Biography Marc Goldfarb
ATKINSON, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Co-Driver
Marc Goldfarb began rallying as a spinoff of his interest in cars
in college, participating in TSD rallies put on by the RPI (Rensselaer
Polytechnic Inst., Troy, NY) Sports Car Association, later rallymastering
numerous events for the club. His interest in PRO rallying began by running
course opening during the Mo-Hud SCCA Snowflake PRO Rally/Ice Trial in 1979 and
he began co-driving with Mike Friedman in a
Datsun 510. The photo, taken by a fearless college student, demonstrates them
literally flying through the Black Sand stage of the Press On Regardless PRO
Rally in 1981. 1981 saw the team of Friedman and Goldfarb (known as "FRIEDFARB"
to knowledgeable rallying fans) go international with the winning of the "bloody
eagle", the Best New PRO Rally Team at the Nova Scotia Highlands Rally in Truro.
A succession of cars were campaigned during the early and middle 1980s,
including the first Subaru actively sponsored in SCCA National PRO Rally, with
many excellent finishes. In 1984, Marc campaigned a Datsun 510 as a driver but an
offer to join the Big Apple Rallysport Team from L. Mark Stone, a
former RPI classmate, to co-drive in the 300+ HP Nissan Violet GT Turbo brought
Marc back to the right seat. Marc's association with Big Apple Rallysport
continued for over 10 years with top finishes in the US and internationally. The
team proved its mettle in 1993 by finishing as the top RWD vehicle at STPR,
finishing in 7th overall in a field of AWD vehicles. A new business opportunity for Stone allowed Marc to team up with Lesley
Suddard, former O2 Super Divisional Champ, to campaign her former Pete
Gladyz Dodge Shelby Charger Turbo. Marc has also worked with the Roberti
Motors team, Driver Mike White in his Group 2 Saab, and also with Rick Davis in his open class BMW 318ti.
The advent of stage notes in the US and the
migration toward full pace notes in Canada has increased the challenge for
the co-driver. This has allowed Marc to contribute more substantially to the
success of the team. In 2002, Marc again worked with Vermont Sports Car
as co-driver for the Group N Subaru
WRX at the 2002 Maine Forest ProRally with John Pizzagalli at the
wheel, and at the Rally New York ClubRally with VSC owner, Lance
Smith driving.
2003 was a watershed year for Rally competition. In the US, Marc
worked one of the top
US teams, AV Motorsport, as co-driver for the Group N WRX
of Jason Rivas. The photo below shows Jason and Marc at work at the 2003 Sandhills Sandblast.
In parallel, Marc has been working with the 2002 Canadian Open Class
championship team, Musketeer Racing, as co-driver of the open class Mitusbishi
Lancer EVO IV driven by Andrew Comrie-Picard. Although not having competed in
all the events together, the team still managed to garner a 2nd Canadian
National co-driver position for Marc. In 2004, Marc and Andrew continued their
successful partnership finishing on the podium several times in both the US and
Canada as well as a second in the North American Rally Cup.
Marc is also the course marshal
working with Tim O'Neil on the first new ClubRally in New England
in many years. The Rally of the Great North Woods
features the excellent roads
surrounding Berlin, NH. The result was a high quality event run of over 70 stage
miles in a compact course with a high stage mileage to transit mileage ratio.
Additionally, a new team training course was added to the Team O'Neil curriculum
developed by Marc and presented in the summer of 2003. It featured Tim, Marc,
Howard Davies, and a teaching staff of internationally recognized competitors
specializing in the development of driver/co-driver skills.
Marc is a Design Engineer for the
Communications Division of Analog Devices, a high tech company in Wilmington,
MA, involved in the design of integrated circuits for commercial wireless
products. He also enjoys running, skiing, and scuba diving.
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