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Olympus Rally Recap: Stages

The Olympus Rally has ended, marking the end of the third round of the 2023 Green APU American Rally Association season. Brandon Semenuk would take home all 12 stage wins. 




SS1, Nahwatzel 1

Stage one would see Brandon Semenuk take the stage win, beating Tom Williams by 24.1 seconds. Patrick Gruszka would finish third on the stage, 44.2 seconds back from Williams. Alejandro Perusina would finish fourth on the stage, 2.1 seconds back from Gruszka. Jeff Seehorn would round out the top five on the stage, finishing 13.6 seconds back from Perusina. 

 

SS1 Top 10 Times

  1. Semenuk, 15:31.1 
  2. Williams, 15:33.2 (+24.1)
  3. Gruszka, 16:39.4 (+1:08.3)
  4. Perusina, 16:41.5 (+1:10.4)
  5. Seehorn, 16:55.1 (+1:24.0)
  6. Bailey, 17:25.0, (+1:53.9)
  7. Plsek, 17:28.9 (+1:57.8)
  8. Olivares, 17:43.5 (+2:12.4)
  9. Miller, 17:47.2 (+2:16.1)
  10. Bardha, 17:48.4 (+2:17.3)



SS2, Cougar Meadow 1

Stage two saw Brandon Semenuk win the stage once again, beating Tom Williams by 10.6 seconds. Jeff Seehorn would finish third on the stage, 7.5 seconds back from Williams. Patrick Gruszka would finish fourth on the stage, 1.8 seconds back from Seehorn. Alejandro Perusina would round out the top five on the stage, finishing 5.8 seconds back from Gruszka. 

 

SS2 Top 10 Times

  1. Semenuk, 4:21.5 
  2. Williams, 4:32.1 (+10.6)
  3. Seehorn, 4:39.6 (+18.1)
  4. Gruszka, 4:41.4 (+19.9)
  5. Perusina, 4:47.2 (+25.7)
  6. Olivares, 4:57.6 (+36.1)
  7. Dickinson, 5:01.0 (+39.5)
  8. Bailey, 5:01.9 (+40.4)
  9. Block, 5:05.6 (+44.1)
  10. Bardha,  5:05.9 (+44.4)



SS3, Nahwatzel 2

Stage three would see Brandon Semenuk once again take the stage win, beating Tom Williams by 22.7 seconds. Patrick Gruszka would finish third on the stage, 30.3 seconds behind Williams. Jeff Seehorn would finish fourth on the stage, 26.5 seconds behind Gruszka. Alejandro Perusina would round out the top five on the stage, finishing 19.8 seconds behind Seehorn. 

 

SS3 Top 10 Times

  1. Semenuk, 15:27.8
  2. Williams, 15:50.5 (+22.7)
  3. Gruszka, 16:20.8 (+53.0)
  4. Seehorn, 16:47.3 (+1:19.5)
  5. Perusina, 17:07.1 (+1:39.3)
  6. Bailey, 17:10.9 (+1:43.1)
  7. Olivares, 17:16.6 (+1:48.8)
  8. Miller, 17:36.3 (+2:08.5)
  9. Bardha, 17:40.6 (+2:12.8)
  10. Trudel, 17:52.0 (+2:24.2)



SS4, Cougar Meadow 2

Stage four saw Brandon Semenuk once again take the stage win, beating Tom Williams by 9.1 seconds. Jeff Seehorn would finish third on the stage, eight seconds back from Williams. Patrick Gruszka would finish fourth on the stage, 5.8 seconds back from Seehorn. Javier Olivares would round out the top five on the stage, finishing 10.6 seconds back from Gruszka. 

 

SS4 Top 10 Times

  1. Semenuk, 4:21.3
  2. Williams, 4:30.4 (+9.1)
  3. Seehorn, 4:38.4 (+17.1)
  4. Gruszka, 4:44.2 (+22.9)
  5. Olivares, 4:54.8 (+33.5)
  6. Perusina, 4:54.9 (+33.6)
  7. Bailey, 4:57.5 (+36.2)
  8. Block, 4:59.4 (+38.1)
  9. Hooper, 5:00.5 (+39.2)
  10. Block, 5:01.8 (+40.5)



SS5, Stillwater 1

Stage five would see Brandon Semenuk take the stage win, beating Tom Williams by 28.4 seconds. Patrick Gruszka and Jeff Seehorn would tie for third on the stage, with both finishing 44.8 seconds back from Williams. Jason Bailey would round out the top five on the stage, finishing 48.1 seconds back from Gruszka and Seehorn. 

