Jim Walker and Joe Le Beau of Ann Arbor, MI, drove thier Volvo 142 to victory

in the Lancia El Diablo Pro Rally in Green Bay. Walker and Le Beau defeated

28 other rallyists from across the country on the icy roads of northeastern

Wisconsin to capture fourth place in the Lancia/Wonder Muffler Pro Rally

Series.

1974 Series champions Gene Henderson and Ken Pogue of Dearborn, MI, were

second in an AMC Jeep CJ-7, almost two minutes behind Walker and Le Beau.

Fellow Michiganders Guy Light and Don Jekel placed third in a Saab.

The road conditions were an overwhelming factor in the outcome of the

rally. Virtually all of the special stages were coated with ice and the

copetitors reported difficulties ranging from minor spins in the road to

major off-course excursions. 1975 Pro Rally Series champion John Buffum and

runner-up Scott Harvey both slid off the road and retired. Eight others

also did not complete the course for reasons mostly related to the icy

conditions.

The winners posted fastest times on seven of the eighteen special stages

determining the outcome, with Henderson winning six others. Light was

fastest on four stages.