Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 17, 2007
  Contact: Thomas Barker
Chief Publicity Officer
Rally New York USA
Phone: 203-229-0718
E-mail: thomasvbarker@optonline.net
Website:rallynewyork.com

Rally New York USA
Narrowsburg, New York
March 30-31, 2007
Results, Car-by-Car, in Numerical Order

number, driver/co-driver, car (team/entrant),
notes, time, 
position overall & in class in USRC (national) rally & NYRC rallies 1 & 2

1. Seamus Burke/Eddie Fries, 
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 (Shamrock Building Systems), 
electrical failure on special stage 3, 
USRC - dnf (Open AWD)

2. Celsus Donnelly/Noel Gallagher, 
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8 (Donnelly General Contractor), 
power "down" on first leg, waste gate found to be stuck open by the service crew, 
fixed at first service break, spun on Blind Pond Road during special stage 8 losing 
10 seconds, clipped rock with right rear wheel on special stage 9, alternator 
failure on special stage 18-19 but continued, 1:09:32; 
USRC - 1st overall, 1st Open AWD
NYRC 1 - 1st overall, 1st AWD
NYRC 2 - 1st overall, 1st AWD

3. Enda McCormack/Bernard Farrell, 
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 (McCormack Contractor Inc.), 
smooth run, 1:11:05, 
USRC - 2nd overall, 2nd Open AWD
NYRC 1 - 3rd overall, 3rd AWD
NYRC 2 - 2nd overall, 2nd AWD

4. Patrick Brennan/Shane McCann, 
Subaru Impreza WRX STi (Automaster), 
cracked brake rotor found by crew at second service - repaired, clipped rock with 
right wheel on special stage 9, damaging suspension; 
USRC - dnf (Open AWD)
NYRC 1 - dnf (AWD)
NYRC 2 - dnf (AWD)

6. Patrick Lilly/Thomas Taggart, 
Subaru Impreza WRX (NC Rally), 
clean event, 1:15:17, 
USRC - 6th overall, 5th Open AWD
NYRC 1 - 6th overall, 5th AWD
NYRC 2 - 4th overall, 4th AWD

7. Daniel O’Brien/Dominik Jozwiak, 
Subaru Impreza WRX STi (NC Rally), 
car's first event, brake problem (pedal very soft) during first leg, O’Brien 
admitted to 2 spins costing 30 seconds in the morning from trying too hard 
with poor brakes, service crew found faulty brake bias adjuster and replaced it 
during the lunch break, 1:11:12
USRC - 3rd overall, 3rd, Open AWD
NYRC 1 - 2 nd overall, 2 nd AWD
NYRC 2 - 3rd overall, 3rd, Open AWD

8. Gerard Coffey/Dave Dooley, 
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8 (Jose O’Reillys), 
1:14:58, 
USRC - 5th overall, 4th Open AWD
NYRC - 4th overall, 4th AWD
NYRC 2 - 8th overall, 7th AWD

9. Scott Gardner/Constantine Mantopoulos, 
Audi S2 Quattro (D&S Communications), 
Gardner sick on Friday evening but feeling better Saturday, after breaking down 
in their last two events, team was happy with their performance; 1:16:39, 
USRC - 7th overall, 6th Open AWD
NYRC 1 - 7th overall, 6th AWD
NYRC 2 - 6th overall, 5th AWD

10. Martin O’Flynn/Bernie Obry, 
Mitsubishi Eclipse AWD (Borlin Construction), 
stopped on special stage 7 with oil leak from filter, restarted in the gravel 
section for regional points but stopped by alternator failure on special stage 15, 
USRC - dnf (Open AWD)
NYRC 1 - dnf (AWD)

11. Michael O’Leary/John O’Leary, 
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4 (O’Leary Construction), 
clutch bearing failure, 
USRC - dnf (Open AWD)
NYRC - 13th overall, 8th AWD

14. Emilio Arce/Sarah Gardescu, 
Subaru Impreza 2.5RS, 
team was coming back from a roll on last fall's Black River Rally, so their goal 
was to drive conservatively and finish, which they did, 1:17:45, 
USRC - 8th overall, 1st Production AWD
NYRC 1 - 8th overall, 7th AWD
NYRC 2 - 7th overall, 6th AWD

15. Joshua Wimpey/Jeremy Wimpey, 
Volkswagen Golf GT (Delta-V Motorsports and NGP Racing), 
went "off" on a gravel-to-pavement transition on special stage 9, but got going 
again, ran among the all-wheel-drive cars with front drive, 1:14:34, 
USRC - 4th overall, 1st Open 2WD
NYRC 1 - 5th overall, 1st 2WD
NYRC 2 -- 5th overall, 1st 2WD

16. Mark Lawrence/Robert Maciejski, 
Volkswagen Golf, 
broken motor, withdrew after special stage 4,
USRC - dnf (Open 2WD)
NYRC 1 - dnf (2WD)

17. Rafal Listopad/Grzegorz Dorman, 
Volkswagen Golf (Bergen WoodWorks), 
broken rear spindle, but repaired by the service crew, alignment incorrect but 
they finished, 1:30:53, 
USRC - 15th overall, 5th Open 2WD
NYRC 1 - dnf (2WD)
NYRC 2 - 9th overall, 2nd 2WD

18. Burak Tuglu/Mustafa Samli, 
Ford Focus (SK&I Architectural Design), 
rolled twice just before the end of special stage 1, broken windshield, damaged left 
rear suspension, team has promised to post in-car video at googlevideo.com, 
USRC - dnf (Open 2WD)
NYRC - dnf (2WD)

19. Dan Brosnan/Martin Shekleton, 
Nissan Sentra (Mayo Group); 
broken engine (possibly over-revved) on special stage 2; 
USRC - dnf (Open 2WD)
NYRC 1 - dnf (2WD)