 

SS5 Top 10 Times

  1. Semenuk, 13:12.9
  2. Williams, 13:41.3 (+28.4)
  3. Gruszka, 14:26.1 (+1:13.2)
  4. Seehorn, 14:26.1 (+1:13.2)
  5. Bailey, 15:14.2 (+2:01.3)
  6. Olivares, 15:17.4 (+2:04.5)
  7. Block, 15:40.3 (+2:27.4)
  8. Bardha, 15:42.0 (+2:29.1)
  9. Honn, 15:44.3 (+2:31.4)
  10. Miller, 15:48.1 (+2:35.2)



SS6, Stillwater 2

Stage six saw Brandon Semenuk once again take the stage win, beating Tom Williams by 25.9 seconds. Jeff Seehorn would finish third on the stage, one minute and 55.1 seconds back from Williams. Patrick Gruszka would finish fourth on the stage, finishing 7.5 seconds back from Seehorn. Jason Bailey would round out the top five on the stage, finishing 19.1 seconds back from Gruszka. 

 

SS6 Top 10 Times

  1. Semenuk, 13:34.4
  2. Williams, 14:00.3 (+25.9)
  3. Seehorn, 15:55.4 (+2:21.0)
  4. Gruszka, 16:02.9 (+2:28.5)
  5. Bailey, 16:22.0 (+2:47.6)
  6. Clark, 16:49.3 (+3:14.9)
  7. Olivares, 17:08.1 (+3:33.7)
  8. Hooper, 17:17.6 (+3:43.2)
  9. Sperry, 17:20.3 (+3:46.0)
  10. Allen, 17:21.0 (+3:46.6)



SS7, Wildcat

Stage seven would see Brandon Semenuk take another stage win, beating Tom Williams by 32.6 seconds. Jeff Seehorn would finish third on the stage, 1 minute and 15.5 seconds back from Williams. Javier Olivares would finish fourth on the stage, 33.3 seconds back from Seehorn. Patrick Gruszka would round out the top five on the stage, finishing 21.6 seconds back from Olivares. 



SS7 Top 10 Times

  1. Semenuk, 20:40.5
  2. Williams, 21:13.1 (+32.6)
  3. Seehorn, 22:28.6 (+1:48.1)
  4. Olivares, 23:01.9 (+2:21.4)
  5. Gruszka, 23:23.5 (+2:43.0)
  6. Bailey, 23:37.9 (+2:57.4)
  7. Trudel, 23:55.5 (+3:15.0)
  8. Miller, 24:00.0 (+3:19.5)
  9. Bardha, 24:11.8 (+3:31.3)
  10. Brassfeild, 24:18.1 (+3:37.6)



SS8, Dayton

Stage eight saw Brandon Semenuk take the stage win, beating Tom Williams by 13.7 seconds. Patrick Gruszka and Jeff Seehorn would tie for third on the stage, with both drivers finishing 19 seconds back from Williams. Jason Bailey would round out the top five on the stage, finishing 13.7 seconds back from Gruszka and Seehorn. 



SS8 Top 10 Times

  1. Semenuk, 5:47.3
  2. Williams, 6:01.0 (+[13.7)
  3. Gruszka, 6:20.0 (+32.7)
  4. Seehorn, 6:20.0 (+32.7)
  5. Bailey, 6:33.7 (+46.4)
  6. Olivares, 6:34.6 (+47.3)
  7. Hartmann, 6:41.8 (+54.5)
  8. Miller, 6:43.0 (+55.7
  9. Block, 6:45.2 (+57.9)
  10. Trudel, 6:46.5 (+59.2)



SS9, Wildcat

Stage nine would see Brandon Semenuk once again take the stage win, beating Tom Williams by 21.7 seconds. Patrick Gruszka would finish third on the stage 1 minute and 22.9 seconds back from Williams. Jeff Seehorn would finish fourth on the stage, 8 seconds back from Gruszka. Javier Olivares would round out the top five on the stage, finishing 27.4 seconds back from Seehorn. 


