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Posted Saturday, January 25, 2014 at 6:01am
by Bill Wood 2012 Super Production champions Lauchlin O’Sullivan and co-driver Scott Putnam had a 2013 season to forget. And after Day One at the 2014 season opener at the Sno*Drift Rally in Central Michigan, forgetting 2013 is getting easier and easier. O’Sullivan and Putnam in their 2008 Subaru WRX STI are fighting snow, ice and a balky car to move to a more than 1:30 minute lead over Dillon Van Way and co-driver Andrew… Read More →
Posted Thursday, August 22, 2013 at 5:26pm
Photo: Ben Rogge When Rally America returns to the pine-filled forests of northern Minnesota for the Ojibwe Forests Rally, it’s pretty safe to say no one will be happier than Lauchlin O’Sullivan, driver of the Lucas Oil, Wolf LED-sponsored Super Production Subaru WRX STi, and his co-driver and team owner, Scott Putnam. For Putnam, it’s a chance to compete on the national stage in his home state once again. And for both guys, it will… Read More →
Posted Thursday, August 22, 2013 at 5:17pm
It’s all about the Gs baby. No, we’re not talking about the rap song by Big Bang. We’re talking about the measurement of gravitational forces acting on objects such as the human body. At launch for example, the Space Shuttle astronauts experienced 1.7 Gs. In a rally car rollover, such as the one Lauchlin O’Sullivan and Scott Putnam endured at the Oregon Trail Rally, they experienced 2 Gs, and for a brief time, exponentially more… Read More →
Posted Thursday, August 22, 2013 at 5:11pm
Notice the difference in how these cars come through this particular corner. Subaru’s David Higgins comes through cleanly, we have a flat on the passenger side rear which causes our car to be very loose. The flat tire shredding is what is tearing the bumper skin off. Read the Article >> Read More →
Posted Saturday, July 20, 2013 at 6:15pm
Fuji Heavy Industries, the corporate parent of Subaru, celebrated its 60th birthday a few days ago. The storied multinational company makes everything from wind turbines to airplane parts, and conducts business in more than a hundred countries. Even though the origins of the company date back to 1917, the Fuji Heavy Industries we know today was formed in 1953. But it wasn’t until the following year that the world got a look at the first… Read More →
Posted Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 2:39am
Featuring David Higgins, Craig Drew, Lauchlin O’Sullivan, Scott Putnam and Ken Block Comment: A nice thorough article on the Olympus Rally..if one is not familiar with Tom’s Hardware, it is a computer enthusiast web page with a huge following. “Subaru invited us out to attend the 2012 Olympus Rally, so we went and watched the race, took some pictures, and interviewed some of big names in rally racing, including Ken Block, concept director of the… Read More →
Posted Monday, October 8, 2012 at 2:38am
Interview with Lauchlin O’Sullivan and Scott Putnam Listen to internet radio with Jim Beaver on Blog Talk Radio Read More →
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 →
