Travis Pastrana’s oval racing career started with a dirt sprint car
In 2000, Travis Pastrana was crowned the AMA Motocross 125cc Champion. The following year, he took the AMA Supercross 125cc Championship.
However, in 2003, two-wheeled racing had begun to take a toll on his body. He made a transition to rally racing.
Read MoreCarl Edwards has plans to return to the dirt oval tracks – Gateway Dirt Nationals, Pevely and Moberly all discussed
Carl Edwards used to carry business cards at the dirt track. He’d pass them out and offer to drive race cars for dirt racing teams. That sent him on a path to NASCAR,
Read More2017 Race of Champions Driver List Includes 2015 NASCAR Cup Series Champion Kyle Busch
A partial ROC driver list has been released today. It included the 2015 NASCAR Champion Kyle Busch as well as his brother. The 2004 NASCAR Cup Series champion Kurt Busch will also enter in the the Race of Champions event hosted in Miami.
Read MoreK1 Speed Partners with Go Puck Tesla Racecar – Pikes Peak Hill Climb
(Irvine, CA) June 16, 2016 – One wearable device to charge all your other devices, GO PUCK, the World’s 1st Wearable Power of Mobile Devices partners with K1 Speed, America’s Premier Indoor Kart Racing Company.
Read MoreTwo 2017 Acura NSX Supercars will debut at Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
TORRANCE, Calif. (June 9, 2016) –Acura will field a pair of 2017 Acura NSX supercars in the 100th Anniversary of the running of the Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on June 26, marking the North American racing debut of Acura’s next-generation NSX: the pinnacle expression of Acura Precision Crafted Performance and the only supercar made in America.
Read More2016 M-Sport Rally Car Photos Released
2016 M-Sport rally car photos have been released by the WEC rally team. Check out photos of the 2016 World Rally Championship Ford Fiesta RS machine below.
The M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRCs will be adorned with an evolution of last year’s popular livery for the 2016 FIA World Rally Championship (WRC).
Read MoreDakar Rally Crash Injures 11 Spectators – Raw Footage of the 2016 Dakar Crash Video Below
A Dakar rally crash video from traumatic scene in Buenos Aires. Guo Meiling lost control of her X-Raid Mini following a jump on the course. She then veered off course and into a crowd of spectators.
Read More7th running of the Merzouga Rally from 21-27 May
For the 2016 season, the Dakar Series will see the bike, quad and SSV competitors head to Morocco for the 7th running of the Merzouga Rally from 21-27 May. This will be an ideal opportunity for the European competitors to prepare for the Dakar and it should become an event for detecting and rally-raid training the “new Dakar generation”.
Read MoreRobert Kubica Crash Video Below
Robert Kubica and co-driver Maciek Baran were uninjured but their Citroen DS3 might have been a write-off after a massive crash while testing prior to the start of the FIA European Rally Championship in Poland.
Following the Robert Kubica crash he returned to his homeland to prepare for the ERC race instead of taking on the World Rally Championship event in Australia.
Read MoreTraxxas®, the Fastest Name in Radio Control® has announced their commitment to a two-truck franchise for the inaugural 2013 season of Robby Gordon’s Stadium Super Trucks Series (SST), becoming the first official multi-truck team.
Read MoreKen Block Wins WRC Finland Event
The Rally of Finland is one of the most infamous rallies in the WRC series thanks to its insanely fast and rolling terrain as well as some of the most intense support lining its roads. In fact, the only reason Ken Block hasn’t been able to make his own pilgrimage to it before is down to the constant clashes with the X Games in LA.
Read MoreKen Block in a partnership with DC Shoes has recently released the Gymkhana Five: Ultimate Urban Playground San Francisco. The rally driver slides through the streets, hills and piers of the famous historic city.
View the video below
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