Archive for March, 2009

  • Rally New York USA starts in four days!

    Rally New York USA starts in four days!

    Event PR March 30, 2009 11:40 am no comments

    The excitement is building in anticipation of the next running of Rally New York USA on April 3 – 4, 2009. Thirty nine teams from the United States and from abroad are on the entry list (http://newyorkusa2009.rallies.info/entries.php?type=u) for the Rally New York USA (www.RallyNewYork.com). In spite of the economy, the [...]

     
  • Desert Storm Rally Review

    Desert Storm Rally Review

    Team PR March 30, 2009 11:34 am no comments

    Despite stiff competition, Bill Holmes and Sean Gallagher clench another overall victory for their 2009 season. The rally racing team consisting of driver Bill Holmes of Malibu, California and co-driver Sean Gallagher of Santa Ana, California raced the Ford F-150 truck in the Desert Storm Rally, which is a Southwest [...]

     
  • Full Entry for Bulldog International Rally of North Wales

    Full Entry for Bulldog International Rally of North Wales

    international March 23, 2009 9:48 am no comments

    Wolverhampton and South Staffordshire Car Club are delighted at the response to the first Bulldog International Rally of North Wales, which takes place next weekend, and has attracted a capacity entry. With almost 200 applications for the 180 places received, the organising team has been overwhelmed by the excitement that [...]

     
  • Dodd Takes Victory in Border Battle

    Dodd Takes Victory in Border Battle

    international March 23, 2009 9:44 am no comments

    Defending champions Marcus Dodd and Andrew Bargery claimed the honours for a second time as they won this weekend’s Brick & Steel Border Counties National Rally. After non-scoring in the opening round on Rallye Sunseeker, the pair, in their Hyundai Accent WRC, took maximum points in the second round of [...]

     
  • Perez Pipped for Victory on Border Counties Rally

    Perez Pipped for Victory on Border Counties Rally

    international March 23, 2009 9:39 am no comments

    Kick Energy rally driver Steve Perez was denied his second win of the month by the smallest of margins when he just missed out on victory on today’s Brick & Steel Border Counties Rally which comprised round two of the 2009 Pirelli MSA Gravel Rally Championship. Driving the ex Marcus [...]

     
  • RaceTechnik Cars Finishes One-Two in Championship

    RaceTechnik Cars Finishes One-Two in Championship

    Team PR March 23, 2009 9:06 am no comments

    Brian Scott and Doug Chernis Earn Top Two Spots RaceTechnik, a race car shop based in Mesa, AZ, fielded the top two cars in the 2008 California Rally Championship series. Brian Scott (Pine, AZ) and John Dillon (Thousand Oaks, CA) won the championship in the Open 4WD category, while Doug [...]

     
  • Sno Drift Rally-P Wiktorczyk & M Brady

    User Videos March 23, 2009 1:35 am no comments

    Footage from 2007

     
  • WASHPA Racing Makes Podium Finish at National Series Debut

    WASHPA Racing Makes Podium Finish at National Series Debut

    Team PR March 20, 2009 3:55 pm no comments

    WASHPA Racing, a performance rally team based out of Washington, PA showed the true meaning of the rally slogan “Press on Regardless” by finishing on the podium at the Rally in the 100 Acre Woods. The team had been invited to compete at the Regional Rally Championships after winning the [...]

     
  • Rally Teams Take On Rugged Olympus Rally

    Rally Teams Take On Rugged Olympus Rally

    Event PR March 19, 2009 3:18 pm no comments

    A technical challenge will greet the best rally teams in North America when they arrive at the 2009 Olympus Rally in Aberdeen, Washington for Round 3 of the Rally America championship April 18-19. The rugged course laid out by organizers promises to test competitors’ range of skills, with roads that [...]

     
  • First Blood to Moon!

    international March 17, 2009 12:22 pm no comments

    2009 Motoscope Northern Historic Rally Championship Round 1, Motoscope Riponian Forest Stages – Sunday 15th March 2009 After the disappointment of the enforced postponement of the Motoscope Riponian Rally last month due to snow and the subsequent cancellation of the Robin Hood Stages Rally due to lack of entries, the [...]

