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Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard Scores Top 5 Finish at Inaugural US Rallycross
Posted on 01 September 2010
North American Rally Champion Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard and his NOS Energy Team ACP Racing placed a strong fifth overall in the first European-style rallycross event in US history, held this past weekend at New Jersey Motorsports Park. Despite competing throughout the heats and “A” final event with a blown headgasket and the interior heater on [...] Continue Reading
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Sutherland Battles at the 2010 Gorman Ridge Rally
Posted on 01 September 2010
Round 3 of the California Rally Series Rally Moto series took place in Frazier Park, California as riders competed in the 2010 Gorman Ridge Rally. Universal Rally rider Andrew Sutherland won this event in 2009 and was looking for a repeat victory. Learning from last years race, Andrew selected a lighter more maneuverable rally bike [...] Continue Reading
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Subaru Rally Team USA drivers Travis Pastrana and Dave Mirra Thrill Fans with Podium Finishes at Inaugural U.S. Rallycross
Posted on 31 August 2010
European-style wheel-to-wheel rallycross made its U.S. debut in thrilling style this past weekend in New Jersey with the help of a determined performance by Subaru driver Travis Pastrana in his 2011 Subaru Impreza WRX STI. Starting from the back of a six car grid after a restart, Pastrana worked his way through the field to [...] Continue Reading
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BFGoodrich(r) Tires Grip Reigns Supreme During First Ever U.S. RallyCar RallyCross Event
Posted on 30 August 2010
Foust, Pastrana and Mirra Sweep All-Wheel Drive Podium Nerves and anticipation ran high this weekend at New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP) as BFGoodrich(r) Tires made an impressive splash at the first ever U.S. RallyCar RallyCross event. BFGoodrich Tires dominated the marquee All-Wheel Drive (AWD) class as drivers took advantage of the grip, acceleration and toughness [...] Continue Reading
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BFGoodrich(r) Tires Bringing the “Total Domination” Spirit from X Games 16 to the Inaugural RallyCar U.S. Rallycross Championship
Posted on 26 August 2010
Travis Pastrana to receive Outstanding Achievements award from BFGoodrich Tires at 2010 Rally America Banquet The heart pounding, high-flying, side-by-side action known as Rallycross is ready for its inaugural debut this coming weekend and BFGoodrich(r) Tires is once again ready to dominate. After rocking the Rally Car Racing and SuperRally Car competitions at X Games [...] Continue Reading
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Ziptie Rally Team On Podium At Ojibwe
Posted on 25 August 2010
Ziptie Rally Team competed this past weekend at the Ojibwe Forests Rally Weekend (made up of two coefficient three regional rallies: Paul Bunyan’s Ride and Headwaters) in Bemidji, MN. The team fielded two cars, 171 – a 2004 Open Class Subaru STI of Carl Siegler and Dave Goodman and 858 – a 2002 Open Light [...] Continue Reading
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Joseph Burke Claims Rally America 2010 “Rookie of the Year”
Posted on 11 August 2010
Joseph Burke and Alex Kihurani push hard on day two of the New England Forest Rally 2010, a great effort that would see them finish third overall in the Rally. Photo: Neil McDaid In this his first year contesting the national Rally America Championship, nineteen year old Joseph Burke has been awarded with the coveted [...] Continue Reading
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Cage This takes Slapdash Racing under its rally wing
Posted on 11 August 2010
Cage This, a race and rally car roll cage design and fabrication shop, has announced that it will sponsor a new rally venture, Slapdash Racing. “I’m excited about teaming up with Slapdash,” said Cage This CEO Bill Doyle, a 15-year master welder and fabricator. “While I’ve been around the rally scene for a few years [...] Continue Reading
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Etnies’ Brand Director On Rally Racing Expansion
Posted on 10 August 2010
etnies’ presence in motor sports continues to grow with the addition of its new Auto Team. The company recently hosted a party at Founder Pierre Andre Senizergues’s house in Newport Beach, California to promote the new division and show off its two-cylinder rally cars capable of going zero-to-60 mph in just two seconds. The team [...] Continue Reading
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X Games Bronze Medal for Antoine L’Estage
Posted on 04 August 2010
Another First for a Quebec Driver… Recently-crowned 2010 Rally America Champion, Antoine L’Estage added another achievement to his impressive list this past weekend after winning a medal in the Rally Car Racing discipline at the ESPN X Games, a feat that no other Canadian can claim prior to this year. Quebecois L’Estage, of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, competed [...] Continue Reading
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Team ACP Racing Takes Double Bronze at X Games, on Ethanol
Posted on 04 August 2010
ACP Racing, the top preparer of Mitsubishi rally team cars in North America, took two Bronze Medals this past weekend at X Games 16 in Los Angeles. The medals were the only ones taken by non-factory-supported cars and drivers at the event. Andrew Comrie-Picard, five-time X Games competitor and principal of ACP Racing, took the [...] Continue Reading
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Ziptie Rally Team Finishes Strong at Nemadji
Posted on 03 August 2010
Ziptie Rally Team (ZRT) completed the third running of the Nemadji Trail Rally in 2010 this past weekend. Nemadji Trail is two coefficient one stage rallies run out of Duquette, MN and sanctioned by Rally America. ZRT fielded two cars – 171 an Open class STI driven by Carl Siegler and co-driven by Dave Goodman [...] Continue Reading
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Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard Takes Bronze Medal at X Games
Posted on 03 August 2010
North American Rally Champion Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard took third place overall and the Bronze Medal in Rally Car Racing at X Games 16 this weekend in a hard-fought battle that saw twelve of the best drivers and teams in the country and from around the world fighting in the Los Angeles Coliseum. For Comrie-Picard, the [...] Continue Reading
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RaceWatches.com and Louis Chevrolet Watch congratulates the 2010 Rally America Champions!
Posted on 27 July 2010
Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard clinched the 2010 Rally America National Championship after a brilliant drive at the drama filled New England Forest Rally! This is Antoine L’Estage’s first Rally America title and Nathalie Richard’s third co-driver title. She co-drove for her brother, Patrick Richard, on his way to win the 2005 Rally America and [...] Continue Reading
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Bangor’s Last Ditch Racing were challenged by the 2010 New England Forest Rally and persevered, taking to the podium in Saturday’s race
Posted on 26 July 2010
The sixth and final round of the 2010 Rally America Championship, this year’s event saw more than 65 teams from across the USA step up to take on the notoriously rough stages in the woods of Western Maine. LDR started the event with a new ECU in the car. The Link G4 Extreme ECU was [...] Continue Reading
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Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard Catches Fire at New England Forest Rally
Posted on 21 July 2010
NEWRY, Maine (ACP Racing) July 19, 2010 – NOS Energy rally driver Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard suffered an electrical fire in their Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 10 on the second-to-last stage of the New England Forest Rally this past weekend and were unable to finish the hot and difficult event. Despite running as high as fourth overall, [...] Continue Reading
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TransworldBiz Interview – Ken Block On The Evolution Of Action Sports & DC
Posted on 21 July 2010
Since partnering with Damon Way on Eightball Clothing in 1991, a label that set the stage for Droors, Dub, and finally DC, Ken Block has been at ground zero of action sports Bookmark to: Continue Reading
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Late Rally Drama Thwarts Certain Win for Pastrana at New England Forest Rally
Posted on 19 July 2010
Subaru driver Travis Pastrana dominated the majority of the New England Forest Rally this past weekend at the wheel of his BFGoodrich Tires-shod 2011 Subaru Impreza WRX STI before a problem with his engine stopped him on the penultimate competition stage, forcing him to retire. Pastrana and co-driver Christian Edstrom were able to pull away [...] Continue Reading
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Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard 2010 Rally America Champions
Posted on 19 July 2010
At the wheel of their Rockstar Energy Drink Royal Group Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X, Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard won this past weekend’s New England Forest Rally (Maine), the last round of the 2010 Rally America season. With this victory, the duo from St-Jean-sur-Richelieu (Qc) clinch the overall 2010 Rally America title. This marks the [...] Continue Reading
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Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard to Compete at New England Forest Rally
Posted on 16 July 2010
NEWRY, Maine (ACP Racing) July 16, 2010 — North American Rally Champion Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard and his NOS Energy rally team will tackle the fast and rough New England Forest Rally in Maine and New Hampshire this weekend. The event marks ACP’s tenth anniversary as a competitive rally driver in the USA – his first [...] Continue Reading
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Last Ditch Racing-defending and three time Rally America Eastern Regional Rally Champions, are ready to take to the stages at the 2010 New England Forest Rally
Posted on 12 July 2010
The New England Forest Rally, the fifth and final round of the 2010 Rally America National Championship is headquartered at the Sunday River Resort in Newry, Maine. More than 65 teams from around the US and Canada are set to take the start. The event has been voted a driver’s favorite many times in the [...] Continue Reading
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Maine Businesses Support Rally Car Effort
Posted on 08 July 2010
For Mike White, this year’s New England Forest Rally marks both his return to the sport he loves and a return to his home event, thanks to the help of several Maine businesses. After a seven-year absence from stage rally – where modified street cars race flat-out against the clock on closed forest roads – [...] Continue Reading
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Greasecar Motorsports is really cooking in the 2010 rally season
Posted on 07 July 2010
For the last ten years Greasecar Vegetable Fuel Systems of Holyoke, MA has been manufacturing and distributing conversion systems that allow diesel engines to run on used cooking oils. Two years ago in an effort to demonstrate the performance and reliability of their technology the company formed a motorsports division to build and campaign alternative [...] Continue Reading
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European Rallycross Champion Sverre Isachsen Joins Subaru Rally Team USA at X Games 16
Posted on 02 July 2010
Subaru Rally Team USA announced today the selection of Sverre Isachsen of Norway, the defending FIA European Rallycross Champion, to fill the team’s guest driver slot at the 2010 ESPN Summer X Games 16 in Los Angeles, California on July 31st. Isachsen will join Subaru Rally Team USA star drivers Travis Pastrana and Dave Mirra [...] Continue Reading
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Hometown Hero Rising Up The Ranks
Posted on 02 July 2010
Chris Duplessis, from Bethel, Maine has claimed the Rally America 2WD championship once again. This is his 8th championship win in 5 years. Chris has retired his 1990 VW Golf and will be racing in his hometown of Bethel, ME on July 16-17 at the New England Forest Rally in a 2009 Scion xD with [...] Continue Reading
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Mitsubishi Brigade to stretch winning streak at the Baie des Chaleurs rally
Posted on 01 July 2010
The Canadian Rally Championship is moving to the Gaspe Peninsula for the 33rd Edition of the Rallye Baie des Chaleurs this coming weekend and Mitsubishi will have eight rally crews entered. Looking for a second victory this season and presently second in the series standings, Antoine L’Estage and codriver Nathalie Richard from St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, will be [...] Continue Reading
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Jennings-Bates rocks at Mountain Trials Rally in Merritt
Posted on 30 June 2010
In the third round of the Western Canada Rally Championship, driver Mark Jennings-Bates and co-driver Jennifer Daly of the Rally4Life team set some very impressive times in the early stages. Sadly their effort to gain valuable points was ultimately and abruptly ended when a stray rock on the notorious Princeton Cutoff stage put a hole [...] Continue Reading
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Three in a Row for Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard?
