Samuel Hubinette Takes on the Dirt in 2010 X Games 16 Super Rally

NEWPORT BEACH, California (SAMUEL HÜBINETTE RACING) – Professional stunt driver and two-time Formula Drift champion Samuel Hübinette competes in this weekendʼs 2010 X Games new motorsport concept SuperRally.

The ACP-NOS-BFGoodrich team was in Irwindale, California testing on Tuesday, attended also by a large media audience who were treated to rides on the practice course. “Overall, I am very excited and having fun getting back into racing mode,” said Hübinette. “It was a good day testing today to iron out the car, and I felt comfortable very quickly.”

Hübinette is among a handful of top drivers from around the world invited to compete in the prestigious action-sports contest, held July 29 to August 1, 2010. He will pilot a 2008 Mitsubishi Evolution X built by teammate Andrew Comrie-Picard, himself a four-time X Games competitor.

The team has chosen to run BFGoodrich gravel tires, which have won 11 medals in four years of X Games rally competition. “I am very impressed with the amount of grip from the BFG tires, especially in corners!” Sparco also joins the team in supporting their racing efforts this weekend.

The new discipline of SuperRally joins Rally Car Racing, already in its fifth year at X Games, on Saturday night of the four-day event at the Los Angeles Coliseum. The SuperRally format is based on the wildly popular European sport of rallycross, and features multiple drivers hitting the course at once for a big-air, big-action race.
Although new to X Games, Hübinette is no stranger to the low friction surface of a dirt course or to catching air over the thrilling jumps of rally cross. “I got my first competitive license when I was 16 for junior rallycross in Sweden and raced a Volvo 142, so it feels great to get back to that sport and also begin a new era in my career.”

The X Games is the premier action sports event on the globe, featuring athletes competing for medals and prize money in sports including BMX Freestyle, Moto X, Skateboard, and Rally. 2010 marks the 16th anniversary of the high-profile contest. The Rally Car discipline is a hit in the X Games format, consistently setting among the highest television ratings of the four-day action sports event.

Following X Games, fans can watch Hübinette in action in Formula DRIFT competition at Las Vegas Speedway August 20-21 for round five in the series. He is taking on a new role as team owner this season, while also making a bid for the title as a driver in a factory-backed Dodge Challenger. X Games Rally Car Racing teammate Andrew Comrie-Picard competes alongside Hübinette in the drifting series, in the SHR Dodge Viper. The full list of athletes invited to compete at X Games 16 is available at www.espn.go.com/action/xgames/news/story

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The Season to this Point from Ross Fairfield on Vimeo.

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Charles Ng 2010 backtrack from Ross Fairfield on Vimeo.

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For the galley from this event check out the shots here…

Formula D Round 4 was just two days of mind blowing drifting ! First off congrats to all the drivers for doing well minus a few unfortunate mishaps. Second major congratulations to Nikolay Konstantinov for making it to Top 16. It must have been incredible to hear your hometown cheering you on. Third congrats to Tanner Foust for winning round 4. Lastly, congrats to ProAm drivers for a great show. Here are the results for the ProAm standings, 1st – Kyle Pollard 2nd – Nik Jimenez 3rd – Kohei Nakamura 4th – Peter Funatake.

So the event started on the 9th and right then and there it was just amazing. Mind you this was my first Formula D event but it was more then I ever expected. I never expected them to just launch a round of drivers so quickly ! The FD drivers weren’t even back by the time they sent out another group. It just kept the crowd entertained from the moment it started to the moment it ended. What made it even better is the amazing weather ! Washington is notoriously known for its unfortunate weather. But luckily FD weekend had temperatures of 88 degrees and up ! The first day was pretty crowded but the second was just packed. The second day included a One of One show hosted by Hellaflush and over 15,000+ presale tickets were sold. The stands were completely full as people waited anxiously to see FD begin. All in all, FD was a fantastic event that brought thousands together for the love of drifting and cars.

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Baltimore, MD (July 6, 2010) – Lip slides, 50-50 grinds, wall rides, and board slides are tricks primarily associated with skateboarding – that is up until Formula Drift points leader and World Champion drifter, Vaughn Gittin Jr., teamed up with skateboarding legend and business mogul, Rob Dyrdek, to create the world’s first-ever skateboard car and skateboard car park for the Season 3 premiere episode of MTV’s “Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory”.

Pioneers and innovators in their own disciplines, Vaughn and Rob made their fantasy into a reality when they each got their try at maneuvering the insane skateboard car. To help them on their epic quest, the team from California Skateparks created the first-ever skateboard car park with endless possibilities for the aspiring car-skaters. As their weapon of choice used to tackle the park, a 2011 Ford Mustang was outfitted with everything from a grind plate to grip tape.

Vaughn, a former skater himself, says: “Ever since I started drifting, I was constantly reminded how close it is to skateboarding in the fact that it is truly a lifestyle and an action sport that takes a ton of passion and talent. Whether you are on a board or manhandling a car, you can have the freedom to show off your personality and style. For about three years now, I have been dreaming of taking the car control I have from drifting and doing skateboard tricks with a Mustang. I didn’t even have to mention the idea twice to Rob, as he was all about it immediately. He was not scared behind the wheel either! Believe me when I tell you, he also went BIG in the skateboard car.”

Season 3 of MTV’s series “Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory” premieres Monday, July 12 at 9:30pm ET/PT which features Vaughn and his skateboard car.

“I am very excited for everyone to see and feel the genuine fun and excitement we had,” says Vaughn. “It was simply unbelievable for everything that was in my head for years to unfold as perfect as it did on the first outing for the Skateboard Mustang. Huge thanks to Rob, California Skateparks, MTV, Ford, Monster Energy, Falken Tire, and everyone else that believed in this project and helped to make it possible – it was simply EPIC. I look forward to taking what we learned to the next level and having some more skate Mustang fun in the future!”

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ASBX IS X DAYS AWAY!

ASBX Drivers list as of June 28 2010

Abraham Cruz
alexis king
Thomas Olech
Andrew Gillespie
Carlos Cano
Chtis Tholberg
Edgar Ferman
Edwin Kado
eric castro
Fabian Fernandez
jeffrey sahakian
joshua chang
joshua sher
Shaun Brown
Logan Noel
Karl Osaki
Luis Gonzalez
luke pakula
Luz Maya
Matt Madrigali
matthew bottieri
michael essa
mike fukumoto
misael ingles
Nathan Feigion
Nathan Kandoll
Tom Flowers
Alvaro Pulid
Julian Jacobs
Ryan Bell
Spencer Dougherty
TJ Fry
tyler barnick
Tyler K Xiong
tyler markman
Shawn Coward
Jesus Leon
Eric Hill
Adam Perez
Kyle Mathias
Matt Dale
Alex Villareal
Matt Powers
Tommy Roberts
Dave Bigwave
Miki Frial
Calvin Wan
Chris Licup
Herry Fernardi
Daniel Chow
Taka Aono
Benson Hsu

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