Big news in the last few weeks for PIAA teams. Travis Pastrana announced his return to rally to join teammate David Higgins at the New England Forest Rally. The two will be challenged by Ken Block who is also returning for the race. In other racing news, Travis Dinsmore claimed his first professional win in the TORC Series at Crandon International Raceway.

When it comes to desert endurance racing, you don’t normally think of the Triumph Tiger. Though completely capable of handling the off-road, the Tiger is more of a multi-purpose adventure bike than hardcore desert racer. Don’t try telling that to ICON Motorsports though. In partnership with Triumph Motorcycles and Motoworks Chicago, they decided to rewrite the rules of Baja by building two rally-ready Triumph Tiger 800XCs to take on the Mexican 1000. The bikes were equipped with a host of...

Episode three of Launch Control brings Subaru Rally Team USA to our hometown in Portland, Oregon for round three of the Rally America Series, the Oregon Trail Rally. The fast gravel roads were a welcome sight for the team following back to back snow covered courses at Sno* Drift and The Rally in the 100 Acre Wood. There was however, an unusual course obstacle in the form of pink flamingos that Higgins and Drew managed to mow down. (Don’t worry, they were plastic) Enjoy! ...

If you’re in the market for a new truck you just might find yourself waiting in line next time you go to the dealership. Automakers are seeing record sales heading into the summer, with pickups both large and small enjoying the success. Sales for pickups rose 8.0 percent in May to $220,010 according to autonews.com. What makes these numbers more impressive is the fact that they came despite a down month for the consistently top selling Ford F-Series. Remove Ford from the equation and pickup...