(note: USRC = United States Rally Championship, ESRC = Eastern States Rally Championship, ss = special stage, dnf = did not finish)

(car no, driver/co-driver, car - notes - position in USRC & ESRC overall/in class)

1 Seamus Burke/Brian Sharkey, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo5 - exhaust broke off on Friday, crew fixed it but car was "down on power"; misfire Saturday afternoon - USRC - 2nd overall/2nd O4, ESRC - 1st overall/1st P1

2 Tom Lawless/Jason Gillespie, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo - rear master cylinder problem resulted in poor brakes, improved somewhat by the service crew; anti-lag system and intercom failing on Friday, but fixed by service crew - USRC -1st overall/1st O4

3 Peter Workum/Chrissie Beavis, Subaru Impreza WRX STi - car was raised for the Friday stages, and the crew was fine-tuning the rear for this ride height; this was the team’s third rally, and both they and the car went "better and better" according to Beavis - USRC - 3rd overall/3rd O4, ESRC - 2nd overall/2nd P1

4 Matthew Iorio/Ole Holter, Subaru Impreza - with a new engine ECU "map" and gear ratios, plus an inoperative tachometer, Iorio admitted that he was "having to relearn the car"; went off on ss4 and 6 on Friday; rear window broken when branch knocked radio antenna into it on ss8, Friday; went off for good on Saturday - USRC - dnf O4, ESCR - dnf P1

5 Ken Block/Alex Gelsomino, Subaru Impreza WRX STi -- the Vermont Sportscar team went off on ss4 Friday, due to what Block admitted was "driver error," and hit something solid - USRC - dnf GN, ESRC - dnf P1

6 Peter Farrell/Kierian McElhinney, Subaru Impreza - electrical problem - USRC - dnf O4, ESRC - dnf P1

7 Adrian McElvanney/Paul Goodman, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo4 - team came from Ireland to run this event, but the transmission failed (except 2nd & 4th gears) on ss3, Friday; after a transmission change, they ran a few more miles for practice - ESRC - dnf P1

9 Patrick Lilly/Bernard Farrell, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo4 - Lilly admitted backing off on some of the roughest Friday stages; clutch started slipping on Saturday, and despite the addition of cola, they suffered a clutch failure in the evening - USRC - dnf O4, ESCR - dnf P1

10 Noel Nash/Eddie Fries, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo6.5 - cigarette lighter failed on ss4, Friday; clutch failing on Saturday, so they withdrew on Saturday evening - USRC - dnf O4, ESRC - dnf P1

11 David Anton/Robbie Durant, Subaru Impreza WRX STi - paced themselves in the early stages; off & stuck on ss11, Saturday, damaging right front control arm and halfshaft - USRC - dnf Group N

12 Daniel O’Brien/Stephen Duffy, Subaru Impreza WRX STi - the team softened the suspension for Friday’s stages to help with the bumps, and were pleased with the result - USRC - 4th overall/4th O4, ESRC - 3rd overall/3rd P1

14 Otis Dimiters/Alan Ockwell, Subaru Impreza WRX STi - Dimiters took the lead when the rally reached the forests (ss3), but went into a ditch on ss6 for 5 minutes; service crew changed a bent right front A-arm at mid-day Saturday; team decided to "hold station" in 8th overall on Saturday evening (the 7th-place car was a minute ahead), but they went off soon after - USRC/ESRC - dnf Group N

15 Maciej Przybysz/Dominik Jozwiak, Subaru Impreza WRX, had to change flat tire during ss6, Friday, costing perhaps 6 min.; hit tree due to sun glare on ss7, but crew patched body and then changed lower control arm of front suspension; things seem to have gone smoothly after that - USRC - 7th overall/5th O4, ESRC - 19th overall/7th P1

16 Gerard Coffey/Dave Dooley, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo8 - Coffey was pleased with how the suspension took the dips on the bumpy sections; broken steering arm at mid-day on Saturday - ESRC - dnf P1

17 Patrick Brennan/Donah O’Leary, Subaru Impreza WRX STi - losing low-end power on Friday; suspension not ideal for the pavement sections on Saturday - ESRC - 7th overall/1st SS1

18 Emilio Arce/Craig Thrall, Subaru Impreza - a consistent performance from the sole Argentine driver in the event - USRC - 5th overall/1st SS, ESRC - 6th overall/2nd SS2

19 Donald Kennedy/Keith Kennedy, Subaru Impreza - the co-driver reported "nothing new and exciting" (i.e., no problems) - ESRC - 10th overall/6th P1

20 Jeremy Drislane/Barry Goodman, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo4 - on Friday, suffered a broken rear suspension on ss5 and exhaust system damage on ss8, both fixed by the service crew; contacted something solid with the left rear corner on Saturday morning (ss12) and something else with the front that afternoon; still finished - ESRC - 4th overall/4th P1

21 Blake Yoon/Robert Amato, Subaru Impreza WRX - off road, reportedly hit tree - USRC - dnf O4 22 Scott Gardner/Constantine Mantopoulos, Audi S2 Quattro - car stalled in first turn of ss3, Friday; engine lost power beginning with ss7, team did not know if it was fuel or ignition; withdrew Saturday morning rather than break engine - ESRC - dnf P1

