Posts Tagged ‘x games’

Fiesta ST Concept features a specially tuned 180PS 1.6-litre Ford EcoBoost engine to deliver spirited performance combined with fuel efficiency and low emissions Full story

Seven-time AMA Supercross champion and Traxxas TORC Series Presented by AMSOIL PRO 2WD winner Jeremy McGrath was recently inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America while he was racing at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Ill. McGrath talks about his thoughts on the hall of fame induction, racing in the TORC Series, and his future plans. Full story

RallyCar sanctions the premier performance rally series in the United States, the Rally America National Championship Series. In 2010, RallyCar is conducting six National Championship events at venues across the country, from Olympia, Washington to Newry, Maine. RallyCar competitors reach speeds of well over 100 mph in modified street cars on natural-terrain courses consisting of gravel, dirt or snow. Additionally, through a partnership with ... Full story

Bacon and his co-driver, Peter Watt, secured a second place finish by deciding to drive conservatively after L’Estage began to develop his lead over them. The Bacon Motorsports team was happy with their result considering they dealt with a variety of mechanical issues throughout the weekend. Both L’Estage and Bacon qualify for an X Games invitation based on their placement in the championship points. Full story

Block and the Monster World Rally Team will campaign seven rally events in North America in 2010 for Ford, including the Summer X Games in August. Block will pilot a 2011 Ford Fiesta based on the race-winning European Rallycross Fiesta prepared by Olsbergs Motorsports Evolution. Full story

Action sports icon and rally champion Pastrana has driven exclusively for the Subaru brand since he first began to compete in rally in 2004. Pastrana has dominated rallying in the USA since 2006 and has amassed eighteen overall rally victories, thirty-six podiums and two Golds, a Bronze and Silver medals at the ESPN X Games Rally Car events. Full story

“We’ve experienced dramatic growth in spectator interest the past three years,” said J.B. Niday, managing director for Rally America, Inc. “We’re confident American rally spectators would like to add this wheel-to-wheel competition to their plate of national championship rallying. Full story

Chris Ridgway Captures Gold and Guinness Book Title Los Angeles, CA – August 3, 2009: Chris Ridgway finished the X Games 15 in Los Angeles, CA with a gold medal in the Adaptive MotoX class riding his 2009 Suzuki RMZ450F. Ridgway was also inducted into the Guinness Book of World Records for being ... Full story

The new Fiesta Rallycross cars have already created plenty of buzz in the enthusiast community with word of their North American motorsport debut in July's Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado. Full story