Gallery: Slippery roads for local car rally

BANCROFT, Ont.  – Max Riddle of Vancouver, B.C. and his co-driver Darren Garrod of Wales take part in the Friday night shakedown near rally headquarters. (Photo by Alyssa Lloyd, Loyalist photojournalism)

BANCROFT, Ont.  -Pat and Natalie Richard rush to fix a flat tire to continue the stage. (Photo by Alyssa Lloyd, Loyalist photojournalism)

BANCROFT, Ont. – Eric Deschenes sprays champagne onto his 2004 Toyota Echo (Yaris V1) during the champagne shower results ceremony at the 43rd annual Rally of the Tall Pines on Nov. 30. Dechenes, with his co-driver Catherine Asselin, placed 11th overall, and second in the national two-wheel production championship. (Photo by Kaitlin Abeele, Loyalist photojournalism)

BANCROFT, Ont. – Nick Mathew and co-driver Kelly Mathew take their 2005 Subaru WRX STI off a jump during the night stage at the 43rd annual Rally of the Tall Pines held on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013 in Bancroft, Ont. Mathew finished 8th overall, with a 6th place finish in the National four-wheel open competition, and a second place finish in the Regional four-wheel open competition. (Photo by Kaitlin Abeele, Loyalist photojournalism)

BANCROFT, Ont. – Jeremy Norris climbs out of his 2000 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS while his co-driver John Merry remains trapped inside after sliding into a ditch, which flipped the car onto its side on Saturday at the 43rd annual Rally of the Tall Pines in Bancroft, Ont. The accident forced the team to withdraw from the rest of the events due to mechanical issues, ending their chances of placing. (Photo by Kaitlin Abeele, Loyalist photojournalism)

BANCROFT, Ont. – Antoine L’Estage and his co-driver Craig Parry drift across the gravel road in their 2011 Mitsubishi Evo X  at the  Rally of the Tall Pines. L’Estage and Parry finished second in the national four-wheel open competition and second overall at the rally. (Photo by Kaitlin Abeele, Loyalist photojournalism)

BANCROFT, Ont – Crowd of rally fans brave the cold and gather and pose for a photo near the iron bridge section of the Rally of the Tall Pines Saturday afternoon . Photo by Thomas Surian.

BANCROFT, Ont – Alexandre Ouellette and David Lamarre rounded a corner at the Rally of the Tall Pines on a cold snowy Saturday afternoon in their 2007 Subaru. The duo ended up withdrawing from the race. (Photo by Thomas Surian, Loyalist photojournalism)

BANCROFT, Ont – Race official Donna Huber yells at drivers to slow down and watch their curves after a racer spun out and flipped into a ditch at the Rally of the Tall Pines. (Photo by James Wood, Loyalist photojournalism)

BANCROFT, Ont  – Spectators react as a rally car flips into a ditch at the Rally of the Tall Pines. (Photo by James Wood, Loyalist photojournalism)