Central UP Rally This Weekend
The annual Central UP Rally, a NASA Rally Sport series event, runs this weekend near Powers, Michigan. Comprised of 8 stages over 90 miles, this event features fast and wide, hard packed dirt roads,...
View ArticleRallyCast Episode 56 – Oregon Trail Rally Review Part 1 with Karen Jankowski...
This is Part 1 of our 2019 DirtFish Oregon Trail Rally review with guests Karen Jankowski and Preston Osborn. Both are championship class winning co-drivers, but at the Oregon Trail Rally they...
View ArticleMad Mike’s Musings – Speed Meets the Snowbank
Welcome to our new series “Mad Mike’s Musings” by Mike Halley. For those of you that have been involved in North American rallying for a long while, you’ll recognize the name. Mike has been involved...
View ArticleMade Mike’s Musings – Thirty-Three Co-Drivers!
After a few years spent drag racing and bombing around Ohio Buckeye backroads in the late 1960s it took a benefit gimmick rally in San Angelo, Texas to launch my life-long rallysport affliction. After...
View ArticleRallyCast Episode 74 – Dan Downey of Downey Dirty Racing
In this episode Mike and Ian had Dan Downey of Downey Dirty Racing join them at the#RallyCast virtual rally pub. Many of you may remember Dan from the pictures of his BMW e30 that flew through the New...
View ArticleRallyCast Episode 81 – Oregon Trail Rally Reflections
In this episode of the Open Paddock RallyCast presented by Oz Rally Pro we reflect on Oregon Trail Rally’s past with Chairman Doug Heredos, Clerk of the Course Rebecca Ruston, Volunteer and competitor...
View ArticleRallyCast Episode 82 – Jamie Beliveau of Beliveau Boys Racing
In this episode of the Rallycast presented by OZ Rally Pro, we welcomed fan of the show and competitor Jamie Beliveau of Beliveau Boys Racing. We talked about how rallying is a family affair that went...
View ArticleWhy This Brit is Jealous of Rallying in North America
Why This Brit is Jealous of Rallying in North America by Jon Scoltock Yes, that’s right, a guy from one of the biggest rallying countries in the world is jealous of the rally scene in the USA. I know...
View Article2020 ARA Southern Ohio Forest Rally
In collaboration with iHeartFast, we bring you Part 1 of our 2020 Southern Ohio Forest Rally Review Part 1: National Competition Hello and welcome back! It’s been awhile and we’ve missed you...
View Article2020 ARA Southern Ohio Forest Rally Part 2 – The Regionals
Photos courtesy Ben Newburn Once again, in collaboration with iHeartFast we bring you more of our Southern Ohio Forest Rally coverage! Part 2: Regional Competition Rally is back! After months...
View ArticleA Fathers and Sons Rally Story
One of the special stories from this year’s Southern Ohio Forest Rally was that of Go SPEED Racing’s two entries, one made up of fathers and the other made up of their sons, and it happened almost by...
View ArticleSouthern Ohio Heat Took its Toll on More than Just the Cars
The Southern Ohio Forest Rally had a lot of attrition, and most of it was the same we see at every rally. New car builds with technical problems for instance, or a small off breaking a component and...
View ArticleFerreira Rally’s SOFR Victory Wasn’t Just About Finishing First
Last week’s regional overall win for Paul Ferreira and Ozgur Simsek of Ferreira Rally at the 2020 Southern Ohio Forest Rally was bittersweet. It might not have been their greatest performance, but...
View ArticleRallyCast Episode 85 – The Pub Chat
We didn’t have any special guests this week, although we think we’re all a little bit special in our own way. In this episode Mike, Ian, Kelsey, and Calvin chat about numerous subjects including...
View ArticleRecollections of a Titan of US Rallying
Recollections of a Titan of US Rallying By Jon Scoltock The ARA series is a different place in 2020. Getting back underway at the Southern Ohio Forest Rally was awesome and it’s great to see the series...
View ArticleRallyCast Episode 86 – Rally Colorado Preview with Travis Nease and Dan Norkus
With Rally Colorado this weekend we wanted to get a quick preview out to all of you so you’ll know what these competitors will be facing. We called up Travis Nease and Dan Norkus to give us an idea of...
View ArticleRally Colorado – National Quality at a Regional Event
By Mike Shaw Rangley, CO Rally Colorado emphasizes the “Super” in it’s ARA Super Regional status. 38 teams descended on the small town of Rangely, Colorado for the annual event which was revived back...
View Article2020 Ojibwe Forests Rally Preview
2020 Ojibwe Forests Rally Preview by Mike Shaw After the recent announcement of the cancellation of the Lake Superior Performance Rally, it’s nice to have some good news, and that news is that it’s...
View Article2020 Ojibwe Forests Rally – Battle Royale Edition
2020 Ojibwe Forests Rally Review By Mike Shaw and David Cosseboom Minnesota, the home to 10,000 lakes, mosquitoes as big as your head, enough poison ivy to make you itch just thinking about it and the...
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