Defending Rally America champion and defending winner of this event Travis Pastrana was close to not making the race. Not only did he make the race, he dominated the event from start to finish. Travis had suffered a broken collarbone and actually had surgery to fix it so he could compete this weekend. The pain has paid off as Travis has taken the opening round of the 2010 Rally America National Championship. The conditions were some of the worst competitors had ever seen. Much of the stage distance covered was…
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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.…
Read MoreRally – 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.…
Read MoreRally – Subaru Confirm Pastrana and Mirra
With the bombshell news that Ken Block had joined Ford in a global effort, the question was who would join Travis Pastrana in the other Subaru? Simple answer for the guys at Vermont and Subaru, but is this new pairing going to perform as well? Dave Mirra will now be moved from the super production ranks to join the open class and team with the four time Rally America champion. Mirra who has been waiting for an opening will make now make the jump to America’s top rally flight in…
Read MoreRally – LDR Team Prep Update
Hey everyone! Wanted to pop on and take a couple of minutes(when I should be sleeping) to let folks know how things are shaping up in our prep for the 100 Acre Wood Rally in Missouri in February. First, I’ll be posting blogs on the lastditchracing.com site. These automatically pop up on Facebook and Twitter if you’re following me there. You can also subscribe to the blog RSS feed if you want. Anyway, prep is going well, although the list is long(always is). Our goal with every race is to…
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Rally – Pastrana Practicing for New Year’s
Rally – Subaru to IRC
After a year removed from rally, arguably one of the greatest manufacturers in the sport makes its return to competition. This week it was announced that Subaru would return to competition in the IRC as a Group N participant. It is unclear as to what capacity the Japanese marquee will operate, however they will provide customers with Group N specifications to anyone interested. We will have to wait and see if an actual Subaru works team is stood up because to this point, the press release is very vague and…
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Rally – Pastrana and New Year’s Eve
It has been recently announced that Travis Pastrana will be the talent on hand for this year’s Red Bull No Limit event that will take place on New Year’s eve in Los Angeles, California. Travis will try and break the record for the longest jump in a rally car. The current record is held by Pastrana’s rally teammate Ken Block at a huge 171 ft. Not only will Pastrana try and break the record, he will be looking to shatter it and land at least 100 ft. further. This jump…
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