2010 Rally America season
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The 2010 Rally America season is the sixth season of Rally America
. The season consists of 6 rallies and began on January 29, with the Sno* Drift National Rally in Michigan. They will also be hosting 3 rally-cross competitions in the fall at New Jersey Motor Sports Park. The Rally in the 100 Acre Wood had Ken Block in a Ford Fiesta was the first time in 10 years that Ford has been on the podium. It also marked the first time since 2004 that a Subaru was not on the podium, and the first time in history that a Subaru
has not won the championship.
Antoine L'Estage
won the Open championship, winning the rallies in Susquehannock and New England to give him an eventual 27-point winning margin over William Bacon. In the other classes, Patrick Moro won the Super Production Championship, and Christopher Duplessis won the championship for 2WD cars.
Rally America
The Rally America National Championship is the national championship of rallying events in the United States. The inaugural season was in 2005. Rally America was also the name given to the organization that sanctioned the championship, was briefly rebranded to RallyCar in July 2010, then reverted...
. The season consists of 6 rallies and began on January 29, with the Sno* Drift National Rally in Michigan. They will also be hosting 3 rally-cross competitions in the fall at New Jersey Motor Sports Park. The Rally in the 100 Acre Wood had Ken Block in a Ford Fiesta was the first time in 10 years that Ford has been on the podium. It also marked the first time since 2004 that a Subaru was not on the podium, and the first time in history that a Subaru
Subaru
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has not won the championship.
Antoine L'Estage
Antoine L'Estage
Antoine L'Estage is a Canadian rally driver who has won rallies in both Canada and America. He currently lives in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec.-Rally:...
won the Open championship, winning the rallies in Susquehannock and New England to give him an eventual 27-point winning margin over William Bacon. In the other classes, Patrick Moro won the Super Production Championship, and Christopher Duplessis won the championship for 2WD cars.
Schedule
| Dates | Rally | Open Winner | SP Winner | 2WD Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29–30 January | Sno*Drift | Travis Pastrana Travis Pastrana Travis Alan Pastrana is an American motorsports competitor and stunt performer who has won championships and X Games gold medals in several events, including supercross, motocross, freestyle motocross, and rally racing. He runs a show called Nitro Circus with some of his friends... |
Travis Hanson | Christopher Duplessis |
| 26–27 February | Rally in the 100 Acre Wood | Ken Block Ken Block (rally driver) Ken Block is a professional rally driver with the Monster World Rally Team. Block is also one of the co-founders and recently appointed Chief Brand Officer of DC Shoes... |
Travis Hanson | Christopher Duplessis |
| 24–25 April | Olympus Rally Olympus Rally The Olympus Rally is an event in the motorsport of rallying. While it has usually been run as a national rally, in 1986-1988, it was a round in the FIA World Rally Championship, the most recent time a WRC rally has been run in the United States.... |
Travis Pastrana | Ramana Lagemann Ramana Lagemann Ramana Lagemann is an American rally car driver, who started his professional career driving for Subaru of America in 2002. He remained a Subaru factory driver through 2004. He has competed at the X Games Rally in 2006 and 2007, and has multiple wins in SCCA Group N and Open class.-References:... |
Christopher Duplessis |
| 14–16 May | Oregon Trail Rally | Andrew Comrie-Picard Andrew Comrie-Picard Andrew Comrie-Picard is an X Games athlete, professional race car driver, stunt driver, automotive journalist, and TV personality. He left a career as a New York City entertainment lawyer to pursue his passion for racing... |
Patrick Moro | Dillon Van Way |
| 4–5 June | Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally is an annual rally racing event held in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania. STPR is currently the fifth Rally America National Rally Championship event of the season.- Past Winners :... |
Antoine L'Estage Antoine L'Estage Antoine L'Estage is a Canadian rally driver who has won rallies in both Canada and America. He currently lives in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec.-Rally:... |
Ramana Lagemann | Christopher Duplessis |
| 16–17 July | New England Forest Rally New England Forest Rally The New England Forest Rally is a performance rally event in New Hampshire and Maine, United States. Originally known as the Maine Forest Rally, it first appeared in 1991 as a winter rally... |
Antoine L'Estage Antoine L'Estage Antoine L'Estage is a Canadian rally driver who has won rallies in both Canada and America. He currently lives in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec.-Rally:... |
Ramana Lagemann | Lauchlin O'Sullivan |
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| Dates | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 30–31 July | Rally Car Racing | Tanner Foust Tanner Foust Tanner Foust is a professional racing driver, stunt driver, and television host. He competes in rally, drift, ice racing, time attack and rallycross with multiple podium placements and national championships. He is a co-host on the American version of the motoring television series, Top... |
Brian Deegan | Antoine L'Estage Antoine L'Estage Antoine L'Estage is a Canadian rally driver who has won rallies in both Canada and America. He currently lives in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec.-Rally:... Andrew Comrie-Picard Andrew Comrie-Picard Andrew Comrie-Picard is an X Games athlete, professional race car driver, stunt driver, automotive journalist, and TV personality. He left a career as a New York City entertainment lawyer to pursue his passion for racing... |
| Rally Car SuperRally | Tanner Foust Tanner Foust Tanner Foust is a professional racing driver, stunt driver, and television host. He competes in rally, drift, ice racing, time attack and rallycross with multiple podium placements and national championships. He is a co-host on the American version of the motoring television series, Top... |
Brian Deegan | Samuel Hübinette Samuel Hubinette Samuel Hübinette, aka The Crazy Swede , is a Swedish professional race car driver and Hollywood stunt driver. He started working as a test driver for Volvo Cars... |
