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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

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

Kawasaki’s Green Goes Pink
posted on February 21, 2010 at 8:18am

by :  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

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

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

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

Start the New Year with Red Bull
posted on December 29, 2009 at 10:27am

Don’t have plans this New Year?  No bother, because Red Bull and sponsored athlete Travis Pastrana are bringing you something special: Red Bull: New Year. No Limits.  This New Year’s Eve, Travis will attempt to break the world record for car distanc...more

Ashley Fiolek set to race in Europe again
posted on December 28, 2009 at 12:34pm

Following their successful 2009 campaign, LS Motors-Honda today announced their Belgian team is proud to continue its partnership with America’s leading lady of MX: Ashley Fiolek. Fiolek (19) herself enjoyed an outstanding season on the Honda CRF250R. ...more

New Feature: AIM HIGH book
posted on December 11, 2009 at 12:27pm

A few months back, I had the wonderful honor of being interviewed by book author Laura Contreras-Rowe for a book project she was working on called AIM HIGH: Extraordinary Stories of Hispanic and Latina Women. The interviewed lasted hours, where I talke...more

Hoping Danica Patrick doesn't regret this
posted on December 9, 2009 at 10:59am

None of the reasons for Danica to eschew a Nascar deal have changed since April.  I still think it's a terrible mistake, and that she will face an audience and colleagues who are more hostile than she expects in a driving environment too unfamiliar for h...more

A whole lot of head-shaking sport news
posted on December 9, 2009 at 10:15am

I’ve purposely stayed out of commenting about Tiger Woods. It’s just low hanging fruit. What is left to say? But I will say the most interesting thing to me is that everyone is shocked that a golfer could behave so badly–especially Tiger Woods.  ...more

Sporty Saturday Spotlight: Drag Racer Cyndee Schwarz
posted on November 14, 2009 at 11:08am

This Saturday the sporty spotlight shines bright on 2006 Queen of the Track, Cyndee Schwartz.  Check out Cyndee’s sensational interview below where she shares how she stays balanced, her thoughts on winning, and much, much more. Name: Cyndee Schwar...more

Inspiration and feeling blessed
posted on November 6, 2009 at 5:00pm

Its easy to lose perspective when we get wrapped up in daily life.Lately, I've been in the dumps about the state of my racing program and my extended sidelined status. I know that its been tough for a lot of folks with the current economic situation, and ...more

Pro Mod now NHRA Professional Category
posted on November 4, 2009 at 5:18pm

The long, hard fought battle has finally been won.For 9 long years, Pro Mod racers have begged, pleaded, borrowed and stole to gain the acceptance of the NHRA as a professional category, only to be shunned aside as a mere exhibition class. Popular across ...more

Racing: US National history tarnished
posted on September 10, 2009 at 8:21am

The Big GO is to drag racing what the Daytona 500 and the Indy 500 are to our roundy-round companions in racing. It is the single biggest weekend of the season, and one where tradition and competition run second only to emotion of the participants.One of ...more

Guest on Pit Crew Conversations BlogTalk Radio
posted on August 5, 2009 at 5:30pm

Today, I had the pleasure of being a guest on Parent Driven School's Pit Crew Conversation Blog Talk Radio Show.Parent Driven Schools is an organization that believes parents are the solution to the education crisis in our country. The group gives parents...more

Fiolek's ride for gold
posted on August 5, 2009 at 12:19pm

Here's the vid from Ashley Fiolek's gold medal performance in Super X.  As a young, deaf athlete she's been getting a gratifying amount of sports press this week.  My own aesthetics are not really geared toward motocross, especially at the expense of th...more

X Games: Ashley Fiolek wins women’s moto X
posted on August 3, 2009 at 9:33am

X Games Women's Moto Medalists: Elizabeth Bash, Ashley Fiolek, Jessica Patterson If it seems like the X Games are all about testosterone driven events, that may be changing. With riders like Ashley Fiolek, Jessica Patterson and Elizabeth Bash taking to...more

Women’s Moto X Photo Journal
posted on August 3, 2009 at 9:13am

Women's Moto X Medalists: Elizabeth Bash, Ashley Fiolek & Jessica Patterson Ashley Fiolek edges Jessica Patterson at X Games Moto X Ashley Fiolek (67) Women’s Moto X Jessica Patterson (250) Women's Moto X Jessica Patterson (250) Women's...more

Twitter for the Racing Crowd
posted on July 21, 2009 at 4:14pm

One of my favorite social networking tools is Twitter. I've been using it for a couple of years now, and although I first thought it was rather odd and didn't "get it", I've realized the myriad of different usages for the service, and how they can be cust...more

Congrats to the Force Girls
posted on July 21, 2009 at 4:12pm

You know, nitro Funny Car driver Ashley Force-Hood has been having a heckuva year. She's won several events, led the points chase, been to a handful of finals.... Girl is on Fire. (not literally. That would be BAD.) Love it.But there are 2 more Force girl...more

A Need for Speed: For Women Only
posted on July 18, 2009 at 2:54pm

Lyn St. James Do you like to drive fast? Are you a woman? If you answered yes, then the following event may be perfect for you.  Real open wheel Indy style race cars, high performance  Corvettes and guess what? We’re offering a discount on regist...more

Drag Racing in the ESPY awards
posted on June 30, 2009 at 4:14pm

I was reading the latest column over at Go2Geiger.com about Tony Schumacher's nomination for an ESPY award, and it made me really think about what is holding us back from being a mainstream sport among the masses.Sad to admit, Geiger is dead-on with his ...more

Drama in WMX series – Laier wins while injured Lancelot pulls out
posted on June 21, 2009 at 10:11am

Round five of the WMX series started with a dramatic first heat today, as runner up in the Championship Stephanie Laier won while series leader Livia Lancelot pulled out with a dislocated right shoulder. In an incredible time practice session Larissa ...more

Strength training and ... auto racing?
posted on June 19, 2009 at 10:31am

Alison Macleod says something in this interview that I find telling. When asked whether a female racer has an advantage or a disadvantage, Macleod mentions strength first: "Most girls are clearly disadvantaged when it comes to strength. Racing does requir...more
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