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3 March 2001
MEDIA ALERT
SCCA ProRally Championship Round 2
FIA International Cherokee Trails Rally
DENVER, CO Second round of ten for the 2001 season. A total of over 80
SCCA
and FIA Performance Rally cars from across North America and the world
will compete on hard-packed dirt and gravel roads within the Ocoee/Hiwassee
District of the Cherokee National Forest, east of Chattanooga. The event
marks the much-anticipated return of FIA Internationally listed rallying
to the SCCA ProRally Championship.
This televised event is sanctioned by the FIA (Federation Internationale
de l' Automobile) and by the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) through its
Chattanooga Region. The event is organized by the Knoxville, TN based
Rally Promotions, and presented by Shamrock Building Systems, of Atlanta, GA.
When & Where:
March 15-17, 2001; Chattanooga, TN; approximately 100 miles (160km) north of Atlanta, GA
Time zone at event: Eastern Standard Time (same as New York)
Headquarters Hotel and Event Press Room Location:
Radisson Read House Hotel & Suites, 827 Broad St, Chattanooga, TN 37402 423.266.4121 (switchboard)
Schedule
Monday, March 12th
7:00AM - 8:00AM Rally HQ Open for Recce Registration
8:00AM - 5:15PM Reconnaissance
9:00AM - 9:00PM Rally HQ Open
9:00AM - 9:00PM Press Room Open
Tuesday, March 13th
6:00AM - 7:00AM Rally HQ Open for Recce Registration
8:00AM - 5:15PM Reconnaissance
9:00AM - 9:00PM Rally HQ Open
9:00AM - 9:00PM Press Room Open
7:00PM - 9:00PM VIP Welcome Party (invitation only)
Wednesday, March 14th
9:00AM - 9:00PM Rally HQ Open
9:00AM - 9:00PM Press Room Open
11:00AM - 3:00PM Press Stage (invited teams only - open to all credentialed press and VIPs)
1:00PM - 10:00PM Scrutineering, Kelly Subaru, Chattanooga
Sealing of spare turbos and transmissions (FIA only) during
scrutineering
Thursday, March 15th
7:00AM Publication of Crews eligible to start Leg 1 Rally HQ
7:30AM Leg 1 Podium Start Downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee Aquarium
9:00AM - 9:00PM Rally HQ Open
9:00AM - 9:00PM Press Room Open
7:00PM Leg 1 Finish Downtown Chattanooga at CricKet Pavilion
Friday, March 16th
7:00AM Publication of Crews eligible to start Leg 2 Rally HQ
8:00AM Leg 2 Start Downtown Chattanooga, CricKet Pavilion
Noon - 9:00PM Rally HQ Open
9:00AM - 9:00PM Press Room Open
7:00PM Leg 2 Finish Downtown Chattanooga at CricKet Pavilion
Saturday, March 17th
7:00AM Publication of Crews eligible to start Leg 3 Rally HQ
8:00AM Leg 3 Start Downtown Chattanooga, CricKet Pavilion
Noon - 9:00PM Rally HQ Open
9:00AM - 9:00PM Press Room Open
4:00PM Leg 3 Podium Regroup at CricKet Pavilion
4:30PM Podium Finish, Tennessee Aquarium
8:00PM-10:00PM, Awards Banquet; Chattanooga Conference and Trade Center
Sunday, March 18th
Noon Rally Headquarters Closes
Format
All events in the SCCA ProRally Championship consist of flat-out racing,
in any weather, on challenging forest, mountain or desert roads. SCCA
Performance Rally events follow a format similar to that used around the
globe. However, most events do not allow for on-course practice (recces)
or pacenotes. Competitors generally see the course for the first time as
they race it. The International Cherokee Trails Rally is the first recced and
pacenoted SCCA ProRally Championship event in over a decade.
At-speed competition takes place only on "special stages," using
demanding back roads closed by local authorities for the event.
"Transits" connect the "special stage" sections together and are driven at posted
speeds, with teams fully subject to all traffic laws.
SCCA Performance Rally vehicles are production-based cars and trucks
from manufacturers around the world. They compete both for the overall
victory and wins within a class structure that groups together vehicles
with similar performance capabilities.
Each vehicle carries a driver and a co-driver/navigator. Using a
detailed route book and a specially designed rally computer, the
co-driver keeps the team on-course and advises the driver of any hazards ahead.
This role is as critical as the driver's skill, since the team is traveling at
full racing speeds over roads they have not seen, in any type of weather.
Selected entries (driver/co-driver):
11-time SCCA ProRally Overall Driver Champion and US Rally legend John
Buffum with Neil Wilson; SCCA Open Class 2000 Hyundai Tiburon
1999 SCCA ProRally Overall Driver/Co-Driver champions Noel Lawler and
Charles Bradley; SCCA Open Class 2000 Hyundai Tiburon
1999 Production Class and 2000 FIA Group N Driver Champion Karl
Scheible with Brian Maxwell; FIA Gr N4 2000 Subaru Impreza WRX-Sti.
1997 European Rally Champion Krzysztof Holowczyc with Macie Wiskawski
FIA Gr N4 2000 Subaru Impreza WRX Sti
1999 SCCA Group 5 Champions and 2000 FIA Group N runnerups Henry and
Cindi Krolikowski FIA Group N 1995 Subaru Impreza WRX-STi.
Garen Shrader and 1998 Overall Co-Driver Champion Michael Fennell, 1997
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
2000 High Performance Showroom Stock Pikes Peak International Hillclimb
Champion Rhys Millen, (co-driver TBA) 2000 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo I
Event Rank:
The FIA International and SCCA ProRally competition is held over the
course of three days, and follows FIA rally conventions.
The SCCA ProRally portion of the Cherokee Trails event is a full-points
round for SCCA Driver & Manufacturer Championships.
On days two and three, there will also be SCCA ClubRally competition for
regionally based rally teams, that will follow SCCA operational
conventions
(no pacenoting or recce)
Visuals:
Prior to the event, action photography and video will be obtainable at
the press stage. During the event, action photography and video will be
possible from viewing areas set up along the rally course, as well as other sites.
A first-come, first serve Press/VIP van will be available (weather
permitting) for credentialed media transport to and from these sites for those
without transport of their own.
Media information:
Credentialed Media and Industry VIP's will be given the opportunity to
experience the intense excitement of ProRally cars at speed during the
Wednesday press stage.
Drivers, co-drivers and crew will be accessible throughout the event,
including the Wednesday press stage and at the Parc Expose prior to the
start of the each day's activity. The service areas are open to credentialed
press at all times of the event.
Media relations will be able to provide driver and co-driver
interviews, event results and other information via telephone, fax and Email.
