RBC - 2000 Totem Rally

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Rally Masters Report
Totem Rally, November 11-12, 2000, Final results

Sponsored by Nokian Tyres, Specialty Subaru and Team Atlantic

Car #	6	Glenn Wallace	Richard Squire	Subaru Impreza 2.5RS	1	unlim	52
Car #	4	R Dale Kraushaar	Larry Richardson	Subaru Impreza 2.5RS	2	unlim	63
Car #	2	Mark Nolte	Ed Storer	Subaru Impreza 2.5RS	3	unlim	86
Car #	3	John Kisela	Dave Jensen	Subaru Legacy LS	4	unlim	136
Car #	13	Josh Keatley	Catherine Isaac	Ford Focus	1	novice	226
Car #	9	Steve Brown	Dave Glassman	BMW 325ix	1	calc	245
Car #	5	Ron Sorem	Josh Sorem	Subaru SW	1	paper	348
Car #	20	Clifton Louie	Keith Monaghan	Ford Ranger 4x4	2	novice	531
Car #	15	Peter Ryce	Timothy Ryce	Nissan Sentra	3	novice	534
Car #	19	Andrew Howe	Adam Bean	Subaru Impreza 2.5RS	4	novice	564
Car #	16	Fred Wiedemann	Shelley Donaldson	Suzuki Swift GTi	2	calc	571
Car #	10	Mark Tabor	Jennifer DeJardin	Mazda 323 GTX	2	paper	589
Car #	18	Erik Hammond	Ryan Kangas	Impreza Outback Sport	3	paper	674
Car #	11	Matt Tabor	Chris Hale	Subaru Impreza 2.5RS	4	paper	690
Car #	12	Bruce Tabor	Janice Tabor	Nissan Sentra SE-R	5	paper	913
Car #	21	Jason Lane	Ryan Dumaresq	VW Golf	5	novice	1206
Car #	7	Travis Jones	Sam Skiber	Mazda 323 GT	6	paper	1684
Car #	8	Ken Kwong	Chi Tsang	Pontiac Sunfire Coupe	6	novice	3270
Car #	17	Alan McColl	Gary Bysouth	BMW 325e		novice	DNF
Car #	1	Dean Kokko	Russ Kraushaar	Mazda 323 GTX		unlim	DNF
Car #	14	Scott Henderson	Mike Beyer	Mazda RX7		calc	DNF

A big round of thanks to our sponsors, Nokian Tyres, Specialty Subaru and Team Atlantic, as well as to all of the checkpoint crews: Andrew Dobric, Budd Stanley, Tony Latham, Diane Latham, Bill Westhead, Mark Ward, Wayne McColl, Daryl McColl, John Fouse, Martin Wilson, Scott Trinder and myself.

Snow, snow and more snow! I couldn't have asked for better TBird conditions, even though this was supposed to have been a gravel event. The first regularity, Comstock I, was so deep at the uphill hairpin that Car 7 got stuck and blocked the route for the rest of the rally. After many failed attempts, the decision was taken to bypass the rest of the first two regularities and rejoin the route at Kane Valley, with a 30 minute delay.

Car 6 - Glenn Wallace & Richard Squire, in Peter Hope

Kane Valley was no kinder to some crews - the second half, from Cantlon Road, was just as deep as Comstock, if not deeper. The crews only avoided penalties because one of the checkpoint crew didn't get to the end of the section ahead of the first competitors, and the other control left their post before most of the cars arrived, unaware of the 30 minute delay. The deep snow did catch Car 8, Ken Kwong and Chi Tsang. They were basically undamaged, but well enough planted that sweep couldn't pull them out and had to call a tow truck. While waiting, they built a fire to stay warm - taking hairspray to a rally isn't just so you can be the most stylish DNF, it's also a good accelerant. They did stop short of using the routebook as kindling though. Once back on the road, they bypassed the rest of the day and restarted on day 2.

