ProRally Results w/leg times * ClubRally Results w/leg times * Entry List
For immediate release 26 May 2000
MEDIA ALERT
SCCA ProRally Championship - Susquehannock Trail
Fourth round (of nine) for the 2000 season. An 80 car field of SCCA and FIA
Performance Rally cars from across North America will compete on the fast and
smooth dirt and gravel roads near the famous 'Grand Canyon of the East" in
north central Pennsylvania. This event is sanctioned by the Sports Car Club
of America (SCCA).
When & Where:
June 3, 2000; Wellsboro, PA; approximately 55 miles (90 kilometers) north of
Williamsport, PA, 45 miles (75 kilometers) southwest of Elmira, NY.
Headquarters Hotel - Saturday Press Room;
Event and Media registration (Saturday Morning):
Penn-Wells Hotel, 62 Main St., Wellsboro, PA 16901
Press registration and operations will be in the "Green Room" with on-street
access at the front of the hotel. Look for SCCA ProRally banner over door.
Event and Media registration (Friday):
St. Paul's Episcopal Church - On the Green, Wellsboro, PA 16901
Schedule: (subject to change)
Friday, June 02, 2000
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM Media registration at St. Paul's Episcopal Church.
(Parish Hall)
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Media registration at Penn-Wells Hotel
1:00 - 5:00; 6:00 - 9:00 PM Scrutineering at the Fairgrounds, Rt. 6, east of
Wellsboro
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM Practice Stage - media allowed, see details below
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM Welcome Party - Fireman's Annex, Main Street. *
* all entrants are required to attend. Recommended time for media interviews.
Saturday, June 03, 2000
8:00 AM Press Room open, Late Press Registration - Penn-Wells Hotel
8:50 AM - 10:30 AM Parc Expose - on the Green - Main Street
10:00 AM - 12:00 noon Press Room closed
10:31 AM sharp Official Start of Leg 1 Susquehannock Trail ProRally
3:10 PM - 4:30 PM Parc Expose - on the Green - Main Street
4:31 PM sharp Official Start Leg 2 Susquehannock Trail ProRally
Sunday, June 04, 2000
1:00 AM (approx.) First car finishes Susquehannock Trail ProRally at
Fireman's Annex
1:20 AM Post event party - Fireman's Annex, Main Street
4:00 AM (approx.) Press Room closed
8:00 AM Provisional results posted - Arcadia Theatre Lobby
8:45 AM Awards and prize giving - Arcadia Theatre
Friday Practice Stage Details
An informal opportunity for members of the working press to meet with the
stars of SCCA ProRally. Excellent photo opportunity. A press caravan will
depart from the Penn-Wells Hotel at 2:30 PM Sharp for the press stage
location. All attending Press must be Credentialed prior to leaving for the
stage. Please understand that this is not a closed "press" stage, but rather
a working practice stage for the entrants. Rides for the press are not
guaranteed, and will be handled purely on a request basis with drivers that
have completed testing.
Selected entries (driver/co-driver):
1999 Production Drivers Champion, and overall 2000 Rim of the World
winner Karl Scheible, with Russ Hughes, 1998 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V.
1999 Overall Manufacturer, Driver & Co-Driver Champions Noel Lawler &
Charles Bradley; Open Class 2000 Hyundai Tiburon
Sno*Drift & OregonTrail overall winners Paul Choiniere & Jeff Becker; 2000
Hyundai Tiburon
Canadian Performance Rally stars Frank and Dan Sprongl, 1992 Audi quattro
SCCA World Challenge and CART Super Touring road racing star Peter
Cunningham with Jim Gill, 1999 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
1999 Rim of the World overall winners Garen & Doc Shrader; 1997
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
European and Japanese road racing star and Oregon Trail sensation Erik
Comas with Julian Masters, 1997 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
1998 Group 5 Driver Champion Ralph Kosmides with Ken Cassidy; 1996 Toyota
Supra turbo
Additional news interest:
The Manufacturers Championship is running wide open, with the upset
overall victory of Karl Scheible's Group N Mitsubishi Lancer V at Rim of the
World over the heavily favored Hyundai Tiburons. Adding to the overall
battle are the debut of two ex-ProDrive Group N Subaru Impreza WRX-STis, one
piloted by 1999 Group 5 Champion Henry Krolikowski. Eight Mitsubishi Lancer
Evos are entered in this event, the largest collection of these vehicles in
competition ever in North America.
Heavy spring rains have swollen creeks in the area, which may make the
event's famous water crossing particularly treacherous this year. The wet
spring may also make this the first STPR in several years where dust isn't a
strategic factor - adding to the excitement at the front of the pack.
While the STPR event is geologically different in every way from last
month's Rim of the World, with fast, smooth and well groomed roads, the event
does, non-the-less, also have a history of high attrition. With the
Manufacturers and Drivers overall points situation closer than ever, expect
absolutely flat-out driving throughout this entire event.
Event Rank:
This rally is a full points SCCA ProRally Championship event. Drivers earn
points towards the national championship, and supporting manufacturers
(Hyundai, Toyota, Subaru and Mitsubishi) earn points towards overall and
class MFG Championships.
Press Credentials:
Event Press/Photo credentials will be available at registration on Friday
afternoon and Saturday morning. Access to press-only photo areas will
require a press pass. Credentials are available only to members of the
working press. Identification required.
Visuals, Interviews & Media information:
During the event, action photography and video will be possible from
spectator and press-only viewing areas set up along the rally course.
Drivers, co-drivers and crew will be accessible throughout the event,
including the practice stage, the Friday evening welcome party, and the
Saturday morning Parc Expose. Media relations will be able to provide driver
and co-driver interviews, event results and other information via telephone
and Email. The press room phone number will be available on event day.
