Sno*Drift
Round 1 of the 2002 SCCA ProRally Championship
Atlanta, Michigan
January 25-27, 2002

Sno*Drift Website * Entry List * ProRally Results * ClubRally Results


Press Notes


For immediate release   
19 January 2002

MEDIA ALERT

SCCA ProRally Championship Round 1 -- Sno*Drift Rally
First round (of ten) for the 2002 season.  A record-breaking field of over 65 
SCCA and FIA Performance Rally cars from across North America will race on 
demanding snow-and ice-covered roads at the northern tip of Michigan's Lower 
Peninsula.  This televised event is sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of 
America (SCCA).

When & Where:
January 25-26, 2002; Atlanta, MI; approximately 100 miles (160km) north 
of Saginaw, MI
Time zone at event: Eastern Time (same as New York)

Headquarters Hotel & Saturday Press Room:
A Win-Sands Motel;  11610  M33 North;  Atlanta, MI 49709  989.785.2337 
(switchboard)

Event and Media registration (Thursday and Friday):
Atlanta Senior Center -- 2/10ths of a mile north of A Win-Sands Motel on 
Hwy. M33

Schedule:
Thursday, 24 January, 2002
 1:00 PM - 9:00 PM       Registration - Atlanta Senior Center (1 hour break at 
 4:00 PM)
 2:00 PM - 10:00 PM      Scrutineering - Bus Garage - Atlanta (1 hour break at 
 5:00 PM)

Friday, 25 January, 2002
 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM     Registration - worker/entrant only - Atlanta Senior Center
 8:00 AM - Noon      	Scrutineering - School Bus Garage - Atlanta
 9:30 AM 		Media rendezvous for practice stage, Atlanta Senior Center - 
			Credentials must be issued/reserved on Thursday 
10:00 AM - Noon        	Practice stage (location confidential)
 2:30 PM - 4:11 PM      Parc Expose - Jerome Street - Atlanta
 3:01 PM  sharp       	First car starts Sno*Drift Rally - Jerome Street - Atlanta
 5:00 PM         	First car arrives for Service - Win-Sands Motel - Atlanta
 7:20 PM         	First car completes Day One of Sno*Drift Rally - Win-Sands Motel   

Saturday, 26 January, 2002
 8:01 AM  sharp       	First car starts Day Two of Sno*Drift Rally - Win-Sands Motel
 9:15 AM         	First car arrives for Service #1 - Win-Sands Motel - Atlanta
11:30 AM            	First car arrives for Service #2 - Win-Sands Motel - Atlanta
 3:15 PM         	First car arrives for Service #3 - Win-Sands Motel - Atlanta
 5:40 PM         	First car finishes Sno*Drift Rally - Hillman Community Center
 8:00 PM         	Awards ceremony - Hillman Community Center

Format:
All events in the SCCA ProRally Championship consist of flat-out competition, 
in any weather, on challenging forest, mountain or desert roads.  SCCA 
Performance Rally events follow a format similar to that used around the globe.  
At-speed competition takes place only on "special stages," using challenging 
roads closed by local authorities for the event.  "Transits" connect the 
"special stage" sections together and are driven at posted speeds, with teams 
fully subject to all traffic laws.
SCCA Performance Rally vehicles are production-based cars and trucks from 
manufacturers around the world.  They compete both for the overall victory 
and wins within a class structure that groups together vehicles with similar 
performance capabilities.
Each vehicle carries a driver and a co-driver/navigator.  Using a detailed 
route book and a rally computer, the co-driver keeps the team on-course and 
advises the driver of any hazards ahead.  This role is as critical as the 
driver's skill, since the team is traveling at speed over roads they have not 
seen, in any type of weather.

