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León, Mexico -- The Fiesta S2000 got off to a flying start in the opening round of the Super 2000 World Rally Championship (S-WRC) in Mexico this weekend with M-Sport’s new generation rally car nabbing the top two podium spots.

Rally Mexico marks the fourth consecutive rally win for Qatar’s Nasser Al-Attiyah in 2011 so far and his first S-WRC victory. The recent Dakar Rally champion dominated the S-WRC from start to finish this weekend, using his experience to manipulate his Fiesta S2000 round the dusty rock-strewn stages in central America. more...

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León, Mexico -- Reigning FIA World Rally Champions Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena claimed their first win of the season today, taking their fifth victory in Rally Guanajuato Mexico, the second round of the FIA World Rally Championship. After yet more dramatic action over the closing stages, Ford’s Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen finished second with team-mates Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila third. more...

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Salem, MO, USA -- Defending three-time Rally America Central Region Group 2 Champion Chris Greenhouse scored his second National podium of 2011 with a second place finish at the Rally in the 100 Acre Wood in Salem, Missouri.  more...

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Salem, MO, USA -- Mazda Driver Wyatt Knox took his first National two wheel drive class win this past weekend at Rally in the 100 Acre Wood based in Salem, Missouri, the second round of the Rally America National Championship Series.

The victory was greatly attributed to two days of clean driving by Knox and excellent in-car communication with his new teammate Ole Holter, the 2010 Super Production Co-Driver Champion. The team’s finish boosts Knox in National 2WD standings to 2nd, just 2 points behind Ford Fiesta driver Dillon Van Way. more...

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Salem, MO, USA -- Travis and Terry Hanson claimed the Super Production Class win at the Rally in the 100 Acre Wood with their 2007 Subaru Impreza STi, finishing in 4th place overall. Combined with the team’s historic overall victory at the season opener, Sno*Drift Rally, they remain the overall leaders of the 2011 Rally America championship.

“The goal for this race was to stay focused and clean,” said Travis. “We had to be sure we finished well to score overall points against the faster open class competitors.” more...

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Salem, MO, USA -- Subaru of America, Inc. Subaru Rally Team USA drivers David Higgins and Dave Mirra finished 2nd and 3rd, respectively, at the Rally in the 100 Acre Wood this past weekend piloting 2011 Subaru Impreza WRX STI rally cars. His second straight podium finish, Dave Mirra retains 2nd overall position in the 2011 Rally America National Championship while inching closer to the top points position. more...

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Salem, MO, USA -- Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard have won the 2011 Rally in the 100 Acre Wood after a flawless drive from start to end. L’Estage set a blistering pace early on, winning ten of the event’s fifteen special stages and finishing 17.7 seconds ahead of international rally ace David Higgins. This victory was a particularly sweet one for L’Estage, who celebrated his birthday on Saturday, the second and final day of the rally. more...

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After much speculation, it has been reported that former Subaru factory driver Travis Pastrana will make a one-off return to Rally America competition with a last-minute entry in this weekend’s 100 Acre Wood Rally. Although Pastrana’s name does not appear on the official 100AW Rally entry list as of 12:00 pm Central Time on Thursday, WorldRallySport.com has learned from an inside source close to the matter that his entry has been submitted and will be added to the list before the start of the event. more...

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Ramana Lagemann has confirmed that he will contest the 2011 Rally America Championship in a Super Production-spec 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STI. The ex-Subaru factory driver recently declared his intentions to return to SP class competition after his deal to run an Open class car did not materialize. more...

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Travis Hanson likes to be the one to set the tone for Super Production (SP) class competition early in the season. In 2010, Hanson finished both of the first two rounds of the Rally America Championship in fifth place overall with a time of over 10 minutes at Sno*Drift and over 2 minutes at 100 Acre Wood on the second fastest SP crews.

Now, he and his father/co-driver Terry are seeking to replicate last year’s early class dominance and carry this success throughout the season. more...