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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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Tall Pines 2008: 193 kmh in the woods!

December 22, 2008

I keep hearing the line “its not a rally, its a race” from La Carrera competitors. Somehow, some folks seem to have the idea that a rally isn’t a race. They’ve obviously never actually seen a performance rally, much less gone for a ride in a rally car!
At the Rally of the Tall Pines last [...]

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2008 Rally of the Tall Pines: Dawn comes early and cold

November 22, 2008

I seem to recall mentioning in last night’s post that it was cold in Bancroft. Well folks, last night was nothing compared to this morning! When I left the hotel at 6:30 it was minus 19 degrees celsius according to the dash in the 2009 Mazda6 that I have this week. Ponder that if you [...]

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Rally of the Tall Pines 2008: Friday update

November 21, 2008

Perhaps the most significant detail about tonight is that it is colder than a witches teat! Minus 9 Celsius. too damn cold to be slinging a camera around. Even still, the sound of high strung rally cars and the scent of exotic race fuels in the air are enough to take the edge off the [...]

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