Entry List
(In no particular order - the draw isn't till next week))



Driver/Codriver				Vehicle/Class

Keith Townsend, Ontario  		Toyota Corolla
Peter Pollard,Ontario 			Open

Steve Barnes, Calgary 			Audi Quattro
Tomasz Karzynski, Calgary		Open

Yves Barbe, Quebec 			Eagle Talon
B. Gilles Lacroix, Quebec		Open

Jon Nichols, Quebec 			Volkswagen Golf
Mike Koch, Quebec			Group 2

Shannon Wall, Calgary 			Ford Mustang
Dave Lockwood, Calgary  		Open

Mike Dyer,Turner Valley 		Plymouth Arrow
Deb Thomassen, Turner Valley  		Open

Selchuk Karamanoglu, Maine 		Eagle Talon
Tony Lumino,				Open

Tom McGeer, Ontario 			Subaru Imprezza WRX
Trish McGeer, Ontario			Open

Frank Sprongl, Ontario 			Audi Quattro
Dan Sprongl, Ontario			Open

Pelle Erickson, Sweden  		Volvo
TBA  					Open

Krystof Petrokowski, Calgary  		Volkswagen Golf
Wade Anderson, Calgary  		Group 2

Gord Olsen, Brooks  			Volkswagen Golf
Andy Wenzel, Medicine Hat		Group 2

Ari Montonen, Ontario 			Honda Civic
Brian Maxwell, Ontario			Production Sport

Carl Merril, Maine  			Ford Escort Cosworth
Lance Smith				Open

Chris Havas, Vermont  			Volkswagen Golf
TBA  					Group 2

Barry Latreille, Ontario  		Eagle Talon
Sandra Latreille, Ontario		Open

Jorge Dascollas, Calgary  		Volkswagen Golf
Steve Walkington, Quebec		Group 2

Tim Bendle, Calgary  			Datsun 510
TBA  					Open

David Palmer, Calgary			Ford Mustang
Lisa Harecourt, Calgary  		Open

Richard Penrose, Edmonton		Toyota Corolla
Dave Sharp, Edmonton			Open

Sam Bryan, Washington  			Audi Quattro
Rob Walden, Washington  		Open

1  Carl Merrill / Lance Smith		Ford Escort Cosworth	110:45
2  Barry Latreille / Sandra Latreille	Eagle Talon		114:17
3  Pelle Eriksson / Lennert Pullander	Volvo 242		116:54
4  Selchuk Karamanaglu / Tony Lumino	Eagle Talon		119:49
5  Jorge Dascollas / Greg Hofer		VW Golf			121:07
6  Gord Olsen / Andy Wenzel		VW Golf			121:10
7  Chris Havas / Eric Trembley		VW Golf			121:27
8  Keith Townsend / Pete Pollard	Toyota Corolla		125:58
9  Tim Bendle / Shawn Dejardins		Datsun 510		131:18
10 Ari Montonen / Brian Maxwell		Honda Civic		137:34
11 Shannon Wall / Dave Lockwood		Ford Mustang		139:26

DNF Jon Nichols / Mike Koch		VW Golf		transmission
DNF Tom McGeer / John Bellefleur	Subaru Imprezza transmission
DNF Frank Sprongl / Dan Sprongl		Audi Quattro	engine/turbo
DNF Sam Bryan / Rob Walden		Audi Quattro	engine
DNF Yves Barbe / B. Gilles Lacroix	Eagle Talon	engine

Conditions - Rain, wet, muddy and a bit of snow/slush



	 Michelin Rocky Mountain Rally
		May 23-24, 1997
  Round 4 of the Canadian Rally Championship


For Immediate Release
Contact:	Shawn Bishop  (403) 277-6291
		Jon Gardiner  (403) 280-5464



	Carl Merrill, Maine with his Vermont co-driver, Lance Smith, out
drove all  other competitors and the extreme weather conditions to win this
weekend's  Michelin Rocky Mountain Rally.  Merrill in his Norsemen Resorts
Ford Escort Cosworth beat the Eagle Talon of Barry and Sandra Latreille
from Ontario by over 3 minutes.  Third place, another 3 minutes back,  was
the Swedish team of Pelle Eriksson and Lennart Pullander in a Volvo.

	Throughout the rally,  the Merrill/Smith team were challenged stage
by racing stage by Selchuk Karamanoglu's open class Eagle Talon.
Karamanoglu, a former Turkish national rally champion, had the fastest
times over the stages.  A ten minute road penalty robbed him of the win and
left Karamanoglu in 4th place after a stellar performance on the twisting,
slippery roads.

	Over 50 mm of rain in the Porcupine Hills turned the usually stable
gravel to slippery grease-like surfaces where teams fought for traction and
speed, and drivers were challenged to keep their cars on the roads.  This
was a huge advantage for the four wheel drive cars which claimed 3 of the
top 4 positions.

	Jorge Dascollas and Greg Hofer, in their Michelin sponsored VW Golf
was the top Calgary team.  They finished 5th overall and 2nd in the Group 2
(two wheel drive) class.  Tim Bendle, also from Calgary,   drove his Datsun
510 with crisp panache, but ran out of fuel just short of the service area,
losing 15 minutes, and this dropped him from 3rd place  to 9th overall.

	Other top North American drivers had mechanical problems on
Friday's opening stage at Race City Motorsport Park dropping them from the
event.  Last weekends (Bighorn Rally) winners, Frank and Dan Sprongl from
Mississauga Ontario, had turbo and engine problems with their Castrol Audi
Quattro.  Also suffering engine failure on the fast track , were Sam
Bryan's, Washington Audi,  and the Quebec Eagle Talon owned and driven by
Yves Barbe.

	Merrill's win at the Rocky and 4th place finish  at the Bighorn
Rally gives him 65 points and a large lead in the 1997 Canadian Rally
Championship series.  Frank Sprongl and Barry Latreille are tied for second
with 40 points each.  The next event on the schedule is the Rallye Michelin
Baie de Chaleurs in New Richmond Quebec on July 4-5, 1997.

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