Colorado: Day 2
Well here we are at the second and final day of Rally Colorado. We’ve had ups, we’ve had downs, but most importantly is that we all had fun racing, spectating and meeting tons of new people.
Information
Travis Pastrana has dropped into 8th place overall due to penalties on the last stage of day 1 (SS10).
John Conley is starting the day in 1st with Dillon Van Way following in close second. This should turn out to be one heck of a battle for 2WD.
Top 5 Overall:
Andrew Comrie-Picard / Jeremy Wimpey – #20 – 2007 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution – 57:13.7
Andi Mancin / Maciej Wislawski – #176 – 2007 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution – 58:34.4
Ken Block / Alessandro Gelsomino – #43 – 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX STI – 59:13.4
Nathan Conley / Todd Moberly – #116 – 2004 Subaru Impreza – 1:01:10.0
Mark Fox / Jake Blattner – #54 – 2004 Subaru Impreza – 1:01:32.3
Updates
8:40 am: Dillon Van Way is very optimistic for the start of Day 2 Rally Colorado.
via @MrVanWay
well we are starting the day off 3.6 seconds behind. We still have no turbo, but we arent giving up yet
9:00 am: Travis Pastrana, after being penalized into 8th place, has withdrawn from Rally Colorado to preserve the car for Round 9 Lake Superior Pro Rally
9:27 am: Co-driver Jeremy “Worm” Wimpey says he’s enjoying the ride with ACP. It’s their first time racing together and they’re doing well.
via @ACPRally
12:13 pm: Car 970 – Helton/Butler – has withdrawn from the rally due to mechanical issues. The team came in to service on a tow rope.
* The rain is picking up. Some of this afternoon’s stages may be too muddy to be passable; organizers are considering alternate routing.
via @Rally_America
12:26 pm: Car #47 Rooney/O’Hanlon’s run at Rally Colorado is done, smacked a bank on last turn of SS13, broke LR upper control arm
via @SoCalRally
12:50 pm: Dillon Van Way tweetin’ out at service:
in to service, its been a battle every stage with Conley. We got the lead but quickly switched back over
*Rally organizers have officially declared Rally Colorado’s Stages 15 and 18 cancelled — too muddy.
1:06 pm: Car 408 – Matthew Leavitt/Brooks Freehill – are out of the rally. Looks mechanical. They just came in to service on a flatbed.
via @Rally_America
2:02 pm: Rally cars are heading out to run two more stages today: SS 17, then SS 16. They will return to Steamboat Springs after that for the finish. It is expected the delay will mean that the podium will be later than originally scheduled. Expect cars at around 6 p.m.
update from rallyamerica.com
3:26 pm: Preliminary reports that Block is stopped on course — mechanical?
*Update: More news on Ken Block: reports he’s off the course with a triangle. Could be engine trouble. Doesn’t look like he’ll finish.
*Update: Ken Block and co-driver Alex Gelsomino are confirmed out of the rally with mechanical problems. The car was smoking and the engine may have expired on the 15th stage of the rally.
via @Rally_America and rally-america.com
4:34 pm: Reports Dillon Van Way/Ben Slocum (car 600) rolled half-way on the second-last stage, but were able to right the vehicle and keep going…
via @Rally_America
*Update:Van way came by us with heavy damage and his boot lid strapped to hood. Fifth gear roll apparently. via @granthughes
5:54 pm: Provisional results for Rally Colorado: ACP, Mancin & Conley, with more stage wins, takes third over Fox. via @Rally_America
Photos
Videos
Ken Block on SS#8 Rally Colorado. Video from FocSrallyX
ACP talks about what it’s like to drive in the rainy muddy conditions of the second day of Rally Colorado. Video from Rally America
Ken Block talks about some more differences of driving the slower, less powerful super production car instead of his open class car. Video from Rally America
Current Standings
source: rally-america.com
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