100 Acre Wood Official thread *News/Talk/Results/Spoilers*

[TerraFirmaClothing]

http://rally-america.com/events/2010/100AW/

Entry list is up to 35 already.

Who's going to be there? Count us in

Will Block get a 5-peat? I'm going to say "no" just to cause some controversy

[chris]

Will Block get a 5-peat? I'm going to say "no" just to cause some controversy

He will either win it or DNF trying to win it - its the style we have come to learn and love from Mr. Block.

I hope he does well, I like to see good competition in the overall standings and it would be a nice shake up to see the new Ford hit the podium.

That being said best of luck to all competitors!

[Stockline19]

im excited to see the fiesta compete on gravel... that thing hauls ass, you'd agree with me if you happened to catch that shakedown video from Sno*drift

[Francisco]

Click the links below to download the documents:

Supplemental Regulations (http://rally-america.com/VenueFiles/2010_100AW_2010%20100%20Acre%20Wood%20Supp%20Regs. pdf)

Official Spectator Guide for 100AW (http://rally-america.com/VenueFiles/2010_100AW_Spectator%20Guide.pdf)

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[1fastben]

Can't wait to see what happens! And the pic/video fallout that will ensue. Gravel events make for more prettyful shots, IMO.

[William Petrow]

Im hoping to make it out there for the saturday stages. It will be a long drive from NYC right after work on Friday, but i think will be worth the effort to see the rally in person for the first time.

Frank/Chris you guys going to be there?

[GGrahn]

I'm already here. Frank is supposed to be showing up at some point today. If you can make it into service, stop by and say hi! #61 Riders Energy Subaru.

[Stockline19]

ah im bummed I can't attend.... STPR can't get here soon enough..

[Weasel 555]

Ken Block attempting 5-peat at 100 Acre Rally in new Ford Fiesta [w/video]

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/01-block-fiesta-testing-feb-630op.jpg

Ken Block and his co-driver Alex Gelsomino are headed back to the 100 Acre Wood Rally this weekend in an attempt to dominate the race for the fifth consecutive year. However, the major difference is what the gravel-bound duo are driving: The #43 Monster World Rally Team Ford Fiesta.

After a suspension issue resulted in a DNF for the team at the Sno*Drift rally earlier this month, Block and Gelsomino are out to prove the Fiesta is up to the task of beating snow, gravel and ice into submission. To that end, they headed out to SayersBrook Bison Ranch this week to give the Fiesta a proper shakedown ahead of the event, and you can check out the results in the video after the jump.

Click: http://www.worldrallysport.com/node/5757


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[TerraFirmaClothing]

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Can't wait to virtual spectate this one. Wish we were there! Good luck to everyone!

[Weasel 555]

Shakedown Drama in Salem - Friday, February 26, 2010
Several teams ran a practice stage this morning outside of Salem from 8:30 to 10:00 am Central and are now gathering in Steelville for Parc Expose. Andrew Comrie-Picard (Car #20) blew his engine during the test and may not be able to start. Evan Cline (Car #669) split his Mitsubishi GSX’s oil pan, but has since repaired it and is expected to compete. No formal withdrawls have been made.

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[HiTempguy]

Shakedown Drama in Salem - Friday, February 26, 2010
Several teams ran a practice stage this morning outside of Salem from 8:30 to 10:00 am Central and are now gathering in Steelville for Parc Expose. Andrew Comrie-Picard (Car #20) blew his engine during the test and may not be able to start.

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:mad: I thought Andrew had gotten past this stuff? I think (literally) he has blown the most motors out of anyone in North America in the past 3 odd years!

[Stockline19]

Any details on the ACP engine trouble? saw SRTUSA tweet that pastrana was starting first...

[TerraFirmaClothing]

ACP vid on his engine failure

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOu2Y6di-8g

[Stockline19]

seems like not alot of people are having a good first day. Cline/Blattner out with a blown headgasket, Greehouse (#319) out with transmission problems and Wiktorczyk/Dorman off on ss1!(engine fire) things are getting exciting!

[chris]

Listen to the Drivers talk at Day 1 service of the 2010 100 Acre Wood Rally - Round 2 of the Rally America Championship.

CLICK TO DOWNLOAD

Travis Pastrana (http://www.mediafire.com/file/mzfj52n2j0o/pastrana.mp3)

Dave Mirra (http://www.mediafire.com/file/yzj2mdhzg5n/mirra.mp3)

John Cassidy (http://www.mediafire.com/file/tmmdto4dxzg/cassidy.mp3)

Byron Garth (http://www.mediafire.com/file/nndm3yoigzy/garth.mp3)

Dillon Van Way (http://www.mediafire.com/file/xznvbyqwmhx/vanway.mp3)

[Function AutoSport]

Why is Block so far back? Car? Tires? are the other guys just that much faster?

[GGrahn]

seems like not alot of people are having a good first day. Cline/Blattner out with a blown headgasket, Greehouse (#319) out with transmission problems and Wiktorczyk/Dorman off on ss1!(engine fire) things are getting exciting!