Contact: Kurt Spitzner - SCCA Pro Rally Championship Marketing and Media
Manager
Pre-event: 303.779.6622; 303.694-3654 Fax (USA Country
Code: 1)
direct inquiry Email: [email protected]
Time zone at event: Eastern Daylight Time (GMT - 5 hours)
SCCA ProRally: http://www.sccaprorally.org/
SCCA Susquehannock Trail ProRally: http://www.stpr.org
For immediate release 02 June 2000
Start Order & Late Breaking News:
SCCA ProRally Championship - Susquehannock Trail
Eighty cars are entered in the 24th running of the Susquehannock Trail SCCA
ProRally Championship event. All four Championship manufacturers (Hyundai,
Toyota, Subaru and Mitsubishi) are represented, featuring the hugely
successful Hyundai Tiburons, 8 Mitsubishi Lancers, and the debut of several
new Subaru Imprezas, in both FIA Group N and SCCA specification Open
categories. The one-day event will be held on National Forest roads in the
area south and west of Wellsboro. The Rally starts tomorrow morning,
Saturday 03 June at 10:31 AM EST.
Selected late entries, news (driver/co-driver):
� 1999 Production Class Driver Champion Karl Scheible & co-driver Russ
Hughes; FIA Group N Class 1998 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V - Karl, recovering
from his DNF at April's Oregon Trail event, with a convincing win at May's
Rim of the World, and arrives here in the lead of the Overall Driver's
Championship, a mere 2 points ahead of 7-time Champion Paul Choiniere.
� 1999 Group 5 Champions Henry and Cindy Krolikowski will be making their
2000 ProRally debut at STPR, in their ProDrive Subaru WRX-Sti. The couple
took the new Subaru for its first shakedown cruise at the SCCA Headwaters
ClubRally event in Minnesota two weeks ago, and were pleased with the
results, finishing 3rd overall.
� Also making its debut this weekend is another Group N FIA car, that
doesn't fit the expected mold of Mitsubishi Lancers and Subaru WRX's -
Padraig Purcell, a popular east coast driver, brought a Vauxhall Astra Gsi
from his home country of Ireland, the first time a rally Vauxhall has been
seen in this country in decades. A proven car, Purcell's Astra may be the
wild-card of the event.
� The popular front running Canadian rallyists Frank and Dan Sprongl
withdrew their entry at the last minute, due to insurmountable engine
problems with their Audi, encountered at a Canadian rally event in May.
� The torrential late spring rains that much of central and eastern
portions of the USA have been receiving over then past week are playing havoc
not only with many teams travel to the rally, but with team event strategies
as well. While certain stages will no doubt be dusty, giving advantage to
the overall leader, others are expected to be slick or at least dust free,
keeping the rest of the pack in the hunt.
Contact: Kurt Spitzner - SCCA Pro Rally Championship Marketing and Media
Manager
direct inquiry Email: [email protected]
Time zone at-event: Eastern Daylight Time (GMT - 5 hours)
Press room phone: 570.724.8489
Web sites:
� SCCA ProRally: http://www.sccaprorally.org/
� SCCA Rim of the World ProRally: http://www.stpr.org
Information regarding the start order list:
Car # = number on vehicle. Car # under 200 are ProRally entries. Car # over
200 are generally ClubRally (regional) entrants.
Class = Open, FIA A & N - fastest; are cars with considerable modifications;
P (Production) - slowest; are cars very near to showroom stock configuration.
G5 - two wheel drive high HP cars; G2 - two wheel drive lower horsepower
cars; PGT - high horsepower production (stock) cars.
Susquehannock Trail SCCA ProRally Championship Round #4 02 June, 2000
Start Order (subject to revision)
Pos Car# Seed Class Driver Co-driver year Car
1 2 FIA Open Paul Choiniere Jeff Becker 00 Hyundai Tiburon
2 1 FIA Open Noel Lawler Charlie Bradley 00 Hyundai Tiburon
3 40 1 Open Bruno Kreibich Rod Hendricksen 83 Audi Coupe quattro
4 3 1 Open Jon Kemp Gail McGuire 84 Audi 4000 quattro
5 52 1 Open Doug Shepherd Peter Gladysz 92 Mitsubishi Eclipse
6 4 1 Open Garen Shrader Doc Shrader 95 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
7 10 1 Open Pete Lahm Matt Chester 95 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
8 6 1 FIA-N Henry Krolikowski Cindy Krolikowski 95 Subaru WRXSTI
9 45 1 FIA-N Erik Comas Julian Masters 97 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
10 61 1 FIA-N Karl Scheible Russ Hughes 98 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
11 589 2 Open Peter Cunningham Jim Gill 99 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
12 5 1 Gr 5 Ralph Kosmides Ken Cassidy 96 Toyota Supra
13 20 2 Open George Plsek Renn Phillips 90 Audi Quattro 90
