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Rocky Mountain Rally

News : June 10, 2008

Easy Rider Racing team driver Warren Currie and co-driver Robin Chapelsky finished 7th overall at Rocky Mountain Rally this past weekend.

The team battled very adverse conditions for the entire weekend - which included an Environment Canada heavy rain fall warning for the rally area on Saturday.

The Rally started off well on Friday for the team - with the stages in the Kananaskis area. "The Powderface Trail stages on Friday are very rocky - so all the rain didn't effect them all that much, but the stages in the Porcupine Hills on Saturday were a whole other story" said Currie. "Friday we were taking it fairly easy because there are lots of places for really big 'offs', by Saturday I was a bit more in tune with the organizer supplied notes, and we were able to push through the fog, rain, mud, river crossings, and flood areas to set some top 5 stage times." The Rocky Mountain Rally was only the teams third full National event.

The teams Subaru WRX ran perfect through out the entire weekend - only having a slight noise appear from a loose wheel nut on the last stage. "My team and crew did an awesome job preparing and maintaing the car," commented Currie. "Of course we had to have a 'mystery noise' appear on the last stage just to keep us on our toes. Other than that, oh, and running out of gas in the truck on the way home at midnight, it was a great weekend."

The Easy Rider team will next be in action on June 13th & 14th at the Mountain Trials Rally in Merritt, BC.

Further event coverage can be found at Flat Over Crest
http://www.flatovercrest.com/

The Easy Rider Rally team is supported by The Easy Rider, DC Shoes, Volcom Clothing, Nixon Watches, Spy Optics, Burton Snowboards, Electric Visual, VP Race Fuels, The Tire Warehouse, and Subaru City Edmonton.

The Team would also like to thank the Crew of Gary Hunt, Adrian Cowan, Andy Normey, and Chris Miles for all their help.

Full Photos are in the rally media section of the site here.

Rabbit Hill

News : June 10, 2008

Most rally fans have seen Ken Block's Snow Park segment, and thought to themselves how they would love a chance to drive flat out around a ski hill. Warren Currie from Easyrider Racing had the same thought, but also knew he might have the connections to make it happen. Soon enough, with the growl of exhaust echoing across the valley, and the first glimpse of light on the horizon, Warren rolled his car past the day lodge onto the snow, opened the throttle, and launched up the slopes for a morning he'll never forget. We'll let him tell it in his own words...

It all started way back in 1983 when my brother Scott and I were growing tired of having to hike up the local Edmonton toboggan hill in order to ride our new winter toys. We decided to ask the local ski area if they would allow our snowboards on their hill.

After a few phone calls to convince them that this "new" sport of snowboarding was going to be more than just a fad, they agreed to allow us to come out and show them that we were able to control these things. After having to hike up under the chair a few times - they agreed to let us ride and became the first ski area in northern Alberta to allow snowboarding. Over the past 25 years as a shop owner and supporter, my relationship with the area has only grown stronger.

Last summer Ken Block sent me a few photos of his now famous adventure at Snow Park in New Zealand. Ever since that day I have been dreaming of a time when I too would be able to combine the two best sports in the world.

At a late season meeting with Rich from Rabbit Hill, I showed him Ken's video part and asked him, "Would you allow me to drive my rally car on your hill?"

To my total surprise the answer was not an immediate "no". After a few more conversations, a time and date were set. I would be allowed several hours on the hill starting at 6:00 AM the day after they closed for the season.

After a few phone calls I managed to round up three photographers, two videographers and a set of "unlimited stud" ice race tires. I was set. We went out to the hill the day before to snowboard around the hill and scope out some possible lines. Even though I had ridden at Rabbit Hill hundreds of times, it was totally different trying to think about where I might be able to drive!

We arrived well before sunrise to set up and get ready. Rabbit Hill not only was allowing us to do this, they even turned on the lights and chair lift so we could get better photos and video.

The next three hours was the best time of my life.

A huge Thank You goes out to Rich Parie and Jim Sutherland at Rabbit Hill, and also to Ken Block for opening the door as to what is possible in this world. Thanks also goes to my Family - Angela, Trey, Griffin; my brother Scott and my Dad for getting me into rally in the first place; and to all my friends that made this possible - Robin Chapelsky, Andy Normey, Gary Hunt, Chris Miles, Jonathan Puckrin, Perry Nelson and Warwick Patterson, Thank you.

- Warren Currie

Full Photos are in the rally media section of the site here.