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Welcome to the Pacific Forest Rally, round five of the Canadian Rally

Championship. As this event is also part of the Western Canadian

Rally Championship,the North American Cup,and qualifies for points

for NORPAC out-of-divisional points, it promises to attract more teams than any

other event in Western Canada.

We are very proud to announce this event will be broadcast across Canada

on the CHUM network which is part of the Bell Globemedia Group. Details of

the broadcast schedule will be posted at pacificforestrally.com.

Merritt is a fantastic community to host our event, with more businesses

and local individuals becoming involved each year. Our most sincere gratitude

to Mayor David Laird and the town council for their continued support of our

events. Again, this year, we have approval from town council to close a section

of the street at the Railyard Mall so that we are able to host the in-town portion

of the rally on Friday night.

We would like to thank the Railyard Mall and the Canadian Tire in Merritt

for allowing us to use their property as venues. Canadian Tire, this year, will be

hosting the service area for the event. We would also like to thank the Best

Western – Nicola Inn as this is the 6th year they have hosted our event as the

official hotel of the Pacific Forest Rally.

As always, a thank you needs to go to all the businesses that have placed

ads and sponsorships with our event. Please support those who support us.

This rally would not exist in Merritt without the dedicated efforts and co-oper-

ation from the Chamber of Commerce,all the local business,ranchers,local gov-

ernment agencies, local media,Tolko and Aspen Planers.

We must thank all the volunteers who help bring this event to life. The suc-

cess of this event is dependent on their continued dedication and sacrifice

every year. Thank you also to our family and friends that support those of us

who love this sport.

Rallying is a lot of fun to watch, but it is also a dangerous motorsport.

We’re happy to bring it to you, but with fun also come responsibility from you,

the spectator. Please make sure you read all of the spectator cautions in this

guide and abide by all rally officials’instructions. They are not there to ruin your

fun, but to ensure your well-being and that everyone goes home safely after

the event.

Have fun and enjoy the show!

Paul Westwick and Ken KwongPacific Forest Rally Organizers

To all Participants of Pacific Forest RallyWelcome to Merritt, the Country Music Capital of Canada!

The City of Merritt is very excited to once again be the location chosen for

the Pacific Forest Rally. We look forward to the opportunity to demonstrate our

hospitality to all the participants, sponsors and volunteers of this event.

The City of Merritt, which is situated in the heart of the Nicola Valley

includes the surrounding communities of Quilchena, Douglas Lake, Aspen

Grove, Lower and Upper Nicola. Merritt is host to the Merritt Mountain Music

Festival each July and the Nicola Valley Pro Rodeo and Fall Fair in September.

For sports and outdoor enthusiasts, the Nicola Valley provides a wide range of

activities for each season, such as; fishing, hiking, cross-country skiing, baseball,

hockey, swimming, horseback riding and bicycling. We also invite you to walk

our “Walk of Stars”.

Merritt has a bright future as a centrally located and accessible communi-

ty with an abundance of opportunities. The completion of WalMart,opening of

Liquidation World and a host of other exciting projects; some currently in plan-

ning stages and others such as Boston Pizza in construction stage, suggests a

fresh start to our diversification strategy addressing “Community Sustainability”.

We look forward to having you “Explore the Opportunities” and “Flourish

Under the Sun” at the Pacific Forest Rally, here in the heart of the Nicola Valley

and are delighted to add rallying to our calendar of events.

Have a great event!

David Laird,

Mayor

www.merritt.ca

MAYOR’S MESSAGE

Welcome Rally Fans ORGANIZER’S MESSAGE


Brief History of PFR

The Pacific Forest Rally (PFR) has more

than 40 years of motorsport history in

B.C. During the 1960s, this event was

held on and off around the Fraser Valley area.

During the 1970s and ‘80s, the rally became

famous as part of the Molson Canadian Rally

Championship—held around the

Hope/Chilliwack area.

Revived once again in 1999, PFR was

held in the Battle Creek roads of Cache Creek,

B.C., which featured challenging mountain

roads in B.C.’s central interior that tested the

abilities of the rally teams and their vehicles.

On its way to re-building its former sta-

tus, PFR was added as part of the Western

Canadian Rally Championship. Its addition

grew the regional calendar to six events

between Alberta and B.C.

As the event grew in size and popularity,

the demand for a larger venue and fresh road

systems made the City of Merritt a natural

choice.With the move to Merritt in 2001, the

city now hosted two performance events.

The supportive environment of the business-

es, landowners, ranchers and government

ministries has made for a higher quality

event, both for spectators and competitors.

This year’s PFR is round five of the

Canadian Rally Championship.The event also

qualifies for points towards the Western

Canadian Rally Championship, the North

American Cup and NORPAC out-of-divisional

points.

The 2006 PFR promises to be biggest

event in Western Canada, attracting teams

from both sides of the border in a battle for

points in up to four Championship Series.

Anatomy Of A Rally CarWhat makes this “real car” more real than your daily driver.

MOTOR:

Depending on class, engines are either left stock (prod. classes) or can bemodified to produce up to 400 HP (open class).