Selected entries  (driver/co-driver):
2001 Overall Driver Champion Mark Lovell with Steve Turvey, 2001 
Manufacturer Champion, Open class Subaru WRX

8-time Overall Driver Champion Paul Choiniere & seven-time Co-Driver 
Champion Jeff Becker; Open Class Hyundai Tiburon

2001 Pikes Peak HP Showroom Stock Champion and record holder Rhys Millen 
with Gary Cowan, Open Class Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5

2000 Group 5, 2001 PGT Driver Champion Mark Utecht with Jeff Secor - FIA 
Gr N Subaru WRX

British Rallying Champions, and brothers Mark and David Higgins will be 
competing directly against each other for the first time in their rally 
careers, Mark making his US rallying debut with Hyundai, and David in the 
Pirelli supported AV Sport Subaru WRX.

Additional news interest:
Several teams will be debuting all new sheet metal this year.  Mitsubishi 
will debut the only works-backed Group 2 Lancer rally car in the world, with 
Lauchlin O'Sullivan at the wheel, and independent John Hamilton will take the 
wraps off his all new Production class VW Golf turbo diesel.  Other new 
equipment unveilings include two independently entered new body Subaru WRXs, 
driven by 2001 Production GT Champion Mark Utecht and 2001 Production Class 
runner-up Craig Peeper.

The Sno*Drift Rally has been re-formatted to a 2-day competition this 
year, but retains its popular "single service" operational layout, using the 
compact village of Atlanta, MI as operations headquarters, and the location 
of the start and all services, making this one of the most fan friendly and 
easiest press coverage events of the SCCA ProRally season.

Event Rank:
Sno*Drift is a full-points round for Driver & Manufacturer Championships in 
the SCCA ProRally.

Interviews and Visuals:
Drivers, co-drivers and crew will be accessible during the event, including 
the Friday Parc Expose prior to the start of the rally.  The service area is 
open to credentialed press at all times of the event.
Prior to the event, action photography and video will be obtainable at the 
practice stage for credentialed press only.  During the event, action 
photography and video will be possible from viewing areas set up along the 
rally course, as well as other sites.  

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

National:  Kurt Spitzner - SCCA Pro Rally Championship
303.967.9660;  303.694.3654 Fax (USA Country Code: 1)  mobile: 303.204.0375
sccaprorally@aol.com

Regional:  Corinne Young - Sno*Drift Public Relations
248.872.1649    PR@sno-drift.org    

Web sites:
SCCA ProRally: http://www.sccaprorally.org/
Sno*Drift Rally: http://www.sno-drift.org

For immediate release                                          
January 25, 2002

Start Order & Late Breaking News:
SCCA ProRally Championship Round # 1 - Sno*Drift

Atlanta, Michigan:  The season opening round of the 2002 SCCA ProRally 
Championship starts this afternoon with a record setting field of performance 
rally cars and drivers from the US, Canada and abroad.  The Rally starts at 
3:00 PM Friday afternoon, immediately following a Parc Expose of all the 
rally cars at the Old Atlanta Middle School in downtown Atlanta. 

Selected late entries, news  
For the third year in a row the event has is the largest Sno*Drift SCCA 
ProRally ever, with 67 entrants on the start list.  Included in that list are 
an impressive number of overseas competitors, including the Higgins brothers; 
Mark and David, along with their co-drivers Michael Gibson and Calvin 
Cooledge; 2001 Drivers Champion Mark Lovell, with co-driving regular Steve 
Turvey, and a new co-driver, Rory Kennedy, for 2001 Drivers Champion runner 
up Seamus Burke.  Returning for a second season along with Turvey are Michael 
Kidd, co-driving for 2001 rising star Ramana Lagemann, and Ian Bevan with 
2001 Production class runner-up Craig Peeper.

If the name "Calvin Cooledge" sounds eerily familiar, that's because we 
had an early 20th century President with a similar name.  And yes, he is 
related.  According to Denbighshire, UK's Calvin, the family split occurred 
in 1634, with the future Presidential wing of the family settling in 
Watertown, NY, and the rallying family staying back in the old country.  The 
exact moment of the spelling change isn't clear, but 10 rallys from now we 
will know if "Series Champion Cooledge" and "President Coolidge"  are 
synonymous.

