| From: Andy Schupack <76456.2652@compuserve.com>
Newsgroups: rec.autos.sport.info
Subject: PRORALLY: Sand Hills Saturday notes
Sand Hills Sand Blast PRO Rally
Cheraw, South Carolina
Round #2 - SCCA/Michelin PRO Rally
March 16, 1996, 3:00 PM
10. 28 cars took the starter's countdown in front of Quincy's
Family Restaurant in Cheraw starting at 1:01 PM on
Saturday afternoon. This is the largest field for this
event since it became a 60 percent national rally
(national license-holders get 60 percent of points
available at a full national event) in 1994. The good
weather has pulled in a record number of workers as well,
in addition to a large number of spectators at the
daytime spectator area. With the spectator area in
walking distance from the first service, service crews
will actually be able to see their cars run during the
rally. Temperature at start time was 77 degrees F, with
little wind and no humidity.
11. Although all the cars made it through stage #1 without
incident, the rally has fallen behind as the organizers
inadvertently had the cars at three-minute intervals.
Organizer Greg Healey might shorten a service later in
the event, and do away with stage #7 - the rally's
shortest stage - to make up the difference.
12. In the time-warp department, the Open class 1983 Audi
Quattro of Bruno Kreibich/Rod Hendricksen continues to be
a show-stopper at Parc Expose, and looks better than it
did when it came from the factory. Bruno wants to let
everyone know that, in the scene from the SportsChannel
show in December showing Pat Ayer passing him, that he
pulled over to let Pat by - he did not stuff it in the
snowbank. Hendricksen pointed out the that he and Bruno
had 49 years combined PRO Rally experience, not the 50
years mentioned in the February issue of SPORTSCAR. The
season has begun!
13. We've talked about Open and Group 5 classes, but there
are several other battles of note. Both the Kurt
Thiel/George Anderson VW GTI and the Gerry Sweet/Stuart
Spark Saab 99EMS won Group 2 events last year, and should
wage quite of battle for the 12 points awarded for first
place in this event. The big "two" in the Production
class are the two Honda Prelude VTEC's of Greg
Trepetin/Sonia Trepetin and Jim Anderson/Martin Dapot.
Perhaps the fastest Production class vehicle, the #66
Ford Escort GT of Peter Ford/Kirsten Sachwitz, is last in
the field because this is Mr. Ford's first event, and he
is running the divisional class only. The car, owned by
-more-
-2-
Production class champion Tad Ohtake, is being rented to
Peter Ford this weekend, and Ohtake is crewing for the
team.
14. The Audi Quattro of Constantine Mantopoulus/Barry Berg,
which won the now-defunct Group A class at the last
event in 1995, expected to run Production GT this year,
but their 1987 vehicle is too old (must be 8 years old
or newer to qualify). The now-Open class Quattro, which
has already won its season debut at the divisional event
at Bridgehampton (NY) in February, has beefed up its
suspension this year after fixing a broken suspension
member from the Maine event. There are no other
Production GT vehicles running the event.
15. After three stages, we have the following reports from
the field:
--The Jay Kowalik/Jeff Wheeler Acura Integra GS-R - yes,
it's the former Peter Cunningham championship car -
ran of the course on stage #3, as did the VW GTI of
Doug Davenport/Lynn Dillion but both were pulled out
by sweep in time to finish the stage without being
time-barred (30 min. after the last car finishes).
--The Porsche of Mike Hurst/Rob Bohn went off the
course at the end of stage #3, and were reported to be
stuck in a ditch. The sweep busy vehicle pulled them
out, however, and the duo is still in the event.
--The Ford Escort GT of Peter Ford/Kirsten Sachwitz is
of the event at the end of stage #1 with mechanical
problems, possibly a fuel pump failure.
--The Triumph TR-8 of John Shirley/Kendall Russell also
failed to answer the bell for stage #2 - cause
unknown.
--The Audi Quattro of Constantine Mantopoulus/Barry Berg
lost its bumper on stage #3, but the rest of the field
managed to avoid it on the course, and the sweep
vehicle picked it up.
