Rim of the World ProRally

Palmdale, California
May 5-6, 2000


Results Nat/Club w/leg times
Entry List

Press Notes



For immediate release   27 April 2000

MEDIA ALERT

SCCA ProRally Championship - Rim of the World
Third round (of nine) for the 2000 season.  SCCA and FIA Performance Rally 
cars from across North America will compete on demanding dirt and gravel 
roads along trails in the Angeles National Forest in southern California.  
This event is sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA).  
There are two ClubRally events for regional entrants included in the Rim of 
the World ProRally.  The Friday night stages comprise ClubRally #1, and 
select Saturday stages comprise ClubRally #2.  The ClubRally events run 
concurrently with the ProRally.

When & Where:
May 5-6, 2000; Palmdale, CA; approximately 50 miles (70 kilometers) north 
east of Los Angeles.

Headquarters Hotel & Friday/Saturday Press Room;
Event and Media registration (Friday afternoon):
Holiday Inn - Palmdale, 38630 5th Street West, Palmdale, CA  93551,  
661.947.8055 main,  press room direct:  661.273.0328
hotel located at junction of Hwy 14 and Palmdale Blvd
press registration will be in the main entrant registration area near the 
rear of the hotel.

Schedule:
Friday, May 05, 2000    
8:30 AM - 12:00 Noon  Media press event.  See details below
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM  Registration at Holiday Inn
1:00 PM - 5:30 PM  Scrutineering - America's Tire Company, Hwy 14 & Avenue J, 
Lancaster
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM  Parc Expose - Holiday Inn, Palmdale
7:00 PM sharp  Official Rally Start - Holiday Inn.  Spectator RallyCross 
Stage at Start
11:55 PM approx  First car finishes Day one of rally - Holiday Inn, Palmdale

Saturday, May 06, 2000  
7:00 AM - 9:30 AM  Racer's Breakfast at Holiday Inn
9::30 AM - 1:00 PM  Fund raising RallyCross event for local charity ($20US 
donation) Parc Expose runs concurrently with this activity
12:15 PM  Prize giving for Friday ClubRally winners
1:00 PM sharp  Official day two Rally Start - Holiday Inn
4:15 PM approx  Service break - Lake Hughes Community Club
6:30 PM approx  Service and dinner break, re-seeding - Lake Hughes Community 
Club
8:00 PM sharp  Restart day two of rally - night stages - Lake Hughes 
Community Club
10:00 PM approx  First car finishes day two of Rim of the World ProRally - 
Holiday Inn
11:00 PM approx  Provisional ProRally scoring posted - Holiday Inn
2:00 AM approx  Press room closed

Sunday, May 07, 2000    
8:00 - 10:00 AM   Awards Breakfast - Holiday Inn - no press activity scheduled

Friday Media Event Details
An informal opportunity for members of the working press to meet and ride 
with the stars of the SCCA ProRally Championship.  This is an invitation only 
event.  A press caravan will depart from the Holiday Inn at 9:00AM Sharp for 
the press stage location.  Lunch is provided, courtesy of Toyota Racing 
Development.  
Credential requests are handled exclusively by the event organizer.  
Contact Paula Gibeault at 760.375.8704 (voice) 760.384.2640 (fax) or via 
email at:  gibeault@ridgecrest.ca.us

Selected entries  (driver/co-driver):
ˇ   1999 Overall Manufacturer, Driver & Co-Driver Champions Noel Lawler & 
Charles Bradley; Open Class 2000 Hyundai Tiburon 
ˇ   Sno*Drift & OregonTrail overall winners Paul Choiniere & Jeff Becker; 2000 
Hyundai Tiburon 
ˇ   1999 Rim of the World overall winners Garen & Doc Shrader; 1997 
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
ˇ   1998 Group 5 Driver Champion (and 1999 runnerup) Ralph Kosmides with Ken 
Cassidy; 1996 Toyota Supra turbo; 
ˇ   1999 Production Drivers Champion Karl Scheible, with Russ Hughes, 1998 
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V.
ˇ   2000 Oregon Trail PGT winner Patrick Richard with Ian McCurdy; 1998 
Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS

