2013 FMX Farm Jam Highlights

New Zealand's Farm Jam looks like one hell of an impressive event for a Freestyle location. In fact, if you squint your eyes real tight and look really carefully, you'll spot Frodo and Samwise on their journey to Mordor in the background.

This year, the Unit Farm Jam, attracted some great freestyle motocross, BMX and MTB talent, who clearly relished the chance to get stuck into the incredible jumps.
The 2013 winners were Nick Franklin (FMX), Andreu Lacondeguy (MTB) and Kyle Baldock (BMX).
Also, check out some footage from the MTB contest below:

Travis Pastrana Unveils His Wild New NASCAR Paint Job

What the hell is going at the moment? First Ken Block reveals his Miami Vice and Hair Metal-inspired Hoonigan Fiesta. Now Travis Pastrana has gone full-on 1980's with his 2013 NASCAR Mustang.

“I said, ‘I want it bright, I want it bold, and I want it ’80s.’ It’s a little pinker than I had originally planned. I think that was the guys just thinking they were going to try to get me beat up at a NASCAR race,” said Pastrana.
Last year, Pastrana had a disjointed NASCAR program with a Boost Mobile Toyota Camry that was disrupted by injury and commitments to the Global Rally Cross Championship. For 2013, as a driver for Roush Fenway Racing, Pastrana has signed up for a full NASCAR series.

To show his dedication to NASCAR (and satisfy his sponsors Red Bull and DC, who have invested heavily in Pastrana), Travis won't be doing any NASCAR/GRC double shifts and has been warned off from motorbikes. So, anyone expecting to see TP attempting an 'American Roll' this year is going to be disappointed. “Everyone is like, ‘When are you coming back to motorcycles?’” Pastrana said. “For me to say I’m not, a lot of people are like, ‘What the hell, you’re leaving us?’ “I’m like, ‘No, it’s a new challenge.’ I appreciate the fans that stuck with me and hopefully by the end of the season we’ll be in the hunt for some wins. I know we need to win to get the fan base over here.” 

With a colour scheme like that, we certainly won't be able to miss him. Time to get that '199' sticker sorted out though, Travis!

More info at Sporting News 

People Are Awesome 2013

The latest instalment in the 'People Are Awesome' series hit the yootoobs a couple of days ago and is rapidly doing the rounds. So, we thought we would get in on the act and share it with you guys too.

Okay, so some of these clips aren't exactly '2013' but c'mon - you've just watched humans somersault over moving cars, rollerskate underneath them, catch and hit things they should have no right to do so and generally be very clever. What have you achieved today? Because scratching your balls and microwaving a tin of soup for your lunch doesn't count for much...

2013 Winter X Games Snowmobile Wipeouts

The Winter X Games kicked off last night and the competition at Aspen has already resulted in some great action - and some pretty gnarly crashes, particularly in the Snowmobile Freestyle contest. If you didn't appreciate how ballsy these Snowmbile guys were before now, this collection of crashes will prove that flipping 200kgs worth of machine (about double the weight of a dirt bike) is far from easy. And you're really going to know about it should it land on your head if you fall off. Last night, three of the competitors - Texan brothers Caleb and Colton Moore and Swede Daniel Bodin - experienced some nasty accidents during the finals. Both Caleb Moore and Bodin suffered from the front skis digging into the snow while trying land, while Colton Moore over-rotated and looks like he injured his hip but we are awaiting further details. Their mistakes helped contribute to American Levi LaVaelle walking away with the X Games Gold medal.

Ken Block Reveals His New Hoonigan Headquarters!

Say goodbye to the Monster World Rally Team. Say hello to Ken Block's new Hoonigan Racing Division! Today, KB and the Hoonigan crew revealed pictures for his new team headquarters in Utah and a few tantalising hints as to what his new car livery will look like. If it isn't a mixture of blue, lime green, purple and leopard print we will be very surprised. Clearly got an early 1990's vibe going on. Check out these pictures from Ken Block's awesome new digs - and find out more information about the HQ at the official Hoonigan Racing Division website! New livery will be revealed tomorrow! Be sure to check here, on the Ken Block Racing official Facebook page or the Hoonigan Racing Division website

Ken Block's 2013 Hoonigan Racing Division Fiesta!

Ken Block and his newly formed Hoonigan Race Division (formerly the Monster Energy Rally Team) revealed their new headquarters to the world yesterday. Today, we finally get to see what his new 2013 HFHV (Hybrid Function Hoon Vehicle) and GYM3 racecars will look like. First up - woah. These vehicles look incredible. Sure, there's a bit of early 90's about the look - plus a design that takes some inspiration from a lot of Volcom patterns that we have seen.

Ken himself admits the old skool style: "With the name change to Hoonigan Racing Division, we wanted to take the look in a slightly different direction, one that has been inspired by my love of 80s and early 90s skateboarding graphics, as well as Miami Vice-era offshore powerboats and a dash of hair metal and old school hip hop mixed in for good measure,” he says.

You can find out loads more about the cars at the official Hoonigan Racing Division website. Love or hate the look, KB has got big plans for the new car, with appearances planned for X Games, Global Rallycross, Rally American, WRC, Gymkhana, Octane Academy and more...

James Stewart Confirms Torn ACL

According to stories from Alli Sports and Race X Online, a MRI scan has confirmed damage to his anterior cruciate knee ligament. However, unlike what we have come to expect from the Stewart of old, Bubba has vowed to continue to ride and compete in the 2013 Supercross championship for as long as he can. How long that will be, we can only guess - but we'll be hella shocked if it's every race...