After two days of racing in Minnesota, last weekend Travis Pastrana racked up an absolutely huge 9-minute lead to take the win at the Ojibwe Forest Rally. The win also locks down a record fourth-straight Rally America National Championship for Pastrana… an amazing accomplishment considering there are still two events left in the 2009 season! His dominance as of late on the championship is nearly impossible to deny.
On day one things were looking great for Travis and his DC/ Subaru Rally Team USA teammates Dave Mirra and Ken Block. Travis and Ken were battling back and forth for a while until Ken rolled his car on Stage 3, knocking him out. And Dave was doing some of the best driving he’s ever done in competition, running first in class and second overall. The healthy competition between the three on day one opened up a huge lead for Travis—he was 4 minutes ahead by the end of the day.
With Ken unfortunately out, day two saw more bad luck as Dave experienced some electrical issues on the 2nd to last stage and couldn’t finish either. With 26 of the 36 entrants unable to finish, Travis ran away with the win, even going on a streak where he won 12 stages in a row.
For the fourth year in a row, congratulations to Travis on winning the Rally America National Championship. For full daily recaps and photos, check out rally.subaru.com.
