Rally America

Day one to include more than 120 miles. - Friday, January 25, 2008
The Friday leg of the Sno*Drift rally will include over 120 miles which includes 45 stage miles. The teams will be running three stages before they return to Lewiston for a 45 minute service break. After service, the cars will return to the roads to finish the final three stages of the day; they will return to Lewiston to finish out day one. We expect to see the first cars arrive for service around 5:00pm.

Cars have started the 2008 Rally America season. - Friday, January 25, 2008
All of the cars have started from the Parc Expose in Lewiston, MI. It sounded like Car 52, Shepherd / Wagner, would not make it through SS1; they were reported off the road on the stage. Since that initial report, Shepherd and Wagner have finished the stage and it sounds like they will be continuing.

The 2007 Rally America National Championship has come to a close. The Champions will be crowned and the special awards will be presented in the year-end banquet tomorrow morning. Please make sure check www.Rally-America.com for the final Championsh - Saturday, October 27, 2007

We look forward to seeing you at Sno*Drift for the kick-off of the 2008 Rally America National Championship in January.

Burress wins G2, Gruszka takes GN - Saturday, October 27, 2007
In a 1977 VW Rabbit, Car 437, Burress / Burress, takes the National Group 2 win. While in Group N, Car 198, Gruszka / Dorman, were awarded the top honors in their 2005 Subaru Impreza WRX STi.

Thanks for a Great Season!! - Saturday, October 27, 2007
The 2007 Rally America National Championship has come to a close. The Champions will be crowned and the special awards will be presented in the year-end banquet tomorrow morning. Please make sure check www.Rally-America.com for the final Championship results.

We look forward to seeing you at Sno*Drift for the kick-off of the 2008 Rally America National Championship in January.

Zedrils take Production Win in Event and in Championship - Saturday, October 27, 2007
Car 708 Zedril/Zedril were only 1 point behind in the Production Championship points; Car 572 Robinson/Nielsen was the leader. “We pushed all day yesterday and found ourselves leading (over Robinson); today we were just trying to maintain that lead” stated co-driver Jody Zedril. “We had a minor off yesterday, but the car is handled so well throughout – it just went where it was pointed.” The team’s efforts lead them to be the 2007 Rally American Production Championship.

It really was a Cinderella season for the Zedril’s as they started the season with the view that this would be a learning year and are pleasantly surprised that it turned into a championship run. “Without question, we cannot thank Rally America for making this possible for us” Zedril went on to say.

The team would like to thank their crew, Mom and Dad – “nothing is more important than family and we want them to know we appreciate all their help and support”. The Zedril’s would also like to thank their sponsors: Image Plus, Sturgeon Tire, Napa Canada, and the Battery Man.

Burress wins G2, Gruszka takes GN - Saturday, October 27, 2007
In a 1977 VW Rabbit, #437, takes the National Group 2 win. While in Group N, #198, were awarded the top honors in their 2005 Subaru Impreza WRX STi.

Shepherd wins G5 and Max Attack! - Saturday, October 27, 2007
"It's great to be back" said Shepherd; who, aside from X Games 2006, has been absent from rally since STPR 2006. Shepherd took some time off from rallying to spend time with family, but he plans to run four or five events in 2008. "I was able to be here because Don Jankowski towed his car here from California. I got to run the car here, and Don will be running it at Sno Drift" said Doug. "I'll be back, I really think that two wheel drive is really my calling. I look forward to helping and being able to coach the young teams coming up in the sport." So look for Shepherd to be making a comeback and to be helping the "youth" in two wheel drive. Shepherd not only won Group 5 in the National rally, he was the Max Attack! winner.

Krolikowski's take both regionals - Saturday, October 27, 2007
Car 44 Krolikowski/Krolikowski, were able to top the podium in both the Ottawa and Keweenaw Regional events held in conjunction with LSPR. This was Cindy's 24th consecutive LSPR, she has completed 20 of the 24. This weekend was about having fun for the Krowikowski's, and they certainly had fun. They really enjoy Brockway (SS12), "the Subaru jumps like a charm, and it lands even better; not like the Dodge Shadow that we used to run" said Cindy. They are also happy to be celebrating with the host of family and friends that joined them this weekend.

