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One again we are back in beautiful Sullivan County NY for another Rally New York event. The spring rally is a completely tarmac event held on two familiar stages and one new stage.
International Rally New York 2009 started off for me unlike any other rally I’ll ever attend. I actually got married the previous Sunday and my new wife and I were on a short vacation up in Newport Rhode Island. Thursday night we departed Rhode Island and headed down to rally HQ at the Villa Roma resort where we would conclude our honeymoon.
The complete gallery of images can be found here:
http://gtluke.smugmug.com/RallyAddict/2009-IRNY
Click the picture to see the rest of the highlights and writeup
2009 Black River Stages on September 19th and 20th in upstate NY. Entire gallery found here : http://gtluke.smugmug.com/RallyAddict/2009-Black-River-Stages
Not a terrific amount to write up about this event. It was supposed to be a 6 stage rally, consisting of 6 passes on the same road with a service after stage 3. Due to a wreck on stage 1, the event was cancelled. I managed to get a few decent shots of the first half of the field on the first stage but that was about it. The event organizer Ivan was entered in the race and I was excited to be able to give him a small something (my pictures) for all his hard work. Unfortunately he was behind the wreck and I never got a chance to see him.
All the pictures from the cars that made it past me are here: http://gtluke.smugmug.com/gallery/8627295_D3P3Z
Everyone at the event was very nice and the situation was handled flawlessly (besides the stuck fire truck).
We did manage to grab pizza at a local pizza place and it was actually really good pizza, and we were many many miles away from New York City 
“Membership has its privileges”
That was the thought that ran through my mind while sitting comfortably in the shade, eating a delicious medley of fresh strawberries and dirt as Ken Block drifted less than ten feet from where I was sitting.
The summer of 2009 brings us to the Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally or as it’s better known as, STPR. STPR is the 5th race of the Rally America series held in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania.
The entire photo gallery of the event can be found here:
http://gtluke.smugmug.com/RallyAddict/805158
“I can’t feel my feet anymore…are you sure this is the SPRING rally?”
That seemed to be the reoccurring question at this year’s Spring Rally New York. Now don’t get me wrong, we at RallyAddict.com are always excited for the Spring Rally NY as it signifies the beginning of a new rally season, however this year turned out to be a cold, damp one.
Link to just the gallery of all the pictures (have a few hundred more offline if anyone is interested in purchasing a team set, you get all the one’s I have.)
http://gtluke.smugmug.com/RallyAddict/754715
Click the picture to read the rest of the story, don’t forget there are 3 pages.
Callicoon – Wawarsing – Narrowsburg – Walton, NY
October 31 – November 1, 2008
Click the Subaru to view my writeup on the 2008 Fall Rally New York
