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X-Games Rally teams announced
Here's the most recent list of X games Rally competitors:
RALLY CAR RACING (Rally America, www.rally-america.com) Driver Ken Block Encinitas, Calif. Co-Driver Alex Gelsomino Santa Clarita, Calif. Paul Choiniere Shelburne, Vt. Jeff Becker New York, N.Y. Tanner Foust Steamboat, Calif. Scott Crouch Boulder, Colo. Matt Iorio Marlborough, N.H. Ole Holter Long Beach, Calif. Colin McRae Lanark, Scotland, England Nicky Grist Wales, England Rhys Millen Huntington Beach, Calif. Garry Cowan Invercargill, New Zealand Lauchlin O’Sullivan San Francisco, Calif. Scott Putnam Richfield, Minn. Travis Pastrana Annapolis, Md. Christian Edstrom New York, New York Andrew Pinker Perth, Australia Robbie Durant Oxfordshire, England Pat Richard Squamish, Canada Nathalie Richard Halifax, Canada It's good to see a little Canadian content. ------------------ 1989 Nissan Skyline Gts-T(as in Turbo) Type M New car coming soon. |
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Rally cars are part of x-games now???
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Pretty cool how Pastrana went from MTX to Rally. Was that due to his big injury, or did he just feel like changing it up?
Rhys Millen also in it. GTO drift car driver, nice. ------------------ Kyle 1994 Honda Accord EX H22 - Summer 1991 Honda Civic Si - Winter |
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Pastrana got into it because of Ken Block(CEO of DC shoes). Travis rides for DC and when Ken built a few rally cars he let Travis drive one of them. Apparantly Travis is a really good driver, as is Ken. Travis is still focused on FMX. The whole field looks awesome and it's going to be interesting to see how it goes.
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this is definately going to be interesting to see... i cant wait!
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This should be interesting.. i know the rallying community has mixed opinions on it.. personally i think it's awesome! What better way to bring the sport to the forefront for at least a part of the population!
Most of the really exciting drivers to see will be there! Colin is astounding in person.. and Pat is much the same. As for Rhys Millen, he cut his teeth in rallying, and only went drifting as a joke in his Evo.. then realized there was money in it and stayed there! ------------------ Gary - 1998 Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS coupe
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Tanner Foust already has a D1 win under his belt this season. Drifting seems to come naturally to the rally guys.
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I actually remember reading a magazine when the GTO drift car first came out and they did a spotlight on it and Rhys, that's where I first found out about him and his past. Also, I've watched Pastrana race the Subie a few times and must say I was pretty impressed. He's a really good all around motorsports guy. HHe was really at the top of MTX when he went down with that injury. ------------------ Kyle 1994 Honda Accord EX H22 - Summer 1991 Honda Civic Si - Winter |
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