National Media Contact:
Kurt Spitzner - SCCA ProRally Championship Director
303.779.6622; 303.694.3654 Fax (USA Country Code: 1) mobile:
303.204.0375
Email: kspitzner@scca.org
Regional Media Contact:
Pre-Event: Kendall Russell - Rally Manager 865.671.1133 phone,
krrally@cs.com email
During Event: Oran Sands - 423.266.4121 (hotel switchboard - will
transfer to Press Room)
Web sites:
SCCA ProRally: http://www.sccaprorally.org/
International Cherokee Trails Rally: http://www.cherokeetrailsrally.org
14 March, 2001
Start Order & Late Breaking News:
SCCA ProRally Championship Round 2 - Cherokee Trails
Chattanooga TN: The first FIA Internationally listed SCCA ProRally
Championship event in over a decade starts tomorrow morning with an
impressive field of manufacturer supported and top independently entered
performance rally cars from the US, Canada and abroad. The Rally starts at
9:00 AM Thursday morning, at the Tennessee Aquarium in downtown Chattanooga.
Selected late entries, news The highly anticipated arrival of the first
three-car team in many years will have to wait until next months Oregon Trail
event. The Knight Racing independent Subaru team's transport left their trio
of 2000 Impreza's stranded late yesterday, and repairs to their rig were
impossible to get completed by the close of Scrutineering this afternoon.
Team boss Tom Ryther stated "We are very disappointed that we will not
be competing at the Cherokee Trails ProRally, as it has all the makings
of a WRC event." The team's innovative Impreza's will debut at Oregon Trail with some
interesting new hardware under the hoods of Ryther's and Peterson's Imprezas - the
cars will have automatic transmissions, designed specifically to deal with the
high torque and horsepower of their turbo-charged and intercooled 2.5 litre engines.
Season and New Championship Debuts for many teams are occurring this
week: at the top of the lists: Making his SCCA ProRally Championship
debut is 2000 Pikes Peak stock category champion Rhys Millen, and his
Mitsubishi Motor Sales America backed 2000 Lancer Evo 6.5. Returning for 2001 are
George Plsek and Alex Gelsomino in a completely rebuilt Audi S2, and young
British rally aces Richard Tuthill and John Bennie will make their United
States debut in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV, supported by Julian Masters.
Who is Masters? Was the car owner than introduced international road-racing
legend Erik Comas to the world of Performance Rallying at Oregon Trail
last year, finishing 4th overall at that event. Will history repeat itself?
Following today's well attended press/shakedown stage, Tuthill/Bennie and
the Round 1 Sno*Drift podium finishing duo of Seamus Burke and Frank
Cunningham are looking like the two to watch for dark horse top podium
finishes. Fast and consistent, with reliable chariots, both teams bring
well-honed international level rallying skills to this event. Tuthill is
an unknown here - but has an impressive win sheet back in the UK, and Burke
has been a man on a mission over the last season, with a steadily improving
finish history, and regular equipment upgrades.
Luckless Noel Lawler suffered yet another setback yesterday - pre-event
equipment checks revealed a leaking head gasket and a warped head on his
freshly rebuilt and just run-in Hyundai Tiburon engine - and a service
crew frantically scrambling to rebuild the top end before the close of
Scrutineering tonight. The back-up plan: well-placed but un-confirmed
pit-lane rumors indicate that Lawler will start in team boss John
Buffum's Tiburon should Lawler's motor not be up to snuff at daybreak.
Weather forecast: The forecast for this weeks 3-day rally: something
reminiscent of last weeks Rally Portugal - soggy weather with
thunderstorms likely tomorrow, then easing off to partly cloudy conditions for the
balance of the event. Highs tomorrow around 62f/17c, with similar temps for
Friday and Saturday.
Contact: SCCA ProRally Championship: Kurt Spitzner - Director Mobile:
303.204.0375
International Cherokee Trails Rally Public Relations: Oran Sands
Press room phone: 423.266.4121 (hotel operator will transfer call to
room) Time zone at-event: Eastern Time (GMT - 5 hours)
Information regarding the start order list:
Car # = number on vehicle.
Most Cars with numbers under 200 are Pro entries.
Car numbered over 200 are generally ClubRally (regional) entrants, with
first
digit denoting their home division (2,3 = West coast, 5 = Central US, 8,9
East coast).
Group = Vehicle category:
Open, Gr N - fastest; are cars with considerable modifications;
P (Production) - slowest; are cars very near showroom stock
configuration.
G5 - two wheel drive high HP cars;
G2 - two wheel drive lower horsepower cars;
GT - high horsepower production (stock) cars.
Entry = event entered. FIA= International, Nat= SCCA ProRally, Club=SCCA
ClubRally
Cherokee Trails International SCCA ProRally Championship Round 2
15-17 March, 2001
Start Order (subject to revision)
Start Car # Group Entry Seed Driver/Co-Driver Country Car
1 14 N4;O FIA/Nat. 0 Mark Lovell/Steve Turvey England/England Subaru WRX STI '00
2 3 O Nat. 0 Noel Lawler/Charles Bradley Ireland/Ireland Hyundai Tiburon '00
3 85 O Nat. 0 John Buffum/Neil Wilson USA/England Hyundai Tiburon '00
4 4 G4 Nat. 0 Garen Shrader/Michael Fennell USA/Jamaica Mitsubishi Lancer '97
5 13 O Nat. 0 Richard Tuthill/John Bennie England/England Mitsubishi EVO IV '97
6 2 N4; GrN FIA/Nat. 0 Karl Scheible/Brian Maxwell USA/Canada Subaru WRX STI '00
7 115 O Nat. 1 Seamus Burke/Frank Cunningham Ireland/Ireland Mitsubishi EVO VI '00
8 5 O Nat. 1 Doug Shepherd/Pete Gladysz USA/USA Mitsubishi Eclipse '94
9 80 O Nat. 1 Jon Kemp/Dan Sprongl USA/Canada Audi Quattro '84
10 33 O Nat. 1 Rhys Millen/TBA New Zealand/ Mitsubishi Lancer '00