Posted on 30 June 2010
Victorious at their last two competitions, Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard, of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu (QC), will attempt to make it three in a row at the Rallye Auto Nord-Americain de la Baie-des-Chaleurs (in Gaspe), the third of six rounds in the 2010 Canadian Rally Championship. The Rockstar Energy Drink Royal Group team, which is currently leading [...] Continue Reading
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Zwart Wins Pikes Peak Time Attack Class With Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
Posted on 28 June 2010
Breaks Record by 38 Seconds while Finishing Sixth Overall – Ahead of Every Production-based Car Entered Jeff Zwart, from Woody Creek, Colorado, driving the specially-prepared Luminox Watch Porsche 911 GT3 Cup race car, has won and set a new record in the 2WD Time Attack class in Sunday’s 88th running of the Pikes Peak Hillclimb. [...] Continue Reading
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Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard Takes on Legendary Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
Posted on 27 June 2010
North American Rally Champion Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard is set to compete at the 88th annual Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC) on Sunday. This is the first time that ACP will compete in this, the most famous hillclimb race event in the world. In qualifying on Friday, ACP shattered the previous record in the class [...] Continue Reading
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Bill Bacon Returns to the Winner’s Podium in Pennsylvania
Posted on 23 June 2010
Bacon also lands one of 12 spots for ESPN’s X Games 16 in Rally Car Racing at Los Angeles NASHUA, NH: With west coast dust and dirt still in the tires of his rally car and a few bent and damaged body panels to replace, Bill Bacon, a full-time Firefighter from Chelmsford, MA, and his [...] Continue Reading
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Porsche 911 GT3 Cup to Makes its Debut at Pikes Peak Hillclimb; Six-Time Champion Jeff Zwart Takes Purpose-built Race Car to the “Hill” For the First Time
Posted on 22 June 2010
For the first time since Porsche began production of the 911 GT3 Cup race car in 1989, the car will contest a major international hillclimb including more than five miles of gravel. Jeff Zwart, a commercial film director from Woody Creek Colorado, and six-time class winner at the Pikes Peak Hillclimb, will challenge the 2WD [...] Continue Reading
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Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard Win in Pennsylvania
Posted on 07 June 2010
Back-to-Back Victories for the Rockstar Royal Group Team After having won the Rocky Mountain Rally in Calgary one week prior, Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard, both of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu (QC), continued their winning streak this past weekend by grabbing the top podium spot at Pennsylvania’s Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally (STPR), the fifth round of the Rally [...] Continue Reading
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Subaru Driver Dave Mirra Trains with World Rally Legend Tommi Makinen ahead of the Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally
Posted on 04 June 2010
This weekend’s Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally, known simply as ‘STPR’ to the rally community, serves as round five of the 2010 Rally America National Championship and is widely regarded as one of the most difficult events to win on the series calendar. A mettle-testing combination of extremely high speeds and narrow tree-line roads demand the [...] Continue Reading
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L’Estage and Richard Rule the Rocky Mountain Rally
Posted on 02 June 2010
Rockstar Royal Group Rally Team makes its mark out west Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard, both of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu (QC), won this past weekend’s Rocky Mountain Rally, round two of the 2010 Canadian Rally Championship. At the wheel of their Rockstar Energy Drink Royal Group Mitsubishi Evo X, the duo took the lead of the rally [...] Continue Reading
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Okanagan Rally Team Takes Regional Podium in May Winter Rally Event
Posted on 02 June 2010
Canadian rally driver Mark Jennings-Bates and co-driver Jennifer Daly took second place in the regional portion of Calgary’s Rocky Mountain Rally this past weekend. Thirty rally teams from across the country competed through the worst weather in over forty years. It was wet and snowy for the days preceding the event, and record precipitation and [...] Continue Reading
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Bacon Cooks on the Oregon Trail
Posted on 28 May 2010
After a solid 4th place finish and some good championship points at the Olympus Rally in Ocean Shores, Washington on April 24 & 25, the Bacon Motorsport team rejoined their car on the west coast after a short time back home in Massachusetts The team had only a few days to prepare the car in [...] Continue Reading
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Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard Ready to Return to Canadian Competition
Posted on 26 May 2010
Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard, both of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu (QC), will participate in this coming weekend’s Rocky Mountain Rally, the second round of the 2010 Canadian Rally Championship. The Rockstar Energy Drink Royal Group team, who is currently leading the North American Rally Cup as well as the Rally America series, has been on the podium [...] Continue Reading
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Okanangan Rally Team Reunites for Canada’s High Altitude National Rally
Posted on 26 May 2010
After a busy weekend as photographer and host for the successful Runway4Life fundraiser, local rally driver Mark Jennings-Bates is ready to get back into the rally car. His team will be travelling to the Rocky Mountain National Rally outside of Calgary, Alberta, this weekend. The event has drawn thirty entries from across the country, including [...] Continue Reading
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Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard and NOS Energy Score Decisive Win at Oregon Trail Rally
Posted on 17 May 2010
North American Rally Champion Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard and the NOS Energy Rally Team won the long and difficult Oregon Trail Rally this weekend, scoring victory with a strong and steady drive in an event that saw both close competition and some major crashes. The team led almost the entire event on the way to the [...] Continue Reading
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Rally America Title Hunt: L’Estage’s Eyes on the Prize
Posted on 14 May 2010
Quebec driver Antoine L’Estage and co-driver Nathalie Richard start this weekend’s Oregon Trail Rally as the Rally America series leaders. After podium finishes at all three 2010 championship rounds thus far, L’Estage’s main objective in Oregon is to increase his title hunt lead, which is currently six points ahead of four-time champion Travis Pastrana. A [...] Continue Reading
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X Games Medalist Record-Holder Dave Mirra Leads Charge for Subaru Heading into 2010 Oregon Trail Rally
Posted on 12 May 2010
Teammate Pastrana Foregoes Event Due to Schedule Conflict Subaru Rally Team USA driver Dave Mirra will be the lone team entry in this weekend’s 2010 Oregon Trail Rally based in and around Portland, Oregon. A previously scheduled engagement with the Nitro Circus Live tour in Australia precludes Subaru driver Travis Pastrana, the 4-time defending Rally [...] Continue Reading
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Ziptie Rally Team Successful at Nemadji Trail 1
Posted on 12 May 2010
Ziptie Rally Team (ZRT) had a successful outing at the Nemadji Trail 1A and 1B performance rallies. The two coefficient 1 rallies were held May 8th out of Duquette, MN. This was the first event where ZRT fielded two cars – car 171, an Open Class 2004 STI, driven by Carl Siegler and co-driven by [...] Continue Reading
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Team Broken Dominates Rally NY USA
Posted on 03 May 2010
Team Broken was at it again, entering three cars for the only United States Rally Championship (USRC) tarmac event on the 2010 calendar. With all three cars finishing on the podium in their respective classes, they now sit in solid positions to attend the final round of the USRC in Prescott, Arizona. Off to an [...] Continue Reading
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QS Motorsport Management Rally Team is Going to Team O’Neil Rally
Posted on 29 April 2010
After a successful practice and test in the Catskill Mountains, QS Motorsport Management Rally Team has decided to send rookie Adam Krolikowski with Co-Driver Richard Perez to New Hampshire on May 8th for the Team O’Neil Rally. Team Owner/Manager Peter Malaszuk said, “We feel that the event will enhance Adam’s driving and improve his communication [...] Continue Reading
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L’Estage Keeps the Championship Lead
Posted on 29 April 2010
Montreal (Quebec), April 29, 2010. – After finishing second in this past weekend’s Olympus Rally, based out of Ocean Shores, Washington, Quebec driver Antoine L’Estage and co-driver Nathalie Richard maintain the lead of the Rally American Championship. Driving their Rockstar Energy Drink Royal Group Mitsubishi Evo X, L’Estage and Richard finished a strong second at [...] Continue Reading
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Subaru Driver Travis Pastrana Wins 2010 Olympus Rally as Teammate Dave Mirra Finishes 3rd, Earning His First National Podium of Rally Career
Posted on 26 April 2010
(April 26, 2010) Subaru Rally Team USA driver Travis Pastrana posted a decisive victory at the 2010 Olympus Rally, Round 2 of the Rally America National Championship, while his teammate Dave Mirra earned his first ever national podium with a 3rd place finish. The event featured nearly 100 miles of sinuous, tree-lined logging roads near [...] Continue Reading
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Subaru Rally Team USA drivers Travis Pastrana and Dave Mirra Head West For The Olympus Rally
Posted on 22 April 2010
Subaru drivers Travis Pastrana and Dave Mirra are ready for battle at this weekend’s Olympus Rally round three of the six-event 2010 Rally America National Championship. The Olympus Rally features nearly 100 miles of sinuous, tree-lined logging roads near Aberdeen and Ocean Shores in Washington and includes one of the strongest entry lists yet for [...] Continue Reading
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Championship Leader Aims to Stay on Top
Posted on 22 April 2010
Photo credit: Arthur Partyka Montreal (Quebec), April 22, 2010.- Rally America championship leaders Antoine L’Estage and co-driver Nathalie Richard, both of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu (QC), are making their maiden voyage out west for this weekend’s Olympus Rally in Ocean Shores, Washington. The third round of the hotly contested Rally America series will see the fastest drivers on [...] Continue Reading
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Ken Block and Alex Gelsomino Step Up the Fight at Rally Turkey
Posted on 22 April 2010
April 19th, 2010, Istanbul, Turkey – On only their second WRC event ever, Monster World Rally Team’s Ken Block and Alex Gelsomino continued to prove their ability to keep pace with the veteran drivers, securing sixth fastest on stage three times during the Rally of Turkey. “Three months ago, when we first announced our WRC [...] Continue Reading
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Widget Rally Team Prepares Classic Rally Car for Competition – Datsun 240Z To Debut at Rally Tennessee
Posted on 15 April 2010
Brian Scott, the Widget Rally Team’s championship-winning driver, plans to debut a “new” rally car at Rally Tennessee this coming May. Unlike the modern machine that carried him to a 2008 U.S. national championship (a 2005 Subaru WRX STi prepared by RaceTechnik), this “new” car is almost forty years old! “I’ve raced sprint cars and [...] Continue Reading
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Ziptie Rally Team Adds Second Car
Posted on 11 April 2010
Ziptie Rally Team (ZRT) is proud to announce the addition of car 858 to the team! Car 858, a 2002 Subaru Impreza WRX, will be driven by Anthony “Izzy” Israelson and co-driven by Jason Standage in Rally America’s Open Light class. Anthony and Jason are newcomers to rally competition and are looking to learn and [...] Continue Reading
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Jennings-Bates sets the early pace at Cochrane and redefines a “flying finish”!
Posted on 23 March 2010
The Western Canadian Rally Championship season opener at Cochrane proved to be as exciting as everyone had expected with several teams facing terminal problems or long waits in snow banks, destroying their chance of victory. The first time pairing of Hardy Schmidtke and John Hall ended up winning the event, with two novice drivers covering [...] Continue Reading
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QS Motorsport Management is Returning to the Rally Stages
Posted on 16 March 2010
QS Motorsport Mangement, home of the 1999 Production Class trophy, is returning to the rally scene in 2010 with a limited schedule for their new rookie and front-man Adam Krolikowski and co-driver Richard Perez. The former Daewoo factory team of Peter Malaszuk and Darek Szerejko are reopening their doors to manage the rally efforts of [...] Continue Reading
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Broken Motorsports Team Places Third at NASA Rally Sport Season Opener
Posted on 11 March 2010
Broken Motorsports driver Jason Smith scored a third place finish at the Atlantic Rally Cup opener on February 6th at Sandblast in Cheraw, South Carolina. This is the highest finish ever in a race for Smith and his co-driver Jared Lantzy. Smith and Lantzy, in the # 38 Open AWD Light Subaru Impreza, were the [...] Continue Reading
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Bacon continues to sizzle in the 100 Acre Wood
Posted on 05 March 2010
Coming off a podium 3rd place finish at the opening Sno*Drift rally in Michigan, the Bacon Motorsport team went into the 100 Acre Wood hungry to keep their momentum. That is just what they did, showing off their ability to be a consistent contender, Bill Bacon and co-driver Peter Watt ran fast and hard and [...] Continue Reading
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Cochrane to Dakar in a year, to save 200,000 lives!
Posted on 05 March 2010
Canadian rally driver Mark Jennings-Bates will be competing in the Western Canadian season opener on March 7th 2010 in Cochrane Alberta. This year, Jennings-Bates will be racing under the Rally4Life banner as he prepares to be Canada’s first driver to compete in the notorious Dakar Rally with the Bowler Offroad factory team. Cochrane Rally however, [...] Continue Reading
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Last Ditch Racing takes podium at 100 Acre Wood Regional Rally
Posted on 04 March 2010
Maine’s Last Ditch Racing had a mixed weekend at the recent 100 Acre Wood Rally in Salem, Missouri, ultimately claiming third overall of sixteen regional entrants and third in Open Class in Saturday’s 100 Acre Wood Regional Rally. The 100 Acre Wood Rally, round 2 of the Rally America 2010 National Championship, also comprised the [...] Continue Reading
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Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard Lead the Rally America Championship
Posted on 03 March 2010
Second place finish points earns top spot Quebec driver Antoine L’Estage and his co-driver Nathalie Richard finished in second place at this past weekend’s Rally in the 100 Acre Wood, Round 2 of the Rally America series and the third event counting towards the North American Rally Cup. After a strong second place finish at [...] Continue Reading
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Dominating Performance at 100 Acre Wood Rally Cut Short for Pastrana, Teammate Mirra Finishes 4th Overall
Posted on 01 March 2010
Subaru driver Travis Pastrana was nearly untouchable at the 2010 Rally in the 100 Acre Wood, convincingly pulling away from a strong field before a seemingly innocuous driving error late in the event damaged his 2010 Subaru Impreza WRX STI and forced him to retire. Pastrana’s Subaru teammate, BMX and X Games icon Dave Mirra, [...] Continue Reading
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Subaru Rally Team USA`s Travis Pastrana and Dave Mirra to Compete in The 100 Acre Wood Rally this Weekend
Posted on 26 February 2010
Four-time and defending Rally America National Champion Travis Pastrana will compete on Missouri’s high-speed back roads this weekend at the Rally in the 100 Acre Wood. The Subaru Rally Team USA driver, who leads the Rally America National Championship after a dominating win at the first round last month, will pilot a BFGoodrich Tires-shod 2010 [...] Continue Reading
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Last Ditch Racing Competes in Regional Rally Championship at 100 Acre Wood
Posted on 26 February 2010
Rally America Eastern Regional Rally Open Class Champions for the past three seasons, Last Ditch Racing will compete at Round 2 of the Rally America 2010 Championship, the 100 Acre Wood Rally in Salem, Missouri on 2/26-27. This will be the team’s third year attending the Regional Rally Championship event in Missouri, and driver/team owner [...] Continue Reading
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Rally America Round 2: Antoine L`Estage and Nathalie Richard Seek Maximum Points
Posted on 25 February 2010
Quebec driver Antoine L’Estage and his co-driver Nathalie Richard, both of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu (Qc), will compete at this weekend’s Rally in the 100 Acre Wood, Round 2 of the Rally America series. After a well-deserved second place finish at Michigan’s SnoDrift Rally last month, this trip to Salem, Missouri will be the Rockstar Energy Drink/Royal Group [...] Continue Reading
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CTS Turbo Boosts The Demon Rally Team To Group 5
Posted on 25 February 2010
The Demon Rally Team is proud to announce their partnership with CTS Turbo as the team moves to the unlimited two-wheel-drive rally class in North America. The Demon Rally Team has been very successful in Group 2 competition, taking several regional Group 2 wins and top stage times; they are most proud of their stage [...] Continue Reading
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Subaru Rally Team USA signs VP Fuels as Official Fuel Supplier
Posted on 24 February 2010