LIGHTING:

High intensity bulbs are usedand extra lights mounted on the

hood for night-time racing.

SAFETY:

The most important modifications are the roll cage and the 5-point harnesses.The rollcage also helps to stiffen the car.

SUSPENSION:

After safety, this is the most important modification. Oversized dampersand heavier springs are a must for soaking up bumps and providing

handling.The car is also raised from stock ride height.

WHEELS:

A rally tire has much stiffer sidewalls and a more aggressive tread than an all-season radial.Stronger rims are also used to avoid flats on the big rocks.

SKID PLATING:

Aircraft-grade aluminum and high-density plastic are used to protect the under-side from rocks.Without it the underside would quickly be beaten to a pulp.

Last year, Pemberton’s Norm LeBlanc and KeithMorison drifted their WRX through a corner at ActiveMountain stage to finish 3rd in the Canadian stand-ings and 1st at the Pacific Forest Rally.

See standings on page 12


Spectator Venue MapSPECTATOR VANTAGE POINTS

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Spectatoraccess may be closed once the road isactive. Please arrive BEFORE thespectator point becomes active.Refer to the Schedule and plan travelto those points accordingly. Everyspectator point has the cars passingtwice.

FRI, OCT 13, 2006“PRINCETON” Night Special:From Merritt or Vancouver: take Highway 97C heading East from thejunction with Highway 5 (Interchange Exit 286). At the top of the Hill,approx 8km east of Exit 286, turn right and follow the signs.From Kelowna: take Highway 97C heading West towards Merritt. 8kmbefore Merritt, just after the “Trucks Brake Check”, turn left and followsigns.

Open from 18:30h - 21:00h. First car passes at 18:55h. Bring flashlights and wearbright clothing.

“RAILYARD MALL” Night Super Special:From the Princeton spectator point, return to Merritt along Highway97C (which becomes Nicola Avenue). Turn left at the sign for “CityCentre”, and proceed to the mall.

Open from 21:00h - 23:00h. First car passes at 21:15h.

SAT, OCT 14, 2006“BROOK CREEK” Forest Special:Access to this spectator location is strictly limited. You must registerin advance, to receive directions and a parking pass. A limited numberof passes, at a cost of $20 per vehicle, will be available on a first comefirst served basis, Friday morning from 8:00h to 11:00h at Rally HQ,Best Western Nicola Inn, or Saturday morning from 8:00h to 9:00h atthe Service Park, Canadian Tire. Plan on leaving Merritt by 9:15am.

Open from 10:00h – 12:30h. First car passes at 11:10h. There is a 300m hike to the firstvantage point, and a further 1300m hike to the best vantage point.

“ACTIVE MOUNTAIN”Super Special:From Merritt: proceed south along Voght Street. After crossing asmall bridge, keep to the right (don’t drive into Tolko Yard) and thenturn Left onto Midday Valley Road. Approx 0.8km from the start ofMidday Valley Road, continue straight ahead where road turns intogravel. Follow signs to spectator area(s) from here.

Open from 13:00h – 16:00h. First car passes at 13:50h. There may be a slight hike tothe best vantage point in the park. This is private property – please take away allgarbage.

“HELMER GATES” Forest Special:From Merritt, proceed along Hwy 5 northbound.Take Exit 315(Helmer Road) and follow the road around to the right and under thehighway to the west side, then proceed straight ahead through thegate and follow marshal’s directions to park in the open area on yourright, just past the gate.There is good viewing 100m from the parkingarea, but the best viewing area is about a 700m walk into the stagefrom here.

Open from 16:00h – 18:30h. First car passes at 16:30h. Bring warm clothing. Theremay be a small hike into the spectator area.


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Do not obstruct the organizers from their duties. Ifnecessary, collaborate with them.

Do not approach the dangerous spots.

Always stand behind the safety banners.

Be on alert while driving on the rally route.

If you notice anything that needs immediate interven-tion, please inform the closest marshal.

Remain at your position while the special stage is run-ning. Do not leave before the sweeping vehicle.

Be on time at your pre-selected point.

Don’t stand at places with no escape way in case ofemergency.

Don’t’ get too close to the road. You have a better viewand will be much safer from a high vantage point.

Study the Diagrams:All the RED AREAS are ‘NO GO’ Being near thesecould cause delays or cancellation of the stage.

READ THIS!Spectator SafetyNo-Go Area

Despite the organizers takingprecautions - accidents can happen.In respect of these - you are present

at your own risk.


Schedule of Events & VenuesThursday, Oct 12

08:00 – 12:00 Registration Open (General)

Best Western, Nicola Inn



Friday, Oct 13



12:00 – 15:00 Scrutineering and Parc Expose

Canadian Tire

12:00 – 21:00 Service Park Open to Public

Canadian Tire

17:30 Ceremonial Start

Canadian Tire

21:00 – 22:30 Spectator Stage “In-Town”Super Special

Railyard Mall

18:30 – 21:00 Spectator Point – “Princeton”Night Special

Refer to Spectator map

Saturday, Oct 14

08:00 – 20:00 Service Park Open to Public

Canadian Tire

08:00 – 09:00 Registration Open (Special)

Canadian Tire

10:00 – 12:30 Spectator Point – Brook Creek Forest Special

Restricted Access

13:00 – 16:00 Spectator Stage – Active Mountain Super

Special Refer to Spectator Map

16:00 – 18:30 Spectator Point – Helmer Gates Forest

Special

Refer to Spectator Map

Approx 19:00 Podium Champagne Splash

Middlesboro Pub

Welcome to MerrittThe Country Music Capital of Canada

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Team: Scuderia HysteriaVehicle: 1973 Toyota Corolla

Drivetrain: Stock 1980 5 speed, with 1978 truck rearaxle.