11 44 Gr N Nat. 1 Henry Krolikowski/Cindy Krolikowski USA/USA Subaru WRX '00
12 6 O Nat. 1 Peter Lahm/Matt Chester USA/USA Mitsubishi EVO IV '97
13 23 O Nat. 1 Michael Whitman/Paula Gibault USA/USA Ford Sierra Cosworth '93
14 32 O Nat. 1 Paul Eklund/Scott Huhn USA:FIN/USA Subaru Impreza USX '95
15 71 G5 Nat. 1 Bryan Hourt/Drew Ritchie USA/USA Honda Civic '98
16 116 O Nat. 2 Thomas Lawless/Brian Sharkey Ireland/Ireland Mitsubishi EVO VI '00
17 90 PGT Nat. 2 Lauchlin O'Sullivan/John Dillon USA/USA Mitsubishi Eclipse '94
18 107 O Nat. 3 Tim Paterson/Scott Ferguson USA/USA Mitsubishi EVO IV '97
19 123 O Nat. 1 Vicente Frontinan/Luis Teixeira Portugal/Portugal Mitsubishi EVO IV '97
20 76 PGT Nat. 1 Gail Truess/Pattie Mayer USA/USA Mazda 323 GTX '88
21 7 O Nat. 2 George Plsek/ Alex Gelsomino USA/Italy Audi Quattro '90
22 63 G5 Nat. 2 Tad Ohtake/Rob Bohn USA/USA Ford Escort ZX2 '97
23 43 O Nat. 3 Kurosh Jahromi/Tony Lumino USA/USA Ford Cosworth '89
24 175 O Nat. 3 Alex Erisoty/Marshall Clarke USA/Ireland Audi 90 Quattro '89
25 74 Gr N Nat. 3 Ramana Lagemann/Russ Hughes USA/USA Subaru Impreza '99
26 188 G5 Nat. 3 Andrew Havas/Eric Tremblay USA/Canada Mazda RX7 H '79
27 877 G5 Nat. 3 Mark Bowers/Duffy Bowers USA/USA Mitsubsi Starion '87
28 58 O Nat. 4 Alec Ellsworth/Steve Kaczkowski USA/USA Mitsubishi EVO IV '97
29 806 G2 Nat. 4 Richard Pilczuk/Brian Pilczuk USA/USA VW GTI '87
30 97 PGT Nat. 3 Paul Dubinsky/Yvon Dubinsky USA/USA Eagle Talon AWD '92
31 42 G2 Nat. 3 Eric Burmeister/Mark Buskirk USA/USA VW GTI '86
32 527 O Nat. 4 Chris Gilligan/Joe Peterson USA/USA Mitsubishi Eclipse '92
33 126 O Nat. 4 Arthur Wojcik/Adam Pelc Poland/Poland MitsubishiGalant GSX '90
34 55 G5 Nat 3 Brian Vinson/ Jeff Secor USA/USA Toyota Supra Turbo '97
35 18 N3;GpN FIA/Nat. 3 Ivor Wigham/John Allen England/USA Acura Type R '98
36 185 O Nat. 4 Jon Bogert/Daphne Bogert USA/Greece Toyota Celica'88
37 151 O Nat. 4 Carlos Lopez/Dave Weiman USA/USA Eagle Talon '90
38 61 P Nat. 4 Mike Halley/Joshua Bressem USA/USA VW New Beetle '98
39 822 P Nat. 4 Jeffrey Field/Ole Holter USA/USA Dodge Shadow '87
40 110 O Nat. 5 Mark Nelson/David Watts USA/USA Mitsubishi EVO VI '00
41 834 G2 Nat. 6 Randy Bailey/Will Perry USA/USA Isuzu Impulse '88
42 914 N4;Gr N FIA/Nat. 5 Noel Nash/Patrick McGrath Ireland/USA Mitshubishi Lancer '97
43 924 Gr N Nat. 5 John Drislane/Paul Goodman Ireland/Ireland Mitsubishi EVO IV '97
44 559 O Nat 5 John Rek/ Bob Dupree USA/USA Audi S-2 "95
45 982 O Nat. 5 Wojciech Hajduczyk/Chuck Cox Poland/USA Plymouth Laser '92
46 940 G5 Nat. 5 Niall Donnelly/Frank McAlaister Ireland/Ireland Mitsubishi Eclipse '93
47 78 O Nat 5 Paul Dunn/Rebecca Dunn USA/USA Mitsubishi EVO IV '97
48 811 G2 Nat. 5 Matthew Johnson/Eric Adams USA/USA VW GTI '88
49 505 G2 Nat. 5 Jon Hamilton/Ken Sabo USA/USA VW Rabbit '81
50 15 G2 Nat. 5 Brad Hawkins/Adrian Wintle USA/Canada VW Golf GTI '96
51 983 O Nat. 5 Robert Jerkotz/Artur Trojanowicz Canada/Canada Mitsubishi Eclipse, '92
52 518 O Nat. 6 Dennis Martin/TBA USA/ Mitsubishi Eclipse '90
53 895 G5 Nat. 6 Paul Geary/John Kenneally Ireland/Ireland Mitsubishi Mirage '89
54 94 N3; P FIA/Nat. 6 Craig Peeper/TBA USA/ Ford Focus '00
55 936 G2 Nat. 6 Donald Paulsen/Charles Paulsen USA/USA Volvo 240 '80
56 553 G5 Nat. 6 Jerry Brownell/Jim Windsor USA/USA ChevroletCitation '83
57 961 G2 Nat. 6 Jerzy Bajno/Slawomik Kadlubowski Poland/Poland VW Golf '87
58 133 P Nat. 6 Tom Young/Jim LeBeau USA/USA Dodge Neon ACR '95
59 721 G5 Nat. 6 Richard Miller/Juanita Miller USA/USA SAAB 900T '85
60 543 G2 Nat. 6 Christopher Whiteman/Michael Paulin USA/USA VW GTI '85
61 O Nat 6 Patrick Ferrell/TBA Ireland/ Eagle Talon '91
Start Car # Group Entry Seed ClubRally Driver/Co-Driver Country Car
62 609 G5 Club 2 Scott Justus/TBA USA/ Mazda RX-7 '79
63 931 PGT Club 3 Donald Kennedy/Matthew Kennedy USA/USA SubaruImpreza '96
64 69 G2 Club 3 Charles Sherrill/Bryan O'Neal USA/USA Honda CRX '89
65 942 P Club 3 William Tremmel/Peter Colmean USA/USA VW Golf Gti '86
66 605 P Club 6 Paul Flores/Sean Figgins USA/USA Nissan Pickup '86
67 137 Hist.G2 Club 3 Phil Smith/Dallas Smith USA/USA MG BGT '68
68 890 O Club 4 Carlos Arrieta/Belen Arrieta Spain/Spain Audi 4000 Quattro '84
69 915 G5 Club 4 Nui Srisook/Sumit Panjabi Thailand/USA Mazda RX7 '81
70 973 G2 Club 4 Pablo Sanfrancisco/Rob Bergstrom Spain/USA VW Golf GTI '85
71 801 P Club 4 Anders Green/Jeff Denton Sweden/USA Mitsu.MightyMax '88
72 964 O Club 5 David Anton/Andy Coombs USA/USA Toyota Celica '88
73 807 PGT Club 6 Richard Martin/TBA USA/ Mitsubishi VR4 '92
74 823 PGT Club 6 Andrew Virata/Brent Helgerson USA/USA Mazda 323 GTX '88
75 891 PGT Club 6 Randy Zimmer/Dave Shindle USA/USA Subaru Impreza '96
76 816 G2 Club 6 Josh Turner/David Disney USA/USA Toyota Corolla '87
77 562 G2 Club 5 Brian Dandlinger/Mike Christopherson USA/USA VW Jetta '84
78 817 G2 Club 6 Ottis Airhart/Peter Baldauf USA/USA Datsun 240Z '73
79 886 P Club 6 Eduardo Torre/Abdul Seediqiar USA/USA VW Golf GTI '88
80 560 P Club 6 David Johnson/Shannon Johnson USA/USA Plymouth NeonACR '95
For further information, please visit these Web sites:
SCCA ProRally: http://www.sccaprorally.org/
International Cherokee Trails Rally: http://cherokeetrailsrally.com
For immediate release 15 March, 2001
SCCAB. ProRallysm Championship - Round 2 - Cherokee Trails
Day One Results and News
UK's Tuthill leads - Buffum in pursuit
Chattanooga, TN, The first ever International Cherokee Trails Rally got off
to a roaring start today under a soaking sky, with top drivers and
manufacturers setting a fierce pace immediatelyb&
Richard Tuthill proved his mettle early on, methodically building what
would end up as a greater than one-minute lead in his SCCA ProRally debut
event over the course of the day. Setting a scorching pace in the early
morning rain, the gradually drying conditions worked well for the young UK
driver.
