El Stig as a Rally spectator.

The Rally Innovations Team had a race at Ridge Crest, CA. The teams 2.5rs Impreza placed 4th over all but placed 1st in its class. They competed against a high horse powered off road Ford rally truck; a well boosted Impreza WRX STi, and nicely tuned DSM (eclipse) with a crazy suspension set up. RI was very competitive with its rivals. One of their competitors was an Automatic 2.5rs Impreza with a wide body kit pulling a lot of horse power. They came in 5th over all. Not bad for an automatic, then again it did place 5th and behind a NA car. The Teams car was pulling some decent lap times and in each lap the team kept getting faster and faster. At one point they beat their lap time by 1/100 of a second. Haha Not bad.


Rally Innovations brought their Evolution X time attack car to the event. It got some attention when it arrived and throughout the day. A lot of questions were asked and people admired it. Not only did the Evo X get attention but as well as the Impreza rally car Rally Innovations has. The car had its own fan wagon with spectators taking pictures of both the Evolution X and the Impreza. I as an intern, passed out a few flyers and got acquainted with the spectators and passed out the word of the Rally Innovations team. They loved the cars. It’s nice to have Rally Innovations bring out a crowd full of attention.

CRS GT Standings
http://www.californiarallyseries.com/standings/total_points_R.htm

Good job Team Rally Innovations. You guys rocked!

CRS Rally: Plan B: Rally Innovations

The end of January also marked the beginning of the 2009 California Rally Series season. Fresh from a 2008 class victory, Team Rally Innovations packed up the car and left for the first event of the season – Plan B rally in Ridgecrest, CA.

With some fresh parts and a lighter chassis, driver Kevin Welker and Nolan Sambrano quickly found a rhythm and stuck with it throughout the day. Their quickest time was posted on stage 2 clocking in at 7 minutes 22 seconds, and held second place overall for an extended period during the day.

When asked about his hopes and aspirations for the upcoming season, Welker responded, "I'm feeling very optimistic about the 2009 season. We've got a great team and service crew and of course I'd be lost without my trusty co-driver, Nolan." Kevin and Nolan finished 1^st in the two classes they were running, CRS PGT and Open Light- a brand new class in the Rally America series, and even beat out their turbocharged competitor. The team placed 5^th overall behind 3 rally trucks and a Camaro, all with V8's. The next event will be held back in Ridgecrest at the Area 51.1 motor sports facility for the High Desert Trails Rally on February 20^th and 21^st, 2009.

See more pictures and in-car videos of the event at these websites:

Video:

http://www.vimeo.com/user832762/videos

http://www.vimeo.com/3075737

Pictures:

http://flickr.com/photos/17646301@N02/sets/72157613277563730/

Event results:

http://www.rallydata.com/Results/Plan_B_2009_ClubScoreBoard.htm

Championship results:

http://www.californiarallyseries.com/standings/total_points_R.htm

See you at the next rally!

Congratulations to Rally Innovations 1st Place in class!

Congratulations to Kevin Welker & Nolan Sombrano for an outstanding win in their class during the Plan B Rally in Ridgecrest, California on January 31, 2009. The teams fastest time for the event was stage two clocking in at 7 min 22 sec. Wish the team luck on their next battle at High Desert Trails, So mark your calendars monkey heads (check our wonderful event calendar on the bottom right corner)show some support for the team and the sport!


Rally Innovations Plan B Rally 2009, Stage 2 from Kevin Welker on Vimeo.

Rally Innovations Rally team, second stage of this rally. Car: 2001 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS, Open Light Rally America class.