Class: Group 2 National / Group D Regional

Engine: 2000cc pushrod on dual side draught carbu-retors, built by the students at James Fowler HighSchool.

Driver, City, Prov: Peter Hill, Calgary, AB

Co-driver, City, Prov: Geoff Hill, Calgary, AB

Profile: As the team name implies - we are in thisstrictly for the laughs.

Peter has been competing in regional and nationalrallies for the last 30+ years in cars as different as anMGB and a Mazda 323 AWD, starting in England in1970.

Best national finish in Canada: as a Driver: 4th onLobster Rally 1980 and as a Co-Driver: 2nd on PacificForest Rally 1982.

Team: CAVETT RALLY MOTORSPORTSVehicle: 1995 Subaru Impreza Coupe

Drivetrain: Subaru All Wheel Drive with LSDDifferentials, EJ20 Turbo

Class: OPEN

Engine: 2000cc flat4, 16 valve, Turbocharged withAutronic EFI management,TD05 turbo,MSD ignition,K&N Filters, Stage 5 Competition Clutch Kit.

Driver, City, Prov: Gary Cavett, Kirkland,Wa. USA

Co-driver, City, Prov: Alan Perry, Bainbridge Island,Wa. USA

Website: www.cavettrally.com

Profile: As reigning USA Pacific NW Rally Championsfor 2005, and leader in the 2006 PNW Standings, theCavett Rally Motorsports team is planning to have amuch stronger outing in this year’s event. In pastyears the team has always had some nagging issue

that has caused them to struggle to the finish ratherthan fight it out to the end. With veteran co-driverAlan Perry calling the shots, the team hasn’t put awheel wrong this whole year. “The BC events aresome of the best organized that we’ve run and cou-pled with the great roads,the compact route,and theawesome fans in the region,we really want to put ona good show this year.“ said Cavett

Team: Sea of GreenVehicle: Volvo 240 turbo

Drivetrain: Rear wheel

Class: Group 5

Engine: 2100cc turbo

Driver, City, Prov: Houston Peschl, Calgary Alberta

Co-driver, City, Prov: Brad Nurse, Calgary, Alberta

Website: www.seaofgreen.ca

Profile: Our goal is not to roll, as we did at Rocky.Even though we flipped the beast back on herwheels and finished the stage – only to have to with-draw because of a 9$ fuel relay! We are coming farmore prepared for the Pacific Forest Rally, and havebeen sponsored by Maaco who has provided anexcellent paint job!! We are looking forward tobecoming a national competitor, and learning moreabout how to be competitive in Rally racing.

Sponsors: Sea of Green, Maaco.

Team: Prescribed Burn RallyTeamVehicle: 1990 Eagle Talson Tsi AWD

Drivetrain: 4wd Turbo

Class: Open

Engine: 2000cc turbo

Driver,City,Prov: Mark Jennings-Bates,Peachland,BC

Co-driver, City, Prov: Wynne Jenkins,Westbank, BC

Website: www.pbrally.ca

Profile: Currently running in 2 nd place in the WCRC

and 1 st novice, Mark is hoping to pull out the stopsat PFR to close the gap in the overall standings. Aftera DNF in Merrit earlier in the year with a small fire,Mark is planning on finishing strong in his return toMerrit.“The stages here are just awesome,a real com-bination of shorter technical stages mixed in withlong fast sweeping roads, I can’t wait”

Co-driver, Wynne Jenkins echoes Mark’s sentiments“We have the advantage of having run some of thestages before in previous years which always helpsand with the new setup on the car we can expectsome good results”.

Sponsors: Valley Mitsubishi, Coldwell BankerHorizon Realty, Sun FM, BigO Tires, Agar Paint andAutobody, PIAA,Wildcat Helicopters, Great CanadianOil Change, Okanagan Hosting.com.

Team: BYRVehicle: 1998 Subaru Impreza

Drivetrain: AWD

Class: Open

Engine:

Driver, City, Prov: Shane Anderson Victoria B.C

Co-driver, City, Prov: Mike Dibblee Victoria B.C.

Profile: Shane Anderson and Mike Dibblee will betaking on there first stage rally at PFR this year.ShaneAnderson has been in the rally scene since 2000 andhas competed in a few rally X where he has finishedquite well, winning his first rally X in Merrit. Shanethen placed first in class and 2nd overall at the Merritrally challenge II. He then took a break from rallyingfor school, but came back this year to win the firstedge of the rock rally X he entered. After that winShane decided to take the plunge and get into astage rally car. Mike Dibblee has an extensive racingbackground but is new to the rally scene. Mike hasbeen racing stock cars for over 20 years. He is a stockcar champion and is excited to give rallying a go.