14 567 2 PGT Steve Nowicki Mark Sarnecki 90 Eagle Talon
15 71 2 Gr 5 Bryan Hourt Tom Tighe 97 Honda Civic
16 63 2 Gr 5 Tad Ohtake Bob Martin 98 Ford Escort ZX2
17 83 2 Gr 5 Mark Utecht Brenda Corneliusen 86 Dodge Omni turbo
18 180 2 Gr 2 Chris Havas Eric Tremblay 94 VW Golf
19 108 2 Gr 2 Gerald Sweet Stuart Spark 78 Saab 99 EMS
20 99 3 Open Sakis Hadjiminas Brian Maxwell 95 Subaru Impreza Turbo
21 64 3 Open Sylvester Stepniewski Adam Pelc 87 Audi 4000 quattro
22 175 3 Open Alex Erisoty Ben Greisler 89 Audi 90 quattro
23 29 3 Open Dean Fry Greg Usavage 90 Subaru Legacy
24 116 3 Open Thomas Lawless Brendan Lawless 91 Mitsubishi Eclipse
25 115 3 FIA-N Seamus Burke Frank Cunningham 97 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
26 188 3 Gr 5 Andrew Havas Scott Slingerland 79 Mazda RX -7
27 123 3 FIA-N Vicente Frontinan Nicholas Pessoa 98 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
28 166 3 Gr 5 John Daubenmier Stanley Rosen 88 Chevrolet S10
29 121 3 Gr 5 Mark Bowers Eric Adams 87 Mitsubishi Starion
30 565 4 FIA-N Russell Hodges Jeff Secor 95 Subaru WRX-STI
31 777 4 Open Scott Leonard David Weiman 92 Mitsubishi Eclipse
32 151 4 Open Carlos Lopez Steve Rourke 90 Eagle Talon
33 126 4 Open Arthur Wojcik Charles Cox 90 Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
34 11 4 Open Ivan Orisek Olga Orisek 84 Audi 4000 quattro
35 22 4 PGT Mike Curran Mike Kelly 92 Mitsubishi Eclipse
36 168 4 PGT Celsus Donnelly Kevin Mitchell 90 Eagle Talon
37 42 4 Gr 2 Eric Burmeister Mark Buskirk 86 VW GTI
38 98 4 Gr 2 Bob Nielsen Brett Corneliusen 86 VW Golf
39 73 4 Gr 2 Nicholas Robinson Carl Lindquist 97 Honda Civic
40 65 4 Gr 5 Don Rathgeber Jim Brandt 87 Ford Mustang
41 987 4 Gr 2 Peter Reilly Phillip Assad 85 VW Golf
42 76 4 Prod Ted Mendham Lise Mendham 91 Nissan Sentra
43 55 4 Prod Brian Vinson Luke Stuart 88 VW Golf GTI
44 110 5 FIA-N Mark Nelson John Dillon 97 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
45 155 5 FIA-N Padraig Purcell Patrick McGrath 96 Vauxhall Astra GSI
46 152 5 Open Wojciech Hajduczyk Cezary Fidler 92 Plymouth Laser
47 97 5 PGT Paul Dubinsky Yvon Dubinsky 92 Eagle Talon
48 109 5 PGT James Frandsen Jeffrey Williams 87 Audi S2 quattro
49 60 5 Gr 2 John Rahill Vladimir Hladky 85 VW Golf GTI
50 199 5 Gr 2 Michael White Michael Ronan 80 SAAB 99 GLI
51 185 5 Open Jon Bogert Daphne Bogert 88 Toyota Celica
52 70 5 PGT Kendall Russell Diane Sargent 94 Dodge Shadow
53 129 5 Gr 2 Scott Kreisler John Bonasera 86 Nissan 200SX
54 173 5 Gr 2 Patrick Lilly Mark McAllister 91 VW Golf GTI
55 15 6 Gr 2 Brad Hawkins Adrian Wintle 96 VW Golf GTI
56 137 5 Gr 2 Phil Smith Pam Smith 67 MGB-GT
57 932 5 Prod Dmitri Kishkarev Elena Roumiantsev 90 VW Golf
58 43 6 Open Dick Casey Carlos Arrieta, Sr. 84 Audi 4000 quattro
59 992 6 PGT Bruce Perry Philip Barnes 90 Eagle Talon
60 84 6 Gr 2 J.B. Niday Al Kintigh 86 VW Golf GTi
61 902 6 PGT Marty Allen Peter Watt 88 Mazda 323 GTX
62 187 6 Gr 5 John Shirley Jim Hurley 79 Triumph TR-7/V8
63 186 6 Open Jerry Cuffe John O'Reilly 90 Audi 80 Quattro
64 69 6 Gr 2 Charles Sherrill Mark Rea 89 Honda CRX si
65 937 6 Open Patrick Farrell James Farrell 91 Eagle Talon
66 931 6 PGT Donald Kennedy Keith Kennedy 97 Subaru Impreza
67 940 6 Gr 5 Niall Donnelly Garth Meegan 89 Mitsubishi Mirage
68 988 6 Gr 5 Todd Bourdette Scott Adriance 86 Dodge Omni GLH-T
69 112 6 Gr 5 Jens Larsen Robert Barrall 88 Mazda RX7
70 78 6 Prod Scott Naturale Patrick Munhall 88 VW Gti
71 167 6 Open David Green Michael Wilkerson 90 Eagle Talon
72 929 6 Gr 2 Declan Hegarty Kevin Mullan 86 VW Golf
73 933 6 P Ksenia Prokofjeva Serguei Grichetchkine 89 VW Golf
74 941 6 Gr 2 Daniel Cook Bill Rhodes 68 Datsun 510
75 946 6 Open Paul Tingaud Ian Forgays 84 Audi 4000 quattro
76 967 6 Prod Andy Bornhop Mark Williams 99 Hyundai Tiburon
77 901 6 Open Gerry Brinkman William Sekella 87 Audi 4000 quattro
78 505 6 Gr 2 Jon Hamilton Josh Westhaven 81 VW Golf GTI
79 944 6 Gr 2 Scott Williams Trisha Williams 84 VW Rabbit
80 973 6 Gr 2 Pablo Sanfrancisco Steven Reich 85 VW Golf
For Immediate Release:
Due to high rainfall amounts in the last 24 hours, Special Stage One, (SS1)
which includes the famous "water crossing" at Stoney Creek, has been
canceled. At 10:00 PM EST, 03 June, the water level at the crossing was
observed to be 5 inches (12.5 cm) over the maximum allowable creek depth,
with that depth expected to rise further.
The cancellation of the stage also canceled the Stoney Fork service which
immediately followed SS1.
The rally will now officially start at 11:15 AM from the Wellsboro Parc
Expose, 45 minutes later than originally scheduled. SS2 will begin as
scheduled, with a new transit from Wellsboro to SS2.
