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Rally Schedule 2024

CRS Rally School
March 5th-30th
 
Oregon Trail Rally
May 17th-19th
Coefficient 3,2
 
Rally Colorado
July 20th-21st
Coefficient 2,3
 
Prescott Rally (AZ)
Sep 20th - 21st
Coefficient 2,3
   
Mike Nagle Regional Rally
Nov 2nd (Oregon)
Coefficient 2
 
The Ridge Rally
Dec 7th (Lancaster CA)
Coefficient 3

Rallycross Sched 2024

March 10th
Antelope Valley Fairgrounds

April 21th
Marysville

May 12th
Fresno Fairgrounds

June 10th
Prairie City

Oct 13th
Marysville

Oct 20th
Antelope Valley Fairgrounds

Nov 17th
Antelope Valley Fairgrounds

Dec 15th
Fresno Fairgrounds

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PostHeaderIcon California Rally Series Announces 2019 Rally Championship Schedule

Los Angeles – The California Rally Series (CRS) is excited to announce the 2019 Rally
Championship schedule, featuring five rallies.2019 also welcomes the return of the CRS Side by Side (SxS) Championship, which will consist of select events where the popular sport vehicles will compete on the same stages as rally cars.

The CRS season kicks off north of Los Angeles with the High Desert Trails (HDT) Rally on May 4 th in Ridgecrest, CA. Competitors can expect more of the eclectic terrain that makes HDT distinctive – from high-speed blasts through the Joshua tree lined desert to tight and twisty stages dodging Sequoia trees, with a water splash thrown in for good measure. HDT will return to a one day format, and count as a coefficient 3 (3x points) event for the CRS championship.

 

Returning to the CRS calendar is the Idaho Rally, which will be held on June 22 & 23 near Boise, ID. Run on smooth, flowing roads in the scenic, tree-lined hills of southern Idaho, this event will count as two coefficient 3 events towards the championship. Idaho will also support SxS vehicles and count towards the CRS SxS Championship.

 

For the first time, Rally Colorado will join the CRS Rally Championship. Based in Rangely, CO, on July 26 & 27, the rally takes place on scenic, high-elevation mountain roads in the western part of the state. As a new addition to the CRS calendar, Friday’s event will count as a coefficient 3 in the rally championship as well as the SxS championship.

The Gorman Ridge Rally holds its traditional spot on the calendar, taking place on August 24. Based just over an hour north of Los Angeles in Frazier Park, CA, this compact and beginner friendly event takes place within the Hungry Valley off-road vehicle park. This year the rally will run as a coefficient 3 event featuring tight and twisty stages with minimal transits. Gorman Ridge Rally will be the final event for the CRS SxS Championship.

Capping off the season is the Prescott Rally in Prescott, Arizona on September 27 & 28. Featuring some of the most scenic rally roads in the country, the stages take competitors on a high-speed run through picturesque red-rock southwest desert landscape. Prescott will run as a coefficient 2 event on Friday night and a coefficient 3 event on Saturday, which means manyclass championships could be decided at the finale.

2019 CRS Rally Championship

May 4: High Desert Trails (C3) Ridgecrest, CA 

June 22-23: Idaho Rally (C3, C3) Boise, ID

July 26-27: Rally Colorado (C3) Rangely, CO

Aug 24: Gorman Ridge Rally (C3) Frazier Park, CA

Sept 27-28: Prescott Rally (C2, C3) Prescott, AZ

The California Rally Series is the premier performance rally championship in the southwestern United States. The Series incorporates events from various sanctioning bodies in order to create a meaningful regional championship for its members. The California Rally Series represents over 44 continuous years of performance rally, making it the longest running rally series in the United States. To learn more about the California Rally Series visit
www.californiarallyseries.com and follow @crspress on twitter.

 

PostHeaderIcon California Rally Series Championship Season Continues with the Gorman Ridge Rally

Los Angeles – The summer break is over as the California Rally Series (CRS) Championship returns to the Hungry Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Park for the Gorman Ridge Rally on Saturday August 25th. Located just over an hour north of Los Angeles, the rally features a compact, spectator friendly format with twelve stages packed into a single day of racing. As in years past, the roads comprise a twisty and technical course, with big air expected over the famous jumps on Wheatfield Trail.