Additional news interest:
ˇ   The Manufacturers Championship, which received a strong boost with the 
arrival of Mitsubishi at Oregon Trail, is expected to further heat up at Rim, 
with debut of Lee Shadbolt's Group A Subaru Impreza, and no less than five 
Mitsubishi Lancers.  Hyundai's strong out-of-the-box debut of their two new 
Tiburons at Oregon Trail proved the company has done its off-season homework, 
and further development to keep them out front is expected in preparation for 
Rim.   
ˇ   The tire war is building - Oregon Trail had no less than 4 different tire 
companies finish in the top 10 overall, and this trend is expected to 
continue, with strong efforts from Pirelli, Michelin and Silverstone all 
expected to run at the front.
ˇ   The Rim of the World Event is acknowledged as the most demanding event on 
the ProRally Championship schedule, with a history of high attrition.  Rough 
twisting roads, choking dust and fickle weather in the high elevations 
quickly wear down drivers and equipment. 

Event Rank:
This rally is a full points SCCA ProRally Championship event, and has long 
been a fixture of the championship, the 2000 event marks its 17th running.  
Drivers at this event earn points towards the national championship, and 
supporting manufacturers (Hyundai, Toyota, Subaru and Mitsubishi) earn points 
towards overall and class MFG Championships.

Credentials:
Event Press/Photo credentials will be available at registration on Friday 
afternoon and Saturday morning.  Access to press only photo areas will 
require a press pass.  Credentials are available only to members of the 
working press.  Per California National Forest regulations, an 'adventure 
pass' is required to gain access to certain areas.  The organizer will have a 
limited supply available. There is a nominal fee for each pass.

Visuals & Interviews:
During the event, action photography and video will be possible from special 
viewing areas set up along the rally course, as well as other sites.  
Drivers, co-drivers and crew will be accessible throughout the event, 
including the Friday morning press event, Friday afternoons brief Parc 
Expose, and Saturday morning's charity event and informal Parc Expose.

Media information:
Media relations will be able to provide driver and co-driver interviews, 
event results and other information via telephone and Email.

Contact:  Kurt Spitzner - SCCA Pro Rally Championship Marketing and Media 
Manager
Pre-event:  303.779.6622;  303.694-3654 Fax (USA Country Code: 1)
direct inquiry Email: werace4u@aol.com
Time zone at event: Pacific Daylight Time (GMT - 8 hours)

ˇ   SCCA ProRally: http://www.sccaprorally.org/
ˇ   SCCA Rim of the World ProRally: http://www.rimoftheworldrally.com


For immediate release   04 May 2000

Start Order & Late Breaking News:
SCCA ProRally Championship - Rim of the World

53 cars, the event's largest field since 1994, are entered in the 17th 
running of the Rim of the World SCCA ProRally Championship event.  All four 
Championship manufacturers (Hyundai, Toyota, Subaru and Mitsubishi) are 
represented, featuring the hugely successful Hyundai Tiburons, 4 Mitsubishi 
Lancers, and the debut of several new Subaru Imprezas.  The two-day event 
will be held in the Angeles National Forest, on narrow trails that follow the 
mountain peaks along the San Andreas Fault.  The Rally starts tomorrow.

Selected late entries, news  (driver/co-driver):
ˇ   1999 Production Class Driver Champion Karl Scheible & co-driver Russ 
Hughes; 
FIA Group N Class 1998 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V - Karl had a rough time of it 
in April's Oregon Trail event, rolling his Evo halfway through the first day 
of competition.  Expect to see Karl really pushing for an overall win to 
makeup lost championship points.
ˇ   2000 Alcan Winter Rally overall winner Paul Eklund & co-driver Scott 
Huhn; 
SCCA Open Class 1995 Subaru Impreza - One of several hard-luck stories at 
last month's Oregon Trail ProRally, shattering the gearbox close to the 
finish, Eklund arrives here with a new transmission and several more tweaks 
to his turbocharged engine.
ˇ   Local favorite Lon Peterson and newcomer Jonathan Ryther debut a pair of 
2000 Subaru Imprezas, each built to SCCA Open class specification - which 
means lots of horsepower.  Peterson campaigned an indestructible 1979 vintage 
Plymouth Fire Arrow for many years in southern California, but is now looking 
seriously at a run for the national title in state of the art machinery.
ˇ   The rally starts at the headquarters hotel at 6:30 PM with a Parc Expose, 
drivers will be on-hand for autographs, interviews and photos.  At the 7:00PM 
start, each car will negotiate a special RallyCross stage at speed in a lot 
adjacent to the hotel giving everyone a chance to see the cars in action up 
close.
ˇ   Comprehensive spectator information is now available on the Rim of the 
World Rally website.  (see link below) this information will also be 
available at the headquarters hotel, in the press room.  Stage times with 
about a 1 hour time delay will also be available at the site.
ˇ   The weather for the event is expected to be much better than has been 
traditional, with warm mid-70's temperatures during the day, and mild 40's in 
the evenings.  The good weather will be important, as the stewards reports 
indicate that the stage roads are the roughest they have been in several 
years.  Attrition, particularly in SS 3, is expected to be high.