Rhys Millen's SCCA ProRally debut had a bit of a setback, with gearbox
problems slowing the 2000 Pikes Peak Hillclimb champion start early in SS2.
Unable to effect repairs, the team soldiered on through the balance of the
day, with repairs to be made tonite. Expect Millen to make a charge for the
front early on in Day 2.
Noel Lawler and Charles Bradley's bad luck finally turned around mere
minutes before the close of scrutineering last nite, with their Hyundai
Tiburon up and running with a frantically rebuilt motor top-end. While still
experiencing some minor overheating problems when running at full sustained
throttle, the 1999 SCCA ProRally Champions are sitting in a comfortable 4th
place overall at the end of day ones activities.
Karl Scheible, the 2000 SCCA ProRally Gr N Champion, and now Prodrive
Subaru driver sits 7th overall, and is in command of the Group N category.
That may not last however, as his Impreza' motor seized as he pulled into the
final service. Experiencing overheating problems from SS2 on, the short
service times between stages precluded the team from effecting repairs during
the event
Seamus Burke and Frank Cunningham are showing good pace, and are in 5th
overall position at the days close. Using a rented Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
shell, and the mechanicals of their not yet finished Evo VI, the duo has
never been quicker.
In the SCCA classes, a variety of stories are being written. Brian
Vinson, who debuted his ex-Ralph Kosmides G5 championship winning Toyota
Supra turbo at Sno*Drift last month, had, unfortunately, had another short
day, with the car shedding yet another accessory belt drive. Andrew Havas
now leads Gr5, with Bryan Hourt's supercharged Honda Civic in close pursuit.
The 1999 Production class championship winning and TV Commercial favorite VW
New Beetle has returned to SCCA ProRally Championship action, with new
teammates Michael Halley and Joshua Bressem getting settled in, holding onto
2nd place in class behind Jeff Field and Ole Holter. The Group 2 "Spec-Car"
battle is between Richard and Brian Pilczuk's VW Golf and the VW Golf of Eric
Burmeister/Mark Buskirk
Day two of the International Cherokee Trails Rally begins tomorrow at
8:00 AM from the Cricket Pavilion in downtown Chattanooga, which has already
been acclaimed by several service crews as the finest service facility in the
nation. Heading back into the high Tennessee Smoky Mountain woods, 5 more
technically challenging stages will be completed by nightfall.
The Weather Forecast calls for gradually clearing skies and moderate
temperatures. This should begin to dry out the damp roads in the sunny
spots, making tire choice for tomorrow particularly critical.
Sno*Drift SCCA ProRally Championship Round #1
15 March, 2001
Leg Two Finish Order (unofficial) times
are in hours:minutes:hundredths of seconds
Start Finish Car # Time Class Seed Driver/Co-Driver Country Car
5 1 13 1:05.77 O 0 Richard Tuthill/John Bennie England/England Mitsubishi EVO IV '97
3 2 85 1:06.81 O 0 John Buffum/Neil Wilson USA/England Hyundai Tiburon '00
1 3 14 1:07.72 N4;O 0 Mark Lovell/Steve Turvey England/England Subaru WRX STI '00
2 4 3 1:08.26 O 0 Noel Lawler/Charles Bradley Ireland/Ireland Hyundai Tiburon '00
7 5 115 1:09.97 O 1 Seamus Burke/Frank Cunningham Ireland/Ireland Mitsubishi EVO VI '00
10 6 33 1:11.32 O 1 Rhys Millen/Garry Cowan NZ/NZ Mitsubishi Lancer '00
6 7 2 1:11.73 N4; GrN 0 Karl Scheible/Brian Maxwell USA/Canada Subaru WRX STI '00
18 8 107 1:14.79 O 3 Tim Paterson/Scott Ferguson USA/USA Mitsubishi EVO IV '97
16 9 116 1:15.30 O 2 Thomas Lawless/Brian Sharkey Ireland/Ireland Mitsubishi EVO VI '00
12 10 6 1:15.63 O 1 Peter Lahm/Matt Chester USA/USA Mitsubishi EVO IV '97
24 11 175 1:17.48 O 3 Alex Erisoty/Marshall Clarke USA/Ireland Audi 90 Quattro '89
43 12 904 1:17.74 Gr N 5 John Drislane/Paul Goodman Ireland/Ireland Mitsubishi EVO IV '97
11 13 44 1:18.22 Gr N 1 Henry Krolikowski/Cindy Krolikowski USA/USA Subaru WRX '00
26 14 188 1:18.79 G5 3 Andrew Havas/Eric Tremblay USA/Canada Mazda RX7 H '79
13 15 23 1:18.81 O 1 Michael Whitman/Paula Gibeault USA/USA Ford Sierra Cosworth '93
15 16 71 1:19.15 G5 1 Bryan Hourt/Drew Ritchie USA/USA Honda Civic '98
40 17 110 1:19.35 O 5 Mark Nelson/David Watts USA/USA Mitsubishi EVO VI '00
25 18 74 1:19.58 Gr N 3 Ramana Lagemann/Russ Hughes USA/USA Subaru Impreza '99
29 19 806 1:20.57 G2 4 Richard Pilczuk/Brian Pilczuk USA/USA VW GTI '87
21 20 7 1:20.84 O 2 George Plsek/ Alex Gelsomino USA/Italy Audi Quattro '90
23 21 43 1:20.99 O 3 Kurosh Jahromi/Tony Lumino USA/USA Ford Cosworth '89
31 22 42 1:22.26 G2 3 Eric Burmeister/Mark Buskirk USA/USA VW GTI '86
42 23 914 1:22.35 N4;Gr N 5 Noel Nash/Patrick McGrath Ireland/USA Mitshubishi Lancer '97
51 24 983 1:22.36 O 5 Robert Jerkotz/Artur Trojanowicz Canada/Canada Mitsubishi Eclipse, '92
46 25 940 1:22.73 G5 5 Niall Donnelly/Frank McAlaister Ireland/Ireland Mitsubishi Eclipse '93
45 26 982 1:23.07 O 5 Wojciech Hajduczyk/Chuck Cox Poland/USA Plymouth Laser '92
