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Pastrana/Edstrom win first event of 2007 Rally-America season
Atlanta, MI - Subaru Rally Team USA driver and defending Rally
America National Champion Travis Pastrana has won the Sno*Drift Rally,
Round 1 of the 2007 Rally America National Championship. The 23
year-old Subaru Impreza WRX STI driver overcame pressure from a stacked
field of veteran drivers to win by a mere six seconds. Pastrana's
Subaru Rally Team USA teammate Ken Block finished the event 6th
Overall. Travis and Christian beat Tanner Foust and Scott Crouch
by only 6 seconds to take first, and Andy Pinker and Robbie Durant
rounded out the podium.
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Pastrana/Edstrom sign new contract with Subaru and are headed to WRC
Burlington, VT - Subaru Rally Team USA announced today that it will enter its 23
year-old star rally driver, Travis Pastrana, in select World Rally Championship
events in 2007, 2008 and 2009. In addition to defending his Rally America title in 2007,
Pastrana will drive a Subaru Impreza WRX STI–based rally car in three World
Rally Championship (WRC) events in the Group N class. Then in 2008 and 2009
SRT-USA will officially enter Pastrana in the Production World Rally
Championship (P-WRC), a support series that runs concurrent with the top tier
World Rally Championship.
Christian will be co-driving for Travis in both the 2007 Rally America Championship, and also in the selected WRC events.
Earlier
in the month, Travis and Christian wrapped up another victory at the
rain-shortened Wild West Rally on December 1-3, 2006 in Olympia,
WA. Patrick Richard and Mark Williams took 2nd and SRTUSA
teammates Ken Block and Alex Gelsomino took 3rd place and 2nd place in
the 2007 Rally America championship.
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Pastrana/Edstrom are 2006 Rally America National Champions
Houghton, MI - Subaru Rally Team USA driver Travis Pastrana has secured
the Overall Driver's title of 2006 Rally America National Championship
by finishing third at the Lake Superior Performance Rally.
Pastrana held a strong lead in the championship coming into the
event this weekend and needed only a 6th place or better to
mathematically secure the title. However, Pastrana's chief rival
Matt Iorio crashed out of the rally early on Friday thus handing
Pastrana the title with day two of the rally, as well as the final
round of the season still to come. The event was won by Subaru
Rally Team USA driver Ken Block and co-driver Alex Gelsomino.
The team's final event of the season is the Wild West Rally on December 1-3, 2006 in Olympia, WA.
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Three in a Row! Pastrana/Edstrom Win Colorado Cog Rally
Steamboat Springs, CO - Subaru Rally Team USA driver Travis Pastrana
and his co-driver Christian Edstrom have won the Colorado Cog
Rally, Round 7 of the Rally America National Championship. The 22
year-old freestyle motocross legend and rising rally star
won eight of the fifteen competition stages and claimed
victory in his 2006 Subaru Impreza WRX STI rally car. This marks
Pastrana's third rally win in a row after winning Gold at the X
Games Rally then claiming victory at last month's Ojibwe Forest Rally.
Travis and Christian need now only score a sixth place finish at
either of the final events of the season to win the Rally America
Championship.
The team's next event is the Lake Superior Rally on October 20-21, 2006 in Houghton, MI.
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Pastrana/Edstrom Win Ojibwe Forests Rally
Bemidji, MN - Subaru Rally Team USA driver Travis Pastrana and
co-driver
Christian Edstrom have won the Ojibwe Forests Rally, Round 6 of the
2006 Rally
America National Championship. With this win, Travis and
Christian are firmly in the lead of the Rally America Championship,
with 91 points to 59 points for the second-place driver, Matt Iorio.
The win was Travis and Christian's first overall Rally
America series win.
The team's next event is the Colorado Cog Rally on September 20-22, 2006 in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
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Pastrana/Edstrom Win Rally Gold at X Games 12
Los Angeles, CA - The first ever X Games Rally has ended in spectacular fashion with Travis
Pastrana edging out WRC legend and Subaru teammate Colin McRae to win Gold at
the wheel of his BFGoodrich Tires shod Subaru Impreza WRX STI rally car.