     
  • Border Counties Forests Set to Pose Tough Challenge for Crews

    international March 17, 2009 12:20 pm no comments

    The best of the Pirelli MSA Gravel Rally Championship combines with the elite in the Hankook MSA Scottish Rally Championship when the 2009 Brick & Steel Border Counties Rally gets underway next weekend. This year marks the tenth anniversary of the co-promotion of the Border Counties by Whickham & District [...]

     
  • ANCRO Big Guns Look for Points in Kielder

    international March 17, 2009 12:16 pm no comments

    Played one, lost one… That’s the demographic that makes uneasy reading for the top three in the 2009 Pirelli MSA Gravel Rally Championship after the opening salvo in Bournemouth last month. Defending champion Marcus Dodd, as well as former champs Paul Bird and Steve Perez all failed to see the [...]

     
  • 2009 Desert Storm Rally Preview

    2009 Desert Storm Rally Preview

    Event PR March 13, 2009 3:46 pm no comments

    Will Bill Holmes be able to go for his third rally win in a row or another competitor who could take that chance away from him? Doug Chernis? Jim Morris and his muscle Red Camaro? Kevin Welker? Who knows on this two-day event? The 6th Annual Desert Storm Rally (located [...]

     
  • 2009 MaxAttack!(tm) Rally Series to Feature New Format and New Events

    2009 MaxAttack!(tm) Rally Series to Feature New Format and New Events

    Event PR March 11, 2009 2:07 pm no comments

    Premier rally series continues with new rallies and a Shootout to determine which is the fastest two-wheel-drive team in the country. After two successful years of bringing the best of two-wheel-drive rally action to the United States, the MaxAttack! Rally Series is evolving it’s format for 2009 to better serve [...]

     
  • Steve Bogart Special Stages

    Steve Bogart Special Stages

    Event PR March 11, 2009 12:08 pm no comments

    Rally New York USA 2009 has named three Delaware County, New York special stages to Honor the Memory of Ham Radio Volunteer Steve Bogart, N2UZV. Steve passed away suddenly on February 1, 2009. He was an extremely dedicated long term Radio Operator volunteer at many Rally New York events. Steve [...]

     
  • Last Ditch Racing has Smokin’ Run at the 100 Acre Wood in Missouri!

    Last Ditch Racing has Smokin’ Run at the 100 Acre Wood in Missouri!

    Team PR March 10, 2009 6:18 am no comments

    Last Ditch Racing, a Maine based performance rally team, enjoyed an epic journey to the 100 Acre Wood Rally in Salem, Missouri to compete in the Rally America Regional Rally Championship as well as the National and Regional portion of the events. The team were invited to compete in the [...]

     
  • Perez Takes Debut Malcolm Wilson Victory

    Perez Takes Debut Malcolm Wilson Victory

    international March 9, 2009 10:36 am no comments

    Kick Energy rally driver Steve Perez scored a sensational debut victory on today’s Malcolm Wilson Rally after a day of drama in the forests of the Lake District. Driving the Ford Focus WRC with Scotsman Kevin Rae on the notes, the Chesterfield businessman was doing battle in the back yard [...]

     
  • Hardyboy Racing Begins WCRC with a Win

    Hardyboy Racing Begins WCRC with a Win

    Team PR March 6, 2009 2:45 pm no comments

    After finishing the 2008 Western Canada Rally Championship as Overall, Novice, and P4 champions, team Hardyboy Racing was ready to defend their title(s) at the opening round of the 2009 WCRC season, the Cochrane Winter Rally. And defend them they did, earning first Overall as well as first in the [...]

     
  • New PBRT Car Takes Open Class Win at First Rally

    New PBRT Car Takes Open Class Win at First Rally

    Team PR March 5, 2009 11:24 am no comments

    The new Prescribed Burn 2004 Subaru STI left its tarmac circuit racing history in the dust this weekend at its first rally, the Cochrane Regional Rally of the Ranchlands in Alberta. This year’s Cochrane Rally, the first round of the Western Canadian Championship, began as a pure snow and ice [...]

     
  • FIA will slowdown current S2000 Cars

    FIA will slowdown current S2000 Cars

    international March 4, 2009 7:13 am no comments

    Starting in 2011 the top WRC class will be S2000 with slight modifications. The proposed S2000+ (with bolt on turbo kit and other items) is replaced with S2000 and minor body modification over current S2000 cars, larger rear wing, wider fender flares and side Bookmark to: