X-Games 12 - Rally coverage

[dropdfocus]

Saturday, August 5 @ 3 p.m. Channel: ABC *Total Run time will be 3 hrs*
Event Schedule: BMX Freestyle Park and Rally Car Racing
This is suppose to show some clips of the Rally Racing that took place in Wellsboro, PA back in June of this year. Travis Pastrana & Ken Block should be featured drivers for the event.

Also, Rob Dyrdek (former Pro-Skater) will be running a Subaru Rally car sponsored by DC Shoes.

[deadlydave]

That Rob character drove a Vermont Motorsports Tuned 425whp STi During Gumball 2005. He made it to the end...that bodes well for the DC Shoes Team. :razz:

[dropdfocus]

Yeah, I followed him in his Alien Worshop days back when I was into the skate scene back in the day. He's a pretty cool guy. The big new trend is for extreme sports guys to jump into Auto Racing of some kind.

[phi11]

skate-or-die-or-drive-or-die. (fast)

[dropdfocus]

Pretty much. Travis Pastrana made it popular & cool for other extreme sports guys to do so. Cowboy Kenny Bartram is into Rally Racing due to fellow MotoX rider Travis Pastrana...

[dropdfocus]

Directly from the ESPN.com site:


Invited Drivers: *RALLY CAR RACING*

The Rally Car Racing Committee is comprised of athletes and industry experts selected by Rally America Click here to view Rally committee members and selection criteria.



Athlete Name Hometown
Driver
Ken Block Encinitas, California
Co-Driver
Alex Gelsomino Santa Clarita, California
Driver
Paul Choiniere Shelburne, Vermont
Co-Driver
Jeff Becker New York, New York
Driver
Tanner Foust Steamboat, California
Co-Driver
Scott Crouch Boulder, Colorado
Driver
Colin McRae Lanark, Scotland
Co-Driver
Nicky Grist Wales, England
Driver
Matt Iorio Marlborough, New Hampshire
Co-Driver
Ole Holter Long Beach, California
Driver
Rhys Millen Huntington Beach, California
Co-Driver
Garry Cowan Invercargill, New Zealand
Driver
Lauchlin O'Sullivan San Francisco, California
Co-Driver
Scott Putnam Richfield, Minnesota
Driver
Travis Pastrana Annapolis, Maryland
Co-Driver
Christian Edstrom New York, New York
Driver
Andrew Pinker Perth, Australia
Co-Driver
Robbie Durant Oxfordshire, England
Driver
Patrick Richard Squamish, British Columbia, Canada
Co-Driver
Nathalie Richard Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

[belladonna]

Rhys Millen should be fun to watch. :lol: there are a bunch of great drivers on that list...i'll definately be tuned in while i'm at work. otherwise, can someone tape it? :lol:

[pdawg]

I've got the tivo ready to go. I wish I could figure out how to transfer from that to my computer. Anybody know how?

[dropdfocus]

Don't worry Jess, I have to tape it anyways because I'll be at work or on my way to Carlisle for the Truck show Saturday. I'll make sure you get to see it one way or another. :wink:

[GrassyKnoll]

A lot of those drivers were at the Maine Forest Rally. the MFR was the qualifying round for the X Games this year so I got to see these guys in person already :)

[dropdfocus]

Ditto. A group of us got to see the names in bold run up in the STPR in Wellsboro, PA.

[belladonna]

Don't worry Jess, I have to tape it anyways because I'll be at work or on my way to Carlisle for the Truck show Saturday. I'll make sure you get to see it one way or another. :wink:


awesome :cool:

[dropdfocus]

Here is a break down of the rally teams from the Rally America site:
http://www.rally-america.com/xgames_teams.php

[redlegacygt]

that was the craziest thing i've ever seen :shock: :shock: :shock: ... Mcrae is God! This will definetly put rally on the map in this country...

[GrassyKnoll]

Damn I missed it. Anyone know where I can see it again? Anyone tape it? Ill host it if anyone got it on tape! :shock:

[belladonna]

OH MY FREAKIN' GOD that last special stage they did was crazy! Colin McRae almost had it! he freakin' FLIPPED and as soon as those wheels touched ground he was on the gas. just amazing driving talent :shock: :cool:

jason - i want a copy! :grin:

[deadlydave]

check out rally.subaru.com for the specs on the cars they're using. Last time i checked the World Rally Championship regulations, cars were limited to "300 WHP". If the open class WRX has 410hp(i'm assuming at the crank)....How badly are they covering up the power of the World Rally Cars? I'm actually giggling like a school girl thinking about how fast these actually are. Just some food for thought. :grin:

[GrassyKnoll]

Damn I missed it. Anyone know where I can see it again? Anyone tape it? Ill host it if anyone got it on tape! :shock:

I'll repeat it for emphasis. I WILL HOST ANYONE WHO RECORDED IT! :eek:

[dropdfocus]

Calm down, I've already stated in a previous post that I recorded it on VHS... I just need to have it converted over to DVD or mpeg format. I have not gotten the chance to watch it yet, but I'm sure I will tomorrow.

As for you Jess, I will get together with you & figure out something on the matter of making a copy(s).

[GrassyKnoll]

sorrry :oops:

[dropdfocus]

That's ok. Now you know to back read a forum post for possible answers to questions. :cool:

[legacy92ej22t]

I missed it too. :-( I'm gonna come over and watch it....right now.


*a knock at Jasons door*

[GrassyKnoll]

That's ok. Now you know to back read a forum post for possible answers to questions. :cool:

I do know how to do that. I saw that you said you were going to record it but I didn't know if you actually did. Thanks for pointing that out though... :|