Barry McKenna and Leon Jordan of McKenna Motorsport won the 2019 100 Acre Wood Rally this past weekend in an incredibly close finish. The M-Sport Ford Fiesta S2000 drivers bested US rally newcomers Oliver Solberg and Aaron Johnston of Subaru Motorsports USA by a mere 6.8 seconds to earn their first ...
17 March, 2019
There’s more to motorsport than driving. Anyone can win a race or a trophy, but it’s what someone does away from the track that really makes a long-term difference. For co-driver Leanne Junnila, her off-track hours just found an important purpose - she recently became Canada’s representative to the ...
08 March, 2019
Rally cars are some of the wildest vehicles in motorsports. They need to drive at in excess of 130 mph on dirt, fly more than 100 feet through the air and be strong enough to deal with hazards like rocks, trees and river crossings all while remaining road legal and registered. The engineering challe...
01 March, 2019
DirtFish Olympus Rally saw great drives throughout the running order. We’ve already talked about how the top overall teams finished, now let’s take a look at how the weekend developed for each of the class podium finishers....
It only took Oliver Solberg two rallies with Subaru Motorsports USA to score his first win in the American Rally Association championship. The young rally phenom, in his factory Subaru WRX STI, went flat-out in a high-risk drive for 130-plus miles at the DirtFish Olympus Rally to best the competition by 25.9 seconds. Son of 2003 WRC champ Petter Solberg, Oliver, at 17 years, 7 months and 6 days, is the youngest driver to outright win an ARA event....
Oliver Solberg and Denis Giraudet of Subaru Motorsports USA have won the 2019 DirtFish Olympus Rally. The pair bested teammates David Higgins and Craig Drew by 25.9 seconds in a heated battle fought throughout the rally’s two days of competition. Piotr Fetela and Dominik Jozwiak maintained their championship lead with a third overall finish. ...
Oliver Solberg and Denis Giraudet of Subaru Motorsports USA lead DirtFish Olympus Rally after an exciting 8 stages and 74 stage miles. Solberg and Giraudet won an impressive 7 of the day’s 8 stages in a hard charge to solidify a 41.4 second lead over Subaru teammates David Higgins and Craig Drew. Championship leaders Piotr Fetela and Dominik Jozwiak round out the day’s top 3 7:40.4s back from second. ...
Article originally published on American Rally Association site here. Shelton, Washington (April 27, 2019) The first loop is complete at the DirtFish Olympus Rally and several big shakeups have been fit into its 25 stage miles. Several drivers are reporting that the stage surface has become very loose and that the sharp gravel is making their tires wear at an accelerated rate. David Higgins and Craig Drew of Subaru Motorsports USA lead DirtFish Olympus Rally after 2 stages and 25 miles by 4.6 seconds over teammates Oliver Solberg and Denis Giraudet. The leading Subaru WRX STI required two new tires after wearing out their soft compounds quickly. Three minutes behind the leaders are Piotr Fetela and Dominik Jozwiak in their Proto Ford Fiesta. The pair lost time after an early spin, but the car is still in one piece. Fourth Overall after the first loop and 20 seconds back from Fetela Rally Team are Seamus Burke and Martin Brady of McKenna Motorsports. The team is starting to get up to pace in the M-Sport Ford Fiesta R5 as Burke learns the quirks of the 4WD car. A further 30 seconds back from Burke are Dave Wallingford and Leanne Junnila, also in a Fiesta R5....
The stages are set and DirtFish Olympus Rally starts tomorrow, April 27th. In preparation for the rally weekend, teams recced all 134 stage and 134 transit miles today to develop their pace notes....
One of the most storied stage rallies in the US is set to begin. This weekend, 59 competitors will take on the third round of the American Rally Association National Rally Championship Presented by AMSOIL - DirtFish Olympus Rally. ...
One of the most storied American stage rallies is ready to begin. April 27-28, 59 competitors will travel to the logging town of Shelton on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula to take on the third round of the American Rally Association championship, DirtFish Olympus Rally....
The American Rally Association (ARA) holds events in some of the most beautiful places on Earth. The National Rally Championship Presented by AMSOIL and ARA regional events see our competitors rally through nearly every environment imaginable: dark forests, high desert plains, dry mountains, river valleys, deep snow, torrential rain, and a myriad of other conditions....