Rallying Legend John Buffum landed the first surprise of the season, 
arriving with not two but three Hyundais, with Canadian rallying stars Frank 
and Dan Sprongl in the team's evergreen (and final rally) Elantra.  Mark 
Higgins, with Michael Gibons will be driving the #5 Tiburon, and multi-time 
co-champions Paul Choiniere and Jeff Becker will be returning in the #6 
Tiburon.  Buffum and Hyundai have made sweeping changes in the team 
structure, and will be debuting radical, all new 2003 model Tiburon coupes at 
Round 2 - the Cherokee Trail International Rally, in March.

Weather forecast:  A distinct lack of snow and above average daytime 
temperatures this year is making tire choice the buzz word of the event.  In 
the wooded areas of the rally, the roads are solid ice, but clear cut areas 
are 'defrosted' about 1 inch down, creating a slimy mud over hard packed 
frozen gravel.  At night, with temperatures dipping well below freezing, road 
conditions will change dramatically.  In addition, the forecast is calling 
for occasional snow flurries throughout the day and night, but with sharply 
warming temperatures on Saturday.  

For further information, please visit these Web sites:
SCCA ProRally: http://www.sccaprorally.org/
SCCA Sno*Drift ProRally: http://www.sno-drfit.org

Contact:    Kurt Spitzner - SCCA ProRally Director
            direct inquiry Email: sccaprorally@aol.com
            Time zone at-event: Eastern Time (GMT - 5 hours)
	    Mobile:  303.204.0375

Information regarding the start order list:
Car # = number on vehicle.  Cars numbered under 200 are Pro entries.  Cars 
over 200 are generally ClubRally (regional) entrants, with first digit 
denoting their home division (2,3 = West coast, 5 = Central US, 8,9 East 
coast).  
Class = Open - fastest; are cars with considerable modifications;  P 
(Production) - slowest; are cars very near showroom stock configuration.  G5 
- two wheel drive high HP cars;  G2 - two wheel drive lower horsepower cars;  
GT - high horsepower production (stock) cars.  Cars with no seed listed are 
entered in the ClubRally support events only.

Sno*Drift SCCA ProRally Championship Round #1                                 
25-26 January, 2002
Top 40 Start Order (subject to revision)