Sponsors: MWDesigns

Team: Neumann RacingVehicle: 1992 Honda Civic

Drivetrain: 2WD

Class: Gr 2

Engine: 1.8L DOHC VTEC I4

Driver, City, Prov: Aaron Neumann, Anmore BC

Co-driver,City,Prov:Graham Coates,Maple Ridge ,BC


Profile: The Neumann Racing Team of AaronNeumann and Graham Coates has had excellent suc-cess over the past 2 years. Always pushing them-selves to try and compete with the faster teams haspaid off well for them. Last year they finished in firstplace in the point standings for Novice class,P2 class,and tied for third overall in the West Coast RallyChampionship (WCRC) point standings. This year,with Group 2 upgrades, has proven successful with a1 st overall win at the Rally of the Ranchlands inCochrane Alberta, 3 rd place in regional at the RockyMountain Rally in Calgary, and a decent finish atMountain Trails in Merritt after a “moment”at a spec-tator point.These results have been good enough toprovide a 1 st place overall in the West Coast RallyChampionship point standings to date.

Their aim is to continue to push hard, put on a show,and have fun while attempting to finish the season infirst overall in the Championship.

Special thanks to their wives and kids who miss themso much on the weekends they’re racing.

Sponsors: Jubilee Developments Ltd.

Team: Easy Rider RacingPhoto by Warwick Patterson

Vehicle: 2004 Subaru WRX

Drivetrain: AWD – 2.0L

Class: P 4

Engine:

Driver, City, Prov: Warren Currie St. Albert, AB

Co-driver,City,Prov: Robin Chapelsky Edmonton,AB

Website: www.theeasyrider.com/rally

Profile: Easy Rider Racing will be making its return tothe Pacific Forest Rally this year in a new car.

Last year saw the team “retire”their car with a stylish3 and a half rolls into a tree.

Even with the untimely roll the Team still managed towin the Production 4 overall title in the WesternCanadian Rally Championship series in 2005.

The new, and much better car has already won itsclass at the Rocky Mountain Rally this spring.

The team is looking forward to PFR this year and willbe aiming to not only place well, but to also avoidhaving another tree named after them!

Sponsors: Easy Rider snowboard and skateboardshop / DC shoes / VP race fuels / Miles Import Auto /Cage Works by Andy.

Team: Coyote RallyeVehicle: 2003 Hyundai Tiburon

Drivetrain: AWD

Class: Open

Engine: 1999cc turbo approx 300hp

Driver, City, Prov: Antoine L’Estage, St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec

Co-driver, City, Prov: Nathalie Richard, Halifax, NovaScotia

Website: www.coyoterallye.com,www.nathalierichard.com

Profile: Antoine and Nathalie teamed up for the firsttime last month near Montreal at the Rallye Defi Ste-Agathe, the most recent event in the CanadianChampionship. The duo came away victorious, win-ning by well over a minute,and substantially increaseAntoine’s lead in his quest for the 2006 champi-onship title.

Antoine has now won three of the four Canadian ral-lies so far this year, with a mechanical DNF sidelininghim at Baie des Chaleurs. Interestingly enough, sinceAntoine’s first overall victory at Tall Pines 2004,he haswon seven of the 11 Canadian events … and DNF’dthe other four. He’s been runner up champion thepast two years but doesn’t planning on settling foranything other than the title in 2006.

Nathalie has been successful in her own right, withseveral Canadian, American, and North Americanchampionships to her name. She has not been a fac-tor in the Canadian championship in 2006, instead,focusing her time on hosting the Rally America tvshow for ESPN and recently competing in the XGames. Both really enjoy the roads at the PacificForest Rally and are very excited to be back in BC.PastPFR results have been very good to Antoine andNathalie – Antoine winning in 2005 and Nathalie in2004 (when Antoine finished 2 nd) and the duo hopeto see the top of the podium once again this year! Abig thanks goes to all the supporters and sponsorsand we hope the fans enjoy their weekend!

Sponsors: At time of print: Les Fenêtres Concerto,Yokohama Tires, Ethicor Financial Group, La MaisonÉthier, Énergie Cardio, VP Racing Fuels (DLPerformance), Libra Racing, OMP Racewear,ClearWater Design kayaks, Belle Gueule beer and theBar Le Nautique, Motul Lubricants, et MBF Racing.

Team: M45 RallysportVehicle: 1995 Subaru Impreza WRX

Drivetrain: AWD 5 spd

Class: Open

Engine: 2.0L Turbo

Driver, City, Prov: Martin Chung, Richmond, BC

Co-driver,City,Prov: Christa Monasch,Vancouver,BC

Website: www.m45rallysport.com

Profile: Martin Chung and Christa Monasch are freshoff a personal best finish at the Mountain Trials Rally,where they came just 7 seconds away from a podiumfinish in just their fourth stage rally.They also finishedwith top Novice honours at the tough event, wherenearly 50% of the competitors were forced to retire.

