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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Seventh place for Mark Webber
Mark Webber finished seventh in the Turkish Grand Prix in Istanbul. That was Mark's fourth top-8 finish in a row. In the overall standings Webber is in seventh place too.
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Dodge Challenger 500
Both of Red Bull Racing Team's Toyotas survived a long 500 miles at Darlington. Brian Vickers finished 25th and AJ Allmendinger ended the race in 27th. Yes, it was a new surface, but it was the same old Lady in Black.
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