Rally Cross and the X - Games were made for each other , and X - Games 17 is one of the coolest tracks each feature . The games of 28 July to 31 July is running , a very first rally street circuit in downtown Los Angeles . Three rally gold medal winner and Top Gear U.S. Host Tanner Foust sounds pretty excited about the development, and we can not blame him . " When in the car , ripping through the streets , cranking the hand brake through intersections during door to door and jumping alongside buildings are truly epic , I can not wait ! " We advise ESPN can not wait , because the shots will come out of the competition impressive . And the sports news network has covered the event very well , with 25 hours of high - definition coverage and an additional 18 hours of 3D coverage . And , of course , the X - Games would not be possible without the X - Games dirt bikes , so you can expect much Enduro X cover . It is also eight new Moto X competitions , which will take place inside the STAPLES Center . Sounds like a good time. Hit the jump to read on the ESPN press release and see our high - res image galleries below for some of the rally action from last year .
Martin and Lewis . Farley and Spade . Frost and Pegg . Bell and Foust ? Justin Bell and Tanner Foust is the next great comedy duo ? No , but the two go to a track very quickly . Although their styles differ , they have joined forces to create a base line in a 2012 Ford Focus Global walk test drive event . Bell is a GT2 Champion and veteran of the 24 Hours of Le Mans . Tanner Foust is a champion drifter, X - Games gold medalist and overseas Rallycross Rookie . The two can drive a car, to say the least . Can they , together , put a solid lap times with the 2012 Focus ? Click past the jump to find it. VIDEO
Not looking for Tanner Foust around the Formula Drift circuit hang next year . The master of all things sideways announced that he would take a break from the action of the next season to other exploits focus. Namely , those close Foust's television work and participation in Rally Cross . Fans will recall that Foust was campaigning heavily contributed Formula Drift in seven years , and the place to the fact that the man is a household name - at least among the speed - obsessed world . Now he's gone to fight other exploits . The largest of these is a greater involvement in Top Gear USA . The History Channel has announced that the American version of the ever-popular British show stick around for a second season , and as such Foust must be on site to tolerate flooded Pontiac Fieros drive and Rutledge Wood . Foust still plans to show up on the Formula Drift Invitational at the Yas Marina Formula One circuit at the end of this month . Hit the jump for the full press release.
James May hates Tanner Foust , Rutledge Wood and Adam Ferrara . Before you get Top Gear USA - haters upset on that last sentence , let us explain further . James May hates the U.S. Top Gear presenters ... because he believes they are destined for greatness . Exactly why he feels this way ? Because of their name . May he believes " with a single - syllable last name, a popular holiday evokes heavy " , while Foust's name already says things he can do with a car and the others only dream about - and he can really do. Rutledge Wood has now believe a name that May, he should the next great American writer may be out , and Adam Ferrara , a letter away from being a child of Enzo . Whatever thinks his discussion of America 's Top Gear and its host is a great read . We do not say , his insight will give up Tanner , Adam Rutledge and a bit of a break for the first few years ... but you should ask your hate , for a moment .
