Posted Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 10:04pm
Lia Block’s attempt to protest her exclusion from Sno*Drift Rally, the season-opening American Rally Association National Championship round, has failed.
The 19-year-old was leading the event by over three minutes entering the 16th and final stage, but her Ford Fiesta Rally3 lost drive just two corners from the end.
While she and co-driver Alex Gelsomino made it to the final time control in what appeared to be third position with lateness penalties applied, they did so with the assistance of spectators which led to their exclusion from the event.
Block and her team submitted a protest regarding the exclusion, which was upheld, but the stewards stood by their decision.
