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Posted Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 10:44pm
Ricardo Cordero’s Oregon Trail Rally win blew a breath of fresh air through the ARA National Championship last weekend – but it might come at a cost with the series’ dominant force Brandon Semenuk admitting his early retirement gave him the opportunity to learn more about making his Subaru WRX even faster. Both factory Subarus were eliminated by the same rock on the fourth round of the American series, opening the door for Citroën C3… Read More →
Posted Monday, May 20, 2024 at 10:43pm
obody saw Saturday coming. After 12 American wins on the bounce, it was fair to expect Brandon Semenuk would be lining up number 13 in Oregon this weekend. Instead, Ricardo Cordero sits on a handsome lead with potentially the biggest win of his career in the palm of his hand. Oregon Trail Rally, round four of the ARA National Championship, binned the script first thing Saturday morning when both factory Subarus hit the same rock… Read More →
Posted Monday, May 20, 2024 at 10:42pm
Harry Bates and Coral Taylor have produced an epic comeback to win the 2024 Forest Rally and start their Bosch Motorsport Australia Rally Championship (ARC) title defence with back-to-back victories. Having suffered mechanical dramas and time penalties on the opening stage of the event, Harry and Coral managed to work their way into fourth place in Heat 1, before winning today’s second Heat in dramatic fashion – and ultimately won the event outright. Read More →
Posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 10:41pm
The Oregon Trail Rally result was thrown wide open on Saturday morning’s first gravel stage with both factory Subaru WRXs retiring after hitting the same rock. First on the road, Travis Pastrana was the first in trouble as he clipped the rock on the inside of a right-hand corner two miles into the Dalles Mountain Down test. The American made it through the 10-miler, but retired at the finish with significant damage to the right-rear… Read More →
Posted Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 10:40pm
Scott Pedder and Glenn Macneall have taken out top honours in Heat 1 of the 2024 Forest Rally after a dramatic first day of rallying in Western Australia. With a strong field of more than 30 Bosch Motorsport Australia Rally Championship (ARC) crews tackling the second round of the 2024 season, Pedder and Macneall ended up taking out maximum points on the opening day after beating Eddie Maguire and Zak Brakey by 23 seconds. Rounding… Read More →
Posted Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 10:37pm
In 2006, Subaru Motorsports USA partnered up with a boutique shop deep in the mountains of New England known as Vermont SportsCar (VSC). VSC was tasked with building competitive cars for Rally America; driver Travis Pastrana proceeded to win four straight national championships. Pastrana left in 2011 to pursue NASCAR, and VSC’s new driver, Dave Higgins, went on to win six straight titles. Since the demise of Rally America and the inception of the American… Read More →
Posted Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 10:36pm
We’re just a couple of hours south of Olympus country, but this does feel like something of another world. The trees are gone. Replaced by volcanoes. Welcome to Oregon. As national championships go, it’s hard to imagine one with more diversity than America. And the move south through the Pacific Northwest demonstrates that variation perfectly. The hills roll, backdropping a stunning patchwork of fields with the roads rollercoasting through. Rising and diving through the stages,… Read More →
Posted Friday, May 17, 2024 at 10:34pm
The SUBARU WRX NBR CHALLENGE 2024 will be powered by a new 2.4-liter direct-injection turbo engine and will compete in the SP4T class, where turbocharged cars between 2.0 and 2.6 liters are entered. The team will be aiming for a class win and top overall ranking with car number 88, following the perfect win in 2019 , and also the number considered auspicious in Japan. The track is said to be the toughest in the… Read More →
Posted Friday, May 17, 2024 at 10:33pm
The annual Oregon Trail Rally will once again put on a show on Friday evening, May 17 at Portland International Raceway. The event is part of the American Rally Association’s national championship series, and continues for the weekend with events in Maryhill, Washington on Saturday and in Dufur, Oregon on Sunday. Over 65 teams from all over North America will converge on Portland for three days of competition, starting with special spectator stages held on… Read More →
Posted Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:31pm
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