Archive for October, 2011

  • Exclusive Conversations with Duplessis & Bogie on Rally GB

    Exclusive Conversations with Duplessis & Bogie on Rally GB

    international October 28, 2011 12:50 pm no comments

    Tech House & Speed this week takes a look at two headlines connected with Rally Great Britain. One has to do with an American who will compete in the WRC Academy. The other includes a Scottish and British champion who isn’t getting support to compete in the largest World Rally [...]

     
  • International Rally New York Finale of the season

    International Rally New York Finale of the season

    Team PR October 28, 2011 9:34 am no comments

    The last race of the USRC saw many teams struggle with mechanical and equipment failures this year. The team of Erika Detota and Brian Johnson, unfortunately one of them, suffered a flat tire and a broken axle, which subsequently left them unable to finish the first day of stages. “The [...]

     
  • Gottlieb/Gager Win International Rally New York as Favorites Fail

    Gottlieb/Gager Win International Rally New York as Favorites Fail

    Event PR October 26, 2011 4:12 am no comments

    The up-and-coming rally team of Matt Gottlieb and Austin Gager (Subaru Impreza WRX) took advantage of breakages by the favorites, as well as their own speed, to win International Rally New York 2011. This should be a popular win in the Catskill Mountain region of New York State where the [...]

     
  • Decker and Craig Narrowly Win Mt. Hood Rally

    Decker and Craig Narrowly Win Mt. Hood Rally

    Event PR October 25, 2011 1:42 pm no comments

    The Mt. Hood Rally always promises amazing competition on the flowing Columbia River Gorge roads. This year’s event on Saturday, October 22nd delivered on that promise and produced an even tighter battle at the top of the leader board between last year’s top two Mt. Hood Rally finishers. It was [...]

     
  • Mt. Hood Rally Attracts Top Pacific NW Talent

    Mt. Hood Rally Attracts Top Pacific NW Talent

    Event PR October 21, 2011 11:12 pm no comments

    Overlooking the Columbia River Gorge, the Mt. Hood Rally based in Hood River, Oregon will be buzzing with over 30 Rally teams on October 22nd vying for honors in the Pacific Northwest Rally Championship and the 2012 Rally America Northwest Region Championship. The Mt. Hood Rally is packed with Pacific [...]

     
  • Route, dates set for Targa Newfoundland 2012

    Route, dates set for Targa Newfoundland 2012

    Event PR October 20, 2011 11:15 am no comments

    An international roster of competitors and fans will converge on St. John’s on September 9, 2012, for the start of the 11th edition of Targa Newfoundland and the beginning of a new decade for Canada’s longest and toughest motorsport event, organizers here have announced. The annual fall classic will kick [...]

     
  • Revolutionary Sports Team 2nd at Black River Stages, Heading North To Rally

    Revolutionary Sports Team 2nd at Black River Stages, Heading North To Rally

    Team PR October 18, 2011 11:50 am no comments

    Revolutionary Sports Team driver Sam Albert and co-driver George Loef will be heading to Rally of the Tall Pines in Bancroft, Ontario on November 26th. The team is coming off a strong Second Place overall finish at Black River Stages last September in Harrisville, NY. They are looking to gain [...]

     
  • Sterckx Rally Sport Team Takes On Mt. Hood Rally

    Sterckx Rally Sport Team Takes On Mt. Hood Rally

    Team PR October 18, 2011 11:06 am no comments

    Fresh off their recent win at Prescott Rally, David Sterckx and Karen Jankowski of Sterckx Rally Sport Team have entered the 8th annual Mt Hood rally October 22nd in Hood River, Oregon. Mt Hood rally is part of the 2011 Pacific NorthWest Rally Championship and the 2012 Rally America Northwest [...]

     
  • StageTrack Announces Sponsorship of the Bilstein 2012 SouthWest Rally Cup Series

    StageTrack Announces Sponsorship of the Bilstein 2012 SouthWest Rally Cup Series

    Event PR October 17, 2011 4:53 pm no comments

    StageTrack is pleased to announce sponsorship of the Bilstein 2012 SouthWest Rally Cup Series (SWRCS). Denise McMahon, Series Director, stated “We’re excited about the benefits this technology offers to our fans, sponsors, participants, and the series as a whole.” The SWRCS consists of rallies which take place throughout southwest United [...]

     
  • NASA Rally Sport Takes Promoting Their Racers To The Next Level

    NASA Rally Sport Takes Promoting Their Racers To The Next Level

    Event PR October 16, 2011 7:27 am no comments

    Racing is one of the most multidisciplinary sports on the planet. On any given day one could be adjusting software on an engine ECU, welding exotic metals, researching fireproof thread, machining plastic spacers, or creating a web site to promote the race team. Beyond going fast, the difficulty of tackling [...]

