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Dave Mirra - Driver

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Dave Mirra, who became a pro BMX rider in 1992, holds the record for most total X Games medals, as well as the record for most Gold medals. He is one of the world's best-known Action Sports athletes and is credited with bringing freestyle BMX into the mainstream.

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

In 2009, Dave Mirra's rally program was expanded with increased support from Subaru of America Inc. and Monster Energy. He joined fellow Subaru Rally Team USA drivers Ken Block and Travis Pastrana at seven rounds of the 2009 Rally America National Championship, competing in the new Super Production class. In 2010, Dave piloted an Open Class Subaru Impreza WRX STI with co-driver Martin Headland at five Rally America rounds and also at X Games 16 in Los Angeles.

New for 2010 was RallyCross - a European style race on a mixed tarmac & gravel course where multiple cars race head to head. Dave was highly successful at this new discipline earning podium finishes at two of the three rounds.

For 2011, Dave Mirra entered his Open Class SRT USA #40 STI in five Rally America events and finished 4th Overall for the season. While competing at X Games 17, Dave narrowly missed a podium finish and he also competed in two Global RallyCross Championship events garnering a 4th and a 6th place finish.

SRT USA at X Games 16

By: Subaru - July 31, 2010

In front of an excited audience that filled the L.A. Coliseum on Saturday to see fireworks in the form of Rally Car Racing and SuperRally, Subaru Rally Team USA (SRT USA) arrived with its two team drivers Travis Pastrana and Dave Mirra and guest driver Sverre Isachsen along with Subaru STI rally cars prepared by technical partner Vermont SportsCar. After some intense qualifying battles, the SRT USA seeding results were as follows for Rally Car Racing: Pastrana 2nd and Mirra 12th.

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Dave Mirra Blog

By: Subaru - July 29, 2010

Subaru Rally Team USA (SRT USA) performed a final series of tests on Thursday prior to heading off to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, site of this weekend's X Games 16 hosted by ESPN. Armed with three 2011 Subaru STI rally cars, the team used these runs focusing on a variety of things including vital systems checks. The driver of the #40 SRT USA STI, Dave Mirra, offered up his take on the day's progress found in the image gallery.

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Sverre Isachsen Blog

By: Subaru - July 27, 2010

Serving as third driver for Subaru Rally Team USA (SRT USA) and invited to this weekend's X Games 16 SuperRally event, Sverre Isachsen reported for team testing duties and car acclimatization the week of the event. Isachsen is the reigning European Rally Cross Champion (ERC) and current points leader in the series. The Norwegian agreed to take some time out of his busy schedule to relay his excitement at participating in his first X Games along with his experiences in joining SRT USA.

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2011 Susquehannock Trail Rally Day 1

By: Subaru - June 04, 2011

The 2011 Susquehannock Trail Rally began today under clear blue skies with warm summer temperatures and plenty of dust. Subaru Rally Team USA's David Higgins and Craig Drew were first on the road in the #75 WRX STI. Next up were Dave Mirra and Marshall Clarke in SRT USA #40.

With the cancellation of Stage 2, only twenty of the event's one-hundred twenty-five stage miles have been run. Stages 1 and 3 took place on the Waste Management course, an extremely rough and technical nine miles that has damaged rally cars in the past. This was David Higgins' first time on the stage and he chose to take a cautious approach in driving style and in the use of a hard-compound tire.

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Travis Pastrana Blog

By: Subaru - July 30, 2010

After winning Gold in FMX and successfully completing a double back flip at X Games 16 on Thursday, SRT USA driver Travis Pastrana joined teammate Dave Mirra and guest driver Sverre Isachsen along with nine other competitors for Rally Car Racing (RCR) practice at the L.A. Coliseum on Friday. With both RCR and SuperRally events scheduled for Saturday and limited on-course practice time for the entire field of competitors, activity and preparation efforts among the drivers and their respective teams were at a fever pitch. Travis, on the other hand, found the schedule almost relaxing (compared to his typical gamut of X Games commitments), and even took the opportunity to share some of his day's experiences with us as told in pictures contained in our image gallery.

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Subaru announces PUMA® as new team sponsor for three-car Global RallyCross Championship program

By: Subaru - May 04, 2012

Subaru of America, Inc. has announced the official sponsorship of sportslifestyle brand PUMA for the Subaru PUMA RallyCross Team. As part of the multi-year sponsorship agreement with Subaru, PUMA becomes the official supplier of team and racewear and an exclusive licensing partner to the team for footwear and apparel.

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David Higgins' First SRT USA Test Session

By: Subaru - December 08, 2010

Subaru of America, Inc. has announced that it would be returning to the RallyCar National Championship in the Open class with a 2-car program in 2011. Led by current Subaru Rally Team USA driver Dave Mirra and joined by British seasoned rally driver David Higgins; each driver will be piloting a Subaru WRX STI prepared and fielded by technical partner Vermont SportsCar.

