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Ashley Fiolek wins gold at X Games
posted on July 30, 2010 at 9:30am
For the last two years, Jessica Patterson has been so close to getting an X Games gold medal that she could almost taste it. Last year after leading almost every lap in the Moto X Super X, JP narrowly lost to teen phenom Ashley Fiolek.
This year, Jessica...more
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Palestinian women take over the raceway
posted on June 19, 2010 at 5:58pm
Washington – Female racers are becoming more common on Palestinian race tracks as motorsports grows in popularity, Ma’an News Agency reported Monday.
As the Palestine Motorsports Federation and British Consulate General finished two days of trainin...more
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NASCAR gets nasty
posted on June 8, 2010 at 4:53pm
Joey Logano, left, and Kevin Harvick when they were playing nice.
I don’t understand NASCAR and I doubt I ever will. I get dizzy watching my daughter run track. And, she’s really slow. Also, my favorite button on our remote is “Mute”, so...more
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Memorial weekend highlights
posted on June 2, 2010 at 7:32pm
Now that you are getting over your sunburn, have put away the beach toys, and digested all that red meat, let’s look back at some of the highlights for women’s sports over the Memorial Day Weekend.Baseball hats off to Eri Yoshida, for becoming the fir...more
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It's a man's racing world
posted on June 1, 2010 at 6:50pm
I saw a few articles this past weekend about female auto racers. Note that I didn't really read them because I am not all that into auto racing. But the headlines were similar in that they noted the increased presence of women at Indy: there were four thi...more
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Danica Patrick places fifth in Indy 500
posted on May 31, 2010 at 11:10am
With the Indianapolis 500 Race just completed, there’s no question that its most famous participant (other than spectator Kim Kardashian and Jack Nicholson, who was the honorary race flag waver) was Danica Patrick.
Patrick has had a rocky month and her...more
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Exclusive Interview: Motocross champion Ashley Fiolek
posted on May 25, 2010 at 3:20pm
One of the biggest stars in motocross, Ashley Fiolek has succeeded on and off the race track. At nineteen, she is already the top female competitor in a tough men’s sport. Since going pro in late 2007, Fiolek has taken gold at the X Games, won the ...more
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Win a copy of Ashley Fiolek’s ‘Kicking Up Dirt’
posted on May 21, 2010 at 3:57pm
Are you a motocross fan? If so, you don’t want to miss the chance to read her new memoir, “Kicking Up Dirt” out in stores now. And for five lucky Pretty Tough winners – the book is free!
One of the biggest stars in motocross, Ashley Fiolek has ...more
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Indy 500: A record five women in starting field
posted on May 19, 2010 at 2:09pm
Last week we wrote a post about a record four women vying for a start at this year’s Indianapolis 500. And now that number jumps to five.
It’s been 33 years since Janet Guthrie became the first woman to start a race at the famed Brickyard, and for m...more
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A Suggestion For Nascar
posted on May 2, 2010 at 2:49pm
Given that the Sprint Cup series is allegedly losing money, sponsorship, and viewers, and throwing in the huge number of cautions that are bedeviling the finishes this year as space gets tight....why do there need to be be forty three cars in every race?...more
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DC announces sponsorship of 2010 Mammoth Motocross
posted on April 22, 2010 at 6:35pm
DC announces its sponsorship of the 2010 Mammoth Motocross, being held in Mammoth Lakes, CA from June 17 – 27th. Along with supporting the event festivities, DC Motocross team athletes, Nate Adams, Jeremy McGrath, Josh Hill, Ian Trettle, Adam Cianciar...more
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Long Beach Grand Prix!
posted on April 20, 2010 at 3:39pm
So this weekend I had the chance to go to the Long Beach Grand Prix, which though I reside close by, I have never been to the race, or anything that is like this ever before in my life. I was really looking forward to it, though I had no idea what to expe...more
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Long Beach Grand Prix features female drivers
posted on April 20, 2010 at 3:10pm
In her autobiography, Danica Patrick said a race in Long Beach eight years ago was the turning point in a career that ultimately made her one of the nation’s most popular race-car drivers.