Subaru Rally Team USA is pleased to announce today the selection of VP Racing Fuels products for their 2010 rally campaign. The partnership includes VP Fuels being designated the Official Fuel of Subaru Rally Team USA. Subaru Rally Team USA, managed by Subaru technical partner Vermont SportsCar, is headed by four-time defending Rally America National [...] Continue Reading
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Wiktorczyk and Dorman partner with Riders Energy Drink
Posted on 22 February 2010
Polish product enters US market with rally Chicago, IL, USA – Piotr Wiktorczyk and Greg Dorman have secured an agreement with Riders Energy Drink for title sponsorship. The Super Production crew announced their newly formed partnership with the Polish energy drink today, disclosing a deal that includes three Rally America national events including the upcoming Rally in the 100 Acre [...] Continue Reading
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Broken Motorsports Conquers Icy New York Winter Rally
Posted on 11 February 2010
Broken Motorsports withstood and conquered the extremely icy conditions at the recent New York Winter Rally in the first USRC event of 2010. This event was the debut of Erika Detota’s recent project, a 1995 front wheel drive Subaru Impreza. Not only was the car build a success but also her driving skills, finishing an [...] Continue Reading
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Mathieu L’Estage earns a well deserved second place finish at Rallye Perce-Neige
Posted on 10 February 2010
First round of the 2010 Canadian Rally Championship Mathieu L’Estage and co-driver Yanick Napert in their Mitsubishi Evolution V had their best outing ever in the Canadian Rally Championship with a superb second place overall finish in the Rallye Perce-Neige held last weekend in Maniwaki, Quebec. Road conditions were exceptionally slippery, causing up to 19 [...] Continue Reading
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Subaru Canada`s Richard/Ockwell show dominating speed – Fastest car in the field nets no points
Posted on 09 February 2010
Subaru Canada Rally Team driver Patrick Richard and his co-driver Alan Ockwell made an impressive start in their campaign to win their third consecutive Canadian Rally Championship, at the 2010 Rallye Perce Neige, held this past weekend near Maniwaki, QC, Canada. Overcoming an early deficit, the pair clearly demonstrated that they were the fastest team [...] Continue Reading
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Late race charge ends in snow bank for rally driver ACP at Rallye Perce-Neige
Posted on 09 February 2010
A come-from-behind charge from defending North American rally champion Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard ended in a snow bank this weekend at Canada’s icy season opener. “No regrets,” said Comrie-Picard. “A podium finish would have been nice but we had a clear shot at the win – we had to go for it.” The NOS Energy-backed rally [...] Continue Reading
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New Rally season starts with traditional ice and snow fest
Posted on 05 February 2010
The first round of the Canadian Rally Championship will be held this weekend in Maniwaki, Quebec, capital city of the Upper Ottawa Valley. Standings will be reset for the fifty-six entries that will take to the harsh logging roads that this event is famous for. Mitsubishi will have ten teams vying for national titles, among [...] Continue Reading
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Ken Block WRC.com interview from Paris
Posted on 03 February 2010
Going on what we saw at the WRC launch in Paris on Tuesday, Petter ‘Hollywood’ Solberg’s position as the Championship’s leading showman could be under threat this year from WRC newbie Ken Block. While we haven’t yet seen Block performing Petter’s trick of driving a car from the roof, this is the man who has [...] Continue Reading
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Strong Start to the 2010 Season: Podium Finish for Antoine L`Estage
Posted on 02 February 2010
Quebec driver Antoine L’Estage and his co-driver Nathalie Richard finished in second place at this past weekend’s SnoDrift Rally, Round 1 of the Rally America series and the first event of the North American Rally Cup. Held on the icy roads of Michigan’s Montmorency County, this rally presented some of the most treacherous and challenging [...] Continue Reading
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ACP takes strong early season points at U.S. season-opener
Posted on 02 February 2010
Defending North American rally champion Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard earned some strong early-season points with a fourth-place finish at the icy U.S. season opener this weekend in northern Michigan. The NOS Energy-backed rally team of ACP and co-driver Jeremy Wimpey took a cautious approach to the start of the contest in some of the most challenging [...] Continue Reading
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White Frog Racing takes second at Sno*Drift Rally 2010
Posted on 01 February 2010
Second place in Super Production on the ice roads of Michigan Atlanta, MI, February 1st 2010: Piotr Wiktorczyk and his co-driver Grzegorz Dorman debuted their team White Frog Racing at the 37th Sno*Drift Rally last weekend, the first round of Rally America National Championship Series. The team, based in Arlington Heights, IL, took second place [...] Continue Reading
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Subaru Driver Travis Pastrana Skates to Victory at the Sno*Drift Rally
Posted on 01 February 2010
Subaru Rally Team USA driver Travis Pastrana and his co-driver Christian Edstrom overcame treacherously icy conditions to take a dominating win at this weekend’s Sno*Drift Rally, round one of the 2010 Rally America National Championship. Pastrana, the defending four-time Rally America National Champion, won by over one minute and thirty seconds driving an open class [...] Continue Reading
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Defending North American Rally champion Andrew `ACP` Comrie-Picard set for the snow
Posted on 29 January 2010
Defending North American rally champion Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard is heading for a snowy season start in Michigan this weekend at the first round of the 2010 Rally America championship. The NOS Energy-backed rally team will take on Sno*Drift in their familiar, top-spec Evo IX. Despite tough competition from factory-backed teams, Comrie-Picard remains a favorite for [...] Continue Reading
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Antoine L`Estage and Nathalie Richard Attack the 2010 North American Rally Season
Posted on 27 January 2010
Today, Quebec driver Antoine L’Estage and his co-driver Nathalie Richard, both of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu (QC), announced a 2010 program that once again includes participation in the full Canadian Rally Championship at the wheel of their Rockstar Royal Group Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X. They will also compete against the top American drivers in several rounds of the [...] Continue Reading
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Monster World Rally Team unveils their Ford Fiesta
Posted on 26 January 2010
The Monster World Rally Team released pictures of Ken Block’s 2010 Ford Fiesta livery to make its debut at the Sno*Drift Rally, January 29-30th! Earlier this year, Ken Block, co-founder of DC Shoes, came on board the Monster World Rally Team to campaign a Ford Fiesta in in the Rally America Championship and a Ford [...] Continue Reading
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Subaru Announces Increased Funding for their 2010 Rally Support Program
Posted on 15 January 2010
Continues to Offer the Most Lucrative Rally Contingency Program in North America Subaru of America, Inc. announced today increases to its contingency award payouts for Subaru drivers in the 2010 Rally America National Championship. The Subaru Rally Support Program, which was created in 2005, continues to be the most lucrative contingency program in North American [...] Continue Reading
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Subaru Rally Team USA Announces 2010 Driver Line-Up
Posted on 14 January 2010
Returns to Rally America Series with 4-Time, Reigning Champ Travis Pastrana and Dave Mirra Subaru Rally Team USA announced today that reigning four-time Rally America National Champion Travis Pastrana and BMX Freestyle legend Dave Mirra will both return as factory team drivers. Subaru Rally Team USA will contest the entire 2010 Rally America National Championship, [...] Continue Reading
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Local rally driver aims to finish the season strong at the inaugural Big White Winter Rally on December 5th
Posted on 30 November 2009
Local rally driver, Mark Jennings-Bates will be sitting next to a new face in the co-drivers seat at the Big White Winter Rally and Snow Cross presented by Valley Mitsubishi on December 5th and 6th. That is because his regular co-driver, Jennifer Daly is the organiser of this event, a first for Kelowna and Big [...] Continue Reading
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Tall Pines Rally ends in heartbreaking drama
Posted on 25 November 2009
The sixth and final round of the Canadian Rally Championship was held this weekend out of Bancroft, Ontario. Antoine L’Estage and co-driver Nathalie Richard from St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, in their 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, were minutes away from becoming national champions when they encountered mechanical problems (clutch) in the last speed section. They completed the event [...] Continue Reading
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Subaru Canada, Richard and Ockwell crowned 2009 Canadian Rally Champions
Posted on 25 November 2009
BC based team overcomes adversity to claim 2009 Canadian Rally Championship title, and claim manufacturer’s championship for Subaru Canada Subaru Rally Team Canada driver Patrick Richard and his co-driver Alan Ockwell are the new 2009 Canadian Rally Champions, by virtue of their win at the Rally of the Tall Pines held this past weekend near [...] Continue Reading
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A Nail Biting Rally Season for Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard
Posted on 25 November 2009
Quebec driver Antoine L’Estage, co-driven by Nathalie Richard, both of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu (QC), took part in past weekend’s Rally of the Tall Pines, the final round of the 2009 Canadian Rally Championship and the North American Rally Cup. The Rockstar Royal Group team demonstrated during almost the entire event that they were set to take home [...] Continue Reading
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Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard and ACP Racing win the North American Rally Championship
Posted on 23 November 2009
Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard and the NOS Energy Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution won the North American Rally Championship this past weekend with a podium finish in the season-ending Rally of the Tall Pines. The win represents the first championship for the Mitsubishi Evolution X, and the first rally championship for NOS Energy Drink. “This is a terrific [...] Continue Reading
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The Canadian and North American Rally Titles Up For Grabs by Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard
Posted on 22 November 2009
Quebec driver Antoine L’Estage, co-driven by Nathalie Richard, both of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu (QC), will contest this weekend’s Rally of the Tall Pines in Bancroft, Ontario, the final round of the Canadian Rally Championship and the North American Rally Cup. This will be a decisive event, one at which the Rockstar Royal Group team could capture both [...] Continue Reading
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National title at stake for Mitsubishi at Tall Pines Rally
Posted on 22 November 2009
With the sixth and final round of the Canadian Rally Championship being held this weekend in Bancroft, Ontario, Antoine L’Estage and co-driver Nathalie Richard from St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, in their 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, are one step closer to becoming national champions. If this happens, it will be a first for Mitsubishi in Canada. Eight additional [...] Continue Reading
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Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard – Winners of the 2009 Bertrand-Fabi Trophy
Posted on 09 November 2009
Performance rally driving champion Antoine L’Estage, and his co-driver Nathalie Richard, both of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu (QC), were honoured this past weekend by the Federation de Sport Automobile du Quebec (FSAQ) as winners of the Bertrand-Fabi Trophy. The award is presented annually to a driver or team that has accomplished the most on a national and/or international [...] Continue Reading
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Mark Fox wins Rally America`s 2009 Jeff Moyle Memorial Rookie of the Year award
Posted on 01 November 2009
Mark Fox in the #54 National Guard rally car received the 2009 Rookie of the Year award capping an action packed rookie season in the Rally America Championship Series. Fox joins the company of recent winners Ken Block, Kyle Sarasin, “Cowboy” Kenny Bartram, and Dave Mirra who have all gone on to successful rally careers. [...] Continue Reading
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Andi Mancin and Maciej Wisławski – the vice-champions of America – the historic result of the Polish team.
Posted on 22 October 2009
“It is the greatest day of my rally career” – Andi Mancin describes the16th of October when it became clear that the Polish team won the vice-championship title of Rally America 2009. It is a historic result for the Polish motor sport. No other Polish team can boast of such an excellent achievement in the [...] Continue Reading
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Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard and NOS Energy take third overall in 2009 Rally America Championship
Posted on 21 October 2009
Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard and the NOS Energy rally team scored a third place overall in the 2009 Rally America Championship, edging Monster Energy’s Ken Block out of the top three despite suffering an engine failure while angling for the a podium at last weekend’s season ender. “We had the runner-up position in the championship in [...] Continue Reading
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Subaru Rally Driver Travis Pastrana Puts Stamp on Championship with Win at LSPR
Posted on 20 October 2009
Teammate Ken Block Secures Third Place Subaru Rally Team USA driver Travis Pastrana put an authoritative stamp on his fourth consecutive Rally America National Championship with a dominating win at the 2009 Lake Superior Performance Rally (LSPR). Pastrana, from Davidsonville, MD, mathematically won the 2009 Rally America Championship at the Ojibwe Forests Rally in late [...] Continue Reading
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Vision X Signs with Subaru Rally Team USA
Posted on 16 October 2009
Subaru Rally Team USA is pleased to announce that Vision X will become the official supplier of competition lights for Subaru Rally Team USA (SRT USA). The team, headed by four-time Rally America National Champion Travis Pastrana and his teammate Ken Block will begin utilizing Vision X HID competition driving lights this weekend at the [...] Continue Reading
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Autosport: Block lined up for WRC campaign
Posted on 15 October 2009
American rally and extreme sports star Ken Block is close to a deal to join the World Rally Championship in a new Ford team, this week’s AUTOSPORT magazine reveals. Former Subaru driver Chris Atkinson has been lined up as Block’s team-mate in the all-new Monster Energy Drink World Rally Team. The three-year deal, which is [...] Continue Reading
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Subaru Drivers Ken Block and Travis Pastrana go head-to-head in driving challenge
Posted on 14 October 2009
On this week’s in new episode of Nitro Circus Subaru Rally Team USA teammates Travis Pastrana and Ken Block will appear together on this week’s new episode of Nitro Circus on MTV (Thursday, October 15th at 10pm ET/PT). In the segment, the duo teamed up to film a fun game of H.O.R.S.E., but instead of [...] Continue Reading
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Andrew Sutherland wraps up the CRS Moto Championship at the Prescott Rally
Posted on 14 October 2009
Universal Rally rider, Andrew Sutherland, contested the 2009 Prescott Rally riding a KTM 690 Enduro; scoring a win on Friday night in the Rally Moto Under 800cc class secured the 2009 California Rally Series (CRS) Moto Championship for the Under 800cc class and Overall. On Saturday, Andrew wasn’t able to match the speed of his [...] Continue Reading
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UP2MTNS Finishes 22nd Annual Prescott Rally 2009
Posted on 13 October 2009
Up Two Mountains Rally Team: Jon Burke and Tucker Heiner were pleased to finish all 8 stages of the 22nd Annual 2009 Prescott Rally! We finished 6th overall (out of 29 total competitors), and 2nd in the Open AWD class. The finish was hard fought, as we had a big ‘off’ on stage 6, and [...] Continue Reading
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Prescribed Burn Rally Team jumps to a podium finish at Pacific Forest Rally
Posted on 12 October 2009
Last weekend, October 2nd and 3rd in Merritt, BC, Mark Jennings-Bates and co-driver Jennifer Daly were able to drive a measured event to achieve their best finish in a national event and also finish the day 2nd in the Western Canadian event taking a well deserved podium for the 1st time in their new 2004 [...] Continue Reading
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Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard Keep Championship Lead
Posted on 06 October 2009
This past weekend, at the wheel of their Rockstar Royal Group Mitsubishi Evo X, Quebec driver Antoine L’Estage and his co-driver Nathalie Richard, both of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu (QC), earned valuable points to maintain their lead in the 2009 Canadian Rally Championship. By finishing second at the Pacific Forest Rally in Merritt, BC, the penultimate round in [...] Continue Reading
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Mitsubishi one step closer to title after Pacific Forest Rally
Posted on 06 October 2009