Both of them are excited to return to the event thatkicked off their stage rally career back in 2004. SaidMartin, "We are looking forward to competing at thenational level for the first time and to being a part ofthis great event,one that has special meaning for us."

The car is substantially modified from the one thatdebuted two years ago,sporting a new turbo engine,suspension, and transmission.

They have rallied together for four seasons now, pri-marily in Time-Speed-Distance rallies, and have beenBC TSD class champions for the last two years.

Sponsors: M45 Rallysport, Saltair Recycling, RTRTrailermart.

Team: Clearcut RacingVehicle: 2002 WRX

Drivetrain: AWD Turbo

Class: P4

Engine: 2.0L

Driver, City, Prov: Norm Leblanc, Pemberton BC

Co-driver, City, Prov: Keith Morison, Calgary AB

Profile: The Clearcut Racing team of Pemberton’sNorm Leblanc and Calgary’s Keith Morison headsinto the Pacific Forest Rally looking to clinch both the


Good Luck!Good Luck!to all PacificForest Rally Competitors.

Canadian and North American P4/PGTChampionships.

PFR is Norm’s ‘home’ event, and the roads are partic-ularly suited to his driving style.The pair worked theirway to a 3 rd overall finish at this event in 2005, andare looing for a repeat after scoring their secondoverall national podium finish at the Rallye Defi - Ste.Agathe - Duhamel in Quebec.

The crew, based out of Pemberton, BC’s Olemotive,will be working steady to re-prepare the DonDocksteader Subaru supported Impreza WRX in timefor the rally.

Leblanc currently sits 4 th in the overall drivers cham-pionship while changes in crews has allowedMorison to be sitting 3 rd in the overall co-driverschampionship.

The team is looking forward to a return to the Merritroads.

Sponsors: Lizzy Bay Logging, AC Fuels, Olemotive,Docksteader Subaru, C-ing Magazine, MorisonCommunications.

Team: Four Peaks RacingVehicle: 1986 Mazda RX7

Drivetrain:

Class: Group 2

Engine: 13B Rotary Engine

Driver, City, Prov: Neil Wright, Calgary, Alberta

Co-driver,City,Prov: Lorna McInroy,Calgary,Alberta

Website:

Profile: Driver Neil Wright began competing in Solo1, Winter Autocross and Solo 11 with the CalgarySports Car Club in 2002. He soon realized that if hewas to fulfill his desire of competing in both Rally andRoad Racing he needed to find an exceptional carcapable of doing both. Luck was on his side with thepurchase of Four Peaks Racing’s 1986 Mazda RX-7.There’s nothing quite like rallying a rear-wheel drive!

In 2004, just in time for the start of the Rally season,Co-Driver Lorna McInroy and Team Manager BillWright joined Neil in his racing pursuits and FourPeaks Racing was created. As a team, they competedin the P3 Class of the Western Canadian RallyChampionship and IT1 Class of the WCMA Road RaceChampionship in 2004.

In 2005, adding to the challenge, Four Peaks Racingupgraded to Group 2 Class with an engine swap.

After “mishaps”in our last four Merritt events,Four PeaksRacing is hoping for a clean,top ten finish in 2006.

Sponsors: Anyone interested in sponsoring ourteam please contact us at [email protected]

Team: max etak Rally TeamVehicle: 1992 Subaru Justy

Drivetrain: AWD, 3 cylinder

Class: Production 1

Engine: 1192cc, 3 valve 72hp

Driver,City,Prov:John McLaren,New Westminster BC

Co-driver, City, Prov: Richard Lynch, Squamish BC

Profile: Maximum fun with minimum expense is therule of the day as John and Richard once again cham-pion the cause of micro-budget motorsport. Thenear stock car is required to not only survive theaction on the stages but also get itself to and fromthe event under its own power and reliability is val-ued above top speed.The team stresses that in orderto finish First, one must first Finish. With the help oftheir veteran Justy (2002 WCRC Production Under2000cc Champion) the novice team hope to domi-nate the uncontested P1 category while cheerfullynipping the heels of bigger machinery.Watch for thetiny car with the huge grins!

Sponsors: None

Team: Gopher RallyVehicle: 1988 VW Golf

Drivetrain: 2WD

Class: Gr 2

Engine: 1.8L

Driver, City, Prov: Chad LePoudre, Warman,Saskatchewan

Co-driver, City, Prov: Heath Hrappstead, Warman,Saskatchewan

Profile: Pacific Forest Rally will be the first ever eventfor the Gopher Rally team of Chad LePoudre andHeath Hrappstead.We have set the following modestgoals for the event:1) Have fun,2) Finish,and 3) Try tonot finish last (in that order).We truly look forward toour first visit to Merrtt,and hope to get in a lot of goodvisiting and story telling. If you’re looking to cheer forthe underdog, then you’ve found the right team.

The Gopher Rally team would like to extend

their gratitude to their sponsors who make itpossible for us to attend: MDH EngineeredSolutions of Saskatoon (www.mdhsolutions.com),Flatoutperformance.com, OK Tire in Warman,SK, andBalance Photography.

