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Andrew Comrie-Picard front bumper cam from Tall Pines rally

November 30, 2009

Anyone who somehow has the notion that rallying isn’t racing needs to give their head a shake. Perhaps this awesome front bumper cam from ACP’s Mitsubishi Evo X will do the trick. This is raw footage shot on the Lower Hastings stage at the 2009 Rally of the Tall Pines last week. Most years, we [...]

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Canada’s First Eco-Friendly Rally Car wins Ontario Championship

November 26, 2009

Friends of The Garage, Chris Martin and Phil Narini completed a stellar season at the 2009 round of the Rally of the Tall Pines. Their win at Pines brought it all together as they won the 2009 Ontario Performance Rally Championship (OPRC) Overall Driver, Open Class Driver and Novice Driver.
“It feels great to win [...]

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“Car 55 is in the drink”

November 21, 2009

Thanks to Twitter user @NeilMcDaid for this Tall Pines update.

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Tall Pines Rally runs today in Bancroft

November 21, 2009

I’m not quite sure how I forgot to post on this, I guess there has just been too many things in my feeble little brain.
The Rally of the Tall Pines is running today in Ontario cottage country. This final event in the North American Rally Championship and Canadian Rally Championship is also known as [...]

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Welcome to The Garage: Erik Ockwell

October 1, 2009

I’d like to offer a hearty welcome to our newest edition to The Garage, Erik Ockwell. Erik has had a life long involvement with performance rally and has tried his hand at a number of other types of motorsport as well. He’s also spent some time doing some motorsports commentary over at Flat over Crest, [...]

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Happy New Year from all of us in The Garage

January 1, 2009
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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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The Flying Nun, or why event organizers need to put more thought into media ID

November 29, 2008

Yes, I look ridiculous and no, I have never been afraid of looking like a fool. As if the Cone Pirate title isn’t enough, I actually walked several Kilometers down a stage road at Tall Pines with my media vest affixed to my head.
Not only do event organizers usually create these silly vests for skinny [...]

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Tall Pines 2008: Iron Bridge

November 23, 2008

The Iron Bridge spectator stage of the Rally of the Tall Pines has been a fan fave for many years thanks to great elevated viewing areas and access to close parking. Arriving late to the stage meant that I had to stay in the cordoned off spectator areas, which limited my view but I still [...]

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Pat Richard takes the win at Tall Pines

November 23, 2008

Official press release from CARS Media with images courtesy of Andrew Harvey.
Bancroft, ON — Patrick Richard and co-driver, Alan Ockwell, overcame treacherous road conditions and high attrition to dominate the Rally of the Tall Pines, held in Bancroft, Ontario. The final round of the 2008 Canadian Rally Championship saw the Subaru Rally Team Canada duo [...]

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