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Brandon Semenuk claimed a fourth 100 Acre Wood Rally win in a row to continue his unbeaten start to 2025, despite an early throttle issue,… Read more

by Luke Barry March 16, 2025 5 min

ARA

News

Booth brings first Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 to the US

Winning last year’s Open 2WD championship was never really the plan. Getting back into a four-wheel-drive car, however, was. Ryan Booth used to be a… Read more

by Luke Barry March 14, 2025 2 min

ARA

News

The ARA rookie pushing for top honors

Last month’s Sno*Drift was Conner Martell’s fourth start on a round of the ARA National Championship presented by Kubota. And his third time finishing second…. Read more

by David Evans March 12, 2025 2 min

ARA

Podcast

From Subaru to rally promotion: Lance Smith

In the year 2000, Subaru supremo David Richards stepped back from his role to concentrate on better the promotion of rallying globally. Twenty-five years after… Read more

by DirtFish Media March 12, 2025 10 min +

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News

The skydiver moving up the rallying ranks

As a professional skydiver, the only way is generally down for Richo Healey. But in a rally car, the only step is up. For 2025,… Read more

by Luke Barry March 11, 2025 5 min

ARA

Features

The fan favorite ‘trying to take down the big dogs’

Fan-favorite Matthew Nykanen is lining up a shot at this year’s coveted open two-wheel-drive title in the ARA National Championship presented by Kubota. The BMW… Read more

by David Evans March 4, 2025 2 min

ARA

Features

From roll to podium: Nick Allen’s ARA rollercoaster

Nick Allen’s not going to forget the last time he climbed out of his Ford Fiesta Rally3. How could he? He’d just crossed the finish… Read more

by David Evans March 2, 2025 3 min

ARA

News

Rally2 class gains a young charger in ARA

Alastair Scully will step up to a Hyundai i20 R5 for his assault on this year’s ARA National Championship presented by Kubota. The 24-year-old secured… Read more

by David Evans February 28, 2025 2 min

ARA

News

Grönholm enlisted to develop new spec ARA car

Two-time World Rally champion Marcus Grönholm has joined forces with JRD Motorsport to develop an all-new American rally car. The ARC2 will be built to… Read more

by David Evans February 25, 2025 2 min

ARA

Features

Snow rallies are a challenge to be cherished

Careful what you wish for. A year ago, we landed into an unseasonably warm Michigan to face a snow-less Sno*Drift. Now, picking our way along… Read more

by David Evans February 11, 2025 5 min

ARA

News

Defending ARA champion Semenuk delivers sparkling Sno*Drift win

Walking across the car park towards his Subaru first thing on Saturday morning, Brandon Semenuk caught some ice. Ordinary people might well have headed south… Read more

by David Evans February 9, 2025 5 min

ARA

News

Semenuk storms into Sno*Drift lead

It’s been 145 days since Brandon Semenuk drove a Subaru WRX in anger – not that you’d have known it when Friday’s opening day of… Read more

by David Evans February 8, 2025 3 min

ARA

Features

‘MudDrift’ becomes SnoDrift again for 2025

As the Friday night darkness descends over the frozen fields of Michigan, Brandon Semenuk will fire up his Subaru WRX to begin a third consecutive… Read more

by David Evans February 6, 2025 3 min

ARA

News

American talent Tabor makes full-time Rally3 switch

The Subaru Impreza RS has served Madelyn Tabor well, but it’s time for a step up. And after sampling a Ford Fiesta Rally3 during WRC… Read more

by Luke Barry February 4, 2025 3 min

ARA

News

Martell increases his ARA commitment for 2025

Triple American Rally Association National champion Brandon Semenuk won’t have it all his own way in 2025 as Conner Martell increases his rallying commitments for… Read more

by Luke Barry February 3, 2025 2 min

Rally

Features

When Audi deployed Mikkola to help a US title bid

Just when Hannu Mikkola might have felt he’d seen enough of the inside of an Audi for one year in 1984, he was asked to… Read more

by David Evans December 12, 2024 2 min

ARA

News

ARA gets brand-new promoter for 2025

Next year will deliver a new dawn for America’s premier rally series with an all-new promoter and sponsor for the American Rally Association. Founded by… Read more

by David Evans December 5, 2024 3 min

ARA

News

Own a piece of Ken Block and Subaru rallying history

Every rally fan has dreamt of owning a car with a story – a car that doesn’t just sit in a garage but carries the… Read more

by DirtFish Media November 29, 2024 2 min

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Dramatic powerstage decides podium as Semenuk wins again

Booth brings first Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 to the US

The ARA rookie pushing for top honors

From Subaru to rally promotion: Lance Smith

The skydiver moving up the rallying ranks

The fan favorite ‘trying to take down the big dogs’

From roll to podium: Nick Allen’s ARA rollercoaster

Rally2 class gains a young charger in ARA

Grönholm enlisted to develop new spec ARA car

Snow rallies are a challenge to be cherished

Defending ARA champion Semenuk delivers sparkling Sno*Drift win

Semenuk storms into Sno*Drift lead

‘Mud*Drift’ becomes Sno*Drift again for 2025

American talent Tabor makes full-time Rally3 switch

Martell increases his ARA commitment for 2025

When Audi deployed Mikkola to help a US title bid

ARA gets brand-new promoter for 2025

Own a piece of Ken Block and Subaru rallying history

‘MudDrift’ becomes SnoDrift again for 2025