Olympus Rally Semenuk Wins

The Olympus Rally has come to an end. Brandon Semenuk would take the win, beating Jeff Seehorn by 11 minutes and 47.3 seconds. 

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

SS8, Dayton

Stage eight would see 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. B. Semenuk, 5:47.3
2. T. Williams, 6:01.0 (+[13.7)
3. P. Gruszka, 6:20.0 (+32.7)
4. J. Seehorn, 6:20.0 (+32.7)
5. J. Bailey, 6:33.7 (+46.4)
6. J. Olivares, 6:34.6 (+47.3)
7. T. Hartmann, 6:41.8 (+54.5)
8. A. Miller, 6:43.0 (+55.7
9. L. Block, 6:45.2 (+57.9)
10. V. 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. B. Semenuk, 20:40.7
2. T. Williams, 21:02.4 (+21.7)
3. P. Gruszka, 22:25.3 (+1:44.6)
4. J. Seehorn, 22:33.3 (+1:52.6)
5. J. Olivares, 23:00.7 (+2:20.0)
6. J. Bailey, 23:10.7 (+2:30.0)
7. L. Block, 23:43.9 (+3:03.2)
8. A. Miller, 24:03.9 (+3:23.2)
9. V. Trudel, 14:16.3 (+3:35.6)
10. A. Reavis, 24:16.4 (+3:35.7) 

SS10, Dayton

Stage 10 would see 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. B. Semenuk, 5:47.4 
2. T. Williams, 5:55.5 (+8.1)
3. J. Seehorn, 6:07.2 (+19.8)
4. P. Gruszka, 6:09.3 (+21.9)
5. J. Bailey, 6:28.3 (+38.9)
6. J. Olivares, 6:33.5 (+46.1)
7. L. Block, 6:35.0 (+47.6)
8. A. Miller, 6:43.0 (+55.6)
9. T. Hartmann, 6:45.2 (+57.8)
10. S. 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. B. Semenuk, 4:42.6
2. T. Williams, 4:46.3 (+3.7)
3. P. Gruszka, 4:53.7 (+11.1)
4. J. Seehorn, 5:03.8 (+21.2)
5. J. Bailey, 5:06.2 (+23.6)
6. L. Block, 5:16.9 (+34.3)
7. J. Olivares, 5:19.4 (+36.8)
8. L. Block, 5:20.2 (+37.6)
9. E. Bardha, 5:21.3 (+38.7)
10. S. 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. B Semenuk, 4:43.8
2. P. Gruszka, 4:43.8
3. J. Seehorn, 4:43.8
4. J. Bailey, 5:11.0 (+27.2)
5. L. Block, 5:18.3 (+34.5)
6. J. Olivares, 5:27.2 (+43.4)
7. L. Block, 5:29.3 (+45.5)
8. M. Brassfeild, 5:31.9 (+48.1)
9. E. Bardha, 5:35.9 (+52.1)
10. D. Clark, 5:41.3 (+57.5)

Trudel Out

Vincent Trudel would crash out on SS10 of the Olympus Rally. Trudel would hit a tree with the front right of his car, ending his rally early.

O’Neil Out

Tim O’Neil would crash out on SS9 of the Olympus Rally. This came after O’Neil would receive a 10-minute penalty for illegally returning to service while transiting to SS7. O’Neil’s crash would register at 9G’s. 

Williams Rolls

Tom Williams would have an unfortunate end to his time at the Olympus Rally. Williams would sit comfortably in second heading into SS12. Unfortunately, Williams’ luck would run out on SS12. As Williams would roll on the stage. His car would block the road causing a stage stoppage. As mentioned in the SS12 section, Patrick Gruszka and Jeff Seehorn would be forced to transit SS12 as a result of Williams’ roll. The car would be moved off the stage after a short delay allowing other drivers to run the stage in full. 

Photography Credit

© Trevor Lyden, Subaru.com/motorsports, 2023

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