Travis Pastrana was handed his fourth win of the season at the New England Forest Rally Saturday by his teammate, to extend his lead in the Rally America national championship.
Subaru Rally Team USA’s Pastrana entered Round 6 with a 21-point lead and said his strategy from the start was to avoid taking unnecessary risks and get his car to the finish in one piece.
The roads on this event are generally wide and fast, but strewn with massive rocks that can do big damage to competition cars.
“It’s hard to know you’ve got that little more speed in reserve and not use it…Â Details
What began on August 10, 1916, as an automobile race featuring Barney Oldfield and Eddie Rickenbacker to help promote a new highway to the top of a Colorado mountain will present its 87th edition on Sunday, July 19, as America’s second oldest motor sports race, behind only the fabled Indy 500.