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Andrew Comrie-Picard and NOS Energy take third overall in 2009 Rally America Championship

HOUGHTON, Michigan (ACP Racing) ­ Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard and the NOS Energy rally team scored a third place overall in the 2009 Rally America Championship, edging Monster Energy’s Ken Block out of the top three despite suffering an engine failure while angling for the a podium at last weekend’s season ender.
Full release after the jump.

Pastrana puts stamp on championship with win at LSPR

(October 19, 2009) Subaru Rally Team USA driver Travis Pastrana put an authoritative stamp on his fourth consecutive Rally America National Championship with a dominating win at the 2009 Lake Superior Performance Rally (LSPR). Pastrana, from Davidsonville, MD, mathematically won the 2009 Rally America Championship at the Ojibwe Forests Rally in late August. [...]

Block and Pastrana go head-to-head in driving challenge on this week’s episode of Nitro Circus

(October 14, 2009) Subaru Rally Team USA teammates Travis Pastrana and Ken Block will appear together on this week’s new episode of Nitro Circus on MTV (Thursday, October 15th at 10pm ET/PT). In the segment, the duo teamed up to film a fun game of H.O.R.S.E., but instead of basketball trick-shots, they performed driving [...]

World Touring Car Champ Muller returns to Race of Champions

Reigning World Touring Car Champion Yvan Muller is the latest driver to be confirmed for The Race of Champions 2009, which takes place in Beijing on November 2-4.
Muller, a 10-time winner of the Andros Trophy ice racing series, claimed his first WTCC title in 2008 and currently lies second in the WTCC points standings with [...]

Ken Block returns to Scotland for the 2009 Colin McRae Forest Stages

(Subaru Rally Team USA) Subaru Rally Team USA driver Ken Block and his co-driver Alex Gelsomino will participate once again in the 2009 Colin McRae Forest Stages in Scotland this weekend. Block will be at the wheel of a sister car to his usual Rally America National Championship vehicle, a 2009 Subaru Impreza [...]

Subaru Rally Team USA driver Ken Block impresses in SP Class at Rally Colorado

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLORADO (Subaru Rally Team USA) Piloting a lesser specification Subaru Impreza WRX STI at this past weekend’s Rally Colorado, Subaru Rally Team USA (SRT USA) driver Ken Block hovered near the top of the time sheets throughout the event. Block was without his usual high-powered Open Class 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX STI [...]

Driver ACP and the NOS Energy Mitsubishi win Rally Colorado

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLORADO (ACP Racing) ­ Driver Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard and his NOS Energy Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX took a decisive win this weekend at Rally Colorado, the 8th round of the national Rally America series.
“I love it when it’s a battle,” said Comrie-Picard. “We were fighting tooth-and-nail with Travis (Pastrana) early in the rally [...]

Subaru driver Ken Block enters SP class for Rally Colorado

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS (Subaru Rally Team USA) – Subaru Rally Team USA driver Ken Block will not be behind the wheel of his usual Open Class 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX STI at this weekend’s Rally Colorado and instead will pilot the Super Production class Subaru Impreza WRX STI of fellow Subaru teammate Dave Mirra. [...]

ACP Rally Team heads to Colorado

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLORADO (ACP Rally) – Rally Driver Andrew Comrie-Picard and his NOS Energy Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX will make a return to U.S. rally competition this coming weekend, following a tough event in Canada.
Full press release after the jump.

Triumph at the Rallye Défi

Ripon (Quebec), September 14, 2009. – This past weekend, reigning North American Rally Champions Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard, both of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu (Qc), won the Rallye Défi, the fourth of six rounds in the 2009 Canadian Rally Championship. This was a particularly important win for the Quebec team and their Rockstar Royal Group Mitsubishi Evo [...]