Forestburgh, New York — A notable Romanian team of Claudiu David and Mihaela Beldie (www.claudiudavid.ro) in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX announced their plans to enter the New York Winter Rally 2010 and the subsequent Rally New York events of the 2010 season.

The team is the 2004 and 2005 Romanian Champion in N1.6 Trophy. David and Beldie were the surprise of the Production car World Rally Championship at the 2007 Rally Japan. They were fifth in Group N before the last stage of the rally and in the end finished 12th because of technical problems. They started their Production World Rally Championship career at Rally Argentina where they finished 32nd overall, 11th in Group N. The same year they retired from Rally Wales Great Brittain.

David’s and Beldie’s most recent successes are winning Group N and placing 4th overall at 42 Alliantz Rally and a string of first and second places overall and in Group N. They hail from Sinaia, Prahova in Romania.

Rally New York, Ltd. is headquartered in Forestburgh, New York located ninety miles northwest of New York City in spectacular southern Catskill Mountains of Sullivan County. It is dedicated to furthering the sport of stage rallying in the United States.

Rally New York, Ltd. is the organizer and promoter of events in the United States Rally Championship (www.usrallychampionship.com) and in the New York Rally Championship (www.RallyNewYork.com). Since the 2004 season, Rally New York events have been the only rallies in the United States that have consistently allowed full reconnaissance of the rally route by competitors before the event as well as pace notes. Rally New York USA in April 2006 was the first ever all-tarmac National Championship rally in the United States. All Rally New York events are conducted according to the international rally regulations.