Driver: Paul Westwick
Co-Driver: Andrew Dobric
Vehicle: 1988 Toyota Celica All-Trac
Engine : 2000cc inline-4, 16 valve, turbocharged, 190 bhp
Drivetrain: four wheel drive
Class: Production GT

 Paul Westwick and Andrew Dobric have been participating together in performance rallying in western Canada and the US Northwest since 1995. Expanding from their Navigational rallying starts in 1985 and 1991, respectively, they have finished every Performance rally they started, as well as posting class wins in Novice and PGT. In 1999, Paul won the BC Navigational Rally Driver's Championship. Their car, a production GT class 1988 Toyota Celica All-Trac, is also Paul's daily commuter.

Sponsored by: Regency Toyota, Comptech Performance

Back to Top

Team: As the team name implies - they are in this strictly for the laughs.
Driver: Peter Hill
Co-Driver & Car Builder Barry Gurnsey
Vehicle: 1973 Toyota Corolla
Engine: 1800cc in-line 4, dual side draught carburetors, some power (but not much)
Drive train : rear wheel drive
Class: Group 2

Peter has been competing in regional and national rallies for the last 30 years in cars as different as an MGB to a Mazda 323 AWD, starting in England in 1970. Best national finish in Canada: as a Driver 4^th on Lobster Rally 1980; as a Co-Driver 2nd on Pacific Forest Rally 1982.

 Barry has been involved in rallying as Driver, Co-driver, Crew and Stage marshal since the mid '80's. His high standards of preparation give the car the reliability it needs to overcome its age and technical shortcomings compared to most of the competition.

Sponsored by: Tirecraft

Back to Top

Driver: Bob Trinder
Co-Driver: Andy White
Vehicle: 1988 Toyota Celica All-Trac
Engine : 2000cc inline-4, 16 valve, turbocharged, 190 bhp
Drivetrain: four wheel drive
Class: Open

 Bob and Andy have competed together in several Northwest US events this year, including the Doo Wops III and IV rallies. However, back in 1986, Bob won the CanaMex Rally and in 1998 was a top ten finisher in the Panama-Alaska Rally.

Sponsored by : Richmond Toyota, Autoparts Plus, Bridgestone Tires, RMT Contracting

Back to Top

Driver: Mark Ward
Co-Driver: Ken Kwong
Vehicle: 1972 Datsun 510
Engine: 2000cc inline-4, fuel injected, 96 bhp
Drivetrain: rear wheel drive
Class: Group 2

 Mark Ward has run Navigational rallies since 1990 and has several wins to his name. In the last two years, Mark has been racing Go-Karts with the A&J Racing Team, winning nearly all of the races he entered.

 Ken is a new-comer to Performance rallying and the Mountain Trials will be his first event. In the past, Ken competed in Navigational rallies, such as the Thunderbird Rally held each year in early February.

 The car is a red 1972 Datsun 510 2-door. It is equipped with a fuel injected 2.0L engine with performance exhaust and air intake system. The car uses Toyo Observe tires available at OK Tire Stores. The Datsun/Nissan marque has a long history of winning car rallies, including the East African Safari Rally.

Sponsored by : A&J Racing, Toyo Tires, OK Tire Store, Civic Tool & Die

Back to Top

Driver: Maciej Ogrocki
Co-Driver : Michael Nicols
Vehicle: 1989 Honda Civic Si
Engine: 1800cc inline-4, fuel injected, 90 bhp
Drivetrain: front wheel drive
Class: Group 2

 This little, reliable 1989 Honda Civic was built from scratch and is a great part of the team. Maciej, from Edmonton, has been rallying with Michael, from Calgary, since 1998. Last season, the team finished all eight regional events they entered and always in one of the top four positions. Also in 1999 they finished 2nd overall in the Novice class of the Western Canadian Rally Championship.

