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Getting Your Hubby into Rally Racing

If you can’t pull your husband away from the www.direct.tv channels on the weekend and all you want to do is go to your local rally track, here are some tips from the pros on getting him interested, too.

Get Him Some Practice: There are many tracks around the country that allow for personal lessons, at a price. If you can afford it get your husband in the driver’s seat for a few hours and watch his love of the sport grow.

Take in Some Races: If you live close to a track, why not get out there and see what it’s all about!? Try to bring him when he’s not missing anything else like a football game and pay for everything – just allow him to have a good time and see what you love about the sport.

Choose a Racer: There’s nothing like getting behind a person or team to inspire love for a sport and that’s the way you got into rally driving, right? Help your husband choose a racer and see him start to follow his favorites

Where And When Did Rally Racing Originiate?

The sport of rally racing is almost as old as the car itself. The earliest rally-like car competition took place in Paris in 1894 and consisted of competitors driving their cars around a predetermined course with a judge riding along. The judges were along to choose which configuration of these new horseless carriages was the most superior. This started a series of competitions held in other cities, mainly within France, and new aspects were introduced to rally racing such as start times and driving across rough and paved Read the rest of this entry »

Why Rally Racing Is So Popular in The US & Worldwide.

For those who are fans of rally racing, and who love the thrill of the race, there are many things that make the sport so popular both in the US and world wide. Other than the fast racing, the teams, the racers, and the action, the fact that it is a world wide sport, and there are racers from any and every country out on the track, makes rally racing something that fans really do want to watch. They are going to get to see the best athletes in the sport, from around the world, all on one track and in one race. Unlike other sports, where the sport is usually dominated by one nationality, in the sport of rally racing you are going to find a little bit of everything, and racers from around the world are going to be on the track. This makes for more fun and excitement for the fans, and makes for a much more unique sport and set up than other sports have to offer to the fans. So, whether it is the speed, or the attraction of the nationalities, there is something that all rally racing fans love when they watch the sport.

How Much Maintenance Do Vehicles Used In Rally Races Need?

Vehicles used in rally races require ample maintenance in order to ensure the safety of the driver and co-driver. These vehicles are usually driven at a very high speed and in case anything goes wrong, the pressure impacted during an accident can be too great if the car is not well maintained.

Rally cars are expensive to buy and this applies to the maintenance fees. They require several expensive items to ensure that they are Read the rest of this entry »

Who Originally Founded Rally Sports In The US?

Doug Havir was the CPD Rally Team owner. He is the person who originally founded Rally Sports in the US. His company worked with the Sports Car Club of America. They helped with keeping score and other duties at the SCCA’S Championship Rally in the year 2002. At the end of the year the SCCA sold all their interests to Rally America.

The first Rally America National Championship was held in 2005. It included some of the events which the SCCA had in their Rallies. Rally America sponsored several rallies, Read the rest of this entry »

When Did Rally Racing Begin To Really Take Off?

The first official rally race in 1907 in Monte Carlo probably whetted the appetite for spectators and drivers alike for this sport. Rally racing is off track racing where the cars race from point to point, often city to city, with a team of two drivers in each vehicle. The rally consists of several stages and the winning car is determined by both speed and time. The race is performed in production cars that have been modified for a more powerful performance. The vehicle must be road legal.
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Are Rally Sports Becoming More Popular Outside The US?

Rally driving originated outside of the US as early as 1894 in the Paris-Rouen Horseless Carriage Competition. This was an opportunity for the spectators to get involved since they were responsible for reporting which vehicles had reached which points along the route.
This event led to many more rally races in France as well as other European countries such as Italy where in 1914 the rally race went around the island of Sicily. The two world wars temporarily stopped rally Read the rest of this entry »

Who Are The Names To Look For In Rally Sports?

When the Finnish rally driver Mikko Hirvonen first started to drive his performance gave little indication that he would become a winning driver. Young and dedicated to the sport he drivies on an increasingly successful series on wins.
In fact he is at the top of the list for making thirteen wins for Ford. Under the mentorship of the legendary rally driver Marcus Gronholm Hirvonen started winning rallies in 2007. He went on to win three in 2008 and four in a row in 2009. He has a reputation for being a record breaker.
His co-driver Jarmo Lehtinen Read the rest of this entry »