Its not fun. Maybe exciting though.

ACP bent a rod or something along those lines.
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[chris]

Listen to the Podcasts below for more happenings of Day 1 - 100 Acre Wood Rally - Round 2 of the Rally America Championship.

CLICK BELOW TO DOWNLOAD AND LISTEN

Piotr Wiktorczyk (http://www.mediafire.com/file/jnfmyowtry5/piotr.mp3)

Jimmy Keeney (http://www.mediafire.com/file/wal0vazg1yy/keeney.mp3)

Evan Cline (http://www.mediafire.com/file/m5rmdjtlymw/cline.mp3)

[Weasel 555]

Day 1 wrap up News:

After the first day of the 100 Acre Wood Rally, Subaru Rally Team USA’s Travis Pastrana sits in the overall lead, 22 seconds ahead of Rockstar Energy Rally Team’s Antoine L’Estage. Canada’s L’Estage lost ten seconds to Pastrana after suffering a flat on SS1 and will be pushing to catch him on tomorrow’s stages.

Ken Block is campaigning a new 2011 Ford Fiesta with the Monster World Rally Team and currently follows in third place, 46 seconds behind L’Estage.

Block has been outright dominant at this event in the past, having won the 100 Acre Wood Rally four times in a row. He is seeking a “one for the thumb” win here to even the score with Pastrana for the Rally America Championship lead. Many consider the roads of Missouri to favor Block’s “flat out” driving style with long straights and sweeping turns.

Click: rally-america.com/news/603/ (http://rally-america.com/news/603/)

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Stage 5 - Ollie's Camel - Overall

1 199 O 1 Travis Pastrana / Christian Edstrom
2010 Subaru Impreza WRX STI 30:59.4 0:00.0 0:00.0

2 17 O 2 Antoine L'Estage / Nathalie Richard
2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 31:21.8 0:22.4 0:22.4

3 43 O 3 Ken Block / Alessandro Gelsomino
2009 Ford Fiesta 32:07.8 1:08.4 0:46.0

4 68 O 4 William Bacon / Peter Watt
2006 Mitsubishi EVO IX 32:45.6 1:46.2 0:37.8

5 40 O 5 Dave Mirra / Martin Headland
2010 Subaru Impreza WRX STI 33:30.2 2:30.8 0:44.6

6 523 SP 1 Travis Hanson / Terry Hanson
2007 Subaru Impreza WRX STI 34:33.0 3:33.6 1:02.8

7 693 O 6 Carl Decker / Mike Rossey
1993 Subaru Impreza 35:34.4 4:35.0 1:01.4

8 1 54 O 7 1 Mark Fox / Karen Wagner
2004 Subaru Impreza 35:49.0 4:49.6 0:14.6

9 1 115 O 8 1 Joseph Burke / Brian Sharkey
2005 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 36:04.5 5:05.1 0:15.5

10 198 O 9 Arkadiusz Gruszka / Dominik Jozwiak
2006 Mitsubishi EVO IX 36:31.9 5:32.5 0:27.4

Click: rally-america.com/events/2010/100AW/results/ (http://rally-america.com/events/2010/100AW/results/)

[TerraFirmaClothing]

Jerry Winker posted on SpecialStage that 51 seconds separates 2nd through 7th in SP after six stages. WOW!!!!!!

Craziness.

[chris]

Top 10 Overall after SS8: Pastrana, Block, L'Estage, Bacon, Mirra, Hanson, Decker, Burke, Gruszka, Rooney -

[Stockline19]

any news on current times?

[chris]

Rally America Day One Videos - Interviews and more:

http://bit.ly/dAEzR1

[TerraFirmaClothing]

WRS tweeted:

Pastrana is officially out of the 100 Acre Wood #Rally. DNF on the Potosi Super Special. Block is now in first overall. #ra2 #usrally #mwrt

[chris]

RT @rally_america: Top Ten after SS13: Block, L'Estage, Bacon, Mirra, Hanson, Decker, Burke, Rooney, Gruszka, Krolikowski - #ra2 #usrally

[chris]

Interviews! From Day 2, Service 2!

Antoine L’Estage (http://www.mediafire.com/file/fomwjmz5nkn/lestage.mp3)

Ken Block (http://www.mediafire.com/file/tnzvynh1kty/block.mp3)

Bill Bacon (http://www.mediafire.com/file/nehdnjj2m4d/bacon.mp3)

Tanner Foust (http://www.mediafire.com/file/2m0tnnyjjmy/foust.mp3)

Mason Moyle (http://www.mediafire.com/file/azm0mmzmtzd/moyle.mp3)

[Francisco]