20 27 76 1:23.22 PGT 1 Gail Truess/Pattie Mayer USA/USA Mazda 323 GTX '88
30 28 97 1:23.26 PGT 3 Paul Dubinsky/Yvon Dubinsky USA/USA Eagle Talon AWD '92
39 29 822 1:23.65 P 4 Jeffrey Field/Ole Holter USA/USA Dodge Shadow'87
32 30 527 1:24.36 O 4 Chris Gilligan/Joe Peterson USA/USA MitsubishiEclipse '92
33 31 126 1:24.95 O 4 Arthur Wojcik/Adam Pelc Poland/Poland Mitsubishi Galant GSX '90
47 32 78 1:25.25 O 5 Paul Dunn/Rebecca Dunn USA/USA Mitsubishi EVO IV '97
41 33 834 1:25.60 G2 6 Randy Bailey/Will Perry USA/USA Isuzu Impulse '88
38 34 61 1:25.84 P 4 Mike Halley/Joshua Bressem USA/USA VW New Beetle '98
36 35 185 1:27.72 O 4 Jon Bogert/Daphne Bogert USA/Greece Toyota Celica '88
58 36 133 1:27.87 P 6 Tom Young/Jim LeBeau USA/USA Dodge Neon ACR '95
37 37 151 1:29.88 O 4 Carlos Lopez/Dave Weiman USA/USA Eagle Talon '90
54 38 94 1:30.21 N3; P 6 Craig Peeper/Ian Bevan USA/Ireland Ford Focus '00
56 39 553 1:30.84 G5 6 Jerry Brownell/Jim Windsor USA/USA Chevrolet Citation '83
49 40 505 1:35.86 G2 5 Jon Hamilton/Ken Sabo USA/USA VW Rabbit '81
50 41 15 1:38.96 G2 5 Brad Hawkins/Adrian Wintle USA/Canada VW Golf GTI '96
59 42 721 1:39.02 G5 6 Richard Miller/Juanita Miller USA/USA SAAB 900T '85
*complete results will be posted on the Cherokee Trails website:
www.cherokeetrailsrally.com
royalty free/public domain photography of this event is available at :
Cherokee Trails SCCA ProRally Championship Round #1
15 March, 2001
Day One Retirements - unofficial
Car # Drivers Name Co-Drivers Name Class Year Make stage Retirement cause (unofficial)
543 Christopher Whiteman Michael Paulin Gr2 85 VW Transit Off-course
5 Doug Shepherd Peter Gladysz Open 94 Mitsubishi Transit Gearbox
4 Garen Shrader Michael Fennell Open 97 Mitsubishi SS1 Electrical
32 Paul Eklund Scott Huhn Open 95 Subaru SS1 Off-road
818 Ivor Wigham John Allen P 98 Acura SS1 High-centered
887 Mark Bowers Duffy Bowers Gr5 87 Mitsubishi SS2 Drivetrain
55 Brian Vinson Jeff Secor Gr5 97 Toyota SS2 Accessory Drive
559 John Rek Bob DuPree Open 95 Audi SS3 Power Steering
811 Matthew Johnson Eric Adams Gr2 88 VW SS3 Off-road
63 Tad Ohtake Rob Bohn Gr5 97 Ford SS4 Unknown
80 Jon Kemp Dan Sprongl Open 84 Audi SS5 Unknown
90 Lauchlin O'Sullivan John Dillon PGT 94 Mitsubishi SS5 Time-barred
518 Dennis Martin Kurt Winkleman Open 90 Mitsubishi Unknown
961 Jerzy Bajno S. Kadlubowski Gr2 87 VW unknown
*report not in at press time
For immediate release 16 March, 2001
SCCAB. ProRallysm Championship - Round 2 - Cherokee Trails
Day Two Results and News
Buffum, Tuthill battle it out
Chattanooga, TN: The second day of competition at the International Cherokee
Trails Rally brought rapid-fire surprise retirements and field reshufflings,
but through it all Mitsubishi pilot Tuthill and USA Rally legend and Hyundai
team boss Buffum remained the forces to be reckoned with.
Prodrive Troubles: Early into the days activities, both Prodrive entries
suffered terminal mechanical problems that eliminated both cars from the
rally. Early into SS7, Scheible's Impreza suffered from a blown head gasket
- an end result of intermittent overheating heating problem that began early
in Day 1. Later, in the same stage, Lovell's Impreza was sidelined with
terminal transmission problems. His service crew was aware of the problem,
and was prepared to complete the transmission swap during the 20-minute
service scheduled immediately following the stage, but Lovell was unable to
drive the car back under its own power.
Noel Lawler and Charles Bradley's round of good luck on Day One on SS8
while the duo were in second place nipping at Tuthill's heels when the
Irishmen had an off which left the car stuck and unable to continue.
Also on the surprise retirement list is Rhys Millen, who failed to
restart today. The transmission problems he was dealing with in Day 1 were
terminal, and spares couldn't be located to effect repairs.
With a keen eye to repeating or improving on their January podium finish
at the Sno*Drift event, Seamus Burke and Frank Cunningham are in a solid 3rd
overall position with a ten minute lead over the nearest class competitors
Tim Patterson and Scott Ferguson.
The mechanical attrition of this event, while being a misfortune for
some, has moved several independent teams into the top-ranking limelight,
many for their first time. The car 116 team of Thomas Lawless and Brian
Sharkey, who purchased Burke's 97 Evo IV at the Sno*Drift awards banquet in
January have wasted no time as establishing themselves as players in the FIA
Group N category, currently leading the class and placed fourth in overall
competition.
Richard Tuthill,. Whose performance at his debut US event has impressed
all, was clearly pleased with his driving, was also mindful that the
competition was very real. "At every stage today, I would wait at the finish
to get an idea of my competitor's timesb&I never had to wait longb&everyone
seemed to be right thereb&Lawler, and now Buffum, are giving me quite the
run."
