Rally America – Thursday Notes From 100 Acre Wood Rally

The OpenPaddock.net crew has finally landed in Salem, MO for the 100 Acre Wood Rally! While action does not start until tomorrow at 2:01 pm central time, the cars were out and about today for tech inspection. This weekend’s event boasts a large number of cars and some unbelievable driving talents which is sure to make the event one to remember! Ken Block’s Ford Fiesta had already passed through tech this morning before we were able to get on scene for photos, but Antoine L’Estage and David Higgins entries along…

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Rally – L’Estage Wins New England Forest Rally

From: RallyCar – NEWRY, ME (July 17, 2011) — One of the most spectacular seasons in Rally America Championship history came to an end at the New England Forest Rally with Antoine L’Estage and co-driver Nathalie Richard atop of the NEFR podium for the second consecutive year. The privateer Rockstar Rally Team took the lead from the start and held it for the entire duration of the event, winning eight of the eleven special stages. L’Estage finished 48 seconds ahead of Subaru Rally Team USA driver David Higgins. Higgins and…

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Rally – 2010 Rally America Champs Active In The Off-Season

From RallyCar: It was an incredible and bewildering 2010 season for the Rockstar Energy Drink Royal Group rally team of Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard. They’re the royalty of North American rallying after winning the Rally America National Championship in the U.S., the Canadian Rally Series, and the North American Rally Championship all with ONE car and no crashes! Think about it! That is 12 rally events in two countries without a single crash while beating better funded teams such as the Subaru Rally Team USA, Subaru Rally Team Canada…

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Rally – Ford Announce X-Games Drivers

With the Rally America series all but over for this year, it is time for the drivers to turn their focus to X-Games 16 and Ford have announced an impressive array of talent for this season. The event which will take place the 29th of July through the 1st of August will see Ken Block heading the team with last year’s X-Games Rallycar gold medalist Kenny Brack. Also joining the team will be drifting and rally driver Tanner Foust as well as Brian Deegan. The Ford Fiesta was able to…

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OP-Ed – Everybody Hates Citroen – but they shouldn’t

Editors Note: Welcome our first OP-ED Contributor Alasdair Lindsay! He has wrote a brilliant piece that is a must read for all rally fans. While this is an outside source, the opinion expressed in this op-ed is that of the author. Then agian, they make us say that! 😉 By Alasdair Lindsay In the WRC, all-conquering teams and drivers usually come in pairs – Miki Biasion and Lancia, Carlos Sainz and Toyota, Tommi Makinen and Mitsubishi, Marcus Gronholm and Peugeot to name a few of them. However all of these…

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Rally – Oregon Trail Wrap-up

PRESS RELEASE from Rally America Mitsubishis Sweep The Podium At Oregon Trail Rally The Dalles, OR (May 16, 2010) — The NOS Energy Mitsubishi team of Andrew Comrie-Picard and Jeremy Wimpey took a decisive win on the 2010 Oregon Trail Rally, round 4 of the Rally America National Championship. Comrie-Picard held a comfortable lead over the Mitsubishi crew of Bill Bacon and Peter Watt at the start of the final day and managed to increase his advantage by the final stage. Bacon focused more on maintaining his position by staying…

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