But it was Colin McRae who stole the show after he rolled his Sobe No
Fear Subaru on the final jump of the course, landed on his wheels and drove to
the finish for the Silver Medal. Subaru Rally Team USA driver Ken
Block, and his co-driver Alex Gelsomino, netted 3rd and the Bronze
Medal. The event was broadcast live on ABC and thrilled thousands
of new fans at The Home Depot Center in Los Angeles. It was a
clean sweep for Subaru and Vermont SportsCar as all three cars on the podium
were Vermont SportsCar prepared Subaru Impreza WRX STI rally cars.
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Pastrana
Warms Up For X Games Rally With A Podium Finish in Maine; Leads Rally
America Championship
Bethel, ME - Subaru Rally Team USA driver Travis Pastrana and co-driver
Christian Edstrom have finished 2nd Overall on the rough and rocky
logging roads of the Maine Forest Rally, Round 5 of the 2006 Rally
America National Championship. The 22-year-old 2006 Subaru Impreza WRX
STI driver faced stiff competition from several drivers in the hunt for
the final two X Games Rally invites, but was able to stay consistent
and trouble free all weekend. The strong finish catapults Pastrana well
in to the lead of the Overall standings of the hotly contested 2006
Rally America National Championship. Pastrana will headline the first
ever X Games Rally at ESPN's X Games 12 in Los Angeles August 2nd
through 5th. The Maine Forest Rally was won by Ramana
Lagemann and Michael Fennel.
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June
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Pastrana/Edstrom
finish second at STPR
Atlanta,
MI - Subaru Rally Team USA driver
Travis Pastrana and co-driver Christian
Edstrom have finished 2nd Overall on the damp high speed gravel roads
of the Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally (STPR). The 21
year old X Games star battled one of the strongest fields of rally
drivers ever assembled at a North American event, while struggling to
overcome severe illness which had him in the emergency room just hours
prior to the rally start. The strong result vaults Pastrana
into a tie at the top of the season standings of the Rally America
National Championship, with four of nine rounds completed.
Ken
Block and Alex Gelsomino unfortunately were forced to retire from the
event due to a rollover. Both were unhurt.
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Pastrana/Edstrom
finish second at Oregon Trail Rally
Portland,
OR - The final leg of
the 2006 Oregon Trail Rally went off without a hitch
for SRT USA. Although not able to claim a win at this event, the team
had a dual podium finish with Travis Pastrana & Christian
Edstrom
sliding into second place with Ken Block & Alex Gelsomino right
behind in third. Andrew Pinker (AUS) and Robbie Durant (GB) won the
event.
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Block/Gelsomino
win at 100 Acre Wood. Pastrana/Edstrom
DNF.
Salem,
MO -
The 100 Acre Wood rally was a disappointment for Travis and I, as we
crashed out on SS 9, while in 2nd place to our teammates, Ken Block and
Alex Gelsomino. Ken and Alex went on to win the event, and
Travis and I would like to extend our congratulations to them.
Congrats, boys!
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Pastrana/Edstrom
finish second at Sno*Drift Rally
Atlanta,
MI -
The Sno*Drift rally was a great success for SRT USA,
with Travis Pastrana and Christian Edstrom clinching 2nd place overall,
and Ken Block and Alex Gelsomino in the sister car not far behind in
fourth overall.
Travis and Christian led the rally after nine stages, but on the first
run through one of the longest stages on the rally, Travis and
Christian ran over a
rock in the road, immediately flattening both right tires, thirteen
miles into the twenty five mile stage. With only one spare,
the
team was forced to drive out on a flat rear tire and lost six minutes
on the stage. With a spirited drive, Travis and Christian
were
able to recapture about four and a half minutes by the end of the
rally, but ended up 1 minute 11 seconds behind the eventual
winner, Andrew Comrie-Picard.
The team's next event is the 100 Acre Wood Rally, in Salem, Missouri.
After that, they head directly to Leon, Mexico to run WRC
Mexico.