The California based team of Lauchlin O'Sullivan and John Dillon are
doing well in their first event of the season, steadily drawing out a twelve
minute lead over East Coast favorites Gail Truess and Pattie Hughes-Mayer.
O'Sullivan is also currently seventh overall.
After finishing a distant second place in Group 5 in Day 1, Bryan Hourt
has gained significant time on class leader Andrew Havas and is now in
striking distance of taking the Gr5 lead going into Day 3.
In Group 2, a10-minute window reminiscent of Sno*Drift in January has
appeared - only this time its Eric Burmeister at the far end of the time
stick. The local to Chattanooga team of Randy Bailey and Will Perry are
showing some 'home town advantage' on these Tennessee back roads, stretching
out a comfortable lead.
There are many internationally based members of the global performance
rally community that have flown to Chattanooga to observe the first SCCA
international event in thirteen years, and all have come away impressed
with the overall quality of the venue. Said one: "Discussions with several
drivers have told me that the roads here are as good as any found in the
world and that Chattanooga makes for an excellent host city."
Included in the overseas contingent is an observer from Mitsubishi
Ralliart/Spain - who arrived at the event today with a new awards program for
US based driver's of the company's Lancer Evo series of performance rally
cars.
The Final Day of the Int. Cherokee Trails Rally begins at 8 am and will
run a shorter schedule than the first two, with rally activity wrapping up at
approximately 4:30 pm, with a podium finish in downtown Chattanooga.
Sno*Drift SCCA ProRally Championship Round #1
27 January, 2001
Day Two Finish Order (unofficial)
times are in hours:minutes:seconds
Start Finish Car # Time Class Seed Driver/Co-Driver Country
Car
5 1 13 2:20.32 O 0 Richard Tuthill/John Bennie England/Scotland Mitsubishi EVO IV '97
3 2 85 2:22.35 O 0 John Buffum/Neil Wilson USA/England Hyundai Tiburon '00
7 3 115 2:27.11 O 1 Seamus Burke/Frank Cunningham Ireland/Ireland Mitsubishi EVO VI '00
16 4 116 2:36.49 O 2 Thomas Lawless/Brian Sharkey Ireland/Ireland Mitsubishi EVO VI '00
18 5 107 2:37.53 O 3 Tim Paterson/Scott Ferguson USA/USA Mitsubishi EVO IV '97
11 6 44 2:42.01 Gr N 1 Henry Krolikowski/Cindy Krolikowski USA/USA Subaru WRX '00
7 90 2:42.01 PGT 2 Lauchlin O'Sullivan/John Dillon USA/USA Mitsubshi Eclipse'94
26 8 188 2:42.04 G5 3 Andrew Havas/Eric Tremblay USA/Canada Mazda RX7 '79
15 9 71 2:42.23 G5 1 Bryan Hourt/Drew Ritchie USA/USA Honda Civic'98
43 10 904 2:42.36 Gr N 5 John Drislane/Paul Goodman Ireland/Ireland Mitsubishi EVO IV '97
13 11 23 2:44.22 O 1 Michael Whitman/Paula Gibeault USA/USA Ford Sierra Cosworth '93
23 12 43 2:44.32 O 3 Kurosh Jahromi/Tony Lumino USA/USA Ford Cosworth '89
42 13 914 2:48.14 N4;Gr N 5 Noel Nash/Patrick McGrath Ireland/USA Mitsubishi EVO IV '97
45 14 982 2:51.46 O 5 Wojciech Hajduczyk/Chuck Cox Poland/USA Plymouth Laser '92
32 15 527 2:53.25 O 4 Chris Gilligan/Joe Peterson USA/USA Mitsubishi Eclipse '92
20 16 76 2:53.28 PGT 1 Gail Truess/Pattie Mayer USA/USA Mazda 323 GTX '88
39 17 822 2:55.10 P 4 Jeffrey Field/Ole Holter USA/USA Dodge Shadow '87
47 18 78 2:55.38 O 5 Paul Dunn/Rebecca Dunn USA/USA Mitsubishi EVO IV '97
41 33 834 2:56.20 G2 6 Randy Bailey/Will Perry USA/USA Isuzu Impulse '88
38 34 61 2:57.37 P 4 Mike Halley/Joshua Bressem USA/USA VW New Beetle '98
40 17 110 2:58.34 O 5 Mark Nelson/David Watts USA/USA Mitsubishi EVO VI '00
36 35 185 2:59.26 O 4 Jon Bogert/Daphne Bogert USA/Greece Toyota Celica '88
58 36 133 3:03.35 P 6 Tom Young/Jim LeBeau USA/USA Dodge Neon ACR '95
54 38 94 3:03.47 N3; P 6 Craig Peeper/Ian Bevan USA/UK Ford Focus '00
46 25 940 3:05.53 G5 5 Niall Donnelly/Frank McAlaister Ireland/Ireland Mitsubishi Eclipse '93
31 22 42 3:06.46 G2 3 Eric Burmeister/Mark Buskirk USA/USA VW GTI '86
49 40 505 3:12.49 G2 5 Jon Hamilton/Ken Sabo USA/USA VW Rabbit '81
50 41 15 3:15.08 G2 5 Brad Hawkins/Adrian Wintle USA/Canada VW Golf GTI '96
37 37 151 3:25.41 O 4 Carlos Lopez/Dave Weiman USA/USA Eagle Talon '90
*complete results will be posted on the Cherokee Trails website:
www.cherokeetrailsrally.com
Cherokee Trails SCCA ProRally Championship Round #1
16 March, 2001
Day One Retirements - unofficial
Car # Drivers Name Co-Drivers Name Class Year Make stage
Retirement cause (unofficial)
543 Christopher Whiteman Michael Paulin Gr2 85 VW Transit Off-course
5 Doug Shepherd Peter Gladysz Open 94 Mitsubishi Transit Gearbox
4 Garen Shrader Michael Fennell Open 97 Mitsubishi SS1 Electrical
32 Paul Eklund Scott Huhn Open 95 Subaru SS1 Off-road
818 Ivor Wigham John Allen P 98 Acura SS1 High-centered
887 Mark Bowers Duffy Bowers Gr5 87 Mitsubishi SS2 Drivetrain
55 Brian Vinson Jeff Secor Gr5 97 Toyota SS2 Accessory Drive
559 John Rek Bob DuPree Open 95 Audi SS3 Power Steering
811 Matthew Johnson Eric Adams Gr2 88 VW SS3 Off-road
63 Tad Ohtake Rob Bohn Gr5 97 Ford SS4 Unknown
80 Jon Kemp Dan Sprongl Open 84 Audi SS5 Engine
518 Dennis Martin Kurt Winkleman Open 90 Mitsubishi Unknown
961 Jerzy Bajno S. Kadlubowski Gr2 87 VW unknown
*report not in at press time
Day Two Retirements - unofficial
Car # Drivers Name Co-Drivers Name Class Year Make stage
Retirement cause (unofficial)
2 Karl Scheible Brian Maxwell GrN 00 Subaru SS6 Head gasket
6 Peter Lahm Matt Chester Open 97 Mitsubishi SS8 Unknown
14 Mark Lovell Steve Turvey Open 00 Subaru SS6 Transmission
33 Rhys Millen Garry Cowan Open 00 Mitsubishi SS5 Transmission
175 Alex Erisoty Marshall Clarke Open 89 Audi SS7 Head gasket
721 Richard Miller Juanita Miler Gr5 85 SAAB SS6 Motor Mount
74 Ramana Lagemann Russ Hughes GrN 99 Subaru SS6 Head gasket
553 Jerry Brownell Jim Windsor Gr5 83 Chevrolet SS6 Time-barred
7 George Plsek Alex Gelsomino Open 90 Audi SS8 Unknown
