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Posted Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at 1:58am

2014 100 Acre Wood – Update

by Bill Wood There are items on a wish list, items on a bucket list and items that should be drowned at the bottom of a bucket. It’s the items in that third category that struck 2012 American Super Production rally champions Lauchlin O’Sullivan and co-driver Scott Putnam Friday before the 100 Acre Wood Rally even started. On the Shakedown Stage Friday morning O’Sullivan and Putnam launched down the road to get in a little… Read More →

Posted Sunday, January 26, 2014 at 6:13am

2014 Sno*Drift Rally – Saturday Update

by Bill Wood 2012 Super Production champions Lauchlin O’Sullivan and co-driver Scott Putnam led the Super Production category throughout the 2014 season-opening Sno*Drift Rally in northern Michigan. After a terrible 2013 season, O’Sullivan and Putnam took this important victory as they launch into what they hope is another championship run. “Winning is a hell of a lot better than balling your car up that’s for sure,” Putnam said with a laugh after the Victory Circle… Read More →

Posted Saturday, January 25, 2014 at 6:01am

2014 Sno*Drift Rally – Friday Update

by Bill Wood 2012 Super Production champions Lauchlin O’Sullivan and co-driver Scott Putnam had a 2013 season to forget. And after Day One at the 2014 season opener at the Sno*Drift Rally in Central Michigan, forgetting 2013 is getting easier and easier. O’Sullivan and Putnam in their 2008 Subaru WRX STI are fighting snow, ice and a balky car to move to a more than 1:30 minute lead over Dillon Van Way and co-driver Andrew… Read More →

Posted Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at 4:47am

Pastrana on Fatherhood and More

Motorcross master, rally champion, and stuntman extraordinaire turned NASCAR driver Travis Pastrana drops in on dose for his first interview since becoming a dad. During a friendly game of mini golf with Timbo Travis talks about the excitement of fatherhood, the new challenges of NASCAR, and the upcoming Nitro Circus Live US Tour, which he’s really excited about—and you should be, too! Read More →

Posted Sunday, September 22, 2013 at 3:12am

The Facts Behind Subaru’s Amazing Success in America

Subaru, the automotive division of Fuji Heavy Industries , is on a terrific growth trajectory. It’s eyeing 1 million vehicles in annual sales in the not-too-distant future, and it’s all happening in the U.S. In the last five years, the U.S. has become Subaru’s largest hunting ground, and sales have exploded. Its cars are so spacious and inherently American that people joke that the new Outbacks will not fit in a Japanese parking garage. Read More →