Start   Car#    Seed    Class   Driver Name 		Co-Driver   		Car
 1     	  1   	 0   	Open    Mark Lovell 		Steve Turvey    	02 Subaru WRX
 2   	115 	 0   	Open    Seamus Burke    	Rory Kennedy    	00 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6
 3     	  6   	 0   	Open    Paul Choiniere  	Jeff Becker 		00 Hyundai Tiburon
 4    	 87  	 0   	Open    Frank Sprongl   	Dan Sprongl 		00 Hyundai Elantra
 5        5   	 0   	Open    Mark Higgins    	Michael Gibson  	00 Hyundai Tiburon
 6     	  2   	 1   	Open    Ramana Lagemann 	Michael Kidd    	02 Subaru WRX
 7     	  3   	 1   	Open    Rhys Millen 		Garry Cowan 		01 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5
 8    	 34  	 1   	Open    Peter Lahm  		Frank Cunningham    	97 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4
 9       80  	 1   	Open    Jon Kemp    		Rod Hendrickson 	84 Audi 4000 quattro
10    	 52  	 1   	Open    Doug Sheperd    	Peter Gladysz   	92 Mitsubishi Eclipse
11   	 16  	 1   	Open    David Higgins   	Calvin Cooledge 	02 Subaru WRX
12  	162 	 1   	N   	Patrick Richard 	Anne Lewandowski    	02 Subaru WRX
13   	 44  	 1   	N   	Henry Krolikowski   	Cindy Krolikowski   	00 Subaru Impreza WRX-STi
14  	 76  	 2   	Open    Gail Truess 		Pam McGarvey    	88 Mazda 323 GTX
15  	 83  	 2   	N   	Mark Utecht 		Jeff Secor  		02 Subaru WRX
16  	119 	 2   	N   	Peter Malaszuk  	Darek Szerejko  	02 Subaru WRX
17  	 63  	 2   	G5  	Tad Ohtake  		Bob Martin  		98 Ford Escort ZX2
18  	 90  	 2   	G2  	Lauchlin O'Sullivan 	Matt Chester    	02 Mitsubishi Lancer RMR Edition
19  	928 	 3   	Open    Dean Fry    		Greg Usavage    	90 Subaru Legacy
20  	891 	 3   	Open    Randy Zimmer    	David Shindle   	96 Subaru Impreza
21  	565 	 3   	N   	Russell Hodges  	Jimmy Brandt    	95 Subaru Impreza WRX-STi
22  	 36  	 3   	N   	Mark Cox    		Jim Gill    		00 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6
23  	104 	 3   	N   	Saulius Ramanavicius    Antanas Ramanauskas 	02 Subaru Impreza WRX
24  	512 	 3   	GT  	Jouni Pohjolainen   	John Matikainen 	90 Eagle Talon
25  	575 	 3   	G5  	Jeremy Butts    	Jonathan Vrzal  	93 Ford Mustang
26  	 53  	 3   	G5  	Don Jankowski   	Ken Nowak   		01 Dodge Neon
27  	 42  	 3   	G2  	Eric Burmeister 	Eric Adams  		01 Mazda Protege MP3
28  	 38  	 3   	P   	Lesley Suddard  	Adrian Wintle   	02 Ford Focus ZX3
29  	122 	 4   	Open    Dennis Martin   	Kim Demotte 		91 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX
30  	 78  	 4   	Open    Paul Dunn   		Rebecca Dunn    	97 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4
31  	 88  	 4   	Open    Doug Havir  		Scott Putnam    	00 Subaru Impreza
32  	136 	 4   	N   	Jason Rivas 		Ole Holter  		02 Subaru WRX
33  	124 	 5   	Open    Peter Workum    	Ed Wahl 		02 Subaru WRX
34  	559 	 5   	Open    John Rek    		Bob DuPree  		95 Audi S2
35  	523 	 5   	Open    Rod Dean    		Nichole Dean    	91 Eagle Talon
36  	 94  	 5   	N   	Craig Peeper    	Ian Bevan   		02 Subaru WRX
37  	931 	 5   	GT  	Don Kennedy 		Keith Kennedy   	96 Subaru Impreza
38  	553 	 5   	G5/P    Jerry Brownell  	Jeff Hribar 		82 Chevrolet Citation X-11
39  	143 	 5   	G2  	Christopher Whiteman    Michael Paulin  	85 VW Golf GTi
40  	 84  	 5   	G2  	JB Niday    		Al Kintigh  		86 VW Golf GTi



The SCCA ProRally Championship is presented by Hyundai, Mitsubishi and 
Subaru, and is televised on Speedvision in North America.


For immediate release   25 January 2002

SCCA ProRally Championship - Round 1 - Sno*Drift
Lovell, Higgins and Sprongl lead tightly packed herd of rallyists

Atlanta, Michigan  The 29th consecutive full season of SCCA ProRally 
Championship competition thundered to life with nearly 70 rally cars today in 
this hunting and snowmobiling hamlet in northern Michigan.  Unseasonably warm 
temperatures created a mixture of icy and muddy road conditions for rallyists 
to rumble in and crew chiefs to grumble at, as tire choice became the 'black 
art' of the day.  
 
Key Notes & Quotes:
The sun came out just in time for the Parc Expose and start of the rally, 
and was effective at softening a significant amount of the ice remaining on 
the roads, creating surprisingly fast but slick conditions that made tire 
choice a real challenge.  Tire changes were occurring right up to the last 
minute, with the field leaving the downtown assembly point with everything 
from ultra thin ice tires to traditional gravel rally tires and literally 
everything in between.  At the end of the day, it became clear that many a 
crew chief was on their game, with the top 30 cars in the field separated by 
less than 10 total minutes, the top 5 by less than two and a half.  
Retirements were also admirably low, with only three reported in the 67 car 
field.