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| From: Andy Schupack <76456.2652@compuserve.com>
Newsgroups: rec.autos.sport.info
Subject: PRORALLY: Sand Hills Saturday 3rd notes
Sand Hills Sand Blast PRO Rally
Cheraw, South Carolina
Round #4 - SCCA/Michelin PRO Rally
March 16, 1996, 7:00 PM
23. Here are the scores after three stages - cars will be
reseeded in a new starting order after stage #5 based on
these times:
National points entries
Driver/Co-driver Car Class Time
(min:sec)
Choiniere/Becker Hyundai Elantra Open 16:30
Merrill/Bellefleur Escort Cosworth Open 16:48
Villemure/Villemure VW Beetle Open 18:12
Mantopoulus/Berg* Audi Quattro Open 19:25
Krolikowski/Krolikowski Dodge Charger Group 5 19:27
Stewart/Hurley Chevy S-10 O4 Div. 19:39
Anderson/Dapot Honda Prelude Production 19:46
Brann/Chester Subaru 4X4 Hatch 04 Div. 19:57
Kreisler/Erney Mazda 323GTX Open 19:59
Sweet/Spark* Saab 99EMS Group 2 20:07
Fry/Kennedy Subaru Legacy Open 20:08
McCrary/Lockhart Toyota Corolla U2 Div. 20:18
Mucklow/Bowers Mitsu. Starion 02 Div. 20:32
Trepetin/Trepetin Honda Prelude Production 20:37
Stepniewski/Pelc VW Scirocco U2 Div. 20:44
Suddard/Thomas Dodge Charger Group 5 20:52
Thiel/Thompson VW GTI Group 2 21:34
Schroeder/Mynhier VW Getti GLI U2 Div. 24:06
Fithian/Silvius* Mazda 323GTX 04 Div. 28:42
Still Running after #3, no times (don't know why)
Beloussov/Rourke Mazda 626 04 Div.
D'Abate/D'Abate Mazda GLC U2 Div.
Kowalik/Wheeler Acura Integra 02 Div.
Janelli/Yue Ford Escort U2 Div.
Davenport/Dillon VW GTI U2 Div.
*DNF after times - will not start on reseed
24. The Mantopoulus/Berg Audi Quattro was high-centered on
a sand mound after spinning near the spectator area as
previously reported, and is now a DNF.
-more-
-2-
25. The Fithian/Silvius Mazda 323GTX is also a DNF, after
being time-barred on stage #4, although the car made it
out of the stage on its own power.
26. Both the D'Abate/D'Abate Mazda and the Jannelli/Yue Ford
spun of the course and got stuck on stage #5, but both
vehicles are underway after sweep tows, and will stay
in the rally.
27. It has been raining hard for two stages now, and
organizer Greg Healey is poised to make some changes to
move the rally along. He will cancel stage #7 as
previously reported, and might cancel the last two
stages, 10 and 11, if the bad weather persists. Carl
Merrill reports that the conditions are get slick and
soupy, and that 2WD and less powerful cars are likely to
get stuck.
# # #
Sand Hills Sand Blast PRO Rally
Cheraw, South Carolina
Round #6 - SCCA/Michelin PRO Rally
March 16, 1996, 10:00 PM
31. The rally, which is running almost two hours late,
will finish on time because the organizer indeed
cancelled the last two stages, and stage #9 will be the
last stage.
32. Paul Choiniere and Jeff Becker are off to another good
start for a SCCA/Michelin PRO Rally season with a win at
the Sand Hills Sand Blast PRO Rally in Cheraw, South
Carolina. Although the margin of victory has not been
calculated yet, it looks like the Libra Racing Hyundai
Elantra won the event by at least 20 seconds over the
Ford Escort Cosworth of Carl Merrill and John
Bellefleur. Although everyone agrees that the roads
were rutted and conditions were poor, Merrill was the
big loser when the organizer cancelled the last two
stages, as he thought he could catch Paul.
All indications are that the VW Beetle of Reny and Mike
Villemure was third, followed by the Dodge Charger of
Henry and Cindy Krolikowski, who also were the inaugural
winners in the Group 5 class.
Other class winners of national classes included Jim
Anderson/Martin Dapot in a Honda Prelude (Production)
and Kurt Thiel/George Thompson in their VW GTI
(Group 2).
The rest of the winners, times, divisional results, and
other details to follow.
