X GAMES 2008 rally jump practice with Ken Block, Dave Mirra and Niall McShea
Here’s a video of Block, McShea and Mirra practising for the 70ft jump prior to X Games 14. The jump proved pretty costly to a number of competitors, including Block and Mirra, during the games but did help raise the profile of the sport in America with an estimated 60 million plus TV viewers.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZXig2xTLCo[/youtube]
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Travis Pastrana wins gold medal at 2008 X Games 14 Rally, Tanner Foust silver, as Dave Mirra and Ken Block share bronze
Travis Pastrana won another rally gold medal as he beat last year’s winner Tanner Foust in the Rally Car Racing (as it is known in the US) final of X Games 2008 rally in LA at the Home Depot Centre. Foust hit a wall when exiting the arena for the street course which affected the rest of his run and prevented a real challenge to Travis.
Pastrana victory quotes:
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X Games 14 2008: Pat Moro speaks exclusively to RallyBuzz about his preparations and drawing Niall McShea in the first round
Pat Moro chats to RallyBuzz on the eve of X Games about his preparations, using an open class car for the first time and being drawn with X Games newcomer Niall McShea in the first heat. Pat also discusses the American rally scene and his progress in this year’s RA PGT class, which he leads quite comfortably.
Pat Moro interview with RallyBuzz:
[googlevideo]http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=8121358455685091583[/googlevideo]
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