Archive for February, 2009

  • 2009 Pirelli MSA Gravel Rally Championship – Round 1 – Rallye Sunseeker, Bournemouth DEVINE INTERVENTION AS SEAN WINS

    2009 Pirelli MSA Gravel Rally Championship – Round 1 – Rallye Sunseeker, Bournemouth DEVINE INTERVENTION AS SEAN WINS

    international February 28, 2009 1:06 pm no comments

    Although not winning the event outright, Irishman Sean Devine took maximum points on the opening round of the 2009 Pirelli MSA Gravel Rally Championship after a concerted effort on Rallye Sunseeker today. Driving the ex Mikko Hirvonen Subaru WRC S11, the Ulsterman from Strabane and co-driver Francis Regan showed no [...]

     
  • High Desert Trails Congratulates the 2009 Winners!

    High Desert Trails Congratulates the 2009 Winners!

    Event PR February 27, 2009 12:08 pm no comments

    Lots of fun was had last weekend in Ridgecrest, California. We would like to thank all the competitors, workers and volunteers for coming out and making the 2009 High Desert Trails a big success! Congratulations go out to Bill Holmes & Sean Gallagher for the overall win. Consistent all day, [...]

     
  • ACP Rally aims for podium in Missouri

    ACP Rally aims for podium in Missouri

    Team PR February 25, 2009 10:49 am no comments

    Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard and the ACP Rally team are looking to notch up another podium this weekend when they take on Rally America’s second round, the fast and flowing 100 Acre Wood Rally in south-central Missouri (Feb. 27-28). “This race is about putting your foot down and keeping it there,” [...]

     
  • Bill Holmes and Sean Gallagher take another overall win.

    Bill Holmes and Sean Gallagher take another overall win.

    Team PR February 25, 2009 6:26 am no comments

    Rally Race driver Bill Holmes and his co-driver Sean Gallagher pulled off another overall win in the California Rally Series. The High Desert Trails Rally was held at the Area 51.5 Motorsport Facility in Ridgecrest, California on February 20-21 2009. The two wheel drive Bilstein/BFGoodrich sponsored 2008 Ford F-150 Rally [...]

     
  • Rally New York, Ltd. has new tarmac special stages, a new Rally Headquarters and opens entry for Rally New York USA 2009

    Rally New York, Ltd. has new tarmac special stages, a new Rally Headquarters and opens entry for Rally New York USA 2009

    Event PR February 20, 2009 5:51 pm no comments

    Entry is now open for all-tarmac Rally New York USA scheduled for April 3 – 4, 2009. Rally program, online entry, downloadable entry forms, itinerary, supplementary regulations, lodging and downloadable order form for course notes (can also be ordered online) are available at www.RallyNewYork.com. The regular entry ends on March [...]

     
  • Twenty Teams Set to Challenge the High Desert

    Twenty Teams Set to Challenge the High Desert

    Event PR February 18, 2009 11:48 am no comments

    Receiving a great competitor turnout, the High Desert Trails Rally will be run this weekend, Saturday, February 21st, 2009 in Ridgecrest, California. The high turnout actually forced a slight change in schedule, Co-Organizer Kristopher Marciniak explains, “As a novice style event, run at a small private venue, we were looking [...]

     
  • Rally battle set for Missouri at Rally America’s Round 2

    Rally battle set for Missouri at Rally America’s Round 2

    Event PR February 17, 2009 10:40 am no comments

    Subaru Rally Team USA driver Ken Block has a target on his back heading into Round 2 of the Rally America championship, the Rally in the 100 Acre Wood, in southern Missouri Feb. 27 – 28. The fast and flowing course suits Block’s flat-out style and he’s proven tough to [...]

     
  • Colorado Rally Cup Signs New Presenting Sponsor As 2009 Season Approaches

    Colorado Rally Cup Signs New Presenting Sponsor As 2009 Season Approaches

    Event PR February 16, 2009 1:16 pm no comments

    The Colorado Rally Cup is pleased to announce its new presenting sponsor, Subaru Southwest Region, in conjunction with Flatirons Subaru and Flatirons Performance. The partnership comes on the heels of a highly-successful inaugural season for the Colorado Rally Cup in 2008, which saw 29 teams compete over an eight event [...]

     
  • IrnieRacing T-Bird HD Rally Demo, BC Canada 2009

    User Videos February 15, 2009 3:22 pm no comments

    Video size: 0.98 GB
    film time: 10 minutes
    Driver: Marcel Irnie
    Navigator: Jon Smith
    Date: February 7/8, 2009

    Vehicle: IrnieRacing AMSOIL Miata Racecar

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  • Mitsubishi earns first victory with new Lancer Evolution

    Mitsubishi earns first victory with new Lancer Evolution

    Event PR February 11, 2009 4:06 pm no comments

    1st round of the 2009 Canadian Rally Championship The very first outing of the new Mitsubishi Evolution RS was a success with Antoine L’Estage, the defending North American champion, earning an outright victory in Rallye Perce-Neige, first round of the Canadian Rally Championship held in Maniwaki, Quebec. L’Estage and co-driver [...]

