Subaru one-two finish at DirtFish Olympus Rally
02 May 2019|2,801 views
Subaru Motorsports took the top two podium positions at DirtFish Olympus Rally, with Swedish rally prodigy Oliver Solberg securing his first American rally victory in a blue and gold Subaru WRX STI. Solberg was fast and consistent throughout the weekend, despite having never seen the Olympus stage roads before and working with veteran co-driver Denis Giraudet for the first time.
Solberg and Giraudet came out hard on day one and set fastest times on six of eight stages, with Higgins and Drew in close pursuit. Sitting 11 seconds back and within striking distance of their teammates after Stage 6, Higgins was on pace for a stage win on the Wildcat stage when he suffered a leak in a brake line.
Despite being forced to complete the last 10km of the stage without brakes, Higgins lost only 27 seconds to Solberg and held onto second place at the end of the first day.
With Saturday's tight and technical stages giving way to faster roads on Sunday, Higgins and Drew pushed hard in the morning to claw back some of the 41-second gap to Solberg. The veteran pair notched wins on the first three stages of the day, cutting the lead to 14 seconds.
With the pressure on, Solberg and Giraudet drove flat-out on the event's final stage and delivered a decisive stage win to earn a thrilling event victory.
Subaru Motorsports took the top two podium positions at DirtFish Olympus Rally, with Swedish rally prodigy Oliver Solberg securing his first American rally victory in a blue and gold Subaru WRX STI. Solberg was fast and consistent throughout the weekend, despite having never seen the Olympus stage roads before and working with veteran co-driver Denis Giraudet for the first time.
It was an emotional moment for 17-year old Solberg (right), with his legendary father Petter looking on
Defending ARA champion David Higgins pushed hard on Sunday but was unable to catch his teammate, finishing with a strong second-place finish.
Solberg and Giraudet came out hard on day one and set fastest times on six of eight stages, with Higgins and Drew in close pursuit. Sitting 11 seconds back and within striking distance of their teammates after Stage 6, Higgins was on pace for a stage win on the Wildcat stage when he suffered a leak in a brake line.
Despite being forced to complete the last 10km of the stage without brakes, Higgins lost only 27 seconds to Solberg and held onto second place at the end of the first day.
With Saturday's tight and technical stages giving way to faster roads on Sunday, Higgins and Drew pushed hard in the morning to claw back some of the 41-second gap to Solberg. The veteran pair notched wins on the first three stages of the day, cutting the lead to 14 seconds.
With the pressure on, Solberg and Giraudet drove flat-out on the event's final stage and delivered a decisive stage win to earn a thrilling event victory.
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