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13 – A short film from STPR 2011 by Gravity Bureau

gravitybureau — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 21:32:44 +0000

2010 North American Rally Cup champion Antoine L’Estage and co-driver Nathalie Richard of the Rockstar Royal Group Rally Team go head to head against their biggest rival, Subaru Rally Team USA’s Dave Higgins in the 2011 STPR. The Waste Management Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally is the fastest car rally in North America. Its a high adrenaline pressure cooker packed with action, thrills and bone crunching stakes.

Special thanks to Filip Terlecki and Martin Terlecki for awesome DSLR video footage, direction and production.

13 - A short film from STPR 2011 by Gravity Bureau

2011 100 Acre Wood Rally

gravitybureau — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 22:07:30 +0000

Travis Pastrana made an unexpected appearance at the 2011 100AW Rally, but unfortunately crashed his Subaru Impreza WRX STI on the first super stage. Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard led the rally in their Mitsubishi EVO X and finihsed on the podium. Davis Higgins and Dave Mirra sponsored by Subaru Rally Team USA finished in second and third place. Travis and Terry Hanson placed fourth in a Super Production Impreza STI.

Photo Credit: Arthur Partyka
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Antoine L'Estage and Nathalie Richard in a '09 EVO X - ©Arthur Partyka

Antoine L'Estage and Nathalie Richard, winners of the 2011 100AW Rally - ©Arthur Partyka

Evo IX Water Splash - ©Arthur Partyka

Antoine L'Estage and Nathalie Richard in a '09 EVO X - ©Arthur Partyka

Volvo Water Splash at 100AW - ©Arthur Partyka

Interview with Antoine L'Estage at 100AW - ©Arthur Partyka

Impreza STI Water Splash - ©Arthur Partyka

Dave Mirra & Marshall Clarke Sideways in a 2011 Subaru Impreza WRX STi - ©Arthur Partyka

Subaru Rally Team USA: David Higgins, Craig Drew, Dave Mirra and Marshall Clarke - ©Arthur Partyka

VW Bug Rally Water Splash at 100AW - ©Arthur Partyka

ART EVO IX DNF at 100AW - ©Arthur Partyka

Impreza STI at 100AW - ©Arthur Partyka

Travis Pastrana Crash at 2011 100 Acre Wood Rally

2010 Olympus Rally Summary

gravitybureau — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:50:10 +0000

The 2010 Olympus Rally in Ocean Shores, WA claimed quite a few cars from the Rally-America series. First off, Andrew (ACP) Comrie-Picard crashed his Mitsubishi EVO IX on special stage 2. In an interview for Driving Sports, the driver said: “We were pushing super hard… went really fast into a right five and it was very slippery, set up for it, got on the throttle, went to go around it and just went in too fast. Completely my fault”. ACP is currently 8th in the Rally-America standings with 13 points.

Andrew (ACP) Comrie-Picard launching his Mitsubishi EVO IX - ©Neil McDaid

Ken Block set the fastest time on special stage 2, but his Ford Fiesta suffered a gearbox failure on his way to special stage 5.

Monster World Rally Team Fiest at Olympus Rally - ©Neil McDaid

Ken Block sideways in the MWRT Ford Fiesta - ©Neil McDaid

Ken Block disappointed - ©Neil McDaid

Art Gruszka crashed his 2006 Mitsubishi EVO IX and couldn’t finish the 2010 Olympus Rally.

Art Gruszka - 2006 Mitsubishi EVO IX - ©Neil McDaid

Olympus Rally was not too kind to Pat Richard and Subaru Rally Team Canada. He finished the event in 15th place with almost 18 minutes separating him from the rally leader.

Dillon Van Way crashed his 2002 Ford Focus due to a broken front axle.

Travis Pastrana and Christian Edstrom led the event from start to finish winning 8 of 13 stages. Their Subaru STI performed flawlessly and they were able to build a significant lead. After the rally Travis said: “This rally was tough from the start. It was definitely the most intense field that we’ve had, though a lot of guys went out on the first day”. Pastrana stands in second place of the 2010 Rally-America Championship with 45 points.

Canadian driver Antoine L’Estage defended his leading position in the Rally-America series by placing second. Nathalie Richard, Antoine’s co-driver and wife summarized: “We started off well but had a problem early on in the rally, losing half a minute. It was pretty much impossible to catch Pastrana after that so I had to tighten the reigns a little bit to ensure Antoine slowed down and drove a smart and less risky rally. It may have dampened his fun a little bit but sometimes my job is to get him to think of the big picture”. L’Estage is leading the Rally-America series with 51 points.

Although Subaru Rally Team USA’s car #199 dominated the event, Dave Mirra nad his co-driver Martin Headland noticeably pushed harder than ever before. Mirra secured his first national podium and placed third overall at Olympus Rally. He is currently in 4th place with 34 points.

Bill Bacon is third in the 2010 Rally-America standings with 40 points. Privateer family-run Bacon Motorsports team is consistently intimidating larger, factory-sponsored rally teams this year. It will be interesting to see what Bill can really do when he gets sponsored by a big brand and has the means to push harder.

Photo Credit: Neil McDaid

Sources: RallyBuzz, Rally-America, SpecialStage, Subaru Rally Team USA, Monster World Rally Team