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Team
Regency Toyota
Driver:
Paul Westwick
CoDriver:
Andrew Dobric
Vehicle:
1988 Toyota Celica AllTrac
Engine :
2000cc inline4, 16 valve, turbocharged, 190 bhp
Drivetrain:
four wheel drive
Class:
Production GT
Paul
Westwick and Andrew Dobric have been participating
together in performance rallying in western
Canada and the US Northwest since 1995. Expanding
from their Navigational rallying starts in
1985 and 1991, respectively, they have finished
every Performance rally they started, as well
as posting class wins in Novice and PGT. In
1999, Paul won the BC Navigational Rally Driver's
Championship. Their car, a production GT class
1988 Toyota Celica AllTrac, is also Paul's
daily commuter.
Sponsored
by: Regency Toyota, Comptech Performance |
Scuderia
Hysteria
Team:
As the team name implies – they are in this
strictly for the laughs.
Driver:
Peter Hill
CoDriver & Car
Builder: Barry Gurnsey
Vehicle:
1973 Toyota Corolla
Engine:
1800cc inline 4, dual side draught carburetors, some power (but
not much)
Drive train:
rear wheel drive
Class:
Group 2
Peter
has been competing in regional and national rallies for the
last 30 years in cars as different as an MGB to a Mazda 323
AWD, starting in England in 1970. Best national finish in
Canada: as a Driver 4th on Lobster Rally 1980; as a CoDriver
2nd on Pacific Forest Rally 1982.
Barry
has been involved in rallying as Driver, Codriver, Crew and
Stage marshal since the mid '80's. His high standards of
preparation give the car the reliability it needs to overcome
its age and technical shortcomings compared to most of the
competition.
Sponsored
by: Tirecraft |
Team
RMT Contracting
Driver:
Scott Trinder
CoDriver :
Bob Trinder
Vehicle:
1988 Toyota Celica AllTrac
Engine:
2000cc inline4, 16 valve, turbocharged, 190 bhp
Drivetrain:
four wheel drive
Class:
Open
Father
and son team, Bob and Scott have competed together and with
other partners in numerous events throughout western Canada
and Northwest US, in addition to marathon events such as
the 1997 Panama-Alaska rally, in which they won their class
and finished 6th overall. The team took the overall
victory in Edge of the Rock, in Nanaimo, July 2000.
Sponsored
by : Richmond Toyota, Autoparts Plus, Bridgestone Tires,
RMT Contracting |
Team
A&J Racing
Driver:
Mark Ward
CoDriver:
Ken Kwong
Vehicle:
1972 Datsun 510
Engine:
2000cc inline4, fuel injected, 96 bhp
Drivetrain:
rear wheel drive
Class:
Group 2
Mark
Ward has run Navigational rallies since 1990 and has several
wins to his name. In the last two years, Mark has been racing
GoKarts with the A&J Racing Team, winning nearly all
of the races he entered.
Ken started
co-driving Performance rallies this year and has pursued
the sport with enthusiasm and confidence. Ken concurrently
competes as driver for navigational rallies and co-driver
for performance rallies. In the past, Ken competed
in navigational rallies, such as the Thunderbird Rally held
each year in early February.
The car
is a red 1972 Datsun 510 2door. It is equipped with a fuel
injected 2.0L engine with performance exhaust and air intake
system. The car uses Toyo Observe tires available at OK Tire
Stores. The Datsun/Nissan marque has a long history of winning
car rallies, including the East African Safari Rally.
Sponsored
by : A&J Racing, Toyo Tires, OK Tire Store, Civic
Tool & Die |
Driver: Maciej
Ogrocki
CoDriver:
Michael Nicols
Vehicle:
1989 Honda Civic Si
Engine :
1800cc inline4, fuel injected, 90 bhp
Drivetrain:
front wheel drive
Class:
Group 2
This little,
reliable 1989 Honda Civic was built from scratch and is a
great part of the team. Maciej, from Edmonton, has been rallying
with Michael, from Calgary, since 1998. Last season, the
team finished all eight regional events they entered and
always in one of the top four positions. Also in 1999 they
finished 2nd overall in the Novice class of the Western Canadian
Rally Championship.
Sponsored
by: |
Team
JK Motorsports
Driver:
Janusz Komorowski Jr.
CoDriver :
Tomasz Karzynski
Vehicle :
1988 Mazda 323 GTX
Engine:
1600cc inline4, 16valve, Turbocharged, 150 bhp
Drivetrain:
four wheel drive
Class:
Production GT
Janusz
began his rally career in 1998 competing in Navigational
events. He enjoyed much success, including one victory. He
moved into the Performance rally area in 1999 and, by the
end of his first season, had scored topthree finishes in
his class in the Western Canadian Rally Championship. So
far 2000 has been good to Janusz, with an outright victory
in the Calgary Winter Rally and Mountain Trials Rally plus
two consecutive 2nd place finishes at the Big Horn and Rocky
Mountain rallies.
