KEN BLOCK AND ALEX GELSOMINO WIN CAREER SEVENTH RALLY IN THE 100 ACRE WOOD
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Dillon Van Way and co-driver Andrew Edwards kept their podium streak alive with a Super Production second place finish only 48.3 seconds behind the leader. Van Way and Edwards have seen immediate success since entering SP competition from the Two-Wheel Drive ranks. They have entered four Rally America rounds in their SP Class car and have stood on the podium each time. 2013 Super Production champs, David Sterckx and Karen Jankowski, rounded out the finishers in third place. Overheating problems plagued the team and they spent the entire event trading positions with Evan Cline and Greg Dorman until the very last stage when Sterckx and Jankowski finalized third place. The Super Production Class lost a big contender before the race even started. Lauchlin O'Sullivan and Scott Putnam lost control on a practice stage hitting a tree in the co-driver's front quarter. The team recently won at Sno*Drift in January and were favorites entering the 100 Acre Wood Rally. See the crash video here: http://vimeo.com/87311998 Ford Racing's Andrew Comrie-Picard (ACP) with Ole Holter won the Two-Wheel Drive (2WD) category in their Team O'Neil prepared Ford Fiesta, outlasting second place Scion Racing's Matthew Johnson and Jeremy Wimpey. However, both drivers spent most of the event chasing after 2WD leaders Will Hudson and Brian Szykowny, until damage sustained from a big jump forced Hudson out of the race. Both ACP and Johnson have 2WD victories under their belts, but Johnson holds onto the 2WD points standing lead. 'This event was really confidence inspiring,' commented Comrie-Picard, 'This event really favors high horsepower for faster speeds, but we were exact with the Ford Fiesta and we did what we came here to do. ' Third place in 2WD went to brothers Troy and Jeremy Miller, who entered just their second national event and have stood on the podium both times. Team Honda Research's James Robinson and James Guitar won their second consecutive B-SPEC Class in a Honda Fit against Tracy Gardiner and Tabitha Lohr in their Toyota Yaris. The Tresspassers Wil Regional Rally and 100 Acre Wood Regional Rally was won by Evan Cline and Jake Blattner. The drivers were also in national SP contention and finished fourth in class and seventh overall. The Rally in the 100 Acre Wood was forced to cancel Stage 11 when an unrelated automotive emergency closed the highway on the transit route. Rally America is proudly supported by Subaru of America, Inc., Ford Racing, Honda Performance Development, Exedy Racing Clutches, VP Racing Fuels, Streetwise Parts and GoPro. About Rally America Based in Williston, VT, Rally America, Inc. sanctions the Rally America National Championship, which consists of eight national-level events in 2014 located at a variety of venues across the country, from Portland, Oregon to Newry, Maine. For more information regarding Rally America's National Championship or the sport of performance rally, visit www.rally-america.com.
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