Not everyone had a perfect season start, however.  Rhys Millen's season 
started with a thud, his Lancer Evo 6.5 sliding off the road in SS2 and 
getting stuck in the mire.  Teammate Lauchlin O'Sullivan did his best to tug 
Millen out with his Group 2 Lancer, but to no avail.  O'Sullivan, driving 
what may be the only two-wheel drive rally Lancer in the world, had his share 
of debut problems as well, sliding into an ice-bank on SS2 and cutting two 
tires.  Running out of time, he was only able to change one tire, and ran SS3 
with a flat dropping him out of Day one's top 30. 

Minor dents and dings abounded but Ramana Lagemann's debut as a works 
driver for Subaru included a really sold whack to the left side of his Open 
class WRX in SS2, mangling his rear suspension and began knocking over a good 
sized tree in the process.  Peter Lahm followed immediately behind, and 
finished the tree off for good, along with most of the front of his 
Mitsubishi Lancer.  Both were able to continue on, but neither will be 
winning any beauty awards. 

Absent from the tales of woe department is Hyundai, the team having an 
infinitely better start to their 2002 season than at Sno*Drift last year.  At 
the end of day one all 3 entered cars are running flawlessly, and at the 
front of the pack - new recruit Mark Higgins in 2nd, Canadian snow and ice 
ace Dan Sprongl in 3rd, and Paul Choiniere, last year's Sno*Drift winner, 
comfortably in 4th, barely a minute separating the three. 

Mark Utecht and new co-driver Jeff Secor, has selected his 3rd different 
class in as many years, the reigning PGT champion and 2000 season Group 5 
champion debuting their new FIA Group N Subaru WRX, finishing day one in 9th 
overall, and in 2nd place in Group N, just 28 seconds behind Canadian Group N 
champion Patrick Richard.  

In Group 2, Mazda Protégé pilot Eric Burmeister, who enjoyed a 10-minute 
window over a hard-charging Matthew Johnson last year is getting the 'favor' 
returned this year.  Johnson, a North Carolina native who has earned a lot of 
rally experience in the past year, is leading Burmeister by a couple ticks 
over a minute, and is also leading the class.  

The Rally restarts tomorrow, at 8:01 AM in downtown Atlanta, with the 
first cars scheduled to finish in the late afternoon in nearby Hillman.

Sno*Drift SCCA ProRally Championship Round #1                                 
25 January, 2002
Leg Two Top 30 Finish Order 
(unofficial,without road points)                
times are in hours:minutes:seconds