Antoine L’Estage and co-driver Nathalie Richard from St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec in their new Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution are one step closer to winning the 2009 Canadian Rally Championship after finishing in second place at the Pacific Forest Rally, the fifth round of the season. L’Estage and Richard fought hard in each of the 15 speed stages and [...] Continue Reading
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RSport Rally Finishes on the Podium at 2009 Pacific Forest Rally
Posted on 05 October 2009
RSport Rally driver Scott Trinder and navigator Bill Westhead stepped up to a national-level podium at the 2009 Pacific Forest Rally this weekend. The pair finished third overall behind the two works teams of Subaru and Mitsubishi at the fifth round of the 2009 Canadian National Rally Championship. The RSport team was also the top [...] Continue Reading
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Kyle Sarasin Becomes First U.S. Driver to Test Ford Fiesta R2 Rally Car
Posted on 02 October 2009
Kyle Sarasin, 2007 Rookie of the Year, recently tested the new Ford Fiesta R2 in Northern England. Sarasin, the first American driver to test the new Ford, as one of a select group invited by M-Sport, the company chosen by Ford Motor Company to mastermind their assault on the FIA World Rally Championship. With the [...] Continue Reading
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Prescribed Burn Rally Team aims to keep their lead at Merritt on October 2nd and 3rd
Posted on 01 October 2009
On October 2nd and 3rd you will find Kelowna’s Mark Jennings-Bates throwing the 04 Subaru STi around the fast flowing stages of the Pacific Forest Rally in Merritt, BC. With a freshly built engine after their disappointing showing at the Rocky Mountain Rally in May this year, where a terminal engine problem finished their race [...] Continue Reading
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Mitsubishi Motors aims high at Pacific Forest Rally
Posted on 01 October 2009
The Mitsubishi Canadian rally teams will have the opportunity to secure a few championships this weekend at the fifth round of the Canadian Rally Championship, the Pacific Forest Rally, held in Merritt, British Columbia. Antoine L’Estage and co-driver Nathalie Richard from St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, are presently leading the overall point standings by 11 points after their [...] Continue Reading
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RSport Rally Enters Pacific Forest Rally 2009
Posted on 01 October 2009
RSport Rally driver Scott Trinder and Navigator Bill Westhead have entered the 2009 Pacific Forest Rally, Round 5 of the Canadian National Rally Championship. This year’s event will be held out of Merritt, BC on October 2nd and 3rd. The 2009 running of the Pacific Forest Rally (PFR) is scheduled to run 3 weeks earlier [...] Continue Reading
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Team Broken Racing 3rd overall 1st in class at Black River Stages Sept. 19-20. Final event of the Atlantic Rally Cup
Posted on 30 September 2009
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, speed and control with great [...] Continue Reading
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Subaru Rally Team USA driver Ken Block Impresses in SP Class at Rally Colorado
Posted on 23 September 2009
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 the Super Production (SP) class [...] Continue Reading
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Driver ACP and the NOS Energy Mitsubishi win Rally Colorado
Posted on 22 September 2009
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 and that’s really satisfying.” The [...] Continue Reading
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Subaru Driver Ken Block Enters SP Class For Rally Colorado
Posted on 18 September 2009
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 competing at Rally Colorado due [...] Continue Reading
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ACP Rally Team heads to Colorado for US Round 8 after tough finish in Canada
Posted on 16 September 2009
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. He is currently in fourth [...] Continue Reading
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Flatirons Tuning’s Crouch to Make Driving Debut at Rally Colorado
Posted on 15 September 2009
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 back in 2003 with Tanner [...] Continue Reading
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Antoine L’Estage wins and takes command of the championship
Posted on 14 September 2009
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 because it enabled them to [...] Continue Reading
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Mitsubishi Brigade attacks Rallye Defi with strong entries
Posted on 14 September 2009
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 most challenging roads in the [...] Continue Reading
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Duplessis/Woods win the 10,000 Lakes Rally, finish 2nd overall in the MaxAttack! Championship and 3rd overall at the Ojibwe Forest Rally MaxAttack! Event
Posted on 08 September 2009
After finishing first overall at the New England Forest Rally in the MaxAttack! Championship, Chris Duplessis and co-driver Catherine Woods headed out to Bemidji, Minnesota to compete in the final round of the Championship. Going into the event they were tied with the first round winner Lauchlin O’Sullivan and Karen Wagner in their Dodge SRT-4. [...] Continue Reading
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Up Two Mountains Rally Team Debuts at Gorman Ridge Rally
Posted on 08 September 2009
Driver Jon Burke and co-drive Tucker Heiner made their stage rally debut this past weekend at the Gorman Ridge Rally, part of the California Rally Series (CRS) and United States Rally Championship (USRC). Saddled up in an AWD Open Class 2004 Subaru WRX, which was literally finished just days before the event, the detuned turbo [...] Continue Reading
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Antoine L’Estage Aims for a Record at the Rallye Defi
Posted on 08 September 2009
Next weekend, Quebec driver Antoine L’Estage, co-driven by Nathalie Richard, both of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu (QC), will contest the Rallye Defi, a key event in the Canadian and North American rally championships. Reigning North American champions, the L’Estage/Richard duo’s plan is to finish this competition with their Rockstar Royal Group Mitsubishi Evo X at the top of [...] Continue Reading
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Universal Rally Moto at Gorman Ridge
Posted on 08 September 2009
After a several month hiatus from riding, Andrew Sutherland tackled the Gorman Ridge Rally roads aboard his 2008 KTM 690 Enduro, round 5 of the United States Rally Championship and the backbone of the California Rally Series (CRS) series. Since the competition in Rally Moto was non-existent at this event, Andrew focused on beating as [...] Continue Reading
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Subaru Driver Travis Pastrana Secures 4th Consecutive Rally America National Championship with win at 2009 Ojibwe Forests Rally
Posted on 01 September 2009
Subaru Rally Team USA driver Travis Pastrana has mathematically secured his fourth consecutive Rally America National Championship with a dominating win at the Ojibwe Forest Rally in northern Minnesota this weekend. Pastrana and his co-driver Christian Edstrom cruised to victory in their 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX STI after several of their closest rivals hit trouble. [...] Continue Reading
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Matthew Johnson Post X Games 15
Posted on 17 August 2009
Following the eBay auction for title sponsorship, the Case-Mate – Nitro Circus rally team and Matthew Johnson struggle at X Games after hard crash in practice. Just two weeks ago, X Games rally car driver Matthew Johnson had no agreements for support, but determined that eBay might not only pay for the costs associated with [...] Continue Reading
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Dondlinger/Parps Return to Action at Nemadji Trails 3
Posted on 17 August 2009
The team of Dondlinger/Parps returned to action at Nemadji Trails #3, located in Duquette, MN. The conditions varied from mostly sunny to absolute downpour, which created quite a challenging rally. The team had spent the last few months repairing the damage to our Mk.V GTI from the crash at Rally West Virginia: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WzQm3j6hZA. This involved [...] Continue Reading
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Wiktorczyk ninth in his debut at X Games
Posted on 13 August 2009
Wiktorczyk part of the closest finish at the X Games 15 against Mancin Los Angeles, CA, August 3rd, 2009: Sobieski Vodka Rally Team driver – Piotr Wiktorczyk completed his X Games debut last weekend finishing ninth overall after power steering failure got them eliminated in their round against Andi Mancin. Piotr was able to test [...] Continue Reading
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NOS Energy driver Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard scores top-five at X Games
Posted on 06 August 2009
NOS Energy rally driver Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard took fifth place overall this weekend at the 2009 X Games 15 Rally Car Race at the Home Depot Centre in Los Angeles. The team qualified well and won their first elimination round, meeting Subaru Rally Team USA driver Travis Pastrana in the quarter-final. ACP was running strong [...] Continue Reading
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Subaru Driver Travis Pastrana Wins 15th Career Medal with a Silver at ESPN X Games 15 Rally
Posted on 05 August 2009
Subaru Rally Team USA driver Travis Pastrana captured his 15th career X Games medal in this past weekend’s ESPN X Games 15 Rally competition at the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles where he won the silver medal. Pastrana, driving a BFGoodrich Tires-shod 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX STI rally car was the clear favorite after [...] Continue Reading
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X Games Rally driver Johnson eBays title sponsorship good for 1.4 million views
Posted on 27 July 2009
ESPN X Games Rally car competitor Matthew Johnson languishes in poor economy – despite early invitation, he struggles to find funding to compete at ESPN’s premier action sports event, X Games 15, in Los Angeles next week, and he looks at eBay as an option. Following an impressive 9th place finish in the prestigious international [...] Continue Reading
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Wiktorczyk Goes X with Sobieski Vodka
Posted on 27 July 2009
Rally America Super Production class leader teams up with the #7 vodka in the World Piotr Wiktorczyk, the current national class leader in the Rally America Super Production (SP) championship, will team up with the number seven vodka in the world in a partnership for X Games 15, the world’s largest action sports event. The [...] Continue Reading
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Last Ditch Racing Celebrates Open Class Regional Championship Hat Trick!
Posted on 27 July 2009
Last Ditch Racing overcame adversity to clinch the 2009 Rally America Eastern Regional Open Class Championship at this past weekend’s New England Forest Rally held in Bethel, Maine. Round 6 of the 2009 Rally America Championship, the New England Forest Rally is a driver’s favorite and has a reputation for being somewhat rough and rocky. [...] Continue Reading
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Team USA overcomes 24th seed to finish 8th overall in Rally of Nations Mexico
Posted on 27 July 2009
TEAM USA overcomes 24th seed to finish 8th overall and impress alongside World Class competition at International Rally of Nations in Mexico on eve of popular ESPN X Games competition. American drivers Matthew Johnson and Cowboy Kenny Bartram take Team USA to an 8th place finish in the prestigious international Rally of Nations, an outstanding [...] Continue Reading
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NOS Energy driver Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard returns to X Games
Posted on 25 July 2009
NOS Energy rally driver Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard returns to battle with the best drivers in action sport when he takes on the invitation-only X Games Rally Car race on Sunday, Aug. 2. The unique X Games format sees drivers go head-to-head on a mixed asphalt and dirt course through the Home Depot Center in Los [...] Continue Reading
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Duplessis/Woods win the second round of Max Attack! at New England Forest Rally
Posted on 23 July 2009
Racing in his hometown of Bethel, Maine, Chris Duplessis and co-driver Catherine Woods finished first overall in the Max Attack! two-wheel-drive championship this past weekend. The pair also won both regional rallies, the Drive To Your Future Rally and the Berlin Regional Rally, held in conjunction with the New England Forest Rally. On Friday night [...] Continue Reading
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Pastrana Wins, Block 2nd as Subaru Rally Team USA takes 1-2 Finish at 2009 New England Forest Rally
Posted on 21 July 2009
Subaru Rally Team USA driver Travis Pastrana overcame a close battle with his Subaru teammate Ken Block to win the New England Forest Rally, Round 6 of the 2009 Rally America National Championship. The Subaru duo of Pastrana and Block, each driving identically prepared 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX STI rally cars, fought all weekend with [...] Continue Reading
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X Games Rally star to throw first pitch at Dodgers’ game
Posted on 20 July 2009
X Games Rally driver Andrew Comrie-Picard will throw the ceremonial first pitch for the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball game this coming Sunday, July 19, against the Houston Astros. Comrie-Picard is in Los Angeles preparing for ESPN’s X Games 15, which runs July 28 through August 2. A spectacular end-over-end flip over the 70-foot gap jump [...] Continue Reading
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Vermont SportsCar to support driver Mark Fox and the Army National Guard with an Open Class Subaru at the 2009 New England Forest Rally
Posted on 16 July 2009
Vermont SportsCar, North America’s premier rally team, will provide Salem, Oregon based rally car driver Mark Fox with an Open Class Subaru Impreza WRX STi rally car at this weekend’s 2009 New England Forest Rally based in Newry, Maine. The Vermont SportsCar prepared 2007 Subaru provided to Fox will be emblazoned with striking Army National [...] Continue Reading
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Last Ditch Racing Celebrates a Decade of Rally at New England Forest Rally!
Posted on 15 July 2009
Maine’s own Last Ditch Racing heads to the the mountains of Western Maine and Northern New Hampshire for the New England Forest Rally, July 17-18. Round 6 of the 2009 Rally America Championship will see Last Ditch Racing’s Driver John Cassidy and Co-Driver Dave Getchell celebrating their 10th anniversary in both the sport and the [...] Continue Reading
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Popularity of Rally Car racing propels ESPN X Games Rally driver Matthew Johnson into prestigious International Competition representing a United States entry as Team USA.
Posted on 06 July 2009
July 1, 2009 – Matthew Johnson has accepted his invitation race on roads known to many on the World Rally Championship as Corona Rally Mexico. As a non-WRC year, the rally organizers have assembled national teams in a new format, Rally of Nations, and attracted rally stars from Finland, Spain, Austria, France, Italy, Germany, Canada, [...] Continue Reading
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ACP Rally hangs on for gutsy finish at Baie des Chaleurs
Posted on 30 June 2009
Rally driver Andrew Comrie-Picard overcame failing brakes throughout the Baie des Chaleurs Rally to finish fifth overall, clawing back from 11th overall after the first night. “From almost the first corner of the rally it was apparent the braking system wasn’t up to handing the weight of the car on these high-speed Baie roads. We [...] Continue Reading
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Rallye Baie-des-Chaleurs… Perseverance pays off for Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard
Posted on 30 June 2009
Quebec driver Antoine L’Estage, co-driven by Nathalie Richard, both of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu (Quebec), earned twelve critical championship points at this weekend’s Rallye Baies-des-Chaleurs and remain among the top contenders for the overall 2009 Canadian Rally Championship title. Reigning North American champions, Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard competed in this extremely popular event for the first time [...] Continue Reading
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Subaru Rally Team Canada’s Richard and Ockwell – 2nd Consecutive Win
Posted on 30 June 2009
Richard sets all-time victory record while Block crashes out Subaru Rally Team Canada driver Patrick Richard took a hard-fought victory at the Rallye Baie des Chaleurs, held this past weekend near New Richmond, QC, beating the entire field of 48 cars and solidifying his overall lead in the 2009 Canadian Rally Championship. Driving a Subaru [...] Continue Reading
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Moro and Wiktorczyk team up to make Team USA
Posted on 29 June 2009
PMR Motorsport and PPD Motorsport prepare for Rally of Nations Columbus, OH, June 25th 2009: Rally America’s latest event (STPR) Super Production class podium finishers, will team up to compete as Team USA at the upcoming Corona Rally Mexico – Rally of Nations. Moro and Wiktorczyk will both drive Group N Subarus against world rally [...] Continue Reading
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Mitsubishi Brigade goes back to work at the Baie des Chaleurs rally
Posted on 24 June 2009
The next step on the road to the Canadian Rally Championship is the Rallye Baie des Chaleurs in the Gaspe Peninsula. This coming weekend, Mitsubishi will have no less than nine teams entered looking for a second victory this season and a third consecutive podium finish. Winners of the first event in February, Antoine L’Estage [...] Continue Reading
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Antoine L’Estage Eyes Third Victory in Gaspesia
Posted on 23 June 2009
Quebec driver Antoine L’Estage, co-driven by Nathalie Richard, both of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu (QC), will participate in the Rallye Auto Baie-des-Chaleurs June 26th and 27th, round three of the Canadian Rally Championship. Once again at the wheel of their 2009 Rockstar Royal Group Mitsubishi Evo X, Antoine and Nathalie will attempt to bring home their third victory [...] Continue Reading
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Wiktorczyk makes it to X Games 15!