Sponsors: MDH Engineering, OK Tire (Warman),Flatoutperformance.com, Balance Photography.

Team: Kamunen RacingVehicle: 1996 VW Golf

Drivetrain:

Class: Group 5

Driver, City, Prov: Eric Grochowski, Calgary Alberta

Co-driver, City, Prov: Leanne Junnila, CalgaryAlberta

Website: www.kamunenracing.ca

Profile: Kamunen Racing’s third season together hasbeen an exciting one so far, and Eric & Leanne areonce again looking forward to the popular PacificForest Rally.This year, they will be entering the eventin their newly prepared 1996 VW Golf.So far, the newcar has delivered some impressive results, with theteam earning a 2 nd place podium finish at theMountain Trials Rally in B.C. in June 2006!

We are proud to be supported by the CalgaryHumane Society,The Financial Guides, and Motul, sodon’t forget to adopt a pet,do your taxes,and alwaysuse quality lubricants! See you at the races.

Sponsors: The Calgary Humane Society, TheFinancial Guides, Motul.

Team: Primitive RacingVehicle: 2004 WRX/STi

Drivetrain: Turbo AWD

Class: Open

Engine: 2.2liter,closed deck,turbocharged and inter-cooled mated to 3.90 :1 6-speed gearbox with 1.5-way LSD front and rear.

Prep by: Primitive Enterprises & Streben Racing


The Raceway is part of the ActiveMountain Resort

is pleased to host thePFR Special Stage Saturday,October 14, 2006

www.activemountain.com

Driver,City,Prov: Paul “Pablo”Eklund Tigard,OR USA

Co-driver, City, Prov: Jeff Price Portland, OR USA

Website: www.get-primitive.com

Profile: The PRIMITIVE rally team has been racing theSubaru Impreza since 1997, by far longer than any-one else in the America’s. The team has had successin the SCCA and Rally America national series andhas claimed the Western States Rally Championship3 years running in the top, OPEN class.

A grassroots effort, Primitive driver and co-driverbuild and maintain their own cars, develop parts forrally, and do prep work along with their small, butdevoted service crew, currently comprised of MasterRon Goins, Ms Stephanie French, and Ian “the brit”Mitchell.

Besides manufacturing and marketing rally-ruggedparts like SKIDPLATES, brakes, and lightpods,Primitive hosts RALLY SCHOOLS in the Northwestabout 5 times a year.These allow rally enthusiasts togain valuable driving skills and rally knowledge whileletting the seasoned rallyist perfect their skills on thestage in a controlled environment.

Jeff and Paul try to be competitive,while maintaininga balance between professionalism and the laid-back tradition and home-grown efforts of rally com-petition in North America. Paul’s history includes 3SCCA National Championships (2 in SOLO 2), anAlcan 5000 Rally win, and a trip to Prodrive in the UKto test for the SRT USA.Jeff started as a crew memberand quickly learned the ropes as a top co-driver, win-ning both a Divisional and Club Rally NationalChampionship in 2004.

Sponsors: Exedy/Daiken Clutches, BosalPerformance Exhausts, Royal Moore Subaru, PDXTuning, Primitive Performance Driving.

Team: RSport RallyVehicle: 1995 Subaru WRX RA

Drivetrain: AWD Turbo

Class: Open

Engine: 2000cc overhead twin cam turbocharged

Driver, City, Prov: Scott Trinder,Vancouver, BC

Co-driver, City, Prov: Bob Trinder,Vancouver, BC

Website: www.rmtcontracting.com/rsport

Profile: RSport Rally and driver Scott Trinder win-ner of the 2005 Western Canadian RallyChampionship and father/navigator Bob Trinder willbe entering this years PFR in a 1995 WRX RA fromJapan. PFR will be the first event entered in 2006 for

driver Scott Trinder. "PFR will be our warm-up eventfor the 2007 championship" announces Scott. Theteam Won PFR overall in 2001. RSport Rally has alsowon the Western Canadian Rally Championship in2002 overall and won Production in 2003. RSportRally will be a team to watch at this years event!

Team: The Real Team ShadyVehicle: 1993 Subaru Impreza

Drivetrain: AWD Boxer

Class: Open

Engine: 2000cc DOHC Turbo

Driver, City, Prov: Andy Swingler, BC

Co-driver, City, Prov: Francois ‘Flat Black’Bailet, NS

Website: www.thermalstar.ca/rally.html

Profile: Team Shady is part Shady Tree Mechanic,part Shady Character and part Shady Car. Our mis-sion? To drive entertainingly and finish our firstNational Level event.This is Team Shady’s 2 nd annu-al outing to PFR.

The Shady Mechanic / Manic Driver is A. Swingler.While not engineering top secret things that we can’ttalk about here,A.Swingler spends the majority of hisfree time in a dark wet back alley developing andperfecting the Shady Mobile. A.Swingler is frequent-ly heard mumbling “What the H am I supposed to dowith all these extra nuts and bolts?”