3 Noel Lawler Charles Bradley Open 00 Hyundai SS8 Off-road
126 Arthur Wojcik Adam Pelc Open 90 Mitsubishi SS8 Unknown
806 Richard Pilczuk Brian Pilczuk Gr2 87 VW SS8 Unknown
983 Robert Jerkosz Artur Troganowicz Open 90 Mitsubishi SS8 Unknown
97 Paul Dubinsky Yvon Dubinsky PGT 92 Eagle SS9 Unknown
*report not in at press time
For immediate release
17 March, 2001
SCCA. ProRallysm Championship - Round 2 - Cherokee Trails
Tuthill Wins First SCCA International Rally in 13 Years
Chattanooga TN: Richard Tuthill has overnight become the man to beat in SCCA
ProRally. Driving a mature, well-calculated event that saw the vast majority
of his challengers fall by the wayside trying to keep up, the young gentleman
from the UK steadily expanded his lead each day, building a comfortable, yet
never overwhelming, buffer over his nearest rivals in John Buffum and Seamus
Burke.
The event started to resemble an episode of 'Survivor' rather than a SCCA
ProRally as more and more teams were 'voted off the island' through
mechanical failures or mis-judgement of road conditions, leaving several cars
daily high-centered on the berms or stuck in the ditches of the logging
trails. Only 23 of the 61 starting ProRally entries were running at the
finish. Other than Thursday morning's rain, the weather was not a major
factor, with cool mountain temperatures and partly cloudy skies keeping dust
minimal and the technically challenging roads fast and smooth.
The International Cherokee Trails Rally is the SCCA's first 'toe in the
water' as the Club prepares to bid for a future round of the FIA's World
Rally Championship. With over 800 miles in the route book, including 180
miles of special stages, vehicle endurance, adapting to and successfully
using pacenotes, and finding an race survivable, yet competitive team cadence
were the real challenges - a tall order for many US based rallyists who
aren't familiar with performance rallying on this grand scale. The
internationally based or experienced entries in the event drove the point
home, as did the handful of gritty American teams that survived this test -
but also set an enviable yet attainable example for all in attendance to
aspire to in the coming months.
John Buffum: recognizing Hyundai Motor America CEO Finbarr O'Neill, and
several other industry dignitaries in the audience, including Subaru R&D
President Tatsuo Sakai, asked all those in attendance to 'recognize the
change in the sport,' and work together to further the growth of SCCA
ProRally, 'as the manufacturers who are investing in it already are.'
Regarding Tuthill, the rally legend noted: "I simply couldn't catch him - a
great young driver."
Richard Tuthill: who publicly thanked his co-driver for keeping him
on-pace and in check, and car-owner Julian Masters for the opportunity to
drive in the event, was satisfied with the new venue, remarking at the awards
ceremony "There is no question that in a few years, this can be the finest
World Rally event in the Championship."
Another young talent in the SCCA performance rally ranks, Andrew Havas
secured a career best 5th overall and an easy Group 5 win when a
hard-charging Bryan Hourt retired with terminal mechanical problems in the
days first special stage.
Lauchlin O'Sullivan made a triumphant return to the SCCA ProRally
Championship after taking nearly a year off, with a solid 7th place finish
overall, and a first in PGT.
In Production, a Michael Halley constructed Dodge Shadow, driven by Jeff
Field, beat a Michael Halley driven VW New Beetle, and a new Ford Focus,
driven by SCCA ProRally newcomer Craig Peeper, in the tightest competition of
the event, the trio separated by barely 7 minutes over the course of 3 days.
The 'home team' of Randy Bailey and Will Perry from nearby Soddy Daisy,
TN, made a solid charge up the leaderboard to take their first Group 2 win in
their first SCCA ProRally event with an inspired drive that kept the fans
happy and their competition busy. Their immaculately prepared 1988 Isuzu
Impulse made for a curious rally car choice, but the team and the car got the
job done, with a commanding 11 minute window over 2nd place Eric Burmeister
and Mark Buskirk. The window might not have been so wide were it not for a
broken steering rack knuckle on the VW Golf - which took some 15 minutes
on-stage to repair according to a resourceful Burmeister, "with a large
rock."
For the first time in their SCCA ProRally careers Seamus Burke and Frank
Cunningham lead (unofficially) the overall driver's and co-drivers
championships with 28 points each. Tuthill and Paul Choiniere are tied at
22, and Buffum and Mark Lovell are tied at 17 a piece.
Despite Tuthill's convincing drive, Hyundai will maintain its early
season Manufacturers Championship lead by virtue of Tuthill's 1997 Mitsubishi
Lancer Evo IV being ineligible for SCCA MFG Council points. Burke, finishing
3rd and driving a 2000 Evo VI, generated the points for the company. Henry
Krolikowski, in the top finishing Subaru, brought home 3rd place overall
points, and 1st place Group N points for the company. The Manufacturers
Championship standings (unofficially) are now: Hyundai: 40, with Subaru and
Mitsubishi tied at 27 points each.
Round 3 of the SCCA ProRally Championship is the Oregon Trail Rally in
Tillamook, Oregon, located along the state's spectacular northern shoreline.
The event is scheduled for the weekend of April 7-8.
Television coverage of the SCCA ProRally Championship starts its 2001
season this Monday night at 8:00 PM and Midnight Eastern time on Speedvision,
with the broadcast of Round 1: Sno*Drift. Go to www.speedvision.com for
listings in your area, and additional SCCA ProRally news. Air date for the
International Cherokee Trails event is set for Monday, April 09, at 8:00 PM
and Midnight, EST.