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Subaru Rally Team USA Rallycross
Round 1: Day 1

By: Subaru - August 28, 2010

Coming off X Games 16, Subaru Rally Team USA traveled to New Jersey Motorsports Park in Millville, NJ, to compete in the inaugural Rallycross event organized under the newly named RallyCar outfit (formerly Rally America). Team drivers Travis Pastrana and Dave Mirra practiced on the Lightning Bolt course, eventually qualifying 2nd and 4th, respectively, piloting their Subaru WRX STIs in the exciting 4wd class. Fans and spectators were treated to an exciting display of blistering speed on both the race track and dirt course layout along with impressive driving skills by each of the entrants.

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Dave Mirra Out of 2010 Oregon Trail Rally After Rolling His Car

By: Subaru - May 16, 2010

The 2010 Oregon Trail Rally opened up to blue skies and dry roads in the scenic vicinity of Mt. Hood. Unfortunately for Subaru Rally Team USA, their campaign at this event was cut short when Dave Mirra and Martin Headland rolled #40 in a very difficult turn on Stage 6. That same turn also claimed former SRT USA teammate Ken Block later that day. Although the vehicle was too damaged to continue the race, Mirra was eventually able to transit his 2010 Subaru Impreza WRX STI out of the stage. He retired with four flat tires, a flattened roof, and a missing bumper. The crew is okay...

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Domination at 100 Acre Wood Rally Cut Short for Pastrana, Mirra Finishes 4th Overall

By: Subaru - February 27, 2010

Subaru driver Travis Pastrana was nearly untouchable at the 2010 Rally in the 100 Acre Wood, convincingly pulling away from a strong field before a seemingly innocuous driving error late in the event damaged his 2010 Subaru Impreza WRX STI and forced him to retire. Pastrana's Subaru teammate, BMX and X Games icon Dave Mirra, finished cleanly in 4th overall as he grew more familiar with his new higher-specification Open Class Subaru STI rally car. The 100 Acre Wood Rally, based in and around Salem, Missouri, was the second stop on the six-event 2010 Rally America National Championship series...

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Subaru Rally Team USA Rallycross Round 4

By: Subaru - November 07, 2010

For Round 4 of the U.S. Rallycross Championship at the New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP), spectators turned out in even greater numbers than for yesterday's Round 3. The event certainly wasn't lacking for action with heats starting at 9:30 in the morning and running back-to-back races through the day until the final A Main final late in the afternoon. Fans lined the fences and cheered the heroic efforts of the competitors as they muscled for position through a tangle of car-to-car contact, flying dirt and displaced tire-walls. 

During a lunch-time intermission, over a hundred Subaru owners took a parade lap of the NJMP Lightning Racetrack...

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SRT USA attends the 2011 SEMA Show

By: Subaru - November 02, 2011

The SEMA Show is the premier automotive specialty products trade event in the world and takes place every year at the Las Vegas Convention Center. At the Subaru display SRT USA drivers Dave Mirra and David Higgins were on hand to meet with attendees and to sign memorabilia & posters. The awesome championship winning 2011 Subaru WRX STI open class rally car was also on display for a full dose of rally!

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Download 2012 Calendar Images Part II

By: Subaru - April 14, 2012

Download more action shots from the 2012 Subaru Rally Team USA Calendar! This week features March 2012 - May 2012.

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SRT USA Driver Dave Mirra Finishes 4th at Inaugural GRC Event

By: Subaru - March 28, 2011

This Saturday, Subaru Rally Team USA competed in the first installment of the three-event Global Rallycross Championship. Named "The Revolution," the race was held at the Irwindale Speedway outside Los Angeles, CA.

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Travis Pastrana Wins 2010 Olympus Rally and Teammate Dave Mirra Finishes 3rd, Earning His First National Podium

By: Subaru - April 25, 2010

Subaru Rally Team USA driver Travis Pastrana posted a decisive victory at the 2010 Olympus Rally, Round 2 of the Rally America National Championship, while his teammate Dave Mirra earned his first ever national podium with a 3rd place finish. The event featured nearly 100 miles of sinuous, tree-lined logging roads near Aberdeen and Ocean Shores, Washington, as well as one of the strongest entry lists yet for a North American rally. The victory, number two for Pastrana thus far in 2010, moves the defending four-time Rally America Champion up to 2nd Overall in the national point's standings...

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Subaru Driver Travis Pastrana Claims Victory at Olympus Rally, Notches Second Win of 2009 Season

By: Subaru - April 20, 2009

Subaru Rally Team USA driver Travis Pastrana came out on top of a hard-fought battle at the Olympus Rally, round three of the 2009 Rally America National Championship, to earn his second win of the season. Pastrana, with co-driver Christian Edstrom, drove a faultless rally in their 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX STI rally car but needed to go flat-out on the final stages of competition to pull away from a strong field of challengers, winning by a convincing forty seconds. Pastrana's Subaru teammate Ken Block led the rally after Day One but an engine problem sidelined him midway through the final day. Bad luck also befell Subaru Rally Team USA's newest team member, BMX legend Dave Mirra, who damaged his STI in a spin late in the rally...

