#199 – Travis Pastrana
Davidsonville, MD
Subaru Rally Team USA
2008 Subaru WRX STI – Open Class
www.rally.subaru.com

Travis Pastrana is world famous because of his success on two wheels. He has dominated freestyle motocross at the X-Games, while being a top contender in the AMA Supercross Championship. But the 23 year old motorsports phenom also has a thirst for rallying. Vermont SportsCar provided Pastrana a Group N Subaru in 2003, and entered him in 3 rallies to simply see how the youngster would fare. Pastrana put aside any doubts about his abilities behind the wheel when he finished his first gravel rally an amazing 4th Overall and 3rd in Group N.

In 2006, at only 23 years old, he became the youngest ever American Rally Champion, and then defended his crown in 2007 and 2008.

At the X Games rally car competitions, Travis continued his rally success with two gold medals and a bronze against some of the world's best.

#20 – Andrew Comrie-Picard
Edmonton, AB
ACP Rally
NOS Energy Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX – Open Class
www.acprally.com

Growing up in rural Edmonton, Alberta, Andrew “ACP” Comrie-Picard started racing BMX bikes at age 8. By age 10, he was experimenting with the family's farm trucks, snowmobiles followed next. In his teens, Comrie-Picard went on to fulfill his need for speed by becoming a nationally renowned remote-control car racer.

When ACP encountered rally racing for the first time in 1998, he was a natural. At the time, Comrie-Picard was a degree candidate at Oxford University. Joined by two friends, the trio began racing vintage European automobiles in rallies around the continent.

Although Comrie-Picard began his professional career as a New York City entertainment lawyer, he now pursues his passion for cars fulltime as a television host, auto journalist, and rally car driver.

Andrew has been an exciting participant in the last three X Games rally car competitions and placed fourth overall in the 2008 Rally America Championship.

#34 – Tanner Foust
Capistrano Beach, CA
Rockstar Energy Drink Rally Team
2009 Mitsubishi Evolution X – Open Class
www.tannerfoust.com

One of the nation’s busiest drivers, Foust splits his time piloting the Rockstar Subaru WRX in the Rally America Series and the AEM Nissan 350Z in the Formula Drift Championship. Between races he works as a stunt driver on such films as "The Dukes of Hazzard“ and the "Fast and Furious 2: Tokyo Drift.” You will also find Foust on television hosting Speed TV’s show, “Supercars Exposed,” and the upcoming US version of “Top Gear” with Adam Carolla.
 
After winning the 2005 Rally America PGT title and finishing second in the 2006 Rally America PGT championship, Foust advanced to the elite Open class of Rally America competition in 2007. Foust took home the X Games 13 rally gold medal and returned to defend his medal at X Games 14. He lost in the final round to Travis Pastrana settling for a silver. Most recently Foust represented the USA at the Race of Champions with Carl Edwards in London.

#100 – Andi Mancin
Bielsko-Biala, Poland
Revo Racing
2007 Mitsubishi Evolution IX – Open Class
www.mancin.pl

Coming all the way from Poland, Andi brings his international rally racing experience to campaign the entire 2009 Rally America Series. Andi mainly participates in a Group N Class Mitsubishi Evolution IX and has competed in many storied overseas rally events, such as Monte Carlo, Finland, and San Marino.
 
Andi was exposed to racing growing up near the Monza racetrack in Italy where the smell of race fuel seeped into his blood. His first race experience was behind the wheel of an Alfa Romero 147 GTA at Monza, where he won three championship titles in 2004. One year later, Andi decided to enter rally racing in a Group N prepared Fiat in the Polish Rally Cup. Using the Evolution IX, he achieved a career high 8th place finish at Rally Karkonowski and at Rally Subaru Cracow in 2008.

#43 – Ken Block
Encinitas, CA
Subaru Rally Team USA
2008 Subaru WRX STI – Open Class
www.rally.subaru.com

Ken Block co-founded skateboard shoe and apparel company DC Shoes 11 years ago in Vista, California. Block grew up skateboarding, and now, at 41, is an avid snowboarder, motocross rider and rally car racer.

Block has only been competing as a rally driver since 2005, but you wouldn't know it from his strong results. He was Rally America's Rookie of the Year in 2005, earned one silver and two bronze medals at the X Games, and most recently added a second-place overall finish in the 2008 Rally America Championship.

Block gets a huge kick out of competing with and against Travis Pastrana, DC Shoes’ premiere Freestyle motocross athlete, personal friend, fellow rally car racer and the impetus for him to pursue his passion of rally racing.

#68 – William Bacon
Chelmsford, MA
Bacon Motorsport
2006 Mitsubishi Evolution IX – Open Class


Bio coming soon!

#600 – Dillon Van Way
Carencro, LA

2002 Ford Focus – 2-Wheel Drive


Dillon Van Way is the latest motocross athlete to make his way into the world of rally, but what makes him different from other “crossover” athletes is that he’s only 17 years old! As soon as he received his drivers license, Van Way was driving a newly purchased rally car at the Sno*Drift Rally earlier this year.
 