Posted on 12 June 2009
PPD Motorsport wins STPR in Super Production. Wellsboro, PA, June 5th 2009: PPD Motorsport driver Piotr Wiktorczyk took his second win of the season in Super Production (SP) class last weekend at the Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally (STPR), the fifth round of Rally America National Series. Wiktorczyk, and his co-driver Grzegorz Dorman, also secured their [...] Continue Reading
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NOS Energy Mitsubishi and Team ACP move up to 2nd in Rally America points race
Posted on 11 June 2009
Rally driver Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard overcame a series of big challenges at the Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally last weekend to move into second place in the Rally America points race. “It was a tough weekend for us,” said Comrie-Picard. “But every point counts in this championship and we’re in it for the season.” Comrie-Picard and [...] Continue Reading
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Subaru Factory Driver Ken Block Takes Dominating Win at 2009 Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally
Posted on 08 June 2009
- Teammate Travis Pastrana Finishes 2nd and Retains Championship Lead - Subaru Rally Team USA driver Ken Block earned his second Rally America victory of 2009 with a dominating win at the 2009 Waste Management Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally (STPR). Block and his co-driver Alex Gelsomino were untouchable in their 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX STI, [...] Continue Reading
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Subaru Rally Team USA Driver, Ken Block, Takes the STPR Rally Win!
Posted on 08 June 2009
Subaru Rally Team USA driver Ken Block set the fastest times on the opening stages of the Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally and never looked back, taking his second win of the season at this notoriously tough event. Block and co-driver Alex Gelsomino have had their share of bad luck this season, with three DNFs in [...] Continue Reading
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L’Estage still on top of the Canadian Championship
Posted on 01 June 2009
Quebec driver Antoine L’Estage and co-driver Nathalie Richard, both of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu (Quebec), participated in this past weekend’s Rocky Mountain Rally, the second of six rounds in the 2009 Canadian Rally Championship. Overall leaders after the first rally of the season, the duo was unable to complete Calgary’s event due to mechanical problems. Their performance prior [...] Continue Reading
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Subaru Canada’s Richard Dominates Rally and Claims Championship Lead
Posted on 01 June 2009
BC-based driver wins almost every stage to finish 6 minutes ahead Calgary, AB, JUNE 1, 2009 – Subaru Rally Team Canada driver Patrick Richard led from the start at the Rocky Mountain Rally held this past weekend near Calgary, AB, to claim his first victory of the season and the overall lead in the 2009 [...] Continue Reading
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NOS Energy Mitsubishi and Team ACP finish second overall in challenging Rocky Mountain Rally, now head to US for next round
Posted on 01 June 2009
Rally driver Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard took a second-place finish at Round 2 of the Canadian Rally Championship over the weekend and is now set to return to U.S. competition in Pennsylvania in a few days. Comrie-Picard and co-driver Robbie Durant took their new Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X to the Rocky Mountain Rally, based in Calgary, [...] Continue Reading
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Canadian Rally Race Team “Rally4Life” accepts prestigious invitation from Bowler Offroad to drive factory car in DAKAR 2011
Posted on 27 May 2009
What is the difference between “competing” and “completing” in a race like the DAKAR? More than simply a letter in the alphabet – as rally duo Mark Jennings-Bates and Mick Extance recently came to find out. The difference is a complete change of focus for their 2011 attempt at the Dakar Rally; now that prestigious [...] Continue Reading
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Local Team Takes on National Competition at Alberta’s Rocky Mountain Rally
Posted on 26 May 2009
The Prescribed Burn Rally Team will be traveling to Alberta to compete in their first national event of the 2009 rally season, the epic Rocky Mountain Rally, taking place on the ranchland roads outside of Calgary May 28-30. This will be the second outing for the team’s new 2004 Subaru STi rally car, which has [...] Continue Reading
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Heading West to Maintain Championship Lead
Posted on 26 May 2009
Round 2 – Rocky Mountain Rally Quebec driver Antoine L’Estage and co-driver Nathalie Richard, both of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu (QC), will take to the start of Calgary’s Rocky Mountain Rally on May 29th and 30th. This is the second round of the Canadian Rally Championship, which is currently led by L’Estage and Richard following their victory at [...] Continue Reading
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ACP Rally continues championship charge with fast run in Oregon
Posted on 20 May 2009
Driver Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard and the NOS Energy Mitsubishi put in an aggressive drive at the Oregon Trail Rally this weekend to finish fourth and maintain a top-three position in the Rally America championship standings. Comrie-Picard and co-driver Robbie Durant were one second off the overall lead until a flat tire at the mid-point in [...] Continue Reading
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Pastrana Wins Oregon Trail Rally, Takes Championship Lead
Posted on 19 May 2009
Subaru Rally Team USA driver Travis Pastrana is back atop the Rally America National Championship standings after winning the 2009 Oregon Trail Rally this past weekend. Pastrana, the three-time defending Rally America National Champion strode to victory in Oregon with a faultless drive behind the wheel of his 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX STI rally car, [...] Continue Reading
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Sandell Set to Show Speed at STPR
Posted on 14 May 2009
Swedish World Rally drivers Patrik Sandell and Emil Axelsson will partner with NCRALLY and North Coast Subaru on June 5th and 6th for a title run in the highly competitive Susquehannock Trail Pro Rally (STPR) in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania. A top finish on the slick Susquehannock course, in a field including notables like Travis Pastrana, Ken [...] Continue Reading
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RSport Rally and Richmond Auto Body Enter the 2009 Knox Mountain Hill Climb
Posted on 14 May 2009
RSport Rally has entered the 52nd running of the Knox Mountain Hill Climb. Knox is the longest running paved hill climb in North America. The course winds 800 vertical feet up a mountain and covers 3.5km. The event is run over the May long weekend and is based out of Kelowna BC. This year’s event [...] Continue Reading
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Smooth finish as a plan for Wiktorczyk at Oregon
Posted on 14 May 2009
PPD Motorsport focuses on the finish at Oregon Trail Rally Piotr Wiktorczyk, a Polish driver competing in the Rally America Championship in the competitive Super Production class, will take part in another west coast event of the championship this weekend. The Oregon Trail Rally will be fourth event of the 2009 National Championship. While being [...] Continue Reading
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ACP to defend points lead at Oregon Trail Rally
Posted on 13 May 2009
Rally driver Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard and the NOS Energy Mitsubishi will continue their campaign for the Rally America title this weekend at the Oregon Trail rally in the Pacific Northwest (May 15-17). “We’ve had a strong start to the season and we’re going to be pushing hard to stay up front this weekend,” said Comrie-Picard. [...] Continue Reading
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Team Jardevall looking to repeat good results at Oregon Trail Rally
Posted on 13 May 2009
Carl Jardevall runs only a few stage rallies a year, but his skill and experience give other competitors cause for concern. He is usually a contender, and has been known to finish in the top three, as he did at the 2008 Oregon Trail Rally where he finished third overall. Jardevall and his bright red [...] Continue Reading
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Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard extends championship lead with podium finish at Olympus Rally
Posted on 21 April 2009
Rally driver Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard put in an aggressive drive this weekend at the Olympus Rally to finish second overall and extend his lead in the Rally America championship series. “This was an incredibly tough rally,” said Comrie-Picard. “The competition between the top teams was intense; we fought hard for this result.” It is the [...] Continue Reading
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Subaru Driver Travis Pastrana Claims Victory at Olympus Rally, Notches Second Win of 2009 Season
Posted on 21 April 2009
Subaru Rally Team USA driver Travis Pastrana came out on top of a hard fought battle at the Olympus Rally, round three of the 2009 Rally America National Championship, to earn his second win of the season. Pastrana, with co-driver Christian Edstrom, drove a faultless rally in their 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX STI rally car [...] Continue Reading
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Kyle Sarasin Meets With M-Sport’s Malcolm Wilson
Posted on 16 April 2009
Kyle Sarasin, the 2007 Rookie of the Year, recently met with Malcolm Wilson to discuss Sarasin. Malcolm Wilson, the managing director of M-Sport, which manages, prepares and supports the BP-Ford Abu Dhabi entry in the World Rally Championship invited Sarasin to the spendour of Dovenby Hall in Cumbria, U.K., the home of M-Sport. Malcolm Wilson, [...] Continue Reading
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Subaru Driver Ken Block Takes Tarmac Win at 2009 Rally New York USA
Posted on 08 April 2009
For the second straight year, Subaru Rally Team USA driver Ken Block has won Rally New York USA in dominating fashion, gapping the closest finisher by nearly three minutes in his Monster Energy 2007 Subaru Impreza WRX STI. Block and his co-driver Alex Gelsomino were nearly untouchable on the slick, rain-soaked tarmac roads and won [...] Continue Reading
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Desert Storm Rally Review
Posted on 30 March 2009
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 Rally Series event held on [...] Continue Reading
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RaceTechnik Cars Finishes One-Two in Championship
Posted on 23 March 2009
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 Chernis (Scottsdale, AZ) finished second. [...] Continue Reading
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WASHPA Racing Makes Podium Finish at National Series Debut
Posted on 20 March 2009
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 2WD Championship for the Rally [...] Continue Reading
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Last Ditch Racing has Smokin’ Run at the 100 Acre Wood in Missouri!
Posted on 10 March 2009
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 Regional Rally Championship based on [...] Continue Reading
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Hardyboy Racing Begins WCRC with a Win
Posted on 06 March 2009
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 Production GT class! The Cochrane [...] Continue Reading
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New PBRT Car Takes Open Class Win at First Rally
Posted on 05 March 2009
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 winter event, with some teams [...] Continue Reading
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Subaru Rally Team USA driver Ken Block Wins Rally in the 100 Acre Wood event for Fourth Consecutive Year
Posted on 02 March 2009
For the fourth year in-a-row, Subaru Rally Team USA driver Ken Block has won the Rally in the 100 Acre Wood event, hosting round two of the 2009 Rally America National Championship, in dominating fashion. Block was uncatchable behind the wheel of his 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX STI on the fast and flowing Missouri roads, [...] Continue Reading
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ACP Rally takes championship lead in Missouri
Posted on 02 March 2009
Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard and the ACP Rally team moved into the Rally America championship lead this weekend with a second-place finish at the 100 Acre Wood Rally in southern Missouri. “We’ve got our eye on the title this year,” said Comrie-Picard. “It’s very competitive out there and we’re in the game.” The early-spring event takes [...] Continue Reading
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Another podium finish for PPD Motorsport Wiktorczyk finishes third at 100 Acre Wood Rally
Posted on 02 March 2009
Piotr Wiktorczyk and Grzegorz Dorman completed their gravel debut in 2009 Rally America Championship series by finishing 100 Acre Wood Rally. Their team PPD Motorsport was forced by weather to play risky tire game which didn’t end so fortunate for some of the teams. Wiktorczyk was able to secure third place in Super Production class, [...] Continue Reading
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ACP Rally aims for podium in Missouri
Posted on 25 February 2009
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,” said Comrie-Picard. “The course is [...] Continue Reading
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Bill Holmes and Sean Gallagher take another overall win.
Posted on 25 February 2009
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 Racing truck was the first [...] Continue Reading
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Fast season start for ACP ends in snow bank
Posted on 10 February 2009
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 competitive field,” said Comrie-Picard. “It’s [...] Continue Reading
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Antoine L’Estage & Nathalie Richard win Perce Neige
Posted on 09 February 2009
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. Antoine L’Estage, who sat in [...] Continue Reading
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Hardyboy Racing Team Prepares to Contest Complete 2009 Canadian Rally Championship
Posted on 05 February 2009
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 wrapped up only two months [...] Continue Reading
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Large Mitsubishi Brigade will attack Perce-Neige this weekend
Posted on 04 February 2009
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 weekend with the 42nd edition [...] Continue Reading
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Subaru Rally Team USA Driver Travis Pastrana Wins Season Opener SnoDrift Rally
Posted on 02 February 2009
Subaru Rally Team USA driver Travis Pastrana has earned a decisive victory at Michigan’s Sno*Drift Rally, round one of the 2009 Rally America National Championship at the wheel of his 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX STI. Pastrana, the three-time defending Rally America National Champion, controlled the rally from start to finish, winning eleven of the twenty [...] Continue Reading
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Podium finish for ACP at Rally America’s season opener
Posted on 02 February 2009
Rally driver Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard made a strong start to the season this weekend with a podium finish at the Sno*Drift rally in wintry northern Michigan. He and co-driver Marc Goldfarb overcame early handling problems with their NOS Energy Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX to pull into third place late on Day 2. “It was a [...] Continue Reading
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Last Ditch Racing Shovels at Team O’Neil Rally
Posted on 29 January 2009
Last Ditch Racing, a performance rally team based in Bangor, Maine travelled to the Team O’Neil Rally in Dalton, New Hampshire this past weekend. The first event of any sanctioning body for 2009, the event is held on and around the Team O’Neil Rally School in Whitefield, New Hampshire. Conditions were snow and ice, and [...] Continue Reading
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Dave Mirra Earns First Rally Win, Will Join Subaru Rally Team USA as 3rd Driver in 2009
Posted on 27 January 2009
After having competed in only a handful of rally events, BMX legend Dave Mirra has won his first rally race, the 2009 Team O’Neil Rally, at the wheel of his 2007 Subaru Impreza WRX STI rally car. Mirra dominated the New Hampshire-based snow rally by setting fastest time on all but one of the event’s [...] Continue Reading
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Wiktorczyk joins Super Production squad
Posted on 26 January 2009
PPD Motorsport driver begins season at Sno*Drift Atlanta, MI, January 27th 2009: Piotr Wiktorczyk and Grzegorz Dorman representing PPD Motorsport based in Lake Barrington, IL will begin their 2009 season at Sno*Drift National Rally. This is the first round of Rally America National Championship, as well as the beginning of the battle for two spots [...] Continue Reading
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Mitsubishi Rally Support Program gains traction after successful 2008 season
Posted on 15 January 2009
Increased support for top privateers Andrew Comrie-Picard and Antoine L’Estage in the works Top privateers Andrew Comrie-Picard and Antoine L’Estage will both enjoy limited direct Mitsubishi support for their respective rally teams as part of the 2009 Mitsubishi National Rally Support Program, Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada Inc. has announced. Andrew Comrie-Picard, head of ACP [...] Continue Reading
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WASHPA Racing blasts through rookie year in top form
Posted on 15 January 2009
Driver Jim McClelland and Co-Driver Jon Price nab 2WD and G2 Championships. WASHPA Racing’s first year came to a winning end last week with the 2008 2WD and G2 Rally America Eastern Regional Championship Series with first-place finishes for both Owner/Driver Jim McClelland and Co-Driver Jon Price. If that weren’t enough, McClelland also managed to [...] Continue Reading
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North American Champions To Compete In a Mitsubishi
Posted on 14 January 2009
Montreal (Quebec), January 14 2009.- Quebec driver Antoine L’Estage, co-driven by Nathalie Richard, both from St-Jean-sur-Richelieu (QC), will return to the Canadian Rally Championship and the North American Rally Cup at the wheel of a brand new Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X. This new partnership will see the current North American champions start the 2009 season [...] Continue Reading
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Last Ditch Racing Rally America Eastern Champions!
