2011 Rally America season
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The 2011 Rally America season was the seventh season of Rally America
. The season consisted of 6 rallies and began on January 29, with the Sno*Drift National Rally in Michigan. It was the first rally won by a Super Production Car in Rally America's history. At the end of the season Rally Car sold the rights to Rally American to investors who changed the series name back to Rally America.
On May 1, 2011, Rally America had their first fatal accident since the takeover from SCCA Driver Matthew Marker went off the course, slid down an embankment and hit a tree.
Rally America
The Rally America National Championship is the national championship of rallying events in the United States. The inaugural season was in 2005. Rally America was also the name given to the organization that sanctioned the championship, was briefly rebranded to RallyCar in July 2010, then reverted...
. The season consisted of 6 rallies and began on January 29, with the Sno*Drift National Rally in Michigan. It was the first rally won by a Super Production Car in Rally America's history. At the end of the season Rally Car sold the rights to Rally American to investors who changed the series name back to Rally America.
On May 1, 2011, Rally America had their first fatal accident since the takeover from SCCA Driver Matthew Marker went off the course, slid down an embankment and hit a tree.
Schedule
| Dates | Rally | Open Winner | SP Winner | 2WD Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28–29 January | Sno*Drift | Travis Hanson | Travis Hanson | Dillon Van Way |
| 25–26 February | Rally in the 100 Acre Wood | Antoine L'Estage Antoine L'Estage Antoine L'Estage is a Canadian rally driver who has won rallies in both Canada and America. He currently lives in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec.-Rally:... |
Travis Hanson | Wyatt Knox |
| 30 April – 1 May | Olympus Rally Olympus Rally The Olympus Rally is an event in the motorsport of rallying. While it has usually been run as a national rally, in 1986-1988, it was a round in the FIA World Rally Championship, the most recent time a WRC rally has been run in the United States.... |
David Higgins | Travis Hanson | Wyatt Knox |
| 13–15 May | Oregon Trail Rally | David Higgins | Ramana Lagemann Ramana Lagemann Ramana Lagemann is an American rally car driver, who started his professional career driving for Subaru of America in 2002. He remained a Subaru factory driver through 2004. He has competed at the X Games Rally in 2006 and 2007, and has multiple wins in SCCA Group N and Open class.-References:... |
Andrew Comrie-Picard Andrew Comrie-Picard Andrew Comrie-Picard is an X Games athlete, professional race car driver, stunt driver, automotive journalist, and TV personality. He left a career as a New York City entertainment lawyer to pursue his passion for racing... |
| 2–4 June | Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally is an annual rally racing event held in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania. STPR is currently the fifth Rally America National Rally Championship event of the season.- Past Winners :... |
David Higgins | Ramana Lagemann Ramana Lagemann Ramana Lagemann is an American rally car driver, who started his professional career driving for Subaru of America in 2002. He remained a Subaru factory driver through 2004. He has competed at the X Games Rally in 2006 and 2007, and has multiple wins in SCCA Group N and Open class.-References:... |
Chris Greenhouse |
| 15–16 July | New England Forest Rally New England Forest Rally The New England Forest Rally is a performance rally event in New Hampshire and Maine, United States. Originally known as the Maine Forest Rally, it first appeared in 1991 as a winter rally... |
Antoine L'Estage Antoine L'Estage Antoine L'Estage is a Canadian rally driver who has won rallies in both Canada and America. He currently lives in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec.-Rally:... |
Travis Hanson | Christopher Duplessis |
Open
Only the top 10 competitors are listed.| Pos | Driver | Car | Year | Points | Wins | Podiums |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Higgins | Subaru WRX STi | 2011 | 101 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | Antoine L'Estage Antoine L'Estage Antoine L'Estage is a Canadian rally driver who has won rallies in both Canada and America. He currently lives in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec.-Rally:... |
Mitsubishi Evo Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, colloquially known as the Lancer Evo or Evo, is a high-performance sedan manufactured by Mitsubishi Motors. There have been ten official versions to date, and the designation of each model is most commonly a roman numeral... |
2009 | 96 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Travis Hanson | Subaru WRX STi | 2007 | 82 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Dave Mirra Dave Mirra David Michael "Dave" Mirra is an American BMX athlete, Subaru Rally Team USA driver and business owner. Mirra holds the record for most X-Games medals, standing and has medaled in every X Games since they started in 1995. His current medal count as of July 31, 2009 in the X Games is 24... |
Subaru WRX STi | 2011 | 54 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Adam Yeoman | Subaru Impreza Subaru Impreza Introduced in November 1993, the Impreza was offered in either front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive versions and as a four-door sedan/saloon or five-door station wagon/estate. According to a Motor Trend article written March 1992 on page 26, the name of Subaru's new compact was, initially, to be... |
2002 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Ramana Lagemann Ramana Lagemann Ramana Lagemann is an American rally car driver, who started his professional career driving for Subaru of America in 2002. He remained a Subaru factory driver through 2004. He has competed at the X Games Rally in 2006 and 2007, and has multiple wins in SCCA Group N and Open class.-References:... |
Subaru WRX STi | 2011 | 31 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Dillon Van Way | Ford Fiesta | 2011 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Roman Pakos | Subaru WRX STi | 2006 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Lauchlin O'Sullivan | Subaru WRX STi | 2007 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Wyatt Knox | Mazdaspeed 3 | 2008 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
Super Production
Only the top 5 competitors are listed.| Pos | Driver | Car | Year | Points | Wins | Podiums |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travis Hanson | Subaru WRX STi | 2007 | 122 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Andrew Wickline | Subaru WRX STi | 2006 | 48 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Ramana Lagemann Ramana Lagemann Ramana Lagemann is an American rally car driver, who started his professional career driving for Subaru of America in 2002. He remained a Subaru factory driver through 2004. He has competed at the X Games Rally in 2006 and 2007, and has multiple wins in SCCA Group N and Open class.-References:... |
Subaru WRX STi | 2011 | 47 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Lauchlin O'Sullivan | Subaru WRX STi | 2007 | 46 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Evan Cline | Subaru WRX STi | 2005 | 37 | 0 | 1 |
2 Wheel Drive
Only the top 5 competitors are listed.| Pos | Driver | Car | Year | Points | Wins | Podiums |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyatt Knox | Mazdaspeed 3 | 2008 | 86 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Dillon Van Way | Ford Fiesta Ford Fiesta The Ford Fiesta is a front wheel drive supermini/subcompact manufactured and marketed by Ford Motor Company and built in Europe, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Venezuela, China, India, Thailand and South Africa... |
2011 | 79 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Brian Gottlieb | Honda Civic Honda Civic The Honda Civic is a line of subcompact and subsequently compact cars made and manufactured by Honda. The Civic, along with the Accord and Prelude, comprised Honda's vehicles sold in North America until the 1990s, when the model lineup was expanded... |
1989 | 57 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Chris Greenhouse | Plymouth Neon | 1995 | 53 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Andrew Comrie-Picard Andrew Comrie-Picard Andrew Comrie-Picard is an X Games athlete, professional race car driver, stunt driver, automotive journalist, and TV personality. He left a career as a New York City entertainment lawyer to pursue his passion for racing... |
Scion xD Scion xD The Scion xD is a five-door hatchback subcompact marketed in the US and Canada by Japanese manufacturer Toyota beginning with the 2008 model year — replacing the xA. The Scion xD and the second generation xB were first shown to the public on February 8, 2007 at the Chicago Auto Show... |
2011 | 51 | 1 | 2 |