Tag: Racing

Travis Pastrana and Subaru Motorsports USA gear up on Martin County test course

BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Subaru Motorsports USA and global icon Travis Pastrana were in Martin County testing Team Subaru’s WRX ARA24 rally car series before heading to Missouri this weekend for the second round of the 2024 ARA National Championship. They came because Erik Hubbard, executive director for Backroads of Appalachia, a…
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Backroads of Appalachia, Inez, Racing, rallycross, Roger Smith, Subaru, Subaru Motorsports USA, Travis Pastrana

March 13, 2024
Almost Heaven Motorsports Park opens in Mingo County

BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN MYRTLE, W.Va. — Racing enthusiasts across Southern West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky will long celebrate the date Oct. 22. Perseverance and a commitment not to throw in the towel marked the opening day of a mountaintop IHRA-sanctioned dragstrip that had been in the planning stages for a decade on reclaimed mine…
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Myrtle W.Va., Rachel Dove, Racing

November 2, 2022