Posted on 25 November 2008
Last Ditch Racing clinched the 2008 Rally America Eastern Regional Championship in commanding form, taking top spots in both the Overall and Open Class rankings. Driver/owner John Cassidy and Co-driver Dave Getchell pulled off the best season of their careers so far. The team maxed out their points total by winning three Eastern Regional rallies [...] Continue Reading
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Team ACP Rally finishes Canadian season with successful Mitsubishi Evo X debut
Posted on 25 November 2008
Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard and guest co-driver Chrissie Beavis had a successful performance rally debut of the first rally-prepared Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X on the continent this weekend at Canada’s season ender. “It was a good debut, and we’re pleased,” said Comrie-Picard. “Our plan was to shake down the car and develop it for next season [...] Continue Reading
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Tall Pines Rally Results: Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard 2008 North American Champions
Posted on 25 November 2008
Quebec driver Antoine L’Estage and his co-driver Nathalie Richard, both from St-Jean-sur-Richelieu (QC), won the 2008 North American Rally Cup in their Royal Group Yokohama Hyundai for the second consecutive year. With an equal amount of victories in the United States as in Canada, the team clinched the title irrespective of the fact that mechanical [...] Continue Reading
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We ARE the Champions! Scott and Dillon Named 2008 United States Champions in USRC
Posted on 21 November 2008
“We did it! We ARE the champions!” exclaimed driver Brian Scott (Pine, AZ) after their fourth podium finish of the year. He and John Dillon (Thousand Oaks, CA, codriver) won the 2008 United States Rally Championship (USRC) title by finishing third at the International Rally New York on 1 Nov 2008. The event was the [...] Continue Reading
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Team ACP Rally to debut Evo X on gravel at Canadian season ender
Posted on 19 November 2008
Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard and guest co-driver Chrissie Beavis will make the gravel debut of the first rally-prepared Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X on the continent this coming weekend at Canada’s rally season ender. “We really want to take this opportunity to put the car through its paces on gravel for the first time before we get [...] Continue Reading
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L’Estage and Richard leading the North American Rally Championship
Posted on 19 November 2008
Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard will be chasing back-to-back North American Rally Championship titles as they take to the start of the Rally of the Tall Pines on Saturday morning in Bancroft, Ontario. Almost 50 teams will compete in this event, Canada’s sixth and final round of the year. The duo from St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec has [...] Continue Reading
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Safe Drives Rally Team Wins 2008 PNW Rally Championship with Victory at Mt. Hood Rally
Posted on 13 November 2008
The Safe Drives Rally Team has won the 2008 Mt. Hood Rally G5 Class, and in so doing eked out a narrow G5 Class Championship win over season-long rival John Lane. Long-time SDRT Co-Driver Teresa Buren has won her second consecutive Regional Championship with Driver and Team Principal Charles Buren winning his third consecutive Regional [...] Continue Reading
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Final Round of the United States Rally Championship – Victory in New York!
Posted on 12 November 2008
The battle that went all the way across the United States to the 2008 International Rally New York is over. Tied for USRC points with Hampton Bridwell and Josh Katinger going into the rally, the Rallynotes Team completed a mission that started over two thousand miles away in Southern California. To keep pace with their [...] Continue Reading
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Okanagan Rally Team Ends Season With Podium Finish and Class Title
Posted on 11 November 2008
Tricky combinations of gravel, snow and ice on the forest roads of Kananaskis Country were the setting for the last rally of the Western Canadian Series in Alberta this weekend. The Prescribed Burn Rally Team arrived in Kananaskis tied for the lead in the open class, and aiming to win the rally. Despite a disappointing [...] Continue Reading
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Local Team Aims to Complete Season with Class Title
Posted on 06 November 2008
This weekend the Prescribed Burn Rally Team is traveling to Alberta for the Kananaskis stage rally, the last rally of the season. The recent National Pacific Forest Rally, near Merritt BC, was disappointing for driver Mark Jennings-Bates and co-driver Jennifer Daly. Rear subframe fatigue could not withstand the rough and bumpy PFR roads, and the [...] Continue Reading
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Championship Clinched with Arizona Victory
Posted on 23 October 2008
Team Wins Every Stage of Prescott Rally with New Cosworth Engine Brian Scott (Pine, AZ, driver) and John Dillon (Thousand Oaks, CA, co-driver) clinched the 2008 California Rally Series (CRS) championship by finishing first overall at the Prescott Rally, part of the United States Rally Championship (USRC) series. It was a two-day battle with plenty [...] Continue Reading
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Pat Richard secures Canadian Rally Championship at Pacific Forest Rally
Posted on 21 October 2008
Hyundai’s Antoine L’Estage and co-driver Nathalie Richard earned their second win of the season at the Pacific Forest Rally, while Subaru Rally Team Canada has secured the championship title. “We’re very happy to have won, and this puts us in a good spot for the North American Rally Cup,” said L’Estage. “We had some problems [...] Continue Reading
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Subaru Rally Team Canada’s Richard and Ockwell win 2008 Canadian Rally Championship
Posted on 21 October 2008
Stellar come from behind podium finish locks it up with one round remaining Subaru Rally Team Canada driver Patrick Richard along with his co-driver Alan Ockwell clinched the 2008 Canadian Rally Championship title in style at this weekend’s Pacific Forest Rally, held near Merritt, BC. Driving a 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STI, the duo staged [...] Continue Reading
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Pacific Parts RSport Rally Running Fast at Pacific Forest Rally
Posted on 21 October 2008
RSport Rally driver Scott Trinder was on his game this weekend at the Pacific Forest Rally, round 5 of the Canadian National Rally Championship. The team finished the night stages held on Day 1 in 3rd place overall and placed 2nd overall in the regional rally held that day. Trinder finished Day 1 winning one [...] Continue Reading
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Subaru Driver Ken Block Wins Rally Finale at LSPR, SRT USA Finishes 1-2 in Rally America Championship
Posted on 20 October 2008
Subaru Rally Team USA driver Ken Block has won the 2008 Lake Superior Performance Rally (LSPR) in dominating fashion, winning by over one minute after leading from the start. The victory at LSPR, the 9th and final round of the 2008 Rally America National Championship, lifts Block to a 2nd place overall finish in the [...] Continue Reading
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4th Victory for Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard
Posted on 20 October 2008
Merritt (British-Columbia), October 20, 2008 – At the wheel of the 4WD Royal Group Yokohama Hyundai Tiburon, Quebec driver Antoine L'Estage, co-driven by Nathalie Richard, won this past weekend's Pacific Forest Rally in British Columbia. This victory gives the duo from St-Jean-sur-Richelieu their fourth of the year and enough points to remain atop the leader [...] Continue Reading
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Techworks and RSport Rally Are Set To Contest the Pacific Forest Rally
Posted on 14 October 2008
PIAA RSport Rally driver Scott Trinder and navigator Bob Trinder will be contesting the Pacific Forest Rally (PFR), round five in the Canadian National Rally Championship this October 16th and 17th 2008. The event will be held in Merritt, BC and includes two in-town spectator stages for those eager to see the spectacle of rallying [...] Continue Reading
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Fast All Weekend, Rallynotes Finish Prescott in Tenth
Posted on 13 October 2008
On October 3rd and 4th, the Rallynotes.com team pushed the envelope of speed in their stock powered Production 2WD Dodge Neon at the 2008 Prescott Rally. Keeping up with faster Group 2 class cars, they were able to slide into tenth overall and third in 2WD for the event! Adding to their USRC points with [...] Continue Reading
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Duke R&P Debuts New GTI-Rally Car and Has Spectacular Finish!
Posted on 01 October 2008
The Duke Rally Team headed east to compete in the Rally West Virginia (http://www.rallywv.com/) for the first time ever, which is located in the Allegheny Mountain Range. Another first is the brand new ride. That’s right; we have traded up to a Volkswagen GTI with the Direct Shift Gearbox. This car was treated to a [...] Continue Reading
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Subaru driver Travis Pastrana Wins Third Consecutive Rally America National Championship with Victory at Rally Colorado
Posted on 15 September 2008
Subaru Rally Team USA driver Travis Pastrana has mathematically secured his third consecutive Rally America National Championship driver’s title with a win at the 2008 Rally Colorado. Pastrana and his co-driver Derek Ringer drove their BFGoodrich Tires-shod 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STI to victory by a mere 4.5 seconds over hard-charging privateer Subaru driver Kyle [...] Continue Reading
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Last Ditch Racing Has Short Run at Rallye Defi
Posted on 12 September 2008
Last Ditch Racing headed to the beautiful Laurentian region North of Montreal for round 4 of the Canadian Rally Championship, Rallye Defi-St. Agathe. Driver/owner John Cassidy was joined by co-driver Dr. Jennifer Daly for this event. Recce went smoothly, and Friday’s smooth, short stages were seeing the crew get used to each other and some [...] Continue Reading
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Mitsubishi nets a podium in grueling rally Defi
Posted on 10 September 2008
In a very difficult event, filled with attrition that saw almost half of the entries sidelined, American William Bacon and Ontarian co-driver Peter Watt in their Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX survived to take second place of rally Defi, the fourth round of Canadian Rally Championship held in the Quebec Laurentians this weekend. At the halfway [...] Continue Reading
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Team Jardevall ready for the challenge of Rally Colorado
Posted on 10 September 2008
Team Jardevall will make its third appearance on the Rally America circuit for 2008 with an entry at Rally Colorado, to be run September 11-14. Team owner and driver Carl Jardevall will be there with his familiar number 39 red Mitsubishi Evolution 8, but with Chrissy Beavis acting as his co-driver for the first time. [...] Continue Reading
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A Nail-Biting Dual… Postponed!
