#75 – David Higgins
Trefeglwys, Mid-Wales
Subaru Rally Team USA
2010 Subaru WRX STI – Open Class
http://www.subaru.com/rally

Higgins brings extensive rallying experience to SRT USA, most recently competing in the Chinese Rally Championship having gone on to help his team secure championship titles in 2004, 2007 and 2009.

No stranger to the American rally circuit, Higgins claimed consecutive SCCA ProRally titles in 2002 and 2003 before returning to the UK and winning the 2004 British Rally National Championship. Notably, the 38 year-old driver has also won the Group N British Rally National title in 1997, 1999, and 2002.

As a testament of his passion for the sport, Higgins and his family also operate a UK-based training facility, The Forest Experience Rally School.

#1 – Antoine L'Estage
St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC CAN
Rockstar Royal Rally Team
2009 Mitsubishi Evolution X – Open Class


The 2010 Rally America Champion!

Antoine L'Estage hails from St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada and has been a regular competitor in the Rally America Series and at the X Games.

Born into the world of rally as a young boy, he and his siblings Mathieu and Laurence-Fanny, would watch their father compete as a driver. Now, many years later, Antoine has more than 10 years of rally experience and is the leader of the L'Estage rally family.

Antoine opened some eyes even at the beginning of his rally career in a 2wd car, and he has since progressed into one of the fastest drivers in North America. He is now among a short list of drivers who can say they've won every event in the Canadian championship.

Antoine is the 2008 and 2007 North American Champion, as well as the 2007 and 2006 Canadian Champion. In 2008, Antoine won two Rally America events - SnoDrift and STPR and won STPR and NEFR in 2010.

Antoine lives with his co-driver/girlfriend, Nathalie, in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec and hopes to one day continue the family dynasty by passing his passion on to his two children.

#40 – Dave Mirra
Greenville, NC
Subaru Rally Team USA
2010 Subaru Impreza WRX STi – Open Class
http://www.subaru.com/rally

Mirra, who became a pro BMX rider in 1992, holds the record for most X Games medals (including most Gold medals), and has medaled in every X Games since their inception in 1995. He is recognized as one of the World's most well known Action Sports athletes and is credited with bringing freestyle BMX into the mainstream.

Mirra has always been a car enthusiast and became hooked on rallying after friend and Subaru Rally Team USA driver Ken Block introduced him to the sport. Mirra completed a test and training program with Subaru Rally Team USA in late 2007 and ran half of the 2008 Rally America National Championship, earning 2008 Rookie of the Year honors. Mirra impressed everyone in his rally debut at X Games 14 last year where he earned a Bronze medal, after beating two top North American drivers in head-to-head heats.

Mirra's rally program was expanded in 2009 with increased support from Subaru of America, Inc. and Monster Energy that saw him join Subaru Rally Team USA drivers Ken Block and Travis Pastrana at seven rounds of the 2009 Rally America National Championship as well as X Games 15. Mirra spent the 2009 season competing in the new Super Production class.

For 2011, Dave Mirra will pilot an Open Class Subaru Impreza WRX STI with co-driver Marshall Clarke and achieved 2nd place overall at Sno*Drift, his highest placement yet!

#333 – Wyatt Knox
Franconia, NH
Team O'Neil Motorsports
2008 Mazda Speed3 – 2-Wheel Drive
www.wyattknox.com

Since starting his amateur racing career five years ago at the age of 21, Wyatt Knox is one of the most experienced drivers in the 2WD Championship series. Hailing from Franconia, NH Wyatt lives by the ‘Live Free or Die’ motto when it comes to the sport of Rally. Known for his flat out technique on the roads, Wyatt still manages clean and flawless races, rarely finishing a Rally Stage or Rally Cross event without a podium finish.

For the past six years Wyatt has been a chief instructor at one of the most respected rally schools in the world, the Team O’Neil Rally School. Thousands of hours of seat time have given Wyatt an advantage that has provided winning results. Racing a 2008 Mazda Speed3, Knox gained his first National 2WD win at the 2011 Rally in the 100 Acre Wood. Looking to carry that success through the rest of the season, Wyatt is striving to finish as the 2011 2WD National Champion.

#600 – Dillon Van Way
Carencro, LA
Team 600
2010 Ford Fiesta – 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 won the 2009 2 Wheel-Drive Championship in his first year competing! Keep an eye on Dillon as this promising driver continues to develop!

#139 – Chris Greenhouse
Cincinnati, OH
Weasel RallySports
1995 Plymouth Neon – 2-Wheel Drive


In 2006, Chris entered his first rally as a driver at Rally West Virginia and scored an impressive 10th overall.

After entering a few more rallies in 2007 with mixed results, he showed significant improvement in 2008 and took 5 class wins in regional Group 2 and also took the Central Region Group 2 Championship.