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2011 Oregon Trail Rally Day 2

By: Subaru - May 15, 2011

At the conclusion of Day 2 at the 2011 Oregon Trail Rally, Subaru Rally Team USA's David Higgins and Craig Drew have amassed a staggering three-and-a-half minute lead. Starting the day in first place, the duo were in the best spot on the road, staying ahead of the dust clouds being kicked up on the dry stage roads. That advantage was, however, diminished by a minor brake issue which left them with front brakes only for three stages. Unwilling to relinquish their lead, SRT USA #75 kept pushing and lost minimal time. The issue was quickly resolved when the car returned to service and Higgins and Drew set out again as the weather began to turn.

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Round 2 of 2011 Global RallyCross Championship

By: Subaru - April 16, 2011

The 2011 Global RallyCross Championship (GRC) continues this weekend on to Round 2: Twin Peaks. Held at the Old Mill Adventure Park in scenic Snoqualmie, Washington, the event features an exciting course with all of the makings of an excellent RallyCross. There's plenty of gravel, some tarmac hairpins, a 70-foot jump, and a fast straight through an old lumberyard warehouse. The Twin Peaks event spans two days and warmed up today with the head-to-head SuperRally races for two-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive classes. Piloting the #40 WRX STI, Subaru Rally Team USA's Dave Mirra placed second in qualifying for the AWD SuperRally.

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Download 2012 Calendar Images

By: Subaru - April 07, 2012

Click the download arrow in the upper right corner to save these awesome 2012 Subaru Rally Team USA calendar images. It's time for a new desktop background!

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2011 Sno*Drift Rally Test Session and Preview

By: Subaru - January 28, 2011

Subaru Rally Team USA (SRT USA) returns to the 2011 Rally America National Championship at the season opener Sno*Drift Rally in northern Michigan. The team conducted a successful pre-event test earlier in Michigan ahead of the event with team drivers David Higgins and Dave Mirra.

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X Games 17 - RallyCross

By: Subaru - August 01, 2011

The X Games 17 RallyCross finals concluded in a heated battle of eight cars attacking downtown LA's South Figueroa Street in a cacophony of engine noise and squealing tires. Subaru Rally Team USA's David Higgins and Dave Mirra cleanly negotiated the carnage at the first turn and slipped into second and third place. David Higgins suffered significant damage to SRT USA #75 when a high-speed spin late in the race resulted in a collision with the wall. Although his Subaru persevered throughout the remainder of the race, Higgins had lost too much time and finished sixth. Dave Mirra displayed excellent skill and drove a terrific race overall.

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European Rallycross Champion Sverre Isachsen Joins Subaru Rally Team USA at X Games 16

By: Subaru - July 02, 2010

Subaru Rally Team USA announced today the selection of Sverre Isachsen of Norway, the defending FIA European Rallycross Champion, to fill the team's guest driver slot at the 2010 ESPN Summer X Games 16 in Los Angeles, California on July 31st. Isachsen will join Subaru Rally Team USA star drivers Travis Pastrana and Dave Mirra for the debut of SuperRally at the X Games, and each will drive a 2011 Subaru Impreza WRX STI modified for Rallycross with an over 550 horsepower Boxer engine and Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive.

"I'm very excited to come to a huge event like the Summer X Games and to have the opportunity to be teammates to legends like Pastrana and Mirra is very special," said Isachsen...(Continue Reading>>)

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The Susquehannock Trail Rally Ends Early for Dave Mirra While Teammate Travis Pastrana is Still Absent

By: Subaru - June 06, 2010

After having competed in only a handful of rally events, BMX legend Dave Mirra has won his first rally race, the 2009 Team O'Neil Rally, at the wheel of his 2007 Subaru Impreza WRX STI rally car. Mirra dominated the New Hampshire-based snow rally by setting fastest time on all but one of the event's eight stages and finishing with a lead of fifty seconds. The wins comes just over one year after Mirra began his burgeoning rally career that has since seen him be named the 2008 Rally America Rookie of the Year as well as earn a Bronze medal at last summer's X Games 14 Rally Car Racing event.

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Dave Mirra Earns First Rally Win, Will Join Subaru Rally Team USA as 3rd Driver in 2009

By: Subaru - January 27, 2009

After having competed in only a handful of rally events, BMX legend Dave Mirra has won his first rally race, the 2009 Team O'Neil Rally, at the wheel of his 2007 Subaru Impreza WRX STI rally car. Mirra dominated the New Hampshire-based snow rally by setting fastest time on all but one of the event's eight stages and finishing with a lead of fifty seconds. The wins comes just over one year after Mirra began his burgeoning rally career that has since seen him be named the 2008 Rally America Rookie of the Year as well as earn a Bronze medal at last summer's X Games 14 Rally Car Racing event.

