2008 United States Rally Championship

THE UNITED STATES RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP ANNOUNCES 2008 WINNERS

Posted: November 10, 2008 3:19 PM

At the Year-End Awards Ceremony held at the conclusion of the International Rally New York last Saturday night in Callicoon, New York, the United States Rally Championship (USRC) honored its 2008 Winners and announced the 2009 USRC Calendar.

The 2008 United States Rally Champions are Brian Scott and John Dillon in the All-Wheel-Drive (AWD) category and Bruce Davis and Jimmy Brandt in the Two-Wheel-Drive (2WD) category.

The Winners of the USRC Production Cup are Jimmy and Melissa Keeney in AWD and Kristopher and Christine Marciniak in 2WD. The first three in each category are as follows:

All-Wheel-Drive
Driver: All-Wheel-Drive Co-Driver:
1. Brian Scott - 2008 USRC Driver Champion 1. John Dillon - 2008 USRC Co-Driver Champion
2. Jimmy Keeney (corr.) 2. Melissa Keeney (corr.)
3. Martin Donnelly (corr.) 3. Stephen Duffy (corr.)

Two-Wheel-Drive
Driver: Two-Wheel-Drive Co-Driver:
1. Bruce Davis - 2008 USRC Driver Champion 1. Jimmy Brandt - 2008 USRC Co-Driver Champion
2. Dan Brosnan 2. Shane McCann
3. Kristopher Marciniak 3. Christine Marciniak

All-Wheel-Drive Production Cup
Driver: All-Wheel-Drive Production Cup Co-Driver:
1. Jimmy Keeney - Production Cup Winner 1. Melissa Keeney - Production Cup Winner
2. Scott Wilburn 2. Tammy Allan
3. David Allan 3. John O'Reilly

Two-Wheel-Drive Production Cup
Driver: Two-Wheel-Drive Production Cup Co-Driver:
1. Kristopher Marciniak – Prod. Cup Winner 1. Christine Marciniak – Prod. Cup Winner
2. Hampton Bridwell 2. Josh Katinger
3. Robert Maunz 3. Mark Sackett

United States Rally Championship At Midseason

Posted: August 12, 2008 2:19 PM

Competition is heating up in all categories on both sides of the country, as the United States Rally Championship (www.usrallychampionship.com) continues into the second half of its fourth season.

In the Atlantic Division and overall, the Irish crew of Martin Donnelly and Stephen Duffy in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution are leading the AWD (All-Wheel-Drive) Championship at midseason. They have been steadily improving their results by finishing third at Rally New York USA, second at Rally Tennessee, and they won Rally West Virginia this past weekend. The New York team of Otis Dimiters and Dominik Jozwiak in a Subaru Impreza are second after winning Rally Tennessee and taking the second place at Rally New York USA. Another Irish crew, Enda McCormack and Bernard Farrell, also in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, are third in the AWD Championship. Brian Scott and John Dillon in a Subaru Impreza are leading in the Pacific Division after winning Idaho Rally. The reigning United States Rally AWD Champion, Irishman Seamus Burke in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution with a new co-driver Ole Holter did not finish Rally New York USA or Rally Tennessee and missed Rally West Virginia.

In the 2WD (Two-Wheel-Drive) Championship in the Atlantic Division and overall, the 2006 United States Rally 2WD Champions Bruce Davis and Jimmy Brandt in a Neon SRT-4 are leading after winning two events - Rally New York USA and Rally Tennessee, and placing second at Idaho Rally. Hampton Bridwell and Josh Katinger in a Ford Focus are second in the 2WD Championship after a second place at Rally New York USA and two third places at Rally Tennessee and Rally West Virginia. The Irishmen Dan Brosnan and Shane McCann in Nissan Sentra are third with a second at Rally New York USA, a third at Rally Tennessee and a fifth at Rally West Virginia. Scott Leonard / Adam Kneipp in a Volkswagen Golf are leading the Pacific Division after winning Idaho Rally. The reigning United States Rally 2WD Champion Bill Holmes with a new codriver Sean Gallagher has yet to enter competition and is on the entry list for the next event – Gorman Ridge Rally.

Subaru crews David Allan / Tammy Allan and Scott Wilburn / Constantine Mantopoulos (Carrie Wilburn) are leading the AWD Production Cup in the Atlantic Division. Another Subaru crew Paul Eklund / Jeff Price are leading the AWD Production Cup in the Pacific Division.

Hampton Bridwell / Josh Katinger in Ford Focus are in the first place in the 2WD Production Cup in the Atlantic Division. The 2007 Winners Kristopher Marciniak / Christine Marciniak in a Dodge Neon are leading the 2WD Production Cup in the Pacific Division.

The United States Rally Championship will continue with the remaining events that include Gorman Ridge Rally (www.gormanridgerally.com) in California, Prescott Rally (www.prescottrally.com) in Arizona and the final round of the Championship - International Rally New York (www.rallynewyrok.com).

Pacific Division teams are competing for coveted cash travel subsidies that will be awarded to top six teams in the Division. The total of $12,000 in subsidies will be distributed to Pacific Division teams to assist them with travelling to the final round of the United States Rally Championship in New York.

The United States Rally Championship is taking bold steps to make national competition more affordable and accessible to a larger number of rally teams. This is the second season of the new Championship structure that minimizes or, for many teams, eliminates the need for repeated cross-country travel during the Championship season by providing competition on each side of the country. The final round of the Championship at the end of the year counts both in the Atlantic Division and the Pacific Division and together with the results from all previous rounds decides the top spots in the Championship.

DMS NORTH AMERICA AND MSI (MOORE-SPORT INC.) ANNOUNCE A CONTINUATION OF THEIR CONTINGENCY PROGRAMS

Posted: February 26, 2008 7:27 PM

Competitors are invited to participate in both Contingency and Support Programs by following instructions published at www.usrallychampionship.com. Registered teams must display decals identifying the sponsors of the Contingency Programs on the competition vehicles. Photos of the registered vehicles will be required. Competitors may also obtain required decals and register for the Programs at every USRC event.

At every event of the United States Rally Championship, awards will be earned by the highest placed competitors in AWD and 2WD categories.

DMS North America (www.dmsnorthamerica.com) has been a major supplier for competition suspension for both gravel and tarmac rally cars. DMS has introduced some new high-end 5-way adjustable systems to continue to stay on top of the competition and offer products to all levels of competitors from amateur racers to professional factory backed teams.

MSI continues to support and distribute a large line of competition products, and will be administering the ALCON Components program for USRC. Racer discounts and payouts are available on all ALCON products, as well as MSI chassis components.

The USRC is the only National Championship in the United States that offers a combination of gravel and tarmac rallies with most events allowing full reconnaissance and pace notes. In addition, most USRC rallies are conducted under Super Rally Regulations, allowing teams to restart on day-two after a day-one DNF.

United States Rally Championship

1. Rally New York (USA) - 04-05 Apr 08
2. Rally Tennessee (USA) - 24 May 08
3. Idaho Rally (USA) - 11-12 Jul 08
4. Rally West Virginia (USA) - 01-02 Aug 08
5. Gorman Ridge Rally (USA) - 15-16 Aug 08
6. Prescott Rally (USA) - 03-04 Oct 08
7. International Rally New York (USA) - 31-01 Nov 08

United States Rally Championship