Foust takes second - Saturday, October 27, 2007
Although not in the Championship hunt, #34, battled for the lead all day. They lead #199, in the last set of stages, but were unable to hold on for the win. The team would have liked to get their first win of the season, but they were happy about how well they preformed against the factory team this season.

Pinker third at LSPR - Saturday, October 27, 2007
The Rockstar Subaru team of #5, takes second in the Rally America National Championship as well as third in the rally. "We will be ready for next season, having never run the last five rallys of the Championship was a disadvantage" said Durant. "Our season started off great, but our lack of experience at the final events really hurt us." said Pinker. Although disappointed with their finish today, the team looks forward to challenging the factory Subaru team in 2008.

Krolikowski's win both Regional Rallys - Saturday, October 27, 2007
Car 44, Krolikowski / Krolikowski, were able to top the podium in both the Ottawa and Keweenaw Regional events held in conjunction with LSPR. This was Cindy's 24th consecutive LSPR, she has completed 20 of the 24. This weekend was about having fun for the Krowikowski's, and they certainly had fun. They really enjoy Brockway (SS12), "the Subaru jumps like a charm, and it lands even better; not like the Dodge Shadow that we used to run" said Cindy. They are also happy to be celebrating with the host of family and friends that joined them this weekend.

Foust takes second - Saturday, October 27, 2007
Although not in the Championship hunt, Car 34, Foust / Beavis, battled for the lead all day. They lead Car 199, Pastrana / Edstrom, in the last set of stages, but were unable to hold on for the win. The team would have liked to get their first win of the season, but they were happy about how well they preformed against the factory team this season.

Pinker third at LSPR - Saturday, October 27, 2007
The Rockstar Subaru team of Car 5, Pinker / Durant, takes second in the Rally America National Championship as well as third in the rally. "We will be ready for next season, having never run the last five rallys of the Championship was a disadvantage" said Durant. "Our season started off great, but our lack of experience at the final events really hurt us." said Pinker. Although disappointed with their finish today, the team looks forward to challenging the factory Subaru team in 2008.

Bartram has the best finish ever - Saturday, October 27, 2007
Finishing fifth overall was Car 690, Bartram / Hotson. "We found a new level of speed this weekend" said Bartram. "Stage two was a turning point, we finished that stage and I was shaking." They then laughed about how fast they felt, yet how far off the pace of the leaders they actually were. The team's plans for 2008 are still uncertain, but they hope to running the Championship series in an Open class car.

Johnson wins PGT - Saturday, October 27, 2007
Car 46, Johnson / Wimpey, have won LSPR! Taking first place was the teams only chance to clench the PGT Championship, they were able to accomplish both this weekend. "This is awesome" smiled Johnson, "we couldn't have done it without the help of our fellow PGT competitors. Anytime we've had trouble this season, Pat (Moro) and Stephan (Verdier) have been there to help us out; they've been awesome to compete with." Johnson was also last years PGT National Champion.

811 out on 16 - Saturday, October 27, 2007
It has been reported that Car 811, Sozanski / Woods, has rolled on SS16. The team is OK, but the stage was stopped; the rest of the cars have transited the stage.

Pastrana wins - Saturday, October 27, 2007
Car 199, Pastrana / Edstrom, is the first car to arrive at the finish and it looks like they have taken the win. His "play it safe" philosophy appears to have worked and he will take home the LSPR win and the Rally America National Championship.

LSPR is decided - Saturday, October 27, 2007
After an extended service in Copper Harbor, MI, the teams went out to run 3 stages. At that point, it was still anyone's rally - Foust/Beavis were leading by only 7 seconds over Pastrana/Edstrom going into the last stages; it had dwindled to 3 seconds before the last stage. Unfortunately, the Rockstar team's win was not to be.