     
  • The MaxAttack!(tm) Rally Series Heads to Michigan for 2011 Season Finale

    The MaxAttack!(tm) Rally Series Heads to Michigan for 2011 Season Finale

    Event PR October 12, 2011 11:26 am no comments

    More than 20 two-wheel-drive rally cars will contest the final MaxAttack! round in the Copper Country of the Upper Peninsula, with shares of a $5000 prize fund up for grabs The final round of the 2011 MaxAttack! Series, presented by the Danza del Sol winery, will roll into the Upper [...]

     
  • PikaSports – Great Speeds at Prescott Rally 2011

    PikaSports – Great Speeds at Prescott Rally 2011

    Team PR October 10, 2011 11:08 am no comments

    Driver Katianna Pihakari (Anaheim Hills, CA) joined by co-driver John Dillon (Thousand Oaks, CA) took the PikaSports team to another great finish at the Prescott Rally 2011 last weekend. This event, held in the surroundings of Prescott, AZ, on September 30th and October 1st, was sanctioned by NASA Rally Sport. [...]

     
  • DirtyImpreza.com Project Rally RS on Display at 2011 SEMA Show

    DirtyImpreza.com Project Rally RS on Display at 2011 SEMA Show

    Team PR October 10, 2011 10:56 am no comments

    The DirtyImpreza.com 2001 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS rally car will be on display at the 2011 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show which is held each year at the Las Vegas convention center in Las Vegas, NV. The week-long event is the largest annual automotive specialty-equipment show in the world and [...]

     
  • Sterckx Rally Sport Team Wins Prescott Rally

    Sterckx Rally Sport Team Wins Prescott Rally

    Team PR October 9, 2011 10:37 pm no comments

    David Sterckx and Karen Jankowski of Sterckx Rally Sport Team won the 24th annual Prescott Rally. This was the second event together for the team and the first time either had competed at this event. “After the heartbreak of coming so close to winning our first event together at Mendocino [...]

     
  • Greenhouse plans maximum attack at Lake Superior Rally

    Greenhouse plans maximum attack at Lake Superior Rally

    Team PR October 9, 2011 10:26 pm no comments

    Defending four-time Rally America Central Region Group 2 Champion Chris Greenhouse will be back in action at the Lake Superior Performance Rally in Houghton, Michigan, USA on October 14-15, 2011. Chris is coming off a rare and disappointing mechanical failure at Black River Stages in September and is looking to [...]

     
  • Prescott Rally Wrap-Up

    Prescott Rally Wrap-Up

    Event PR October 7, 2011 9:37 am no comments

    The final round of the 2011 United States Rally Championships’ Pacific Division is now in the history books. David Sterckx, former Belgium rally champion and co-driver Karen Jankowski took the top honors after an exciting battle. Will Hudson/Brian Szykowny took early command of the event winning every stage Friday night [...]

     
  • Mitsubishi Brigade: L’Estage and Zedril lock titles in BC

    Mitsubishi Brigade: L’Estage and Zedril lock titles in BC

    Team PR October 5, 2011 4:20 pm no comments

    The 5th round of the Canadian Rally Championship took place last weekend out of Merritt, British Columbia. After the running of the Pacific Forest Rally, new Canadian champions were confirmed: Antoine L’Estage from St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC and co-driver Nathalie Richard from Halifax, NS earned second place in their Mitsubishi Evolution and [...]

     
  • Richard Puts Subaru on Top of Podium at Pacific Forest Rally

    Richard Puts Subaru on Top of Podium at Pacific Forest Rally

    Event PR October 3, 2011 1:44 pm no comments

    Pat Richard (Squamish, BC) and Alan Ockwell (Toronto) of Subaru Rally Team Canada won the Pacific Forest Rally, putting an end to a year long drought. The two were competing together for the first time this season, though together they won the 2008 and 2009 Canadian Rally Championship titles. “We [...]

     
  • Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard Clinch the 2011 Canadian Rally Championship

    Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard Clinch the 2011 Canadian Rally Championship

    Team PR October 3, 2011 1:36 pm no comments

    Antoine L’Estage (of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC) and his co-driver Nathalie Richard (of Halifax, Nova Scotia) contested the Pacific Forest Rally, the penultimate round of the Canadian Rally Championship, held this past weekend in British Columbia. The duo won six of the competitive stages and assured themselves second place overall, giving them [...]