Tomasz
began rallying in 1975. He won the Polish Rally Championship
in 1986 as a codriver, and again in 1988 as a driver in Group
N01. He has also contested the European Rally Championship
three times. Tomasz started rallying in Canada in 1992, winning
2nd in class nationally, and 1st in class in the Western
Canadian Rally Championship. In 1998, he was the National
Novice Champion with 4 national starts and 4 Novice wins
to his credit.
Sponsored
by: Sum Canada Enterprises LTD, TSI Insulation LTD,
Traditional Hardwood Floors, and Grafix in Motion |
Team
ZZ Construction
Driver:
Zbigniew Szewczyk
CoDriver:
Piotr Krol
Vehicle:
1988 Toyota Celica AllTrac
Engine :
2000cc inline4, 16 valve, turbocharged, 190 bhp
Drivetrain:
four wheel drive
Class:
Production GT
2000
Results:
4th in
class, 6th overall at the regional Big Horn Rally, Edson
Alberta
4th in class,
9th overall at the regional Rocky Mountain Rally, Calgary Alberta
3rd in
class, 6th overall at the Mountain Trials Rally,
Cache Creek BC
3rd in
class, 5th overall at the Edge of the Rock Rally,
Nanaimo BC
Sponsored
by : Minute Muffler & Brake (Foothills Crossing),
ZZ Construction LTD. |
Team
Wilspeed Racing
Driver:
Martin Wilson
CoDriver :
Bill Westhead
Vehicle:
1980 Toyota Corolla
Engine:
2000cc inline4, 16 valve, fuel injected, 240 bhp
Drivetrain:
rear wheel drive
Class:
Group 2
Martin
Wilson has been rallying since 1980 and has several class
wins to his credit, among them the 1992 AlaskaRendezvous
and twice at the Thunderbird Rally, including the 2000 event.
This is Martin's first year driving this very special rally
car, an exCanadian National Championship winning 1980 Toyota
Corolla, previously driven by 5time Canadian champion: Taisto
Heinonen.
Bill Westhead
only just started codriving in Performance rallies this year,
yet already has siz finishes and one topten national result
to his credit. Prior to this year, Bill had competed in numerous
Navigational rallies in BC and the US Northwest. In 1998,
he was the WCRA Novice Driver's Champion and, earlier this
year, he and Martin won their class in the Thunderbird Rally.
Martin and
Bill took first novice and 2nd in Group 2 at the
Mountain Trials rally this year.
Sponsored
by: Martin's Forklift Service, Wilkinson's Automobilia,
NGK Spark Plugs |
Team
Rowdy Rally Racing
Driver:
Bud Stanley
CoDriver :
Matt Southcott
Vehicle:
1986 Toyota MR2
Engine:
1600cc inline4, 16v, fuel injected, 119 bhp
Drivetrain:
rear wheel drive
Class :
Production Sport
This
is Bud's first year in Performance rallying. Last year he
competed in several Navigational rallies, where his best
finish was 2nd at the Midnight Rally. The Rowdy Rally Racing
car is also his daily driver with 365 000km on the clock.
In the future he hopes, with the help of sponsors, to regularly
compete in the Subaru Canadian Rally Championship.
Bud has
also competed professionally in Europe in hockey and snowboarding.
He hopes to carry on this tradition of highlevel competition
into motorsports.
Sponsored
by : Rev Snowboards, TRD, Regency Toyota and G.I.B.
motors. |
Team
Richmond Toyota
Driver:
Christian Chia
CoDriver :
Carol Chia
Vehicle:
1986 Toyota Corolla GTS
Engine:
1600cc inline4, 16 valve, fuel injected, 120 bhp
Drivetrain:
rear wheel drive
Class :
Production Sport
Christian
has been rallying since 1995 and was hooked on the sport
after he entered a Lancia Delta Evoluzione in the 1995 FIA
Rally of Indonesia. In the years that followed, Christian
was also active in track racing, completing the Ericsson
China Challenge in a Subaru Impreza Turbo.
Christian
is the President of one of Vancouver's largest automobile
dealership groups. His dealerships include Western Canada's
largest Toyota and Lexus stores (Richmond Toyota and Richmond
Lexus), as well as Middlegate Honda in Burnaby and Barnet
Toyota in Port Moody.
Christian's
wife Carol, is a novice in the sport, having completed several
Navigational rally events in BC. She continues to pursue
the sport with enthusiasm.
Sponsored
by: Richmond Toyota |
Team
S.O.L.D.
Driver:
Fred Wiedemann
CoDriver :
Shelly Donaldson
Vehicle:
1989 Suzuki Swift gti
Engine:
1300cc inline4, 16 valve, fuel injected, 131 bhp
Drivetrain:
front wheel drive
Class :
Production 1750
Fred
and Shelley began entering navigational rallies in 1999,
winning the WCRA Novice Championship, and have now caught
the performance rally bug. The car has been a working
project since June, and the Pacific Forest Rally will be
its maiden voyage. Fred and Shelly are also active
participants in the organization of the sport, having volunteered
at Mountain Trials, and organized the Gold Digger navigational
rally.
Sponsored
by: Orgar Motorsports and Hawk Wildlife Control
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