Contact:    Kurt Spitzner - SCCA Pro Rally Championship Marketing and Media 
Manager
Direct inquiry Email: werace4u@aol.com
Time zone at-event: Pacific Daylight Time (GMT - 8 hours)
Press room phone:  661.273.0328

Web sites:
ˇ   SCCA ProRally: http://www.sccaprorally.org/
ˇ   SCCA Rim of the World ProRally: http://www.rimoftheworldrally.com/

Information regarding this list:
Car # = number on vehicle.  Car # under 200 are ProRally entries.  Car # over 
200 are generally ClubRally (regional) entrants.  
Class = Open, FIA A & N - fastest; are cars with considerable modifications;  
P (Production) - slowest; are cars very near to showroom stock configuration. 
 G5 - two wheel drive high HP cars;  G2 - two wheel drive lower HP cars;  PGT 
- high HP production (stock) cars.

Rim of the World  SCCA ProRally Championship Round #3       May 5-6, 2000
Tentative Start Order (after seeded draw)

Car #   Seed    Class   Driver / Co-Driver  year    Car - year  mfg  model
1   FIA Open    Noel Lawler / Charles Bradley   00  Hyundai Tiburon
2   FIA Open    Paul Choiniere / Jeff Becker    00  Hyundai Tiburon
10  1   Open    Pete Lahm / Matt Chester    95  Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
4   1   Open    Garen Shrader / Floyd Shrader   97  Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
61  1   FIA-N   Karl Scheible / Russ Hughes 98  Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
5   1   G5  Ralph Kosmides / Ken Cassidy    97  Toyota Supra turbo
28  1   G2  Bill Malik / Eric Tremblay  79  Volvo 240
95  2   Open    Tony Chavez / Eddie Cardenas    92  Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
32  2   Open    Paul Eklund / Scott Huhn    95  Subaru Impreza 
20  2   Open    George Plsek / Renn Phillips    90  Audi Quattro
304 2   Open    Lon Peterson / Bill Gutzmann    00  Subaru Impreza
162 2   PGT Patrick Richard / Ben Bradley   98  Subaru Impreza 2.5RS
9   2   PGT Lauchlin O'Sullivan / John Elkin    94  Mitsubishi Eclipse
35  2   TBA Lee Shadbolt / Bob Sherman  97  Subaru Impreza
39  2   G5  Carl Jardevall / Amity Trowbridge   83  Volvo 740
258 2   G5  Doug Schrenk / Rob Walden   86  Saab 900
260 3   Open    Eric Eaton / Kenny Almquist 88  Mazda 323 GTX
188 3   G5  Andrew Havas /  79  Mazda RX-7
25  3   G5  Gerry Valentini / Lee Sorenson  82  Mazda RX-7
68  4   Open    Doug Robinson / Susan Robinson  89  Mazda 323 GTX
377 4   PGT Sean McKenna / Neal Kiley   91  Eagle Talon
345 4   G5  Thomas Liljequist / R Andersson  81  Volvo 240
351 4   G2  Jay Streets / Bill Feyling  85  Toyota Corolla
101 4   G2  Mark Brown / Ole Holter 88  Toyota FX-16
165 4   P   Dennis Chizma / Claire Chizma   73  Porsche 911
97  5   PGT Paul Dubinsky / 92  Eagle Talon
110 5   FIA-N   Mark Nelson / John Dillon   97  Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
374 5   G5  Leon Styles / Larry Scott   80  Mazda RX-7
358 5   G2  Matt Sweeney / Lucinda Strub    82  Toyota Pickup
222 5   P   Jon Tabor / Kevin Poirier   92  Nissan Sentra
379 6   Open    Jonathan Ryther /   00  Subaru Impreza 
355 1   Open    Ron Wood / Kelly Walsh  82  Audi Quattro
322 3   Open    Bob Pendergrass / Jon Weigley   72  Chevy Blazer
323 3   Open    Paul Timmerman / Suzanne Martin 89  Mazda 323 GTX
271 3   G2  Matt Tabor / Kristen Tabor  86  Toyota Corolla
367 3   G2  Richard Byford / Fran Olson 70  BMW 2002
311 3   G2  Brad Boli / Gary Garman 86  Honda Accord
328 3   P   Tony DelaCuesta / C Burns   85  Toyota Corolla
378 3   G2  Gary English / Kengo Takahashi      Alfa Romeo GTV
361 3   G2  Steve Westwood / Alex Gelsomino     VW Golf GTi
325 4   Open    Bruce Brown / Pat Brown 88  Mazda 323 GTX
363 4   G5  Patrick Rodi / Ron Cohen        Mazda RX-7
401 4   G5  Jim Gillaspy / Mick Kilpatrick   84  Dodge Colt
370 4   G5  William Yates / Julie Yates     Toyota MR-2
214 4   G5  Joe Noyes / Ken Ruiz    93  Toyota Supra
380 4   G2  Mark Peterson / Scott Peterson  78  Dodge Colt
TBA 4   G2  Mark Conte/Mark Tabor       Toyota Celica
365 4   G2  Nick Taylor / Josh Armbruster   76  Toyota Corolla
373 5   G2  Rey Laureano / Joshua Bressem       Toyota Celica
371 6   G5  John Shults / Don Shreyer   73  Mazda RX-3
395 6   G2  Keith Wheeler / Ken Lazarus 68  MGBGT
372 6   P   Sean Otto / Jason Lane      Mazda GLC
364 6   P   Robert Sudhop / Louis Panelli   96  Mitsubishi Eclipse