For further information, please contact the SCCA ProRally Press Room at:
570.724.8489 during the following hours:
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM EST 03 June
12:00 NOON EST 03 June through rally finish (apx 4:00 AM EST) 04 June
Kurt Spitzner
SCCA Rally/Solo Marketing and Media Manager
www.scca.org
[email protected]
STPR 2000 Final Start Order & Classes
Entered
ProRally ClubRally
Start Driver Co-driver Class Class
Pos. Name Name Car# Entered Entered
1 Paul Choiniere Jeff Becker 2 Open
2 Noel Lawler Charlie Bradley 1 Open
3 Bruno Kreibich Rod Hendricksen 40 Open
4 Jon Kemp Gail McGuire 3 Open
5 Doug Shepherd Peter Gladysz 52 Open
6 Garen Shrader Doc Shrader 4 Open
7 Pete Lahm Matt Chester 10 Open
8 Henry Krolikowski Cindy Krolikowski 6 Group N
9 Erik Comas Julian Masters 45 Group N
10 Karl Scheible Russ Hughes 61 Group N
11 Peter Cunningham Jim Gill 589 Open
12 Ralph Kosmides Ken Cassidy 5 Group 5
13 George Plsek Renn Phillips 20 Open
14 Steve Nowicki Scott Harvey Jr. 567 Open
15 Bryan Hourt Tom Tighe 71 Group 5
16 Tad Ohtake Bob Martin 63 Group 5
17 Mark Utecht Brenda Corneliusen 83 Group 5 Group 5
18 Chris Havas Eric Tremblay 180 Group 2
19 Gerald Sweet Stuart Spark 108 Group 2
20 Sakis Hadjiminas Brian Maxwell 99 Open
21 Sylvester Stepniewski Adam Pelc 64 Open Open
22 Alex Erisoty Ben Greisler 175 Open Open
23 Dean Fry Greg Usavage 29 Open Open
24 Thomas Lawless Brendan Lawless 116 Open Open
25 Seamus Burke Frank Cunningham 115 Group N Open
26 Andrew Havas Scott Slingerland 188 Group 5
27 Vicente Frontinan Nicholas Pessoa 123 Open
28 John Daubenmier Stanley Rosen 166 Group 5
29 Mark Bowers Eric Adams 121 Group 5 Group 5
30 Russell Hodges Jeff Secor 565 Group N
31 Scott Leonard David Weiman 777 Open Open
32 Carlos Lopez Steve Rourke 151 Open
33 Arthur Wojcik Charles Cox 126 Open Open
34 Ivan Orisek Olga Orisek 11 Open
35 Mike Curran Mike Kelly 22 Prod GT
36 Celsus Donnelly Shane Mitchell 168 Prod GT Prod GT
37 Eric Burmeister Mark Buskirk 42 Group 2 Group 2
38 Bob Nielsen Rob Bohn 98 Group 2 Group 2
39 Nicholas Robinson Carl Lindquist 73 Group 2
40 Don Rathgeber Jim Brandt 65 Group 5
41 Peter Reilly Dave Shindle 987 Group 2
42 Ted Mendham Lise Mendham 76 Prod Prod
43 Brian Vinson Luke Stuart 55 Prod
44 Mark Nelson John Dillon 110 Group N
45 Padraig Purcell Patrick McGrath 155 Group N Group 2
46 Wojciech Hajduczyk Cezary Fidler 152 Open
47 Paul Dubinsky Yvon Dubinsky 97 Prod GT
48 James Frandsen Jeffrey Williams 109 Prod GT Prod GT
49 John Rahill Vladimir Hladky 60 Group 2
50 Michael White Marc Goldfarb 199 Group 2
51 Jon Bogert Daphne Bogert 185 Open Open
52 Kendall Russell Diane Sargent 70 Prod GT
53 Scott Kreisler John Bonasera 129 Group 2 Group 2
54 Patrick Lilly Mark McAllister 173 Group 2 Group 2
55 Brad Hawkins Adrian Wintle 15 Group 2 Group 2
56 Phil Smith Pam Smith 137 Group 2
57 Dmitri Kishkarev Elena Roumiantsev 932 Prod Prod
58 Dick Casey Carlos Arrieta, Sr 43 Open
59 Bruce Perry Philip Barnes 992 Prod GT Prod GT
60 J.B. Niday Al Kintigh 84 Group 2 Group 2
61 Marty Allen Peter Watt 902 Prod GT Prod GT
62 John Shirley Rob Hughes 187 Group 5
63 Jerry Cuffe John O'Reilly 186 Open Open
64 Charles Sherrill Mark Rea 69 Group 2
65 James Farrell Gerry O'Leary 937 Open
66 Donald Kennedy Keith Kennedy 931 Prod GT Prod GT
67 Niall Donnelly Tony Lumino 940 Group 5 Group 5
68 Todd Bourdette Scott Adriance 988 Group 5 Group 5
69 Jens Larsen Robert Barrall 112 Group 5 Group 5
70 Scott Naturale Patrick Munhall 78 Prod
71 David Green Michael Wilkerson 167 Open Open
72 Declan Hegarty Kevin Mullan 929 Group 2 Group 2
73 Ksenia Prokofjeva Serguei Grichetchkine 933 Prod Prod
74 Daniel Cook Bill Rhodes 941 Group 2 Group 2
75 William Tremmel Peter Coleman 132 Prod
76 Andy Bornhop Mark Williams 967 Prod
77 Gerry Brinkman William Sekella 901 Open
78 Jon Hamilton Josh Westhaven 505 Group 2
79 Scott Williams Trisha Williams 944 Group 2
80 Pablo Sanfrancisco Steven Reich 973 Group 2
For immediate release 03 June 2000
SCCA ProRally Championship - Round #4 - Susquehannock Trail
Leg One Preliminary Results and Key Notes
At 11:15 AM Eastern Time this morning 80 rally cars began the 24th
consecutive annual running of the SCCA Susquehannock Trail ProRally. Due to
heavy rains, the event started 45 minutes later than originally scheduled,
following the cancellation of SS1 due to high water.
