RallyCast Episode 55 with Co-Driver Turned Driver, Karen Jankowski

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIn this episode we welcomed 5 time National Class Champion Co-Driver Karen Jankowski who is making a big change by moving into the driver’s seat for the upcoming DirtFish Oregon Trail Rally!  We chatted about how she got hooked on the sport, favorite moments in the right seat, who she picked to call notes for her first event as a driver, what it’s like teaching teens in the B.R.A.K.E.S. driver training program, and she even helped us review the Olympus Rally.     You…

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PR – Greenhouse Sets Sights on Canadian Championship

  Lebanon, OH, USA – Chris Greenhouse and the All Speed Innovations rally team have committed to the CARSRally Canadian Rally Championship for 2014. The Lebanon, Ohio, USA based team will be fighting for the 2WD Championship in their Dodge Neon SRT4. Last year, Chris had a solid third place finish in the RallyAmerica 2WD National Championship, and will be looking to build on the successes of 2013 in the upcoming Canadian series. “We had a good year in 2013,” said Chris. “We gained a lot of valuable experience, we…

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GRC – Overseas Recap

The Global Rallycross Championship returned to the United States this weekend.  Before I get into the drama of New Hampshire, here’s a quick recap of what happened overseas. First of all, I have been quite critical of the GRC organizers and their track designs, at least until now.  The first event was at X-Games Brazil, and the track consisted of 90% clay dirt and a single concrete slab used as the start / finish.  In Brazil the dust was a huge issue, so to combat that they added water to…

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Global Rallycross Championship Round 2 – Epic Fail!

Well this quickly became the GRC event that wasn’t.  After spending a bit of time this morning writing up a somewhat lengthy intro for the GRC X-Games Barcelona event, I sat down in front of the TV to watch the action unfold.  What greeted me wasn’t roaring 600HP rally cars, but instead a rain delay. Excuse me?  Did they really just say that?  Rally cars were sidelined because of rain?  Okay, even a rally stage can be cancelled because rain can be so heavy that emergency crews wouldn’t be as…

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