The all female rally team finished 5th of 11 in the Open Light class, but it was not without effort. While the boys finished 8th in Group 2. "Originally, I planned on taking it a little easy because I'm supposed to drive the car back home to MI on Sunday. However after having issues overheating on stage 1, we just wanted to finish," says Skelly. Though the rally presented swift and challenging roads, the girls dealt primarily with overheating after every stage and losing oil. Peterson and Kessler had a fairly smooth run today aside from a blown tire after SS4. "We are happy to have finished day one. The car ran strong and the highlight of the day was being able to help out the Map Rally Team
Noble Star Rally driver Amanda Skelly will be joined by co-driver Amy Feistel at the 2014 New England Forest Rally (NEFR) next weekend in Newry, Maine, currently making up the only all-female team on July 18-19. NEFR is comprised of challenging logging roads, which make up some of the longest stages of the 2014 Rally America Championship. Amanda and Amy will compete amongst a 49 car lineup in their 1998 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS in the Open Light class. In 2001, Feistel was first exposed to rally while crewing at the Rapidan Rally. Shortly after she jumped into the navigator’s seat in a series of TSD rallies, honing her precision navigation skills. After completing several brisk TSDs, includin