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Pastrana/Edstrom
to lead Subaru Rally Team USA for 2006
Cherry
Hill, NJ - Subaru of America, Inc. today
announced it has signed Supercross and
Motorcross Champion, multi-time X Games gold medalist, and
up-and-coming rally star Travis Pastrana to lead Subaru Rally Team USA
(SRT USA). Under the terms of the multi-year agreement, Travis Pastrana
will challenge for the title in the Rally America National Championship
piloting his world-class 2006 Subaru Impreza WRX.
SRT USA consists of a two-car team led by Travis Pastrana. Joining Mr.
Pastrana is the co-founder and president of DC Shoes and 2005 Rally
America Rookie of the Year, Ken Block. The pair will drive in nine
Rally America events in their 2006 Subaru Impreza WRX vehicles prepared
by Subaru Motorsports partner, Vermont SportsCar.
Co-drivers will be Christian Edstrom, partnering Travis, and Alex
Gelsomino, partnering Ken.
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Pastrana/Edstrom
finish 2nd at Lake Superior Rally
The DC Shoes/RedBull/Vermont SportsCar supported team of Travis
Pastrana and Christian Edstrom finished 2rd in class and 2nd Overall at
the Lake Superior Rally. The brother and sister team of
Patrick and Nathalie Richard took the overall win.
The second place finish nets Travis the 5th spot overall, and 4th place
in Group N driver points. Christian finishes 4th overall and
3rd
in Group N among co-drivers. And our teammate, Ken Block, won
the
Rookie of the Year award. Congratulations, Ken!
Christian would like to thank Subaru of America, DC Shoes, Red Bull,
Vermont SportsCar, Alpinestars, Michelin, PIAA, SportsOptical.com, and
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Pastrana/Edstrom
end Colorado Cog rally in spectacular crash.
The DC Shoes/RedBull/Vermont SportsCar supported team of Travis
Pastrana and Christian Edstrom ended the Colorado Cog rally in
spectacular fashion this weekend.
In a very well-documented accident, the team entered a !L5-/Cr
-> R4
a little too quickly, and hit a culvert on the outside of the L5-.
The car flipped into the air, and rolled 8 times, coming to
rest
on the co-driver door. Neither Travis nor Christian were
injured.
To see the video of the accident, turn your browser to Vermont
SportsCar
and click on the crumpled car. The site has one external and
two
in-car views of the accident, and commentaries from Travis,
Christian, and Morgan Segal, a photographer on the scene.
Travis and Christian's next event is the Lake Superior Rally in
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Pastrana/Edstrom
finish 2nd at Ojibwe Forest Rally.
The DC Shoes/RedBull/Vermont SportsCar supported team of Travis
Pastrana and Christian Edstrom finished 2rd in class and 3rd Overall at
the Ojibwe Forest Rally. The winner was former WRC champion
Stig
Blomqvist and Ana Goni.
Travis
and Christian had a number of challenges on Friday night, including a
broken driveshaft and a puncture, which caused them to fall as low as
7th overall. Saturday brought a SuperSpecial at the Bemidji
Speedway and a number of fine forest stages. Some inspired
driving from Travis got the team back to 3rd place overall, but it
wasn't quite enough to overcome the deficit from Friday and
catch
Stig or Matt Iorio.
The team's next event is the Colorado Cog rally in Steamboat Springs,
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Pastrana/Edstrom
DNF at Maine Forest Rally.
The DC Shoes/RedBull/Vermont SportsCar supported team of Travis
Pastrana and Christian Edstrom failed to finish this weekend's Maine
Forest Rally, due to an accident on special stage 4.
The team got off to a very quick start, setting the 2nd fastest time on
SS2. However, on SS4, the car went off-road in a
medium speed right hand turn over crest. Entering the turn, the car
went wide onto some loose gravel and the left rear corner hit a small
tree and spun the car around, sending it into a shallow ditch, and
coming to a rest facing backwards. Travis and
Christian were totally uninjured, but surveyed the damage to the car
and determined that they would be forced
to withdraw from the event. Watch for the comeback at next
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Pastrana/Edstrom
finish 3rd at Pikes Peak.
The DC Shoes/RedBull/Vermont SportsCar supported team of Travis
Pastrana and Christian Edstrom finished 3rd in class at the Pikes Peak
International Hillclimb.