St. Fin.  Car#    Time    Seed  Class   Driver Name 		Co-Driver   		Car
 1   1      1  	  44:26   0   	Open    Mark Lovell 		Steve Turvey    	02 Subaru WRX
 5   2      5     44:37   0   	Open    Mark Higgins    	Michael Gibson  	00 Hyundai Tiburon
 4   3     87     44:46   0   	Open    Frank Sprongl   	Dan Sprongl 		98 Hyundai Elantra
 3   4      6     45:43   0   	Open    Paul Choiniere  	Jeff Becker 		00 Hyundai Tiburon
 9   5     80     46:50   1   	Open    Jon Kemp    		Rod Hendricksen 	84 Audi 4000 quattro
11   6     16     47:06   1   	Open    David Higgins   	Calvin Cooledge 	02 Subaru WRX
12   7    162     47:11   1   	N   	Patrick Richard 	Anne Lewandowski    	02 Subaru WRX
 2   8    115     47:25   0   	Open    Seamus Burke    	Rory Kennedy    	00 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6
15   9     83     47:38   2   	N   	Mark Utecht 		Jeff Secor  		02 Subaru WRX
13  10     44     48:07   1   	N   	Henry Krolikowski   	Cindy Krolikowski   	00 Subaru Impreza WRX-STi
24  11    512     49:02   3   	GT  	Jouni Pohjolainen   	John Matikainen 	90 Eagle Talon
22  12     36     49:06   3   	N   	Mark Cox    		Jim Gill    		00 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6
 6  13      2     49:09   1   	Open    Ramana Lagemann 	Michael Kidd    	02 Subaru WRX
 8  14     34     49:54   1   	Open    Peter Lahm  		Frank Cunningham    	97 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4
21  15    565     50:18   3   	N   	Russell Hodges  	Jimmy Brandt    	95 Subaru Impreza WRX-STi
32  16    136     51:11   4   	N   	Jason Rivas 		Ole Holter  		02 Subaru WRX
44  17    811     51:23   5   	G2  	Matthew Johnson 	Mark Bowers 		88 VW Golf GTi
17  18     63     51:28   2   	G5  	Tad Ohtake  		Bob Martin  		98 Ford Escort ZX2
51  19    843     51:38   5   	Open    Carlos Arrieta Jr   	Belen Arrieta   	94 Audi 4000 quattro
36  20    544     51:52   5   	Open    Daniel Mallot   	Matt Malott 		90 Eagle Talon TSi
21  21    527     51:55   3   	Open    Chris Gilligan  	Joe Petersen    	92 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX
14  22     76     52:17   2   	Open    Gail Truess 		Pam McGarvey    	88 Mazda 323 GTX
39  23    532     52:18   5   	GT  	David LaFavor   	Robert LaFavor  	90 Eagle Talon TSi
27  24     42     52:29   3   	G2  	Eric Burmeister 	Eric Adams  		01 Mazda Protégé MP3
33  25    124     52:35   5   	Open    Peter Workum    	Ed Wahl 		02 Subaru WRX
10  26     52     52:42   1   	Open    Doug Sheperd    	Peter Gladysz   	92 Mitsubishi Eclipse
25  27    575     52:55   3   	G5  	Jeremy Butts    	Jonathan Vrzal  	93 Ford Mustang
20  28    891     53:07   3   	Open    Randy Zimmer    	David Shindle   	96 Subaru Impreza
26  29     53     53:10   3   	G5  	Don Jankowski   	Ken Nowak   		01 Dodge Neon
19  30    928     54:01   3   	Open    Dean Fry    		Greg Usavage    	90 Subaru Legacy

*complete results will be posted on the Sno*Drift website: 
http://www.sno-drift.org

Day One Retirements (unofficial)

Start   Car#    Seed    Class   Driver  	Co-Driver       	Mfg 		Stage   Reason
 7   	  3   	1   	Open    Rhys Millen 	Garry Cowan 		01  Mitsubishi  SS2 	Off road -stuck - time barred
30       78    	4   	Open    Paul Dunn   	Rebecca Dunn    	97  Mitsubishi  Service Co-driver ill
35       94    	5   	N   	Craig Peeper    Ian Bevan   		02  Subaru  	Service No report

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For immediate release   27 January, 2001

2002 SCCA ProRallysm Championship - Round 1 - Sno*Drift
The Sprongls take Hyundai to Top Podium Finish

Atlanta, Michigan, the 2002 SCCA ProRally Championship finished its season 
opening round with Hyundai back in top form after a difficult 2001 season.  
Canadians Frank and Dan Sprongl, originally of the Czech Republic, ran a 
steady, well-paced rally in the muddy roads around the host city.  Mark 
Lovell, Subaru's 2001 Driver's champion, with Steve Turvey finished in 2nd 
place, just a minute and a half behind, and Mark Higgins with Michael Gibbons 
rounded out the top three for Hyundai in their 2000 Tiburon coupe.    
 
Key Notes & Quotes:
Maintaining the company's Sno*Drift winning dynasty made this was a 
perfect 'retirement party' for Hyundai, with all three of the team's cars, 
the Elantra and both Tiburons, being retired from SCCA ProRally competition 
after this weekend.  The team will debut all new Tiburon coupes at Round 2 in 
the Championship in Chattanooga, Tennessee in mid March.

