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2004 Thunderbird Rally
February 14/15, 2003
33rd Thunderbird Rally -- February 14-15, 2004
Merritt - Kamloops - Merritt
Round 1 of the 2004 BC TSD Rally Championship
Hosted by the West Coast Rally Association

The Thunderbird Rally is a winter driving adventure through snow and ice covered back roads in the British Columbia interior.  Following the Thunderbird route is simple, but staying out of the snow banks is not. This event is suitable for ordinary road cars.  There are classes for Historic cars, Novice teams and different levels of navigation equipment.  Enjoy friendly competition with teams from BC, Alaska, Alberta, Washington, Oregon and beyond
Specialty Subaru ~ Presents
First Round of the 2004 BC Rally Championship
First Round of the 2004 Rallywest Navigational Championship
First Round of the 2004 NAVRRA Rally Series A & B
Video's Warwick's 2004 Tbird
25 Mb wmv file
  Video 2003 Thunderbird Rally
Dean Little (43 Mb wmv file)
Stories Ron Sorem    
Photo's Andrew Tilston's Mike Stanley Pre Run Photos
The 33rd Thunderbird Rally - since 1957
The Thunderbird Rally is a time-speed-distance (TSD) rally and a winter driving adventure. For 2004 it is the first round of three championship series: BC Rally Championship, Rallywest Navigational Championship, and (new this year) the North American Vintage Rally & Race Association (NAVRRA) Rally Series A & B.
Tbird Results (pdf)        
The 33rd Thunderbird Rally - Final Results 2004
Pos Car Driver Navigator Vehicle Class Total
1 5 Glenn Wallace Greg Hightower Impreza STi unlim 27
2 4 Scott Trinder Bill Westhead Legacy 2.5GT unlim 35
3 2 R.Dale Kraushaar Larry Richardson Baja Turbo unlim 42
4 3 Peter Hill Shawn Bishop Impreza WRX unlim 47
5 14 Peter Ryce Timothy Ryce Mazda 323GTX unlim 58
6 7 Paul Eklund Kala Rounds Forester XT calc 88
7 1 Lee Sorenson Rod Sorenson Impreza 2.5RS unlim 102
8 27 Darrell Panich Michelle Toffler Plymouth Laser RS calc 109
9 21 Martin Chung Christ Monasch Impreza L calc 120
10 35 Satch Carlson Brian Hackney Saab Sonett II V4 hist eq 122
11 19 Keith Morison Mark Ward Impreza 2.5RS unlim 160
12 9 Casey Woodrum Brian Zaugra Impreza WRX calc 171
13 12 Jim Breazeale Cristy Breazeale Audi 90 Quattro unlim 172
14 30 Dan Fealk Stuart Fealk Subaru XT6 paper 204
15 20 Josh Keatley Catherine Keatley Ford Focus ZX3 calc 245
16 22 Alan McColl Gary Bysouth Mazda RX7 calc 280
17 16 Ryan Barker Erik Lyden Impreza 2.5RS unlim 286
18 24 Ken Lee Paul Crocker Impreza WRX wagon calc 317
19 23 Al Brown Howard Siemens VW Golf GTi calc 322
20 15 Martin Wilson Dennis Wende Subaru Justy unlim 346
21 38 Mike Welland Gordon Passmore BMW 2002 hist 379
22 34 Mark Tabor John Elkin Subaru WRX paper 398
23 6 Ron Sorem Josh Sorem Subaru RX unlim 417
24 32 Scott Huhn Kristen Tabor Outback Sport paper 440
25 37 Larry Lebel Marcel Chichak Austin 1800 hist 479
26 60 Neil Wright Lorna McInroy Subaru WRX novice 492
27 17 Dennis Gunn Rebecca Rocks Audi 4000CS Quattro unlim 548
28 52 Shawn Edstrom Geoff Gauthier Subaru Legacy novice 561
29 56 Dennis Lee Justina Lee Subaru WRX novice 575
30 54 Kevin Friesen Erin Smith Friesen Subaru Outback novice 597
31 31 Alan Perry Emily Perry Mazda 323GTX paper 642
32 58 Jason Grahn Curtis Heinz Subaru Legacy novice 652
33 46 Ashton Evans Brina Selanders Impreza WRX novice 694
34 55 Mark Pinder Keith Goddard Toyota Echo novice 699
35 18 Doug Tewnion Adrienne Lang VW Golf calc 774
36 39 Garth Ankeny Mike Richardson Saab 96 hist eq 843
37 47 Eugene Wong Felix Wong Mini Cooper S novice 888
38 43 Richard Childs Helen Welter BMW 2002 tii hist 933
39 28 Jeff McMillen Marvin Crippen Subaru WRX calc 964
40 8 RJ Carroll Ren Carroll Legacy Turbo unlim 969
41 50 Steve Moore Michael Gillis Impreza novice 988
42 51 Teresa Walker Colin Armstrong Mini Cooper novice 1009
43 59 Bruno Walter Jared Powell-Williams Audi 4000 Quattri unlim 1032
44 57 Oliver Seiler Walter Proseilo VW GTi novice 1085
45 10 Andy Sharples Dan Garber Impreza 2.5RS unlim 1143
46 11 Steve Richards John Rapson Impreza OBS unlim 1180
47 36 Sean Tennis Ed Millman Saab Monte Carlo 850 hist 1265
48 25 Clint Hay Bryan Kirby Nissan Sentra SE calc 1367
49 45 Adam Crane Aaron Graham Toyota Corolla novice 1395
50 33 Peter Tilley Robin Tilley Dodge Stealth paper 1397
51 41 William McRae David Harms VW Beetle Type 1 hist eq 1964
52 49 Zian Allandina Chris McKenzie Eagle Talon TSi novice 3640
53 48 Branden Ushijima William Wagner Impreza 2.5RS novice 4143
54 62 Michael Lloyd Trevor Hansen Subaru WRX STI novice DNF
55 44 Mike Palm Garth Hales VW Bug hist eq DNF
56 13 Steve Brown David Glassman Legacy Turbo paper DNF
57 63 Brady Joy Mark Viskov Ford Escort Mexico hist DNF
58 61 Brian Rex McKone Cassie Borsky Ford Focus unlim DNF
59 29 Chris McCrimmon Steve Raimondo Honda Civic calc DNF
60 40 Andrew Ralph Matt Powell Ford Cortina hist DNF
61 42 Fred Ankeny John Joyce Saab 96 hist eq DNF
Other Details:
For more information on the following, check out these links.

2004 BC Rally Championship

2004 Rallywest Navigational Championship

2004 North American Vintage Rally & Race Association Series
Rally Series A: Serie Grand Ronde / Grand Ronde Series
Rally Series B: Serie Cup de Cascade / Cascade Cup Series

Useful Links:

West Coast Rally Association

BC Highways Road Reports (click on "Southern Routes Hwy 1, 3, 5, 97C")

Environment Canada Weather Reports (click on Kamloops or Merritt)

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