Rally America – The View From the Right Seat and Across the Pond by Niall Burns
Irish rally co-driver extraordinaire and friend of the show Niall Burns wanted to give us Americans some insight into how he sees rallying in the USA as both a co-driver and as a rally fan. The View...
View ArticleAll Fours Rally Team – Marathon Rallying Across The Continent
One of the stories you probably haven’t heard from Sno*Drift was about a Pacific Northwest entrant Agatino (Tino) Fortunato of All Fours Rally Team. You may recall when we discussed on our podcast the...
View ArticleEpisode 289 RallyCast – OpenPaddock.net
We continue our segregated podcasts with episode #289, what we’re calling the Rally-Cast. This week for your listening pleasure Doug Patterson joins Mike Shaw and Matt Kalish as we interview special...
View ArticleWRC – Are They Really Arguing About Safety?
The safety argument. It’s such an easy thing to use as the basis for an argument because nobody wants to say they are against safety right? This week is the Rally Sweden, round 2 on the WRC calendar...
View ArticleThe View From the Right Seat by Niall Burns – Part 2
Rally Co Driving Since my last article for Open Paddock I received a question via email asking, “Niall what’s it feel like in the car travelling down those forest roads flat out?” Well let me try and...
View ArticleThe View From the Right (err..Left?) Seat by Niall Burns – Part 3
In his latest in his series of “The View From The Right Seat” , our Irish co-driver friend Niall Burns tells us what it’s like back home where tarmac rallying on narrow roads at insane speeds is king!...
View ArticleThe View From the Right Seat by Niall Burns – Episode 4 – Blind Rallying
The adventures of world travelling co-driver Niall Burns never cease to amaze! In this episode he takes us on a fascinating journey into a blind rally. Episode 4 – The React Blind Rally by Niall...
View ArticleWRC Mexico 2016 USA On Air Times
Set your reminders folks, as there’s a healthy helping of live coverage for WRC Mexico this weekend. Teams will be grinding it out in the hot and high altitudes outside of Guanajuato, and for once...
View ArticleNew Liveries Abound for Rally in the 100 Acre Wood
Although it is the 2nd round of the 2016 Rally America Championship, the Rally in the 100 Acre Wood has become the stage for many new team liveries. We at Open Paddock have been raving about the All...
View ArticleWelcome Back Gravel – Rally in the 100 Acre Wood Preview
The extended wait is finally over. After nearly two months the Rally in the 100 Acre Wood is finally here and it’s looking to be a fantastic event. Rally regulars, off-road specialists, and tarmac...
View ArticleThe Quick Recap – Rally in the 100 Acre Wood
A close battle at the front, massive accidents, and wide-spread attrition made the 2016 Rally in the 100 Acre Wood one to remember. It feels like someone snuck “Do a Barrel Roll (Press Z or R twice)”...
View ArticleIn Person – Honda Civic GRC Supercar at New York Auto Show
For months, rumors have been floating around of a new manufacturer coming into Red Bull Global Rallycross in 2016. The scuttlebutt encompassed everything from Mini returning, to Chevy entering full...
View ArticleThe View From the Right Seat – Episode 5 – S. Africa Rnd. 1
The adventures of world travelling co-driver Niall Burns continues! In this episode he takes us on alongside as he competes in his first South African National Championship event. Episode 5 – South...
View ArticleRallyCast Episode 05 – OpenPaddock.net
In this week’s episode Mike and Matt begin the first hour with special guest Jeff Seehorn of Seehorn Motorsports who finished on his first Rally America national podium at The Rally in the 100 Acre...
View Article2016 NW RallySprint Season Kicks Off at DirtFish Rally School
Last Sunday was the opener for the brand new SCCA Northwest RallySprint season. As Kito Brielmaier of the NW Rally Association told us in our RallyCast Podcast last week, this is the first RallySprint...
View ArticleRoad & Track Editor Jason Harper to Drive at Oregon Trail Rally
Road & Track should be changing its name to Road & Rally next weekend when Contributing Editor Jason Harper hits the stages of the Oregon Trail Rally. Harper, an automotive journalist with over...
View ArticleFrench Ace Bryan Bouffier to Compete at Oregon Trail Rally
We all know Subaru Rally Team USA has been a dominant force in Rally America for a long time. However a late entrant to the Oregon Trail Rally may mix things up a bit. Many Rally America fans will...
View ArticleBryan Bouffier and the Mitsubishi RS – The Threat to Subaru is Real!
In our previous post about WRC driver Bryan Bouffier and his experienced co-driver Xavier Panseri coming to the Oregon Trail Rally, I must admit I wasn’t sure if the car would really be ready to...
View ArticleFinal Stage Decided Multiple Classes at the 2016 Oregon Trail Rally
The Oregon Trail Rally continued the dramatic final stage excitement we’ve been seeing all year in Rally America. It isn’t often stage rally can say that not one, not two, but three events in a row...
View ArticleOlympus Rally 2016 Preview
The much famed Olympus Rally kicks off this weekend outside of Shelton, Washington. Regional and National competitors will take to the same classic forest roads once used in the WRC during the much...
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