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ARA Central and Western Regional Championship Events Launch 2026 American Rally Season in Wild Style
Photos by Jacob Lynch and Fabian Lagunas (BURLINGTON, Vt., December 10, 2025) ~ With three weeks remaining before the end of the year, the 2026 American Rally Association (ARA) season was already off and running as of December 6, as the official start of both the Western and Central Regional Championships showcased the diversity of American Rally. Separated by nearly 2,000 miles, the doubleheader weekend featured a combined 45 teams and 174 stage miles across 18 stages, with
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2026 ARA Season Starts Early with Double-Header Weekend
Photo by John Bilbao and Jerry Winker (BURLINGTON, Vt., December 4, 2025) ~ The calendar year is winding down, but the Rally Year is already in the offing. Barely a month after the final event of the 2025 American Rally Association (ARA) season, the 2026 American Rally season is about to launch with a rare double-header weekend featuring two rallies held more than 1,900 miles apart. In Tehachapi, California, The Ridge Rally expands to a two-day Super Regional format, running
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Dec 410 min read


Peterke Clinches ARA Central Region Title at Show-Me as MINI Returns to Rally Roots
Photo by Brad Plant (Potosi, MO., November 12, 2025) ~ Dustin Peterke and Robert Judge celebrated one year since their rallying debut by earning the American Rally Association (ARA) Central Region Championship title at Show-Me Rally in Washington County, Missouri this past weekend. The November 8 Regional event marked the end of the 2025 American Rally calendar, but it also signified the start of something new: the ARA debut of longtime MINI USA racing partner LAP Motorsports
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Nov 127 min read


Show-Me Rally Closes ARA’s 2025 Season and Hints at Epic 2026
Photo by Mason LaChance Potosi, Mo. (November 7, 2025) ~ This weekend, the 2025 American Rally Association (ARA) season comes to a close on the high-speed gravel roads of the Mark Twain National Forest in Washington County, Missouri as Show-Me Rally, the final event in the ARA Central Region Championship, rounds out a full annual slate of eight ARA National events, 11 Super Regionals, seven Regionals and five RallySprints. But while Show-Me marks an ending, it’s also the star
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Nov 77 min read


Pastrana Victorious as ARA Season Finale LSPR Lives Up to “Oldest, Meanest, Toughest” Reputation
Photo by Jacob Halfman (Marquette, Mich. – October 20, 2025) ~ Subaru Motorsports USA’s (SMSUSA) Travis Pastrana and Rhianon Gelsomino took their first win of the 2025 American Rally Association (ARA) National Championship presented by Kubota at the season-ending Lake Superior Performance Rally (LSPR) on October 17–18. The pair had already clinched the combined Limited Four-Wheel-Drive (L4WD) and Naturally Aspirated Four-Wheel-Drive (NA4WD) championship—collectively known as
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Oct 2012 min read
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