The PERCE NEIGE Rally

It was announced at today's annual general meeting of The Canadian
Association of Rallysport (CARS) that the 1998 running of the Rallye
Perce-neige is cancelled. Organizors Jean Chevarier and  Mario Collin tried
very hard, but could not put a route together due to the freezing rain
disaster in Eastern Canada. There is about 15 cm of solid ice on the roads
that would have been used for the event. The cost to open the roads would
have been too much.
They also tried to find alternate roads, or and alternate date, but after
much work, the decision to cancel the event for 1998 had to be made.
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Roger Sanderson VE3RKS            President of Kitchener Waterloo Rally Club

Phone: (519) 885-2122             

Email: rsanders@ece.uwaterloo.ca

URL:  http://www.kw.igs.net/~rsanders          

Club URL: Club URL: http://www.kwrc.on.ca

January 30, 31, February 1, 1998
Pembroke, Ontario (Canada)
140 km/85 miles from Ottawa

Superb winter stages mainly run in the Petawawa military base, on the smoothest winter roads ever.

The Perce-Neige is the first event in all championships:
North American - Canadian - Ontario - Quebec

FORMAT: Approximately 450 km/280 mi total.
Approximately 220 km/135 mi stages.
Stage to transit ratio: 49%

ORGANIZER:
Jean Chevarier
122 de Normandie St.
Saint-Bruno (QC)
Canada J3V 2C3
514-653-3481
montecom@generation.net

REGISTRATION & INFORMATION:
Denyse Moisan
525 Perron St.
Bois-des-Filion (QC)
Canada J6Z 1A9
Phone & Fax (514) 621-5253

The Perce-Neige welcomes you again for the fourth time in Pembroke, Canada's Winter Rally Wonderland.