NEWS AND NOTES
9/14/2003 12:53:28 AM
Final Results are now posted and on the website. Scoring is now signing off for the evening. Thanks to all, and have a great evening!
9/14/2003 12:33:34 AM
The provisional scores were posted at 12:18 AM.
9/13/2003 11:20:49 PM
The last car on the road has just passed the time card exchange. Unofficial Results are now posted. We'll have provisional results shortly!
9/13/2003 10:40:11 PM
Our unofficial winners, Brian Scott and Rob Dupree in car 570 have just checked into the final MTC In to complete their rally!
9/13/2003 10:28:21 PM
It looks like Brian Scott and Rob Dupree are our winners tonight, with an unofficial time of 1:07:03, followed by Wiktorczyk/Malek, Car 614, with a time of 1:10:53, and Krolikowski/Krolikowski, Car 44, with 1:11:59.
9/13/2003 10:23:53 PM
We have a report of car 595 being off on stage 11.
9/13/2003 10:23:09 PM
The first car on the road, Brian Scott, in car 570 has passed the timecard exchange and his on his way into the final MTC.
9/13/2003 10:08:38 PM
The first car has now started SS11!
9/13/2003 9:58:45 PM
Tom Ottey/Pam McGarvey in car 508 DNF'ed due to a broken center differential. We're apparently still awaiting the start of SS11. All 27 cars are finished with SS10.
9/13/2003 9:51:01 PM
All 27 cars are still on the road, and all have started SS10.
9/13/2003 9:36:47 PM
The last stage of the rally, SS11, is just about to start it's first car!
9/13/2003 9:04:50 PM
27 Cars have left service two on the final leg of the rally. There are 3 stages to go!
9/13/2003 7:56:47 PM
Rob Bohn, Mike Hurst's co-driver, reports that dust was a MAJOR issue on SS8, and that's reflected on the stage times, as many teams seem to have lost up to a minute due to dust.
9/13/2003 7:40:40 PM
Car 508, Ottey/McGarvey have arrived back in service with their car on the trailer. There is no visible damage, so we're still not sure what the cause of the DNF was.
9/13/2003 7:33:14 PM
Cars are now entering the second service. The first 3 cars on the road are 570/Brian Scott, 44/Henry Krolikowski, and 82/Mike Hurst. The last leg will be starting at 8:30 PM
9/13/2003 7:10:22 PM
Car 570 has finished stage 8 and has arrived at the time card exchange on the way back into service. Times from the second leg will start to come in, and we'll have updates to the scores in a few minutes.
9/13/2003 7:05:50 PM
Jerry Brownell in car 553 has returned to service. His DNF on SS6 was electrical. Turning on the driving lights shut down the car. We also received an update from Art Burmeister in car 524. He hit a pothole about 6 miles into the first stage this afternoon and severly damaged his right front suspension. He drove to the finish thinking he just had a flat tire, but withdrew at the finish when he saw the damage.
9/13/2003 6:56:02 PM
Car 580, Mike Bodnar is reportedly out on SS5
9/13/2003 6:06:28 PM
Ottey / McGarvey are unable to get back to service under their own power, and have called for their service crew.
9/13/2003 6:00:19 PM
Car 508, Ottey/McGarvey has withdrawn from the event, and are attempting to return to service under their own power. We'll get more details when they arrive to service.
9/13/2003 5:50:29 PM
The results of Tapper / Burns Tree Hit
.
9/13/2003 5:43:31 PM
After a rather hectic service and reseed, we started 30 cars out of the first Service MTC out. Tapper / Burns DNF'ed on SS4, they lost their brakes and center-punched a tree. Sweep pulled them off the tree and they were picked up by their service crew.
9/13/2003 3:32:50 PM
Henry Krolikowski in Car 44 has just arrived in service!
9/13/2003 3:17:32 PM
The course opening cars of 000 and 00 are back into service. To clarify the earlier notes, SS3 was shortened due to lack of marshals. The tree was on SS4, and was removed by the opening cars with a little creative lumberjacking. Mark Utech who was piloting 00 reports the stages as sandy, but good condition.
9/13/2003 2:55:43 PM
Car 617, Mozer/Efting, has just started SS3 as the last car on the road. The first car on the road is out of SS4 and has just arrived at the Time card exchange, and then will be heading into the 1st Service. We will be getting scores updated as they come in!
9/13/2003 2:38:08 PM
The rally field is now through both SS1 and SS2, and the lead car is starting SS4.
9/13/2003 2:19:00 PM
The finish of 3 is now moved up and ready, and cars will be starting at 14:27.
9/13/2003 2:13:57 PM
Art Burmeister in car 524 is reported to have a mechanical failure at the start of SS1 and is requesting his service crew.
9/13/2003 1:48:08 PM
The course opening cars have found a tree that's fallen over the stage road near the end of SS3. The finish line will be moved up to be able to run the stage.
9/13/2003 1:36:11 PM
News from the Parc Expose prior to start: One of the competitors was fined $50 for spills in the service area.
9/13/2003 1:32:46 PM
A quick update to the start order: Askin / Car 613, and Prochaska / Car 113 swapped positions on the road prior to the start. Askin is 24th on the road, and Prochaska is 25th.
9/13/2003 1:31:08 PM
The 34th car has just left the Main Time Control out, and the cars are on the stages!
9/13/2003 12:14:50 PM
We're now located at the Service Area/MTC Out. The cars are all in the Parc Expose, and preparing for the start. FCO is at 1:00 PM. Two late changes to the starting list was Tom Ottey - Mazda 323 # 508 has been switched from PGT to Open class due to issues with his restrictor plate. Also, Michael Cienkosz in car 589 did not arrive at resistration and will not be starting. That means we will starting 34 cars. Course opening car 000, piloted by Colin McCleery, left the MTC out at noon.
9/13/2003 8:14:39 AM
Good Morning! The sun is out, and it looks like the weather will cooperate for the running of the rally today. We had just a little bit of light rain last night, which should help keep the dust down for a little while. Registration and tech are open this morning, and the worker briefing and Seed 8 class are going on right now. We've had a few additional entries in the last 24 hours, and it looks like we will be starting 35 cars on the road today at 1:00 PM. The tenative start list has been posted.
9/12/2003 9:45:28 PM
Good evening, and welcome to the Cadillac Forest Rally! The organizers have been out in the woods all day checking out the stage roads and bannering. The teams have reported the roads in good condition thanks to road grading done by the road commision earlier this week. We're reporting from registration, and a number of teams have registered and gone through tech already. We're looking forward to a good running of the rally on Saturday. The weather looks like it may cooperate, although we have a chance of rain for Saturday afternoon and evening. We'll have live scoring updates throughout the day, as well as passing along news and notes during the running of the rally.