News By Topic: Rally/Off Road Racing

BEAUTY TO TAME THE BEAST AT PIKES PEAK

Apr 3, 2002

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Beauty to tame the beast at pikes peak Mike Ryan Motorsports Selects Molly Morter to Drive the No. 33 Sterling CHICAGO (April 2, 2002) - Nineteen ninety-eight CIORA Off Road World Champion and Golin/Harris executive, Molly Morter, will be at the wheel of the No. 33 Sterling Hill Climb Special for ... Continue reading

Jackson to Drive Second Brumos Porsche In 2003 Daytona Prototypes Championship

Mar 29, 2002

Jackson to Drive Second Brumos Porsche In 2003 Daytona Prototypes Championship DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 29, 2002) -- Bob Snodgrass, President & CEO of Brumos Motor Cars, Inc., announced today that Brumos Porsche will field a second car in the 2003 Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototypes class. Wayne Jackson, of Co ... Continue reading

Trans-Am Series to Incorporate Pit Stops During 2002 Racing Season

Mar 28, 2002

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: T.E. McHale (727) 533-0503 TRANS-AM SERIES TO INCORPORATE PIT STOPS DURING 2002 RACING SEASON CLEARWATER, Fla. (March 27, 2002) - The Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup, North America's longest-running road racing series, has announced several competition-related rules changes f ... Continue reading

JUSTIN BELL RETURNS TO TRANS-AM IN DERHAAG CORVETTE

Mar 26, 2002

PR: JUSTIN BELL RETURNS TO TRANS-AM IN DERHAAG CORVETTE March 26, 2002 For Immediate Release Contact: Caroline B. Wright gofazt@aol.com (281) 471-4584 JUSTIN BELL RETURNS TO TRANS-AM WITH DERHAAG Del Ray, FL Justin Bell, the 2001 Trans-Am Series Rookie of the Year, will return in the #40 Derhaag Motorsports Corvette fo ... Continue reading

Powell Motorsports Returns To Victory Lane At California's Grand-Am Cup 250

Mar 26, 2002

Powell Motorsports Returns To Victory Lane At California's Grand-Am Cup 250 FONTANA, Calif. (March 24, 2002) -- Defending series champions Powell Motorsports returned to Victory Lane today after winning the Grand-Am Cup 250 on California Speedway's new road course. The #11 Sunoco/Encompass Corvette battled for the lead ... Continue reading

Catalunya Raly - news after stage 15

Mar 25, 2002

The 45 remaining cars left Lloret de Mar this morning for the final six speed tests over similar territory to yesterday’s leg. Two identical anti-clockwise loops around the town of Vic comprise 106.26km of competition. The last special stage in each loop is tough at more than 35km and includes the famous hairpin ... Continue reading

World Rally Results -- Rally Catalunya

Mar 25, 2002

Lloret de Mar, Spain (March 24, 2002) #4 Pos. Drivers Car Time 1 G. Panizzi/H. Panizzi Peugeot 206 3:34:09.0 2 R. Burns/R. Reid Peugeot 206 3:34:46.3 3 P. Bugalski/J-P. Chiaroni Citroën Xsara 3:35:22.5 4 M. Grönholm/T. Rautiainen Peugeot 206 3:35:51.7 5 P. Solberg/P. Mills Subaru Impreza 3:36:10.6 6 C. McRae/N. Grist ... Continue reading

McRae and Martin on the mark for Ford in Spain

Mar 25, 2002

Ford Rallye Sport maintained its record of scoring points on each round of the FIA World Rally Championship after battling performances by Colin McRae and Nicky Grist and team-mates Markko Martin and Michael Park on Spain’s Catalunya Rally. McRae and Martin finished sixth and eighth respectively in Ford Focus RS ... Continue reading

Three Great Ways To Enjoy Grand American 400

Mar 23, 2002

Three Great Ways To Enjoy Grand American 400 FONTANA, Calif. (March 22, 2002) -- Race fans have three great ways to enjoy Saturday's inaugural Grand American 400 on California Speedway's new road course. Whether in person, on television or via the Internet, fans can track all of the Rolex Sports Car Series racing excit ... Continue reading

Start Order & News - SCCA ProRally - Intl Cherokee Trails Rally

Mar 16, 2002

The press release text included below is also available in a formatted Word97-Word2000 document. If you would prefer to receive our press releases in that format, please send your request to: sccaprorally@aol.com. For immediate release 15 March 2002 Start Order & Late Breaking News: SCCA® ProRallysm Championship Round ... Continue reading

Hyundai Captures First SCCA ProRally Win of 2002 Season

Feb 4, 2002

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 31 -- Team strategy, along with the help of snow and ice expert Canadian driver Frank Sprongl, helped Hyundai Motorsports clinch its first 2002 SCCA ProRally win at the season opening Sno*Drift ProRally in Atlanta, MI, last weekend. At the same time, newcomer Mark Higgins scored a podium f ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Dominates Dakar Rally

Jan 17, 2002

Dakar, 01/15/2002 - The 24th Arras-Madrid-Dakar Rally was dominated by Mitsubishi off-road vehicles, with drivers using a Mitsubishi Pajero or the off-road pickup Mitsubishi L200 taking all of the top eight places. The 9,436-km race was won by Japan’s Hiroshi Masuoka, who came in 22 minutes ahead of last year&#82 ... Continue reading

Motorsports 2002 Recap - Great Fun!

Jan 17, 2002

----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Southers" <usar@bellsouth.net> To: "Tim Southers" <usar@bellsouth.net> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 4:33 PM Subject: Fw: Motorsports 2002 Recap > > For Immediate Release > > > Mike Milliron > USAR Northern Division Media Relations Manager > (814) 629-1391 > usar@bellsouth.ne ... Continue reading

Subaru Rally Team USA Gears up for 2002 SCCA ProRally Season

Jan 16, 2002

CHERRY HILL, N.J. Jan. 15 -- Subaru Rally Team USA announced that Ramana Lagemann has joined the team in its effort to capture back-to-back SCCA ProRally Driver's and overall Manufacturer's Championships for the 2002 season. Lagemann will pilot a second WRX in the SCCA ProRally Open class, replacing 2001 Group N Driver ... Continue reading

Inaugural Season Champions Honored in Daytona

Jan 7, 2002

Inaugural Season Champions Honored in Daytona DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (January 7, 2002) - The Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Series inaugural season champions were honored at DAYTONA USA over the weekend. John Powell and his Powell Motorsports was honored as the Super Grand Sport team owner champion, while his son Devon Powell ... Continue reading