WELLSBORO, PA -- The nation�s top rally drivers will compete in one of the sport�s most venerable events when the Rally America National Championship Series returns to the fast and twisty roads of the Pennsylvania State Forest for the Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally (STPR) on June 2.

The demanding STPR course, which begins at The Green in Wellsboro, Pa., covers a total of 310 miles, including 125 competitive miles in 10 stages. Rally teams race along dangerous woodland roads and through treacherous water crossings at speeds up to 100 mph.

Now in its 31st year, the Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally has been the proving ground for countless national and international rally stars. Rally racing legends such as Rod Millen and American John Buffum have earned multiple victories at the venerable race, the longest consecutively held motorsports event in the state of Pennsylvania.

Entering STPR, the top three drivers in the 2007 Rally America standings are separated by just five points. After four of nine events, Ken Block and co-driver Alessandro Gelsomino lead the standings, followed by Tanner Foust and co-driver Christine Beavis. Oregon Trail Rally winner Andrew Pinker and co-driver Robbie Durant are third, while 2006 Rally America national champions Travis Pastrana and co-driver Christian Edstrom are fourth.

In addition to the 2007 Rally America National Championship title, drivers are competing for entry into X Games 13. For the second consecutive year, rally racing will be featured in the Summer X Games, with the first five races of the 2007 Rally America season serving as qualifying events for the popular action-sport competition.

Rally America drivers compete in street-legal vehicles that are modified for safety. Six vehicle classes, ranging from stock to highly modified, compete under the Rally America banner. Eleven different automobile manufacturers are represented in Rally America events, led by Subaru, Mitsubishi, Dodge, Ford and Volkswagen.

SUSQUEHANNOCK TRAIL PERFORMANCE RALLY � SCHEDULE

Saturday, June 2, 2007

9:00 a.m. Parc Expos� (race cars on display), The Green, Wellsboro, Pa.
10:31 a.m. Start of STPR, The Green, Wellsboro, Pa.
2:45 p.m. Parc Expos�, The Green, Wellsboro, Pa.
4:31 p.m. Start of evening portion of STPR, The Green, Wellsboro, Pa.
10:45 p.m. First car finishes STPR