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Erika Detota

In her first season of competition in Performance Rallying, Erika went from the last car on the road to becoming the first woman to win a United States Rally Championship as a driver. This … [Read More...]

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I’m featured in a Dirty Impreza article about NASA Rally Sport…

Link to DI article: http://www.dirtyimpreza.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27364

NASA Rally Sport Celebrates Ten Strong Years

As fall settles in to 2012, NASA Rally Sport begins its tenth year of sanctioning rallies in the United States of America. As the oldest operating sanctioning body for rally in America, NASA Rally Sport principles ushered in the modern, stage notes focused style of rally, when they first appeared at Cherokee Trails, and today the organization remains focused on supporting and developing grassroots rally racers.

‘It actually seems like it’s getting easier as we go.’ says Anders Green of NASA Rally Sport. ‘We’ve boiled down the mission to some pretty key elements: make sure things work for the grassroots guy, build new technology to make organizing rallies easier, and don’t spend money on pie in the sky frivolities that don’t deliver results. In a nutshell, that’s how we’ve stayed in the black for going on ten years. It’s a simple strategy based on just having fun and doing this because we love it, not because we want to turn rally into an industry or profit center.’
It was the middle of August, back in 2003, when Ray Hocker, then and now a NASA Rally Sport Director, organized the first event under the NASA Rally Sport banner, which was the Gorman Ridge Rally in Frazier Park, California. Some of the racers from that first rally are well known today within rally circles: Mark Tabor, Rhys Millen, Paul Eklund, Mustafa Samli, George Plsek, Jeff Price, and Ole Holter.
NASA Rally Sport has been an innovator from the very beginning, inventing the naturally aspirated all-wheel-drive class that, a decade later, has become very popular choice for grassroots racers. Five years ago, it began the RallyMoto program, allowing motorcycles to compete, which has gone on to become the most verifiably successful program in American rally history at bringing new racers out to the stages. RallySolo, rally racing without the benefit of a codriver, is still in its infancy, but opens interesting doors with the possibility of new venues.

Technologically, NASA Rally Sport is the only rally sanctioning body where all of the races now have scores updated online during the event. A whole slew of online management tools for the organizers have been built over the years, to cover registration, financials, tasks, volunteer management, and scoring. The fans haven’t been forgotten either, NASA Rally Sport developed a smart phone app just for them, available for Android. The racers have access to advanced tools like instant virtual licenses and press release distribution systems.
‘I’d really like to thank all the volunteers who have helped us with the nearly one hundred rallies we’ve done.’ says Green. ‘There have been thousands of great people who have helped marshal an intersection, or filled out time cards, or kept the spectators informed and happy. Really, we have to recognized that this sport wouldn’t exist without volunteers. The folks who give freely of their time to make these rallies happen, hours and hours of work just because they love the sport, that spirit is fantastic. And in the long run, it’s the most viable and sustainable way.’
The 2013 schedule is still being firmed up, so keep an eye on NASARallySport.com as the events’ dates are finalized. The web site is also a great reference for those looking for rules on how to build a new rally car.PHOTO: ANDREW PASCARELLA

 

STPR 2012

Following a solid 2nd place finish in April’s Rally New York Tarmac event, Erika Detota brought her “I Love Boobies” sponsored Subaru Impreza to the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania to compete in this year’s Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally.  

STPR Super Special, 2012 Photo Credit: Liviu Hrituleac | www.LHimages.com

The event, part of the Rally America Championship series, runs on the fast and deceptively tricky roads in and around the town of Wellsboro, PA.  ”Initially, I hadn’t planned to compete at this year’s STPR, but in recent months, made the decision to focus more of my efforts toward Rally America.  Both their national and various regional championships are the premier series in the United States and the level of competition is hard to beat.  I wanted to push myself harder this season, while also giving my new sponsors greater visibility within the market.” said Detota.

Quickly re-prepping a rally car from tarmac set up to gravel was no small feat which left the team of Detota and co-driver, Allison Hirsch, to adjust to the conditions and car concerns. “We made it through all the stages without any major complications which was our first goal of the weekend,” said Hirsch, herself a new member of the team.

Taking it steady on day one and working on making adjustments to the car’s setup, the duo found their efforts paid off come day two while finishing 5th in class and 10th overall in Saturday’s Regional event.  “The stages were beautiful this year,” said Detota.  ”The best conditions I have seen since my first rally here in 2009, it was great to be out competing at such a fun event.”

The team looks forward to announcing the rest of the season’s plans shortly and want to thank their supporters and sponsors; Ruge’s Subaru in Rhinebeck, NY, Tony’s Mufflers, Hawk Brakes, Midwest Sheet Metal, Exedy Clutch, Rally Armor and Grand Prix NY as well as media partner, Flatout Promotions.

 

 

MotoIQ.com posts Erika Detota’s driver profile

MotoIQ: How did you get your start into cars and racing?

Erika Detota: My racing story began in 2008 when I went to watch my first rally. I fell in love with the sport immediately- feeling interested in racing a seemingly street car on back roads was an attainable “ah ha” that changed my life. With a little research I realized I needed help to get started so I got in touch with Tim O’Neil, who gave me the chance to attend the Team O’Neil Rally School. Just a few months after my course training, I raced in my first performance rally.

For more information on Team O’Neil go to hhttp://team-oneil.com/

http://www.motoiq.com/magazine_articles/id/2318/pageid/4109/driver-profile-erika-detota.aspx for the full interview with Erika

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