AMS powered NOS Energy Drink ACP EVO takes 3rd at the 2009 Sno Drift Rally!
Feb 3, 2009, 10:06 AM
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AMS powered NOS Energy Drink ACP EVO takes 3rd at the 2009 Sno Drift Rally!
Podium finish for ACP at Rally America season opener!
Rally driver Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard made a strong start to the season this weekend with a podium finish at the Sno*Drift rally in wintry northern Michigan.
He and co-driver Marc Goldfarb overcame early handling problems with their NOS Energy Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX to pull into third place late on Day 2.
“It was a classic snow rally,” says Comrie-Picard. “We stayed in it and didn’t make any big mistakes.”
Sno*Drift is the only true winter rally in the series, and the typically slick conditions reward a measured approach and excellent tire choice. The rules for rally competition in North America prohibit the use of studded tires and finding traction at high speeds poses a particular challenge on ice and snow.
“Winter rallies are a constant balance of deciding how hard to push against how to take as few risks as possible,” said Comrie-Picard. “Our Yokohama tires give us confidence across the whole range of these tough winter conditions -- from deep snow to glare ice.”
A braking problem with the team’s competition vehicle emerged early in the contest and cost them some time, but the crew of technicians -- supported by specialists from AMS, in Chicago, and Works, in California – were able to nurture the car to the finish.
Comrie-Picard and the NOS Energy Mitsubishi shared the podium with Red Bull-backed Travis Pastrana, the winner in his factory Subaru WRX STi, and second-place Rockstar Energy’s Tanner Foust in the ex-factory Hyundai Tiburon.
Next, the Rally America championship moves to southern Missouri for the Rally in the 100 Acre Wood on Feb. 27-28. It’s usually pretty warm there at this time of year – spring conditions, with good traction – and we look forward to another strong result.
More images from the race can be found on the NOS Energy Drink site HERE
Rally driver Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard made a strong start to the season this weekend with a podium finish at the Sno*Drift rally in wintry northern Michigan.
He and co-driver Marc Goldfarb overcame early handling problems with their NOS Energy Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX to pull into third place late on Day 2.
“It was a classic snow rally,” says Comrie-Picard. “We stayed in it and didn’t make any big mistakes.”
Sno*Drift is the only true winter rally in the series, and the typically slick conditions reward a measured approach and excellent tire choice. The rules for rally competition in North America prohibit the use of studded tires and finding traction at high speeds poses a particular challenge on ice and snow.
“Winter rallies are a constant balance of deciding how hard to push against how to take as few risks as possible,” said Comrie-Picard. “Our Yokohama tires give us confidence across the whole range of these tough winter conditions -- from deep snow to glare ice.”
A braking problem with the team’s competition vehicle emerged early in the contest and cost them some time, but the crew of technicians -- supported by specialists from AMS, in Chicago, and Works, in California – were able to nurture the car to the finish.
Comrie-Picard and the NOS Energy Mitsubishi shared the podium with Red Bull-backed Travis Pastrana, the winner in his factory Subaru WRX STi, and second-place Rockstar Energy’s Tanner Foust in the ex-factory Hyundai Tiburon.
Next, the Rally America championship moves to southern Missouri for the Rally in the 100 Acre Wood on Feb. 27-28. It’s usually pretty warm there at this time of year – spring conditions, with good traction – and we look forward to another strong result.
More images from the race can be found on the NOS Energy Drink site HERE
Feb 3, 2009, 10:12 AM
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Congrats guys! That looks like a blast! Two things? What size tires are you guys running and also not that it really matters but you said that the car is an IX but a lot of the body parts are from the VIII like the lights bumper spoiler...whats the deal?
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