That’s when Patrick won the professionals’ leg of a pro/c...more
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Danica Patrick talks shop with Us Magazine
posted on April 6, 2010 at 10:21pm
Race care driver Danica Patrick recently spoke with Us Magazine and lists “25 Things You Don’t Know About Me.”
Some of our favorites?
1. I don’t like chewing gum.
2. I got a sewing machine for Chirstmas, and now I love to sew.
3. My favorite foo...more
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Tarah Gieger – Enough Said
posted on April 6, 2010 at 1:58pm
If you don’t know Tarah Gieger, you should. Her sponsors include Yamaha, Red Bull, Von Zipper, Etnies, Alpinestars, Troy Lee and many more. Her achievements list is even longer. Check out her team pages or become a fan on Facebook. Looking forward t...more
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Laier takes first WMX heat win of 2010 at Sevlievo
posted on April 4, 2010 at 5:51am
Round one of the FIM Women’s World Championship
started today from the Bulgarian race track of Sevlievo where Larissa Papenmeier took the
pole and defending Champion Stephanie Laier won the opening heat.
After clocking the pole Teka Suzuki Europe Worl...more
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Q & A with Sherri Cruse
posted on March 24, 2010 at 7:15am
by :
Miki Keller
<a href="http://www.dylamagazine.com/feature/q-sherri-cruse"><img src="http://www.dylamagazine.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/Headline_420_300/images/HEADLINE_Sherri-Cruse.jpg" alt="" ti...more
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IndyCar first: four women to start in season opener
posted on March 12, 2010 at 3:08pm
The inaugural Sao Paulo Indy 300 will mark several firsts, mainly of interest only to avid Indy-race fans, but one in particular grabbed my attention: this will be the first time that four women have started an IndyCar race.
Methinks IndyCar is entitled ...more
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GameOn Podcast: Sarah Fisher & Patrick Pho, the Sequel
posted on March 10, 2010 at 5:36pm
The ladies of GameOn continue to be star-struck this week, as they recap the Oscars, Fantasy Football-style, with regular contributor Patrick Pho. We talk about the top three headline stories from this year's Oscars, and ponder his next obsession: Fan...more
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Danica Patrick designs new Hot Wheels car
posted on February 27, 2010 at 5:50pm
Patrick unveiled a sketch of her “Danicar” February 6th, 2010 at the Daytona International Speedway while announcing Hot Wheels return to NASCAR through a partnership with JR Motorsports .
The custom die-cast vehicle was co-designed with the Hot Whee...more
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Kawasaki’s Green Goes Pink
posted on February 21, 2010 at 8:18am
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Jenna Goldberg
We all love action sports, and sometimes that passion drives us to do challenging and borderline- psychotic things. Take for instance, running a 24-hour motocross marathon, helping riders of all ages to learn to ride a dirt bike, ...more
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Danica Patrick wrecks in first NASCAR race
posted on February 15, 2010 at 8:56am
Danica Patrick crashed her GoDaddy car Saturday in a 12-car pileup in her first NASCAR race. She was not injured.
Call me uninformed about race car driving – really, you should – but I had no idea she wasn’t racing NASCAR yet. I could blame it on a...more
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Danica Patrick joins the celebrity fragrance circuit
posted on January 8, 2010 at 11:23am
IndyCar
driver, Danica Patrick, recently announced that she will be joining the NASCAR
racing circuit. But it’s not only her racing that fans have to look forward to,
as Patrick is also on track to launch her own fragrance this year.
SA
Fragrances, an ...more
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Miss New Years. No Limits? No Problem!
posted on January 6, 2010 at 2:07pm
This New Year’s Eve, Red Bull’s New Year. No Limits. where Travis Pastrana jumped 269ft. (a world record) in a rally car, was the event everyone, and I mean everyone, was talking about. (Yes, when my mom asks me if I saw “that guy in the car thing...more
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