Treeline
Coefficient 3 Divisional PRO Rally
October 14, 1995
Lake Hughes/Palmdale, CA

Driver/Navigator                Vehicle	        Time    CRS Class       DIV

Bill Malik/Roine Andersson      Volvo 240      2:10:39	1st 2WD Open    O2
Ken Smith/Larry Hook            Mazda 323      2:12:56  1st 4WD Open    4
ray Hocker/Lynette Allison      Subaru         2:15:01  2nd 4WD Open    4
George Plsek/Mark Rathsam       Saab 99        2:16:07  2nd 2WD Open    U2
Tony Tavares/Al Nunes           Toyota Celica  2:16:31  3rd 4WD Open    4
Dennis Chizma/John Moore        VW Rabbit      2:18:29  1st Perf.Stock  U2
Mike Gibeault/Neal Gaborno      Subaru         2:19:35  4th 4WD Open    4
Larry Saavedra/Bill Gutzmann    Kia Sephia     2:29:31  2nd Perf Stock  O2
Robert Tallini/Terrdog!         Corolla GTS    2:30:09  3rd Perf Stock  U2
Bobby Webb/Tim Sardelich        Datsun 510     2:32:08  1st Stock       U2
Mike Marcy/Steve Scott          Sapporo        2:48:54  2nd Stock       O2
Tony Chavez/Ben Bradley         Eclipse        2:53:43  3rd 2WD Open    O2
Chris Weleff/Brian Paul         Toyota Celica  3:29:58  5th 4WD Open    4

DNF:
Harris Done/Larry Scott         Mazda RX-7     Engine
Rui Brasil/Carlos Tavares       Audi 4000      Head Gasket/Engine Computer
Vartan Samuelian/Ara Manoukian  Eclipse        Off Road
Garnet Baril/Pam Baril          VW Rabbit      Ball Joint
Ricky DelaCuesta/Jo Recto       Plymouth Arrow Axle
Matt Sweeney/Lucinda Strub      Toyota P/U     Transmission
Joao Brasil/Paul Fagundes       Audi 4000      Head Gasket

California Rally Series (CRS) classes:
4WD Open        Anything with four wheel drive, any modifications
2WD Open        Same as above but two wheel drive
Perf Stock      Performance Stock, any relitively stock vehicle.
Stock           Any stock vehicle limited to carburetors, single camshaft

The weather was warm in Lake Hughes, a small mountain community near Palmdale, California. Organizers Lon Peterson, Dan Hook, Bob and Adrienne Scott and Art Skaggs.

As the Subarus had flat tires and some overheating woes the Volvo of Bill Malik was the class of the field. Ironically, his friend Ken Smith came out from a six year layoff to place first in class and second overall in his 100,000 mile old Mazda 323GTX. Dennis Chizma and John Moore flogged the performance stock field, nursing a broken sway bar and a bad transmission all the way home. Second in performance stock, driving his first rally in Lon Peterson's Kia, was Sport Compact Car magazine editor Larry Saavedra, who was impressive on the tight and twisty roads. Bobby Webb and Tim Sardelich were the stock class winners after a long battle with Mike Marcy and Steve Scott all day. While winning the class she was making a good case for someone buying the car which is for sale.

The next California Rally Series event will be November 18th, the East of Indio Rally.

-- by John Elkin