Archive for August, 2011

  • History, tradition, speed part of MINI winning legacy at Targa Newfoundland

    History, tradition, speed part of MINI winning legacy at Targa Newfoundland

    Event PR August 30, 2011 8:45 am no comments

    A little history, a strong tradition and a big helping of speed will help MINI Canada build on its winning record when a spectacular red MINI Cooper Works Challenge car pulls up to the start of the 10th annual Targa Newfoundland international rally here. It will be the ninth start [...]

     
  • Popular Chrysler exec leads three-car attack on Targa Newfoundland 2011

    Popular Chrysler exec leads three-car attack on Targa Newfoundland 2011

    Event PR August 24, 2011 11:22 am no comments

    A resurgent Chrysler will return to Targa Newfoundland with three hot new cars and a stellar driver line-up lead by one of the company’s top executives, Targa organizers have announced. Chrysler executive Ralph Gilles, a contender in three previous Targa events, will spearhead the assault on the 10th annual September [...]

     
  • Close Competition at the Mendocino Rally Shakes Up the California Rally Series Leaderboards

    Close Competition at the Mendocino Rally Shakes Up the California Rally Series Leaderboards

    Event PR August 20, 2011 7:24 am no comments

    Performance rally returned to Northern California after a nearly thirty year hiatus with the Mendocino Rally on August 6th, 2011. Fourteen teams took the start, competing on over fifty miles of hard packed dirt roads outside of Ukiah, CA. Competitors were delighted with the smooth stages that featured challenging tight [...]

     
  • US-based QS Motorsport Management Team To Race in Europe

    US-based QS Motorsport Management Team To Race in Europe

    Team PR August 16, 2011 10:02 am no comments

    Peter Malaszuk and Darek Szerejko, from QS Motorsport Management Team, will compete in Europe against the top European drivers. The event, considered the most technical round of Polish Rally Championship, will be held on the first weekend of September (2nd-4th), and will bring to the start line 2010 Champion Kajetan [...]

     
  • Rally Team for Dreams Back In Action After Winning Big In Mexico

    Rally Team for Dreams Back In Action After Winning Big In Mexico

    Team PR August 10, 2011 12:35 pm no comments

    2011 Rally Mexico winners plan to continue their winning ways at Rally WV Rally Team for Dreams, winners of the 2011 Rally Mexico national rally, will be back in contention on US soil Friday, August 12th and Saturday, August 13th during Rally West Virginia, on the gravel roads surrounding Snowshoe [...]

     
  • Widget Rally Team Co-Driver to Swap Seats and Try Driving

    Widget Rally Team Co-Driver to Swap Seats and Try Driving

    Team PR August 9, 2011 11:03 am no comments

    For the first time in the history of the Widget Rally Team, co-driver John Dillon will try his hand behind the wheel of a rally car at the Gorman Ridge Rally on 26 August 2011. Dillon has several overall and class victories at this NASA-sanctioned event, based in Frazier Park, [...]

     
  • 555 Rally Sport ready to tackle Rally West Virginia roads

    555 Rally Sport ready to tackle Rally West Virginia roads

    Team PR August 9, 2011 11:00 am no comments

    Driver of the 555 Rally Sport Subaru Impreza WRX STI Type RA, Pete Hascher, will compete in the fourth round of Atlantic Rally Cup at Rally West Virginia, headquartered at the beautiful Snowshoe Mountain Resort. The Ohio-based driver has invited Polish native Grzegorz Dorman to co-drive at the event known [...]

     
  • USUK Racing Preps for Rally West Virginia

    USUK Racing Preps for Rally West Virginia

    Team PR August 9, 2011 10:57 am no comments

    USUK Racing, a father-son team of Simon and Kieran Wright, are hard at work preparing their 2001 Ford Focus for the next event. Rally West Virginia, held on the beautiful and challenging gravel roads in the mountains near Snowshoe, WV, features new stages that run deep into the night as [...]

     
  • Belgium Rally Champion Enters Mendocino Rally

    Belgium Rally Champion Enters Mendocino Rally

    Team PR August 6, 2011 11:07 pm no comments

    David Sterckx Rally Sport has announced the entry of their Mitsubishi EVO at the August 6th Mendocino Red Tail Rally in Ukiah. The team of David Sterckx and Karen Jankowski-Wagner are looking forward to their first event together. The Mendocino Red Tail Rally is sanctioned by Rally America, and is [...]

     
  • Gorman Ridge Rally Heats Up the Competition in the United States Rally Championship

    Gorman Ridge Rally Heats Up the Competition in the United States Rally Championship

    Event PR August 6, 2011 4:51 pm no comments

    LEBEC, Calif. (Aug. 5, 2011) – The Gorman Ridge Rally, presented by Subaru Western Region, is the fourth event in the 2011 United States Rally Championship. Taking place Saturday, Aug. 27, the rally celebrates its 21st anniversary. Gorman is also the sixth event in the California Rally Series. As traditional [...]