# # #
Sand Hills Sand Blast PRO Rally
Cheraw, South Carolina
Round #5 - SCCA/Michelin PRO Rally
March 16, 1996, 9:00 PM
28. Rod Hendricksen, co-driver for Bruno Kreibich's Audi
Quattro, reported the source of the car's DNF is still
not clear. Hendricksen said the car sputtered, then
stopped, and wouldn't turn over. As the Audi guru,
Bruno can usually figure out what is wrong, even if he
can't do anything about it.
29. The rally has now completed six stages, and we offer the
following times totals:
Driver/Co-driver Car Class Time (min:sec)
Choiniere/Becker Hyundai Elantra Open 30:17
Merrill/Bellefleur Escort Cosworth Open 30:43
Villemure/Villemure VW Beetle Open 34:10
Krolikowski/Krolikowski Dodge Charger Group 5 35:30
Stewart/Hurley Chevy S-10 O4 Div. 35:32
Fry/Kennedy Subaru Legacy Open 36:46
Brann/Chester Subaru 4X4 Hatch 04 Div. 36:47
Kreisler/Erney Mazda 323GTX Open 37:25
Anderson/Dapot Honda Prelude Production 37:53
McCrary/Lockhart Toyota Corolla U2 Div. 38:19
Thiel/Thompson VW GTI Group 2 39:00
Stepniewski/Pelc VW Scirocco U2 Div. 39:09
Trepetin/Trepetin Honda Prelude Production 40:04
Suddard/Thomas Dodge Charger Group 5 40:10
Mucklow/Bowers Mitsu. Starion 02 Div. 40:12
Schroeder/Mynhier VW Getti GLI U2 Div. 44:42
Beloussov/Rourke Mazda 626 04 Div. 50:16
Kowalik/Wheeler Acura Integra 02 Div 63:03
Davenport/Dillon VW GTI U2 Div. 64:19
D'Abate/D'Abate Mazda GLC U2 Div. 79:43
Janelli/Yue Ford Escort U2 Div. 85:24
30. Although Carl Merrill won stage #6, beating Paul
Choiniere by 12 seconds, Choiniere still leads Carl's
Escort Cosworth by 26 second with four stages remaining.
Carl's ALS engine controls, which haven't been working
during the first part of the rally, are back thanks to a
replacement of a burnt out probe, however, and these two
will fight for the lead to the finish.
# # #
Sand Hills Sand Blast PRO Rally
Cheraw, South Carolina
Round #1 - SCCA/Michelin PRO Rally
March 16, 1996, 10:00 PM
33. A couple of corrections for those of you who are keeping score.
--The co-driver for the winning Group 2 entry piloted by
Kurt Thiel is George Thompson, not George Anderson as indicated
on the entry list.
--The winning Group 5 entry driven by the Krolikowskis
is a Dodge Shadow, not a Dodge Charger.
--Gerry Sweet broke the transmission, not the engine on his Saab
99EMS.
34. Here are the final results:
Driver/Co-driver Car Class Time
(min:sec)
Choiniere/Becker Hyundai Elantra Open 51:41
Merrill/Bellefleur Escort Cosworth Open 51:54
Villemure/Villemure VW Beetle Open 58:31
Krolikowski/Krolikowski Dodge Shadow Group 5 59:44
Stewart/Hurley Chevy S-10 O4 Div. 59:50
Brann/Chester Subaru 4X4 Hatch 04 Div. 60:45
Kreisler/Erney Mazda 323GTX Open 62:02
Fry/Kennedy Subaru Legacy Open 62:58
Stepniewski/Pelc VW Scirocco U2 Div. 64:31
Anderson/Dapot Honda Prelude Production 64:39
Thiel/Thompson VW GTI Group 2 65:21
McCrary/Lockhart Toyota Corolla U2 Div. 65:23
Suddard/Thomas Dodge Charger Group 5 66:27
Mucklow/Bowers Mitsu. Starion 02 Div. 69:08
Beloussov/Rourke Mazda 626 04 Div. 79:52
Schroeder/Mynhier VW Getti GLI U2 Div. 80:08
Davenport/Dillon VW GTI U2 Div. 92:50
Trepetin/Trepetin Honda Prelude Production 104:19
Kowalik/Wheeler Acura Integra 02 Div 104:52
D'Abate/D'Abate Mazda GLC U2 Div. 127:38
Janelli/Yue Ford Escort U2 Div. 143.20
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| From: Andy Schupack <76456.2652@compuserve.com>
Newsgroups: rec.autos.sport.info
Subject: PRORALLY: Sand Hills results
1996 Sand Hills Sand Blast PRO Rally - Cheraw, SC
Round #1 - SCCA/Michelin PRO Rally series
Final Results - 3/17/96
Car Class/
Num. Driver/Home Town Navigator/Home Town Vehicle/Tires Time
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 Paul Choiniere Jeff Becker Hyundai Elantra Open
