Sport
1 September, 2021
Rhianon's title victory
RHIANON Gelsomino is riding high after winning the American Rally Association national championship with Travis Pastrana at the weekend.“I am still lost for words. This is a dream come true,” said the world-beater from Wedderburn. Rhianon and...
RHIANON Gelsomino is riding high after winning the American Rally Association national championship with Travis Pastrana at the weekend.
“I am still lost for words. This is a dream come true,” said the world-beater from Wedderburn.
Rhianon and Travis claimed the title when they won the two-day Ojibwe Forests Rally in Minnesota.
Pastrana and co-driver Gelsomino had looked like titles favourite ever since a domineering start to the season with three victories in succession. But, according to US reports, in Minnesota at the weekend they drove like true champions with a wise tyre call - running with more cuts on their rubber - to open up a near 40-second lead after just two stages.
For Rhianon, it was the first time she had been part of winning a national title after several close finishes in a stellar career.
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