At 8:30am Car #1 Bill and Mac started to the first control of the River Valley Rally. it was approx. 20 degrees and light powder snow had fallen. The first 50 miles of the route was paved but the new fallen snow covered the roads.
At 9:30 Car #1 started on the Grafton Notch stage road, one plowed lane big enough to It two snowmobilers side by side. The rally cars had to keep going. If one should get stuck, you had to stop and help them to let you get by. Stories were good about the first time down this stage road.

At 11:50 Car #1 started "Magalloway Plantation" stage loop a 30 mile section that was glare ice covered with 2" of the fresh fallen snow. 10 T.S.D. controls were in this section. Approx. 15 cars went poof in snow banks. Eventually the competitors got out, before the sweep truck had to help. Even with all that Car #1 still had 9 zeros out of 10 controls,

At 2:30 Car #1 started last stage road section in reverse direction of earlier in the day. The road was snow and rutts from rally traffic. At a CAS of 30 no car made it through the stage on time, but all cars made it again without help from the sweep truck.

At 3:11:26 Car #1 arrived at Control 38 on perfect rally time. The rally started and ended on time with no claims. Scores were posted at 5:15 and awards followed. The hardest part was scoring the adjustments due to weather conditions on the stages. Listening to the stories from the competitors gave great examples of the sportsmanship and comraderie, who pulled who out the most!

The rally had 40 workers from Atlantic Driving School. Approx. 20 ex-students, all of whom made it with out being stuck in the snow, to bad the rally drivers couldn't say that.

RESULTS By Car Number

Car  1 Class E    Bill Laitenberger and John McArthur    61 points
Car  6 Class S    John Wynn and Shie Ling Lim           631 points
Car  8 Class S    Kelly Secrest and Bill Secrest        666 points
Car  9 Class E    Howard and Patti Mikkelson            544 points
Car 11 Class L    Fred Mappleback and Steph Gosselin    169 points
Car 12 Class S    Steve Novante and Rene Ruel           311 points
Car 13 Class E    Scott Beliveau and Scott Carrier      362 points
Car 15 Class N    Joe Cleaves and Eugene Ryan         2,010 points
Car 17 Class L    Mark Johnson and Paul Gosselin        478 points
Car 18 Class N    Raymond Blethen and Tim Dugan       1,162 points
Car 19 Class N    Stephen Blethen and Dennis Dubord   1,173 points
Car 20 Class N    Jeff Poor and Heather Maule         1,452 points
Car 21 Class N    Jon Bogert and Daphne Chigas        1,199 points
Car 23 Class N    Mike Deane and Troy Mudgett         1,942 points
Car 24 Class N    John Shaffer and Rebecca Pellatier  1,371 points
Car 26 Class S    Ken Jones and Patrick Munhall       1,614 points
Car 27 Class N    Chris Semple and Scott Hare           762 points

RESULTS Overall

Car  1 Class E    Bill Laitenberger and John McArthur    61 points
Car 11 Class L    Fred Mappleback and Steph Gosselin    169 points 
Car 12 Class S    Steve Novante and Rene Ruel           311 points
Car 13 Class E    Scott Beliveau and Scott Carrier      362 points
Car 17 Class L    Mark Johnson and Paul Gosselin        478 points
Car  9 Class E    Howard and Patti Mikkelson            544 points  
Car  6 Class S    John Wynn and Shie Ling Lim           631 points
Car  8 Class S    Kelly Secrest and Bill Secrest        666 points
Car 27 Class N    Chris Semple and Scott Hare           762 points
Car 18 Class N    Raymond Blethen and Tim Dugan       1,162 points
Car 19 Class N    Stephen Blethen and Dennis Dubord   1,173 points
Car 21 Class N    Jon Bogert and Daphne Chigas        1,199 points
Car 24 Class N    John Shaffer and Rebecca Pellatier  1,371 points
Car 20 Class N    Jeff Poor and Heather Maule         1,452 points
Car 26 Class S    Ken Jones and Patrick Munhall       1,614 points
Car 23 Class N    Mike Deane and Troy Mudgett         1,942 points
Car 15 Class N    Joe Cleaves and Eugene Ryan         2,010 points

RESULTS CLASS E

Car  1 Class E    Bill Laitenberger and John McArthur    61 points
Car 13 Class E    Scott Beliveau and Scott Carrier      362 points
Car  9 Class E    Howard and Patti Mikkelson            544 points 

RESULTS CLASS L

Car 11 Class L    Fred Mappleback and Steph Gosselin    169 points 
Car 17 Class L    Mark Johnson and Paul Gosselin        478 points

RESULTS CLASS S

Car 12 Class S    Steve Novante and Rene Ruel           311 points
Car  6 Class S    John Wynn and Shie Ling Lim           631 points
Car  8 Class S    Kelly Secrest and Bill Secrest        666 points
Car 26 Class S    Ken Jones and Patrick Munhall       1,614 points

RESULTS CLASS N

Car 27 Class N    Chris Semple and Scott Hare           762 points
Car 18 Class N    Raymond Blethen and Tim Dugan       1,162 points
Car 19 Class N    Stephen Blethen and Dennis Dubord   1,173 points
Car 21 Class N    Jon Bogert and Daphne Chigas        1,199 points
Car 24 Class N    John Shaffer and Rebecca Pellatier  1,371 points
Car 20 Class N    Jeff Poor and Heather Maule         1,452 points
Car 23 Class N    Mike Deane and Troy Mudgett         1,942 points
Car 15 Class N    Joe Cleaves and Eugene Ryan         2,010 points