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[fourwheeler] 2021 Ranger Tremor First Drive
While we patiently await the unofficially official Ford Ranger Raptor, Ford’s still-excellent Ranger has been relegated to playing in the sandbox with Colorado Z71s and Tacoma TRD Off-Roads with the company’s FX4, while ZR2s and TRD Pros get to venture a little further down the trail. After announcing Tremor versions Super Duty and F-150, Ford View the full article
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Watch the Daytona 500 to fill the football void
Mark Titus and Charlotte Wilder already miss football, but one thing they are excited to watch is the Daytona 500. They can't wait to see how Bubba Wallace does on his new NASCAR team owned by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin. View the full article
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[motorsport] Starting lineup set for the Duels at Daytona
Alex Bowman delivered Hendrick Motorsports yet another Daytona 500 pole with teammate William Byron alongside. These two will take the green as the pole-sitter in their respective Duel races Thursday evening. Their starting positions are also the only ones unaffected by where they finish in the Duels. Additionally, Ryan Preece and David Ragan qualified best among the eight open times and ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Ragan, Preece lock themselves into Daytona 500 field
Following Wednesday night’s qualifying session, two of those four positions are now claimed. As the two drivers with the fastest qualifying speeds among the eight non-charter teams, Ryan Preece (eighth-fastest overall) and David Ragan (13th fastest) are guaranteed to start in Sunday’s race. Two spots remain – the highest finishing non-charter team in each of Thursday night’s ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] FIA and WRC promoter to run World Rallycross from 2021
WRC Promotor and the FIA will collaborate to run the 2021 World RX season, and are working on finalising a multi-year promoter agreement for the German-based company to hold the commercial and media rights for the series. A tender process was opened in October to find a new promotor for World RX, after previous commercial rights holder IMG, who took over the discipline’s highest level from ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Ekstrom to return to WRC in Arctic Rally Finland
The 2016 World RX champion is contesting selected events in preparation for his 2021 programme with the ABT Cupra team in the new Extreme E series, and drove in the Dakar Rally last month. He will compete in the second round of the 2021 WRC with a car run by Ekstrom's co-owned EKS JC squad, and will be co-driven by former FIA Junior WRC champion Emil Bergkvist, who also navigated for Ekstrom in ...Keep reading View the full article
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[autosport] Daytona 500: Bowman claims pole for 2021 NASCAR season-opener
In a change from the traditional multi-segment format to qualifying for the curtain-raiser, each car on the 44-strong entry list was permitted to run a single timed lap on the oval to decide the order, with the session also being run at night for the first time. Ricky Stenhouse Jr had set the early benchmark time of 44.477s for JTG Daugherty, before Bubba Wallace - driving for the new Michael ...Keep reading View the full article
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[autosport] Daytona 500: Bowman claims pole for 2021 NASCAR season-opener
Alex Bowman claimed a second Daytona 500 pole position in qualifying for Sunday's NASCAR Cup season-opener, with team-mate William Byron securing a second Hendrick Motorsports front-row in three years View the full article
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[motorsport] Alex Bowman wins Daytona 500 in all-Hendrick front row
Bowman’s average lap speed of 191.261 mph led the way in Wednesday night’s qualifying session as he easily topped his Hendrick teammate William Byron to make his record fourth consecutive front row start in the season opener. Byron ended up second (190.219 mph), which also locked him into the Sunday’s starting lineup at Daytona International Speedway. It’s also the seventh ...Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Reader Emails: LS-Powered Wagoneer, “Stripper” 4x4s, Cummins-Powered Wagoneer, Colorado Tacoma, and More!
Colorado TRD Here is a pic of my 2010 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off Road with 4.0 V-6 and six-speed manual. From TRD I added a cold-air intake, performance exhaust, short-throw shifter, and skidplate. The 32-inch lightbar and LED fogs are from Cali Raised LED. Wheels are ’18 Tacoma, and tires are Falken Wildpeak AT3. A View the full article
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[fourwheeler] A Quick Trip to the Oatman Massacre Site
The town of Oatman, Arizona, is an eclectic little stop along the old route of Highway 66 in Western Arizona, mostly a tourist stop nowadays. It’s named for Olive Oatman, a young girl who, at the age of 14 in 1851, was traveling west with her settler family to the promised land and was captured View the full article
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[motorsport] 2021 Daytona 500 entry list features 44 cars
# Driver Car Team 00 Quin Houff Chevrolet Camaro StarCom Racing 1 Kurt Busch Chevrolet Camaro Chip Ganassi Racing 2 Brad Keselowski Ford Mustang GT Team Penske 3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet Camaro Richard Childress ...Keep readingView the full article
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[fourwheeler] 2022 Nissan Frontier vs. 2021 Toyota Tacoma: Pro-4X or TRD Off-Road?
