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Gray Leadbetter: “Whatever I Drove Last Is My Favorite Thing To Drive”

Chris Leone — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 18:27:50 +0000

At just 18 years old, North Carolina native Gray Leadbetter has already accomplished so much in her racing career. From being discovered by WRC and Global Rallycross standout Patrik Sandell as a teenager to establishing herself with some of the top teams in short course and rallycross, Leadbetter scored the biggest championship of her career last year when she took the Championship Off-Road Pro...

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A Brief History of Off-Road Racing in America

Matt Martelli — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 21:07:13 +0000

American Off-Road racing as we know it today effectively started in 1962 when the Ekins brothers braved the Baja peninsula on Motorcycles in less than 40 hours to set the Tijuana-to-La Paz, Baja Mexico record. This stunt was the spark that ignited the fire that started long-distance desert racing. The Baja 1000 and The Mint 400 were launched and both reach global acclaim. After sleeping on Sal...

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VERMONT SPORTSCAR SWITCHES-ON NEW ELECTRIC RALLYCROSS PROGRAM

Chris Leone — Fri, 06 May 2022 15:09:28 +0000

Milton, VT. – Vermont SportsCar, America’s premier rally and rallycross constructor, announced today it will enter the Nitro Rallycross (Nitro RX) Championship’s new all-electric Group E division. The Milton, Vermont company, best known for their work managing the factory Subaru Motorsports USA rally and rallycross programs, will switch-on their own electrified motorsports program with driver and...

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Pastrana Wins Inaugural Nitro Rallycross Title at The FIRM After First-Turn Dustup

Chris Leone — Thu, 09 Dec 2021 01:38:32 +0000

Images via Nitro Rallycross Travis Pastrana became the first driver in the history of rally sports in the United States to claim both stage rally and rallycross title in the same season on Sunday. The action sports legend and Nitro Rallycross founder locked up the series’ inaugural full-season championship over Subaru Motorsports USA teammate Scott Speed and former World Rallycross champion Timmy...

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Nitro Rallycross Race Preview: The FIRM

Chris Leone — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 14:00:36 +0000

The vision is all coming together for Subaru Motorsports USA driver and Nitro Rallycross founder Travis Pastrana. The first full NRX season wraps up this weekend at The FIRM Rally School in Florida, and Pastrana has parlayed back-to-back victories into a shot at giving perhaps the sport’s most notorious team its first Supercar drivers’ title. To do it, he’ll have to conquer not only a much more...

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Pastrana Goes Back-to-Back With Nitro Rallycross Win From Glen Helen

Chris Leone — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 20:27:52 +0000

For any racer who started his career on two wheels, any win at the legendary Glen Helen Raceway is special. For Nitro Rallycross founder Travis Pastrana, taking his first win at the track in the series he established takes the significance up a notch. The Subaru Motorsports USA driver became the first-ever NRX driver to win back-to-back races, backing up his perfect event at Wild Horse Pass...

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Nitro Rallycross Race Preview: Glen Helen Raceway

Chris Leone — Sat, 20 Nov 2021 16:47:06 +0000

Last weekend at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park couldn’t have gone much better for Travis Pastrana. The Subaru Motorsports USA driver and Nitro Rallycross founder had a perfect weekend for the first time in the series he spearheads, winning the battle brackets, his heat race, and the main event in the third round of the inaugural NRX season. Now, he gets to build on that momentum at Glen Helen...

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Pastrana Scores First Nitro Rallycross Win at Wild Horse Pass; Busch Finishes Fourth

Chris Leone — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 14:00:08 +0000

For the first time since its debut three years ago, Travis Pastrana can call himself the winner of a main event in the racing series he’s pioneered. Pastrana posted a perfect weekend in Nitro Rallycross’ midway round of the season at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, backing up a second place finish at ERX Motor Park last month with the top qualifying time, a win in the battle brackets...

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Nitro Rallycross Race Preview: Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park

Chris Leone — Sat, 13 Nov 2021 16:12:11 +0000

As if the first two rounds of Nitro Rallycross weren’t exciting enough, things are about to get Rowdy this weekend. Yes, we mean Rowdy, as in NASCAR legend Kyle Busch. After wrapping up the 2021 Cup Series season at Phoenix Raceway last weekend, Busch stuck around in Arizona to make his rallycross debut at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park alongside the sport’s biggest names in the brand new NRX...

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Speed, Pastrana Give Subaru 1-2 Result in Nitro Rallycross at ERX Motor Park

Chris Leone — Mon, 04 Oct 2021 15:50:06 +0000

Subaru Motorsports USA’s long-awaited first Nitro Rallycross victory finally came on Sunday at ERX Motor Park—and what’s better, it turned out to be a 1-2 finish. One day after earning the team a $10,000 fine for unsportsmanlike conduct in the final round of the battle brackets, choosing to pull off immediately instead of facing Kevin Hansen for the pole to ensure that he’d be in a different heat...

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Nitro Rallycross Race Preview: ERX Motor Park

Chris Leone — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 14:32:18 +0000

After a thrilling season debut last week at Utah Motorsports Campus, Nitro Rallycross returns to action this weekend at ERX Motor Park. Sure to be the fastest layout of the season, the 0.9-mile track traditionally used for short course off-road racing receives a slight makeover to better suit the 600 horsepower rallycross Supercars and NRX Next machines that make the full five-round national tour.

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Hansens Remain Perfect in Nitro Rallycross at Utah as 2021 Season Begins

Chris Leone — Mon, 27 Sep 2021 02:24:01 +0000

The long-awaited debut of Nitro Rallycross as a proper racing series rather than a one-off event came on Friday and Saturday, with Utah Motorsports Campus—host of its inaugural two rounds as part of Nitro World Games in 2018 and 2019—serving as the opening round of the campaign. But the more things change, the more they stay the same: it was the Red Bull Hansen Peugeots on top again...

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