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The Forecast is for Fun

Lauchlin O’Sullivan, Scott Putnam and Team Lucas Oil motor to Michigan for the first rally of the 2011 season

ATLANTA, MI. (January 28, 2011) The actual weather forecast calls for temps in the 20’s and snow for the start of the 2011 Sno*Drift Rally on Friday, the event that also kicks off the entire 2011 RallyCar stage rally season. Fun is also in the forecast, even if it’s mixed in with a slight amount of anxiety owing to the crazy conditions and unique demands this event makes of drivers and their cars, including the Lucas Oil-sponsored Subaru driven by Lauchlin O’Sullivan and Scott Putnam.

“I don’t get to spend as much time driving on snow and ice as most Midwesterners, so coming to Sno*Drift is always a unique experience that certainly provides a challenge for me,” says the California-born-and-bred O’Sullivan. “I have finished as high as fourth in this event overall though, so I know we are capable of a good result. I’m really looking forward to starting the season.”

Fun in the Forest

…or what to do at the spectator points in-between cars going by

Get a map, plot the spectator points, drive, park, walk through the woods, stand around, ooohhh and aaahhhh, say “OMG, I can’t believe they just did that,” walk back through the woods, get in your car, drive, repeat.

I’m not sure I knew what to expect. I can tell you, however, it wasn’t what I expected, if that makes sense.

The Sno*Drift Rally will always hold a special place in my rally memory book. After years spent reading about American rally stars such as John Buffum and his legendary exploits in the early Audi Quattros, and foreign- born rally stars such as Colin McRae and his iconic blue Subaru of video game fame, Sno*Drift was the first stage rally I ever attended in person.

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  • Edmunds Inside Line: Subaru Snubs 2011 Super Bowl As General Motors, Audi and other automakers jockey for key advertising spots during the 2011 Super Bowl game, Subaru announced on Thursday it is snubbing the high-profile event.
  • Motor Trend: Road Trip! Subaru Outback through the Australian Outback Video
  • Edmunds Inside Line: Subaru Snubs 2011 Super Bowl As General Motors, Audi and other automakers jockey for key advertising spots during the 2011 Super Bowl game, Subaru announced on Thursday it is snubbing the high-profile event.
  • Motor Trend: Road Trip! Subaru Outback through the Australian Outback Video