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The Southern Ohio Forest Rally had a lot of attrition, and most of it was the same we see at every rally. New car builds with technical problems for instance, or a small off breaking a component and there is no spare. It’s rally, and these things happen. What was different this year though was the amount of retirements due to illness, specifically heat exhaustion, that affected drivers and co-drivers alike.
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One of the special stories from this year’s Southern Ohio Forest Rally was that of Go SPEED Racing’s two entries, one made up of fathers and the other made up of their sons, and it happened almost by accident. The fathers were Robert Sanders and Boyd Smith running in the Limited 4WD Subaru WRX STI. While the sons were Ryan Sanders and Oliver Smith running in Rob’s previous car, a Limited 2WD Ford Fiesta. Robert normally has Karen Jankowski calling the notes, but she was ill and not able…
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Photos courtesy Ben Newburn Once again, in collaboration with iHeartFast we bring you more of our Southern Ohio Forest Rally coverage! Part 2: Regional Competition Rally is back! After months without rally due to the Covid pandemic, the American Rally Association Southern Ohio Forest Rally was the first national event since Sno*Drift way back in January. Well we’ve talked about the National competition over in part 1, so let’s jump right into the Regional competition which featured a healthy field of 29 entries. It would be a…
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In collaboration with iHeartFast, we bring you Part 1 of our 2020 Southern Ohio Forest Rally Review Part 1: National Competition Hello and welcome back! It’s been awhile and we’ve missed you all. Rally is back and what a welcome back it was at the American Rally Association Southern Ohio Forest Rally. Initially set to run in early June, the event was postponed until this last weekend, the middle of July, right as the heat and humidity of the midwestern summer hit its peak. With…
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Why This Brit is Jealous of Rallying in North America by Jon Scoltock Yes, that’s right, a guy from one of the biggest rallying countries in the world is jealous of the rally scene in the USA. I know exactly what some of you are going to be thinking as you read that statement, but I would ask you to hear me out before you assume that I’ve gone mad from being in lock-down. I consider myself very lucky to live in the UK. It’s obviously a pretty nice,…
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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIn this episode of the Rallycast presented by OZ Rally Pro, we welcomed fan of the show and competitor Jamie Beliveau of Beliveau Boys Racing. We talked about how rallying is a family affair that went from TSDs with his dad to Rallycross and on into stage rally. We also learned that rallying a Nissan Frontier is your best bet for learning Scandinavian flicks, Team O’Neil is apparently a household name at gas stations in North Carolina, and the solution for rally entry bloat is that we just need…
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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIn this episode of the Open Paddock RallyCast presented by Oz Rally Pro we reflect on Oregon Trail Rally’s past with Chairman Doug Heredos, Clerk of the Course Rebecca Ruston, Volunteer and competitor Dylan Hooker, and driver of the zero car from Team Fugawi? Lee Sorenson.
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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIn this episode Mike and Ian had Dan Downey of Downey Dirty Racing join them at the#RallyCast virtual rally pub. Many of you may remember Dan from the pictures of his BMW e30 that flew through the New England Forest Rally’s Concord Pond stage with a Domino’s Pizza delivery sign strapped to the top. We chat about that, why he chose to go “rad wheel drive”, how his first stage rally event got a little hot, and what it’s like being an instructor at…
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After a few years spent drag racing and bombing around Ohio Buckeye backroads in the late 1960s it took a benefit gimmick rally in San Angelo, Texas to launch my life-long rallysport affliction. After tiring of quarter-mile long straight runs on tarmac and dodging harmless rubber cones in a parking lot, the prospect of doing a speed competition on an open unpaved road with a teammate to help you go fast was impossible to pass up! Your cockpit compatriot in performance rally wasn’t a simple navigator, oh no! He/she was…
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Welcome to our new series “Mad Mike’s Musings” by Mike Halley. For those of you that have been involved in North American rallying for a long while, you’ll recognize the name. Mike has been involved in rallying in one form or another since 1972 and can still be found at events today. With all those years of experience, Mike has many stories to tell and opinions to share. This Installment: Speed Meets the Snowbank With Sno*Drift soon to launch the 2020 season of the ARA National Championship it seems…
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