinker to earn the coveted Last Chance Qualifier invitation...
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Niall McShea Takes The Lead After Day 1
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The X Games 14 “last chance qualifier” and the overall Rally America Championship lead were on the line as the New England Forest Rally began with a super special at the beautiful Sunday River Resort. Spectators came out in the cool morning to greet the rally drivers at the Parc Expose before the first Super Special which included a fast, dirt-throwing 90 degree left turn. All the drivers, except...
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Rally Stars Battle for X Games Wildcard Spot at NEFR
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The top rally drivers on the continent are set to take on the rugged forest terrain of Maine and New Hampshire when the Rally America National Championship Series moves to the East Coast for the New England Forest Rally on July 11 and 12.
Heading into Round 6, the top three drivers in the series are separated by just three points and it is expected to be an exciting battle.
Andrew...
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X Games 14 Tickets on Sale
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The X Games is the definitive annual action sports competition featuring more than 150 of the world’s best athletes competing in: BMX Freestyle, Moto X, Skateboard and Rally Car Racing. X Games Los Angeles-based venues include STAPLES Center, the new Event Deck at LA Live (downtown across from STAPLES Center) and The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.
X Games fans can now purchase tickets for...
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Antoine L'Estage wins STPR; X Games field takes shape
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Canadian Antoine L'Estage took his second U.S. win of the season this weekend at the notoriously tough Waste Management Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally.
"I'm very happy," said L'Estage. "We were here to try and win."
It was a battle of attrition that claimed many top teams, but L'Estage and co-driver Nathalie Richard drove to a clear victory.
The duo battled turbocharger problems...
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L'Estage maintains lead as attrition claims top teams
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The notoriously tough Waste Management Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally was living up to its reputation on Saturday, with many of the series front-runners struggling -- or out of the contest altogether.
“This is a crazy rally,” said Canadian Antoine L’Estage.
With five stages remaining Saturday, he remained in first place. But he saw his lead dwindle when problems with his...
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L'Estage leading STPR, top teams in trouble
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The notoriously tough Waste Management Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally was living up to its reputation on Saturday.
Canadian Antoine L’Estage was in first place after the opening stages of Day 2, as early leader Andy Pinker battled mechanical trouble that dropped him into fourth place.
But L’Estage wasn’t having an easy day, and pulled into the first service break of the day...
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