Key Notes:
� The rally began at the town center green in historic downtown Wellsboro
PA, an early 19th century village located in the heavily wooded and
predominantly rural north central part of the state. The weather was clear
and cool, a stark change from the heavy overcast, hot and wet conditions of
the past week, providing a perfect setting for the morning's extended Parc
Expose.
� Car # 946, a ClubRally entry driven by Paul Tingaud failed to make the
start, and was replaced by #132, a ProRally late entry that was 'on the
bubble.' The car, a Production Class 1986 VW Jetta; is driven by William
Tremmel and co-driven by Peter Coleman.
� The first retirements of the day are significant: 1999 Overall Champions
Noel Lawler and Charles Bradley are out with a blown head gasket, and Bruno
Kreibich, who was 3rd car on the road, is out with oil pressure problems
which developed on the transit to SS2. A complete listing is shown below.
� Eric Comas, the internationally known Nissan works driver and reigning
Japanese GT champion, who began his rallying career at the Oregon Trail event
in April, is here to continue on his learning curve. In SS4 Comas learned
all about trees in curves, clipping one with the right front corner in a turn
that he said "looked like a 4th gear turn". During a pre-event interview,
Comas confirmed that he will be entering the Wild West SCCA ProRally
Championship event this September, and will also be entering two events in
Europe this summer: One in Paris, and another in the UK.
� The conditions are near ideal for STPR, which has been dry hot and dusty
for the last several years. Described as 'wicked fast' by Matt Chester,
co-driver for the #10 Mitsubishi Lancer of Peter Lahm, a sentiment that was
echoed by Brian Maxwell who found the conditions 'typical' of STPR, but
without the blinding dust.
SCCA� Susquehannock Trail ProRally Championship Round #4 03 June, 2000
Leg Two Start Order (after re-seeding)
start Finish Car# Seed Class Driver Co-driver year Car
2 1 2 FIA Open Paul Choiniere Jeff Becker 00 Hyundai Tiburon
9 2 45 1 FIA-N Erik Comas Julian Masters 97 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
4 3 3 1 Open Jon Kemp Gail McGuire 84 Audi 4000 quattro
5 4 52 1 Open Doug Shepherd Peter Gladysz 92 Mitsubishi Eclipse
6 5 4 1 Open Garen Shrader Doc Shrader 95 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
24 6 116 3 Open Thomas Lawless Brendan Lawless 91 Mitsubishi Eclipse
7 7 10 1 Open Pete Lahm Matt Chester 95 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
36 8 168 4 PGT Celsus Donnelly Kevin Mitchell 90 Eagle Talon
10 9 61 1 FIA-N Karl Scheible Russ Hughes 98 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
27 10 123 3 FIA-N Vicente Frontinan Nicholas Pessoa 98 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
12 11 5 1 Gr 5 Ralph Kosmides Ken Cassidy 96 Toyota Supra
22 12 175 3 Open Alex Erisoty Ben Greisler 89 Audi 90 quattro
11 13 589 2 Open Peter Cunningham Jim Gill 99 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
8 14 6 1 FIA-N Henry Krolikowski Cindy Krolikowski 95 Subaru WRXSTI
39 15 73 4 Gr 2 Nicholas Robinson Carl Lindquist 97 Honda Civic
19 16 108 2 Gr 2 Gerald Sweet Stuart Spark 78 Saab 99 EMS
20 17 99 3 Open Sakis Hadjiminas Brian Maxwell 95 Subaru Impreza Turbo
18 18 180 2 Gr 2 Chris Havas Eric Tremblay 94 VW Golf
29 19 121 3 Gr 5 Mark Bowers Eric Adams 87 Mitsubishi Starion
15 20 71 2 Gr 5 Bryan Hourt Tom Tighe 97 Honda Civic
17 21 83 2 Gr 5 Mark Utecht Brenda Corneliusen 86 Dodge Omni turbo
28 22 166 3 Gr 5 John Daubenmier Stanley Rosen 88 Chevrolet S10
16 23 63 2 Gr 5 Tad Ohtake Bob Martin 98 Ford Escort ZX2
62 24 187 6 Gr 5 John Shirley Jim Hurley 79 Triumph TR7-V8
51 25 185 5 Open Jon Bogert Daphne Bogert 88 Toyota Celica
47 26 97 5 PGT Paul Dubinsky Yvon Dubinsky 92 Eagle Talon
26 27 188 3 Gr 5 Andrew Havas Scott Slingerland 79 Mazda RX -7
21 28 64 3 Open Sylvester Stepniewski Adam Pelc 87 Audi 4000 quattro
44 29 110 5 FIA-N Mark Nelson John Dillon 97 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
59 30 992 6 PGT Bruce Perry Phillip Barnes 90 Eagle Talon
35 31 22 4 PGT Mike Curran Mike Kelly 92 Mitsubishi Eclipse
23 32 29 3 Open Dean Fry Greg Usavage 90 Subaru Legacy
49 33 60 5 Gr 2 John Rahill Vladimir Hladky 85 VW Golf GTI
43 34 55 4 P Brian Vinson Luke Stuart 88 VW Golf GTI
48 35 109 5 PGT James Frandsen Jeffrey Williams 87 Audi S2 quattro
37 36 42 4 Gr 2 Eric Burmeister Mark Buskirk 86 VW GTI
65 37 937 6 Open Patrick Farrell James Farrell 91 Eagle Talon
50 38 199 5 Gr 2 Michael White Michael Ronan 80 SAAB 99 GLI
38 39 98 4 Gr 2 Bob Nielsen Brett Corneliusen 86 VW Golf
46 40 152 5 Open Wojciech Hajduczyk Cezary Fidler 92 Plymouth Laser
