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Last Ditch Racing at New England Forest Rally

Posted on 15. Jul, 2009 by webmestre in Uncategorized

Bangor, Maine USA

Maine’s own Last Ditch Racing heads to the the mountains of Western Maine and
Northern New Hampshire for the New England Forest Rally, July 17-18.

Round 6 of the 2009 Rally America Championship will see Last Ditch Racing’s
Driver John Cassidy and Co-Driver Dave Getchell celebrating their 10th
anniversary in both the sport and the event itself.

“We’ve come a long way in ten years, and we owe it to our talented crew as well
as all the talented crews that we’ve raced against that have shown us how to
prepare a car, manage a team, and run an event.  Very few people, other than
fellow competitors, understand what we go through simply to get the car to the
start of the first stage.  We’re thankful to still have a passion for the sport
and a desire to strap in and push ourselves to the limit.”

The event will see the LDR crew starting 16th amongst a field of 50 competitors
from the US and Canada.   2008 saw the team place a career best 5th overall,
narrowly missing out on a wildcard invite to the Summer X-Games in LA.  “We had
a dream race last year, and I’m hoping we can run a tidy and quick race.  Above
all, we’re going to have fun!”

Rally America Eastern Regional Rally Overall and Open Class Champions in 2008
and Eastern Region Open Class Champions in 2007, the LDR team is excited to be
in the hunt for yet another regional Championship, currently sitting second in
the 2009 Eastern Regional Championship.  “We found a snowbank in February at the
Team O’Neil rally and then had a power steering pump fail in Missouri.  Both
incidents cost us valuable time, but that’s what rally is about-keeping cool in
the face of adversity and driving quick enough to scare yourself, but not quick
enough to crash!  We went on to finish both events and that’ll be the priority
at NEFR-to finish.”

The team will pilot their Open Class 2003 Subaru WRX STi sedan, a car they’ve
been continuously developing over the past few seasons.  “The car’s in great
shape and she’s ready to go play in the dirt!”

Friends and fans can find the team at the Phoenix House at Sunday River on
Thursday night from 7-9PM.  The crew will be signing posters and the team’s car
will be on display!

For more information on the New England Forest Rally, please visit:

http://www.newenglandforestrally.com

And finally, Last Ditch Racing would like to thank their 2009 Partners for their
support:
Triple Caution, LLC, http://www.triplecaution.us <http://www.triplecaution.us/>
<http://www.triplecaution.us/>Mark Fleming Photography:  http://www.markfleming
<http://www.markfleming.pixyblog.com/>photo.com
Team O’Neil Rally School, http://www.teamoneil.com <http://www.teamoneil.com/>

For photos, videos, team blogs and more information on Last Ditch Racing, please
visit: http://www.lastditchracing.com <http://www.lastditchracing.com/>
Social Networking:  To follow us on twitter, please visit:
http://www.twitter.com/lastditchracing or find us on Facebook and/or Myspace
and sign up as a friend or fan!

For LDR Videos, check out out Youtube channel at:

http://www.youtube.com/user/LastDitchRacing

To Purchase Last Ditch Racing Gear, please
visit:  http://www.cafepress.com/lastditchracing

Photos copyright Mark Fleming, 2009  www.markfleming photo.com
Source LDR

Tags: Last Ditch Racing, rally, Week-End Motorsports