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Posted Thursday, September 27, 2012 at 2:37am
Ending a Championship Season A decade ago Lauchlin O’Sullivan was the best 2WD, production-based rally driver in America. That includes the 2002 Group 2 title in the SCCA Pro Rally series. Last weekend at the Rally America season ending Olympus Rally in Washington, O’Sullivan returned to the top spot on the Podium with enough points to claim the 2012 American Super Production title with co-driver Scott Putnam. Actually the championship moment came halfway through Olympus… Read More →
Posted Saturday, September 22, 2012 at 2:37am
Saturday – Day 1 A decade ago Lauchlin O’Sullivan was the best 2WD rally driver in America. That includes the 2002 Group 2 title in the SCCA Pro Rally series. This weekend at the Olympus Rally in Washington, O’Sullivan returned to the top spot on the Podium with enough points to claim the 2012 American Super Production title with co-driver Scott Putnam halfway through Olympus, the final event on the 2012 American rally championship calendar.… Read More →
Posted Saturday, July 14, 2012 at 2:36am
Saturday – Day 2 It was a fight to get out of Maine with a Super Production podium finish at the New England Forest Rally. We battled for first and second in the category for two-thirds of the rally before a major problem threatened everything on Special Stage 9 of the 11 in the event. In short, we were pushing as hard as we could when the car drifted about six inches too far on… Read More →
Posted Friday, July 13, 2012 at 2:35am
Friday – Day 1 We’ve reached a critical place in our quest for the 2012 Rally America Super Production (SP) title. After Day 1 and four of the seven stages in the New England Forest Rally (NEFR), we’re sitting second in the SP category and eighth overall. It wasn’t our strongest day. But there’s some indication that we could win the championship with a third place finish in SP so that’s our main focus right… Read More →
Posted Thursday, June 28, 2012 at 2:35am
The rollercoaster ride continues.. A battle for a championship in any kind of motor racing competition can be a rollercoaster ride of emotion, results and hard, hard work. Even wins along the way can be pocked with enormous disappointment, broken parts, brilliant service work and dumb luck. That’s been the championship chase story for Lauchlin O’Sullivan and co-driver Scott Putnam as they battle for the 2012 Rally America Super Production category title. Not only is… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at 2:57am
The Subaru Outback wagon used to represent a clear alternative to a crossover, with the redesign adding that all-too-familiar utility bulk to accommodate an interior space gain. Still attractive and reminiscent of that familiar shape of the past, the Outback is excellent on the safety, cargo and light off-road adventure front with strong residual valve. Read More →
Posted Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at 2:57am
Subarus are pretty amazing cars. As the owner of a beater ’86 GL wagon, I’m biased, but now I have solid proof that they kick ass. Read More →
Posted Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at 2:56am
In a seemingly endless effort to differentiate the environments in which new cars are experienced by journalists, automakers go from the Costa del Sol to the untamed backroads of rural India to show off their latest offerings Read More →
Posted Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at 2:56am
But looked at another way, the new XV Crosstrek is the feisty little Japanese carmaker doing what it does best: taking advantage of its all-wheel drive and U.S. drivers’ desire for upright, crossover vehicles to create a new entry in a growing category. Read More →
Posted Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at 2:55am
Drive enough cars on enough racetracks and you become somewhat immune to speed-induced terror. Most of us here are completely comfortable hustling the latest models around circuits near and far, so it’s no longer a thrill to strap into the passenger seat and have a pro driver show us what a really fast lap looks like. Read More →
