News from the various stage rally organizations throughout North America.
[youtube_sc url=”http://youtu.be/Zump9CJNXr4?t=20m14s”] You may recall the interview we had with Chris Greenhouse back in September, and although his season in the Canadian Rally Championship was cut short, this video shows the quality of sportsman he is and how racing needs more competitors like him.
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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThe guys at Nameless Performance invited me out to Portland Speed Industries to see their 2.0 version of their GT-86 rally car project. It was a heck of a beast of a machine the first time around, but as you can see from the photos, they’ve done some dramatic changes. I sat down with Nameless Performance co-owner/everything man John Hoyenga and their new official driver Chris Duplessis to chat about all the work they’ve done since the GT-86 debut in 2013. John gives us…
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I can’t help but get behind this method of releasing next year’s NASA Rally Sport racing schedule. Check out the video, and the listed schedule below. Even more handy, here’s a link to their iCal calendar too. [youtube_sc url=”http://youtu.be/3AeoJdtPtho”] Rally School / Rally Cross 2/21/15 February 3.6 months away Ridgecrest, CA Sandblast Rally 3/7/15 March 4.1 months away Cheraw, SC Empire State Performance Rally 4/25/15 April 5.7 months away Rock Hill, NY High Desert Trails Rally 5/2/15 May 5.9 months away Ridgecrest, CA Empire Hill Climb 5/30/15 May 6.8…
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Harrisville, New York (October 26, 2014) The woods of Upstate New York played host to two days of intense rally action last month. Black River Stages, the 2014 NASA National Rally Championship Event was held in the towns of Harrisville and Croghan on September 20-21st. A big field of rally teams from all over the country showed up to see just who would have what it takes to be the fastest on these twisty and sometimes muddy stages. Six qualifying events across the country led up to this winner-take-all event.…
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The 16 car field for the Mt. Hood Rally included many local veterans and some novices eager to take on the 6.14 mile “Road 17” just south of Hood River. I drove the stage in my passenger car and it was amazingly fast and flowing with only a few long sweepers that would require some good timing as to when it tightens and opens back up. I had thought it might have had a few twisty bits, but not really. The fastest person on this stage is the one that…
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This page will be updated throughout the event with updated text of driver quotes, stage times, and if possible audio clips from the drivers as well. Unfortunately initial tests by Mike and Paula Gibeault of rallydata.com showed an extremely weak data signal, so times and quotes will likely be slow in coming. Live Text main site SATURDAY:   14:20 SS3 Completed and cars starting SS4 after another re-seed. Most have been steadily improving their times now that the road has been swept clean, although #271 Matt Tabor was a…
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If you follow international rally racing, you may have heard of RallySafe. The RallySafe system is an on-board electronic device that can instantly alert safety crews and oncoming cars of emergencies. In addition to the safety aspect, this system also provides live timing, including split times and GPS location information. Here’s a description of the RallySafe system from their web site: The RallySafe unit is a small electronic module fitted to a vehicle for use by the navigator and driver. It incorporates a full colour display, key pad, accelerometers, a…
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I’m happy to announce that I’ll be out at the Mt. Hood Rally this Saturday providing (hopefully) live-ish stage end reporting! I say live-ish as I don’t have live radio as an option, however I will be recording stage end reactions from the drivers and posting texted quotes. Of course this is all relative to the signal we are able to get in the area, but thanks to the help of rallydata.com of whom I’m working in conjunction with for live texting, we should be able to make it work thanks…
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This is just a sample of the awesomeness that you will see come Sunday morning on NBC Sports 10/12 at 9:30 AM Pacific (12:30 PM Eastern) and replayed Monday 10/13 9:00 AM Pacific (12:00 PM Eastern) [youtube_sc url=”http://youtu.be/nDxLVY5S9NU?list=UUXj7WYVUNFQaUT5THdhhfow”]
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I opened my Facebook to some of the most wonderful rally news! Nameless Performance has announced the official “Nameless Performance Rally Team” to contest the 2015 Rally America 2wd Championship. In addition to announcing their intentions next season, they also announced a new driver and co-driver for the team. Aussie Will Orders will unfortunately no longer be part of the Nameless squad, but taking his place to pilot the GT-86 beast is none other than Chris Duplessis! Sitting alongside Duplessis will be his former WRC Academy partner in crime Alex Kihurani! But…
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