After what has to have been one of the best championship battles in Rally America history, Brendan Reeves and Rhianon Gelsomino pulled off the win and with it the 2013 2wd Rally America National Championship crown! At the end of Day 1, Brendan Reeves and Rhianon Gelsomino piloted their Team O’Neil Ford Fiesta R2 into 13.4 second lead over Andrew Comrie-Picard and Jeremy Wimpy’s Scion XD. Both drivers pushed as hard as possible in Saturday’s drier conditions. Reeves’ lead didn’t last though as ACP clawed back to a…
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BREAKING NEWS – David Higgins 2013 Rally America Champion
BREAKING NEWS – Confirmed reports are saying that Hoonigan Racing Division’s Ken Block and Alex Gelsomino rolled their HFHV Fiesta on Special Stage 12 about a mile from the finish. That means Subaru Rally Team USA’s David Higgins and Craig Drew are the 2013 Rally America champions. It was a great battle while it lasted with Ken Block clawing back about 5 seconds from a 13 second deficit. I think the visiting former British Rally Champion – Guy Wilks – said it best “…Better to go going hard than…
Read MoreReview – 2013 New England Forest Rally
The long summer break for rally in America is over. It had been two months since STPR and teams were more than ready to get back into the action at the New England Forest Rally, the 5th round of the Rally America Championship. As a quick recap, back at STPR Ken Block and co-driver Alex Gelsomino finally got the win they had been waiting for all season. Their win came rather easy as his closest rivals weren’t a factor. Antoine L’Estage didn’t have a car to compete in…
Read More2013 Oregon Trail Rally – Day 3
I’m finally getting around to finishing this up. Taking the time off for a rally means having to make it up when you get back. Still very much worth it though! Day 3 of the Oregon Trail Rally is all about speed. Those teams that survived to make it to the final day of the rally would be treated to the open rolling hills east of the Mt. Hood forest. Here the roads are smooth, fast, and flowing with hardly a tree in sight. Drivers should be able to hit…
Read MoreBreaking News – Aussies Return to Oregon Trail
Once again the Oregon Trail Rally gets the opportunity to host some of our friends from down under. Just announced this evening WRC Academy driver Brendan Reeves along with his co-driver sister Rhianon Smyth will get reunited with an R2 Ford Fiesta like the drove in the Academy. This time the young Australians will get to drive a Fiesta R2 courtesy of Team O’Neal, one of two top level rally schools in America. Back home Brendan and Rhianon have been competing in the ECB Australian Rally Championship in a RallySchool.com.au…
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