Sponsored by:

Back to Top

Driver: Janusz Komorowski
Co-Driver: Tomasz Karzynski
Vehicle: 1988 Mazda 323 GTX
Engine : 1600cc inline-4, 16-valve, turbocharged, 150 bhp
Drivetrain: four wheel drive
Class: Production GT

 Janusz began his rally career in 1988 competing in Navigational events. He enjoyed much success, including one victory. He moved into the Performance rally area in 1999 and, by the end of his first season, had scored top-three finishes in his class in the Western Canadian Rally Championship. So far 2000 has been good to Janusz, with an outright victory in the Calgary Winter Rally plus two consecutive 2nd place finishes at the Big Horn and Rocky Mountain rallies.

 Tomasz began rallying in 1975. He won the Polish Rally Championship in 1986 as a co-driver, and again in 1988 as a driver in Group N-01. He has also contested the European Rally Championship three times. Tomasz started rallying in Canada in 1992, winning 2nd in class nationally, and 1st in class in the Western Canadian Rally Championship. In 1998, he was the National Novice Champion with 4 national starts and 4 Novice wins to his credit.

Sponsored by:

Back to Top

 Driver: Zbigniew Szewczyk
Co-Driver: Piotr Krol
Vehicle: 1988 Toyota Celica All-Trac
Engine: 2000cc inline-4, 16 valve, turbocharged, 190 bhp
Drivetrain : four wheel drive
Class: Production GT

2000 Results:
4th in class, 6th overall at the regional Big Horn Rally
4th in class, 9th overall at the regional Rocky Mountain Rally

 Sponsored by:

Back to Top

Driver: Martin Wilson
Co-Driver: Bill Westhead
Vehicle : 1980 Toyota Corolla
Engine: 2000cc inline-4, 16 valve, fuel injected, 240 bhp
Drivetrain: rear wheel drive
Class: Group 2

 Martin Wilson has been rallying since 1980 and has several class wins to his credit, among them the 1992 Alaska-Rendezvous and twice at the Thunderbird Rally, including the 2000 event. This will be Martin's second outing in this very special rally car, an ex-Canadian National Championship winning 1980 Toyota Corolla, previously driven by 5-time Canadian champion: Taisto Heinonen.

 Bill Westhead only just started co-driving in Performance rallies this year, yet already has four finishes and one top-ten result to his credit. Prior to this year, Bill had competed in numerous Navigational rallies in BC and the US Northwest. In 1998, he was the WCRA Novice Driver's Champion and, earlier this year, he and Martin won their class in the Thunderbird Rally.

Sponsored by: Martin's Forklift Service, Wilkinson's Automobilia, NGK Spark Plugs

Back to Top

Driver: Bud Stanley
Co-Driver : Matt Southcott
Vehicle: 1986 Toyota MR2
Engine: 1600cc inline-4, 16 valve, fuel injected, 119 bhp
Drivetrain: rear wheel drive
Class: Production Sport

 This is Bud's first year in Performance rallying. Last year he competed in several Navigational rallies, where his best finish was 2nd at the Midnight Rally. The Rowdy Rally Racing car is also his daily driver with 365 000km on the clock. In the future he hopes, with the help of sponsors, to regularly compete in the Canadian National Rally Championship.

 Bud has also competed professionally in Europe in hockey and snowboarding. He hopes to carry on this tradition of high-level competition into motorsports.

Sponsored by : Rev Snowboards, TRD, Regency Toyota and G.I.B. motors.

Back to Top

Driver: Christian Chia
Co-Driver : Carol Chia
Vehicle: 1986 Toyota Corolla GTS
Engine: 1600cc inline-4, 16 valve, fuel injected, 120 bhp
Drivetrain: rear wheel drive
Class: Production Sport

 Christian has been rallying since 1995 and was hooked on the sport after he entered a Lancia Delta Evoluzione in the 1995 FIA Rally of Indonesia. In the years that followed, Christian was also active in track racing, completing the Ericsson China Challenge in a Subaru Impreza Turbo.

 Christian is the President of one of Vancouver's largest automobile dealership groups. His dealerships include Western Canada's largest Toyota and Lexus stores (Richmond Toyota and Richmond Lexus), as well as Middlegate Honda in Burnaby and Barnet Toyota in Port Moody.

 Christian's wife Carol, is a novice in the sport, having completed several Navigational rally events in BC.  She continues to pursue the sport with enthusiasm.

Sponsored by: Richmond Toyota

Back to Top