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FFeatureseatures IInterviewsnterviews EExclusivexclusive ccolumnistsolumnists IIn-depthn-depth aarticlesrticles DETOTA NABS 2WD WIN AT INT’L RALLY NEW YORK Words: Erika Detota extremely dusty conditions. Rally New the famous Grand Canyon. With huge Pictures: Lars Grange and Neil McDaid York takes place on the dirt roads in the drop-offs, amazing elevation change, Catskill mountain region of New York and desert sand surface it will be a Driver Erika Detota with navigator State, which were tight, technical, rocky challenging event for the 2WD team and coach Jason Smith took and unlike most years dust-fi lled. The from the East Coast. their fi rst class win last weekend dust was hanging in valleys even with The team wants to thank their at the International Rally New 3-minute windows between competitors. sponsors and supporters for all their York (IRNY), the fi nal Atlantic “I hope this experience helps prepare help, including: Broken Motorsports for round of the United States Rally us for the conditions in Arizona” says helping to maintain and build our car Championship (USRC). Smith. “It is all about learning, so as well as providing much needed crew This victory puts the team it’s awesome that while prioritizing support; Robert Cella for his generous ahead in the points standings going fi nishing rallies, we have excelled in the investment in the team; Big Boulder into the fi nal Championship round in championship” Park; RallyArmor; Team O’Neil; and, Prescott, Arizona next month, where This is Detota’s fi rst season Keep A Breast Foundation for their they are hoping for the 2WD season win. racing; her growth from rally to rally continued support. H&H “[IRNY] is my home event, and I know has been amazing to follow. She was the roads well from working the rally awarded “Most Improved Driver” for the and co-driving the event last season by the organizers year,” said Detota before the “...her growth of the New York Rally race began. Championship. The rally was not from rally to The team is re- without its challenges, rally has been prepping the car and however, overcoming readying for their fi rst underperforming brakes, a amazing to ever West Coast event.