Praise for the season opener ran high, despite the distinct lack of its 
namesake "snow."  Mark Lovell:  "What a huge improvement" noted the current 
SCCA and former British National Rally Champion, "from last year - a truly 
well run event."  Co-Driver Steve Turvey also noted that the spectator 
attendance was "twice as big" as last year.

2001 Drivers Champion runnerup Seamus Burke (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6), 
and series veteran Jon Kemp (Audi 4000 quattro) kept the pressure on the 
field leaders, with independent Burke earning Mitsubishi much needed points 
in place of the early retired Millen.  Kemp and his Audi, with long-time 
co-driver Rod Hendriksen proved that old hardware in the right hands, and in 
the right conditions, can still run near the front, was also one of the few 
vehicles in the top 10 that finished with nearly all the sheetmetal in near 
pristine condition.

The event was not without its share of Intrigue and Drama and that 
ultimately cost 4th place overall Patrick Richard his finish.  The rapidly 
growing internationally recognized FIA Group N category, which had more 
entrants at Sno*Drift than at any event in the US since the classes inception 
in 2000, was the focus of greatly increased scrutiny; at post-event impound 
and teardown, Richard's class winning, rented Subaru WRX failed him during 
the transmission inspection for apparently improper gear ratios.  Richard is 
appealing the disqualification decision.

Mark Utecht and Jeff Secor, reigning PGT Champions started the season in 
their new Subaru WRX; and despite ending one stage literally on their door 
handles, snagged the Group N win leading Henry and Cindy Krolikowski by just 
under 2 and a half minutes.  

Hyundai jumps to an early lead in the Overall Manufacturers Championship 
with Round 1 overall points at: Hyundai 20, Subaru 15, and Mitsubishi 8.  In 
the two-wheel-drive Overall Championship a solid 2nd place finish by Mazda's 
Eric Burmeister nets the company 15 points, with the world debut of 
Mitsubishi's US Spec Lancer RMR, finishing a respectable 9th place after 
numerous punctures and a failed attempt to un-stick teammate Rhys Millen's 
Lancer Evo, earns the company 2 points.

The Driver's Championship starts the season with a distinctly 
international flavor, with unofficial points standings at: 22 for Canadians 
Frank and Dan Spongl, 17 for Britons Lovell and Turvey, 14 for Mark Higgins 
of Wales, and Irish co-driver Michael Gibson, and 12 points for Irishman (but 
US resident) Seamus Burke, and his Irish co-driver Rory Kennedy.  Fifth place 
Kemp and Hendricksen constitute the first "all-American" team with 10 points 
each.

After this traditional early season start, the SCCA ProRally Championship 
will take a brief hiatus, resuming action in Chattanooga, Tennessee, for the 
Cherokee Trails Rally 15-17 March.  An internationally listed FIA event, this 
event will feature SCCA ProRally and SCCA ClubRally action, in the Smoky 
Mountains of east Tennessee.
 
Sno*Drift SCCA ProRally Championship Round #1                                 
25 January, 2002
Day Two Top 25 Finish Order (unofficial)                            
times are in hours:minutes:seconds

