Rim of the World
Palmdale, California
Round #4 - 1997 Michelin PRO Rally Championship

May 3-4, 1997

Final Results


Press Notes


Sanction: 97-NPR-04
Stages: 13 
Event Miles Total:
Stage Miles:
Starters: 29                    
Finishers: 20
Organizing Region: Cal Club  
Chairmen: Mike & Paula Gibeault       


 
Fin.    Car  	Driver/       		Co-Driver/		Make Model/		Class/
Pos     Num 	Hometown            	Hometown          	Division/Tires		Time
 1       7   	Henry Joy IV        	Michael Fennell   	Mitsubishi Lancer	Open
              	Atlanta, MI         	Kingston, Jamaica 	National/Michelin	2:33:09
 
 2       2   	Carl Merrill        	Lance Smith       	Ford Escort Cosworth	Open
              	Ogunquit, ME        	S. Burlington, VT 	National/Michelin	2:41:31

 3     900  	Sam Bryan           	Rob Walden        	Saab 900		Group 5
              	Kent, WA            	Seattle, WA       	National/Michelin	2:4:4:09
 
 4      28   	Dave White          	Ben Greisler      	VW GTI			Group 2
              	Benicia, CA         	Exton, PA         	Nat/Div/Michelin	2:48:49
 
 5      21   	Bill Malik          	Farina O'Sullivan 	Volvo 240		Group 2
              	Burbank, CA         	San Francisco, CA 	Nat/Div/Michelin	2:48:55
 
 6       3   	Selcuk Karamanoglu  	Tony Lumino       	Eagle Talon		Open
              	Bath, ME            	Westbrook, ME     	National/Michelin	2:49:19
 
 7      51   	Vartan Samuelian    	Ara Manoukian     	Mitsubishi Eclipse	Open
              	Pasadena, CA        	Pasadena, CA      	Nat/Div/Michelin	2:49:59
 
 8      85   	Tony Chavez          	John Elkin       	VW GTI			Group 2
              	Santa Fe Springs, CA 	Portland, OR     	Nat/Div/Michelin	2:54:18
 
 9       8   	Mike Whitman        	Kevin Linville    	Ford Sierra Cosworth	Open
              	Farmington, NM      	Durango, CO       	National/Michelin	2:54:38
 
10      19   	George Plsek        	Mark Rathsam      	Saab 99			Group 5
              	Del Mar, CA         	Del Mar, CA       	Nat/Div/Michelin	2:59:29
 
11      79   	Lee Shadbolt        	Paul Eklund       	Subaru Impreza		PGT
              	Tigard, OR          	Tigard, OR        	Nat/Div/Michelin	3:00:13
 
12       6   	Ralph Kosmides      	Joe Noyes         	Toyota Supra		Group 5
              	Newport Beach, CA   	Seattle, WA       	Nat/Div/Michelin	3:01:04
 
13      31   	Ken Cassidy         	Sean Gallagher    	Mitsubishi Galant 4WD	PGT
              	Tempe, AZ           	Santa Ana, CA     	National/Michelin	3:01:43
 
14     117   	Ken Stewart         	Doc Shrader      	Chevy S-10 Pickup	Open
              	Grove, OK           	West Memphis, AR  	Nat/Div/Cooper		3:02:15
 
15      38   	Lesley Suddard      	Anne Thomas       	Dodge Charger		Group 5
              	Wilmington, DE      	Nashua, NH        	Nat/Div/Michelin	3:07:45
 
16      22   	Pete Lahm           	Jimmy Brandt      	Datsun 510		Group 2
              	Phoenix, AZ         	Lake Odessa, MI   	National/Michelin	3:10:25
 
17      15   	Pete Morris         	Eric Oyague       	Toyota Corolla		Production
              	Los Angeles, CA     	Van Nuys, CA      	Nat/Div/Michelin	3:13:39
 
18      53   	Gerry Valentini     	Lee Sorenson      	Mazda RX-7		Group 5
              	Sacramento, CA      	Fair Oaks, CA     	National/Michelin	3:14:43
 
19      14   	Robert Pendergrass  	Jon Weigley       	Chevy Blazer		Open
             	Palos Verdes, CA    	Lawndale, CA      	Nat/Div			3:15:00
 
20      81   	Richard Losee       	Kent Livingston    	VW GTI			Group 2
              	Provo, Utah         	Salt Lake City, UT 	Nat/Div			3:21:06
 
                                   
Did_Not_Finish
 
         1   	Paul Choiniere      	Jeff Becker       	Hyundai Tiburon		Open
         	Shelburne, VT       	Great Neck, NY    	National/Michelin 	Broken strut
 
      	 4   	Rui Brasil          	Carlos Tavares   	Audi Quattro		Open
             	San Jose, CA        	San Jose, CA     	Nat/Div/Michelin 	Engine 
 
        10   	Lon Peterson        	Bill Gutzmann     	Plymouth Arrow		Group 5
              	Victorville, CA     	Ontario, CA       	Nat/Div/Michelin 	Engine
 
    	96   	Bruce Newey         	Matt Chester      	Toyota Celica		Group 5
              	Atlanta, GA         	Atlanta, GA       	National/Michelin 	Engine
 
 	30   	Hiroyuki Genta      	Yasuaki Nomura    	Subaru Impreza		Open
              	Kyoto, JAPAN        	Kyoto, JAPAN      	National/Dunlop 	Electrical
 
  	35   	Ray Hocker          	Lynnette Allison  	Subaru RX Turbo		Open
              	Ridgecrest, CA      	Corona, CA        	Nat/Div			Turbo  
 
 	36   	Jeff Griffin        	Danny Williams    	Volvo 142		Group 5
         	Arvada, CA          	Broomfield, CO    	Nat/Div			Suspension
 
 	97   	Ricardo Porta       	Mario Azernitzky  	Mazda RX-7		Group 5
             	Santa Clarita, CA   	Santa Clarita, CA 	Nat/Div 		DQ
 
 	82   	Dave Hackett        	John Forespring   	Ford RS 2000		Group 5
         	Reno, NV            	Olympia, WA       	Nat/Div			Suspension
 


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