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| Rallycross events [AWD listed first] | ||||
| Dates | Event | Pole position | B Final Winner | A Final Winner |
| 28–29 August | NJMP Rallycross #1 | Tanner Foust Tanner Foust Tanner Foust is a professional racing driver, stunt driver, and television host. He competes in rally, drift, ice racing, time attack and rallycross with multiple podium placements and national championships. He is a co-host on the American version of the motoring television series, Top... Josh Wimpey |
Christopher Duplessis Brian Johnston |
Tanner Foust Tanner Foust Tanner Foust is a professional racing driver, stunt driver, and television host. He competes in rally, drift, ice racing, time attack and rallycross with multiple podium placements and national championships. He is a co-host on the American version of the motoring television series, Top... Josh Wimpey |
| 2–3 October | NJMP Rallycross #2 | Dave Mirra Dave Mirra David Michael "Dave" Mirra is an American BMX athlete, Subaru Rally Team USA driver and business owner. Mirra holds the record for most X-Games medals, standing and has medaled in every X Games since they started in 1995. His current medal count as of July 31, 2009 in the X Games is 24... Dillon Van Way |
Liam Doran Eric Vlasic |
Tanner Foust Tanner Foust Tanner Foust is a professional racing driver, stunt driver, and television host. He competes in rally, drift, ice racing, time attack and rallycross with multiple podium placements and national championships. He is a co-host on the American version of the motoring television series, Top... Matthew Johnson |
| 6–7 November | NJMP Rallycross #3 | Liam Doran Dillon Van Way |
Travis Pastrana Travis Pastrana Travis Alan Pastrana is an American motorsports competitor and stunt performer who has won championships and X Games gold medals in several events, including supercross, motocross, freestyle motocross, and rally racing. He runs a show called Nitro Circus with some of his friends... Jordan Guitar |
Toomas Heikkinen Matthew Johnson |
Open
Only the top 10 competitors are listed, as well as other well-known racers.| Pos | Driver | Car | Year | Points | Wins | Podiums |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antoine L'Estage Antoine L'Estage Antoine L'Estage is a Canadian rally driver who has won rallies in both Canada and America. He currently lives in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec.-Rally:... |
Mitsubishi Evo Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, colloquially known as the Lancer Evo or Evo, is a high-performance sedan manufactured by Mitsubishi Motors. There have been ten official versions to date, and the designation of each model is most commonly a roman numeral... |
2009 | 109 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | William Bacon | Mitsubishi Evo | 2006 | 82 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Travis Pastrana Travis Pastrana Travis Alan Pastrana is an American motorsports competitor and stunt performer who has won championships and X Games gold medals in several events, including supercross, motocross, freestyle motocross, and rally racing. He runs a show called Nitro Circus with some of his friends... |
Subaru WRX STi | 2010 | 46 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Ramana Lagemann Ramana Lagemann Ramana Lagemann is an American rally car driver, who started his professional career driving for Subaru of America in 2002. He remained a Subaru factory driver through 2004. He has competed at the X Games Rally in 2006 and 2007, and has multiple wins in SCCA Group N and Open class.-References:... |
Subaru WRX STi | 2010 | 42 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Patrick Moro | Subaru WRX STi | 2005 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Andrew Comrie-Picard Andrew Comrie-Picard Andrew Comrie-Picard is an X Games athlete, professional race car driver, stunt driver, automotive journalist, and TV personality. He left a career as a New York City entertainment lawyer to pursue his passion for racing... |
Mitsubishi Evo | 2010 | 36 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Dave Mirra Dave Mirra David Michael "Dave" Mirra is an American BMX athlete, Subaru Rally Team USA driver and business owner. Mirra holds the record for most X-Games medals, standing and has medaled in every X Games since they started in 1995. His current medal count as of July 31, 2009 in the X Games is 24... |
Subaru WRX STi | 2010 | 36 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Travis Hanson | Subaru WRX STi | 2007 | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Joseph Burke | Subaru WRX STi | 2008 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Jimmy Keeney | Subaru WRX STi | 2007 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
Super Production
This is the top 5 of the current competitors.| Pos | Driver | Car | Points | Wins | Podiums |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Moro | Subaru WRX STi | 75 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Ramana Lagemann Ramana Lagemann Ramana Lagemann is an American rally car driver, who started his professional career driving for Subaru of America in 2002. He remained a Subaru factory driver through 2004. He has competed at the X Games Rally in 2006 and 2007, and has multiple wins in SCCA Group N and Open class.-References:... |
Subaru WRX STi | 67 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Jimmy Keeney | Subaru WRX STi | 65 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Travis Hanson | Subaru WRX STi | 64 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Timothy Rooney | Subaru WRX STi | 57 | 0 | 3 |
2 Wheel Drive
This is the top 5 of the current competitors.| Pos | Driver | Car | Points | Wins | Podiums |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Duplessis | Volkswagen GTI | 122 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Dillon Van Way | Ford Focus | 72 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | John Conley | Dodge SRT-4 Dodge SRT-4 The Dodge SRT-4 is a sport compact car manufactured by Dodge from 2003-2005. A turbocharged variant of the Neon, the car was developed by DaimlerChrysler's in house PVO tuner group. PVO was officially renamed SRT in 2004. The "4" in the SRT-4's name denotes the number of cylinders of the engine... |
54 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Nick Allen | Ford Focus | 36 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Gary Wiggin | Volkswagen GTI | 31 | 0 | 1 |