| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 7, 2011 |
Contact: Ivan Orisek New York Rally Championship Phone: 845-794-4096 E-mail: [email protected] Website: RallyNewYork.net
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Announces 2012 Tarmac Championship and Rear Wheel Drive Competition
New York Rally Championship Awards Recipients - Pete Kuncis Photo |
Forestburgh, New York — The New York Rally Championship (NYRC) sponsored by Tearoff Guys and presented by Thunder 102 Rally Radio honored its 2011 Champions at the 5th annual “Night of Champions” at The Rambling House (www.ramblinghouse.com) in the Bronx, New York last Saturday night.
For the 2012 season, Rally New York, Ltd. announced the establishment of the Tarmac New York Rally Championship consisting of four events. Four out of seven one-day New York Rally Championship events will be tarmac rallies. In a related development, there will be a new Rear-Wheel-Drive (RWD) category. The 2012 Championship regulations are at www.rallynewyork.net/nyrc2012regulations.pdf.
The New York Rally Championship is proud to announce its 2011 Champions and the winners of the Thunder 102 Cup:
| NYRC All-Wheel-Drive Championship - Drivers: | NYRC All-Wheel-Drive Championship - Co-Drivers: |
| 1. Matt Gottlieb - 2011 NYRC Champion | 1. Austin Gager - 2011 NYRC Champion |
| 2. Niall Johnson | 2. Brendan McCabe |
| 3. Martin Donnelly | 3. Daniela Manago |
| NYRC Two-Wheel-Drive Championship - Drivers: | NYRC Two-Wheel-Drive Championship - Co-Drivers: |
| 1. Erika Detota - 2011 NYRC Champion | 1. Josh Benthien - 2011 NYRC Champion |
| 2. Michael Reilly | 2. Brian Barton |
| 3. Tom Barton | 3. Dane Hylen |
| NYRC All-Wheel-Drive Production Cup - Drivers: | NYRC All-Wheel-Drive Production Cup - Co-Drivers: |
| 1. Niall Johnson - 2011 NYRC Production Cup Winner | 1. Daniela Manago - 2011 NYRC Production Cup Winner |
| 2. Alvin Fong | 2. Billy Machin |
| 3. Ivan Orisek | 3. Olga Orisek |
| NYRC Two-Wheel-Drive Production Cup - Drivers: | NYRC Two-Wheel-Drive Production Cup - Co-Drivers: |
| 1. Siddharth Sareen - 2011 NYRC Production Cup Winner | 1. David Ulrich - 2011 NYRC Production Cup Winner |
| Erik Potts won the Rookie Of The Year Award presented by Midwest Sheet Metal, Inc. | |
Rally New York, Ltd., promoter of New York Rally Championship (NYRC), declares the following Calendar of Events for the 2012 New York Rally Championship:
| Rally New York USA – Day 1 | (tarmac) | April 21, 2012 | (Saturday) |
| Rally New York USA – Day 2 | (tarmac) | April 22, 2012 | (Sunday) |
| Summer Rallysprint | (gravel) | June 23, 2012 | (Saturday) |
| Rally Delaware – Day 1 | (tarmac) | August 24, 2012 | (Friday) |
| Rally Delaware – Day 2 | (tarmac) | August 25, 2012 | (Saturday) |
| International Rally New York – Day 1 | (gravel) | October 20, 2012 | (Saturday) |
| International Rally New York – Day 2 | (gravel) | October 21, 2012 | (Sunday) |
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.
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