SS9 Top 10 Times

  1. Semenuk, 20:40.7
  2. Williams, 21:02.4 (+21.7)
  3. Gruszka, 22:25.3 (+1:44.6)
  4. Seehorn, 22:33.3 (+1:52.6)
  5. Olivares, 23:00.7 (+2:20.0)
  6. Bailey, 23:10.7 (+2:30.0)
  7. Block, 23:43.9 (+3:03.2)
  8. Miller, 24:03.9 (+3:23.2)
  9. Trudel, 14:16.3 (+3:35.6)
  10. Reavis, 24:16.4 (+3:35.7)



SS10, Dayton

Stage 10 saw Brandon Semenuk once again take the stage win, beating Tom Williams by 8.1 seconds. Jeff Seehorn would finish third on the stage, 11.7 seconds back from Williams. Patrick Gruszka would finish fourth on the stage, 2.1 seconds back from Seehorn. Jason Bailey would round out the top five on the stage, 17 seconds back from Gruszka.



SS10 Top 10 Times

  1. Semenuk, 5:47.4 
  2. Williams, 5:55.5 (+8.1)
  3. Seehorn, 6:07.2 (+19.8)
  4. Gruszka, 6:09.3 (+21.9)
  5. Bailey, 6:28.3 (+38.9)
  6. Olivares, 6:33.5 (+46.1)
  7. Block, 6:35.0 (+47.6)
  8. A Miller, 6:43.0 (+55.6)
  9. Hartmann, 6:45.2 (+57.8)
  10. Redd, 6:45.7 (+58.3)



SS11, SIP SuperSpecial 

Stage 11 would see Brandon Semenuk take the stage win, beating Tom Williams by 3.7 seconds. Patrick Gruszka would finish third on the stage, 7.4 seconds back from Williams. Jeff Seehorn would finish fourth on the stage, 10.1 seconds back from Gruszka. Jason Bailey would out the top five on the stage, finishing 2.4 seconds back from Seehorn. 



SS11 Top 10 Times

  1. Semenuk, 4:42.6
  2. Williams, 4:46.3 (+3.7)
  3. Gruszka, 4:53.7 (+11.1)
  4. Seehorn, 5:03.8 (+21.2)
  5. Bailey, 5:06.2 (+23.6)
  6. Block, 5:16.9 (+34.3)
  7. Olivares, 5:19.4 (+36.8)
  8. Block, 5:20.2 (+37.6)
  9. Bardha, 5:21.3 (+38.7)
  10. Redd, 5:27.1 (+44.5)




SS12, SIP SuperSpecial

Stage twelve would see somebody finally match Brandon Semenuk, technically. As a stoppage would force both Patrick Gruszka and Jeff Seehorn to transit the entirety of the stage. This came in accordance with ARA RCR 5.31. All three drivers would finish the stage with a time of 4:43.8. Jason Bailey would finish fourth on the stage, 27.2 seconds back from Semenuk, Gruszka and Seehorn. Lucy Block would round out the top five on the stage, finishing 7.3 seconds behind Bailey. 



SS12 Top 10 Times

  1. Semenuk, 4:43.8
  2. Gruszka, 4:43.8
  3. Seehorn, 4:43.8
  4. Bailey, 5:11.0 (+27.2)
  5. Block, 5:18.3 (+34.5)
  6. Olivares, 5:27.2 (+43.4)
  7. Block, 5:29.3 (+45.5)
  8. Brassfeild, 5:31.9 (+48.1)
  9. Bardha, 5:35.9 (+52.1)
  10. Clark, 5:41.3 (+57.5)




 

Stage One Cancelled

SS1 would be cancelled due to a car catching fire. That car would be car 282 driven by Mark Tabor. The cause of the fire is said to be because of a mechanical issue. Mark will not restart the rally, as well, he doesn’t have a car.

 

Stage Two Cancelled

SS2 would also be cancelled much like SS1. This time it was due to a time issue. As the stage was delayed due to a crash involving car number 307 driven by Spencer Crabb. This delay would ultimately take too long and too many drivers were backed up for the stage to run in enough time to be ready for SS4. 

Photography Credit

© Trevor Lyden, Subaru.com/motorsports, 2023

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