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When they landed at Plymouth Rock in 1620, the Puritans who settled in
New England believed that one’s soul could be stolen if one wandered
alone into the woods. While they were mistaken about the soul thing,
they certainly had no idea what else could be lost in the dense forests
of America - including season points, bragging rights, and a shot at
the X Games.
Before we get into the blow-by-blow, let’s introduce Niall McShea, who hopped over the pond to give Rally America a try. McShea, of Enniskillen, Ireland, is a past P-WRC champion from 2004 with a list of European rally credentials as long as your arm. His co-driver, Marshall Clarke, also brings P-WRC experience with McShea, including a win at Rally Ireland in November of 2007. The pair arrived to compete in a 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution.
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For a replay of Driving Sports' Live coverage of STPR 2008, click here. Live coverage sponsored by Perrin Performance.
If the Rally America teams thought their trials and tribulations were safely left behind in Oregon, they received a rude awakening at this week’s Waste Management Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally. “Waste management” was an appropriate name for the event, as the destruction tour that is the 2008 Rally America season continued at full throttle.
Starting from the top of the seed list, Subaru Rally Team USA arrived with two new 2008 STI hatchbacks. The new rally machines showed up straight from the shop, apparently without much testing time to shake the bugs out. This may prove to be the team’s undoing for the year, because before the paint was even dry the rear suspensions on both cars failed in spectacular fashion.
The early season juggernaut of Ken Block and Alex Gelsomino sputtered to a halt in Oregon with a DNF, and faltered again on stage 2 in Pennsylvania. According to rally control reports, the rear lower control arms failed and left the former points leaders stranded by the side of the road. This ended their national hopes for the weekend, but the veteran rallyists came back to contest the regional event the next day. Oregon Trail winner Travis Pastrana and co-driver Derek Ringer experienced similar troubles on stage 2, but made it back to service for repairs and were not time-barred.
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Redmond, WA (PRWEB) June 2, 2008 -- Driving Sports today announced that
it would be presenting live worldwide coverage of the 2008 Waste
Management Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally presented by Citizen's
and Northern Bank, Round 5 in the Rally America Championship series,
scheduled for June 6th and 7th.
As part of this groundbreaking coverage, Driving Sports will present live video streams, a dynamic event blog, cell phone SMS alerts and daily action recaps through its web site www.drivingsports.com. This will be the first time a Rally America regular series round has featured such extensive live coverage. The event is a crucial step for competitors as they fight for coveted invitations to the 2008 ESPN X Games in Los Angeles.
Plans are set. In partnership with Rally America, Driving Sports
will be bringing rally fans the first live video coverage of Round 5 of
the Rally America Championship.
The complete real-time rally experience will be online for the Waste Management
Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally
- Round 5 of the Rally America U.S. Rally Series. Tell your friends! It
will be live and 100% free.
Starting June 5, visit DrivingSports.com's live channel: Click Here.
Click the jump for more information, or visit DrivingSports.com.
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