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SCCA ProRally Championship - Round #3 - Rim of the World
Day One Preliminary Results and Key Notes 

At 7:00 PM Pacific Time this evening a final tally of 51 cars began the 17th 
running of the SCCA Rim of the World ProRally, the Championship's most 
grueling event, under clear, crisp and blustery skies.      

Key Notes:
¨   The rally began at the headquarters Hotel, the Palmdale Holiday Inn, with 
the surrounding fields converted, as is now becoming standard at SCCA 
ProRally events, into a special RallyCross stage.  The 1.2 mile stage was 
primarily composed of the fine, silty dirt that is so much a part of the 
"Rim" mystique, with a 1/8 mile tarmac strip in the center of the run for an 
extra challenge.
¨   The extraordinarily fine dirt that makes up the Angeles Forest mountains 
began its legendary choking ways very early on in the rally, claiming Noel 
Lawler's Hyundai Tiburon as an early victim - shorting out the alternator 
halfway through stage 4.  Paul Choiniere's Tiburon nearly befell the same 
fate in the same stage, but had enough battery power to make it to service.  
¨   Early retirements claimed two front runners; Bill Malik's Volvo 
(transmission) and Paul Eklund's Subaru Impreza (engine).  On SS4, Ralph 
Kosmides' Toyota Supra scooped up a rock into its accessory belt drive, 
shattering a tensioner and dropping the team back a staggering 24 positions.  
By the end of the night, Kosmides was able to gain back 10 of those spots, 
finishing 20th overall.  
¨   Tony Chavez, a local favorite that always runs near the front, ran out of 
fuel on his way to the service, but luckily only lost one position due to the 
delay.  Jay Streets (#351) suffered a similar fate, but was towed into the 
service by #97 (Dubinsky) loosing only a few positions.  
¨   Garen Shrader, last year's overall winner, and who was running as high as 
2nd overall tonight, high-centered on a berm in SS6 and has been time-barred 
from the event, after several unsuccessful attempts to extricate themselves. 
¨   At the close of tonight's running, only two entries had retired due to 
accidents - the #377 Eagle Talon of Sean McKenna and Neal Kiley, and the #222 
Nissan Sentra SE-R of Jon Tabor and Kevin Poirier, which squarely hit a rock, 
big enough to put the motor into the hood, and catapult the car into a 
spectacular multiple barrel roll.  That car, clearly, is a write-off, but 
both driver and co-driver are fine.
¨   Eric Eaton, the newcomer who did so well at last month's Oregon Trail 
event until suffering transmission failure on the penultimate stage, is 
having another exceptionally good first half of the rally, and is clearly 
hoping for an equally good 2nd day.  Eaton's new Subaru Impreza 2.5RS, which 
was scheduled to debut here at Rim, is still being finished, so his usually 
faithful Mazda 323GTX was repaired and put back into service for this weekend.
¨   And finally, 1999 Production class champion Karl Scheible, with co-driver 
Russ Hughes, is having a very good evening, finishing the night much the way 
they finished Sno*Drift in January - right behind Paul Choiniere in 2nd 
place, setting the stage for what will certainly shape up to be a very 
interesting Day 2.

