Here's the skinny. Full Press release here. I'll probably go this year to check out the ford fiestas of all things. ha!

The field for the 2009 X Games Rally Car Race is as follows:

* Travis Pastrana
* Tanner Foust
* Ken Block
* Dave Mirra
* Andrew Comrie-Picard
* Matt Johnson
* Andi Mancin
* Piotr Wiktorczyk
* Arkadiusz Gruszka
* Jimmy Keeney
* Brian Deegan
* Kenny Brack
* Patrick Moro (alternate)

 

I have been kind of bummed that the did away with co-drivers this year. But at least they are going to have Chrissie Beavis and Jen Horsey doing in car commentary.

Good luck to everyone!

I am keeping my fingers crossed that Pat gets in!

 

yep, no co-drivers = boo suck!! Especially since some of their co-drivers were an integral part of helping their drivers earn their spot in the X-Games in the first place. X Games 'Rally Car Racing' is now more about extreme celebrities playing together in a sandpit than it is about real rallying, though if it encourages even one person to become involved in rallying at the grassroots level, I'm all for it!!

 

I don't see why if they are putting Jen and Chrissie in the car they can't just let all the other co-drivers commentate as well. I would love to see Worm and Mellisa ect. on tv.

But they can leave out Andi and Arkadiusz Gruszka's co-drivers.... i have a feeling that we would all have a hard time understanding them

 

Should be a lot of fun to watch. Hopefully the SP guys represent!

 

Eh, they're just in-car spectators and adding weight at X-Games. I see no need for a co-driver. I also agree about the celebrity bit, but if they're holding their own and drawing fans in, it's definitely not a bad thing.

 

But they did do just as much work as the driver to get them into the x games

 

i find un fair to the co-drivers. They should be in the car , even when they don't need to in this event. They work just as hard.
Just like in the Race of the champions games. in EU. When is a rally car running there is always a passenger. So for Michael Schumacher who doesn't have one, gets one form the organizers

 

*nevermind

 

A few pic's from practice





Thanks to Gary Grahn for these pictures

 

More pictures from Gary



This one is from the cross contry trip to get Matt Johnsons car to the X Games

 

This pic if from PPD Motorsports

 

The Fiesta's!

http://blog.cardomain.com/2009/07/28/ford-fie-xsta/

http://blogs.edmunds.com/straightlin...ide-along.html

 

More of the PPD car!

 

A picture of MJ during practice from Rising Sun Tuning