Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 1, 2005
  Contact: Thomas Barker
Press Officer, International Rally New York
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203-229-0718

International Rally New York
Monticello, New York
Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2005

Car-by-Car Results (listed by car number)

(note: USRC = United States Rally Championship, ESRC = Eastern States Rally Championship, ss = special stage, dnf = did not finish)

(car no, driver/co-driver, car - notes - position in USRC & ESRC overall/in class)

1 Seamus Burke/Brian Sharkey, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo5 - exhaust broke off on Friday, crew fixed it but car was "down on power"; misfire Saturday afternoon - USRC - 2nd overall/2nd O4, ESRC - 1st overall/1st P1

2 Tom Lawless/Jason Gillespie, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo - rear master cylinder problem resulted in poor brakes, improved somewhat by the service crew; anti-lag system and intercom failing on Friday, but fixed by service crew - USRC -1st overall/1st O4

3 Peter Workum/Chrissie Beavis, Subaru Impreza WRX STi - car was raised for the Friday stages, and the crew was fine-tuning the rear for this ride height; this was the team�s third rally, and both they and the car went "better and better" according to Beavis - USRC - 3rd overall/3rd O4, ESRC - 2nd overall/2nd P1

4 Matthew Iorio/Ole Holter, Subaru Impreza - with a new engine ECU "map" and gear ratios, plus an inoperative tachometer, Iorio admitted that he was "having to relearn the car"; went off on ss4 and 6 on Friday; rear window broken when branch knocked radio antenna into it on ss8, Friday; went off for good on Saturday - USRC - dnf O4, ESCR - dnf P1

5 Ken Block/Alex Gelsomino, Subaru Impreza WRX STi -- the Vermont Sportscar team went off on ss4 Friday, due to what Block admitted was "driver error," and hit something solid - USRC - dnf GN, ESRC - dnf P1

6 Peter Farrell/Kierian McElhinney, Subaru Impreza - electrical problem - USRC - dnf O4, ESRC - dnf P1

7 Adrian McElvanney/Paul Goodman, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo4 - team came from Ireland to run this event, but the transmission failed (except 2nd & 4th gears) on ss3, Friday; after a transmission change, they ran a few more miles for practice - ESRC - dnf P1

9 Patrick Lilly/Bernard Farrell, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo4 - Lilly admitted backing off on some of the roughest Friday stages; clutch started slipping on Saturday, and despite the addition of cola, they suffered a clutch failure in the evening - USRC - dnf O4, ESCR - dnf P1

10 Noel Nash/Eddie Fries, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo6.5 - cigarette lighter failed on ss4, Friday; clutch failing on Saturday, so they withdrew on Saturday evening - USRC - dnf O4, ESRC - dnf P1

11 David Anton/Robbie Durant, Subaru Impreza WRX STi - paced themselves in the early stages; off & stuck on ss11, Saturday, damaging right front control arm and halfshaft - USRC - dnf Group N

12 Daniel O�Brien/Stephen Duffy, Subaru Impreza WRX STi - the team softened the suspension for Friday�s stages to help with the bumps, and were pleased with the result - USRC - 4th overall/4th O4, ESRC - 3rd overall/3rd P1

14 Otis Dimiters/Alan Ockwell, Subaru Impreza WRX STi - Dimiters took the lead when the rally reached the forests (ss3), but went into a ditch on ss6 for 5 minutes; service crew changed a bent right front A-arm at mid-day Saturday; team decided to "hold station" in 8th overall on Saturday evening (the 7th-place car was a minute ahead), but they went off soon after - USRC/ESRC - dnf Group N

15 Maciej Przybysz/Dominik Jozwiak, Subaru Impreza WRX, had to change flat tire during ss6, Friday, costing perhaps 6 min.; hit tree due to sun glare on ss7, but crew patched body and then changed lower control arm of front suspension; things seem to have gone smoothly after that - USRC - 7th overall/5th O4, ESRC - 19th overall/7th P1

16 Gerard Coffey/Dave Dooley, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo8 - Coffey was pleased with how the suspension took the dips on the bumpy sections; broken steering arm at mid-day on Saturday - ESRC - dnf P1

17 Patrick Brennan/Donah O�Leary, Subaru Impreza WRX STi - losing low-end power on Friday; suspension not ideal for the pavement sections on Saturday - ESRC - 7th overall/1st SS1

18 Emilio Arce/Craig Thrall, Subaru Impreza - a consistent performance from the sole Argentine driver in the event - USRC - 5th overall/1st SS, ESRC - 6th overall/2nd SS2

19 Donald Kennedy/Keith Kennedy, Subaru Impreza - the co-driver reported "nothing new and exciting" (i.e., no problems) - ESRC - 10th overall/6th P1

20 Jeremy Drislane/Barry Goodman, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo4 - on Friday, suffered a broken rear suspension on ss5 and exhaust system damage on ss8, both fixed by the service crew; contacted something solid with the left rear corner on Saturday morning (ss12) and something else with the front that afternoon; still finished - ESRC - 4th overall/4th P1

21 Blake Yoon/Robert Amato, Subaru Impreza WRX - off road, reportedly hit tree - USRC - dnf O4 22 Scott Gardner/Constantine Mantopoulos, Audi S2 Quattro - car stalled in first turn of ss3, Friday; engine lost power beginning with ss7, team did not know if it was fuel or ignition; withdrew Saturday morning rather than break engine - ESRC - dnf P1