The team drove a fairly conservative event in order to ensure a finish
on the treacherous slopes of the 14,000 foot mountain, and collected
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Pastrana/Edstrom
finish 6th in Class in Pennsylvania Rally.
The DC Shoes/RedBull/Vermont SportsCar supported team of Travis
Pastrana and Christian Edstrom finished 6th in class at the
Susquehannock Trails Rally this past weekend. The team was in
second place in Gr.N going into SS6, when they bent a control arm on a
bank in a slow right hand corner. The team lost additional
time
on SS7 when the control arm caused the team to spin and get stuck for
some minutes.
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Pastrana/Edstrom
finish 2nd Overall at Oregon Trail Rally.
The DC Shoes/RedBull/Vermont SportsCar supported team of Travis
Pastrana and Christian Edstrom finished second overall at the 2005
Oregon Trail Rally, based in Hillsboro, Oregon. The event was
Christian and Travis's first pairing since their fourth place finish at
last year's Rim of the World Rally. The team started
conservatively, but picked up their speed toward the end of the event,
and finished second overall. 1984 World Rally Champion Stig
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Block/Edstrom finish 7th Overall at Sno*Drift Rally.
The DC Shoes/Vermont SportsCar supported team of Ken Block and
Christian Edstrom finished seventh overall at the 2005 Sno*Drift Rally,
based in Atlanta, Michigan. The event was Ken’s
first snow rally, and the goal of the event was to gain experience on
the snow surface and gain better seeding for improved start positions
at future events. The team started the event 43rd on the road,
and finished 7th overall. The event was won by the team of
Patrick and Nathalie Richard.
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Pastrana/Edstrom finish
3rd in class and 4th Overall at Rim of the World Rally.
The Vermont SportsCar / Sobe / Puma / AlpineStars-supported team of
Travis Pastrana and Christian Edstrom finished fourth overall at the
Rim of the World ProRally, held May 7-8, 2004, in Palmdale, California.
The event was Travis’s first gravel rally, and the team was
very satisfied with the result, including setting a fast time of the
day on special stage 12. Teammates Ramana Lagemann and Michael Orr
finished 3rd overall.
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Edstrom finishes 2nd
Overall in Co-Driver Championship
The Team Mitsubishi Motorsports America team of Lauchlin O'Sullivan and
Christian Edstrom finished fifth overall at the Lake Superior ProRally,
held October 17-18, 2003. The finish ensured a 2nd place overall finish
for co-driver Christian Edstrom. The 1st overall co-driver title was
won by teammate Daniel Barritt.
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Mitsubishi wins Manufacturer and
Driver's Championships in Minnesota!
Team Mitsubishi Motorsports America finished 1st and 3rd on this
weekend's Ojibwe Forest Rally, held in Bemidji, MN. The finish secures
the 2003 SCCA ProRally Championship Manufacturer title for Mitsubishi
Motors, and makes David Higgins and Daniel Barritt series champions for
the second consecutive year. Additionally, the 3rd place finish
strengthens Lauchlin O'Sullivan and Christian Edstrom's second place in
the championship, where they are still fending off the pursuit of the
Ford Focus SVT of Tim O'Neil and Alex Gelsomino. Our next event is the
Wild West ProRally, held September 6-7 in Olympia, Washington.
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Mitsubishi scores 1-2 punch in Maine.
Team Mitsubishi Motorsports America finished 1st and 2nd on this
weekend's Maine Forest Rally. The Maine Forest Rally is headquartered
at the Sunday River Resort in Bethel, Maine, and features some of the
fastest stages in the SCCA ProRally Championship. Undaunted by the
speeds and the wet weather, David Higgins and Daniel Barritt pressed on
for the win, and Lauchlin O'Sullivan and Christian Edstrom came in
equal second, in a rare tie with Paul Choinere and Jeff Becker, running
the ex-works 2003 Hyundai Tiburon.The team was delighted with the 1-2
result, and the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution rally cars, which were, as
usual, quick and reliable.Our next event is the Ojibwe Forests Rally,
held August 22-23 in Bemidji, Minnesota.