Top Three Official Results Overall

1 Block/Gelsomino 1:27:06.1
2 L'Estage/Richard +0:20.9
3 Bacon/Watt +2:57.1

Top Three SP Class Official Results

1 Hanson/Hanson 1:35:06.1
2 Rooney/Hotson +02:34.5
3 Penasack/Kihurani +04:53.4

Top Three 2WD Class Official Results

1 Duplessis/Woods 1:40:56
2 Van Way/Solcum +05:52.2
3 Conley/Rudolph +0:28.4

100 Acre Wood Regional Rally Results

1 Krolikowski/Krolikowski 01:03:22.4
2 Gilligan/Petersen +0:22.2
3 Cassidy/Kneipp +01:22.8

The 2009 Regional Champions from all over the country were invited to 100 Acre for a shootout. Results are:

1st Krolikowski/Krolikowski 1:40:35.0
2nd Duplessis/Woods +0:21.5
3rd Kasten/Soto +10:12.3

View Full Results on Rally-America.com (http://rally-america.com/events/2010/100AW/results/standings/15)

[Stockline19]

Honestly didn't think Block would do it for the 5th time. Enjoyed the updates and coverage. Thanks to everyone who let me know what was going on!

[1fastben]

I really had my doubts that Ken could pull it off, too, because of how fast Travis is getting. Congtats on a fiver!

[Billyee]

The Tanner Foust link is giving me the Jimmy Keeney interview. Is there a Tanner one hiding somewhere?

[Weasel 555]

Ford Fiesta takes its 1st win :cool:

Ken Block Wins His Fifth Consecutive 100 Acre Wood Rally ! :D

http://www.rally-america.com/contents/photos/article_cache/605.1_300.jpg

Ken Block and Alex Gelsomino of the Monster World Rally Team have claimed their fifth consecutive 100 Acre Wood Rally win. Block drove the Open Class Ford Fiesta to victory despite having a tough first day and starting the second leg over a minute behind rally leader, Travis Pastrana. The Ford driver was able to gain some ground after Antoine L’Estage dropped to third place due to a water crossing visibility issue and a puncture on the second stage of the day.

Subaru Rally Team USA’s Travis Pastrana held a fast pace and a comfortable lead over Block and L’Estage until Pastrana broke his car’s left rear control arm on the Super Special Stage in Potosi and was unable to continue.

With Pastrana out of contention, L’Estage pushed to catch Block and posted comparatively close stage times with him, but Block was able to maintain his lead to the end.

An ecstatic Block said, “This is the location of my first national rally win, so I have now won this rally five years in a row and it is a pretty good feeling to get the Fiesta home in first.”

http://www.rally-america.com/contents/photos/article_cache/605.2_300.jpg

Click: rally-america.com/news/605/ (http://www.rally-america.com/news/605/)

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Overall SS15
1 43 O 1 Ken Block / Alessandro Gelsomino
2009 Ford Fiesta 1:27:06.1 0:00.0 0:00.0

2 17 O 2 Antoine L'Estage / Nathalie Richard
2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 1:27:27.0 0:20.9 0:20.9

3 68 O 3 William Bacon / Peter Watt
2006 Mitsubishi EVO IX 1:30:24.1 3:18.0 2:57.1

4 40 O 4 Dave Mirra / Martin Headland
2010 Subaru Impreza WRX STI 1:32:28.2 5:22.1 2:04.1

5 523 SP 1 Travis Hanson / Terry Hanson
2007 Subaru Impreza WRX STI 1:36:06.1 9:00.0 3:37.9

6 1 115 O 5 1 Joseph Burke / Brian Sharkey
2005 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 1:37:50.8 10:44.7 1:44.7

7 1 693 O 6 1 Carl Decker / Mike Rossey
1993 Subaru Impreza 1:38:11.6 11:05.5 0:20.8

8 47 SP 2 Timothy Rooney / Dennis Hotson
2008 Subaru Impreza Sti 1:38:40.6 11:34.5 0:29.0

9 198 O 7 Arkadiusz Gruszka / Dominik Jozwiak
2006 Mitsubishi EVO IX 1:39:19.5 12:13.4 0:38.9

10 1 70 2WD 1 Christopher Duplessis / Catherine Woods
1990 Volkswagen GTI 1:40:56.5 13:50.4 1:37.0

100AW:
rally-america.com/events/2010/100AW/results/ (http://www.rally-america.com/events/2010/100AW/results/)

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Next Round:
Olympus Rally
April 24 - 25
Olympia, WA

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[Francisco]

The Tanner Foust link is giving me the Jimmy Keeney interview. Is there a Tanner one hiding somewhere?

Sorry, Billyee! We fouled up! The problem is now fixed and you can listen to my interviews with Tanner, Ken, Bill, Antoine etc.

Thanks!

[William Petrow]

Frank, were you at the event?

I didnt see you all weekend?

Great event and amazing coverage from you guys as usual! Looking forward to maybe seeing you at Olympus.

[asnucins]

The WRS team will most definitely be at Olympus! Hope to see you there!

[William Petrow]

Well it looks like we will be heading out now to Olympus to gather some research about the event as we will be running it next year.

And to support all our friends who are competing for a national title in the SP class.

Hopefully we will run into you guys again!