2026 season
Southern Ohio Forest Rally
Chillicothe and Portsmouth, Ohio
ARA National · Round 4East Super Regional
Thu–Sat, June 11–13, 2026
Winner Seth Quintero / Topi Luhtinen
About this rally
About four fifths gravel and one fifth tarmac, in the forested hills of southern Ohio.
Result
| Pos | Crew | Car |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seth Quintero / Topi Luhtinen | 2026 Toyota GR Corolla Rally RC2 |
| 2 | Lia Block / Alex Gelsomino | 2023 Hyundai i20 N Rally2 |
| 3 | Ricardo Cordero / Marco Hernandez | 2019 Citroën C3 R5 |
Seth Quintero’s first ARA win, by 9.4 seconds, after Lia Block cut a lead of about 45 seconds on the final day and won the Power Stage. Four rounds had produced four different winners, and Block left Ohio leading the championship.
Class winners
| Class | Crew | Car |
|---|---|---|
| RC2 | Seth Quintero / Topi Luhtinen | 2026 Toyota GR Corolla Rally RC2 |
| LN4 | Aoife Raftery / Hannah McKillop | 2021 Ford Fiesta Rally3 |
| O2WD | Seamus Burke / Martin Brady | 1977 Ford Escort |
| L2WD | Chris Sladek / John Sharps | 2026 Honda Civic Type R |
| East Super Regional | Martin Spanhel / Alexandra Skodova | 2013 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X |
The facts
- When
- Thursday to Saturday, June 11–13, 2026
- Length
- 3 days
- Where
- Chillicothe and Portsmouth, Ohio map
- Surface
- Gravel and tarmac
- Stage miles
- 120 scheduled
- Sanctioned by
- American Rally Association
- Counts toward
- ARA National Championship, ARA East Regional Championship
- Round
- 4 of 8