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Mitsubishi scores 1st and 3rd on weekend marred by Tragedy.
This weekend's Oregon Trail ProRally was marred by tragedy with the
deaths of competitors Mark Lovell and Roger Freeman on Saturday
morning. All of our thoughts are with their families. Mark and Roger
were fierce competitors and wonderful people. When I finished on the
podium at Rim, for my first overall podium, no one was happier for me,
or more congratulatory than Mark. We'll all miss Mark and Roger, who
brought serious levels of both professionalism and fun to our sport.
Godspeed! The organizers and SCCA, conferring with Subaru of America
and Prodrive, elected to continue the rally in honor of Mark and Roger.
Running a slightly abbreviated schedule, the Mitsubishi team took 1st
(Higgins/Barritt) and 3rd (O'Sullivan/Edstrom). Tim O'Neil and Alex
Gelsomino finished 2nd in the Air Force Reserve Ford Focus SVT. Our
next event is the Maine Forest Rally, held August 1-2 in Rumford, Maine.
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Team Mitsubishi Motor Sports America struggle at Pikes Peak
International Hillclimb
The Mitsubishi Motor Sports America team had a struggle this past
weekend at Pikes Peak. Lauchlin O'Sullivan and Christian Edstrom
suffered a terminal engine failure with approximately 1.5 miles left to
run, but managed to nurse the car along a bit further. The damage
finally sidelined the car a mere 800 yards from the finish. Teammates
David Higgins and Daniel Barritt were only slightly luckier, suffering
a driveline problem and eventually finishing in approximately 30
minutes. The event winners were Mark Lovell and Roger Freeman from the
Subaru of America team.With PPIHC out of the way, we're looking forward
to running the Oregon Trail ProRally in a few weeks.
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Team Mitsubishi Motor Sports America takes 1st at STPR.
O'Sullivan/Edstrom DNF due to deer! David Higgins and Daniel Barritt
scored an unprecedented third straight win at the Susquehannock Trails
ProRally. Teammates Lauchlin O'Sullivan and Christian Edstrom were not
as lucky, as their day ended with an accident that occurred while
trying to avoid a deer on SS6. The deer jumped onto the road about
10-15 feet in front of the car, as we were traveling about 95 mph on
SS6. Lauchlin tried to avoid hitting the deer, and damaged the
radiatior and intercooler, forcing us to retire. It was doubly
disappointing, as we were running 1-2 on the road behind David, and
both Subaru cars had retired. But things like this are what continue to
make rally the most exciting motorsport in the world. Force Majeure,
indeed. Our next event is the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb, held
June 28, in Colorado Springs, Colorado
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Team Mitsubishi Motor Sports America
takes 1st and 3rd at Rim of the World
Team Mitsubishi Motor Sports America extended its lead in the SCCA
ProRally Manufacturer's Championship, with a win and a third place at
the Rim of the World Pro Rally in Palmdale, California. Driver David
Higgins and co-driver Daniel Barritt took first place with a commanding
drive on Friday evening and the Saturday stages, which were abbreviated
by torrential rain. California native Lauchlin O'Sullivan drove a
comfortable pace to take third place and his first podium finish with
Mitsubishi. With this win and third place, we've significantly extended
the Mitsubishi lead in the manufacturer's championship. Congratulations
to David and Daniel on the win, and thanks for a great ride to
Lauchlin. And thanks to Mitsubishi, MEM, and Vermont SportsCar for the
exceptional car!
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Edstrom tests with Team Mitsubishi
Motor Sports America
I spent yesterday in Southern California, attending a pre-event test
with Team Mitsubishi Motor Sports America. Lauchlin and I had the
opportunity to work together on a number of test stages, and get
comfortable in the car, as well as continue to develop tire choices and
suspension settings. Additionally, I had the chance to meet with the
management, the technicians, Lauchlin, David, and Daniel. The precision
and coordination of the team was impressive, and incorporating a
temporary co-driver proved seamless. It was an exceptional pleasure to
work with the team, and I'm thrilled to have been asked to help them
achieve their goals this year.Now, it's two weeks preparation before
the event. I'll be meeting the team at Rim of the World on Wednesday,
April 30.
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