On into Kentucky-Alleyne and Sunset, the driving remained challenging, with sections of deep snow. By the gas stop in Penticton, the two Kraushaar cars (#1 and #4) were tied for the lead, with 11 points each, followed closely by Wallace & Squire in the white 2.5RS with 13. Perhaps it was the jinx of being in the lead, and being car 1, but Dean Kokko & Russ Kraushaar lost it on the dark icy descent into OK Falls, leaving the road and coming to rest against a tree. They were unhurt, but so far down as not to be visible from the road. (Luckily no de-barking fines applied.) Within very few minutes, they were out of the car and had arranged with some locals to get a ride into town.

The route continued through Idabel and the delightful Big White regularity (short, but oh so sweet!), and ended with Aberdeen Lake, a challenging run up to the plateau and back down into Winfield. The snow up on the plateau caught several teams out, including Alan McColl and Gary Bysouth, in the BMW 325e. They dropped the front wheels over the edge on a corner, leaving the rears perched at the edge. The angle was too great for the sweep truck to extract, and so a tow truck was called. Unfortunately, the tow truck couldn't find them, and so they had to abandon the car and return Sunday morning, leading the tow truck directly there. As a result, sweep duties had to be performed by other checkpointers for day 2, but at least everyone got out OK.

By the end of the day, after a few other crews were extracted from precarious perches, including car 7 on the icy paved descent into Winfield, everyone retired for dinner at the Kelowna Milestones. Provisional scores showed Subaru Impreza 2.5RS's in the first three places, with Wallace & Squire having a slim lead over Kraushaar & Richardson, for the overall lead. Each of the other class leaders had huge leads in their classes: First novice were Keatly & Isaac in the Ford Focus. First calculator were Brown & Glassman, in the BMW 325ix, and first paper were Ron & Josh Sorem, in the Subaru wagon - their RX having had a huge roll at the Wild West performance rally back in September.

Tabor chasing Tabor, chasing local! Cars 10 & 11 in Peter Hope

The second day began, clear and cold, with a run back up the icy hill from Winfield to the deep snow around Beaver Lake, and then north to Lumby and across Trinity Valley to the gas stop in Salmon Arm. No major drama as the roads remained fairly passable, through Turtle Valley, over China Creek and into traditional TBird roads Duck Range, Robbins Range and Campbell Creek.

Car 16 - Fred Wiedemann & Shelley Donaldson, tail out on Robbins Range

Peter Hope had rather deep sections, but everyone made it through. The final regularity, the same one that got most crews stuck in 99, held one last surprise for everyone: a family walking their 5 dogs right near the second control at the tunnel. Mad dogs running all over the road as their owners tried in vain to control them. The control officials tried to help, and slowed the competitors down, managing not to flatten any of the dogs, and so the control wasn't scored.

Car 13 - Josh Keatly & Catherine Isaac, in Peter Hope

Back to Inglenook's for the finish banquet and results, stories were exchanged and awards presented. Congratulations to all of the class winners, each of whom gets a free entry to Team Atlantic's Grand Canyon tour, thanks to Gary Webb: 1^st overall and 1^st Unlimited: Glenn Wallace and Richard Squire in one of the 5 Subaru 2.5RS's entered, 1^st novice and 5^th overall were Josh Keatly and Catherine Isaac in the Ford Focus. 1^st calculator and 6^th overall were Steve Brown and Dave Glassman, in the BMW 325ix, and 1^st paper and 7^th overall were Ron & Josh Sorem.

Car 5 - Ron Sorem & Josh Sorem, in Sunset

Lastly, I managed to forget to score one control on Peter Hope Lake - the times were written on the back of my routebook rather than on a regular checkpoint log. I have checked the scores and none of the positions would change as a result, and since the results were declared official at the end of the rally, I'm not amending them here.

Car 9 - Steve Brown & Dave Glassman, in Turtle Valley

Thanks again to all of the workers and sponsors who made this event possible, and we all look forward to seeing you again at the Thunderbird Rally, February 17-18 2001.

Paul Westwick

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