Archive for the ‘Rally Car’ Category
Cherished the world over, everybody knows about the Mini. Whether that’s because it was the transport of choice for four Liverpool boys, collectively known as The Beatles or because it reigned supreme in three of its four Monte Carlo Rallies, who knows? But now there’s a new Mini to love – and the World Rally Championship has fallen for it already.
When the “Mini for WRC†story broke two summers ago, it seemed impossible. There wasn’t a Cooper big enough to fit the regulations. Then came the Countryman, a monster of a Mini with four doors and as many driven wheels. Suddenly it all made sense. Mini is a range, not just one revolutionary, pocket-sized car; and it’s also a global range  … Pictures and more
On Sunday, June 26, 2011, Subaru Rally Team USA driver David Higgins needed only six minutes and 11.54 seconds to finish the famed Mt. Washington Hillclimb — nearly 30 seconds faster than Frank Sprongl’s previous record from 1998. Higgins also beat the unofficial record of 6:20.47 set by Travis Pastrana last year. Higgins did it sans co-driver in his Vermont SportsCar-prepped Subaru WRX STi rally car equipped with BFGoodrich RC01 Rally tires.
Subaru Rally Team USA takes you behind the scenes of their rise to the 2011 Rally America Championship. Team driver David Higgins captured gold this year after a successful three overall wins and two second place finishes of the six events of the series.
Higgins and teammate Dave Mirra both piloted 2011 Subaru Impreza WRX STI that were race prepared to produce over 300 hp for the Rally America series and over 550 hp for the Global Rallycross Series and X Games