 
SCCAŽ Rim of the World ProRallysm Championship Round #3  May 5- 6, 2000
Day One Preliminary (unofficial) Finishing Order (subject to revision prior 
to re-start tomorrow)

Start   Finish  Car #   Drivers Name    Co-Drivers Name Class   Year    Make    
Model   OA elapsed time
2   1   2   Paul Choiniere  Jeff Becker Open    00  Hyundai Tiburon 49.25
5   2   61  Karl Scheible   Russ Hughes FIA-N   98  Mitsubishi  Lancer Evo V    
52.33
13  3   39  Carl Jardevall  Amity Trowbridge    G5  83  Volvo   740 turbo   
53.03
12  4   9   Lauchlin O'Sullivan Mark Tabor  PGT 94  Mitsubishi  Eclipse 53.14
3   5   10  Peter Lahm  Matt Chester    Open    95  Mitsubishi  Lancer Evo IV   
53.26
16  6   260 Eric Eaton  Kenny Almquist  Open    88  Mazda   323GTX  53.54
10  7   20  George Plsek    Renn Phillips   Open    90  Audi    S2 quattro  
54.05
17  8   188 Andrew Havas    Tom Bier    G5  79  Mazda   RX-7    54.11
8   9   95  Tony Chavez Eddie Cardenas  Open    91  Mitsubishi  Galant VR-4 
54.40
11  10  162 Patrick Richard Ben Bradley PGT 98  Subaru  Impreza 2.5 RS  54.52
21  11  345 Thomas Liljequist   Roine Andersson G5  81  Volvo   240 55.29
22  12  351 Jay Streets Bill Feyling    G2  85  Toyota  Corolla 56.05
14  13  258 Doug Schrenk    Rob Walden  G5  96  SAAB    900 56.19
19  14  68  Doug Robinson   Sue Robinson    Open    89  Mazda   323GTX  56.26
24  15  165 Dennis Chizma   Claire Chizma   P   79  Porsche 911 59.25
25  16  97  Paul Dubinsky   Yvon Dubinsky   PGT 92  Eagle   Talon   59.35
15  17  35  Lee Shadbolt    Bob Sherman Open    97  Subaru  Impreza 1:02.28
18  18  25  Gerry Valentini Lee Sorenson    G5  82  Mazda   RX-7    1:13.48
26  19  110 Mark Nelson John Dillon FIA N   97  Mitsubishi  Lancer Evo IV   
1:24.10
6   20  5   Ralph Kosmides  Ken Cassidy G5  96  Toyota  Supra Turbo 1:27.17


SCCAŽ Rim of the World ProRallysm Championship Round #3     May 5-6, 2000
Day One Retirements

Car #   Drivers Name    Co-Drivers Name Class   Year    Make    stage   
Retirement cause (unofficial)
28  Bill Malik  Christian Edstrom   G2  80  Volvo   SS2 transmission
222*    Jon Tabor   Kevin Poirier   P   92  Nissan  SS2 accident
35  Paul Eklund Scott Huhn  Open    95  Subaru  SS3 Engine cooling and 
electrical
1   Noel Lawler Charles Bradley Open    00  Hyundai SS4 alternator
358*    Matt Sweeney    Lucinda Strub   G2  82  Toyota  SS4 
377*    Sean McKenna    Neal Kiley  PGT 91  Eagle   SS4 accident
101 Mark Brown  Ole Holter  G2      Toyota  SS5 
4   Garen Shrader   Doc Shrader Open    97  Mitsubishi  SS6 High-centered on 
berm, time-barred
323*    Paul Timmerman  Suzanne Martin  Open        Mazda   transit Wheel 
bearing
380*    Mark Peterson   Scott Peterson  G2      Dodge       
365*    Nick Taylor Josh Armbruster G2      Toyota      
372*    Sean Otto   Jason Lane  G2      Mazda       
2Garen  
*cars marked with * are allowed to restart rally on day two, (if mechanically 
able) but will not earn ProRally points.

