First Drive: 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor [Review]By Andrew Ganz Few red-blooded Americans grew up without at least one Tonka truck gracing their toy box with its presence. These seemingly indestructible steel trucks were perfect for living out kid-size fantasies of high-speed desert romps, rock crawling and mud bogging. Most kids grew up, however, and are now living out their “rugged” fantasies behind the wheel of a crossover with all the mud credibility of a My Little Pony. But not Fo
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Special to indycar.com There been two basic paths to Indy car racing. The traditional way was through classic oval track racing, progressing through midgets to sprint cars and championship dirt cars. More recently, many drivers trained for an Indy car career by starting in road racing karts, then climbing the ladder of open-wheel formula cars either in Europe or America. Jimmy Vasser and Bryan Herta are California-born drivers who came up the formula car ladder, from Formula Ford to Formula
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Home Depot Center hosted the qualifying today for the X Games Rally Super Special. Because the FMX Super X configuration holds court in the arena until Saturday night Rally qualifying was confined to the outer perimeter tarmac section. To no one’s surprise it was an all STI/Fiesta battle. However what was surprising was that the Fiestas dominated taking three of the top four spots. Indy 500 winner and IRL Champion Kenny Brack put the Olsbergs MSE Ford in the top spot but it was only good en
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Through 7/15, Toys 'R Us takes up to 70% off hundreds of items as part of their Summer Clearance Sale. The Ford Off Road Racing for Nintendo Wii is marked down from $29.99 to $9.99. Better yet, shipping is free on orders of $49 or more. Sales tax is charged in states with Toys 'R Us retail locations.
Jun. 23, 2009 at 8:41 AM | Grief Factor: 1 2 Tons of Racing Fun! Get down and dirty with Ford Racing Off Road and experience the thrill of massive high speed action using authentic vehicles made by Ford and Land Rover. Race through dense forests, cliff hanging mountain terrain and snow covered landscapes before making your way across the finish line. Through this unique driving experience, you will feel the adrenaline pumping excitement the way off roading is supposed to be.
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