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Krzysztof Hołowczyc is coming to America.

Tuesday, WorldRallySport.com broke the news that the ex-European Rally Champion planned to contest the 100 Acre Wood Rally this February 24-25. Hołowczyc confirmed to us today that he is entering the event as we reported.

Hołowczyc will make his competitive U.S. debut driving Arkadiusz Gruszka's Open class-spec 2006 Mitsubishi EVO IX in the Missouri-based rally. He is not yet listed on the event's official entry, but has assured us that he'll be running. more...

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The 47th Edition of the Rallye Perce-Neige, the first round of the 2012 Canadian Rally Championship, will be held this weekend out of Maniwaki, Quebec, capital of the Upper Gatineau region.

The Mitsubishi Brigade will be comprised of 7 teams among the 41 starters. Reigning Canadian and North American champions and 2011 Perce-Neige winners, Antoine L’Estage of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec and co-driver Nathalie Richard of Halifax, Nova Scotia, will contest the event with a brand new Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. more...

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Tech House & Speed this week is international again. We talk exclusively with a Michigan driver teaching champions how to drive in New Hampshire. And we go to Finland to talk with a World Champion who made some of his rally bones in Africa.

Tech House & Speed had a great conversation with 1981 WRC champion Ari Vatanen, a four-time winner of the Dakar Rally. more...

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Krzysztof Hołowczyc could be coming to America.

A source in Poland close to Hołowczyc has revealed to WorldRallySport.com that the ex-European Rally champion has plans to contest the Rally in the 100 Acre Wood in Salem, Missouri this February 24-25.

We've learned that the Polish rally ace intends to enter the 2006 Mitsubishi EVO IX owned by Arkadiusz Gruszka in the event and will be joined by accomplished co-driver Maciej Wisławski. more...

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Reigning Canadian and North American champions, Antoine L'Estage and co-driver Nathalie Richard kicked off the 2012 season this past weekend with a solid performance, finishing in second place at Michigan’s Sno*Drift Rally, opening round of the American series.

At the wheel of their brand new Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X, the Rockstar Energy Drink duo earned valuable championship points in the United States and are ready for the start of the Canadian Rally Championship this coming weekend. more...

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One year ago as the lone Fiesta entered in Rally America, Dillon Van Way posted Fiesta’s first North American 2WD rally class win at Sno*Drift.

This year four Fiestas were entered in the 2WD class and 2010 2WD champion Chris Duplessis and his R2 Fiesta dominated the 2WD field winning by 5 minutes and 36 seconds over veteran rally driver Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard in a Scion.

Van Way, the 2009 2WD champ, was third in class just 21 seconds behind ACP and closing as the rally ended. more...

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Subaru Rally Team USA's David Higgins and Craig Drew win the 2012 Sno*Drift Rally and draw first blood in the battle for points against Championship rival Antoine L'Estage.

Their victory on the season opener did not come easily as icy road conditions in Atlanta, Michigan made traction inconsistent.

Higgins, the defending American champion, took control of the rally from the outset winning the opening five stages and creating a buffer of nearly 2 minutes between himself and L'Estage by the end of Day One. more...

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After Day One at the Sno*Drift Rally, 2011 American Rally Champions David Higgins and his co-driver Craig Drew of Subaru Rally Team USA have a comfortable lead over 2011 Canadian Rally Champion Antoine L'Estage and co-driver Nathalie Richard in their brand new Rockstar Energy Drink Mitsubishi Evo X.

That's the headline of the rally but the real story is the treacherous conditions of the forest roads near Atlanta and Lewiston, Michigan. The crews said the roads changed from gravel to mud to slushy snow to glare ice seemingly without warning. more...

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Reigning Canadian and North American Rally Champions, Antoine L’Estage and Nathalie Richard will return to competition this weekend as the 2012 Rally America series kicks off with its only winter event on the calendar.

The Sno*Drift Rally, the first of six rounds in the American series, will celebrate its 46th anniversary on the snow and ice-covered roads in and around Atlanta, Michigan.

L’Estage and Richard, who narrowly missed out on a second consecutive Rally America title in 2011, will debut their brand new Mitsubishi Evo X this weekend. more...

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Subaru of America, Inc. announced today the continuation of their contingency program, the Subaru Rally Support Program, for the 2012 Rally America National Championship.

The Subaru Rally Support Program is managed by Subaru of America Inc., partner Vermont SportsCar and continues to be the most lucrative contingency program in North American rallying, with over $20,000 available at each Rally America National Championship event for Subaru drivers to earn. more...