Shelburne, VT Great Neck, NY Michelin 51:41
3 Carl Merrill John Bellefleur Ford Escort Cosworth Open
Ogunquit, ME Thornhill, ONT Michelin 51:54
9 Reny Villemure Mike Villemure VW Beetle Open
Flat Rock, MI Westland, MI Michelin 58:31
2 Henry Krolikowski Cindy Krolikowski Dodge Shadow Group 5
Wyandotte, MI Wyandotte, MI Michelin 59:44
117 Ken Stewart Jim Hurley Chevy S-10 Pick-Up 04 Div.
Grove, OK Knoxville, TN Cooper 59:50
21 Thomas Brann Matt Chester Subaru 4X4 O4 Div.
Mahopac, NY Atlanta, GA 60:45
14 Keith Kreisler Chris Erney Mazda 323GTX Open
West Chester, PA Sterling, VA Michelin 62:02
11 Dean Fry Donald Kennedy Subaru Legacy Open
Mohnton, PA Shillington, PA Colway 62:58
18 S. Stepniewski Adam Pelc VW Scirocco U2 Div.
Keansburg, NJ Brooklyn, NY 64:31
5 Jim Anderson Martin Dapot Honda Prelude VTEC Prod.
Mebane, NC Reston, VA Michelin 64:39
7 Kurt Thiel George Thompson VW GTI Group 2
Rochester, NY Rochester, NY Michelin 65:21
6 Charles MaCrary, III Ron Lockhart Toyota Corolla U2 Div.
Atlanta, GA Mable, GA 65:23
12 Lesley Suddard Anne Thomas Dodge Charger Group 5
Wilmington, DE Nashua, NH Michelin 66:27
-more-
-2-
22 Ed Mucklow Mark Bowers Mitsubishi Starion O2 Div.
St. Albans, WV Afton, VA 69:08
17 Serguei Beloussov Steve Rourke Mazda 626 U2 Div.
Philadelphia, PA Tolland, CT 79:52
25 Eric Schroeder Jennifer Mynhier VW Jetta GLI U2 Div.
Indianapolis, IN Indianapolis, IN 80:08
24 Douglas Davenport Lynn Dillon VW GTI U2 Div.
Indianapolis, IN Newburgh, IN 92:50
23 Greg Trepetin Sonia Trepetin Honda Prelude VTEC Prod.
N. Potomac, MD N. Potomac, MD Michelin 104:19
77 Jay Kowalik Jeff Wheeler Acura Integra GS-R U2 Div.
London, Ohio E. Liberty, Ohio 104:52
20 Gary D'Abate Greg D'Abate Mazda GLC U2 Div.
Gainsville, GA Atlanta, GA 127:38
19 Raymond Jannelli John Yue Ford Escort U2 Div.
Medford, NJ Philadelphia, PA 143:20
# # #
Did Not Finish
8 Bruno Kreibich Rod Hendricksen Audi Quattro Open
Ridgewood, NY Clinton, NJ Michelin
10 Mike Hurst Rob Bohn Porsche 911S Group 5
Pendleton, IN Noblesville, IN Michelin
4 Gerald Sweet Stuart Spark Saab 99EMS Group 2
Oakridge, NJ Woodcliff Lake, NJ Colway
13 Constantine Barry Berg Audi Quattro Open
Mantopoulus Apple Valley, MN
Staten Island, NY
16 John Shirley Kendall Russell Triumph TR-8 O2 Div
Knoxville, TN Knoxville, TN
26 Jeff Fithian Brett Silvius Mazda 323GTX 04 Div.
Atlanta, GA New York, NY
66 Peter Ford Kirsten Sachwitz Ford Escort U2 Div.
East Lansing, MI Durham, NC
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