2011 Rally America season

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The 2011 Rally America season was the seventh season of Rally America. The season consisted of 6 rallies and began on January 29, with the Sno*Drift National Rally in Michigan. It was the first rally won by a Super Production Car in Rally America's history. [1] At the end of the season Rally Car sold the rights to Rally American to investors who changed the series name back to Rally America. [2]

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On May 1, 2011, Rally America had their first fatal accident since the takeover from SCCA driver Matthew Marker went off the course, slid down an embankment and hit a tree. [3] [4]

Schedule

DatesRallyOpen WinnerSP Winner2WD Winner
28–29 January Sno*Drift Travis HansonTravis HansonDillon Van Way
25–26 FebruaryRally in the 100 Acre Wood Antoine L'Estage Travis HansonWyatt Knox
30 April – 1 May Olympus Rally David Higgins Travis HansonWyatt Knox
13–15 MayOregon Trail Rally David Higgins Ramana Lagemann Andrew Comrie-Picard
2–4 June Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally David Higgins Ramana Lagemann Chris Greenhouse
15–16 July New England Forest Rally Antoine L'Estage Travis HansonChristopher Duplessis

Major entries

Open

Only the top 10 competitors are listed. [5]

PosDriverCarYearPointsWinsPodiums
1 David Higgins Subaru WRX STi 201110135
2 Antoine L'Estage Mitsubishi Evo 20099625
3Travis HansonSubaru WRX STi20078212
4 Dave Mirra Subaru WRX STi20115402
5Adam Yeoman Subaru Impreza 20023200
6 Ramana Lagemann Subaru WRX STi20113102
7Dillon Van WayFord Fiesta20112200
8Roman PakosSubaru WRX STi20061900
9Lauchlin O'SullivanSubaru WRX STi20071900
10Wyatt Knox Mazdaspeed 3 20081900

Super Production

Only the top 5 competitors are listed. [6]

PosDriverCarYearPointsWinsPodiums
1Travis Hanson Subaru WRX STi 200712246
2Andrew WicklineSubaru WRX STi20064801
3 Ramana Lagemann Subaru WRX STi20114722
4Lauchlin O'SullivanSubaru WRX STi20074602
5Evan ClineSubaru WRX STi20053701

2 Wheel Drive

Only the top 5 competitors are listed. [7]

PosDriverCarYearPointsWinsPodiums
1Wyatt Knox Mazdaspeed 3 20088623
2Dillon Van Way Ford Fiesta 20117915
3Brian Gottlieb Honda Civic 19895702
4Chris Greenhouse Plymouth Neon 19955313
5 Andrew Comrie-Picard Scion xD 20115112

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