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The favorite for the top of the podium this year is current Open class leader Flynn Baglin with co-driver Alix Hakala. Expect to see some fast times from this veteran crew in their Subaru Impreza STI. However, Santiago Caballero and co-driver Chris Fine will be there to keep them honest and ensure they can’t cruise to a win. Caballero and Fine set some extremely fast times at the season opener High Desert Trails Rally before retiring with a mechanical failure in their Subaru. Now that they have some experience under their belt they could be fighting for the overall win.

Kurt Northrup and co-driver come into this event with the lead in the normally-aspirated four-wheel drive Open-Lite class. Having won the class last year with a clean sweep of wins, they are definitely the ones to watch this weekend. But don’t count out Brent Blakely and co-driver Robert Maselli. Blakely has an impressive history of rallycross victories that could translate well to the tight and twisty roads of Gorman.

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In the large-displacement two-wheel drive CRS-5 class, Frederick Hatch and Charles Grabow come into Gorman with the class lead. They went faster and faster with each stage at the last event and could be pushing their Ford Fiesta for the two-wheel drive lead. Looking to challenge them are Corbin Beu and Riley Trout in their Mazda RX-7. The rear-wheel drive Mazda should put on some entertaining opposite-lock oversteer this weekend.

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Looking to capture top points in the smaller –displacement two-wheel drive CRS-2 class are Bret Robinson and Amanda Folland, competing in a VW Golf GTI. It should be an epic battle between them and Tony Chavez, who teams up with Andres Bautista in a similar VW Golf GTI. Both teams have extensive experience on these roads, and neither one will be holding back. They will be challenged by Eliza Coleman who is back with co-driver Alex Gelsomino of WRC fame. Coleman is in her second CRS season and keeps building on her speed with each event. She could put her Scion xD in front of the VWs if she pushes.

Rookie driver Travis Fienhage and veteran co-driver John Dillon are leading the production based two-wheel drive Performance Stock class. They will face competition from Jonathan Compton and Daniel Keyes who are looking to move up in the standings.

The Gorman Ridge Rally features the return of Side-by-Sides to the California Rally Series. The nimble handling of these lightweight vehicles make them extremely competitive on the narrow trails of this event. Last year they captured two of the top three positions. This year, Belgian David Sterckx makes his return to the CRS in a Yamaha YXZ 1000R. It would not be a surprise to see him battling for the overall win.

The Gorman Ridge Rally is based in Lebec, CA, located just one hour north of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The rally features 48 miles of hard-packed dirt stages located within the Hungry Valley Off-Road Vehicle park. For more information on the Gorman Ridge Rally visit http://gormanridgerally.com/.

The California Rally Series is the premier performance rally championship in the southwestern United States. The Series incorporates events from various sanctioning bodies in order to create a meaningful regional championship for its members. The Series celebrates more than 40 continuous years of performance rally, making it the longest running rally series in the United States. To learn more about the California Rally Series visit www.californiarallyseries.com and follow @crspress on twitter.

 

PostHeaderIcon High Desert Trails Rally Opens the 2018 California Rally Series Rally Championship

Los Angeles – The California Rally Series (CRS) kicked off its 44th season with the High Desert Trails Rally on May 4th and 5th. The rally switched to a two-day format for 2018, with a double-points (coefficient 2) event going into the night on Friday followed by a triple-points (coefficient 3) event on Saturday. The rally ran on the same roads as previous years, with stages ranging from ultra-fast blasts across a desert valley to twisty mountain roads that had teams dodging through Sequoia trees.

Last year’s Open class champion Flynn Baglin teamed up with co-driver Alix Hakala for the season opener. They were plagued by strut issues al weekend, but managed to hold on and finish the weekend at the top of the class. Baglin will start 2018 with the points lead in the driver’s championship, although Hakala is second behind Sean McElwain, who co-drove for a non-points eligible driver. Deke Williams also had a new voice calling notes, veteran co-driver Rhianon Gelsomino, but were the victims of bad luck when they had just managed to take the lead from Baglin/Hakala when their Subaru’s engine blew up on the second to last stage Friday night. A similar fate befell Santiago Caballero and co-driver Chris Fine when they found themselves leading the rally on Saturday only to have a busted tie rod end their day with only a few stages to go.

2017 Open Lite (the normally-aspirated four-wheel drive class) champions Kurt Northrup and co-driver Will Smith kept their streak alive and walked away with maximum points for the weekend in their Subaru Impreza. Second place went to Brent Blakely in his very first rally as a driver, with Robert Maselli sitting in the passenger seat. They had a clean run on Friday, but strut issues forced them to withdraw from Saturday’s rally.