20. Hampton Bridwell/Josh Katinger, 
Ford Focus (Blackrock Rally Sport), 
after a non-finish in the car's first outing, the goal was to finish in New York, 
which they did, 1:26:00, 
USRC - 12th overall, 2nd Production 2WD
NYRC 1 - 16th overall, 7th 2WD
NYRC 2 - 13th overall, 6th 2WD

21. Mike Hall/Dave Stockdill, 
Mitsubishi Mighty Max pickup; 
reported a drive train noise (which did not seem to be terminal) at mid-rally and 
a power steering noise at the end, "we got up to 80 [miles per hour] once 
[on pavement]," 1:24:06,
USRC - 11th overall, 3rd Open 2WD
NYRC 1 - 15th overall, 6th 2WD
NYRC 2 - 11th overall, 4th 2WD

22. David Walters/Sharon Walters, 
Ford Focus (K Turn Rally & Racing Parts), 
went into ditch on special stage 2 (suspected blown right front tire), crew lost 
10 minutes changing RF tire, dented RF fender but car was otherwise ok, withdrew 
with unknown mechanical problem at lunch time, 
USRC - dnf, (Open 2WD)
NYRC 1 - dnf (2WD)

23. Michael Cosgrove, John O'Reilly, 
Mitsubishi Eclipse (Jim Charlton Home Improvements), 
blown clutch following the pavement section; 
USRC - dnf (Open AWD)
NYRC 1 - 14th overall, 1st Pre-Modern AWD

25. Luke Sorensen/John Iden, 
Saab 99 turbo, 
trouble starting on Saturday morning but the service crew got it going, idle a 
little rough at times in the morning but otherwise running well, broken motor on 
special stage 15; 
USRC - dnf (Open 2WD)
NYRC 1 - 10th overall, 3rd 2WD

26. Larry Duane/Eamonn Sweeney, 
Toyota Corolla, 
broken transmission on the way to Saturday's start, fixed by crew, 1:23:30, 
USRC - 10th overall, 2nd Open 2WD
NYRC 1 - 12th overall, 5th 2WD
NYRC 2 - 12th overall, 5th 2WD

27. John Arango/William Doyle, 
BMW 325i, 
rolled over at special stage 18, 
USRC - dnf (Production 2WD)
NYRC 1 - 11th overall, 4th 2WD
NYRC 2 - dnf (2WD)

28. Liam Mulvey/Connor Skeffington, 
Mazda RX-3, 
ran only the first (paved) regional, happy with their performance
NYRC 1 - 20th overall, 11th 2WD

29. Justin Chiodo/Adam Wangerin, 
1999 Honda Civic Si, 
went off road and back on in special stage 15, damaged left front fender and broken 
headlight, Chiodo's first partly-paved rally, he reported having "a lot of fun," 1:44:56, 
USRC - 18th overall, 5th Production 2WD

30. Tadhg Crowley/John Foy, 
BMW 318is (Crowley), 
team was "here to have fun," car ran well; 1:27:25, 
USRC - 13th overall, 4th Open 2WD
NYRC 1 - 17th overall, 8th 2WD
NYRC 2 - 14th overall, 7th 2WD

32. Simon Wright/Kieran Wright, 
Ford Focus ZX3 (USUK Racing), 
reported that the worst thing that happened to the car was a couple of broken 
"zip ties" holding on plastic undershielding, which caused them to drag the plastic 
at the end, 1:33:01,
USRC - 16th overall, 4th Production 2WD
NYRC 1 - 18th overall, 9th 2WD
NYRC 2 - 17th overall, 2nd 2WD

33. Gustavo Garrido/Jeremy Neyhart, 
1991 Nissan Sentra SE-R, 
Garrido reported that he was happy with the car's pavement suspension setup, 
runner-up among two-wheel-drive cars, 1:20:45, 
USRC - 9th overall, 1st Production 2WD
NYRC 1 - 9th overall, 2nd 2WD
NYRC 2 - 10th overall, 3rd 2WD

34. Patrick Cournane/Damien Treanor, 
Subaru Impreza, 
third in two-wheel-drive division, 2:11:20, 
USRC - 19th overall, 6th Production 2WD
NYRC 1 - 22nd overall, 13th 2WD
NYRC 2 - 18th overall, 11th 2WD

35. Rick Spaulding/Niall Johnson, 
Ford Focus SVT (Synaptic 3 Engineering), 
team enjoying the stages on their second rally, "We are having the best time," 1:30:06
USRC - 14th overall, 3rd Production 2WD
NYRC 1 - 19th overall, 10th 2WD
NYRC 2 - 15th overall, 8th 2WD

36. Michael Gillespie/Brian Kirby, 
1976 Ford Escort Mark II, 
off road on special stage 6;
USRC - dnf (Open 2WD)
NYRC 1 - dnf (2WD)

304. Dave Furey/Ian Grehan, 
Volkswagen Golf GTI 16V, 
off road on special stage 11; 
USRC - dnf (Open 2WD)
NYRC 1 - dnf (2WD)

331. Jay Menzo/Dave Florina,
Mazda 323 (Arcadia Landscapes), 
Local driver Menzo (from Goshen, New York) doing well in his first rally, entered 
only in the New York Rally Championship event, would have finished 17th overall and 
tenth-best two-wheel-drive in the national, 1:44:52,
NYRC 1 - 21st overall, 12th 2WD
NYRC 2 - 16th overall, 9th 2WD

notes:
dnf = did not finish
USRC = U.S. Rally Championship
NYRC = New York Rally Championship
AWD = all-wheel-drive
2WD = 2-wheel-drive


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