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David Higgins to defend Rally America Crown with Subaru Rally Team USA in 2012 Championship

By: Subaru - January 18, 2012

Subaru of America, Inc. Subaru Rally Team USA (SRT USA) announced today that David Higgins, the 2011 Rally America National Champion will continue as factory driver for the team in 2012 in a bid to defend his title. Higgins and SRT USA begin the 2012 Rally America National Championship at the season opener Sno*Drift Rally in northern Michigan, Jan. 27 and 28 against a stacked field of over 70 entries. Co-driver Craig Drew will once again join Higgins; the duo will pilot a Vermont SportsCar-prepared 2012 Subaru WRX STI in all six rounds of the 2012 Rally America National Championship.

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100 Acre Wood Day 2

By: Subaru - February 27, 2011

The 2011 Rally in the 100 Acre Wood concluded with a superb dual podium finish for Subaru Rally Team USA. The #75 WRX STI piloted by David Higgins and Craig Drew scored second place followed by teammates Dave Mirra and Marshall Clarke in third driving SRT USA #40.

This weekend's rally saw a tight race between David Higgins and 2010 Rally America National Champion Antoine L'Estage. As Higgins warmed up to the event on the first day of racing, Antoine gained a 20-second lead. Higgins turned up the heat Saturday morning in an attempt to bridge the gap, but a spin cost him 30 seconds and he remained in second place despite winning four of the day's ten stages.

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Subaru Rally Team USA Rallycross
Round 1 Recap

By: Subaru - September 27, 2010

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2012 Calendar Images Part III

By: Subaru - April 21, 2012

This week grab action images from the 2011 Olympus Rally and Oregon Trail Rally events. The images correspond to June 2012 - August 2012 in the printed SRT USA Wall Calendar.

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2011 Olympus Rally

By: Subaru - May 01, 2011

Subaru Rally Team USA's David Higgins and Dave Mirra were back in action on the West Coast today in their 2011 Subaru Impreza WRX STIs during Day 1 of the Olympus Rally. David Higgins and Craig Drew rocketed ahead to win four of the Saturday’s six stages and ending the day in first place. Dave Mirra and Marshall Clarke in the #40 WRX STI kept on-pace, holding fast to their fourth-place start position and keeping the podium well within reach. Spectators took advantage of a beautiful, sunny day and flocked to the hillsides to watch the rally.

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Sno*Drift Day 1

By: Subaru - January 29, 2011

As the temperatures lingered below freezing in Lewiston, Michigan, portly snowflakes fell lazily from the sky. Several minutes before three o'clock, rally cars began their screaming launch from the start of Stage 1. Within the first three stages, the first car on the road had overshot a turn and become entrenched in loose snow. Subaru Rally Team USA's David Higgins and Craig Drew, who were a mere 19 seconds behind in car #75, now had a two minute advantage over their closest competitor. This sizable lead grew as the racing continued into the night.

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Pastrana Wins, Block 2nd as SRT USA takes 1-2 Finish at 2009 New England Forest Rally

By: Subaru - July 20, 2009

Subaru Rally Team USA driver Travis Pastrana overcame a close battle with his Subaru teammate Ken Block to win the New England Forest Rally, Round 6 of the 2009 Rally America National Championship. The Subaru duo of Pastrana and Block, each driving identically prepared 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX STI rally cars, fought all weekend with former Canadian Rally Champion Antoine L'Estage. Mechanical trouble for L'Estage and a late spin and tire puncture for Block handed Pastrana the victory on the final stages. The win extends Pastrana's points lead and puts him one-step closer to winning his fourth consecutive Rally America National Championship...

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2011 Susquehannock Trail Rally Day 2

By: Subaru - June 05, 2011

Subaru Rally Team USA's David Higgins and Craig Drew have won the 2011 Susquehannock Trail Rally after an unbelievably tense final day of racing. Higgins and Drew started the day fourteen seconds down and steadily regained lost ground, edging into the lead by five seconds at the end of Stage 7. On the following stage, disaster struck when the in-car intercom system stopped working. At the same time, a sudden rain storm turned the surface from hard gravel to a fine mud that seemed slick as ice. The team struggled to keep up speed through the stage, with Craig using hand signals to indicate crucial stage notes while David combatted limited visibility and treacherous road conditions.

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What is the SRT USA Show Car Program?

By: Subaru - March 30, 2012

The Subaru Rally Team USA Show Car Program features an authentic Dave Mirra #40 Subaru Impreza WRX STI rally car and a customized trailer featuring SPT parts, rally videos and Subaru Rally Team USA information. The 40' wrapped trailer and custom interior immerses you into the rally world! You can also collect SRT USA posters and team collateral. Check the schedule below for a location near you!

