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The Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally – STPR for short – is now just one week away. It marks the fifth round of the Rally America championship, and begins on June 5. STPR is one of America’s best-known rally events, with this year being its 39th anniversary – it’s the oldest continuously running motorsport event in Pennsylvania, and will be based around the Tioga County Fairgrounds.
 Not only is it the oldest event on the Rally America championship, but it’s the fastest too – it will see the competitors travelling at over 100mph on slippery gravel an clay, all closely surrounded by dense woodland.
Championship leading crew David Higgins and Craig Drew won here last year and back in 2011 – having won every round of this year’s series so far, they’ll be keen to continue that streak. All eyes will be on their Subaru – the fast and dangerous conditions could make this the most challenging event of the year for them. Adam Yeoman and Jordan Shulze have managed to challenge the stage times of Higgins and Drew and have taken second in the past two rounds, while Nick Roberts and Rhianon Gelsomino sit fourth overall despite a pair of DNFs – their pace is not to be underestimated. The action begins next Friday with the Super Special, based within the Tioga County Fairgrounds, at approximately 7pm local time. |
