LOVELL AND FREEMAN FATALLY INJURED DURING OREGON TRAIL SCCA PRORALLY
Jul 14, 2003
HILLSBORO, Ore. (July 12, 2003) – Subaru Rally Team USA superstars Mark Lovell, 43 , and Roger Freeman, 52, both of England, were fatally injured Saturday during the first special stage of Roger Freeman (left) and Mark Lovell (right) the Oregon Trail SCCA ProRally event. The first car away from the starting line, ... Continue reading
Dominant Mitsubishis Take on the Oregon Forest
Jul 10, 2003
Lancer Evolutions and Last Year's Winner Challenge Oregon Trails SCCA ProRally CYPRESS, Calif., July 9 -- Combine this season's foremost car and last year's winning drivers duo and stir in more than 120 miles of twisting, narrow logging roads for this weekend's Oregon Trail round near Hillsboro and you have a recipe fo ... Continue reading
Campbell/Hengeveld battle through dust at Vegas to Reno
Jul 1, 2003
Best in the Desert Silver State Series Round 5: TSCO Vegas to Reno; Reno, Nevada June 27, 2003 Campbell/Hengeveld battle through dust at Vegas to Reno The luck of the draw worked against the Honda Red Riders this weekend as Team Honda's XR650R-mounted duo of Johnny Campbell and Steve Hengeveld drew the last starting po ... Continue reading
Jun 30, 2003
ProRally Team Suffers Season's First Loss CYPRESS, Calif., June 29 -- The sport of rally racing can be fickle at times and today, that proved true. Team Mitsubishi Motor Sports America, winner of every event in the SCCA ProRally Championship so far this season, had its first disappointment during today's Pikes Peak Int ... Continue reading
Nissan Named Official Truck of CORR - Enters Series with Two-Truck Attack
Jun 25, 2003
GARDENA, Calif.--June 25, 2003--Nissan Motorsports has been named the official truck for the Championship Off-Road Racing (CORR) series for the 2003 season, the 6th year of CORR, which is arguably the largest and most watched off-road series in North America. The CORR series spans a 14-race season on tracks from Wiscon ... Continue reading
8 New Heroes of Horsepower Inducted to Motorsports Hall of Fame
Jun 14, 2003
DETROIT, June 13 -- Three-time NASCAR Winston Cup Champion Darrell Waltrip, along with seven other motorsports legends, was inducted Thursday June 12, 2003 into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America. The 15th annual ceremony took place at the State Theatre in Detroit, Michigan. The evening also paid tribute to succes ... Continue reading
Jun 9, 2003
WELLSBORO, Pa., June 8 -- David Higgins and co-driver Daniel Barritt sprayed the victory circle crowd with champagne then turned and doused the hood of their hot Team Mitsubishi Motor Sports America's Lancer Evolution that has brought Mitsubishi Motors North America their third SCCA ProRally Championship Series win in ... Continue reading
Campbell and Hengeveld bring Honda its seventh consecutive Baja 500 victory.
Jun 4, 2003
SCORE Desert Racing Series Round 2: Baja 500, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico May 31, 2003 Campbell and Hengeveld bring Honda its seventh consecutive Baja 500 victory. Can a bike have too much power? "Never!" some would insist. But for experienced champions like Johnny Campbell and Steve Hengeveld of the Honda Off-Ro ... Continue reading
Cooper Sponsors Professional Off Road Racer
May 13, 2003
FINDLAY, Ohio, May 13 -- COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY has announced a sponsorship between Cooper Tire and veteran professional desert racer Bob Land in the 2003 SCORE (Southern California Off Road Enterprises) race series. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010404/COOPERLOGO ) Land is competing on modified Co ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo Twins Dominate Rim of the World
May 5, 2003
CYPRESS, Calif., May 4 -- Invincible. Dominating. Indestructible. Words the top competitors in the ultra-competitive Sports Car Club of America ProRally series must be thinking now that the Lancer Evolutions of Team Mitsubishi have dominated the infamous Rim of the World rally in the rain-soaked High Desert mountains o ... Continue reading
Hales Corners Speedway--4-26, full results
Apr 28, 2003
Watson Scores UMP LM Victory at Hales Corners By John Shea Franklin, Wis., Apr. 26--Jimmy Watson led flag to flag en route to winning the 2003 season-opening UMP late model feature on Saturday night at the Hales Corners Speedway. Other main event wins on the night went to Don Scheffler in the sportsmen division, Jim Zd ... Continue reading
Belgian Wins Land Rover G4 Challenge
Apr 27, 2003
American Chris Perry Finishes Close Second MOAB, Utah, April 27 -- Belgian fighter pilot Rudi Thoelen bested competitors from 15 other nations to win the first Land Rover G4 Challenge. Thoelen, 31, rappelled, mountain biked, kayaked, navigated and drove a difficult off-road course to ultimately claim the grand prize, a ... Continue reading
Subaru Rally Team USA to Debut Two New Open Class Cars at Rim of the World SCCA ProRally
Apr 23, 2003
- New Open Class Cars Will Feature More WRC Technology - CHERRY HILL, N.J., April 22 -- Subaru Rally Team USA today announced that they will debut two new Open Class cars at the 2003 SCCA Rim of the World Rally in Palmdale, CA. Returning drivers are Mark Lovell, the 2001 SCCA Open Class driver champion, and Ramana Lage ... Continue reading
Subaru Rally Team USA Heads to Rally New Zealand
Apr 11, 2003
- Ramana Lagemann to Compete in Group N Championship - CHERRY HILL, N.J., April 10 -- Subaru Rally Team USA today announced that Ramana Lagemann will compete in the 2003 Propecia Rally New Zealand. Lagemann will pilot a Group N WRX in the fourth rally of the World Rally Championship, teamed with his new co-driver for t ... Continue reading
Land Rover G4 Challenge Starts Global Adventure in New York On Sunday, March 30
Mar 27, 2003
Spirit of International Cooperation Embodied in New Event That Features Competitors Representing 16 Countries NEW YORK, March 27 -- The inaugural Land Rover G4 Challenge adventure competition will get underway on Sunday, March 30th with an extraordinary urban challenge in Manhattan. Sixteen adventure athletes -- 14 men ... Continue reading
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