Earlier this Fall, rumors began to fly that Subaru Rally Team USA’s Ken Block had signed a deal with Monster Energy Drink to form a team that would contest FIA World Rally Championship rounds on a limited basis starting next year (moving to a full calendar in 2011). Linked with Block in the discussion was [...]
Exclusive Interview: Nathalie Richard
Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard have reclaimed the Canadian Rally Championship lead after a dominating drive at last weekend’s Rally Défi. With only two rounds remaining in the 2009 calendar, and only 11 points separating Richard and L’Estage from their closest title rival (her brother Patrick), every point from now until the end of the [...]
Exclusive Interview: Mark Utecht
Domestic automaker Ford has started to take American stage rallying seriously. After premiering three Ford Fiestas at this year’s X Games, the Blue Oval continued the trend by awarding Mark Utecht the opportunity to drive a brand new 2010 Mustang GT at this year’s Max Attack! finale at Ojibwe Forests Rally. Utecht has been a [...]
Exclusive Interview: Matthew Johnson
Late last month, Matthew Johnson was scrambling to find sponsorship to pay his way to Los Angeles for X Games 15. The North Carolina native scored an invite from Rally America to participate in the weekend’s super special stage, but funding a cross-country trip for his Subaru rally car was not possible without outside help.
Johnson [...]
Exclusive Interview: Scot Harden
Scot Harden is more than an accomplished rider – he’s a legend. He’s won the Baja 1000, the Baja 500 and is a former SCORE champion. He’s even completed the world’s most difficult rally, the Dakar, and came out with a solid top-20 finish. Needless to say, he has as impressive resume in the sport [...]
Age is just a number
Co-driver Jamie Beliveau is still in high school, but that hasn’t prevented him from pursuing his dream of being a professional rally competitor. His most recent stint in a rally car was sitting alongside Alan Moody at this year’s New England Forest Rally, though he’s experienced well beyond his years.
The Citizen of Lanconia (out of [...]
Exclusive Interview: Tanner Foust
Tanner Foust, fresh from his bronze medal performance at X Games 15, is a busy guy. Despite his hectic schedule, the stunt, drift and rally competitor took the time to respond to a few questions for us about last weekend’s X Games rally. He gives us his thoughts on the Ford Fiesta, X Games Rally [...]
Must-listen podcast
SpeedFreaks.tv has an awesome podcast featuring X Games gold medalist Kenny Brack and Ford teammate Tanner Foust.
“Former Indy 500 winner Kenny Brack surprised many in the motorsports world by winning the X Games Gold Medal in Rally Car Racing, beating X Games icon Travis Pastrana in the process. Kenny tells us how he did [...]
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