The Shady Character is F.Bailet. F.Bailet has a superspecial light blue passport and is a certified interna-tional man of Shade. F.Bailet has skills. Internationallanguage skills, pace note skills, ninja skills, airportskills and putting on lug nuts backwards skills - justto name them all. Beware.

The Shade Mobile began life as a benign seafoamgreen family car. Specifically, a front wheel drive,automatic transmissioned 1993 1.8L Subaru Imprezasedan. After being smoked in constantly for 200,000KMS and then written off in an accident, the unas-suming Impreza has been reborn as the visceralShade Mobile. In the past 18 months the ShadeMobile has willingly received: the AWD running gearfrom a 2002 WRX,the brakes from a 2000 Impreza RS,the 220 hp engine from a 1992 Japanese turboLegacy, the transmission from a 1995 Japanese STI-RA, a roll cage & safety equipment from Rocket Rallyand, of course, the extremely Shady paint job byTremclad. We claim that the all stock Subaru partsShade Mobile has been engineered as the best bangfor the back rally car on continental North America.Maybe. Rocket Rally’s 1990 Legacy is pretty hot.

Sponsors: A&F Financial Group

Team: Alliance Rally RacingVehicle: 2004 Subaru WRX STI

Drivetrain: Turbo AWD

Class: P 4

Engine: 2.5 L.

Driver, City, Prov: Ken Maydaniuk Kamloops BC

Co-driver, City, Prov: Chris Maydaniuk Kamloops BC

Profile:Ken and Chris will be entering PFR as their firststage Rally.We have competed in several Rally Crossand TSD competitions and progressively placed well.

As one well experienced lady co-driver said to me“Congratulations on you car prep, you now havetaken your first step into the deep end of the pool.You will have a blast!”

We are very excited and are looking forward to hav-ing a blast at PFR.

Special Thanks to Rocket Rally Racing for their dedi-cation on the preparation of our car.

Great Job!

Team: Get Real RallyVehicle: 1988 Subatu RX

Drivetrain: AWD 1800cc Turbo

Class: P 4

Engine: The engine is completely stock

Driver,City,Prov: John Geelen Prince George,BritishColumbia

Co-driver, City, Prov: Kurt Schantz Airdrie, Alberta

Website: www.GetRealRally.ca

Profile: Team Get Real Rally got its start this year atRocky Mountain then entering Mt. Trials gave theteam a small lead in Western Canada in P4.Completing 2 Stage Rally’s gave the team the oppor-tunity to play with the big boys at a National event inQuebec. We entered the Defi Rally with great resultsfor day 1 but a big rock ended the rally for the teamwe had all the parts but a ball joint….. We are veryexcited to be part of PFR this year and are going to goback to our original plan. A special thank you to allour sponsors and our support team we need you all.

Sponsors: 5th Carney Subaru – Chieftain Auto Parts– Prince George Harley Davidson – Avena Originals –Hazel Wood Signs – Glass Express – Real Water


Team: Paladin RallyVehicle: 2002 Mitsubishi Evolution VII

Class: Open

Driver, City, Prov: Matt Iorio, Millis, MA

Co-driver, City, Prov: Ole Holter, Long Beach, CA

Team: Wild Irish MotorsportDriver, City, Prov: Steve Greer (WA)

Co-driver, City, Prov: Kelly Greer (WA)

Vehicle:1995 Subaru Impreza

Class: Open

Team: Round the BendVehicle: 1995 Subaru Impreza

Class: P 3

Driver, City, Prov: Ryan Barker (WA)

Co-driver, City, Prov: Kevin Laase (WA)

Team: UnknownVehicle: 1987 Mazda RX-7

Class: Gr 5

Driver, City, Prov: Rick Schmeling (WA)

Co-driver, City, Prov: Richard Kasten (WA)

2006 Canadian RallyChampionshipTop 10 Overall StandingsAfter 4 of 6 Rounds

Drivers Pts. Pos.

Antoine L’Estage 67 1

Sylvain Erickson 45 2

Matthew Iorio 41 3

Norm LeBlanc 34 4

Frank Sprongl 32 5

Mathieu L’Estage 31 6

Andrew Comrie-Picard 20 7

John Vanos 14 8

Maxine Labrie 13 9

Jean-Paul Pérusse 13 9

Co-Drivers Pts. Pos.

Chloé Erickson 53 1

Ole Holter 44 2

Keith Morison 38 3

Marc Goldfarb 35 4

Laurence-Fanny L’Estage 29 5

Nathalie Richard 23 6

Dan Sprongl 18 7

Carl Schenk 14 8

Marcek-Paul Raymond 14 8

Todd Patola 12 10

Brian Maxwell 12 10

Daniel Paquette 12 10

Afive-year deal between ATV produc-tions Ltd. and the CanadianAssociation of Rallysport (CARS) puts

automobile rallying back on Canadian televi-sion and new marketing muscle behind oneof Canada’s most exciting motorsports.

The agreement offers 26 half-hour seg-ments on the Canadian Rally Championshipto top-tier broadcasters in more than a dozenmajor markets across the country via theChum Limited television network.