The SCCA name and logo is a registered trademark of the Sports Car Club of 
America, Inc.  ProRally, ClubRally and RallyCross are service marks of the 
SCCA.

contact information:
Kurt Spitzner
SCCA Rally/Solo Marketing and Media Manager
Denver, CO
303.779.6622 main
303.694.3654 fax
www.scca.org
werace4u@aol.com



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For immediate release   6 May 2000

SCCA ProRally Championship - Round #3; Day 2 - Rim of the World
Preliminary Results and Key Notes
Mitsubishi 1 & 2, FIA Group N takes overall

At 1:00 PM Pacific Time this afternoon a reconstituted group of 36 cars were 
at the Day Two restart of the SCCA Rim of the World ProRally, with the 
strongest manufacturer field in a decade heading to the Angeles National 
Forest to test each other in a genuine survival of the fittest.   

Key Notes:
¨   The rally started its second day at the headquarters Hotel, following an 
extended Parc Expose.  During the Parc, the organizers hosted a fundraising 
RallyCross event for local charities, offering rides in the rally cars to the 
fans; there were plenty of takers, with the MFG Championship Mitsubishi 
Lancers and Subaru Imprezas high on the 'preferred' list. 
¨   As the afternoon turned to night the running order began to really move 
around, with multiple suspension problems plaguing front-runners and 
ClubRally entrants alike.  The remaining factory Hyundai (#2, Choiniere) had 
a rear suspension failure in SS9, but, like the proverbial cat with nine 
lives, was able to get to service and effect repairs in time for SS10.  
¨   Eric Eaton, the newcomer who had a great day one, had an even better day 
two, running as high as 2nd overall, falling back to 5th due to a puncture in 
SS12.   
¨   Ralph Kosmides, in the Toyota Supra, made up 11 of the 14 minutes he lost 
last night - a remarkable achievement on the rough roads Day 2 presented, but 
not enough to gain back position.  "Carl [Jardevall, #39] ran a brilliant 
race all day.  I really, really hate that his car gave up on him.  He 
deserved the win."
¨   And finally, 1999 Production class champion Karl Scheible, with co-driver 
Russ Hughes, achieved the win they have been striving for with an overall win 
for Mitsubishi, and big boost to the teams drivers and co-drivers 
championship points, and the first overall win for an FIA Group N car in the 
United States.

Quotes:
Karl Scheible:  "There was always someone there to keep us honest.  Eaton, 
Lahm and Plsek really pushed us the entire night.  A very satisfying day, and 
a great comeback from Oregon Trail.  Our Mitsubishi was solid the entire 
weekend.  Lance [Smith, Vermont Sports Car] and the guys did a great job with 
the prep.  A great event."

Peter Lahm:  "What a run back and forth between us!  We had some road points 
to deal with, so we really ran hard at the end to be sure.  To finish Rim 
twice in a row, both times on the podium, is twice the honor."

Eric Eaton:  "After the tough day at Oregon Trail, we knew our day was going 
to come - it had too.  When I found out we were in 2nd overall, I really 
thought , wow, this is it.  That flat on SS12 did us in though.  Maybe we 
should have pressed on.  But really, we did ok.  I know now we can run there. 
 A good day."

Patrick Richard:  (#162 Subaru) "Today was a good day.  I'm finding that I'm 
better on day two of these events, and even though we had two punctures and a 
bent A-arm today, we were able to keep pace.  I got a case of Kodak Courage 
when I saw the Speedvision helicopter, and really launched the Impreza on a 
jump - that landing though was our 2nd puncture, which probably cost us the 
podium.  I hope the video is good!"

Noel Lawler: (#1 Hyundai, retired Day 1)  "I'll tell you this much:  Stage 1 
and 2 at Susquehannock Trail [round #4 in June] is going to be an F1 race, 
that's for sure."


