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On Saturday, April 30th, tragedy struck the close knit rally racing community during the Olympus Rally based in Ocean Shores, WA.

31-year-old driver Matthew Marker of Elk Rapids, MI did not survive injuries sustained in a racing accident. Marker was in his fifth year of participating in the Rally America National Championship and was a popular driver among his peers. Marker was known to have ambitions of improving his Championship standings and taking part in building the sport’s popularity. more...

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Officials at Vermont SportsCar revealed the invited driver list for the return of the legendary Mt. Washington “Climb to the Clouds” Automobile Hillclimb, to be held June 22-26, 2011. The Mt. Washington Hillclimb, known as the Climb to the Clouds, was first run in 1904 and is considered to be one of America’s oldest motorsports events. more...

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Canadian rally driver ‘Crazy’ Leo Urlichich is looking to expand his skill set by venturing into road racing to gain tarmac driving experience. The rising CRC star has begun the application process for his CASC Ontario Region road racing license and expects to be competing before the end of the 2011 season. more...

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Snoqualmie, WA, USA -- Tanner Foust scored victory in front of a sell-out crowd at the Global RallyCross Championship on Saturday, after an action-packed two days of door-to-door racing at the Twin Peaks round. more...

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Tanner Foust announced a multi-year partnership with Ford today to represent the Blue Oval in the Global Rallycross Championship (GRC), European Rallycross Championship (ERC) and at X Games 17 in Los Angeles.

Foust, the most successful rally driver in X Games history, will drive a Ford Fiesta and the long-term agreement means he will compete behind the wheel of a Ford for many years to come. His programme will be supported by Rockstar Energy Drink and Etnies. more...

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Snoqualmie, WA, USA -- Teams are preparing to return to flat-out competition on Saturday after an exciting first day of action at Old Mill Adventure Park that saw veteran Swedish rallycross driver Andreas Eriksson emerge on top — after lining up against teammate Tanner Foust. more...

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The rallies of the 2012 FIA World Rally Championship have been announced following an extensive period of consultation between the WRC promoter North One Sport, individual event organisers, competing teams and the FIA, motorsport's world governing body.

The 2012 calendar reflects a new vision for the WRC. This focuses on raising the bar in terms of the level of organisation and promotion of events but also increasing the sense of challenge and achieving a diverse mix of locations and surfaces to underline the WRC's standing as an epic motorsport adventure. more...

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Ford driver Mikko Hirvonen, current leader of the FIA World Rally Championship, shared top billing with internet stunt driving star Ken Block at the launch of Codemasters’ DiRT 3 video game in London today.

Hirvonen piloted the new Ford Fiesta RS World Rally Car, which also tops the world championship standings, in a series of exciting driving displays at the city’s iconic Battersea Power Station. more...

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Ken Block, pioneer of the ‘Gymkhana’ freestyle driving video phenomenon that has delivered over 90 million YouTube views, is taking over London’s iconic Battersea Power Station this week and turning it into a massive stunt and obstacle course for his car. The performance, which is being filmed for a forthcoming Gymkhana-style video, aims to recreate a sequence from the highly-anticipated racing video game DiRT 3™, which will see players driving Block’s own Gymkhana THREE Ford Fiesta around the Battersea Power Station course in the game. more...

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Defending two-wheel drive United States Rally Champion, Erika Detota began her season on the podium. As the opening eastern round of the USRC, Rally New York USA took place in and around the towns of Monticello and Walton, NY. The roads themselves, still coated in spots with sand and snow, were made more treacherous with fresh ice from the weekend’s unseasonably cold weather. more...