The 2008 edition of the Loop Rally returns to some territory that hasn’t been used for a TSD event in a few years.

Loop is the fifth event in the Rally West TSD Championship, and although first place seems to be decided, the leaders could still be knocked off their perch by any of the next three crews who are in quite a battle amongst each other.

Josh Keatley and Leanne Junnila win again and take a commanding lead in the Rally West TSD championship! The Northern Loon TSD, organized by the Edmonton Rally Club on June 1, was run under bright sunny skies and dry dusty roads. This year's event went north of Edmonton following roads that were established more than 200 years ago by the Hudson's Bay Company, and overland settlers.

Congratulations to Josh Keatley and Leanne Junnila who placed 1st Overall and 1st in Calculator class. Novices Sean Mortimer and Edouard Kassianoff finished 2nd Overall and 1st Novice in their first ever TSD event. Way to go guys! Richard Childs and Helen Welter took top honors in the Unlimited Class and 3rd Overall.

The Northern Loon Rally is the 4th event in the Rally West TSD Championship, and it is an excellent event for novice or rusty crews. It's a relatively short rally of about 350 Km, so no special preparation is required and it shouldn't be taxing on your every-day driver if you don't mind driving on gravel roads.

The Rocky Mountain Rally - May 22-24, 2nd event in both the Canadian Rally Championship and the Western Canada Rally championship is shaping up to be an exciting event for both competitors and fans.

With announcements of Hyundai’s continued support of Antoine L’estage/Nathalie Richard (winners in 2006 and 2007), and both Mitsubishi and Subaru offering impressive support programs for teams in their vehicles, the top level will be very competitive.

The weather ended up being the big favorite at this year's event. The roads themselves featured snow, slush, ice, dry gravel and plenty of mud with falling snow, hail, rain and sunshine mixed throughout.

The 2008 Mudlark TSD Rally is set for Saturday, April 26th. This year's event will be similar to previous years and will be located in Southern Alberta stopping occasionally in Nanton or Claresholm for fuel, food and rest.

Colin Armstrong and Jason Thain won the 2008 Cochrane Rally by a slim margin of 12 seconds over Gord & Kathy Olsen. Group 2 once again claimed the top 3 positions with Kris & Jaclyn Schofield finishing 3rd in their 1987 Corolla GTS. The event featured a generous mix of ice, snow, deep snow, dry gravel, wet gravel and plenty of mud at the end.

Eric Grochowski and Leanne Junnila fought with tire problems all weekend but perservered to take home maximum points in the Group 2 Class.

Eric Grochowski and Kris Schofield are organising the second TSD rally of the season. With a similar schedule to last year's event don't forget to bolt on your your driving lights before getting lost in the dark up on Corkscrew Mountain!