Pat Moro Loses Throttle On SS10  - Saturday, July 17, 2010
Pat Moro/Ole Holter (Car #59) lost throttle at the start of SS10 and had to be towed 16 miles to the end of the stage by his teammate Tim Rooney. At Errol Service 2, the PMR service crew was able to get Pat and Ole started back up and out for SS11 and 12.

With Travis Hanson is out, Moro will have to finish the rally to take the SP crown from defending champ Jimmy Keeney. If Moro finishes sixth in class or better, he’ll win the SP title regardless of Keeney’s result. If Moro DNF’s, Keeney would have to place second in class to tie him in points or win SP outright to claim the 2010 title. Keeney is currently 4th in class.

Video on RAM TV coming soon!

Joe Burke Has Trouble on SS9  - Saturday, July 17, 2010
Joseph Burke/Alex Kihurani (Car #115) hit a rock on SS9 and thought he had a flat, but turned on his flashers and continued anyway. At stage end, Burke got out to see that he had just messed up his alignment and was able to get it straightened out before SS10. ACP caught up to Burke on SS9 and had to follow him out of the rest of the stage. Burke still holds second in SP.

ACP's EVO X Gets Exhaust Leak  - Saturday, July 17, 2010
ACP was roadside on transit to SS10 with an exhaust leak blowing hot exhaust under the hood and melting the shifter cables and some wiring. The wiring it melted was to the diff pump controller. He continued but the NOS Energy Evo X is struggling.

Dillon Van Way is Out  - Saturday, July 17, 2010
Van Way/Slocum (#600) were forced to retire from the rally after their car's engine kept cutting out and going into 'safe mode' on SS9. Van Way was 2nd in MaxAttack! before the start of SS9 with a 6.5 second lead over Chris Duplessis. The Terra Firma 600 team transited back to the Service Park before the start of SS10; crew has not identified the problem yet.

Ken Block Retires from Regional Rally  - Saturday, July 17, 2010
Block/Gelsomino retired from Saturday's LL Cote Regional Rally due to power steering issues. The MWRT Ford Fiesta was being worked on in the service park before well ahead of the scheduled Errol Service 2.

Bacon Gets a Flat on SS9  - Saturday, July 17, 2010
Bacon/Watt (Car #68) had a very slow stage time of 19:49 on SS9 after getting a flat. He lost 5:00 minutes to Pastrana and 4:40 minutes to L'Estage. Antoine was 25 secs slower Travis on SS9.

Drama on SS9  - Saturday, July 17, 2010
Cars #111 (Kale/Nickerson), #919 (Quigley/Nauss), #508 (Osterman/Sinkevich), #100 (Reilly/Benthien) are off on SS9. Details still unknown, but cars will be coming into Errol Service 2 soon.

VIDEO Update Delay  - Saturday, July 17, 2010
We’re experiencing some technical difficulties uploading this morning’s video updates on to the Rally America website’s main page. Thanks for your patience as we work to correct the problem. We hope to have some posted for you as soon as possible.

Formula D Star Out Spectating  - Saturday, July 17, 2010
Formula D drifter Ryan Tuerck is out here spectating his first performance rally event this weekend. Tuerck is a native of southern New Hampshire and recently placed second at the Seattle round of the Formula D calendar. The drift star is excited to be competing in Rally America’s Rallycross events in New Jersey this fall driving a Pontiac Solstice.

Pastrana Extends Lead, Lagemann Fights Burke  - Saturday, July 17, 2010
NEFR After SS8:

Overall: Pastrana, Bacon, L'Estage, Lagemann, J. Burke, ACP, Moro, Rooney, Lawless, Pakos

SP: Lagemann, J. Burke, Moro, Rooney, Pakos

MaxAttack!: O’Sullivan, Van Way, Duplessis, Wimpey, Burmeister

Block/Gelsomino in the L.L. Cote Regional  - Saturday, July 17, 2010
Block said: "We went into stage 4 leading the New England Forest Rally...but never made it out. A suspension issue that occurred after landing a high-speed jump caused us to go off the road, forcing Alex and me to retire. Yet another teething issue from trying to take a rally-cross car out on stages! But the team pulled an all-nighter to fix the battered and bruised Fiesta. And even though the rally is over for us points-wise, I am stoked we still get to spend the day rallying, and putting on a show for all the fans who came out to see us run."

Watch the crash VIDEO:
bit.ly/bm4uzW

Co-Driver Swap: Brady Sits With Lawless  - Saturday, July 17, 2010
Co-driver Martin Brady will be sitting with Tom Lawless for Saturday’s L.L. Cote Regional Rally. Brady, winner of 2009 Irish Mitsubishi Evolution Challenge series, flew in from Ireland for NEFR to co-drive for Seamus Burke, but Burke had to retire yesterday after discovering severe head gasket damage. Brady rode with Lawless on Friday's SS6 (Concord Pond) after Lawless' original co-driver, Brian McNamara, got sick.

