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L’Estage, Richard Rally America champions
Posted on30. Jul, 2010 by Dean.
Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard are on their way through a successful 2010 rally season, winning the New England Forest rally and clinching the Rally America title. The team clinched the title in their first full season of competition in the US, breaking the four year streak of Travis Pastrana.
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The Group B years – Audi
Posted on17. Feb, 2010 by Dean.
The second instalment in an ongoing series by Alan Ockwell, looking at the Group B era of World Rally.
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Group B: Intro to the Glory Years
Posted on24. Jan, 2010 by Dean.
Canadian rally champion co-driver Alan Ockwell takes a look at a legendary time in the history of rallying – the Group B era. Where did it come from, and why did it go away? Read on!
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Ontario Sweep crew nears 100 career rallies
Posted on21. Jun, 2009 by Dean.
Over 20 years ago, Bob Boland had a conversation with some Ontario rallyists and found himself stepping into the role of Sweep – the crew that pulls out your car after you’ve stuffed it.
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On the Limit: Ken Block and Rally
Posted on19. Nov, 2008 by Dean.
Four years ago, a brand new driver arrived at the Rally of the Tall Pines for his rally debut. After an off road excursion that ended his event, the driver left Bancroft and didn't return until 2007. In the years between events, that driver went from an unknown to one of the top names in [...]
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From the Right Seat: Riding Shotgun with Pat Richard
Posted on27. Mar, 2008 by Warwick.
By Alan Ockwell I was fortunate to be invited to a winter test session with two-time Canadian and Rally America champion Patrick Richard. Following the successful test, we ran the Perce-Neige rally, the first event in the 2008 Canadian rally championship. So what’s it like to run with one of the very best drivers in [...]
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From The Right Seat: Why Co-Drive?
Posted on03. Feb, 2008 by Warwick.
by Alan Ockwell If someone randomly stopped you on the street and asked you if you wanted to ride in a car with a madman, bombing down forest roads at ridiculous speeds, while reading some form of hieroglyphics at a machine gun pace, how would you respond? Yeah, the basic idea seems like something that [...]




