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L.A. or bust – A cross-country dash to X Games

Posted on10. Aug, 2007 by Andrew.

Words: Alan OckwellPhotos: Andrew Harvey

It started, like most adventures, with a
phone call.
In the week following the New England
Forest Rally, and the subsequent announcement that Boris Said and Pat Moro
would round out the field of qualifiers, Otis Dimiters and I learn that we are
the first alternate for the rally car racing
competition in X Games 13.

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X Games 13 photos by Andrew Harvey

Posted on09. Aug, 2007 by Andrew.

X Games 13 Photos by Andrew Harvey

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X Games Photos & Wrap-Up

Posted on05. Aug, 2007 by Warwick.

Tanner Foust and Chrissie Beavis (SYMS) took first place overall, leaving second place to Ken Block and Alex Gelsomino. Third place went to Travis Pastrana and Christian Edstrom, who competed for bronze against Ramana Lagemann and Mark Williams.

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Tanner Foust Wins Carnage-Filled X Games

Posted on05. Aug, 2007 by Warwick.

Tanner Foust and co-driver Chrissie Beavis narrowly beat Ken Block and Alex Gelsomino in the final heat of the 2007 X Games Thirteen. We’ll have a full update and comments from the competitors later, plus a photo gallery from Andrew Harvey. Here is the official X Games press release…

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Antoine Out, Otis In

Posted on05. Aug, 2007 by Warwick.

Just got some news from our man on the scene, Andrew Harvey, that Antoine L’Estage has damaged his car on the big jump this morning in practice, and Otis Dimiters has been called in to replace him.  X Games television coverage is now on ABC, with the rally contest to be aired live in a [...]

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Sunday Morning Update

Posted on05. Aug, 2007 by Warwick.

Practice was due to start at 8am this morning, but as of 9:40 the dirt
portion of the track – and the big jump – was still being constructed
after yesterday’s MotoX racing.

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Photos from ArtPartPhoto

Posted on04. Aug, 2007 by Warwick.

A few photos from X Games Rally practice so far this week from Arthur Partyka – www.artpartphoto.com

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Update from Nathalie Richard

Posted on04. Aug, 2007 by Warwick.

Got a quick update from Nathalie Richard about their roll yesterday…
"It was in first gear.  We just clipped the curb
and flipped up on the side, into the air, and pancaked the roof onto
the tarmac. We’re ok. It’s been on ESPN all night…it made the top ten plays of the day! Hyundai
stepped up to the plate [...]

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Qualifying Pairings Announced for X Games

Posted on04. Aug, 2007 by Warwick.

The head-to-head pairings have been announced for the X Games Rally.  Last years winners – Pastrana, Block, and McRae – all get a bye into the quarter-finals, along with current Rally America Championship leader Andrew Pinker .  The following teams will have to battle for the remaining spots.

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