The cars have begun to return to the Copper Country Mall and the unofficial overall results are as follows:

Car 199 Pastrana/Edstrom 1:24:39.1
Car 34 Foust/Beavis 1:24:42.6
Car 5 Pinker/Durant 1:26:12.6
Car 46 Johnson/Wimpey 1:32:44.2
Car 690 Bartram/Hotson 1:33:44.6
Car 614 Wictorczyk/Brady 1:34:23.4
Car 52 Sheperd/Wagner 1:35:11.1
Car 523 Hanson/Hanson 1:35:34.3
Car 26 Kendall/Friberg 1:35:53.0
Car 44 Krolikowski/Krolikowski 1:36:11.9

LSPR heads to the finish - Saturday, October 27, 2007
The cars will be leaving to run the final three stages of the rally at 4:30. We will be leaving for the finish where we will find out the results of the 2007 LSPR and the Rally America National Championship. Cars are expected to arrive around 7:15, so check back!

Pritchard/Westrick out - Saturday, October 27, 2007
Car 28 Pritchard/Westrick are out. The team went off on SS12. The crew has been checked out by medical crews and are ok. Their off caused a delay in the event. Cars will be leaving the service area starting at 4:34 PM.

646 retired - Saturday, October 27, 2007
Car 646, Zenz / Parps, reported "terminal noises in the differential" and have withdrawn after SS11.

Moro lends Johnson spare gearbox - Saturday, October 27, 2007
After losing third gear last night, Car 46, Johnson / Wimpey borrowed the spare gearbox of Car 59, Moro / Rossey, who retired after SS2 when they ended up in a swamp. The team worked through the night and were ready to go this morning. "It feels a little bit sticky and reverse is a little sketchy, but it'll be fine" said Johnson at the start. The team is in fifth overall and first in PGT; they are in good position to repeat as the Rally America PGT National Champions.

"Cowboy" Kenny Bartram in sixth - Saturday, October 27, 2007
After a clean run yesterday, Car 690, Bartram / Hotson, moved into fifth place at the finish of day one. The team lost time this morning with a couple of spins on stage, but only lost one overall position. They are currently in sixth position, about 38 seconds behind fifth place.

Retirements - Saturday, October 27, 2007
It has been reported that Car 20, Comrie-Picard / Goldfarb, has retired with mechanical problems. After spending the night working on the car, they made an attempt to finish, but chose to call it a day after only one stage. With the Tall Pines rally only three weeks away, the team could not afford to do any more damage to the car.

It has also been reported that Car 429, Verdier / Crouch, has retired on SS9 with mechanical issues. The team is OK, but their rally is over.

Gearbox change for Pastrana - Saturday, October 27, 2007
The crew of Car 199, Pastrana / Edstrom, are feverishly working to change the gearbox in the 30 minute service. It was unknown exactly what the problem was when they arrived to service, so the decision was made to change the transmission. "We just can't take any chances" said Clint Fast, Subaru of America team logistics coordinator. Pastrana now sits seven seconds back from the lead, but is ahead of third place, Car 5, Pinker / Durant, by over 50 seconds.

The cars just arrived to the first service of the day. - Saturday, October 27, 2007
Car 34, Foust / Beavis, has taken the lead over Car 199, Pastrana / Edstrom, who are reportedly having clutch problems. The teams will have about 30 minutes of service time before they make the first of two runs of Brockway Mountain, the one pavement stage of the rally.

End of day one - Friday, October 26, 2007
After eight stages, Car 199, Pastrana / Edstrom, still leads the rally. They are followed by Car 34, Foust / Beavis and Car 5, Pinker / Durant respectively. Less than 30 seconds separate the top three; with eight stages remaining, anything can happen.

The rally will resume in the town of Calumet with a Parc Expose at 9:30 am. They will leave for the first of the eight final stages at 10:30. All three service breaks will be held in Copper Harbor, the first is scheduled for around 1:00pm. Check back for all the latest news, scores, and updates on the Rally America Championship standings.

