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Saturday, June 14th

SCCA Florida Region and RallyRebels.com are hosting a Regional RallyCross event at Homestead Miami Speedway, Saturday April 26th.

Our events cater to all levels of experience and promote good sportsmanship and fun competition, all in a family friendly setting. Come on out and drive or just spectate to learn more and get the fever! RallyCross combines the features of Solo II and ProRally, which allows drivers to race against the clock on open field. A range of vehicles from stock to full race all compete for the best combined times in their respective class.

Required safety is stock or better seatbelts and Snell 90 or better helmet in good condition (some loaners available).

More info about rules and classes can be found at www.rallyrebels.com/Events/Rules.asp

As in Solo II, drivers staff locations on the course for safety between their own runs. The course is relatively smooth with elevation changes and varied soil/surface types. The course condition will change throughout the event and may necessitate a change to the course if heavily rutted or unsafe conditions arise. Organizers have the right to change the course AT ANY TIME during the event. As in ProRally, there is no guarantee all competitors will have the same course conditions.

Fees:

$ 30 per driver, SCCA Members (must have current card)

$ 40 per driver, Non Members (with weekend membership)

(All drivers must have valid drivers license)

Spectators are free. All attendees required to sign waiver.

Classes & Rules:

Full info on rules at

www.rallyrebels.com/Events/Rules.asp

SR – Stock Rear Wheel Drive•

SF – Stock Front Wheel Drive•

SA – Stock All-Wheel Drive•

PR – Prepared Rear Wheel Drive•

PF – Prepared Front Wheel Drive•

PA – Prepared All-Wheel Drive•

M2 – Modified 2 Wheel Drive•

M4 – Modified All-Wheel Drive•

Location:

Homestead Miami Speedway

Event Schedule:

Saturday, April 26th

8:00 – 10:00 Registration, Safety Inspection

9:30 Drivers meeting & Course walk/drive through

10:00 First Car Off (6 Runs)

4:00 Approx. Secure Course & Social

For more information contact:

Bob Ricker 954-782-282Bob Ricker

954-782-2829

FAX completed registration form to:

954-782-8307

If you have competed with us before, email Bob Ricker at

frscca@bellsouth.net

Photo courtesy of: Rally America

Rally America:

Ken Block claimed his

second victory

in a row at

the Olympus Rally

Subaru Rally Team USA driver Ken Block claimed his second victory in a row at the Olympus Rally this weekend to extend his championship lead.

“With two wins in a row? I’m stoked,” said Block at the finish line. “We’re definitely looking to win the championship this year.”

Block and co-driver Alex Gelsomino were the clear favorites coming into this contest. They typically perform well on high-speed courses and drivers reported top speeds in excess of 130 mph on the long straightaways.

In second-place after two days of flat-out competition were Subaru Rally Team USA’s Travis Pastrana and co-driver Derek Ringer. It’s the second U.S. contest for the pairing, and they put in another consistent performance together.

Pastrana entered this event sixth-place overall in the drivers’ standings after tough luck at the first round cost him valuable early-season points, but the second-place finish here puts him back into the championship chase.

Rounding out the podium were Rockstar Energy’s Tanner Foust and co-driver Chrissie Beavis in their Subaru WRX STi.

“It’s great to get a few stage wins and put Rockstar on the podium for the first time this season,” said Foust.

Despite a mechanical problem that cost the team 30 seconds early on Day 1, the duo had returned to podium contention by Sunday morning – nearly a minute ahead of their closest challenger.

Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard and Marc Goldfarb drove to fourth place overall in their Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX, to protect their second-place position in the series standings.

“It’s great for the championship,” said Comrie-Picard. “This event was about bravery and horsepower, and full points to the guys on the podium.”

In fifth place were Matt Johnson and Jeremy Wimpey in their brand-new Hankook-Rallispec Subaru WRX STi. Johnson, the 2007 Production GT champion, has proven competitive this season in the more aggressive Open class of competition.

Secure in their positions by the end of the day, a handful of drivers decided to put on a show for the fans. Johnson, Pastrana, and teenaged driver Kyle Sarasin all offered up showy doughnuts for the crowd gathered at a spectator location on the final stage.

Stephan Verdier and Scott Crouch earned the Production GT win with a 10th place finish, while Zibigniew Szewczyk and Tomasz Karzynski were the fastest team in two-wheel drive -- finishing 21st overall in their Group 5 Mitsubishi Lancer. The Production class went to Canadians Jan and Jody Zedril in their Mitsibubishi Lancer.

