Southern Ohio Heat Took its Toll on More than Just the Cars

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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2020 ARA Southern Ohio Forest Rally Part 2 – The Regionals

  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 The Paddock – Episode 4 Featuring Jeremiah Johnson of SOFR

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIn this episode Mike and Ian chat with Jeremiah Johnson, the head organizer for the revived and successful Southern Ohio Forest Rally.  Jeremiah tells us what went into bringing a rally classic back from the dead.       Follow SOFR on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube

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