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
American Rally Association officials announced today a three year agreement with lubricants producer AMSOIL to become the presenting sponsor for the ARA National Rally Championship effective immediately. ARA is also happy to welcome the return of AMSOIL to the ARA Contingency Program alongside their increased support of the series....
Lake Superior Performance Rally, Southern Ohio Forest Rally, and Missouri Ozark Regional Rally have been welcomed to the American Rally Association schedule of events for the 2019 season. The trio of rallies join an ARA calendar packed with the best stage rally events in the United States....
A slick Nemadji Trail Winter Rally was won by Mark Williams and Ben Peterson this past weekend in the forests near Duquette, MN. The pair came into the event with a freshly rebuilt car and put it through the paces to earn the decisive win. Following them onto the podium were two 2wd cars, a big accomplishment when considering the conditions. Paul Johansen and Nemadji Chairperson Susi Little finished second in the event. Finishing third overall in their first-ever stage rally were Elwood Niemi Jr. and Marty Passuello....
The first event of the 2019 ARA Regional Championship season kicks off tomorrow at the Nemadji Trail Winter Rally. Headquartered 40 miles southwest of Duluth in Duquette, Minnesota; this weekend's Nemadji Trail will mark it's twenty-first running and the rally's fifth consecutive year on its now traditional first week of December date....
American Rally Association (ARA) officials are pleased to announce that Sno*Drift Rally will join next year's championship as the opening round of the 2019 ARA National Championship Series. Scheduled for January 25-26, 2019 in Atlanta, Michigan, Sno*Drift will see winter weather return to the ARA championship for the first time in nearly two years....
The 2018 season is in the books and ARA has unveiled the 2019 schedule. It's time to congratulate all of the winners of this year's national and regional championships....
As we put the bookend on a highly successful 2018 season, the American Rally Association (ARA) looks toward next year with the exciting reveal of its 2019 season schedule. Entering its third year, ARA continues to expand its national influence and add to its strong rally event lineup. For 2019, ARA will visit more locations than ever before with a seven event National Championship Series featuring many of the greatest stage rallies in the country....
Patrik Sandell and Per Almkvist won a rain-soaked Tour de Forest Rally this weekend to take the ARA season finale for the yellow Subaru squad. The pair staved off a strong challenge from Subaru Rally Team USA teammates David Higgins and Craig Drew to earn their third victory in three appearances this season. Second overall and winners of the Limited 4wd class in front of their home crowd was the DirtFish Rally Team of Sam Albert and Michelle Miller. Matthew Dickinson and Daniel Piker of the El Diablo Rally Team earned their first-ever overall podium with a third place finish....
Tour de Forest Rally is kicking off Saturday morning and the stages are set. Today's recce of the revived event revealed a great mix of fast straights, tricky hairpins, and steep elevation changes. The 115 stage miles of Tour de Forest echo events past, many roads unseen in competition for a decade or more along with two entirely new stage roads await to challenge competitors this weekend....