Archive for September, 2009

  • Team Broken Racing 3rd overall 1st in class at Black River Stages Sept. 19-20. Final event of the Atlantic Rally Cup

    Team Broken Racing 3rd overall 1st in class at Black River Stages Sept. 19-20. Final event of the Atlantic Rally Cup

    Team PR September 30, 2009 11:20 am no comments

    In Team Broken’s latest rally, driver William Petrow and co-driver Jeremy Neyhart had another successful finish. “This is a very exciting moment for our team. Jeremy and I have been getting better at working together each rally we do. Our improvements over our 3 rallies together have increased our confidence, [...]

     
  • Ken Block Returns to Scotland for the 2009 Colin McRae Forest Stages

    Ken Block Returns to Scotland for the 2009 Colin McRae Forest Stages

    international September 30, 2009 9:24 am no comments

    Subaru Rally Team USA driver Ken Block and his co-driver Alex Gelsomino will participate once again in the 2009 Colin McRae Forest Stages in Scotland this weekend. Block will be at the wheel of a sister car to his usual Rally America National Championship vehicle, a 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX [...]

     
  • Travis Pastrana: A Breeze with Fans

    User Videos September 28, 2009 9:57 pm no comments

    America’s national rally champion Travis Pastrana is one of the few in motorsports who goes out of his way working hard at connecting with his fans. At Rally Colorado Travis even did a favor for a fan who gave him and some friends shelter from a rain storm in the Rockies. You can always learn more at http://www.ByBillWood.com or at http://www.Twitter.com/ByBillWood

     
  • Subaru Rally Team USA driver Ken Block Impresses in SP Class at Rally Colorado

    Subaru Rally Team USA driver Ken Block Impresses in SP Class at Rally Colorado

    Team PR September 23, 2009 11:27 am no comments

    Piloting a lesser specification Subaru Impreza WRX STI at this past weekend’s Rally Colorado, Subaru Rally Team USA (SRT USA) driver Ken Block hovered near the top of the time sheets throughout the event. Block was without his usual high-powered Open Class 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX STI and instead drove [...]

     
  • HD Theater Announces 2009 FIA World Rally Championship Programming Schedule Starting Sunday, October 4

    HD Theater Announces 2009 FIA World Rally Championship Programming Schedule Starting Sunday, October 4

    Event PR September 23, 2009 10:54 am no comments

    - FIA World Rally Championship Returns To U.S. with 17 Hours of Exclusive Coverage on HD Theater – HD Theater expands its high-octane programming by reintroducing American audiences to the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC). Starting Sunday, October 4, HD Theater launches its coverage with six new hours of action-packed [...]

     
  • Driver ACP and the NOS Energy Mitsubishi win Rally Colorado

    Driver ACP and the NOS Energy Mitsubishi win Rally Colorado

    Team PR September 22, 2009 9:33 pm no comments

    Driver Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard and his NOS Energy Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX took a decisive win this weekend at Rally Colorado, the 8th round of the national Rally America series. “I love it when it’s a battle,” said Comrie-Picard. “We were fighting tooth-and-nail with Travis (Pastrana) early in the rally [...]

     
  • ACP Triggers Mitsu 1-2 in Colorado

    User Videos September 22, 2009 9:17 am no comments

    Andrew Comrie-Picard battled Travis Pastrana all day Saturday then stepped into the spotlight himself when a penalty wound up sending Travis home on Sunday. Rally Colorado saw Mitsubishi make an Evolution-ary 1-2 finish Sunday. You can always learn more at http://www.ByBillWood.com or at http://www.Twitter.com/ByBillWood

     
  • ACP Takes Overall Win at Rally Colorado

    ACP Takes Overall Win at Rally Colorado

    Event PR September 21, 2009 9:06 am no comments

    NOS Energy Drink driver Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard scored a decisive victory this weekend at Rally Colorado, Round 8 of the Rally America Championship. “We’re really excited to win,” said Comrie-Picard, who was co-driven by Jeremy Wimpey for the first time at this event. “We were having a really great race [...]

     
  • Comire-Picard leads Travis Pastrana heading into Day 2

    Comire-Picard leads Travis Pastrana heading into Day 2

    Event PR September 19, 2009 9:28 pm no comments

    NOS Energy Drink driver Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard is in the lead heading into Day 2 of Rally Colorado after his Subaru Rally Team USA rival Travis Pastrana took huge penalties for hitting chicane elements late Saturday. Comrie-Picard and Pastrana had been trading stage wins, with Pastrana 20 seconds ahead by [...]

