2002
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This event is sanctioned
by CARS
and is part of the Western
Canadian Rally Championship,
also this event qualifies for SCCA
NORPAC out-of-division
points. Special Info for SCCA Competitors.
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Sponsored
and Supported by: Yokohama,
Specialty
Subaru, Western
Driver , Polaris
Water, Drivers
Edge - OMP , Lordco
- Merritt, City
of Merritt, Nicola Valley Tourism
Assoc, Chamber
of Commerce - Merritt , Ministry
of Forestry - Merritt, Ministry of
Transport - Merritt, Best
Western - Nicola Inn, Nicola Ranch,
Railyard Mall, Nicola Valley Custom
Logs Ltd, Aspen Planners Ltd, RCMP
- Merritt Detachment, CJNL Radio -
1230 AM, Shaw Cable, Mandolin's Bagel
& Coffeehouse |
Photos:
PreRun,
Dennis, Betty,
Bodo, Dave |
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Results |
Results
Summary |
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General
Results |
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Stage
by Stage Results |
PFR
Poster |
Front,
Back (1+ Mb ea), Want
to Volunteer? |
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2002
PFR Entry Form,
2002 PRR Supp Regs |
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Stories |
Dave
Sharp |
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2002
WCRC Championship Standings |
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Name of the
rally: |
Pacific Forest
Rally |
Organising
Club: |
West Coast
Rally Association |
Date: |
June 8, 2002 |
Status: |
Regional |
Permit: |
BC-Perf-2002-01 |
Total Official
Mileage: |
352.82 km
(planned), 334.01 km (actual) |
Official Stage
Mileage: |
176.38 km
(planned), 155.28 km (actual) |
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(Individual
stage lengths on scoring pages) |
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The
results were declared final at 9:51pm,
June 8, 2002, with no inquiries or
protests. The awards were presented
shortly thereafter, at the Merritt
Civic Centre. |
Thanks
are due to a large number of people
and organizations. The move
to Merritt was made possible with
a great deal of assistance from numerous
local officials and business people,
but especially from Amanda Geoffrey
(Nicola Valley Tourism Association),
Alan Sanders (MLA Dave Chutter's office)
and Norm Brigden (Aspen Planers).
Ken Kwong and I each made at least
10 trips to Merritt this spring, meeting
with officials and planning the route,
and the help we received in getting
introduced to the right people was
invaluable. We're looking forward
to working more with Merritt for future
events. |
Other
officials and commercial contacts
that helped make this event possible
were Doug Kirk, Brent McDonald and
Earl Nygaard from the Ministry of
Transportation, Rod Deboice, Kelly
Thomas and Noelle Kekula from the
Ministry of Forests, Jennifer Brodarolli
and Carol Fraser from the City of
Merritt, Rob Goddard from the Merritt
Fire Department, Deanne Parise from
Community Futures Development Centre,
Robyn Cunningham from the Chamber
of Commerce, Jean Arnason from the
Best Western Nicola Inn, Andrew Laird
from Radio CJNL, Rick Passmore from
the Merritt News, Paul Varga from
the Merritt Herald, Sgt Al Clark from
the RCMP, David Laird from the Railyard
Mall, and Patrick Miller from Milco
Safety Services. |
Of
course, no such event can possibly
take place without an army of volunteers,
all of whom did sterling work beyond
the call of duty. We didn't
tell them that they would have to
clear fallen trees! They are
all listed on the following pages.
I want to pay special tribute to the
radio network. It was an absolute
treat to sit with Dallas, Ardith and
Nora at net control, tracking each
team's progress through every stage.
We heard the drama of the event as
it unfolded, from the fallen tree
right through to the rally leader
sputtering to a halt and then rolling
backwards towards the spectator marshals. |
One
challenging and often thankless job
is scrutineering, and Andrew and Gary
certainly raised the bar in terms
of thoroughness and attention to detail.
CARS encourages scrutineers to be
proactive in trying to solve eligibility
questions at tech, rather than waiting
for competitors to lodge protests
against eachother. This is why
every turbo car's inlet restrictor
is checked or sealed at every event.
It takes time, but everyone benefits
from the knowledge that the playing
field is level, and Andrew and Gary
deserve our sincere appreciation for
making it so. They also brought
to light some interesting inconsistencies
in how our current driving suit regulation
has been applied until now.
Oh yes, and we have now been promised
an indoor scrutineering facility for
next year's event! |
Last
but not least, I need to thank the
competitors for supporting this event.
We are in a difficult part of the
schedule, between the two national
events in Alberta and the divisional
events in Washington, and it was good
to see so many teams making the journey.
Congratulations to you all, and we
look forward to seeing you at Mountain
Trials in October. |
Paul
Westwick
PFR Coordinator |
Pacific
Forest Rally Awards |
Position |
Sponsor |
Prize |
Recipient |
1st
overall |
Yokohama |
Two
free tires |
Mehran
Arefi |
1st
in Open class |
Yokohama |
$150
Certificate |
Janice
Damitio |
1st
in G2/Dinosaur |
Yokohama |
$150
Certificate |
Ted
Wilkinson * |
1st
in Prod. Under |
Yokohama |
$150
Certificate |
Martin
Wilson |
1
Random draw |
Yokohama |
$100
Certificate |
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2nd
overall |
Western
Driver |
$100
Cash |
Tony
Latham * |
3rd
overall |
Western
Driver |
$50
Cash |
Scott
Trinder |
2nd
in Prod. Over |
OMP
Drivers Edge |
$100
Certificate |
Scott
Trinder |
2nd
in G2/Dinosaur |
OMP
Drivers Edge |
$100
Certificate |
Peter
Hill * |
2nd
in Prod. Under |
OMP
Drivers Edge |
$100
Certificate |
Warren
Brough |
1st
DNF |
Merritt
Lordco |
Creeper |
Janusz
Komorowski |
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Competitor draws |
Merritt
Lordco |
Various
Merchandise |
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4
Volunteer draws |
Merritt
Lordco |
Various
Merchandise |
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Notes: |
- For the
purpose of awards, Group 2 and Dinosaur
were combined. For the purpose
of points in the Western Canada
Rally Championship, they are still
scored separately
- Although
Peter Hill was first in G2/Dinosaur,
he opted out of the Yokohama contingency
due to a conflicting tire sponsor.
The organizers therefore exchanged
the awards between first and second
place in that class.
- The cash
award for second overall was donated
back by Janice Damitio for a random
draw for the workers, which was
won by Tony Latham
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Thanks
to all of the event sponsors for prizes
and other support: Yokohama Tires,
Specialty Subaru, Western Driver Magazine,
Polaris Water, OMP Driver's Edge,
Merritt Lordco, Wilkinson's Automobilia,
Railyard Mall, and Mandolin's Cafe.
Thanks also to the staff at the Merritt
Civic Centre for the banquet location,
and to Ron Froelich and ABC Restaurant
for the catering. |
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