40 41 65 4 Gr 5 Don Rathgeber Jim Brandt 87 Ford Mustang
77 42 901 6 Open Gerry Brinkman William Sekella 87 Audi 4000 quattro
76 43 967 6 P Andrew Bornhop Mark Williams 00 Hyundai Tiburon
41 44 987 4 Gr 2 Peter Reilly Phillip Assad 85 VW Golf
34 45 11 4 Open Ivan Orisek Olga Orisek 84 Audi 4000 quattro
42 46 76 4 P Ted Mendham Lise Mendham 91 Nissan Sentra
30 47 565 4 FIA-N Russell Hodges Jeff Secor 95 Subaru WRX-STI
66 48 931 6 PGT Donald Kennedy Keith Kennedy 97 Subaru Impreza
75 49 132 6 P William Tremmel Peter Coleman 86 VW Jetta Gli
13 50 20 2 Open George Plsek Renn Phillips 90 Audi Quattro 90
52 51 70 5 PGT Kendall Russell Diane Sargent 94 Dodge Shadow
56 52 137 5 Gr 2 Phillip Smith Pam Smith 67 MGB-GT
80 53 973 6 Gr 2 Pablo Sanfrancisco Steven Reich 85 VW Golf
55 54 15 6 Gr 2 Brad Hawkins Adrian White 96 VW Golf GTi
57 55 932 6 P Dmitri Kishkarev Elena Roumiantsev 90 VW Golf
58 56 43 6 Open Carlos Arrieta, Sr Dick Casey 84 Audi 4000 quattro
64 57 69 6 Gr 2 Charles Sherrill Mark Rea 89 Honda CRX
72 58 929 6 Gr 2 Declan Hegarty Kevin Mullan 86 VW Golf
61 59 902 6 PGT Marty Allen Peter Watt 88 Mazda 323 GTX
74 60 941 6 Gr 2 Daniel Cook Bill Rhodes 68 Datsun 510
79 61 944 6 Gr 2 Scott Williams Trisha Williams 84 VW Rabbit
63 62 186 6 Open Jerry Cuffe John O'Reilly 90 Audi 80 Quattro
69 63 112 6 Gr 5 Jens Larsen Robert Barrall 88 Mazda RX7
73 64 933 5 P Ksenia Prokofjeva Serguei Grichetchkine 90 VW Golf
70 65 78 6 P Scott Naturale Patrick Munhall 88 VW Golf Gti
54 66 173 5 Gr 2 Patrick Lilly Mark McAllister 91 VW Golf Gti
SCCA� Susquehannock Trail ProRally Championship Round #4 03 June, 2000
Leg One Retirements
Car # Drivers Name Co-Drivers Name Class Year Make stage
Retirement cause (unofficial)
40 Bruno Kreibich Rod Hendricksen Open 83 Audi Transit Oil pressure
1 Noel Lawler Charles Bradley Open 00 Hyundai SS2 Head gasket
126 Arthur Wojcik Charles Cox Open 90 Mitsubishi SS2 Transfer case
129 Scott Kreisler John Bonasera Gr 2 86 Nissan SS2 Accident
84 JB Niday Al Kintigh Gr 2 86 VW SS2 Left front hub
115 Seamus Burke Frank Cunningham FIA-N 97 Mitsubishi SS3 Rear suspension
777 Scott Leonard David Weiman Open 92 Mitsubishi SS3 Fluid leaks
155 Padraig Purcell Patrick McGrath FIA-N 96 Vauxhall SS3 Oil Cooler
567 Steve Nowicki Scott Harvey Jr PGT 90 Eagle SS4 Accident
15 Brad Hawkins Adrian White Gr 2 96 VW SS4 unknown
940 Niall Donnelly Garth Meegan Gr 5 92 Mitsubishi SS4 mechanical
152 Wojciech Hajduczyk Cezary Fidler Open 92 Plymouth
988 Todd Bourdette Scott Adriance Gr 5 86 Dodge
167 David Green Michael Wilkerson Open 90 Eagle
151 Carlos Lopez Steve Rourke Open 90 Eagle Service Suspension damage from SS3
505 Jon Hamilton Josh Westhaven Gr 2 81 VW
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SCCA.
For immediate release 04 June 2000
SCCA ProRally Championship - Round #4 - Susquehannock Trail
Mitsubishi takes 2nd Consecutive Overall Win,
Rally Veteran makes comeback
The 24th consecutive SCCA Susquehannock Trail ProRally came to an exciting
conclusion in the early and very chilly (35 degrees F, 1 Celsius) hours of
Sunday morning, with the top 10 filled with both familiar and unfamiliar
names. Paul Choiniere, the 7-time SCCA Overall Champion, maintaining a
commanding lead throughout much of the event fell by the wayside as darkness
fell, and Doug Shepherd, absent from the Championship for several years, made
a strong comeback with a remarkable second place finish. Karl Scheible and
Jon Kemp swapped top places for the balance of the night, with Scheible's FIA
Group N Lancer Evo V coming out on top and Kemp taking third.
Key Notes:
� The second leg re-seeding brought several surprises, with the most
notable being from two New York City based Irish teams. Thomas Lawless
started leg 2 in 6th position, after starting the rally earlier in the day in
24th. Besting that was Celsus Donnelly, who restarted in 8th, with an
morning start in 36th.
� The #589 entry of Peter Cunningham, the current points leader in the GT
category of the Speedvision Cup road racing championship, and PTG/BMW driver
in the ALMS series, had the hood up, valve cover off, with TAD Motorsports
technicians pulling bits of valve spring out of the head during the afternoon
Parc Expose. Regardless, Cunningham was happy to be back in the rally hot
seat "I'm having more fun than a barrel full of monkeys" said Peter as he
watched the crew re-assemble his engine. While he was down to just three
cylinders for the balance of the event, his Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI - the
first of its generation to be rallied in North America, still made enough
power to keep Cunningham in the top 5, finishing 4th overall.