We’re sold on the looks and stats of the new 2022 Nissan Frontier, a truck that’s been long overdue for a full-scale update. Meanwhile, we can’t deny that the 2021 Toyota Tacoma remains a solid truck that we’d never kick out of our stable. Both midsize offerings have similarly capable off-road-ready features available in the View the full article
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[motorsport] Bubba Wallace leads opening Daytona 500 practice
Wallace, in his first season driving for 23XI Racing – founded by NASCAR star Denny Hamlin and NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan – topped the 50-minute practice at Daytona International Speedway with an average lap speed of 199.746 mph. Wallace posted the fast lap early in the practice session while five Toyotas briefly participated in a drafting run. The session marked the first practice ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Joe Gibbs Racing, Martin Truex Jr. agree to contract extension
In a press release, JGR said Truex would continue to pilot its No. 19 Toyota in the 2022 season “and beyond” but contract terms were not released. “Extending Martin’s agreement has been a big priority for us this off season,” said team owner Joe Gibbs. “Martin brings so much to our organization. ”Obviously he’s talented and shown he can win at any race track but his insights ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] Truex: Daytona needs to “figure out” keeping chicane mud off track
The race went under yellow after just nine laps in an attempt to clean the bus stop, as constant straight-lining of the curbs dragged dust and mud onto the track surface. Kevin Harvick was an early spinner there, and cars quickly became caked in dirt – with drivers complaining of reduced visibility. With six laps remaining, race leader Truex spun into the wall as he exited the chicane, ending ...Keep reading View the full article
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[motorsport] NFL's Antonio Williams to invest in NASCAR driver Joe Graf Jr.
Antonio Williams, who just completed his rookie season with the NFL’s Buffalo Bills, has become an investor in the racing career of the 22-year-old Xfinity Series driver from Mahwah, N.J. Through a friendship sparked through a mutual friend, Williams has committed himself to helping Graf expand his current relationships in the sport, while also bringing new interest and even sponsorships to ...Keep reading View the full article
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[autosport] Busch takes unlikely NASCAR Clash race win ahead of Daytona 500
Heading onto the final tour of the 35-lap Speedweeks curtain-raiser building up to the Daytona 500, Blaney had snatched the lead away from Hendrick Motorsports' Elliott in the infield of the 14-turn course and tried to use his seven-lap fresher tyres to pull away from the reigning Cup champion. However, Blaney locked up and ran wide at Turn 1 on the final tour, allowing Elliott to close up ...Keep reading View the full article
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[autosport] Busch takes unlikely NASCAR Clash race win ahead of Daytona 500
Kyle Busch scored an unlikely victory in the exhibition NASCAR Clash race on the Daytona road course, after last lap contact between leaders Ryan Blaney and Chase Elliott View the full article
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[motorsport] Blaney and Elliott agree: If you wreck, make sure you win
Blaney had passed Elliott with one of 35 laps to go in Tuesday night’s Busch Clash on the Daytona International Speedway Road Course but Elliott had worked his way back to Blaney’s rear bumper coming to the checkered flag. As the two entered the frontstretch chicane, Elliott appeared to plow into Blaney’s right-side, sending him into a spin. Elliott, however, also lost momentum in the ...Keep reading View the full article
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HIGHLIGHTS: 2021 Busch Clash at Daytona
Full highlights from Tuesday night's NASCAR Cup Series 2021 Busch Clash at Daytona Road Course View the full article
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FINAL LAPS: Kyle Busch sneaks by for win as Blaney, Elliott make contact
Kyle Busch sneaks by for the win at Daytona as Chase Elliott and Ryan Blaney make contact coming down for the win. View the full article
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Chase Elliott and Ryan Blaney post-race interviews | Busch Clash at Daytona
Chase Elliot and Ryan Blaney comment on their last lap wreck that allowed Kyle Busch to steal the Busch Clash at Daytona. View the full article
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[motorsport] Kyle Busch steals Busch Clash win as leaders wreck
Blaney got around Elliott, the 2020 Cup Series champion, with one of 35 laps to go in the non-points event but was unable to drive away from him. As the two approached the frontstretch chicane before the finish line, Elliott appeared to drive into the right side of Blaney’s No. 12 Ford, which sent him for a spin. Elliott also lost momentum which allowed then-third-place Busch to claim the ...Keep reading View the full article
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[fourwheeler] Ford Raptor Towing Capacity by Generation
It’s no secret that Ford’s F-150 Raptor’s power lies in its desert racing inspired suspension and not in its towing ability. That’s not to say that the Raptor isn’t a competent tow rig, rather that Ford has been required by the standards to which they test towing ability to rate the Raptor lower than its View the full article