Snowboardcross (NASCAR/motocross/roller deby on ice/snow)

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Some Olympic-y stuff.
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_Highlights from NBC's Olympic coverage_ 
(http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/sports/special_packages/olympics/13897983.htm) 
Miami Herald, FL -  <NOBR>34 minute
Bob Costas called snowboardcross "something  like NASCAR on snow." We prefer 
a roller derby comparison.  Whatever, it's a blast - four ... 
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_More over Lett and Buckner, here comes  Jacobellis_ 
(http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/sports/13898575.htm) 
San Jose Mercury  News,  USA -  <NOBR>4 ho
... It's mano a mano competition, except there are four  people on the track. 
Calling it NASCAR on snow  is a disservice. It's curves. Banks. Jumps. Snow. 
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_American Wins NASCAR on Snow_ 
(http://www.newhousenews.com/archive/hoynes021706.html)  <NOBR>Newhouse News Service
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_Column: the Best and Worst of Week One_ 
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/17/AR2006021701574.html) 
Washington Post, United  States - <NOBR>1 hour
...  BEST NEW SPORT _ Snowboardcross by a wipeout. It's NASCAR on ice,  
motocross on boards. Better yet there's no judging, which means ... 
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_Rubbin' is racin' in Olympic snowboardcross — NASCAR  on ice_ 
(http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/torino/snowboarding/2006-02-16-snowboardcross-previe
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_SKI Magazine ~ Freestyle, Snowboard World Cups to Deer  Valley_ 
(http://www.skimag.com/skimag/competition/article/0,12795,646514,00.html)  
    ... 3 - parallel giant slalom Saturday,  March 4 - superpipe Sunday, 
March 5 - snowboardcross Snowboardcross,  described as a “roller derby on snow” 
because  of ... 
www.skimag.com/skimag/competition/  article/0,12795,646514,00.html - 42k - 
Supplemental Result -  _Cached_ 
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_Crested Butte Mountain Resort | Press Release_ 
(http://www.skicb.com/page.php?pname=press/article&article_id=20)      Best described as a combination of 
two  snowmobile disciplines, oval track racing and cross-country competition,  
Snocross is often considered NASCAR on snow. ...
www.skicb.com/page.php?pname=press/  article&article_id=20 - 26k - _Cached_ 
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ress/article&article_id=20+"nascar+on+snow"&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=10&ie=UTF-8
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