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Erik Ockwell

Canadian Rally Championship Comes Down To The Wire

November 22, 2009

The final event of the 2009 Canadian Rally Championship took place in Bancroft, Ontario this past weekend. It was a doozie.
The Rally of the Tall Pines is a Canadian masterpiece, a rally that is feared and respected at the same time. If it snows (which it often does), the roads get icy, but rarely is [...]

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This is so rad.

November 17, 2009

Anybody that knows me knows I love Subarus. But only a select few know I have a special soft spot for Foresters, or “bricks” as I like to call them.

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Loeb wins sixth consecutive WRC title

October 26, 2009

Citroen’s Sebastien Loeb has won his sixth consecutive driver’s title in the World Rally Championship after winning this past weekend’s Wales Rally GB.

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Latest Rally Headlines, Rantings

October 19, 2009

Many interesting details emerged during the past week in the world of rally. Here’s a condensed recap of what’s up:

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Best sounding race car ever: Subaru Impreza 555

October 13, 2009

I’m bringing this argument back for just a second. Watch this video. This is what gets my blood pumping. The early nineties marked the dawn of what I’m going to call the “technology era” of rally. The Subaru Impreza was one of the top cars of the decade, due to its low center of gravity, [...]

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WRC, CRC championships to be decided in final rounds, weather likely miserable

October 5, 2009

Photo courtesy www.flatovercrest.com
Two penultimate rounds were held in the world of rally this past weekend. The Rally Catalunya, the eleventh round of the World Rally Championship, held in warm, sunny Salou, Spain, and the fifth round of the Canadian Rally Championship, the Pacific Forest Rally, held in uh, cold, snowy Merritt, British Columbia.

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Tarmac Rally Is Awesome

October 2, 2009

So when people think of rally cars, they usually picture a blue Subaru bouncing down a narrow gravel road.
But there are rallies that run on pavement, or “tarmac” as the euros like to say. The cars are mostly the same, but with stiffer suspension settings, larger brakes, sweet 18″ wheels and in most cases, shorter [...]

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The new kid on the blog

October 1, 2009

Thanks for the intro, Gary.
That’s right, I’m getting into this whole blogging thing. You may have come across my podcasts on www.flatovercrest.com, though many of you out there aren’t rabid rally fans like myself. So if you’ve never dropped by there, check it out. It’s cool. But now I’m here, and ready to rock and [...]

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