Photo by Jim Culp

Vehicle:

VW Golf

Drivetrain:

FWD

Class:

Group 2

Engine:

2.0L 8v, cross-flow head with TWM throttle bodies, Tec II EFI

Driver, City, Prov:

Noah Third, Portland, Oregon

Co-driver, City, Prov:

Jason Lane, Burnaby, British Columbia

Website:

mywebpages.comcast.net/nthird

Profile:

In l996, the team entered their first performance event in a '75 VW Rabbit, a rally sprint on Vancouver Island. They rolled the car, however, they managed to right it and finish the event in 4^th place. A less than auspicious beginning, but over the next 3 years, Third-Lane Motorsports went on to compete in performance events throughout Washington and Oregon. In 1998 Noah was the First Place Driver in the US National ClubRally Championships, Jason was the Second Place Co-Driver. In l999, the team finished in First Place in the SCCA's NORAC ClubRally Championship.

In late l999 Jason and Noah bought a 1988 VW from a wrecker, stripped it down to the metal and once more began to build a rally car. The spring of 2002 saw the Third-Lane Motorsports team return to competition driving a daffodil yellow VW Golf.

While the new car had some teething trouble it came together for the 2002 Mountain Trials Rally in Merrit, BC where Third-Lane Motorsports finished first in Group 2. The team looks forward to putting on a good show in the 2003 season.

Sponsors:

Driver's Edge Autosport www.ompwins.com, Ainsworth