Los Angeles – The 40th anniversary season of the California Rally Series (CRS) began May 3rd with the High Desert Trails Performance Rally, in Ridgecrest, CA. With new roads for 2014, the rally was extended to 127 total stage miles over two points-earning events all in one compact day. The new st…
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California Rally Series Kicks Off the 2014 Season With the High Desert Trails Rally
Los Angeles – The California Rally Series (CRS) Championship season begins May 3 with the High Desert Trails Rally. Based out of Ridgecrest, CA, the rally takes place on Kern County roads in the Jawbone Valley and Piute Mountain area just two and a half hours north of Los Angeles. The rally featu…
Read More2013 California Rally Series Season Comes to a Close at the Prescott Rally
Los Angeles – The 2013 Prescott Rally marked the finish of the 2013 California Rally Series (CRS) Championship. Twenty teams took the start of the two day event that covered over 110 stage miles on October 4-5. The stages located northeast of Prescott, AZ offered a stunning backdrop with red cany…
Read MoreDramatic Prescott Rally brings the 2012 California Rally Series to a Close
Los Angeles – The final round of the 2012 California Rally Series Championship took place on September 28 – 29 in Prescott, AZ. This year marked the 25th anniversary of the rally, which has become one of the most popular events on the calendar. The classic Southwest desert backdrop provides a bea…
Read MoreA GormanTale: The Raptor and the Rabbit
Los Angeles – The Gorman Ridge Rally has been a mainstay on the California Rally Series (CRS) championship calendar for over the past decade. Run in the Hungry Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Park approximately one hour north of Los Angeles, CA, the event this year consisted of two separately scored r…
Read MoreMendocino Rally Kicks Off the Second Half of the California Rally Series Season
Los Angeles – The Northern California City of Ukiah played host to the Mendocino Rally on August 4, 2012. Twelve teams descended on the scenic town to compete on the hard packed dirt roads of the South Cow Mountain Off-Highway Vehicle area. The stages have a distinct flavor, with flowing twists a…
Read MoreCalifornia Rally Series About to Kick Off Second Half of the Season with the Mendocino Rally
Los Angeles – The California Rally Series heads to Northern California with the Mendocino Rally on August 4th, 2012. Fourteen teams are set to compete on fifty miles of twisty hard packed dirt roads outside of Ukiah, CA. New for 2012, teams will be provided with stage notes to help them navigat…
Read MoreCalifornia Rally Series Heats up at Thrilling North Nevada Rally
Los Angeles – The back-country roads of northern Nevada set the stage for the California Rally Series as fifteen teams contested the North Nevada Rally July 6 & 7, 2012 covering over one hundred miles of competitive stages. The first day featured a set of smooth gravel roads near Lovelock, NV as…
Read MoreCalifornia Rally Series Competitors Head North to Idaho Rally
Los Angeles – The second event of the 2012 California Rally Series (CRS) Championship took place on June 9 and 10 at the Idaho Rally, based in Boise, ID. The rally featured ten competitive hard packed dirt and gravel stages in the nearby mountains and forests over two days. Unseasonably cold weat…
Read MoreHigh Desert Trails Rally Kicks off 2012 California Rally Series
Los Angeles – The 2012 California Rally Series (CRS) started off with a packed field of twenty-four teams competing at the High Desert Trails Rally. Based in Ridgecrest, CA, the rally featured high-speed hard packed dirt stages with sections of tarmac.
Keith Jackson and Marra Estep returned to t…