� Eric Comas continued his learning curve with trees, this time giving an
oak a nudge with the left side of the car. (the right side was the recipient
in SS4) even though the tap was not hard, Comas' Evo wound up high on a
berm, putting all four tires in the air. Mechanically, the car was fine, but
having to wait for a tug off the berm at the end of the stage caused the team
to be time-barred from finishing.
� Paul Choiniere and Jeff Becker were enjoying a nearly three-minute lead
over Doug Shepherd through SS8, began experiencing gear selector problems in
SS9 and retired the car at the start of SS10 when he was unable to find any
gear at all. This left the last remaining Hyundai, a third Tiburon on its
maiden rally voyage, to carry the companies banner for Championship points.
A production class Tiburon, the car was driven by Andy Bornhop, a motorsports
editor for Road & Track magazine.
� Thomas Lawless' brilliant run lasted through SS10, when, running 5th
overall, he drifted his Mitsubishi Eclipse over a tree stump and nearly
removed the rear axle from the car, ending his evening.
� Peter Lahm, driving the #10 RallySport magazine 95 Lancer Evo IV, and
maintaining a solid top 10 pace all day, rolled the car in SS9, coming to
rest on its roof. Fans nearby got the car righted again, and the car could
have continued on. Unfortunately, both tires on the side that rolled blew
out, and Lahm carried only one spare, bringing to an end what could have been
an excellent finish.
� Henry Krolikowski's first ProRally event with his Subaru WRX-Sti was an
eye opener, both for him and fans alike, who saw the ex-ProDrive car for the
first time in this country. Finishing a respectable 12th overall, and 2nd in
Group N, the team chose to pace themselves from the beginning, learning the
car's prodigious capabilities and, as any experienced finisher at STPR knows,
keeping his speeds lower than some to ensure a finish.
� The strong finish by Mitsubishi, Hyundai's lucky entry of three cars
instead of the usual two, and the growing field of Subarus brings the
Manufacturer's Championship into a virtual 3-way tie heading to the season
mid-point event at Maine Forest in July.
� Scheible's win now places him in a substantial overall lead in the
Driver's Championship, with a 22 point advantage over Paul Choiniere, and 29
points over Noel Lawler, the 1999 Series Champion.
Quote:
Karl Scheible: "Can you believe it! The Lancer ran perfectly all day, never
missing a beat. We really didn't go into this event looking for an overall.
With an 8-car Group N field, my focus was on being first there, but a shot at
the overall really came into view by SS9. We drove like crazy, and the car
kept delivering the goods.
SCCA� Susquehannock Trail ProRally Championship Round #4 04 June, 2000
Unofficial Finishing Order
Start Finish Car# Seed Class Driver Co-driver Year Car Time (Hr:Mn.sec)
10 1 61 1 FIA-N Karl Scheible Russ Hughes 98 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 2:16.35
5 2 52 1 Open Doug Shepherd Peter Gladysz 92 Mitsubishi Eclipse 2:18.44
4 3 3 1 Open Jon Kemp Gail McGuire 84 Audi 4000 quattro 2:19.59
11 4 589 2 Open Peter Cunningham Jim Gill 99 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 2:19.97
36 5 168 4 PGT Celsus Donnelly Kevin Mitchell 90 Eagle Talon 2:21.65
12 6 5 1 Gr 5 Ralph Kosmides Ken Cassidy 96 Toyota Supra 2:22.32
15 7 71 2 Gr 5 Bryan Hourt Tom Tighe 97 Honda Civic 2:22.62
22 8 175 3 Open Alex Erisoty Ben Greisler 89 Audi 90 quattro 2:24.05
17 9 83 2 Gr 5 Mark Utecht Brenda Corneliusen 86 Dodge Omni turbo 2:24.61
16 10 63 2 Gr 5 Tad Ohtake Bob Martin 98 Ford Escort ZX2 2:24.81
39 11 73 4 Gr 2 Nicholas Robinson Carl Lindquist 97 Honda Civic 2:24.97
8 12 6 1 FIA-N Henry Krolikowski Cindy Krolikowski 95 Subaru WRXSTI 2:25.14
26 13 188 3 Gr 5 Andrew Havas Scott Slingerland 79 Mazda RX7 2:28.04
19 14 108 2 Gr 2 Gerald Sweet Stuart Spark 78 Saab 99 EMS 2:28.67
21 15 64 3 Open Sylvester Stepniewski Adam Pelc 87 Audi 4000 quattro 2:29.84
51 16 185 5 Open Jon Bogert Daphne Bogert 88 Toyota Celica 2:30.61
49 17 60 5 Gr 2 John Rahill Vladimir Hladky 85 VW Golf GTI 2:31.12
59 18 992 6 PGT Bruce Perry Phillip Barnes 90 Eagle Talon 2:32.78
50 19 199 5 Gr 2 Michael White Michael Ronan 80 SAAB 99 GLI 2:33.02