ATV has obtained the marketing rightsfor the Championship as well as well as thefilming rights for each of the six events in theseries. The package includes two half-hourprograms and concludes with a season wrap-up.The 13-episode package will be repeatedonce for 26 broadcasts (see schedule below).

ATV has signed Subaru and YokohamaTire as signature sponsors.

“This is the kind of positive developmentthat will help us keep up the momentum theCanadian Rally Championship bas built overthe past decade,” said CARS president, PaulWestwick.” TV helps us to market the sport,and marketing helps us deliver quality TV.ATV is the right partner at the right time andwe’re pleased they [the sponsors] share ourpositive view of the future.”

According to Westwick, ATV’s produc-tions of the rally events will take a newapproach, with the episodes concentratingon the events’participants,who seem to defythe laws of physics as they hurl exotic compe-tition cars over impossible roads in some ofCanada’s most scenic spots.For the 2006 sea-son two competitors, Andrew Comrie-Picardand Jen Horsey, will host the productions.

Chum stations such as A-Channel andCity TV will schedule broadcasts in time slotsappropriate to their markets.

“Yokohama is glad to see The CanadianRally Championship return to television,”saidBrad Sherwin, Yokohama’s marketing andcommunications manger.“It is a very exciting

sport, one that we have long been a part of.Our support of the series, as well as driversAntoine L’Estage and Andrew Comrie-Picard,

allows us to showcase the performance andcontrol that Yokohama tires bring to any situ-ation; on the track or off, on dry, wet or whitesurfaces. We’re looking forward to an action-packed season begin broadcast this fall.”

For 50 years, the Canadian RallyChampionship has been a staple of theCanadian motorsport scene. One of thelongest-running national motorsport seriesin the country, it is managed by CARS andconsists of rally events from the shores of theAtlantic in the Gaspé region of Québec to theforest of B.C. CARS is affiliated with ASNCanada FIA.

Marketing/TV AgreementSpotlights Rally Motorsport


Canadian RallyChampionship TVBroadcast ScheduleSeason Premiere:October 21

Saturdays at 1:30 p.m.City-TV in Edmonton/Calgary

Sundays at 2:30 p.m.A-Channel in B.C.

Sundays at 4:30 p.m.City-TV in Winnipeg

Sundays at 5:30 p.m.A-Channel in Ontario

Check your local listings.


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Rallying is an exciting sport to watch,but it’s even more fun to take partin.There are several ways to do this,

depending on how much you want tospend and how fast you want to go.

Navigational RallyNavigational Rallying has been prac-

ticed in Canada since the early 1950’s,andtests both driver and navigator. Instead ofrunning flat-out,as in a performance rally,navigational events use the Time-Speed-Distance (TSD) formula.In a TSD section,aparticular average speed is listed and theteams must drive as close as possible tothat speed. Checkpoints are placed atunknown locations in the TSD section andteams are penalized for passing themearly or late.

Average speeds are always withinposted speed limits, and the road is notclosed to the public, so teams must obeyall traffic laws. The route usually followsroads that are similar to those used in per-formance rallies: narrow winding forestryroads,ranch roads and other less-traveledroads. Route finding is generally not diffi-cult,but the navigator has a lot of work todo to keep the driver on time,especially inmid-winter events. There are classes fordifferent levels of navigational equip-ment,for novices,and for historic cars.TSDNovice workshops are regularly heldthroughout the year. Excellent way tobreak into the sport.

Performance RallyA performance rally team consists of

four parts: a driver, a co-driver (navigator),a car, and a service crew. The car can beany street-legal vehicle that was originallysold in Canada or the US. Safety equip-ment is then installed according to therules of the Canadian Association ofRallysport (CARS),and will be inspected atthe start of every event.

The driver and co-driver must both

be members of CARS-affiliated clubs,and apply for rally licenses.There are cur-rently two CARS clubs in BC: West CoastRally Association (WCRA) and IslandRallysport Club (IRC). Your rally licenseallows you to enter CARS events inCanada as well as SCCA events in the US,and also puts you in the national rallydatabase, so that you’re sure to getnotices of all upcoming performance ral-lies.Once you have your licenses and thecar is prepared, there’s still one morestep: getting a service crew.

The service crew is often unseen,butplays a vital role. Usually they are familymembers or friends,who come out to therallies to service the car between stages.Those jobs can range anywhere from fill-ing the fuel tank, changing the tires andmounting the driving lights,to changing agearbox or replacing bent suspensionarms, if the driver has had an unplannedencounter with the ditch.

Another form of performance rally-ing that is growing fast is Rally-Cross.This form of rallying involves racingagainst the clock in a secured and con-trolled area - usually on a dirt field or pri-vate roadway system. General rulescomply with CARS regulations. Safetyequipment includes an approved hel-met (Snell90 or Motorcycle) and 3-pointseatbelt. No roll-cage is required -although encouraged. WCRA offers upto 4 of these events a year. Day-licencesand memberships available for theseevents.Volunteering

Every rally relies on an army of volun-teers to make it happen, including radiooperators, timing personnel, spectatorcontrol.This is a good way to meet peoplein the sport,and find out more before tak-ing the plunge and preparing your owncar.

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