23 Cyril Kearney/Samantha Smyth, Subaru Impreza WRX STi - mechanical problem ss3 - USRC - dnf O4, ESRC - dnf SS1

24 Martin Egan/Tommy Byrne, Subaru Impreza WRX - Egan found that the pavement stages reminded him of those in his native Ireland; exceeded maximum lateness on Saturday ss12 - ESRC - dnf SS2

25 Martin O’Flynn/Bernhard Obry, Mitsubishi Eclipse - ESRC - 5th overall/1st SS2

26 Greg Healey/John MacLeod, Datsun 280Z - Healey reported that the rear suspension was not riding well on the bumpy sections; otherwise reliable - ESRC - 21st overall/2nd M1

27 Joshua Wimpey/Jeremy Wimpey, Volkswagen Golf GTi - driver reported that it took a while to get warmed up on Friday; after that they motored on to a class win - ESRC - 11th overall/1st M2

28 Colin Bombara/Kristie Bombara, Dodge Neon - broken left front suspension mount on ss5, Friday, caused them to miss several stages (and therefore officially dnf) while crew rebuilt it; restarted Saturday unofficially - ESRC - dnf M2

29 Craig Hollingsworth/Jason Grahn, Volkswagen Jetta - the 2004 Western States class champions were trying to add to their ’05 national lead in class, and so paced themselves, running outside of the top ten for most of the rally - USRC - 8th overall/1st O2

30 Bruce Davis/Jim Brandt, Dodge Neon SRT-4 - suspected fuel pump failure on Friday - USRC - dnf O2

31 Mark Lawrence/Robert Maciejski, Volkswagen Golf - ESRC - 12th overall/2nd M2

32 Dave Getchell/Erik Lee, Subaru Impreza 2.5RS - broke exhaust on ss7, Friday; small-diameter tires may have limited speed on the fastest pavement sections - ESRC - 8th overall/1st P2

33 Scott Wilburn/Carrie Wilburn, Subaru Impreza - driver admitted that he was getting used to the pavement sections on Saturday - ESRC - 18th overall/7th SS2

35 Robin Jones/William Sekella, Volkswagen Golf - alternator failure on ss3 caused them to miss some Friday sections (making them officially dnf); restarted for practice after crew changed alternator and battery; stopped by transmission problem on Saturday - USRC - dnf O2, ESRC - dnf M2

36 Jon Hamilton/Ken Sabo, Volkswagen Golf TDI - took it easy on bumpier stages Friday; picked up the pace on Saturday; Hamilton reported that the spare tire was moved up two inches by one landing; only diesel in the field, and the only car running on biodiesel fuel, team reports that it gets 30 miles per gallon at rally speed - ESRC - 25th overall/4th M1

37 Eric Heitkamp/Nick Lehner, Acura RSX - lost exhaust on Friday; service crew put in a new one at mid-day Saturday, but that came off in the afternoon - ESRC - 20th overall/1st S

38 Wojciech Okula/Adam Pelc, Subaru Impreza WRX - hit tree on ss3, Friday, denting right front fender (and taking a branch with them); crew patched fender with tape and beverage can - ESRC - 13th overall/3rd SS2

39 Dan Brosnan/Chris King, Mitsubishi Galant (4wd) - electrical problem on Friday - ESRC - 22nd overall/8th P1

40 Fintan Seeley/Paddy McCague, Subaru Impreza WRX - Seeley performed well in his first rally - ESRC - 9th overall/5th P1

41 Eugeniusz Michniuk/Cesare Fiedlier, Subaru Impreza - Michniuk reported on Saturday that he was happy with the car’s handling - ESRC - 17th overall/6th SS2

42 Michael Cosgrove/Paul Treanor, Mitsubishi Eclipse - the team said that they planned to pace themselves for a finish, but the car went out with unspecified mechanical problems on Saturday - ESRC - dnf SS2

43 Joan Hoskinson/Jeff Secor, Subaru Impreza - the 2004 North American champions in class were trying to pace themselves in order to score points toward the ’05 title; didn’t practice, but found the organizers’ notes to be very good - USRC - 6th overall/2nd SS, ESRC - 16th overall/5th SS2

44 Donal McGivney/Noel Gallagher, Subaru Impreza WRX - transmission problem Friday - USRC - dnf SS, ESRC - dnf SS2

45 John O’Reilly/Connor Sheffangton, Eagle Talon - O’Reilly reported that the car is for sale - ESRC - 24th overall/8th SS2

46 James McKiernan/Martin Shekleton, Eagle Talon - ESRC - 14th overall/4th SS2

47 Mike Hall/Dave Stockdill, Mitsubishi Mighty Max pickup - class win for the only truck entered - ESRC - 15th overall/1st M1

48 Larry Duane/Eamonn Sweeney, Toyota Corolla - mechanical problem - ESRC - dnf M2

51 Ty Crowley/Mike Spillane, Volkswagen Golf - soft impact on embankment on ss20, Saturday; put out by unspecified mechanical problem - ESRC - dnf M2

52 David Furey/Brian Heneghan, Volkswagen Golf - missed ss8 on Friday (therefore dnf) due to electrical problem (blown fuse), but continued the rally for practice - ESRC - dnf M2

53 Luke Sorensen/John Iden, Saab 99 turbo - team had revised suspension and roll cage since we last saw them; road penalty due to miscalculation on Saturday morning; slowed by low turbo boost and bent front suspension upper arm on Saturday afternoon - ESRC - 23rd overall/3rd M1

54 Martin Donnelly/Sean Coffey, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo4 - loose steering column on Friday - ESRC - dnf P1