Rally & Off-road

Layne Schranz Is Coming Back To Pikes Peak Inspired By His Effort To Help Tornado Victims In Alabama And With His Sights Set On Victory
 
Colorado Springs -GEICO driver Layne Schranz has had a long year to think about the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.
 
There is probably no worse fate for a racecar driver than to lose a race by the smallest of margins, but that is exactly the outcome that bedeviled Schranz and his #7 GEICO Chevrolet Monte Carlo a year ago. 
 
Schranz navigated the Gecko up the 12.42-mile course, which features 156 twisting turns, in what he thought to be a winning effort in the Super Stock Division.  But when the #7 GEICO Chevrolet arrived at the 14,110-foot Summit, he learned that he fell short by just .075-seconds, an almost incalculable difference, and finished 2nd.  
 

Mayor Steve Bach Will Buckle Up In Porsche Pace Car For The 89th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb On June 26 In Colorado Springs
 
Colorado Springs, May 31---------Steve Bach, the newly-elected Mayor of Colorado Springs, will kick off the 89th running of the storied Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in the passenger’s seat of the official Pace Car, a Porsche Boxster Spyder, on Sunday, June 26.
 
The official Pace Car is provided again this summer by Porsche of Colorado Springs for the nation’s second-oldest motor sports event behind only the Indianapolis 500.
 

Colorado Springs, April 25----------With electric automobiles popping up like dandelions across the landscape of American driving, it’s no surprise that they will be part of the field at the 89th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on June 26.

The latest entrant in the Electric Division is professional racer Chad Hord (Felch, Michigan), who will be driving a stock 2011 Nissan Leaf at Pikes Peak, with its high response 110 hp,  80kW AC synchronous electric motor capable of delivering speeds as much as 90 miles per hour.

Chad Hord Will Pilot New All-Electric Nissan Leaf At The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb On June 26

e-miglia 2011: Second edition of the International Rally for ELECTRIC Vehicles

• The dates: August 1st - 5th, 2011
• Aiming higher: Grossglockner High Alpine Road new in the e-miglia route
• Aiming further: Finale in St. Moritz
• A total 800 km in four days through four countries: Germany-Austria-Italy and Switzerland
• Registration open for everyone, provided you have a valid driver’s license and an e-mobile
• Maximum of 30 participants in the constancy rally

Charlotte, NC (December 21, 2010) – 2011 marks the 33rd running of the international test of endurance and determination known as the Dakar Rally, which for the third consecutive year will take place in the South American countries of Argentina and Chile after security threats in Mauritania in 2008 caused the ASO, the race organizers, to move the race from Africa.  With more than 9,500 km (5,903 miles) to be completed from January 1st to 16th, 2011, the Dakar Rally is easily the “world’s most grueling race.”  

Cordoba, Argentina (January 2, 2011) – Today marked the official start of the 2011 Dakar Rally. From this point forward, it is serious business for the competitors vying for the coveted Dakar title. Stage 1, the first of 13 timed stages in this year’s rally race, included a 566-km road section and a 222-km special that began in Victoria and ended in Cordoba.

Buenos Aires brought the New Year in with a bang today with the beginning of the 2011 Dakar Rally. Considered one of the top five adventures in the world of motor sports, it is on the Bucket List of every off road racer and race fan. Synonymous with grit, determination, and guts, the Dakar, over the next fifteen days, will demand every thread of character from the four-hundred-plus who crossed through the grand stage arches this afternoon. Celebrating its third year in South America, the rally continues to draw larger crowds and expanded international attention.

Toyota 4-Runner, Scores Second Place Finish.

 Ivan “Ironman” Stewart and Toyota Team take Second-Place in Stock Mini Class in SCORE Baja 1000’

The Toyota 4Runner Team and Ivan “Ironman” Stewart brought home a second place finish at the 43rd Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000.  22-time class winner and desert racing’s veteran known as the “Ironman” was the third and final driver behind the wheel.

TANNER FOUST DRIVES FORD FIESTA TO VICTORY IN INAUGURAL RALLYCAR US RALLYCROSS EVENT

The venue may have changed, but the combination of the Tanner Foust and the Ford Fiesta proved once again to be unbeatable claiming victory at the inaugural RallyCar US Rallycross event.  Last month the combination of Foust and Fiesta dominated X Games 16 winning double gold medals in the ROCKSTAR Fiesta. This weekend Foust and Fiesta were once again was the class of the competition winning the Rallycross AWD Main event by a commanding 4.24 seconds over their closest competitor.

ANNUAL END OF SUMMER ‘MOW DOWN’

NEW NASCAR®-INSPIRED LAWN MOWER RACING SERIES

 FEATURES INAUGURAL U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

Bolzano/Rovereto, August 6th, 2010. The e-miglia 2010, the first pure international electric rally in the world, is over. After four days, five Alpine passes and 560 kilometers, 24 of the 25 e-vehicles, which started on Tuesday in Munich, rolled over the the finish-line in Rovereto, Italy in the evening. It’s already certain: after the successful premiere, there will also be an e-miglia in 2011. The first partners have already confirmed their support again.