The rally is over for #527 - Friday, October 26, 2007
Car 527, Liubakka / Walli, went off of SS6 hitting a tree. The team is OK, but the car is beyond repair; they have retired from the rally and won't be able to start the Keweenaw Regional tomorrow. The driver and codriver were supposed to switch seats tomorrow; I guess we know who will drive the first half of the next rally the run together.

687 out - Friday, October 26, 2007
It has been reported that Car 687, Eixenberger / Luikart, is off on SS6 with a broken driveshaft. They are OK and have requested that their crew come and get them.

Looking for a new gearbox! - Friday, October 26, 2007
Car 46, Johnson / Wimpey, are looking for a replacement gearbox after losing third gear on SS5. They are still pushing as hard as they can, but have lost some time. The team hopes to find Car 59, Moro / Rossey, and borrow their spare gearbox and some manpower to make the swap overnight. The team is currently leading the PGT class and is fifth overall.

614 moved into fourth - Friday, October 26, 2007
After seven stages, Car 614, Wiktorczyk / Brady has climbed into fourth place. The team has had some lucky breaks, but have driven an excellent rally, putting them in sight of the podium. Their goal is to keep up the pace and finish the rally strong.

Turbo trouble for ACP - Friday, October 26, 2007
Turbo trouble has dropped car 20, Andrew Comrie-Picard and Marc Goldfarb, well out of the hunt for a podium finish. After the team lost boost early in the evening, the team's crew managed a turbo swap in a 10 minute service, but the car returned at the next break with more trouble under the hood and it's not clear whether they'll be able to finish the night.

Max Attack update and team reports - Friday, October 26, 2007
top six Shepard 42:34 Kendall 42:56 includes 20 sec. penalty Utecht 43:47 Burress 45:53 Burmeister 46:07 Moen 46:25 Babcock 46:35 Cizmas 46:38 Zedril 46:27 Sarasin 47:29 Wolfe 48:33 Wiitala 50:39 Robinson 51:21

TEAM REPORTS

#507, Micah says Echo Lake was ridiculous and he can't believe we made it through. The team had to stop on SS2 Herman, when Micah's hand hit the cam release and his seat belts came undone.

#478, Lost their supercharger belt again. The crew removed the 10psi pulley and changed it to 6psi. This team also had a rough time on Echo Lake. Their car nose dived into a large hole, and the light pod is still somewhere out there. Daniel Victor would like to say hi to his son Davis following the race at home.

Car 26 Kendall/Friberg, are leaving for the last stage on new tires. Kendall states that they aren't taking any big chances and is hoping to regain the top spot.

Car 52 Shepard/Wagner broke a shock during the first leg, changed it at service and haven't had any other issues. The team expects to get faster with every stage.

Car 83 Utecht/Bohn, says Echo Lake was the worst stage he has ever run. The stage developed large ruts and bumps spaced 10 feet apart that kept the car bouncing for 2.5 miles.

Car 70 Duplessis/Headland rolled three times late in the evening. They are fine, but their rally is over.

515 retires - Friday, October 26, 2007
Car 515, Boullion / Boullion has called it a rally after suffering a broken shift fork. "We have first gear, and first gear, and then first gear" laughed Boullion. They considered trying to continue, but figured that there was no way they would make the transit back to Houghton.

Verdier loses a lot of time - Friday, October 26, 2007
On SS4, Car 429, Verdier / Crouch, lost time when they went off the road and hit a tree; the car stalled and the battery died, but they were able to continue. After seven stages the team is at the back of the pack, but they are continuing to press on in true LSPR fashion.

Update from #708 - Friday, October 26, 2007
"After a heartbreaking series of misfortunes at last weekends Canadian National, the Pacific Forest Rally in Merritt, B.C., the brothers are back in stride and gunning for the National Championship crown here in the U.S. We are a mere one point away from rival James Robinson going into this final round, and have nothing to loose at this point. We're pushing for the win pure and simple; we owe our seasons success to partners Image Plus, Napa, Sturgeon Tire, and The Battery Man. What happened last weekend? In a nutshell, we got stuck on a mountain during recce when another competitor pushed them off the road in a snowstorm. As a result, we were not able to extract the car in time for the Friday stages; we went on to roll the car on Saturday. Needless to say, we are here now, ready to make up for last weekend. Practice/testing went well yesterday, and we're ready to put up the good fight." After four stages, Car 708, Zedril / Zedril, are leading Production class in the National rally.