Posted on 09 September 2008
Reigning North American and Canadian Champions Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard, from St-Jean-sur-Richelieu (QC), were looking to take back the lead of the Canadian national rally championship this past weekend in addition to equaling the greatest number of victories for this popular Quebec performance rally, the Rallye Defi Ste-Agathe. The Royal Group Hyundai Yokohama team [...] Continue Reading
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ACP and NOS Energy Mitsubishi back in action after spectacular X Games
Posted on 05 September 2008
Rally driver Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard and the NOS Energy Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX are back in action this weekend at the Rallye Defi after a spectacular X Games performance. The team has worked hard to return the Evo to fighting form after their incredible front-flip crash last month. Countless sports highlight reels featured amazing images [...] Continue Reading
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Fourth Round of the Canadian Rally Championship: L’Estage/Richard aim for a fourth win at Defi
Posted on 04 September 2008
Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard will be in the hunt for a rally record on Friday night, September 5th when they take the start of the Rallye Defi Ste-Agathe, the fourth round of the Canadian Rally Championship. In their Royal Group Yokohama Hyundai Tiburon the duo will attempt to win this competition for the fourth [...] Continue Reading
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Mitsubishi Brigade to field 12 entries at Rally Defi
Posted on 04 September 2008
4th Round of the Canadian Rally Championship A very competitive field of 43 cars will take to the forest roads in the Quebec Laurentians this weekend for the fourth round of Canadian Rally Championship, the very popular rally Defi Ste-Agathe. For the occasion, Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada will have a record brigade of 12 [...] Continue Reading
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Last Ditch Racing goes to Rallye Defi
Posted on 04 September 2008
Maine based rally team Last Ditch Racing is heading North to Canada to compete in the Rallye Defi/St. Agathe. Round four of the Canadian National Rally Championship, the event takes place in and around St. Agathe/Duhamel, Quebec. North of Montreal, the region is known for its many ski resorts and beautiful scenery. The Last Ditch [...] Continue Reading
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Subaru Rally Team USA and Ken Block Tackle Rally New Zealand
Posted on 03 September 2008
Subaru Rally Team USA driver Ken Block and co-driver Alex Gelsomino have finished their debut event in the hotly contested Production World Rally Championship (PWRC) at the Repco Rally New Zealand this weekend. The duo drove their Subaru Impreza WRX STI to a 13th overall finish among the 24 PWRC entrants. New Zealand was anything [...] Continue Reading
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WASHPA Racing heads ‘flat over border’ for Rallye Defi
Posted on 31 August 2008
The 724 car heads north to Canada for its first international rally The term “flat” in rally racing means full throttle, as fast as your car – and your wits – will let you go. WASHPA Racing has put that term to the test with a full season in its inaugural year in stage rally. [...] Continue Reading
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Subaru Driver Travis Pastrana Wins The Ojibwe Forests Rally After Teammate Falters on Final Stage
Posted on 26 August 2008
Subaru Rally Team USA driver Travis Pastrana grabbed victory at the Ojibwe Forests Rally, round seven of the 2008 Rally America National Championship, after his Subaru teammate Ken Block crashed out of the event while leading with just miles before the finish. The victory further extends Pastrana’s championship lead and nearly guarantees him a third [...] Continue Reading
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Rallynotes Clinches Invite to USRC Final at Gorman Ridge
Posted on 25 August 2008
About an hour north of Los Angeles, Hungry Valley is home to a very special rally called Gorman Ridge. It’s a rougher event that makes for a well-rounded championship. Just to finish this rally takes planning, effort, struggle, and patience. If you cross the finish line here you are ready for anything that a southwest [...] Continue Reading
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Burmeister Rallysport Mazdaspeed3 Wins MaxAttack! Event in West Virginia
Posted on 19 August 2008
1st in MaxAttack! Triple Crown Rally Series event and 3rd Overall at Rally West Virginia After rocketing to a 2nd place finish with codriver Bill Westrick in the two-wheel-drive MaxAttack! event at the Oregon Trail Rally, Eric Burmeister and crew headed to West Virginia with veteran codriver Dave Shindle for the Rally West Virginia, a [...] Continue Reading
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WASHPA Racing scores a Top 5 class finish at Rally West Virginia
Posted on 19 August 2008
Fresh from NEFR, WASHPA hits the stages again After a face lift and a nose job earlier this year, WASHPA Racing’s No. 724 rally car was lucky to even be at this year’s Rally West Virginia, where it finished fifth in class and 17th overall under pilot Jim McClelland’s and co-driver Jon Price’s capable hands. [...] Continue Reading
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Subaru Rally Team USA Takes Gold in Dramatic X Games 14 Rally
Posted on 06 August 2008
Subaru Rally Team USA (SRT USA) driver Travis Pastrana drove away with his ninth career X Games gold medal after winning the spectacular and drama-filled Rally Super Special event at X Games 14 in Los Angeles, Ca. The 23 year-old, two-time defending Rally America National Champion won each of the bracket racing-style rounds of the [...] Continue Reading
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NOS Energy Drink Teams Up with X Games Rally #1 Qualifier
Posted on 28 July 2008
NOS Energy Drink jumps head-first into rally racing in partnership with Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard and Team ACP Rally. With an established reputation as one of the leading teams in North American Rally, Team ACP Rally and their incredible Mitsubishi rally cars are currently top contenders for the fiercely competitive Rally America Championship. Team ACP Rally [...] Continue Reading
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Rallynotes.com Smooth and Fast for Points at Idaho
Posted on 28 July 2008
Two rallies, one trip. Two CRS class victories, one USRC class win. Two great events, one fantastic time! 2007 USRC 2wd Production class champions Kristopher and Christine Marciniak achieved their goals and finished Idaho 9th overall amid a strong contingent of all wheel drive teams, thus gaining valuable points for both the regional and national [...] Continue Reading
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Subaru Rally Team USA on Cover of Racer X Magazine
Posted on 25 July 2008
Subaru Rally Team USA’s Travis Pastrana and Ken Block have hit the cover of the September 2008 issue of Racer X Magazine! The jaw-dropping cover-shot features Pastrana flipping his freestyle moto-x bike over his teammate Ken Block’s airborne 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STI rally car, the two crossing in the air after taking off from [...] Continue Reading
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Success for Team Havspeed at New England Forest Rally
Posted on 21 July 2008
Off-road sports car racing, or rallying, is one of the purest forms of motorsport. It is unique in that each car takes to the course with a driver and a co-driver at timed intervals, so crews are literally competing alone. Man and machine battle against the clock, themselves, nature, and the elements. Rallies are run [...] Continue Reading
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Williams Rally Racing Flies High at New England Forest Rally
Posted on 21 July 2008
The Williams Rally Racing team of Mark Williams and Jeffy Secor scored their first top 10 Rally America finish with eighth place overall at New England Forest Rally, the team’s third US event. The event, formerly known as the Maine Forest Rally, is known worldwide and hosted by rally legend John Buffum and eight times [...] Continue Reading
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Last Ditch Racing Takes Double Wins at New England Forest Rally 2008
Posted on 16 July 2008
Last Ditch Racing, defending 2007 Rally America Eastern Open Class Champions, took the overall and Open Class wins in both the Mexico Regional Rally and the Berlin Regional Rally at last weekend New England Forest Rally. Their performance was enough to earn them a fifth place overall in the national portion of the event, after [...] Continue Reading
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BMX Legend Dave Mirra Finishes 7th Overall at The New England Forest Rally
Posted on 15 July 2008
BMX legend and Monster Energy rally driver Dave Mirra drove to his best finish yet of his rookie rally season with a 7th Overall finish at the 2008 New England Forest Rally, round 6 of the 2008 Rally America National Championship. Mirra with co-driver Alex Kihurani set consistent top ten stage times against veteran rally [...] Continue Reading
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Pastrana Vaults into Rally America Championship Lead with Podium at 2008 New England Forest Rally
Posted on 14 July 2008
Subaru Rally Team USA driver Travis Pastrana has jumped into the lead of the 2008 Rally America National Championship standings following a 3rd Overall finish at the New England Forest Rally. Pastrana and his co-driver, former WRC champion Derek Ringer, took a conservative pace in their new 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STI to avoid the [...] Continue Reading
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New England Forest Rally… Head to Head With a World Champion!
Posted on 14 July 2008
Driver Antoine L’Estage and his co-driver Nathalie Richard, from St-Jean-sur-Richelieu (Quebec), had been exchanging times with Irishman Niall McShea, the 2004 FIA Production World Champion, at the New England Forest Rally this past weekend. At the wheel of their Royal Group Yokohama Hyundai Tiburon, the L’Estage/Richard duo were beating all their regular opponents before any [...] Continue Reading
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Rallynotes Segue Victory at North Nevada Rally into Start of USRC Rally Idaho
Posted on 10 July 2008
A little over two weeks ago, the Rallynotes.com team captured their first in class victory at the North Nevada Rally. This weekend, the city of Mountain Home will host the Idaho Rally 2008. It’s round 3 of the United States Rally Championship and event 5 of the California Rally Series Championship that the team will [...] Continue Reading
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Top finish and championship lead for Canada’s all-girl rally team at Round 3
Posted on 07 July 2008
Canada’s only all-girl rally team is in the lead of the national Production 3 championship after a class win at the Rallye Baie-des-Chaleurs last weekend in New Richmond, Quebec. “Baie is an awesome event,” said Horsey. “Great roads, enthusiastic spectators and the biggest jump in the series – we couldn’t have asked for more here.” [...] Continue Reading
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Last Ditch Racing Flies High at Rallye Baie Des Chaleurs-Readies for New England Forest Rally
Posted on 04 July 2008
Last Ditch Racing flew high and far at the recent Rallye Baie Des Chaleurs, in New Richmond Quebec. Round three of the Canadian Rally Championship, the event, is known for it’s driver’s stages, combining technical sections with fast flowing sections. Conditions this year were especially difficult due to recent rain. Finishing 10th overall, the team [...] Continue Reading
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Subaru Driver Ken Block Flies To His First Canadian Rally Win
Posted on 02 July 2008
Subaru Rally Team USA driver Ken Block earned his maiden Canadian rally victory this past weekend at Rallye Baie-des Chaleurs in Quebec, round three of the 2008 Canadian Rally Championship. The win was the first for Subaru Rally Team USA’s new 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STI on only its second event. Block and his co-driver [...] Continue Reading
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Team ACP Rally leads U.S. title hunt heading into Round 6; bad luck in Canada
Posted on 01 July 2008
Rally driver Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard had a tough weekend in Canada at the Rallye Baie-Des-Chaleurs, Round 3 of the Canadian Rally Championship. The team was leading the event when they were forced to retire due to an electrical fault. But with the U.S. Round 6 coming in just two weeks, Comrie-Picard is optimistic he will [...] Continue Reading
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Rallye Baie-des-Chaleurs: A Strong Team Finish
Posted on 01 July 2008
Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard, from St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, finished on the podium at this past weekend’s Rallye Baie-des-Chaleurs. Hampered by mechanical problems during the event’s first leg of competition on Friday night, they made a brilliant comeback from sixth place to finish in third. This strong finish gives the duo the lead in the North [...] Continue Reading
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L’Estage and Richard ready for battle at the Baie
Posted on 25 June 2008
Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard already know what’s needed for the rest of the Canadian Championship. After abandoning last month’s Rocky Mountain Rally due to mechanical problems, they lost the lead of the title race and must score high points in order stay in the hunt for a third consecutive championship title. The duo from [...] Continue Reading
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Record Mitsubishi brigade to tackle Baie des Chaleurs event
Posted on 25 June 2008
A record ten car brigade will represent Mitsubishi of Canada for the next round of the Canadian Rally Championship that will be held this weekend out of the small community of New-Richmond in the Gaspe Peninsula. The 31st edition of the Rallye Baie des Chaleurs will take place over two days and will showcase the [...] Continue Reading
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Richmond Auto Body and RSport Rally – 2nd Overall at 2008 Mountain Trials Rally
Posted on 23 June 2008
RSport Rally driver Scott Trinder and co-driver Bill Westhead finished the Mountain Trials Rally in second place overall. A total of eighteen cars entered the event, eleven of which were Subarus, making for some very close competition. This rally was Trinder’s first event this year, while Westhead had not competed since 2005. Right from the [...] Continue Reading
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Rallynotes West Coast Season Starts in Northern Nevada
Posted on 13 June 2008
Eighty miles Northeast of Reno, past the Black Rock Desert, the 2008 North Nevada Rally will be held on the roads around Purgatory Peak. Smooth twisty stages and stunning scenery are all part of this revived California Rally Series event to be held on Saturday, June 21st. Cars and bikes will be on the route [...] Continue Reading
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Prescribed Burn Rally Team Driving for Maximum Points in Merritt
Posted on 13 June 2008
The Prescribed Burn Rally Team will be flying through the backroads of Merritt in pursuit of a podium finish at the Mountain Trials Regional Stage Rally this weekend. Driver Mark Jennings- Bates and co-driver Jennifer Daly currently lead the open class championship in Western Canada, and are aiming for an overall podium result in Merritt. [...] Continue Reading
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ACP in U.S. championship lead as X Games invitations are decided
Posted on 13 June 2008
Rally driver Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard is in the lead of the Rally America championship and will be making a return trip to the X Games — despite a tough weekend in Pennsylvania at Round 5. The notoriously brutal event ended early for Team ACP Rally after a plastic fan plug came loose on an unexpectedly [...] Continue Reading
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RSport Rally Pacific Parts and PIAA Enter Mountain Trials Rally
Posted on 10 June 2008
RSport Rally driver Scott Trinder and co-Driver Bill Westhead are excited to get back in the game next weekend (June 13/14) at the Mountain Trials rally being held in Merritt BC. The team will be running in their open class Richmond Auto Body Subaru Impreza WRX. Servicing for this year’s event will be based out [...] Continue Reading
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Antoine L’Estage wins the Pennsylvania Rally
Posted on 10 June 2008
2nd American Victory and an Invitation to the X Games Antoine L’Estage, co-driven by Nathalie Richard, both residents of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu (Quebec), won this weekend’s Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally (STPR) in Pennsylvania. It is the second time in three outings that Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard come away victorious in the 2008 Rally America series. This [...] Continue Reading
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Subaru Rally Team USA Encounters Challenging Roads At STPR
Posted on 10 June 2008
The 32nd annual Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally (STPR) proved a battle of attrition that claimed many top teams including both Subaru Rally Team USA entries of Travis Pastrana and Ken Block. Pastrana and co-driver Derek Ringer were unhurt after a high-speed impact into a road-side dirt embankment ended their rally. Teammate Ken Block and co-driver [...] Continue Reading
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Subaru Rally Team USA to Debut 2008 STI Rally Car This Weekend at STPR
Posted on 06 June 2008
Subaru Rally team USA will enter their all-new 2008 Subaru WRX STI Open Class Rally Car at this weekend’s Waste Management Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally (STPR), round five of the 2008 Rally America National Championship. The team’s two new 2008 Subaru STI rally cars will make their competitive debut in the capable hands of two-time [...] Continue Reading
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Back on dirt for Art Rally Team – Gruszka and his team at STPR
Posted on 05 June 2008
Wellsboro, PA, June 5th 2008: Arkadiusz Gruszka and Grzegorz Dorman representing Art Rally Team will compete in fifth round of Rally America National Series, Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally (STPR). This round will be also a part of Regional championship and the Polish team will be taking a part of it. This will be the first [...] Continue Reading
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Subaru Rally Team USA’s Pastrana Ready For the Heat of The Acropolis Rally of Greece
Posted on 29 May 2008
Subaru Rally Team USA is on the ground in Greece this week with driver Travis Pastrana for the legendary Acropolis Rally, round seven of the 15-event World Rally Championship. Pastrana, the two-time defending Rally America National Champion is entered in the Production World Rally Championship (PWRC) and will be at the wheel of a Group [...] Continue Reading
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Subaru Rally Team Canada and Rocket Rally Debut New 2008 Impreza WRX STi with Overall Victory and Championship Lead
Posted on 29 May 2008
Subaru Rally Team Canada driver Patrick Richard and co-driver Alan Ockwell dominated the field to a decisive first place finish at the second round of the Canadian Rally Championship, the Rocky Mountain Rally, held this past weekend near Calgary, AB. Driving an an all-new 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STI, this event marked the Canadian debut [...] Continue Reading
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Szewczyk puts Mitsubishi on the Rocky Mountain podium
Posted on 27 May 2008
Jan Zedril clinches P3 class The Rocky Mountain Rally lived up to its reputation to be an eventful round of the Canadian Rally Championship. Run over two days in altitude and difficult weather conditions, this year’s edition was a true challenge for the Mitsubishi rally brigade. Still, two of its teams made the Top 5 [...] Continue Reading
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It was bound to happen one day!
