2000
Mt Trials |
Mt Trials Media
Alert , Press1
, Results
, Team
Profiles , Supp
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2000
Pacific Forest |
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& 2
, Results
, Spectator
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2000
Kananaskis |
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2000
Edge of the Rock |
Edge
Results |
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Mt
Trial/Edge Press1, Stage
Press Release |
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Mountain
Trials Preformance Rally
Media Alert
Event
Nokian Tyres Mountain Trials Rally presented
by Specialty Subaru; part of the BC &
Western Canada Performance Rally Championship.
Performance rally cars from around Western
Canada will race on a tight, challenging gravel
road course in BC's interior. This event is
sanctioned by the Canadian Association of
Rallysport (CARS) and Rally Pacific Motorsports
(RPM), and is organized by the West Coast
Rally Associaton (WCRA). |
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When & Where:
June 24, 2000; Cache Creek, BC; at the junction
of Trans Canada Hwy #1 and BC Hwy #97
Headquarters & Press Room:
Desert Motel, 1069 S Trans Canada Hwy, Cache Creek,
BC ph: (250) 457-6226
Media Registration (Saturday):
Desert Motel, 1069 S Trans Canada Hwy, Cache
Creek, BC ph: (250) 457-6226
Schedule (subject to change):
Thursday, June 22, 2000 |
18:00-20:00 |
Rally
Display & Media Interviews |
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Pre-scrutineering
& Seeded Draw |
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Welcome
Barbeque at Specialty Subaru, 1235 Marine
Drive North Vancouver, BC |
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Saturday, June 24, 2000
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09:00-11:30 |
Registration
and Scrutineering (Technical Inspection) at
Desert Motel |
11:30-12:30 |
Introduction
of Officials and Drivers' Meeting at Desert
Motel |
13:00 |
Official
Start at Desert Motel |
17:00-18:00 |
End
of rally at Desert Motel |
18:00 |
Awards
Presentation and Dinner at Wander Inn Restaurant
all
in Cache Creek, BC |
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Format: Unlike
conventional racing, rallies are held primarily
on forest access roads. Conditions on these roads
can dictate speeds from well over 200 km/h to
as low as 30 km/h. Also, unlike racing, the route
remains unknown to the driver until it is read
at speed by the co-driver (navigator). At every
moment, the car, driver and co-driver must be
ready for whatever may be around the next curve!
The Performance Rally format consists of
two parts: Special Stages and Transit Sections.
Special Stages are run flat-out against the clock
and are closed to public traffic. Transit Sections
are the routes between Stages, in which teams
must obey all traffic laws. Plenty of time is
given to allow teams to arrive at the start of
the next Special Stage without speeding, and penalties
are assessed for arriving too early or too late.
The accumulation of times from the Special Stages
and any Transit Section penalties make up the
final scores and help to determine the winner.
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Selected entries
(driver/navigator):
- 1999 BC Navigational Rally Drivers' Champion
and BC Rally Director Paul Westwick and Andrew
Dobric of Vancouver in a 1988 Toyota Celica
AllTrac.
- Winners of this year's Calgary Winter Rally
and 1st runners up from the Big Horn and Rocky
Mountain Rallies, rising stars Janusz Komorowski
and Tomasz Karzynski of Calgary in a 1988 Mazda
323 GTX.
- 1986 CanaMex Rally winner and top ten finisher
at the 1998 Panama-Alaska Rally, Bob Trinder
and Andy White of Vancouver in a 1988 Toyota
Celica AllTrac.
- National level competitor and experienced
rallyist Peter Hill and Barry Gurnsey of Calgary
in a very nicely prepared 1973 Toyota Corolla.
Peter actually finished 3rd overall as a navigator
at the 1982 Mountain Trials Rally, back when
this event was on the National calendar.
- 2000 Thunderbird Rally class winners Martin
Wilson and Bill Westhead of Vancouver in a very
special, ex-Canadian National Championship winning
1980 Toyota Corolla once driven by 5-time Canadian
Rally Champion Taisto Heinonen of 100 Mile House,
BC
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Additional news interest:
- The addition of the Mountain Trials Rally
to the Western Canadian Performance Rally Championship
has grown the calendar to a total of seven events
between Alberta and BC. You can bet that competitors
from both sides of the Rockies will be in a
heated battle for valuable series points at
the Mountain Trials Rally.
- The Mountain Trials Rally holds a special
place in BC motorsports history and has been
held off and on since 1960. During the 1970's
and 80's the rally became famous as part of
the Canadian National Rally Championship. Revived
once again for 2000, the Mountain Trials Rally
will feature challenging mountain roads in BC's
central interior to test the abilities of the
rally teams and their vehicles.
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2000 BC & Western Canada
Performance Rally Championship: |
Date |
Event/Place |
Winners |
March
11 |
Calgary
Winter Rally, Calgary, AB |
Janusz
Komorowski / Tomasz Karzynski |
May
20-21 |
Bighorn
Rally, Hinton, AB |
Pat
Richard / Ian McCurdy |
May
26-27 |
Rocky
Mountain Rally, Calgary, AB |
Pat
Richard / Ian McCurdy |
June
24 |
Mountain
Trials Rally,Cache Creek, BC |
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July
15 |
Edge
of the Rock, Nanaimo, BC |
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Sept.
23 |
Pacific
Forest Rally, Cache Creek, BC |
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Nov.
19 |
Kananaskis
Rally, Calgary, AB |
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Contact: Bill
Westhead - West Coast Rally Association Vice-President
& Media Liaison
Pre-event: 604.258.2758; e-mail: biwes@portal.ca
At event: 250.457.6226 |
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