St. Fin. Car#   Time    Seed    Class   Driver Name 		Co-Driver   		Car
 4   1    87  	1:58:19 0    	Open    Frank Sprongl   	Dan Sprongl 		98 Hyundai Elantra
 1   2     1   	1:59:53 0   	Open    Mark Lovell 		Steve Turvey    	02 Subaru WRX
 5   3     5   	2:01:00 0   	Open    Mark Higgins    	Michael Gibson  	00 Hyundai Tiburon
 2   4   115 	2:05:39 0   	Open    Seamus Burke    	Rory Kennedy    	00 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6
 9   5    80  	2:07:17 1   	Open    Jon Kemp    		Rod Hendricksen 	84 Audi 4000 quattro
 6   6     2   	2:07:25 1   	Open    Ramana Lagemann 	Michael Kidd    	02 Subaru WRX
15   7*   83  	2:10:20 2   	N   	Mark Utecht 		Jeff Secor  		02 Subaru WRX
24   8*  512 	2:10:20 3   	GT  	Jouni Pohjolainen   	John Matikainen 	90 Eagle Talon
 8   9    34  	2:12:06 1   	Open    Peter Lahm  		Frank Cunningham    	97 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4
13  10    44  	2:12:57 1   	N   	Henry Krolikowski   	Cindy Krolikowski   	00 Subaru Impreza WRX-STi
11  11    52  	2:14:30 1   	G5  	Doug Shepherd   	Peter Gladysz   	92 Mitsubishi Eclipse
17  12    63  	2:15:49 2   	G5  	Tad Ohtake  		Bob Martin  		98 Ford Escort ZX2
22  13    36  	2:16:20 3   	N   	Mark Cox    		Jim Gill    		00 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6
33  14   124 	2:18:16 5   	Open    Peter Workum    	Ed Wahl 		02 Subaru WRX
27  15    42  	2:18:57 3   	G2  	Eric Burmeister 	Eric Adams  		01 Mazda Protégé MP3
26  16   575 	2:19:24 3   	G5  	Jeremy Butts    	Jonathan Vrzal  	93 Ford Mustang GT
21  17   565 	2:19:32 3   	N   	Russell Hodges  	Jimmy Brandt    	95 Subaru Impreza WRX-STi
14  18    76  	2:19:34 2   	Open    Gail Truess 		Pam McGarvey    	88 Mazda 323 GTX
44  19   811 	2:19:38 5   	G2  	Matthew Johnson 	Mark Bowers 		88 VW Golf GTi
27  20    53  	2:21:29 3   	G5  	Don Jankowski   	Ken Nowak   		01 Dodge Neon
19  21   928 	2:22:34 3   	Open    Dean Fry    		Greg Usavage    	90 Subaru Legacy
42  22   143 	2:24:28 5   	G2  	Christopher Whiteman    Michael Paulin  	85 VW Golf GTi
35  23   523 	2:25:36 5   	Open    Rod Dean    		Nichole Dean    	91 Eagle Talon TSi
48  24    72  	2:25:53 5   	P   	Jon Hamilton    	Ken Sabo    		00 VW Golf TDi
32  25   136 	2:26:59 4   	N   	Jason Rivas 		Ole Holter  		02 Subaru WRX

*complete results will be posted on the Sno*Drift website: 
http://www.sno-drift.org

Day One Retirements (unofficial)

Start   Car#    Seed    Class   Driver  		Co-Driver   	Mfg 		Stage   Reason
 7   	 3   	1   	Open    Rhys Millen 		Garry Cowan 	01  Mitsubishi  SS2 	Off road -stuck - time barred
30  	78  	4   	Open    Paul Dunn   		Rebecca Dunn    97  Mitsubishi  Service Co-driver ill
35  	94  	5   	N   	Craig Peeper    	Ian Bevan   	02  Subaru  	SS2 	Off road -stuck - time barred

Day Two Retirements (unofficial)

Start   Car#    Seed    Class   Driver  		Co-Driver   	Mfg 		Stage   Reason
29  	38  	3   	P   	Lesley Suddard  	Adrian Wintle   01  Ford    	SS10    Off road -stuck - time barred
40  	88  	4   	Open    Doug Havir  		Scott Putnam    02  Subaru  	SS13    
 6   	16  	0   	Open    David Higgins   	Calvin Cooledge 02  Subaru  	SS6 	Tree
 3   	 6   	0   	Open    Paul Choiniere  	Jeff Becker 	00  Hyundai 	SS12    Rear suspension
49     553 	5   	G5  	Jerry Brownell  	Jeff Hribar 	82  Chevrolet   SS11    Ignition
59     843 	6   	Open    Carlos Arrieta Jr   	Belen Arrieta   84  Audi        
61     377 	6   	GT  	Sean McKenna    	Neil Killey 	92  Eagle       
12     162 	1   	N   	Patrick Richard 	Anne Lewandowsk 02  Subaru  	DQ  transmission


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