Posted on 27 May 2008
Leading the national championship when the Rocky Mountain Rally started this weekend, driver Antoine L’Estage and his co-driver Nathalie Richard from St-Jean-sur-Richelieu Quebec were forced to retire due to mechanical problems they encountered on the third stage. The team was leading the rally up until their retirement. The duo from Quebec started the event in [...] Continue Reading
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Dave Mirra and Ken Block Swap Rally Cars At Oregon Trail Rally
Posted on 22 May 2008
BMX legend and burgeoning rally driver Dave Mirra got his first chance to drive a top specification Open Class Subaru rally car in competition on the final day of last weekend’s Oregon Trail Rally, after swapping cars with Monster Energy teammate Ken Block. Mirra was northing short of impressive at the wheel of Block’s BFGoodrich [...] Continue Reading
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Team ACP leads Rally America championship after Round 4
Posted on 20 May 2008
Team ACP is in the lead of the Rally America championship after a second-place finish this weekend that vaulted driver Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard to the top of the series standings. At the mid-point in the U.S. season, ACP is now in a tight race for the overall driver’s title — with Subaru Rally Team USA’s [...] Continue Reading
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L’Estage and Richard ready to take on the Rocky Mountain
Posted on 20 May 2008
Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard will have tough competition when they take to the start of Calgary’s Rocky Mountain Rally on May 23rd and 24th. Winner of this rally the previous two years, the defending Canadian and North American champion knows he can not sit on his heels this weekend, neither in Kananaskis on Friday [...] Continue Reading
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Pastrana Earns First Win of 2008 Season at Oregon Trail Rally
Posted on 19 May 2008
Subaru Rally Team USA driver Travis Pastrana and co-driver Derek Ringer have won the 2008 Oregon Trail Rally with a faultless drive at the wheel of their 2007 Subaru Impreza WRX STI rally car. Pastrana, the two-time defending Rally America National Champion, pulled away from the field on the very first stage and cruised to victory after a majority of his challengers retired from the rally due to a mixture of mistakes and mechanical difficulties. Continue Reading
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Subaru Rally Team USA Hits The Oregon Trail
Posted on 15 May 2008
Subaru Rally Team USA lands in Portland, Oregon, this week for the Oregon Trail Rally, round four of the 2008 Rally America National Championship. The event kicks off on Friday, May 16th as Subaru drivers Travis Pastrana and Ken Block first tackle several mixed surface stages at Portland International Raceway. Then, on Saturday and Sunday, [...] Continue Reading
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RSport Rally & Techworks Engineering Enter Knox Mountain
Posted on 07 May 2008
RSport Rally drivers Scott, Robert, and Adam Trinder have entered the legendary Knox Mountain hillclimb, based in Kelowna, BC. The event will be run this May 17th and 18th long weekend. Knox is the longest running hillclimb in North America and has been run for over 50 years. 2005 Western Canadian Rally Champion Scott Trinder [...] Continue Reading
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Subaru Rally Team USA Features Prominently In Current Subaru Television Commercial for 2008 STI
Posted on 29 April 2008
Subaru of America, Inc. has released a new 30-second television commercial featuring footage of Subaru Rally Team USA! The new spot, for the 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STI, includes some of the best video highlights the team has garnered over the past few years, with jumps, slides and action from drivers Travis Pastrana, Ken Block and the late Colin McRae. Continue Reading
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BC team overcomes adversity to claim 6th in their first US event
Posted on 25 April 2008
Olympus was an eventful rally for the Prescribed Burn Rally Team. Driver Mark Jennings-Bates, codriver Jennifer Daly and service crew Dave Hood, Alex Schubel, Dave Steeper and Eric Bauld camped at the fairgrounds, and enjoyed the small town hospitality of the host community. Aside from concern about dust, recce was uneventful and the team felt [...] Continue Reading
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Flatirons Tuning Rally Team Starts 2008 with Back-to-Back Wins
Posted on 25 April 2008
After sitting out the first round of the 2008 Rally America National Championship, the Flatirons Tuning Rally Team got off to a dominating start to their 2008 campaign with back-to-back wins at the Rally in the 100-Acre Wood and the Olympus Rally. The back-to-back class wins, as well as strong finishes overall, have put the [...] Continue Reading
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Primitive Finishes Olympus Rally in new STi!
Posted on 24 April 2008
The Primitive Racing Team debuted an albeit under-prepared 2008 Subaru STi at the Olympus Rally in the Production GT (PGT) Class last weekend. Despite running with stock front suspension and with 17″ snow tires on the front on the dry, hard gravel, the team sat in third place in PGT class for most of the [...] Continue Reading
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Top finish for ACP Rally in Washington
Posted on 22 April 2008
Rally driver Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard is holding firmly to his second-place overall in the Rally America series after a top-five finish at the Olympus Rally in eastern Washington this weekend. “It’s a great result for the championship,” said Comrie-Picard. “Our performance puts us in very good shape in the series; we’ve got our eye on [...] Continue Reading
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Subaru Rally Team USA Dominates Olympus Rally with 1-2 Finish
Posted on 21 April 2008
Subaru Rally Team USA dominated this weekend's Olympus Rally, in eastern Washington with drivers Ken Block and Travis Pastrana scoring an impressive 1-2 finish. Rally winner Ken Block, at the wheel of his BFGoodrich Tires-shod 2007 Subaru Impreza WRX STI led from the start of the rally and was the class of the field, winning or tying 12 of the 16 total stages. Continue Reading
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The Prescribed Burn Rally Team will be in action this weekend at the
Posted on 18 April 2008
Fresh from their open class win at Alberta’s Cochrane Rally in March, driver Mark Jennings-Bates and co-driver Jennifer Daly are looking forward to the fast, smooth, open rally roads of Northeastern Washington. The Olympus Rally was a part of the World Rally Championship in the 1980s, and over 50 rally teams have entered in 2008. [...] Continue Reading
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Duplessis to Make Open Class Debut with Team NatuRally
Posted on 18 April 2008
Christopher Duplessis, 2007 Group 2 National Champion, will make his open class debut this weekend at the Olympus Rally located in Pomeroy, WA. 21-year-old Christopher, one of the youngest competitors in the Rally America national championship series has long been a force in his two-wheel-drive VW Golf. The decision to move him into an open [...] Continue Reading
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Ken Block Earns Dominating Win on Tarmac Rally Debut
Posted on 07 April 2008
Subaru Rally Team USA driver Ken Block dominated this past weekend’s Rally New York USA event, earning a convincing win by over four minutes in his Monster Energy 2007 Subaru Impreza WRX STI. Block and his co-driver Alex Gelsomino entered the event with the intent to gain FIA-style reconnaissance experience and for personal enjoyment. This [...] Continue Reading
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Strategy Secures 2007 Regional Rally Open Class Championship Win!
Posted on 02 April 2008
Henry Krolikowski is the 2007 Rally America Regional Rally Open Class champion! After a hard fought battle with fellow competitors John Cassidy and Dave Getchell, victory was secured February 22-23, 2008 at the Rally America Regional Rally Championship Run-offs, occurring simultaneously with the 2008 100 Acre Woods National Rally. Henry also took the championship event [...] Continue Reading
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Subaru Rally Team USA and Travis Pastrana Have Begun WRC Argentina
Posted on 28 March 2008
Subaru Rally Team USA driver Travis Pastrana have just started the legendary Rally Argentina, round four of the World Rally Championship, and the first event of the team’s 2008 Production World Rally Championship (P-WRC) program. Over the next three days Rally Argentina will include 21 gravel stages equaling well over 200 competition miles. Pastrana is [...] Continue Reading
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Prescribed Burn Rally Team Opens 2008 Season with Class Win at Cochrane Rally
Posted on 19 March 2008
The 2008 Western Canadian Rally Series opened with the Cochrane Rally of the Ranchlands outside of Calgary on March 15 & 16. This year Cochrane was a fast paced, exciting rally, complete with winter driving challenges, amazing offs and fierce competition. The entry field was one of the largest in Cochrane Rally history, with over [...] Continue Reading
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Last Ditch Racing Shows Speed at 100 Acre Wood Rally
Posted on 06 March 2008
Maine’s oldest rally team travelled to Salem, Missouri for the 100 Acre Wood rally, round 2 of the Rally America National Championship. The event consisted of two regional events; Trespasser’s Wil Central Region Rally on Friday and the 100 Acre Wood Central Regional Rally on Saturday. The event was also the host of the Rally [...] Continue Reading
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Rally driver ACP second in U.S. points race
Posted on 29 February 2008
Rally car racer Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard is in a tight points battle for the U.S. championship lead after a hard-fought contest at the Rally in the 100 Acre Wood this past weekend in southern Missouri. In the challenging, two-day rally that saw many other top contenders fail to cross the finish line, Comrie-Picard and co-driver [...] Continue Reading
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Strong Showing for BMX Legend Dave Mirra at the 100 Acre Wood Rally
Posted on 29 February 2008
BMX Legend and rookie rally car driver Dave Mirra contested his fourth rally race at the 100 Acre Wood Rally last weekend, round 2 of the 2008 Rally America National Championship. Mirra was on pace for a finish within the top twelve at the wheel of his BFGoodrich Tires-shod Monster Energy Subaru Impreza when he [...] Continue Reading
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First time at 100 Acre Wood ends early for Antoine L’Estage
Posted on 27 February 2008
The Quebec duo, comprised of driver Antoine L’Estage and his co-driver Nathalie Richard, of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, were forced to end their winning streak at Missouri’s Rally in the 100 Acre Wood, the second round of the American rally championship held this past weekend. Leading the series after winning last month’s Sno*Drift Rally in Michigan, Antoine L’Estage [...] Continue Reading
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RSport Rally Third in Open at the DooWops
Posted on 27 February 2008
RSport Rally driver Bob Trinder and navigator Andy White kicked their season off with a great third in Open class finish at the infamous DooWop rally, held in the western Washington this past weekend. “The rally was the easiest part of the weekend,” Bob explained. The team’s drama began when the service truck’s drive shaft [...] Continue Reading
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Subaru Dominates the 100 Acre Wood Rally for Third Consecutive Year
Posted on 25 February 2008
Subaru Rally Team USA driver Ken Block and co-driver Alex Gelsomino have won the 100 Acre Wood Rally, round two of the 2008 Rally America National Championship in dominating fashion for the third year in a row. The duo grabbed the lead on the first stage and then went on to win over half of [...] Continue Reading
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Subaru Teammates Pastrana and Block Set for Battle at the 100 Acre Wood Rally
Posted on 22 February 2008
Subaru Rally Team USA drivers Ken Block and Travis Pastrana are set to battle each other and Mother Nature this weekend at the 100 Acre Wood Rally, round two of the 2008 Rally America National Championship. On the eve of the Salem, Missouri-based rally, an onslaught of freezing rain and sleet has greeted the teams [...] Continue Reading
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Former WRC Champion Derek Ringer to Sit as Co-Driver for Travis Pastrana
Posted on 19 February 2008
Subaru Rally Team USA driver Travis Pastrana will team up with veteran co-driver and former World Rally Champion Derek Ringer to contest this weekend’s 100 Acre Wood Rally, Round 2 of the 2008 Rally America National Championship. The switch comes after Christian Edstrom, Pastrana’s long time co-driver, had recently announced a sabbatical from rallying to [...] Continue Reading
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Strong start to Canadian rally season for ACP
Posted on 12 February 2008
It’s a strong start to the season for rally car racer Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard, who began the Canadian championship with a second-place finish at the grueling Rallye Perce-Neige in Maniwaki, Quebec over the weekend (Feb. 9). It’s the second podium finish in a row for Comrie-Picard and co-driver Marc Goldfarb, who also brought their Mitsubishi [...] Continue Reading
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Antoine L`Estage continues his winning streak
Posted on 12 February 2008
Two weeks after victory in Michigan at Round 1 of the American rally championship, Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard, the duo from St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, won the Rallye Perce-Neige in Maniwaki, the opening round of the 2008 Canadian Rally Championship. Two-time and defending Canadian Champion, Antoine L’Estage and his co-driver Nathalie Richard were in a battle [...] Continue Reading
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Already victorious in Michigan, Antoine L`Estage in the hunt for a third consecutive title
Posted on 05 February 2008
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Snowy podium finish for rally driver Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard at U.S. season opener
Posted on 01 February 2008
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Pictures of Mitsubishi EVO X grp N
Posted on 01 February 2008
Mitsubishi unveiled their version of the EVO X grp N car at the Tokyo Motorshow, previously seen at the WRC event in Japan in 07 as the 0 car. Bookmark to: Continue Reading
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Collision with Deer Costs Travis Pastrana Victory at 2008 Sno*Drift Rally
Posted on 29 January 2008
Subaru Driver Travis Pastrana Hits Deer While Leading the SnoDrift Rally, Teammate Ken Block finishes 5th Overall At Season Opener Subaru Rally Team USA driver Travis Pastrana had victory snatched shockingly away from him in the final moments of the SnoDrift Rally when a deer collided into his competition car. Pastrana, the 2006 and 2007 [...] Continue Reading
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Tommy Gun Rally Roars Into 2008!
Posted on 25 January 2008
The Tommy Gun Rally team, comprised of driver Eli Gilbert and co-driver Mindy DeLodder, is roaring into 2008 and have their sights set on NASA RallySport's United States Rally Championship (USRC) in the Open Class! In addition to the NASA USRC, the team will also try to compete in other select events to help accrue [...] Continue Reading
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BMX Legend Dave Mirra Gears up for the SnoDrift Rally
Posted on 24 January 2008
Mirra To Make Rally America National Championship Debut This Weekend. BMX legend Dave Mirra trades two-wheels for four this weekend as he makes his debut in the Rally America National Championship at The SnoDrift Rally. Held on over 117 miles of snow and ice covered roads of northern Michigan, the SnoDrift Rally is round one [...] Continue Reading
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Last Ditch Racing Takes Overall Win at Team O’Neil Rally
Posted on 24 January 2008
Defending Rally America Eastern Regional Open Class champions, Last Ditch Racing, took the overall win at the recent Team O'Neil regional rally in Dalton, New Hampshire. The team won 4 of the 10 special stages. The first round of the 2008 Rally America Eastern Regional Championship, the event was held on technical snow and ice [...] Continue Reading
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Matthew Johnson Teams with RalliSpec for 2008 Rally America National Championship
Posted on 23 January 2008
Matthew Johnson, Rally America PGT champion twice running, will step up to Open class with Team RalliSpec for the 2008 season. Johnson will run all rounds of the Rally America National Championship and vie for entry into the X-Games with the Hankook RalliSpec Rally Team. Subaru rally specialist RalliSpec Ltd.[ www.rallispec.com ], based out of [...] Continue Reading
