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Mountain Trials Rally
June 17/18, 2005
Merritt, BC
Round 3 of the
Western Canadian Rally Championship
Round 3 of the Cascade Cup
Organized by the
West Coast Rally Association
2005 Revised Entry Form
Event Releases - PreEvent & PostEvent
Event Bulletin #1
This Pace Note/Recce event is brought to you by the West Coast Rally Association (WCRA).
Rallying returns to British Columbia this June at the Mountain Trials Rally, round three of the 2005 Western Canadian Rally Championship. This event is sanctioned by the Canadian Association of Rallysport (CARS), and is part of the Western Canadian Rally Championship, and the Cascade Cup for 2wd cars.
Features & Benefits
The best of the Merritt-area roads, including some new and never-used before.
Organizers will once again be allowing competitors to pre-run the course at designated times on reconnaissance (or "recce").
Please note:
Recce will not be mandatory. The WCRA standard ?Detailed Route Book? style instructions will be available to all competitors, and will be provided before recce in case you wish to use it as a framework.
Mountain Trials 2005 will show you that a professionally run rally event can also be laid back and fun-filled.
- Relaxed schedule including a lunch break
- Compact route with smooth roads
- Reconnaissance (or "recce")
- 120 Km Special Stage Distance, 300 Km Total Distance
When & where
June 18, 2004, Merritt, BC
Schedule (subject to change)
Wednesday June 8
Deadline for submission of Early Entry
- increased entry fees apply after this date
Friday June 17
16:00-22:00 Registration
17:30-21:00 Recce
Saturday June 18
06:30-07:30 Late registration by appointment only
07:30-09:30 Scrutineering and Technical Inspection
11:00 Mandatory meeting for all seed 5 & 6 teams
11:30 Driver?s Meeting and introduction of officials
12:00 First car out
20:00 Rally Finish & Podium
21:00 Awards party
Accommodation Information
Best Western Nicola Inn 4025 Walters St. at Voght St. Merritt, BC http://www.nicolainn.com/
ph: 1-800-663-2830, ph: 250-378-4253 $75 + tax for single
Ramada Inn Merritt 3571 Voght St. Merritt, BC
http://www.ramada.com/Ramada/control/Booking/property_info?propertyId=14611&brandInfo=RA&servepop=no
ph: 1-800-353-3571, E-mail: ramadamerritt@telus.net $70 + tax for single
Organizers
Paul Westwick, Co-ordinator - (604) 682-3296 e-mail paul@rallybc.com
Ken Kwong, Promotions and Community Liaison - (604) 808-0536 e-mail ken@rallybc.com
Doug Tewnion, Volunteer Coordinator - (604) 817-3773 e-mail doug@rallybc.com
2005 Western Canadian Rally Championship
Date Event Place
Mar 12-13 Cochrane Ranchlands Rally Cochrane, AB
May 28-29 Rocky Mountain Rally Calgary, AB
June 17-18 Mountain Trials Rally Merritt, BC
Sept 17-18 Bighorn Rally Edson, AB
Oct 15-16 Pacific Forest Rally Merritt, BC
Nov 5-6 Kananaskis Rally Cochrane, AB
Additional Resources
Canadian Association of Rallysport http://209.250.151.132/CARSRally/ West
Coast Rally Association http://www.rallybc.com Cascade Cup
http://www.cascadeautosport.com/cascadecup Merritt Chamber of Commerce
http://merritt-chamber.bc.ca/index2.html
2005 BC Rally Supporters
Specialty Subaru http://www.specialty.subarudealer.ca
Rocket Rally http://www.rocketrally.com
Western Driver http://www.westerndriver.com
Driver's Edge Autosport http://www.driversedgeautosport.com
Wilkinsons Automobilia http://www.eautomobilia.com
Helius Rally Odometers http://www.heliusdesigns.com/
Disclaimer: In the event of any discrepancies between this notice and the official Supplementary Regulations, the latter shall prevail.
Bill Westhead
Communications & Media Relations
2005 Mountain Trials Rally
http://www.rallybc.com
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