In the large-displacement two-wheel drive CRS-5 class, top points went to Fred Hatch and co-driver Charles Grabow in their Ford Fiesta. Their speed improved all weekend, culminating in them throwing down the best two-wheel drive on the last stage of the rally. Second place class points went to Corbin Beu in his Mazda RX-7, who teamed up with co-driver Riley Trout for this event.

The small-displacement two-wheel drive CRS-2 class might have some of the least powerful cars in the championship, but you wouldn’t know it from the stage times. Eddie Fiorelli and co-driver Brock Heinz were at maximum attack in their VW Golf GTI, winning the class on both Friday and Saturday’s rallies, while besting many of the more powerful four-wheel drive cars along the way. Just seconds behind in a similarly prepped VW Golf GTI were last year’s CRS-2 champions Erik Christiansen and co-driver Amy Floyd.

 

The production based two-wheel drive Performance Stock class has been a CRS staple since 1994, and continues to have a respectable turnout in 2018. Rookie driver Travis Fienhage walked away with the top points on both Friday and Saturday in his first rally event ever. He was paired up with one of the most experienced CRS co-drivers around - John Dillon in a Dodge Neon. Taking second place was Jen Stonecipher in a VW Golf GTI, with her co-driver husband Terry Stonecipher (who happens to have won this class as a driver over twenty years ago!). Marie Boyd emerges from the weekend leading the co-driver championship after sitting with a driver not participating in the CRS drivers' championship.

The California Rally Series is the premier performance rally championship in the southwestern United States. The Series incorporates events from various sanctioning bodies in order to create a meaningful regional championship for its members. The Series celebrates forty-four continuous years of performance rally, making it the longest running rally series in the United States. To learn more about the California Rally Series visit www.californiarallyseries.com and follow @crspress on twitter.

 

PostHeaderIcon 2018 California Rally Series Rally Championship Kicks Off This Weekend with the High Desert Trails Rally

 

Los Angeles – The 2018 California Rally Series (CRS) Rally Championship kicks off this weekend, May 4th and 5th, with the High Desert Trails Rally.  The rally takes place on smooth dirt roads outside of Ridgecrest, CA where teams race from the floor of a wide desert valley up a forested mountain, and back down again.  New for this year is a two day format, which offers a double-points (coefficient 2) event on Friday night and a triple points (coefficient 3) event on Saturday.

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Twenty-six teams are scheduled to take the start Friday, with last year’s Open Class driver champion Flynn Baglin seeded at the top of the list in his Subaru Impreza WRX STI.  Baglin finished second here last year, so expect him to be pushing for the overall win. He is joined by veteran co-driver Alix Hakala. They will see tough competition from Deke Williams, also in a Subaru Impreza WRX STI, who has teamed up with the very experienced co-driver Rhianon Gelsomino for this event.  Williams finished third in both last year’s rally and the Open Class championship, and will seek to improve on that in 2018.

In the normally-aspirated four-wheel drive Open Lite class, the current favorites are 2017 champions Kurt Northrup and co-driver Will Smith in their Subaru Impreza.  Northrup/Smith managed to take the top spot in Open Lite in every CRS event last year, so they will be determined to keep that streak alive. Ernie Manansala and co-driver Chong Pak are back after their rookie season in 2017.  Manansala got faster with each event last year; perhaps High Desert Trails will be his breakthrough event.

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The large-displacement two-wheel drive CRS-5 class is experiencing something of a revival in the CRS with healthy participation last season extending into this rally.  Last year’s CRS-5 champion Andrew Cowan will be back in his VR6 VW Jetta, with a new co-driver for this event Nathan Lumley. The husband and wife team of Markus and Alicia Saarinen have been very fast in their supercharged Mini Cooper, but were plagued by mechanical issues last season.  Either one of these teams are fast enough to be battling for the overall podium.

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In the small-displacement two-wheel drive CRS-2 class we have 2018 class champions Erik Christiansen and Amy Floyd returning to defend their crown.  They will be battling against last year’s runner-ups Eliza Coleman and co-driver Alex Gelsomino (of WRC-fame). 2017 was Coleman’s first season behind the wheel of a rally car and has shown increasing speed with each event.