SCCAŽ Rim of the World ProRallysm Championship Round #3          May 5- 6, 
2000
Day Two Preliminary Finishing Order (unofficial - subject to revision)

Start   Finish  Car #   Drivers Name    Co-Drivers Name Class   Year    Make    
Model   OA elapsed time
2   1   61  Karl Scheible   Russ Hughes FIA-N   98  Mitsubishi  Lancer Evo V    
2:35.40
4   2   10  Peter Lahm  Matt Chester    Open    95  Mitsubishi  Lancer Evo IV   
2:37.30
6   3   20  George Plsek    Renn Phillips   Open    90  Audi    S2 quattro  
2:39.29
10  4   162 Patrick Richard Ben Bradley PGT 98  Subaru  Impreza 2.5 RS  
2:40.37
7   5   260 Eric Eaton  Kenny Almquist  Open    88  Mazda   323GTX  2:42.29
12  6   345 Thomas Liljequist   Roine Andersson G5  81  Volvo   240 2:42.52
13  7   351 Jay Streets Bill Feyling    G2  85  Toyota  Corolla 2:43.15
15  8   68  Doug Robinson   Sue Robinson    Open    89  Mazda   323GTX  
2:45.03
14  9   258 Doug Schrenk    Rob Walden  G5  96  SAAB    900 2:47.17
9   10  95  Tony Chavez Eddie Cardenas  Open    91  Mitsubishi  Galant VR-4 
2:49.27
1   11  2   Paul Choiniere  Jeff Becker Open    00  Hyundai Tiburon 2:51.38
15  12  35  Lee Shadbolt    Bob Sherman Open    97  Subaru  Impreza 2:57.20
26  13  110 Mark Nelson John Dillon FIA N   97  Mitsubishi  Lancer Evo IV   
3:11.22
18  14  25  Gerry Valentini Lee Sorenson    G5  82  Mazda   RX-7    3:11.35
11  15  5   Ralph Kosmides  Ken Cassidy G5  96  Toyota  Supra Turbo 3:14.52


SCCAŽ Rim of the World ProRallysm Championship Round #3       May 5-6, 2000
Retirements

Car #   Drivers Name    Co-Drivers Name Class   Year    Make    stage   
Retirement cause (unofficial)
    Day One                     
28  Bill Malik  Christian Edstrom   G2  80  Volvo   SS2 transmission
222*    Jon Tabor   Kevin Poirier   P   92  Nissan  SS2 accident
35  Paul Eklund Scott Huhn  Open    95  Subaru  SS3 Engine cooling and 
electrical
1   Noel Lawler Charles Bradley Open    00  Hyundai SS4 alternator
358*    Matt Sweeney    Lucinda Strub   G2  82  Toyota  SS4 engine
377*    Sean McKenna    Neal Kiley  PGT 91  Eagle   SS4 accident
101 Mark Brown  Ole Holter  G2  88  Toyota  SS5 Rear suspension
4   Garen Shrader   Doc Shrader Open    97  Mitsubishi  SS6 High-centered on 
berm, time-barred
323*    Paul Timmerman  Suzanne Martin  Open    89  Mazda   transit Wheel 
bearing
365*    Nick Taylor Josh Armbruster G2  76  Toyota      
372*    Sean Otto   Jason Lane  G2      Mazda       
                            
    Day Two                     
97  Paul Dubinsky   Yvon Dubinsky   PGT 94  Eagle   SS8 Mechanical
361 Steve Westwood  Alex Gelsomino  G2      VW  SS8 Engine management
367 Richard Byford  Fran Olson  G2  70  BMW SS9 Steering
39  Carl Jardevall  Amity Trowbridge    G5  83  Volvo   SS9 Suspension
373 Rey Laureano    Joshua Bressem  G2  81  Toyota  SS10    Punctures
165 Dennis Chizma   Claire Chizma   P   73  Porsche SS10    Suspension
9   Lauchlin O'Sullivan Mark Tabor  PGT 91  Mitsubishi  SS11    Clutch
188 Andrew Havas    Tom Bier    G5  79  Mazda   SS11    High centered on 
berm, time-barred
389 George Scott    Jay Meredith    P   98  Ford    SS11    Fuel pump
28  Bill Malik  Eric Tremblay   G2  79  Volvo   SS13    Mechanical
2Garen  
*cars marked with * were allowed to restart rally on day two, but were unable 
to do so.

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