43 20 55 4 P Brian Vinson Luke Stuart 88 VW Golf GTI 2:33.46
42 21 76 4 P Ted Mendham Lise Mendham 91 Nissan Sentra 2:33.68
76 22 967 6 P Andrew Bornhop Mark Williams 00 Hyundai Tiburon 2:34.36
38 23 98 4 Gr 2 Bob Nielsen Brett Corneliusen 86 VW Golf 2:34.49
47 24 97 5 PGT Paul Dubinsky Yvon Dubinsky 92 Eagle Talon 2:34.67
66 25 931 6 PGT Donald Kennedy Keith Kennedy 97 Subaru Impreza 2:36.20
23 26 29 3 Open Dean Fry Greg Usavage 90 Subaru Legacy 2:36.31
48 27 109 5 PGT James Frandsen Jeffrey Williams 87 Audi S2 quattro 2:37.07
41 28 987 4 Gr 2 Peter Reilly Phillip Assad 85 VW Golf 2:38.48
62 29 187 6 Gr 5 John Shirley Jim Hurley 79 Triumph TR7-V8 2:39.34
75 30 132 6 P William Tremmel Peter Coleman 86 VW Jetta Gli 2:39.47
56 31 137 5 Gr 2 Phillip Smith Pam Smith 67 MGB-GT 2:39.94
35 32 22 4 PGT Mike Curran Mike Kelly 92 Mitsubishi Eclipse 2:40.10
40 33 65 4 Gr 5 Don Rathgeber Jim Brandt 87 Ford Mustang 2:40.50
13 34 20 2 Open George Plsek Renn Phillips 90 Audi Quattro 90 2:40.63
74 35 941 6 Gr 2 Daniel Cook Bill Rhodes 68 Datsun 510 2:43.79
52 36 70 5 PGT Kendall Russell Diane Sargent 94 Dodge Shadow 2:44.48
64 37 69 6 Gr 2 Charles Sherrill Mark Rea 89 Honda CRX 2:46.30
69 38 112 6 Gr 5 Jens Larsen Robert Barrall 88 Mazda RX7 2:51.54
63 39 186 6 Open Jerry Cuffe John O'Reilly 90 Audi 80 Quattro 2:53.04
61 40 902 6 PGT Marty Allen Peter Watt 88 Mazda 323 GTX 2:53.21
73 41 933 5 P Ksenia Prokofjeva Serguei Grichetchkine 90 VW Golf 3:03.30
54 42 173 5 Gr 2 Patrick Lilly Mark McAllister 91 VW Golf Gti 3:18.85
SCCA� Susquehannock Trail ProRally Championship Round #4
Leg One Retirements
Car # Drivers Name Co-Drivers Name Class Year Make stage
Retirement cause (unofficial)
40 Bruno Kreibich Rod Hendricksen Open 83 Audi Transit>1 Oil pressure
1 Noel Lawler Charles Bradley Open 00 Hyundai SS2 Head gasket (overheating)
126 Arthur Wojcik Charles Cox Open 90 Mitsubishi SS2 Transfer case
129 Scott Kreisler John Bonasera Gr 2 86 Nissan SS2 Accident
84* JB Niday Al Kintigh Gr 2 86 VW SS2 Left front hub
115* Seamus Burke Frank Cunningham FIA-N 97 Mitsubishi SS3 Rear suspension
777 Scott Leonard David Weiman Open 92 Mitsubishi SS3 Engine Overheating
155* Padraig Purcell Patrick McGrath FIA-N 96 Vauxhall SS3 Oil Cooler
567 Steve Nowicki Scott Harvey Jr PGT 90 Eagle SS4 Accident
15 Brad Hawkins Adrian Wintle Gr 2 96 VW SS4 Engine
940 Niall Donnelly Tony Lumino Gr 5 92 Mitsubishi SS4 Transmission
152 Wojciech Hajduczyk Cezary Fidler Open 92 Plymouth SS4 Accident
988 Todd Bourdette Scott Adriance Gr 5 86 Dodge SS4 Mechanical
167 David Green Michael Wilkerson Open 90 Eagle Transit>serv Head gasket (overheating)
151 Carlos Lopez Steve Rourke Open 90 Eagle Service Suspension damage from SS3
Leg Two Retirements
Car # Drivers Name Co-Drivers Name Class Year Make stage
Retirement cause (unofficial)
166 John Daubenmier Stanley Rosen Gr 5 88 Chevrolet Transit 5>6 Clutch
929* Declan Hegarty Kevin Mullan Gr 2 86 VW SS6 Engine
45 Erik Comas Julian Masters FIA-N 97 Mitsubishi SS7 Stuck on berm, Time-barred
4 Garen Shrader Doc Shrader Open 95 Mitsubishi SS7 Accident
123 Vicente Frontinan Nicholas Pessoa FIA-N 98 Mitsubishi SS7 Accident
43 Dick Casey Carlos Arrieta, Sr Open 84 Audi SS7 Mechanical (withdrawn at service after SS7)
11 Ivan Orisek Olga Orisek Open 84 Audi SS7 Alternator
937 Patrick Farrell James Farrell Open 91 Eagle SS8 Transmission
42 Eric Burmeister Mark Buskirk Gr 2 86 VW SS8 Intake manifold
10 Pete Lahm Matt Chester Open 95 Mitsubishi SS9 Accident
2 Paul Choiniere Jeff Becker Open 00 Hyundai SS9 Gear Selector
110 Mark Nelson John Dillon FIA-N 97 Mitsubishi SS9 Clutch
99 Sakis Hadjiminas Brian Maxwell Open 95 Subaru SS10 Accident
180 Chris Havas Eric Tremblay Gr 2 94 VW SS10 Accident
121 Mark Bowers Eric Adams Gr 5 87 Mitsubishi SS10 Accident
78 Scott Naturale Patrick Munhall P 88 VW SS10 Mechanical
565 Russell Hodges Jeff Secor FIA-N 95 Subaru SS10 Suspension
116 Thomas Lawless Brendan Lawless Open 91 Mitsubishi SS10 Rear axle
932 Dmitri Kishkarev Elena Roumiantsev P 90 VW SS11 transmission
ClubRally Only
973 Pablo Sanfrancisco Steven Reich Gr 2 85 VW SS5 Transmission
505* Jon Hamilton Josh Westhaven Gr 2 81 VW SS6 Axle
944 Scott Williams Trisha Williams Gr 2 84 VW SS8 Time barred - mechanical