Irishman, Martin Brady recently wrote about his experience traveling to the states to compete in the New England Forest Rally.

This is a great inside look at the competition, but with an interesting twist, Brady ends up co-driving for two different teams. Check out the complete story at Handbreaks & Hairpins.

And for all you competitors thinking about NEFR 2011 take note of Brady’s remarks on the event: ”I say without disrespect to any other event in the championship but this was the best event I have competed on in the USA so far.”

Newry, ME (July 18, 2010) — The 2010 New England Forest Rally (NEFR), the sixth and final round of the 2010 Rally America National Championship, ended with spectacular drama that kept fans and competitors riveted. Once the champagne popped, it was Rockstar Energy Drink’s Canadian duo, driver Antoine L’Estage and co-driver Nathalie Richard, celebrating a New England Forest Rally victory and their claim to the 2010 Rally America Championship title.

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ESPN action sports contributor, Jen Horsey, recently took a look back at NEFR 2010 in her rally themed blog, now with the Summer X Games just around the corner, Horsey gives us a glimpse of the hectic and crazy schedule of a rally team going from the North Woods of Maine all the way out to sunny Los Angeles in a matter of ten days! “Rally Drivers: don’t call, they’re busy.”

Last week at NEFR during the awards ceremony I caught up with Kristin Przybysz, a fellow Mainer, to find out how she got her start in Rallying.

“I discovered Rally online and knew I definitely wanted to be involved, so I volunteered for the summer and winter events. I worked and made connections”

One of those connections being Travis Pastrana’s co-driver Christian Edstrom, “Christian thought I definitely had what it takes to be a co-driver. He taught me all about co-driving.”

After much hard work Kristin finally got the chance to be a co-driver in a rally event. ”During the Oregon Trail Rally I was finally given the chance to sit in and co-drive when last minute a team’s co-driver bailed. From there I co-drove in rally cross events. I was a co-driver for 5 years.”

When asked what is what like to switch from Co-driving to Driving in an event Kristin said “It’s actually easier! Being co-driver helped me to get used to the rhythm of the event. It helped me get used to the notes and the technical aspects of rallying, so when it came time to drive in the event I was less stressed.”

When asked who helped inspire her to start driving Kristin said, “Tim O’Neil was a huge inspiration and mentor. He taught me a lot.”

For more information on Tim O’Neil’s rally school in Dalton, NH check out www.teamoneil.com

 Rally America has released the 2010 NEFR recap video featuring highlights and a complete breakdown on this year’s event. Check out this and other event videos in the “Rally Videos” portion of the site.