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Chris Palermo and co-driver Andres Bautista are the current favorites in the production-based two-wheel drive Performance Stock (P-Stock) class.  Palermo had a strong finish here last year, wining the class and taking fifth overall. However, he will see some tough competition from two-time P-Stock champion Sarkis Mazmanian, who returns after a brief hiatus.  His son, Michael Mazmanian, will be sitting in the co-driver seat of their Acura Integra. With seven entries, P-Stock is the largest class this weekend, so we should expect to see some respectable grassroots competition.

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The High Desert Trails Rally was first run in 1973 on roads to the Southeast and West of Ridgecrest, CA.  This year’s event features over 100 stage miles over two days of competition. Located just two and a half hours north of Los Angeles, the competitor and spectator friendly format makes this a perfect season opener for the California Rally Series.  For more information on the High Desert Trails Rally, visit http://highdeserttrails.com.

The California Rally Series is the premier performance rally championship in the southwestern United States.  The Series incorporates events from various sanctioning bodies in order to create a meaningful regional championship for its members.  The Series celebrates more than 40 continuous years of performance rally, making it the longest running rally series in the United States.  To learn more about the California Rally Series visit www.californiarallyseries.com and follow @crspress on twitter.

 

 

 

PostHeaderIcon Start 2018 off right at the CRS Rally School

 

From CRSRallySchool.com: The school will be on Saturday, February 10th,  and is headquartered at the Rodeway Inn & Suites Heritage in Ridgecrest CA. The Rodeway Inn has a special school rate of $75 (for 1 or 2 people with either a king or 2 queen beds), with an additional $8 for each additional adult, all plus tax.  A hot breakfast is included in the room price.  Mention the Rally School when making your reservation (760) 446-6543. The Rallycross will be on Sunday, February 11th!

There will be a limit of 20 for Rally Driver students, a limit of 20 for Rallycross Driver students and a limit of 16 for Rally Co-Driving students. If we reach a limit of paid students we will begin a waiting list for those who haven’t registered and paid yet. The order of the waiting list will be determined by the payment date. There will be a limit of 60 participants for the rallycross on Sunday. Don’t wait, get registered and paid now!

Click HERE to register for the CRS Rally School with RallyData.com!

Choosing your Focus Group

  • All Students get:In Addition:
    • Performance Rally Overview
    • Beginning Driving I & II Talks
    • Basic Car Prep Talk
    • Team Management Talk
  • Rally Driving Group gets:
    • Basic Controls and Timing Talk
    • Control Walk Through
    • Basic Course Following and Safety Items Talk
    • In-Car Driving Practice – 2 ½ hours
  • Rallycross Driving Group gets:
    • Morning In-Car Driving Practice – 2 hours
    • Rallycross 101 Talk
    • Afternoon In-Car Driving Practice – 1 hour
  • Rally Co-Driving Group gets:
    • Basic Controls and Timing Talk
    • Control Walk Through
    • Basic Course Following and Safety Items Talk
    • In-Car Route Following & Notes Reading Practice
    • Advanced Co-Driving Talk

Registration begins at 7:30 AM at the Flight Deck room on the second floor and classroom sessions begin at 8:15 AM.

 

PostHeaderIcon The 2017 CRS Banquet is only weeks away. Sign Up Now!

The season is over and it's now time to get together with your CRS family to celebrate this season's Rally and Rallycross achievements!

The 2017 California Rally Series Awards Banquet will be held at The Grand events center in Long Beach (same location as the past few years).

Sign-up Link Here! - Rallydata.com
Saturday, January 13th
5:00pm: Doors Open
5:30pm: Cocktail hour (no-host bar)
7:00pm: Dinner Begins
11:00pm: Parc Ferme

The Grand Long Beach
4101 E. Willow St.
Long Beach, CA  90815
Click here for a Google Map to the Grand.

Dinner will be a 3-course meal with either a chicken or vegetarian entree and child entree for those under 13. Be sure to RSVP and pay by January 6th (postmarked by Jan 6, if mailing a check) to secure the discounted rate of $40 per person. The rate for paying at the banquet will be $50 per person. 

If you require hotel accommodations, there is a Residence Inn located next door and a Holiday Inn a block away.  (There is no group rate).

Marriott Residence Inn Long Beach

4111 E Willow St, Long Beach, CA 90815


Holiday Inn Long Beach Airport

2640 N Lakewood Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90815


On behalf of the CRS Board of Governors and the CRS event organizers, happy holidays and congrats on a great 2017 season.  We look forward to seeing you there and remember -- keep the shiny side up!

 

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