Raikkonen requests rallying clause – It looks like Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen is seriously considering moving to rally after leaving Formula One. Kimi has contested a few rallies and wants the option to continue doing so should another F1 team sign him after his contract expires at the end of the season.

Rally Master Pro (iPhone) – Got an iPhone? Check out this game. I don’t have an iPhone, but it looks solid graphically from the screenshots. I like the idea of moving the phone to move the car. I wish my DS had some sort of motion recognition for games like DiRT 2.

VW launches ‘eco-friendly’ natural-gas racing – More and more manufacturers are looking toward natural gas as a way to move away from current oil-based racing fuel. Volkswagen is creating the Scirocco Cup, a series of races on Europe’s ‘toughest’ tracks, using alt-fuel powered cars.

Novikov forced to sit out WRC 2010 – Rising Russian star Evgeny Novikov will likely miss the 2010 World Rally Championship season due to budget woes. According the article, funding for his last event, Rally Spain, came from Citroen Russia, but he’s yet to find any money for the upcoming season. I have the feeling we’ll be seeing a lot of this kid in the future if he continues to spend time behind the wheel.

Travis Pastrana: The Shoe Bike – New video from DC Shoes featuring Rally America champion Travis Pastrana and his Subaru Rally Team USA teammate Ken Block. Pastrana rides a bike with tires made from shoes. Sounds dumb, and it is, but it’s pretty funny nonetheless.

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