O'Sullivan's MaxAttack! Advantage  - Saturday, July 17, 2010
Lauchlin O’Sullivan/Karen Wagner lead MaxAttack! after day one with a healthy margin of 1 minute, 45.7 seconds over Rally America’s 2010 2WD Champ, Chris Duplessis/Catherine Woods. Dillon Van Way and co-pirate Ben Slocum follow closely, behind by only 2.3 seconds.

MaxAttack! Updates by Ben Bradley are found here:
www.max-attack.com

MaxAttack! Official Results:
www.rally-america.com/events/2010/NEFRMAX/results

VIDEO Updates from NEFR  - Saturday, July 17, 2010
Rally America's Bill Wood is on the scene posting video updates and interview footage from the New England Forest Rally all weekend long!

Watch RAM TV videos exclusively on the official www.Rally-America.com website home page.

This is something new we are introducing for fans so please bear with us as we work to improve this video update feature. Feedback is always welcome!

Pastrana Holds Overnight Lead  - Friday, July 16, 2010
Standings After SS6:
1. Pastrana
2. Bacon
3. Lagemann
4. J. Burke
5. L'Estage
6. ACP
7. Rooney
8. Moro
9. Keeney
10. Pakos

Hanson Retires, SP Battle Boiling  - Friday, July 16, 2010
Travis and Terry Hanson (Car #523) have retired from the rally after cutting a corner and breaking a wheel. Pat Moro, who was leading Hanson by six points in Super Production, is now likely to claim the SP Championship title tomorrow. Ramana Lagemann and co-driver Chrissie Beavis lead the SP field overnight with 18.2 seconds over Joseph Burke and Alex Kihurani. A fierce battle is expected on Saturday's stages with six SP crews in the top ten positions overall.

L'Estage Blows Turbo  - Friday, July 16, 2010
Antoine L'Estage blew the turbo on his Rockstar Energy Mitsubishi Evo X, but the crew replaced it during the 30 minute service before SS6 (Concord Pond). Despite the swap, the car lost boost on the day's final stage, dropping L'Estage from 2nd to 5th overall going into day two.

Pastrana leads after SS5  - Friday, July 16, 2010
1. Pastrana
2. L'Estage
3. Bacon
4. Lagemann
5. Burke
6. Hanson
7. Moro
8. Rooney
9. ACP
10. Keeney

Seamus Burke Retires  - Friday, July 16, 2010
Seamus Burke has retired on the second loop of Day One's stages due to an overheated engine. Burke plans on entering Saturday's regional.

Ken Block Rolls On SS4  - Friday, July 16, 2010
Ken Block and Alex Gelsomino crashed their Ford Fiesta less than a mile into SS4 (South Arm N) and put the car on its side in a deep bank. The MWRT crew were leading the rally up until their incident.

Watch the crash VIDEO:
bit.ly/bm4uzW

O'Sullivan Leads MaxAttack!  - Friday, July 16, 2010
MaxAttack! After SS3:


1. O'Sullivan
2. Burmeister
3. Healey
4. Duplessis
5. Wimpey

Wimpeys Lose Power Steering  - Friday, July 16, 2010
Josh and Jeremy Wimpey will likely be running the rest of the rally with no power steering! The brothers bent their pulley and steering rack after hitting a rock near on stage.

Block leads after SS3  - Friday, July 16, 2010
1. Block
2. Pastrana
3. L’Estage
4. Bacon
5. S. Burke
6. Hanson
7. ACP
8. Burke
9. Pakos
10. Lagemann

L'Estage Set to Claim Title  - Friday, July 16, 2010
Rockstar Energy Mitsubishi Evo driver Antoine L’Estage is poised to secure the 2010 Rally America Championship National title at NEFR. 2010 is L’Estage’s first time running the full Rally America series and it would be his first time ever to win the American title. The Quebec-based driver is a two-time Canadian and North American Rally Champion; his co-driver, Nathalie Richard, won the 2005 Rally America Championship National title with Pat Richard.

Start Order & Schedule  - Friday, July 16, 2010
Start Order: L'Estage, Pastrana, Bacon, Block, ACP, Lawless, Hanson, Lagemann, Moro, S. Burke.

NEFR Event Schedule
www.rally-america.com/events/2010/NEFR/schedule

NEFR Stage Schedule
www.rally-america.com/events/2010/NEFR/stages

New England Forest Rally 2010 Begins  - Friday, July 16, 2010
The New England Forest Rally, the sixth and final round of the 2010 Rally America Championship, begins today in Newry, Maine. Friday starts with Parc Expose at 10:00am and first car out on the Sunday River Super Special at 11:36. Rally cars then transit to the Mexico Rec Center for two passes of the Mexico Super Special starting at 1:08pm. 65 entries will start the rally with nearly thirty two-wheel-drive teams competing in the second round of the MaxAttack! Series.



 
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