PHOTO GALLERY: Drivers compete in the Rally in the 100 Acre Woods

February 24, 2013 | 7:46 p.m. CST

On Friday and Saturday, the Rally in the 100 Acre Wood took drivers on back roads near Potosi, Steelville and Salem. Despite the snow and ice, drivers battled for points to eventually determine the Rally America National Champion at the end of the season in October

Driver Matthew Conte and co-driver, Ron Erickson, race over the top of a hill during stage 16 of the Rally in the 100 Acre Wood Saturday afternoon. | Kile Brewer

Rally team trucks wait for their cars to return Saturday night for a final service stop before the final stages of the Rally of the 100 Acre Wood at the Dent County Commons in Salem, Mo. | Kile Brewer

Co-driver Rachelle Kaltak's face is illuminated by a red light as she and driver Samir Kaltak check in at the Holiday Inn Express in Salem, Mo. at the end of Friday's stage of the Rally in the 100 Acre Wood. | Kile Brewer

Driver Dave Higgins and his co-driver, Craig Drew, spray snow around a corner during the Rally in the 100 Acre Wood on Saturday afternoon. Higgins and Drew won the event with an overall time of 1:58:54.7, coming in almost nine minutes ahead of second place finisher. | Kile Brewer

Driver Peter Fetela puts on his gloves before leaving town to start the first stage of the day. On Friday and Saturday, Fetela and 62 other drivers competed around Potosi, Steelville, and Salem, Mo. during a Rally America National Championship race. | Kile Brewer

A car throws gravel and ice at the end of a drift during stage 16 of the Rally in the 100 Acre Wood on Saturday afternoon. | Kile Brewer

Spectators leave the spectator point along stage five of the Rally in the 100 Acre Wood on Friday evening. During each stage of the rally, spectators were allowed to stand near the track at select corners to take photos and cheer on the drivers. | Kile Brewer

The top three cars in the Super Production Class of the Rally in the 100 Acre Wood celebrate by spraying champagne on the crowd at the awards ceremony Saturday evening in front of the Dent County Courthouse in Salem, Mo. From left, driver Evan Cline finished second, co-driver Scott Putnam and driver Lauchlin O'Sullivan finished first, and co-driver Karen Jankowski finished third with her driver David Sterckx. | Kile Brewer