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Atlanta, MI, USA — Defending North American rally champion Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard earned some strong early-season points with a fourth-place finish at the icy U.S. season opener this weekend in northern Michigan.

The NOS Energy-backed rally team of ACP and co-driver Jeremy Wimpey took a cautious approach to the start of the contest in some of the most challenging conditions ever seen in U.S. rally competition. more...

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Atlanta, MI, USA — Piotr Wiktorczyk and his co-driver Grzegorz Dorman debuted their team White Frog Racing at the 37th Sno*Drift Rally last weekend, the first round of Rally America National Championship Series. The team, based in Arlington Heights, IL, took second place in Super Production (SP) class and eighth place in overall classification, after challenging the slickest roads they have ever encountered. more...

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Montreal, QC, Canada — Quebec driver Antoine L’Estage and his co-driver Nathalie Richard finished in second place at this past weekend’s SnoDrift Rally, Round 1 of the Rally America series and the first event of the North American Rally Cup.  more...

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Atlanta, MI, USA — Defending Rally America champion Travis Pastrana skated to victory on Saturday at Sno*Drift, the incredibly slick 2010 season opener.

Pastrana and co-driver Christian Edstrom built a solid early lead and continued to put time on the rest of the field over the course of the two-day rally –- despite a badly injured left shoulder.

"Man, I'm really excited," said Pastrana. "Everybody next rally is going to come with a sling." more...

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Johannesburg, South Africa — With only a few days to go, to South Africa’s first NASCAR-type stock car race at Phakisa Freeway near Welkom this coming weekend, excitement is building. No less than 6 South Africans have been offered the chance to compete in Sunday’s race, which boasts the biggest prize fund of any motor sport event held in South Africa, a whopping $300 000. more...

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Barbados, West Indies — Ireland will be well represented when Sol Rally Barbados 2010 (May 29/30) marks the 20th Anniversary of the inaugural running of the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) International All-Stage Rally; among the 15 overseas entries already received on-line are three Irish drivers returning to join in the celebrations. more...

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Barbados, West Indies — Preferential travel and accommodation rates for Sol Rally Barbados 2010 are confirmed today in the updated Overseas Competitor Information document, now available as a pdf download from the Competitor section of the official web site (www.rallybarbados.bb). more...

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Spydeberg, Norway — Petter Solberg has signed up with energy-drink MAD-CROC for 2010. MAD-CROC is an international brand and are now introducing their products for the Norwegian and Swedish market. "We will use 2010 to establish MAD-CROC in Norway and Sweden, and is quite confident that Petter Solberg will be a good promoter for us," says Bård Ove Grong, responsible for MAD-CROC in Norway and Sweden. MAD-CROC products will be out at several retailers through out the year. more...

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Forestburgh, NY, USA — New York Winter Rally 2010 ended in Narrowsburg, New York yesterday. The two day event was the first round of the United States Rally Championship (USRC). Each day was a separate round of the New York Rally Championship.
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Just weeks after emerging unscathed from his record car jump at Red Bull: New Year. No Limits, Travis Pastrana has now reportedly broken his collarbone.

Jolene Van Vugt, Travis’s stunt-biking colleague on US TV show Nitro Circus, broke the news in her Twitter blog, along with a picture of the great man looking rather rueful with his shoulder in a sling. more...