Upcoming Schedule:
April 13-14 Dave Mirra appearance: Herb Gordon Subaru - Silver Spring, Maryland
April 21 - Mastro Subaru - Orlando, Florida
May 19 - Bryan Subaru - Metairie, Louisiana
October 6 - Pence Subaru - Midlothian, Virginia

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Subaru Driver Travis Pastrana Secures 4th Consecutive Rally America National Championship with win at 2009 Ojibwe Forests Rally

By: Subaru - August 29, 2009

Subaru Rally Team USA driver Travis Pastrana has mathematically secured his fourth consecutive Rally America National Championship with a dominating win at the Ojibwe Forest Rally in northern Minnesota this weekend. Pastrana and his co-driver Christian Edstrom, cruised to victory in their 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX STI after several of their closest rivals hit trouble. The win, his fifth of the season, hauled in sufficient championship points to place Pastrana mathematically out of reach to his closest challengers and thus securing his fourth consecutive Rally America national title. Pastrana has won each of his Rally America championships (2006-2009) behind the wheel of a Subaru Impreza WRX STI rally car...

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X Games 17 - Jump Practice

By: Subaru - July 30, 2011

Subaru Rally Team USA has moved operations to downtown Los Angeles as X Games 17 swings into full effect. The vicinity of the rally course was abuzz with spectators as the Skateboard Big Air practice and final proceeded throughout the day. The air was filled not only with the sounds of the cheering crowd and announcers over the PA, but also a chorus of impact wrenches and anti-lag as rally teams made final preparations for the evening's jump practice. After the Skateboard events finished up, a quick reconfiguration of barriers and a bit of water on the gravel readied the track for rally cars.

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Sno*Drift Wrap-up Video

By: Subaru - February 01, 2011

Dave Mirra Stages Comeback to Finish 2nd Overall at Season Opener Sno*Drift Rally

Subaru Rally Team USA driver Dave Mirra achieved a rally career best 2nd Overall finish at the season opening Sno*Drift Rally via a comeback late in the rally. Mirra, at the wheel of his 2011 Subaru Impreza WRX STI rally car, patiently moved up the leaderboard after a tire puncture early in the rally dropped him down to 5th Overall.

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2011 100 Acre Wood Testing

By: Subaru - February 24, 2011

Subaru Rally Team USA has arrived in Salem, Missouri for the Rally in the 100 Acre Wood, the second round of the 2011 Rally America National Championship. The race begins Friday after a Parc Expose in Potosi, MO, and will cover 120 miles of stage road through to Saturday night.

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Subaru Rally Team USA Rallycross
Round 1: Day 2

By: Subaru - August 29, 2010

After an exciting day complete with practice, qualifying, and Heat 1 runs on Saturday, fans and spectators alike flocked to New Jersey Motorsports Park the following day expecting a dramatic finish; they weren't disappointed.

Subaru Rally Team USA drivers Travis Pastrana and Dave Mirra gridded 2nd and 4th, respectively, in the Finals Heat after tabulating cumulative lap times over the best of 3 Heat races. Travis was beat into the first corner off the start by competitor Tanner Foust and later made impact with a tire barrier which brought out a red flag. Allowed to grid back for the restart, Travis found himself 6th while Dave had been able to move further up the field prior to the waving red flag.

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Pastrana Wins Oregon Trail Rally, Takes Championship Lead

By: Subaru - May 19, 2009

Subaru Rally Team USA driver Travis Pastrana is back atop the Rally America National Championship standings after winning the 2009 Oregon Trail Rally this past weekend. Pastrana, the three-time defending Rally America National Champion, strode to victory in Oregon with a faultless drive behind the wheel of his 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX STI rally car, winning by nearly one minute. Pastrana and his co-driver Christian Edstrom have now won three of the first four Rally America rounds and are in prime position to challenge for a fourth consecutive championship with five rounds remaining...

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X Games 17 - Rally Car Racing

By: Subaru - July 31, 2011

Subaru Rally Team USA's David Higgins has scored an X Games Bronze medal in his 2011 Subaru WRX STI during the Rally Car Racing competition at X Games 17. This is the first time David Higgins has competed in the X Games and his podium finish shows that he has taken well to the competition format. After winning their respective first rounds, both SRT USA drivers, David Higgins and Dave Mirra, were bracketed against each other in the Quarterfinals. It was an extremely close race in which Higgins secured the hole-shot and Mirra followed right on his teammate's tail. The turning point of the battle was when the two drivers came into the Joker lap, Mirra trailing just behind Higgins.

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Round 2 of 2011 Global RallyCross Championship - Day 2

By: Subaru - April 17, 2011

Day 2 of the Global RallyCross Championship's Round 2: Twin Peaks welcomed a sold-out crowd to the muddy grounds of the DirtFish Rally School at the Old Mill Adventure Park in Snoqualmie, Washington. Rally fans in the Pacific Northwest are known for their tenaciousness and this crowd was no exception as they withstood the cycles of wind and rain that punctuated the sunshine and racing in synchronicity with the event schedule. When the sun shone and the engines roared, the action was incomparable. The crowd witnessed everything from neck-and-neck drag races off the start line to overtakings, collisions, rolls, and even a forward somersault by one car who shorted the jump.

