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Posted Saturday, April 23, 2022 at 10:40pm
Ken Block’s DirtFish Olympus Rally has come to an early end after he crashed out of the third round of the American Rally Association presented by DirtFish National championship on the third special stage. An early three-way fight for the lead had emerged between Block and Subaru drivers Brandon Semenuk and Travis Pastrana. Semenuk struck first with a stage win on Kuhnle Up but after dropping 6.2 seconds on the rally’s opener, Block responded with… Read More →
Posted Friday, April 22, 2022 at 10:38pm
The 2022 American Rally Association presented by DirtFish National championship makes its way out to its first West Coast event this weekend for the DirtFish Olympus Rally. Famous for being the final world championship rally to host Group B in 1986, Olympus has been a long-standing event with a ton of history, known for its wet, deceptive, and challenging stages, as well as some of the most beautiful views in US rallying. And this weekend… Read More →
Posted Thursday, April 21, 2022 at 10:36pm
Three years ago, Subaru Motorsports USA welcomed Canadian rally driver and BMX legend Brandon Semenuk to its lineup to bring a new face to the team and for him to learn the US rally circuit. But now that Semenuk has two years in the American Rally Association presented by DirtFish National championship under his belt, it’s make-or-break time for the rising star’s US rally career. A trial by fire for his first few seasons with… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at 10:34pm
Ken Block smiled. He’s seen it all before. And he’s given as good as he’s got. But this time Travis Pastrana had him stumped. The words DirtFish had got from the Subaru star after the 100 Acre Wood Rally put Block briefly on the back foot. “Did you read it?” he asks. I did. “I read that and I was like: ‘Really, dude?’ “I like Travis, he and I are great competitors, but he’s got… Read More →
Posted Monday, April 18, 2022 at 10:02pm
The Subaru Forester has changed quite a bit since its earliest days when the idea of a special variant meant offering the sport-tuned XT or, in other markets, the Forester STi. Times have obviously changed as the 2022 Subaru Forester Wilderness shows. It’s all about getting muddier and going further off-road than other Foresters rather than carving canyons quicker. While such a pivot over time may be painful for high-octane car enthusiasts, there are very… Read More →
Posted Sunday, April 17, 2022 at 9:54pm
Two JDM heavyweights clash in the sports car segment. In one corner sits Toyota. It can be easy to jump to conclusions with excellent examples like the S2000 and the Supra MK4, but Subaru won’t go down easy. With Toyota, it all started with the fantastic S800 and stretched into the modern era. Now, more than ever, Gazoo Racing is taking bland commuter cars like the Yaris and Corolla and turning them in true performance… Read More →
Posted Friday, April 15, 2022 at 9:22pm
Travis Pastrana will forever remember 2021 as a landmark year in his four-wheeled career. A multiple-champion on bikes and in cars, he’s no stranger to success. But what he enjoyed last season was unlike anything he’s done before. As well as winning the American Rally Association presented by DirtFish National championship (his sixth US rallying title) and smashing the Mount Washington hillclimb record for the third time in four visits, Pastrana clinched the Nitro Rallycross… Read More →
Posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 9:18pm
Ten-time US rally champion David Higgins will return to the American Rally Association presented by DirtFish National championship at next weekend’s Olympus Rally, driving a Citroën DS3 R5 for Kyle Tilley’s Era Motorsport team. Higgins has made just one ARA appearance since parting ways with Subaru Motorsports USA at the end of 2019 but won it with McKenna Motorsports in a Ford Fiesta. However Olympus will be Higgins’ first rally without long-term co-driver Craig Drew… Read More →
Posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 9:16pm
Subaru announced its electrification intentions for the next generation of its high-performance WRX STI right around the time we tested the 2022 Subaru WRX. That made us wonder: Is this the last Subaru WRX as we know it? We explore that question in this video while covering this WRX’s test results and driving dynamics. The WRX has been a performance staple for Subaru since the 1990s. While the times have changed, the recipe—a punchy turbocharged… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at 9:14pm
Jenson Button will compete in Nitro Rallycross’ headline Group E category this season for Xite Energy Racing. The 2009 Formula 1 world champion will line up alongside Oliver Bennett in the team, which is the first to confirm its driver pairing for the upcoming season. “I want to go racing,” said Button. “I love racing, I love competing and I want to have fun. I’m looking forward to racing Nitro RX with Xite Energy –… Read More →