Motorsports
"... optimistic for Dakar 2009"
When the Dakar Rally was cancelled in January, a world fell apart for Carlos Sainz. Now the Spaniard has consoled himself with a victory at the Central Europe Rally – and is already dreaming of a fresh start to the classic in South America.
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Twitch hunt
Rio was expecting a showdown between Mat Rebeaud and Dany Torres – and what they got was Jeremy Stenberg’s big day out. Now the bad boy even seems a possible title contender in the Red Bull X-Fighters field. But who actually is the comprehensively tattooed Californian whom everyone calls Twitch?
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Second Place for Pedrosa
Dani Pedrosa finished the Pramac Grand Prix of China in Shanghai in second place, extending his lead in the overall standings. In 250cc KTM celebrated a one-two with Mika Kallio and Hiroshi Aoyama.
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"Overtaking from the outside will take some getting used to"
At the ARCA RE/MAX race at the Kansas Speedway, Scott Speed bagged the first stock car victory for Team Red Bull. Why playing golf doesn’t make him happy, why a stock car is easier to drive than a Formula 1 car and why he’s homesick for Austria, the 25-year-old discloses in an interview.
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Turkish Grand Prix
For the last time the STR2B will hit the road in Istanbul at the Turkish Grand Prix. Sebastian Vettel and Sébastien Bourdais will race for points in the last race with the 'old' car.
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Dodge Challenger 500
Will Darlington Raceway still be the same old Lady in Black with its newly paved surface? AJ Allmendinger and Brian Vickers get to find out under the lights at the egg-shaped oval.
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