Here we are, back in The Garage after a few days of R & R and the virtual newspapers have certainly piled up at the door. I’ve got close to a thousand posts to sift through to see what has been going on. As we left, PT had just beaten the crap outta Tag. Silly little French Canadian thought he could rough up the hockey player wannabe. Tie Domi has nothing on our boy Paul. I hear there is some other Canadian racer has pissed off his boss and may never see the inside of an F1 car again. Poor Jacques… Will he ever learn to keep his mouth shut?

Until I get some more reading done, let’s chat about the X-Games. Moto-Cross superstar Travis Pastrana has won overall, after Colin McRae had a roll that Nicky Grist figures cost them a second and a half. Must have been a hell of a quick roller. Word has it that Travis & Colin are heading to Vegas to have a Cary Hart do a commemorative tatty.

Thanks to Flat Over Crest for the killer shot above from the X-Games practice sessions. Be sure to visit them for all the news and tons more great shots by lensman Andrew Harvey.

Over at the Toronto Star’s Wheels section, Nika Rolczewski has a great story about 2 single moms from Ontario who have taken on the challenge of desert racing. But this isn’t just any desert race, the Rallye Aicha des Gazelles is a womens only event. The 1,200 km route took them through dry lake beds, ever moving sand dunes and rock strewn quarries.

These brave women made it through successfully and even managed to impress organizers with some agressive driving along the way. For the full story visit Wheels

For more info about women in motorsport, visit Nika’s great site Racerchicks

For more incredible photos of the rally, visit photographer Luis Moreira

Related: Colin Mcrae to race at Xgames