23 Cyril Kearney/Samantha Smyth, Subaru Impreza WRX STi - mechanical problem ss3 - USRC - dnf O4, ESRC - dnf SS1

24 Martin Egan/Tommy Byrne, Subaru Impreza WRX - Egan found that the pavement stages reminded him of those in his native Ireland; exceeded maximum lateness on Saturday ss12 - ESRC - dnf SS2

25 Martin O�Flynn/Bernhard Obry, Mitsubishi Eclipse - ESRC - 5th overall/1st SS2

26 Greg Healey/John MacLeod, Datsun 280Z - Healey reported that the rear suspension was not riding well on the bumpy sections; otherwise reliable - ESRC - 21st overall/2nd M1

27 Joshua Wimpey/Jeremy Wimpey, Volkswagen Golf GTi - driver reported that it took a while to get warmed up on Friday; after that they motored on to a class win - ESRC - 11th overall/1st M2

28 Colin Bombara/Kristie Bombara, Dodge Neon - broken left front suspension mount on ss5, Friday, caused them to miss several stages (and therefore officially dnf) while crew rebuilt it; restarted Saturday unofficially - ESRC - dnf M2

29 Craig Hollingsworth/Jason Grahn, Volkswagen Jetta - the 2004 Western States class champions were trying to add to their �05 national lead in class, and so paced themselves, running outside of the top ten for most of the rally - USRC - 8th overall/1st O2

30 Bruce Davis/Jim Brandt, Dodge Neon SRT-4 - suspected fuel pump failure on Friday - USRC - dnf O2

31 Mark Lawrence/Robert Maciejski, Volkswagen Golf - ESRC - 12th overall/2nd M2

32 Dave Getchell/Erik Lee, Subaru Impreza 2.5RS - broke exhaust on ss7, Friday; small-diameter tires may have limited speed on the fastest pavement sections - ESRC - 8th overall/1st P2

33 Scott Wilburn/Carrie Wilburn, Subaru Impreza - driver admitted that he was getting used to the pavement sections on Saturday - ESRC - 18th overall/7th SS2

35 Robin Jones/William Sekella, Volkswagen Golf - alternator failure on ss3 caused them to miss some Friday sections (making them officially dnf); restarted for practice after crew changed alternator and battery; stopped by transmission problem on Saturday - USRC - dnf O2, ESRC - dnf M2

36 Jon Hamilton/Ken Sabo, Volkswagen Golf TDI - took it easy on bumpier stages Friday; picked up the pace on Saturday; Hamilton reported that the spare tire was moved up two inches by one landing; only diesel in the field, and the only car running on biodiesel fuel, team reports that it gets 30 miles per gallon at rally speed - ESRC - 25th overall/4th M1

37 Eric Heitkamp/Nick Lehner, Acura RSX - lost exhaust on Friday; service crew put in a new one at mid-day Saturday, but that came off in the afternoon - ESRC - 20th overall/1st S

38 Wojciech Okula/Adam Pelc, Subaru Impreza WRX - hit tree on ss3, Friday, denting right front fender (and taking a branch with them); crew patched fender with tape and beverage can - ESRC - 13th overall/3rd SS2

39 Dan Brosnan/Chris King, Mitsubishi Galant (4wd) - electrical problem on Friday - ESRC - 22nd overall/8th P1

40 Fintan Seeley/Paddy McCague, Subaru Impreza WRX - Seeley performed well in his first rally - ESRC - 9th overall/5th P1

41 Eugeniusz Michniuk/Cesare Fiedlier, Subaru Impreza - Michniuk reported on Saturday that he was happy with the car�s handling - ESRC - 17th overall/6th SS2

42 Michael Cosgrove/Paul Treanor, Mitsubishi Eclipse - the team said that they planned to pace themselves for a finish, but the car went out with unspecified mechanical problems on Saturday - ESRC - dnf SS2

43 Joan Hoskinson/Jeff Secor, Subaru Impreza - the 2004 North American champions in class were trying to pace themselves in order to score points toward the �05 title; didn�t practice, but found the organizers� notes to be very good - USRC - 6th overall/2nd SS, ESRC - 16th overall/5th SS2

44 Donal McGivney/Noel Gallagher, Subaru Impreza WRX - transmission problem Friday - USRC - dnf SS, ESRC - dnf SS2

45 John O�Reilly/Connor Sheffangton, Eagle Talon - O�Reilly reported that the car is for sale - ESRC - 24th overall/8th SS2

46 James McKiernan/Martin Shekleton, Eagle Talon - ESRC - 14th overall/4th SS2

47 Mike Hall/Dave Stockdill, Mitsubishi Mighty Max pickup - class win for the only truck entered - ESRC - 15th overall/1st M1

48 Larry Duane/Eamonn Sweeney, Toyota Corolla - mechanical problem - ESRC - dnf M2

51 Ty Crowley/Mike Spillane, Volkswagen Golf - soft impact on embankment on ss20, Saturday; put out by unspecified mechanical problem - ESRC - dnf M2

52 David Furey/Brian Heneghan, Volkswagen Golf - missed ss8 on Friday (therefore dnf) due to electrical problem (blown fuse), but continued the rally for practice - ESRC - dnf M2

53 Luke Sorensen/John Iden, Saab 99 turbo - team had revised suspension and roll cage since we last saw them; road penalty due to miscalculation on Saturday morning; slowed by low turbo boost and bent front suspension upper arm on Saturday afternoon - ESRC - 23rd overall/3rd M1

54 Martin Donnelly/Sean Coffey, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo4 - loose steering column on Friday - ESRC - dnf P1

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