     
  • IrnieRacing HD presents ThunderBird Rally 2009, British Columbia

    User Videos February 11, 2009 1:11 pm no comments

    Driver: Marcel Irnie
    Navigator: Jon Smith
    Date: February 7/8, 2009

    Vehicle: IrnieRacing AMSOIL Miata Racecar

    Event: The Thunderbird Rally is a winter driving adventure through snow and ice covered back roads in the British Columbia interior. Following the Thunderbird route is simple, but staying out of the snow banks is not.

    Contact: lubedealer.com/irnieracing

     
  • “HUSABERG six fifty” a IrnieRacing HD Production test

    User Videos February 11, 2009 12:34 am no comments

    “HUSA BERG six fifty”

    Studded Tires
    Location: Magna-Tech Services Driveway,
    Okanagan Valley, Kelowna BC, Canada

    Date: January 17th, 2009
    Outside Temperature: -1′C
    Husaberg rider: Jim Magna-Tech

    Filmed and Produced by Marcel Irnie
    Contact: lubedealer.com/irnieracing

     
  • Fast season start for ACP ends in snow bank

    Fast season start for ACP ends in snow bank

    Team PR February 10, 2009 10:06 am no comments

    Rally driver Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard and Team ACP Rally began the Canadian rally season with a very fast start, challenging for the lead at the Rallye Perce-Neige Maniwaki in the early stages. “We set an aggressive pace at the outset to try and capture the early lead in a very [...]

     
  • Antoine L’Estage & Nathalie Richard win Perce Neige

    Antoine L’Estage & Nathalie Richard win Perce Neige

    Team PR February 9, 2009 12:24 pm no comments

    A National Victory for Mitsubishi Quebec driver Antoine L’Estage, co-driven by Nathalie Richard, both from St-Jean-sur-Richelieu (QC), didn’t waste any time taking home a win in their brand new Rockstar Royal Group Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X at the Rallye Perce Neige, the inaugural round of the 2009 Canadian Rally Championship. [...]

     
  • Rally Ready 2008 Season Highlights

    User Videos February 9, 2009 12:09 pm no comments

    Highlights from some events from our 2008 season. Included is
    Sno*Drift
    Private testing at Boulder Creek Off-Road Park
    Rallye De Paris
    Footage from our trip to WRC Mexico, our shenanigans at LeMons Texas, our win at Pikes Peak and 100 AW aren’t in here but you get the idea.

    Music: Adolescents- Kids of the Black Hole

     
  • Antoine L’Estage wins season opening showdown at Rallye Perce Neige

    Antoine L’Estage wins season opening showdown at Rallye Perce Neige

    Event PR February 8, 2009 12:32 pm no comments

    MANIWAKI, Quebec (CARS Media) – Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard of St Jean-sur-Richlieu, Que., started the 2009 Canadian Rally Championship presented by Subaru and supported by Yokohama, with a win at the legendary Rallye Perce Neige. The rally featured an exceptionally strong field that included six former winners, and some [...]

     
  • Rally Driver Crosses over to BMX

    User Videos February 6, 2009 2:59 pm no comments

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  • Bill Holmes/Sean Gallagher take Overall win at the 2009 Plan B Rally

    Bill Holmes/Sean Gallagher take Overall win at the 2009 Plan B Rally

    Event PR February 5, 2009 8:59 pm no comments

    The rally racing team of Bill Holmes/Sean Gallagher took the Overall win at the 2009 Southwest Rally Series “Plan B Rally” with their 2008 Bilstein/BFGoodrich sponsored Ford F-150 rally racing truck. The event was held January 31 2009 in Ridgecrest, California. The team won five out of the six stages [...]

     
  • Hardyboy Racing Team Prepares to Contest Complete 2009 Canadian Rally Championship

    Hardyboy Racing Team Prepares to Contest Complete 2009 Canadian Rally Championship

    Team PR February 5, 2009 12:41 am no comments

    After a very successful debut season for Hardyboy Racing back in 2008, driver Hardy Schmidtke and co-driver Adam Vokes are pleased to announce the team will be back in action for the full 2009 Canadian Rally Championship! Following up on their first place finish in the CRC Novice Championship, which [...]

     
  • Large Mitsubishi Brigade will attack Perce-Neige this weekend

    Large Mitsubishi Brigade will attack Perce-Neige this weekend

    Team PR February 4, 2009 8:27 am no comments

    Starting the second year of its National Rally Support Program for the Canadian Rally Championship, Mitsubishi has never before been represented by so many individual entrants and so many competitive teams for a Canadian event. The season opener for the Canadian Rally Championship will take to the logging roads this [...]