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2012 Global RallyCross Schedule

By: Subaru - March 16, 2012

The Global RallyCross Championship (GRC) has partnered with Speedway Motorsports, Inc. for the 2012 season. The relationship will bring select GRC events to NASCAR Sprint Cup and IZOD IndyCar race weekends at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Texas Motor Speedway, New Hampshire Motor Speedway and Las Vegas Motor Speedway exposing hundreds of thousands of fans to the emerging action motorsport of Global RallyCross!

2012 Schedule (subject to change):
May 26 Charlotte Motor Speedway
June 9 Texas Motor Speedway
June 30-July 1 X Games Los Angeles
July 14 New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Sept 1 TBA
Sept 29 Las Vegas Motor Speedway

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X Games 17 - Testing Day 2

By: Subaru - July 28, 2011

Subaru Rally Team USA has wrapped up a second day of testing at AutoClub Speedway in Fontana, California. The 2011 Subaru WRX STI RallyCross cars of the SRT USA fleet have performed flawlessly for the past two days and have provided team technicians a trouble-free opportunity to tune and refine the vehicles for competition. The focus of these test sessions has been on the finer details of car configuration, such as suspension setup, sway bar selection, gear ratios and engine settings. These Subarus will undoubtedly deliver an eye-popping performance at X Games 17!

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Subaru Rally Team USA Rallycross Round 3: Practice

By: Subaru - November 05, 2010

Overcast skies gave way to sunshine over the New Jersey Motorsports Park in Millville, NJ today as Subaru Rally Team USA arrived for the finale of the 2010 U.S. Rallycross Championship. This weekend's event is slated to be a double-header, as the final two rounds of the season will be held on Saturday and Sunday. With an extra round to the season and a new course layout, the culmination of the series will be an event of epic excitement. The competition will be fierce, as the venue has drawn a contingent of entrants from the European Rallycross Championship, including top teams from Norway, Sweden, and Finland.

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Subaru Factory Driver Ken Block Takes Dominating Win at 2009 Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally

By: Subaru - June 08, 2009

Subaru Rally Team USA driver Ken Block earned his second Rally America victory of 2009 with a dominating win at the 2009 Waste Management Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally (STPR). Block and his co-driver, Alex Gelsomino, were untouchable in their 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX STI, leading from the very first stage and going on to win eight of thirteen competition stages at STPR, round five of the 2009 Rally America National Championship. Block's Subaru teammate and defending three-time Rally America National Champion Travis Pastrana with co-driver Christian Edstrom made it a 1-2 finish for Subaru Rally Team USA by placing 2nd Overall...

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X Games 17 - Testing

By: Subaru - July 27, 2011

Photo Gallery from X Games 17 testing at Irwindale Speedway with David Higgins, Dave Mirra and Travis Pastrana.

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Round 1 of 2011 Global Rallycross Championship: Sights & Sounds

By: Subaru - March 31, 2011

Subaru Rally Team USA driver Dave Mirra debuted his all-new 2011 Subaru Impreza WRX STI rallycross car and finished 4th in the A-Main Final at the Inaugural round of the 2011 Global Rallycross Chamionship at Irwindale Speedway in Los Angeles, CA.

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Subaru Rally Team USA Rallycross
Round 2: Day 1

By: Subaru - October 03, 2010

SRT USA returned to New Jersey Motorsports Park for round 2 of the 2010 Rallycross series. For the 1st day, Dave Mirra carried the team flag solo with teammate Travis Pastrana unavailable due to a prior commitment yet scheduled to return for driving duties on Sunday. Following the experience gained from round 1, the Subaru team focused on car testing and development to hone the performance and drivability of the #40 and #199 STI units.

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Sno*Drift Day 2

By: Subaru - January 30, 2011

Subaru Rally Team USA's Dave Mirra and Marshall Clarke have started off the 2011 Rally America National Championship season with an outstanding second-place podium finish.

After a puncture last night dropped them to fifth place, Dave and Marshall ran an exceptionally clean rally and worked their way up the ranks. It was a close race to the finish for SRT USA #40 as they entered the final two stages in third place, a mere 1.8 seconds behind their closest challenger. By employing a cautious approach to the final stages, Dave and Marshall fended off the elements and bested their rival to emerge one step up the podium.

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SRT USA Prepares for 2010 X Games

By: Subaru - July 26, 2010

Subaru Rally Team USA drivers Travis Pastrana, Dave Mirra, and European recruit Sverre Isachsen prepare for the July 31 start of the 2010 X Games.

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Subaru Driver Travis Pastrana Wins 15th Career Medal with a Silver at ESPN X Games 15 Rally

By: Subaru - August 04, 2009

Subaru Rally Team USA driver Travis Pastrana captured his 15th career X Games medal in the ESPN X Games 15 Rally competition at the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles where he won the Silver medal. Pastrana, driving a BFGoodrich Tires-shod 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX STI rally car was the clear favorite after winning Gold at the 2008 event. However, Pastrana's bid for a second straight Gold was halted midway through the Gold medal race when he clipped a cement barrier with his right front wheel, nearly ripping the wheel from the car, thus handing former Indianapolis 500 winner Kenny Brack the Gold medal. Pastrana's X Games medals count now includes nine Gold, four Silver and two Bronze...

