Ellenville, NY — Subaru Rally Team USA will make the race for the top prize in Rally New York USA just a little tougher with the entry of a car in the Catskill Mountains event. It will be driven by Ken Block and co-driven by Alex Gelsomino.

As a youngster in Southern California, Block’s first competitions were on motorcycles. In 1993 he co-founded DC Shoes, an athletic clothing manufacturer where he still works as Chief Brand Officer. A long-time rally fan, he took the opportunity in 2005 to attend a rally school and begin competing in National events. During that first season he began partnering with Gelsomino, a long-time co-driver who had gotten his first competition license in his native Italy at age 17, on the same day that he had earned his driver’s license. With Gelsomino navigating, Block earned his first National rally win in 2006, and soon became one of the country’s top-ranked competitors.

The car entered for Block and Gelsomino is a Subaru Impreza WRX STI. With Block and Gelsomino at the controls, the Impreza is a very potent package, which northeastern rally fans will be able to see in action on April 4 and 5.

Rally New York organization is the promoter and the organizer of the Rally New York USA, the first round of the United States Rally Championship (www.usrallychampionship.com), scheduled for April 4 - 5, 2008 with the headquarters at the Nevele Resort in Ellenville, New York and the International Rally New York, the final round of the United States Rally Championship with a year-end Championship Awards Ceremony, which will take place on October 31 - November 1, 2008.

Contact information and more information on all Rally New York events may be found at www.RallyNewYork.com.