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X Games Rally Roster Announced
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!!
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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 :lol: |
Should be a lot of fun to watch. Hopefully the SP guys represent!
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Originally Posted by SoCal Rally
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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!!
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Originally Posted by delongedoug
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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
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A few pic's from practice
http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-...30_3236811.jpg http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._4298634_n.jpg Thanks to Gary Grahn for these pictures |
More pictures from Gary
http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-...76_3911183.jpg This one is from the cross contry trip to get Matt Johnsons car to the X Games http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-...20_4640393.jpg |
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A picture of MJ during practice from Rising Sun Tuning
http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._3583375_n.jpg |
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