     
  • Matt Johnson Done for the Year

    User Videos September 18, 2009 4:21 pm no comments

    X Games 15 Rally Car athlete Matthew Johnson of North Carolina was watching at Rally Colorado after also missing the last round of the Rally America championship at Ojibwe in Minnesota. He says his season is done and next year will be hard work unless he finds the funds to continue and soon! You can alwayslearn more at http://www.ByBillWood.com or at http://www.twitter.com/bybillwood

     
  • XGames 15 Rally Racing

    User Videos September 18, 2009 3:37 pm no comments

    Pretty old video, well from atleast two months ago. But I thought I would put it up here. I shot it with my Nikon P90 camera that I was shooting pictures with all weekend.

     
  • Subaru Driver Ken Block Enters SP Class For Rally Colorado

    Subaru Driver Ken Block Enters SP Class For Rally Colorado

    Team PR September 18, 2009 9:47 am no comments

    Subaru Rally Team USA driver Ken Block will not be behind the wheel of his usual Open Class 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX STI at this weekend’s Rally Colorado and instead will pilot the Super Production class Subaru Impreza WRX STI of fellow Subaru teammate Dave Mirra. Mirra will not be [...]

     
  • UP2MTNS Stage 3, 2009 Gorman Ridge Rally

    User Videos September 17, 2009 10:00 am no comments

    Up Two Mountains Rally Team Jon Burke and Tucker Heiner on Stage 3 of this 12 Stage race. Inset, previous Stage 1, which is the same stretch of road, for a direct comparison.

     
  • ACP Rally Team heads to Colorado for US Round 8 after tough finish in Canada

    ACP Rally Team heads to Colorado for US Round 8 after tough finish in Canada

    Team PR September 16, 2009 8:38 pm no comments

    Rally Driver Andrew Comrie-Picard and his NOS Energy Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX will make a return to U.S. rally competition this coming weekend, following a tough event in Canada. Comrie-Picard is in a tight battle for the top three in the 2009 Rally America championship as the series winds up. [...]

     
  • Flatirons Tuning’s Crouch to Make Driving Debut at Rally Colorado

    Flatirons Tuning’s Crouch to Make Driving Debut at Rally Colorado

    Team PR September 15, 2009 10:42 am no comments

    Flatirons Tuning’s Scott Crouch has chosen the Colorado Rally in Steamboat Springs to make his debut in the driver’s seat of his 2004 Subaru. Although a long time coming, Crouch always knew that he would eventually make the switch from co-driver to driver. “When I first got involved in rally [...]

     
  • Ojibwe Forests Rally 2009 Review

    User Videos September 15, 2009 5:36 am no comments

    Action from the 2009 Ojibwe Forests Rally; Round 7 of the Rally America Championship.

     
  • Rallye Wartburg 2009

    User Videos September 15, 2009 1:42 am no comments

    Trailer of 50th Rally Wartburg 2009.

     
  • Antoine L’Estage wins Rallye Defi to take lead in Championship

    Antoine L’Estage wins Rallye Defi to take lead in Championship

    Event PR September 14, 2009 11:06 am no comments

    Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard (St Jean-Sur-Richelieu, Que.) steered clear of danger to win the 2009 Rallye Defi, the fourth round of the Canadian Rally Championship, presented by Subaru and supported by Yokohama. With the win, the pair also move into the points lead for the 2009 championship. “We’re very [...]

     
  • Antoine L’Estage wins and takes command of the championship

    Antoine L’Estage wins and takes command of the championship

    Team PR September 14, 2009 10:53 am no comments

    This past weekend, reigning North American Rally Champions Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard, both of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu (Qc), won the Rallye Defi, the fourth of six rounds in the 2009 Canadian Rally Championship. This was a particularly important win for the Quebec team and their Rockstar Royal Group Mitsubishi Evo X [...]

     
  • Mitsubishi Brigade attacks Rallye Defi with strong entries

    Mitsubishi Brigade attacks Rallye Defi with strong entries

    Team PR September 14, 2009 10:47 am no comments

    For the last ten years, the best Canadian rally crews have headed for the Quebec Laurentians to compete in one of the longest events of the season, the Rallye Defi. As the fourth round of the Canadian Rally Championship, this event spans over two days and uses some of the [...]