In 20010, Chris won the National 2WD class at Sno*Drift and STPR, won the Regional Rally Championship at 100 Acre Wood, and narrowly defeated Chad Eixenberger in a heated, season-long battle for his third consecutive Central Region Group 2 title.

#70 – Chris Duplessis
Mason Township, ME
Team 70
2010 Ford Fiesta R2 – Group 2
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As New England’s top local driver, Chris Duplessis grew up in Bethel, Maine and is considered to be the most underrated rally driver in the country. His driving style mimics the flat out style of Ken Block and can be seen going full throttle through every stage corner with minute adjustments. Chris has been known to beat more powerful cars when his 115hp GTi through pure tenacity and grit.

At just 25 years old, Chris is a two-wheel drive ace having won the 2007 Group 2 Rally America National Championship and the Overall Eastern Regional Championship. He successfully defended his 2007 two-wheel drive championship the very next year and is now the 2010 Rally America 2 Wheel-Drive Champion!

When his is not racing Chris is an instructor at the Team O’Neil Rally School in New Hampshire or taking care of the family pet Wallaby named Roo.

#75 – Craig Drew
Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England
Subaru Rally Team USA
2010 Subaru Impreza WRS STI – Open Class
www.subaru.com/rally

Since competing in his first forest rally in 2005, England's Craig Drew has quickly risen to the top of British Rallying. In 2006 and 2007 Craig competed in the British Gravel Rally Championship in a World Rally Car, finishing the 2007 season in 2nd place overall.

In 2008, Craig competed in the UK Mitsubishi Evolution Challenge, finishing joint-first, and in 2009 enjoyed podium-finishes in the British, Chinese and European Rally Championships.

2010 was Craig's most successful season to date, as he was crowned the British Tarmac Rally Champion while sitting aboard with driver Damian Cole in a World Rally Car. His busy year concluded by competing in the British Rally Championship and the Middle-East Rally Championship.

#1 – Nathalie Richard
St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC CAN
Rockstar Royal Rally Team
2009 Mitsubishi Evolution X – Open Class


Nathalie Richard is one of Rally America's most accomplished co-drivers having shared seat time with many championship caliber teams.

Nathalie is a 5 time North American Rally Champions, 2 time Canadian Rally Champion, and three time American Rally Champion!

You may have also seen her on television hosting numerous shows and commentating on ESPN for rally related programs.

She is currently the 2010 Rally America National Co-Driver Champion.

#523 – Terry Hanson
Williamsburg, MI
Hanson Motorsports
2007 Subaru WRX STI – Open Class
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Terry Hanson is the father of the Hanson father/son rally team. The two have been racking up success and developing an interesting history over the last few years.

Terry is quite likely the oldest X Games competitor accompanying his son, Travis Hanson, to X Games 14 and a win over heavy favorite Niall McShea in a heated Rally Car Racing battle.

Terry recently made RallyCar history becoming the first Super Production team to win overall at the 2011 Sno*Drift Rally!

#523 – Travis Hanson
Littleton, NH
Hanson Motorsports
2007 Subaru WRX STI – Super Production


Travis Hanson has achieved much as a privateer team having pushed for a Super Production Class Championship and being invited to compete at the X Games in 2008 and 2010.

Arriving as an "alternate" entry at X Games 14, he was paired against with Subaru Rally Team USA's Niall McShea, who was also a WRC Production Champion, in a "David versus Goliath" moment. Just like David, Travis Hanson came out victorious!

Today, Hanson competes in the Super Production class and recently won the 2011 Sno*Drift Rally!

#90 – Lauchlin O'Sullivan
San Francisco, CA
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2007 Subaru WRX-STI – Super Production


Lauchlin O’Sullivan has been a rally driver for over 10 years collecting accolades too numerous to list in this short bio.

His career highlights include a 2002 and 2003 stint as a Team Mitsubishi Motor Sports America driver and competing in the first rally racing event held at X Games 12 in a non-factory car that finished 4th overall.

Lauchlin has developed a strong reputation as a consistent finisher and a top level threat for a podium spot in any car he drives.

#494 – Roman Pakos
Bartlett, IL

2006 Subaru WRX STI – Super Production


Roman Pakos is easily a top podium finisher having developed exceptional rally skills since he began racing 8 years ago. He was inspired to compete when he attended the Lake Superior ProRally and eventually built a 2002 Ford Focus SVT rally car to compete in the 2006 season.

Today, Pakos campaigns a 2006 Subaru STI in as many events he can manage. Despite not being on the entry list for the full Rally America Championship Pakos is a consistent finisher and driver’s know not to take him lightly. Pakos is one driver who excels on the faster events on the schedule and has won his class at the 2009 New England Forest Rally.