In addition to the championship title, drivers are vying for a chance to compete at the high-profile X Games this summer in Los Angeles. Top teams after the first five rounds of the championship are expected to receive an invitation to the contest, with a wild-card entry selected sometime in July.

The storied Olympus Rally, which once featured on the World Rally calendar, moved from its traditional location near Olympia, Wash., 300 miles east to Pomeroy, Wash., for 2008. It is expected to return to its traditional location in 2009.

Round 4 of the Rally America championship, the Oregon Trail Rally, takes place May 16-18 in Oregon.

Hirvonen takes

WRC victory in Jordan!

Hirvonen takes WRC victory in Jordan!

Mikko Hirvonen of the BP-Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team has won the inaugural WRC Jordan Rally.

The 27-year-old Finn and his co-driver Jarmo Lehtinen completed the final day with a rally lead of 1m 15.7sec. The result moves Hirvonen into the lead of the 2008 drivers’ championship, five points ahead of Sebastien Loeb.

“It’s fantastic! And very good news for our title fight,” said Hirvonen. “But that last stage was so nerve racking; I had no split times on Dani and no idea how fast he was going. I’m really happy to win and take the 10 points - it makes up for my result in Argentina. Sebastien is still a big threat though. He was very fast here, so we need to find some more speed for the next events.”

Second place went to Dani Sordo of the Total Citroen World Rally Team, who was lucky to survive a spin near the start of the final stage. “I tried my best and pushed as hard as possible today,” said Sordo. But the gravel was the worst of the event, and my wheels were just spinning in some places. We lost time with a spin at the start of the last stage, and then all we could do was drive to the finish. But I’m very happy to get eight championship points.” The result moves Sordo up one place to fifth in the drivers’ championship.

Despite being almost five minutes adrift of Hirvonen’s rally wining time, Chris Atkinson of the Subaru World Rally Team took the final podium place - his fourth from the five rallies run this year. “It’s another good points finish, it’s good for the team and keep us near the front in the championship,” said Atkinson. “But we want to be winning, not just on the podium - that’s not the Subaru style. This is a winning game and that’s what we want to do.” Atkinson stays third in the drivers’ competition with a total of 28 points.

FLORIDA RALLYCROSS 2008 SCHEDULE

Saturday, May 17 RallyCross European Rally School (Starke)

Saturday, June 14 Night RallyCross Homestead-Miami Speedway

Saturday, July 19 Night RallyCross Homestead-Miami Speedway

Saturday, Aug 23 Night RallyCross Homestead-Miami Speedway

Saturday, Oct 25 RallyCross Homestead-Miami Speedway

Saturday, Nov 29 RallyCross Homestead-Miami Speedway

April 26th RallyCross

Overall Results

Car #

Drivers Name

Vehicle

Total

Class

Duncker Felix

Jeep Cherokee

1812

1 PA

Alfonso Lopez

Toyota Celica

1840

1 M4

Chris Casale

Saab 9-2X

1849

1 SA

Tim Mincey Sr

Honda delSol

1859

1 PF

441

Tim Mincey Jr

Honda delSol

1870

2 PF

Nick Martinez

Honda Civic

1891

3 PF

Brian Lepak

Honda Civic

1977

4 PF

562

Silvio Alva

Nissan Sentra

2006

5 PF

M Lee Culpepper

Mazda MX5

2035

1 PR

Dayton Lowe

Mazda Miata

2080

1 SR

143

Matthew Lowe

Mazda Miata

2088

2 SR

Fenicett Irabar

Subaru Impreza 2113

2 SA

April Powerslide Rallycross

Carlos Filipe

15.694

Juan Cardozo

16.507

Per Schroeder

16.577

140

Scott Lear

16.596

Brad Gooch

16.682

Tommy Heath

16.720

Greg Voth

17.029

Christopher W

17.188

312 Julio Quilodran

17.359

211 Steve S

17.542

Eduardo Berdum 17.573

Mike Kennedy

18.575

Martin Rovira

18.600

171

Harold Kirvelis

18.997

125

Fernando Cal

20.662

Aaron Green

20.671

Peter Podsiedlik

21.711

101 John Lambert

22.405

Sean Olsen

24.522

Mike Marecek

25.059

Kelly Podsiedlik

25.151

Adel MacDonald

26.432

931 James Lair

28.356

118 Blanco Chris

28.375

Jeffrey Lloyd

30.551

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