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Marcos Ambrose could be the fairytale story of the year if he makes the 2011 Chase for the Sprint Cup. Ambrose has a good chance of making NASCAR’s playoffs by winning at Watkins Glen and Brad Keselowski being the hottest driver on the series in the month of August.
Keselowski now sits in 11th in the points. If Brad continues his hot streak he could easily end up in the top ten instead of being a wild card. With Brad Keselowski in the top 10, he would then bump either the win-less Tony Stewart or Dale Jr out. In this scenario Denny Hamlin would be the first wild card into The Chase. The second wild card spot would be left for Paul Menard, David Regan, and Marcos Ambrose to fight for.
Right now Paul Menard is in 20th, Regan in 21th, and Ambrose is 22nd. If Ambrose gains 5 points on Menard and Regan, Ambrose becomes the wild card. All of this depends on Keselowski getting into the top 10.
A lot of “ifs,” but not too far off of possible. If nothing else NASCAR has made their Championship more exciting by designing important battles to go down to the wire for 1st place in points, 10th place, most wins, and even top 20 and 35 points positions. We will always love motocross gloves flying through the air but this NASCAR stuff sure is interesting.
Sonoma, California’s Infineon Raceway played host to many big races in 2011. Some NASCAR, some 2 wheel racing, and even dirt bike gear saw action at the huge motorsports complex. The season at Infineon wrapped up this past weekend with the Indy GP.
Indy Car title contender Will Power made the news this week for a much better reason then he did two weeks ago. Aussie racer Power won the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma.
With the win Power stays within striking distance of point leader Dario Franchitti. Power dominated the race and headed up a Penske 1-2-3 finish.
Two weeks ago Will Power was getting negative media attention and a 30,000 dollar fine for raising his middle fingers in the direction of Race Control and New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The video was run over and over on network TV, Speed Channel, ESPN, and many blog sites. Either way, attention has been drawn back to Will Power’s strength rather than his weakness.
We love all sorts of motorsports. 2 wheel and 4 wheel, dirt track and road course, F1 and Sprint Cars. You name it we watch it and love to talk about it. What is your favorite form of 
motorsport?
We favor Supercross and Motocross because we enjoy watching motocross gloves hang on to a high flying bike. Tight racing and tough competition. Not to mention short events that keep our attention for the whole event.
So what is the best? Here are a few choice suggestions:
NASCAR, F1, Sports Cars (Grand AM/ALMS,) Sprint Cars, Indy Cars, Motocross, Moto GP, Rally Car, Formula Drift, or something more particular? Let us know. We would like to share our thoughts with you.
Yes, that special time of year is almost here. The time when every extreme sports athlete and fan converge on Los Angeles California for the Summer X Games. BMX, Skate, Moto X, and Rally Car events are on the menu. Of course are favorite events are Moto X and Rally Car.
We are all glad to see strong representation from top teams like Hart and Huntington, Metal Mulisha, Red Bull, and Nitro Circus. The dirt bike gear of the top riders will be out in force to dazzle the crowds at home and live in person. Look to us for updates all weekend long on our Facebook page, and here at OffRoadAccessoryReview.com.
Don’t forget that superstar Travis Pastrana will be making his first start in the NASCAR Nationwide division on Saturday July 30th in Indiana in between competing in Moto X events Thursday & Friday and then wrapping his busy weekend up Sunday in Rally Cross. We can hardly wait.
The 2011 Pike’s Peak International Hill Climb is scheduled for June 26 2011. Racers from all over the world will attempt to break the 10 minute barrier which has never been broken.
Rhys Millen will have his Hyundai prototype in the field as well as “Monster” Tajima in his Suzuki SX4 that sports 1000 horsepower. Both racers will run the unlimited class in search of the record.
Many 2 wheel classes will also make the run up the hill. Off road racers will strap on their motocross gloves for competition in 250, 450, 750 and 1200cc race classes.
Pike’s Peak is the second oldest motorsports event in the United States. Something every race fan should visit at least once.
Robby Gordon goes into Infineon Raceway as a favorite to win the Save Mart 350 Sprint Cup race at Sonoma. Gordon finished a strong 2nd last year behind Jimmie Johnson. Gordon has struggled on the mile and mile and a half tracks this season in Sprint Cup.
Gordon and the Speed Energy Team will field 2 cars this weekend. PJ Jones will try to qualify the 77 car on speed. Robby’s best shot to win as a car owner is at Infineon. Gordon is a part time racer who also runs various off road races including Baja 1000 and Dakar Rally. No off road gloves for Robby this weekend. It is all focus and Speed at Robby Gordon Motorsports.
While the Sprint Cup drivers are in Northern California on a road course, the Nationwide cars will be in Wisconsin at the Elkhart Lake track called Road America. With both series at road courses a 1000 miles away from each other, only a one driver will try and run both events. Carl Edwards. Edwards won the first event at Road America last year.
Road course specialists in the field include Jacques Villeneuve, Ron Fellows, and Max Papis. Will a Hired Gun have a shot at the win with only 1 Sprint Cup driver in the field?
Road America is over 4 miles long and is narrow in many sections. Perfect for hard door banging racing.
Ricky Carmichael past Motocross Champion will also run at Road America for his first shot at a road course in a stock car. Carmichael will drive the number 30 Monster Energy Chevy. Monster Energy is a long time supporter of Carmichael and has been present on his motocross gear of past and his race suits.
The Sprint Cup Series makes it’s annual visit to Northern California this coming weekend. Infineon Raceway is one of only two road courses on the 2011 schedule. The Infineon event is one of the most exciting races all year long.
Many of the Sprint Cup drivers have to use experience they gained from racing go karts as children in this event. Other drivers in the event are “hired guns.” Road course specialist hired to win. The Hired Guns this year include Boris Said, Andy Pilgrim, and Brian Simo. Still other drivers like Marcos Ambrose, Juan Pablo Montoya, AJ Allmendinger, and Robby Gordon began their careers in road racing and will have a rare advantage over the Sprint Cup regulars.
NASCAR road racing is much different then most American road racing series. It is full contact all the time. Look for updates on the weekend’s event on the Probikehelmets.com Facebook page. Stories of motocross gear will take a back seat to the road course events this week. Did we mention the Infineon Raceway Girls will be on site?
The IRL tried something this weekend that had not been done in 30 years. 2 races, 1 night. The IRL racers ran 2 275 kilometer events back to back. Each race had it’s own individual winner who received prize money and points. There was no “overall,” winner. In the second race the drivers drew their starting positions at random. Some of the top drivers (Dario) had to start in the back, and some (Will Power) started up front. Not exactly fair.
Does this sound familiar? Outdoor motocross. Moto 1 and Moto 2 have always been the way to crown the overall winner at a motocross event. The riders and their motocross gloves are always involved in shorter events, but have to run twice. Basic idea that might work for 4 wheel racing also. IRL and NASCAR both continue to look for ways to make their racing more exciting. Look to see more of these Multiple race formats in IRL in the near future.
Sunday’s Canadian GP was one of the best races of the season. But we’ve been saying that a lot lately. Alonso taken out, Schumacher almost gets a podium, Vettel makes a rare mistake, and Jenson Button 21st to 1st. All of these were Sunday story lines. Why is this season so much better than seasons past?
DRS-Drag Reduction System
KERS-Kinetic Energy Recovery System
No Refueling
Tires that degrade quickly.
All 4 of these have made for some great racing this season. F1 management has made some decisions that have benefited the competition level of the series. Although Vettel is running away from the field in points, the races have been extremely exciting.
We will always take a time out from talking about motocross gloves for a post or 2 so we can share the information on the best races in the world.