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100 Acre Wood Highlights Video

By: Subaru - March 14, 2011

Watch as Subaru Rally Team USA races through the foothills of the Ozark Mountains to claim a double podium finish at the 2011 100 Acre Wood Rally.

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2011 Oregon Trail Rally Day 3

By: Subaru - May 16, 2011

The 2011 Oregon Trail Rally has culminated in an outstanding win for Subaru Rally Team USA. Piloting the #75 WRX STI, David Higgins and Craig Drew have scored a crushing victory and leapt to the top of the Rally America National Championship standings. After heavy rains drenched the roads to the point of stage cancellations Saturday afternoon, Sunday's schedule was up in the air. The precipitation abated just in time for the first stage, and conditions improved steadily throughout the day.

Keeping the pace set in their successful racing the previous day, David Higgins and Craig Drew won three of Sunday's stages.

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Subaru Rally Team USA Rallycross Round 3: Day 1

By: Subaru - November 06, 2010

New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP) was abuzz with energy and filled with fans as the day kicked off a double-header weekend of Rallycross racing. At the end of the first day, Subaru Rally Team USA's Travis Pastrana finished fourth overall in the A Main Final of Round 3 of the RallyCar U.S. Rallycross Championship. With the strong contingent of experienced competitors fresh from the well-established European Rallycross Championship entered in this event, Travis drove a stellar race to bring home his car just outside the podium. Teammate Dave Mirra in his SRT USA #40 WRX STI was edged out of one of the semi-finals and unable to continue to the final race. Having set extremely fast times in the qualifying laps...

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Subaru Rally Team USA driver Ken Block Impresses in SP Class at Rally Colorado

By: Subaru - September 20, 2009

Piloting a lesser specification Subaru Impreza WRX STI at this past weekend's Rally Colorado, Subaru Rally Team USA (SRT USA) driver Ken Block hovered near the top of the time sheets throughout the event. Block was without his usual high-powered Open Class 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX STI and instead drove the Super Production (SP) Class Subaru Impreza WRX STI of fellow SRT USA teammate Dave Mirra, who did not attend Rally Colorado due to a schedule conflict with a BMX event. Block and his co-driver, Alex Gelsomino, put in an impressive drive in the lower-specification SP class car, running a majority of the rally in 3rd Overall and winning three stages outright...

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Subaru Rally Team USA signs VP Fuels as Official Fuel Supplier

By: Subaru - February 24, 2010

Subaru Rally Team USA is pleased to announce today the selection of VP Racing Fuels products for their 2010 rally campaign. The partnership includes VP Fuels being designated the Official Fuel of Subaru Rally Team USA. Subaru Rally Team USA, managed by Subaru technical partner Vermont SportsCar, is headed by four-time defending Rally America National Champion Travis Pastrana and BMX legend Dave Mirra. The team is scheduled to compete in the six-event 2010 Rally America National Championship, ESPNs X Games 16 Rally Car Racing event as well as Rally Americas three all-new European-style RallyCross exhibition events this fall.

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Subaru Rally Team USA Rallycross
Round 2: Day 2

By: Subaru - October 04, 2010

Subaru Rally Team USA's Dave Mirra placed 2nd on the podium at Round 2 of the U.S. Rallycross Championship. Mirra's #40 STI had an outstanding start in the A Main Final and after two laps Dave had pulled a substantial gap from the trailing Round 1 winner Tanner Foust. Unfortunately, the race was red-flagged and drivers returned to the starting grid. During the restart Foust took an early lead, with Dave following closely in second and maintained that position to hold off European Rallycross Championship driver Liam Doran who rounded out the podium.

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2011 Oregon Trail Rally Day 1

By: Subaru - May 14, 2011

The 2011 Oregon Trail Rally got underway Thursday morning at Pioneer Square in downtown Portland, OR. Fans and enthusiasts flocked to the square for a chance to meet the drivers and check out this weekend's lineup of top rally cars. Immediately following the Parc Expose, teams headed to Portland International Raceway to give press rides to journalists and other media. SRT USA's busy day concluded with a visit to Dick Hannah Subaru in Vancouver, WA, where the #75 WRX STI was on display and David Higgins and Craig Drew were on-hand to mingle with fans and sign autographs. The real action kicked off Friday evening as teams ran the first four stages of the rally at Portland International Raceway.

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Subaru Driver Travis Pastrana Skates to Victory at the Sno*Drift Rally

By: Subaru - January 30, 2010

Subaru Rally Team USA driver Travis Pastrana and his co-driver Christian Edstrom overcame treacherous icy conditions to take a dominating win at this weekend's Sno*Drift Rally, round one of the 2010 Rally America National Championship. Pastrana, the defending four-time Rally America National Champion, won by over one minute and thirty seconds driving an Open Class rally specification 2010 Subaru Impreza WRX STI. In an amazing show of determination and grit, Pastrana completed the event nursing an extremely sore collarbone, which he broke in a motocross accident less than a week ago. His Subaru Rally Team USA teammate, BMX legend-turned-rally pro Dave Mirra, finished 6th overall with co-driver Derek Ringer...

