Rally – 2010 Sno* Drift Rally

This weekend will kick off the 2010 Rally America National Championship and there are some amazing changes that happened in the off season that promises to make not only the Sno* Drift Rally amazing, but the Rally America series as a whole. Sno* Drift starts in Atlanta Michigan and runs throughout the northern part of the state. The teams will see many different types of snowy conditions including: snow, ice, and frozen gravel. The event is tough and usually claims the some of the best the series has to offer.…

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Rally – Block’s New Ride Is Revealed

The Monster World Rally Team revealed its WRC Focus that will be piloted this year by Ken Block. Honestly, its one of the coolest rally cars I’ve seen in a long while. The car while predominantly sponsored by Monster also sports the logos of DC Shoes, Ford, Dirt 2 (all for obvious reasons), and Castrol. As happy as I am to see Ken move to a Ford, I’m even happier for what this could do for the Rally America series. With Block running in both the WRC and in the…

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Rally – Last Ditch Racing Interview

John Cassidy from Last Ditch Racing was recently interviewed by Gearbox Magazine. John is a frequent contributer here at Open Paddock so we want to give him all the love we can.  Step on over to Gearbox and take a look, the interview is very good and the photography is excellent as well. John has competed in several different rally series including Rally America, the Canadian Rally Championship and even WRC and has won the Rally America Eastern Regional Championship for the last two years. The whole Open Paddock crew…

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Rally – Update on Last Ditch Racing’s Preparation for Salem

John Cassidy posted a new article at LastDitchRacing.net updating everyone on their preparation for the 100 Acre Wood Rally coming up next month in Salem, MO. I know I’m running the risk of really boring everyone with too many blog posts, but it’s therapeutic and helps me organize my thoughts a bit as the prep continues for our trip to 100 Acre Wood Rally in Salem, Missouri the end of next month. As I mentioned in another post, we’re relocating the battery to the rear seat of the rally car.…

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