Van Way is used to being the youngest in his sports but his resume reads like a pro. He has a career high 9th place national SuperMoto finish and was invited to X Games 14’s SuperMoto competition where he crashed in qualifying.
 
Rally has always been on his mind ever since his family got a Subaru RC car. Naturally, he discovered rally soon after, bought a rally car and now leads the national 2-wheel drive class after 2 events. Keep an eye on Dillon as this promising driver continues to develop!

#155 – John Conley
Momument, CO

2003 Dodge SRT-4 – 2-Wheel Drive
http://www.coloradorallycup.org/Profiles/2WD_Driver.html

John Conley of Monument, CO drove his 2003 Dodge SRT4 to the Group 5 Win with two 1st place and two 3rd place finishes in 2008. Known as “Papa Con,” John is the father figure in a family that fields three cars with his sons and daughter-in-law.

It was a difficult year for John whose son and daughter-in-law, slated to compete at X Games 14, experienced a Pikes Peak Hillclimb accident. The family garnered support for the couple who was able to attend the X Games. John is elated to have won the G5 class considering the difficulties the family faced this season.

#199 – Christian Edstrom
New York, NY
Subaru Rally Team USA
2008 Subaru WRX STi – Open Class
rally.subaru.com

Born in Sweden, and educated in the United States, Christian first began rallying in 1997. His debut was alongside Kenyan driver, Bill Malik, in a Volvo 240. Christian has been an active co-driver in both the US and Canadian series, contesting events with Bill Malik, Steve Gingras, Andrew Comrie-Picard, Mark Nelson, Lauchlin O'Sullivan, Otis Dimiters, Travis Pastrana, and Ken Block.

In 2003, Christian co-drove for Lauchlin O'Sullivan on the US (SCCA ProRally) Manufacturer champion Mitsubishi team, and finished 2nd overall.

In 2004, Christian co-drove selected events with Travis Pastrana, Otis Dimiters, Bill Malik, and Ken Block. Travis and Christian finished 4th overall at the 2004 Rim of the World Rally.

In 2005, Christian co-drove Travis Pastrana in a seven event Rally America effort, supported by DC Shoes, Red Bull, Vermont SportsCar, and Subaru of America.

In 2006, Christian co-drove Travis Pastrana, as part of Subaru Rally Team USA. Travis and Christian won the X Games 12 Rally.

Christian is the 2006 Rally America overall and open class co-driving champion.

#4 – Christine Beavis
San Diego, CA
Rockstar Energy Drink Syms Racing Rally Team
2006 Subaru Impreza WRX STI – Open Class


Christine Beavis started her rally career at the age of 16, following in the footsteps of both her mother and father. Since that time she has navigated for seasoned drivers such as Seamus Burke, Rhys Millen and Stephan Verdier. She has guided these drivers and more to numerous stage and overall rally wins, highlighted by an overall win at the famous Pikes Peak in 2005. More recently Christine claimed the 2006 USRC National Co-Driver Championship.

2007 marks the first year Christine will be campaigning for the Rally America championship paired up with Tanner “Foxy” Foust in the RockStar Energy Drink Subaru STI prepared by SYMS Motorsports.

Christine is no stranger to the spotlight and has been featured in two episodes of the popular “Monster Garage” television show where she was able to show off her engineering and fabrication skills.

Raised in Southern California she now runs her freelance design firm and teaches architecture classes in San Diego. When Christine is not co-driving she is usually driving her Group 2 Volkswagen in regional events or out carving canyons on her Ducati.

#43 – Alessandro Gelsomino
Los Angeles, CA
Subaru Rally Team USA
Subaru WRX STI – Open Class
www.alexgelsomino.com

Alex Gelsomino is one of the most experienced co-drivers competing in the USA today. Beginning at the tender age of 17, Italian native Gelsomino plunged into rallying while most kids were just getting comfortable with their driver's permits. After competing in his home country for three years, he moved to California and took his passion for rallying with him.

Alex has raced against the driving greats and consistently stakes out a place on the podium. In 2005, he and teammate Ken Block won the "Rookie of the Year" honors for their stellar performance during the season.

Gelsomino is not just a great co-driver. This college graduate with a degree in accounting and business administration, also speaks three languages fluently.

#0 – Robbie Durant
Oxfordshire, ENG
TBD
TBD – Open Class


Co-Driver Robbie Durant loves all aspects of the sport of rallying. The close competition, seeing new places, and trying to best all opposition; the Group N Class co-driver loves it all. Durant first tried racing at age 12 when he began driving ATV’s and old cars on a farm. Only a few years later, Durant got his feet wet co-driving rally cars and hasn’t stopped since.

A native of Oxford, United Kingdom, Durant and teammate Andrew Pinker have consistently placed in the top of their class. Durant’s life revolves around automobiles and racing. As an electronics technician for Red Bull Formula 1, Durant is constantly immersed in racing.