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Subaru Rally Team USA driver Ken Block Wins Rally in the 100 Acre Wood event for Fourth Consecutive Year

By: Subaru - March 02, 2009

For the fourth year in a row, Subaru Rally Team USA driver Ken Block has won the Rally in the 100 Acre Wood event, hosting round two of the 2009 Rally America National Championship in dominating fashion. Block was uncatchable behind the wheel of his 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX STI on the fast Missouri roads, cruising to victory by over forty seconds. Subaru teammate Travis Pastrana was Block's only competition early on, but his challenge was cut short when he went off the road while pushing hard to match Block's pace, leading to car damage that forced him to retire from the rally. Subaru Rally Team USA's new third driver, BMX legend Dave Mirra, was the biggest surprise of the event with his debut in the new Super Production Class...

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Meet Dave Mirra at the Grand Opening of Herb Gordon Subaru April 14th

By: Subaru - March 23, 2012

On April 14 join Dave Mirra for the Grand Opening of the new Herb Gordon Subaru dealership in Silver Spring, Maryland. The #40 Subaru WRX STI rally car will be on display along with a mobile display unit jam packed with STI upgrade parts, awesome rally photos, video displays and more. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet Dave Mirra, see his rally car and check out the impressive brand new Herb Gordon Subaru dealership! The dealership is located at 3161 Automobile Blvd, Silver Spring, MD 20904, phone: 1-877-360-0317. To RSVP for the event or get more information go to http://www.subarujourney.com/rsvp/

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Subaru Rally Team USA Driver Travis Pastrana Wins Season Opener SnoDrift Rally

By: Subaru - January 31, 2009

Subaru Rally Team USA driver Travis Pastrana has earned a decisive victory at Michigan's Sno*Drift Rally, round one of the 2009 Rally America National Championship, at the wheel of his 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX STI. Pastrana, the three-time defending Rally America National Champion, controlled the rally from start to finish, winning eleven of the twenty competitive stages on his way to a margin of victory of nearly two minutes. Pastrana's Subaru teammate Ken Block was forced to retire after a spin damaged the engine on his Subaru early on day one. Meanwhile, new Subaru Rally Team USA signee BMX legend Dave Mirra drove a clean rally to finish 6th Overall, his best ever Rally America result to date...

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Sno*Drift Testing

By: Subaru - January 28, 2011

The 2011 Sno*Drift Rally marks the first event in which David Higgins and Dave Mirra will be competing together for Subaru Rally Team USA. Beautiful wintery conditions set the scene for the first race of this year's Rally America National Championship. Light snow is in the forecast and surface conditions are already very different from last year's treacherously icy roads. Speeds should be significantly higher this year as the hard-packed snow offers lots of grip, especially with gravel showing through in some spots.

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SRT USA Media Day

By: Subaru - July 28, 2010

With X Games 16 looming, Subaru Rally Team USA (SRT USA) continued its testing preparations Wednesday of the team's three 2011 Subaru STI rally cars, this time with invited journalists in attendance to experience a practice session with regular team drivers Travis Pastrana, Dave Mirra, and reigning European Rally Champion Sverre Isachsen. During that session, media guests interviewed the three drivers while some also had the thrilling opportunity to sit alongside Travis for a ridealong.

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Subaru Rally Team USA Announces 2010 Driver Line-Up

By: Subaru - January 08, 2010

Subaru Rally Team USA announced today that reigning four-time Rally America National Champion Travis Pastrana and BMX Freestyle legend Dave Mirra will both return as factory team drivers. Subaru Rally Team USA will contest the entire 2010 Rally America National Championship, ESPN's X Games 16 Rally Car Racing event as well as participate in Rally America's new and highly anticipated European-style rally cross exhibition events. Pastrana and Mirra will each pilot a 2010 Subaru Impreza WRX STI rally car prepared by Subaru technical partner Vermont SportsCar.

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100 Acre Wood Day 1

By: Subaru - February 26, 2011

The Rally in the 100 Acre Wood kicked off today in Potosi, Missouri with a half-mile spectator stage before the cars dashed off to the woods to run thirty-five miles of stage road in the surrounding forests. By the second stage, Subaru Rally Team USA had secured the rankings they would maintain for the rest of the day: David Higgins and Craig Drew in the #75 Subaru WRX STI are in second place with Dave Mirra and Marshall Clarke holding third place in the #40 WRX STI. A mere twenty-two seconds separates Higgins and Drew from first place on the scoreboard and Mirra and Clarke are down a minute from their teammates. Only a third of the event's total stage mileage has been run so far, so this race is far from over.

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2012 Championship Standings

1. David Higgins (SRT USA) 61 points
2. Leonid Urlichich 26 points
3. Adam Yeoman 25 points
4. Travis Hanson 24 points
5. Ken Block 22 points

See full 2012 Championship Standings

2012 Race Calendar

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