Cherokee Trails SCCA ProRally Championship Round 2
17 March, 2001
Day Three/Final Finish Order (official)
times are in hours:minutes:seconds
Start Finish Car # Time Class Seed Driver/Co-Driver Country
Car
5 1 13 3:19.20 O 0 Richard Tuthill/John Bennie England/Scotland Mitsubishi EVO IV '97
3 2 85 3:24.07 O 0 John Buffum/Neil Wilson USA/England Hyundai Tiburon '00
7 3 115 3:27.50 O 1 Seamus Burke/Frank Cunningham Ireland/Ireland Mitsubishi EVO VI '00
18 4 107 3:41.22 O 3 Tim Paterson/Scott Ferguson USA/USA Mitsubishi EVO IV '97
26 5 188 3:46.18 G5 3 Andrew Havas/Eric Tremblay USA/Canada Mazda RX7 '79
11 6 44 3:46.31 Gr N 1 Henry Krolikowski/Cindy Krolikowski USA/USA Subaru WRX '00
17 7 90 3:47.13 PGT 2 Lauchlin O'Sullivan/John Dillon USA/USA Mitsubshi Eclipse'94
43 8 904 3:47.15 O 5 John Drislane/Paul Goodman Ireland/Ireland Mitsubishi EVO IV '97
13 9 23 3:54.32 O 1 Michael Whitman/Paula Gibeault USA/USA Ford Sierra Cosworth '93
45 10 982 3:59.26 O 5 Wojciech Hajduczyk/Chuck Cox Poland/USA Plymouth Laser '92
42 11 914 3.59.50 N4;Gr N 5 Noel Nash/Patrick McGrath Ireland/USA Mitsubishi EVO IV '97
32 12 527 4:02.02 O 4 Chris Gilligan/Joe Peterson USA/USA Mitsubishi Eclipse '92
20 13 76 4:02.51 PGT 1 Gail Truess/Pattie Mayer USA/USA Mazda 323 GTX '88
41 14 834 4:06.30 G2 6 Randy Bailey/Will Perry USA/USA Isuzu Impulse '88
39 15 822 4:06.39 P 4 Jeffrey Field/Ole Holter USA/USA Dodge Shadow '87
38 16 61 4:09.05 P 4 Mike Halley/Joshua Bressem USA/USA VW New Beetle '98
36 17 185 4:09.14 O 4 Jon Bogert/Daphne Bogert USA/Greece Toyota Celica '88
54 18 94 4:13.46 N3; P 6 Craig Peeper/Ian Bevan USA/UK Ford Focus '00
46 19 940 4:14.50 G5 5 Niall Donnelly/Frank McAlaister Ireland/Ireland Mitsubishi Eclipse '93
31 20 42 4:17.41 G2 3 Eric Burmeister/Mark Buskirk USA/USA VW GTI '86
47 21 78 4:19.18 O 5 Paul Dunn/Rebecca Dunn USA/USA Mitsubishi EVO IV '97
49 22 505 4:25.10 G2 5 Jon Hamilton/Ken Sabo USA/USA VW Rabbit '81
50 23 15 4:26.32 G2 5 Brad Hawkins/Adrian Wintle USA/Canada VW Golf GTI '96
*complete results will be posted on the Cherokee Trails website:
www.cherokeetrailsrally.com
Cherokee Trails SCCA ProRally Championship Round #1
16 March, 2001
Day One Retirements - official
Car # Drivers Name Co-Drivers Name Class Year Make stage Retirement cause (unofficial)
543 Christopher Whiteman Michael Paulin Gr2 85 VW Transit Off-course
5 Doug Shepherd Peter Gladysz Open 94 Mitsubishi Transit Gearbox
4 Garen Shrader Michael Fennell Open 97 Mitsubishi SS1 Electrical
32 Paul Eklund Scott Huhn Open 95 Subaru SS1 Off-road
818 Ivor Wigham John Allen P 98 Acura SS1 High-centered
887 Mark Bowers Duffy Bowers Gr5 87 Mitsubishi SS2 Drivetrain
961 Jerzy Bajno S. Kadlubowski Gr2 87 VW SS2 Off-road
55 Brian Vinson Jeff Secor Gr5 97 Toyota SS2 Accessory Drive
518 Dennis Martin Kurt Winkleman Open 90 Mitsubishi SS3 Off-road
559 John Rek Bob DuPree Open 95 Audi SS3 Power Steering
811 Matthew Johnson Eric Adams Gr2 88 VW SS3 Off-road
63 Tad Ohtake Rob Bohn Gr5 97 Ford SS4 Mechanical
80 Jon Kemp Dan Sprongl Open 84 Audi SS5 Engine
Day Two Retirements - official
Car # Drivers Name Co-Drivers Name Class Year Make stage Retirement cause (unofficial)
2 Karl Scheible Brian Maxwell GrN 00 Subaru SS6 Head gasket
6 Peter Lahm Matt Chester Open 97 Mitsubishi SS8 Oil filter
14 Mark Lovell Steve Turvey Open 00 Subaru SS6 Transmission
33 Rhys Millen Garry Cowan Open 00 Mitsubishi SS5 Transmission
175 Alex Erisoty Marshall Clarke Open 89 Audi SS7 Head gasket
721 Richard Miller Juanita Miler Gr5 85 SAAB SS6 Motor Mount
74 Ramana Lagemann Russ Hughes GrN 99 Subaru SS6 Head gasket
553 Jerry Brownell Jim Windsor Gr5 83 Chevrolet SS6 Time-barred
7 George Plsek Alex Gelsomino Open 90 Audi SS8 Oil line rupture
3 Noel Lawler Charles Bradley Open 00 Hyundai SS8 Off-road
126 Arthur Wojcik Adam Pelc Open 90 Mitsubishi SS8 Unknown*
806 Richard Pilczuk Brian Pilczuk Gr2 87 VW SS8 Off road
983 Robert Jerkosz Artur Troganowicz Open 90 Mitsubishi SS8 Off-road
97 Paul Dubinsky Yvon Dubinsky PGT 92 Eagle SS9 Unknown*
*report not in at press time
Day Three Retirements - official
Car # Drivers Name Co-Drivers Name Class Year Make stage Retirement cause (unofficial)
43 Kurosh Jahromi Tony Lumino Open 93 Ford SS11 Transmission
71 Bryan Hourt Drew Ritchie Gr5 98 Honda SS11 Mechanical
110 Mark Nelson David Watts Open 00 Mitsubishi SS11 Off-road
151 Carlos Lopez David Weiman Open 90 Eagle SS11 Roll-over
116 Thomas Lawless Brian Sharkey Gr N 97 Mitsubishi SS13
Suspension
133 Tom Young Jim LeBeau P 95 Dodge SS13 Engine