L’Estage fastest on Super Special
- Saturday, June 4, 2011
Antoine L’Estage and co-driver Nathalie Richard win the Day 1 Super Special,
beating David Higgins by 1.6seconds. L’Estage settles into the overnight lead
with 14.3 seconds over David Higgins. After a re-seed, L’Estage has the
advantage of starting Day 2’s stages first on the road, avoiding the heavy dust
problems that affected visibility for teams on Day 1.
Knox Bogies on Super Special
- Saturday, June 4, 2011
Wyatt Knox and co-driver Ole Holter were given the slowest Stage 4 time plus one
minute after DNF’ing the Super Special. Knox clipped a tire barrier near the
stage finish and broke his front suspension. Knox heads into Day 2’s stages 4th
in 2WD more than 2 minutes behind Duplessis and is 12th overall. Knox had also
lost time on the previous stages after catching cars ahead of him and getting
caught in the dust.
Lagemann up to third
- Saturday, June 4, 2011
Ramana Lagemann and co-driver Chrissie Beavis move up to third overall at the
end of Day 1. Lagemann inherited third after SRT USA’s Dave Mirra and Marshall
Clarke incurred a 2 minute penalty for a false start on the Super Special at the
Tioga County Fairgrounds. Lagemann leads the Super Production class going into
Day 2 with 27.7 seconds over the Hansons and nearly a minute on Roman Pakos and
co-driver Maciej Sawicki.
Duplessis debuts R2 in USA
- Saturday, June 4, 2011
Chris Duplessis is the first in North America to build and field a Ford Fiesta
R2. Duplessis, the 2010 Rally America 2WD Champion, returns to competition after
leaving the Scion Rally xD team earlier this season. Duplessis eased into the
first stage but then went flatout for the remainder of Day 1’s stages. Duplessis
and co-driver Catherine Woods take the overnight 2WD lead with 26.7 seconds over
Ford Racing’s Dillon Van Way and Jake Blattner. Duplessis and Woods sit 8th
overall going into Day 2.
Mirra’s new Subaru
- Saturday, June 4, 2011
Subaru factory driver Dave Mirra and co-driver Marshall Clarke are in a new STI
this weekend, prepared by Vermont SportsCar. Dave has reported that he is happy
with the power and feel of the new rally car, but was not satisfied with his
results from the opening stages of STPR. Mirra expects to up his pace on Day
2.
VIDEO: Dave talks about his new ride: bit.ly/kLlpSc
Stage 2 thrown out
- Saturday, June 4, 2011
Officials have scrubbed Stage 2 after discovering a timing error that affected
its scoring. Subaru Rally Team USA’s David Higgins set the fastest time on the
‘Rattler’ (SS2) stage. All of the three other stages run on Day 1 were
unaffected and the results posted online have been adjusted to reflect Stage 2’s
cancellation.
L’Estage strikes first
- Saturday, June 4, 2011
Antoine L’Estage and co-driver Nathalie Richard draw first blood, winning both
passes of the tricky Waste Management stages. L’Estage broke Ken Block’s stage
time record for this stage and then set an even faster time on the second run!
The Rockstar Mitsubishi crew came to STPR fresh off of a National win in Canada
and is seeking a victory here to take the overall Championship lead from rival
David Higgins. Both L’Estage and Higgins have respectively won STPR twice in the
past, but L’Estage had the advantage of familiarity with the Waste Management
stage over Higgins.
STPR Updates on Twitter
- Friday, June 3, 2011
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you posted on the Rally as long as we have net access. twitter.com/RallyCar_Series
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Weather & Road Conditions
- Friday, June 3, 2011
Day 1 of STPR begins with sunny skies, temperatures of up to 67°F, and a nice
breeze. Crews will tackle a total of 122.39 competitive miles this weekend, with
23.95 stage miles on Day 1 and 98.44 stage miles on Day 2. STPR’s roads consist
of some of the fastest, roughest gravel stages in the Championship and attrition
is always a factor at this event. Friday’s Waste Management I & II stage will be
a test for all teams due to the frequent and sudden change in surface
consistency. Both days will conclude with a Super Special at the Tioga County
Fairgrounds, and STPR organizers have introduced a new head-to-head format for
the running of the Super.
Welcome to Susquehannock Trail
- Friday, June 3, 2011
The Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally (STPR) is the fifth round of the
six-round 2011 Rally America National Championship. Based in and around
Wellsboro, PA, STPR is one of the fastest events on the calendar offering both
fans and teams plenty of excitement. The two-day rally begins today at 12 noon
EST with Parc Expose at “The Green” in downtown Wellsboro before crews head out
to the opening stages. STPR’s first run of the Super Special Stages is set for
7:00pm at the Tioga County Fairgrounds.
Weekend Schedule: www.rally-america.com/events/2011/STPR/schedule