Block out - Friday, October 26, 2007
It has been reported that Car 43, Block / Gelsomino is pulled off on the side of the road five miles into SS5. The team is OK, but it appears that their rally, and Championship hopes, are over.

Update from car 319 - Friday, October 26, 2007
"We suffered a trailer bearing failure while towing yesterday. Fortunately, we were only a few miles from a Tractor Supply Co. and we were able to replace it in about an hour. We think that we have all our drama behind us and we expect a strong run today." After four stages, the team is second in Group 2 in the Ottawa Regional Rally.

669 withdrawn - Friday, October 26, 2007
After SS4, Car 669, Cline / Grahn, have withdrawn from the rally, they "have no more oil pan".

Block - Friday, October 26, 2007
After going wide on a corner in SS4, Car 43, Block / Gelsomino, noticed the smell of coolant and started to overheat. They turned off the anti-lag and were able to continue, only losing about 20 seconds. Once back in service, the crew changed the radiator (and pulled out a number of branches) and checked out the car as best they could in the 30 minutes allowed for service. "We need to keep going fast and hope that our luck turns" said Block.

Max Attack update - Friday, October 26, 2007
Burress- The team is wishing they would have run notes. They've found the tulips to be incomplete.
They had a loose ball joint for the first 4 stages, the part was replaced at service. Tom and Don would like to thank their sponsers Fine Tuning, Bow Wow,
Meister gauge faces, and Product Apparel.

Duplessis- This is the first time at LSPR for Chris. The team is comfortable with their current position and love to race in the sloppy wet conditions. They would like to thank everyone at O'Neils Rally School and Go Fast! energy drink.
Timo is in attendance, and Chris is hoping to put on a good show.

Pinker in third - Friday, October 26, 2007
Sitting in third place is current Championship points leader Car 5, Pinker / Durant. This is Pinker's first trip to the Lake Superior Performance Rally, so they may be at a slight disadvantage; from their scores you'ld think they were veterans of this rally. The team is only 25 seconds back from the lead, and with 12 more stages to run, anything is possible.

Foust in second - Friday, October 26, 2007
Car 34, Foust / Beavis, is anxious to get to the top of the podium. Foust won the X Games Gold medal and the Formula D Championship this year, but a Rally America overall win has eluded him. "I'm here to support my teammates, Car 5, Pinker / Durant, but I'm also here to play" said Foust, "the higher I finish against the Vermont Sportscar cars the better for Andy (Pinker)." Currently the 34 team is in second place, five seconds back from Car 199, Pastrana / Edstrom.

Pastrana takes the lead - Friday, October 26, 2007
After four stages, Car 199, Pastrana / Edstrom, has taken the lead by nearly five seconds. "We've been smooth and steady so far" said Pastrana. With the tight competition, they need to keep up the pace and avoid problems to ensure a repeat of their 2006 National Championship.

Max attack standings and team reports - Friday, October 26, 2007
Current standings at first service Kendall Shepard Duplessis Utecht Burmeister Moen ------ Burress Cizmas Babcock Zedril Boullion Wolfe Robinson Wiitala Sarasin

TEAM REPORTS

Shepard- getting used to different gear ratios, need to adjust suspension for very rough Echo Lake stage.

Kendall- No issues, they're doing what they need to do to win.

Utecht- Lost at least 30 seconds pulling Sarasin out of stage 1, doesn't care for the Echo Lake stage.

Sarasin- broke 2 new axles on a left 2 hairpin of stage 1. Big thank you to Mark Utecht for towing them out. The team is in Max Attack mode now to make up time.

Cizmas- blew upper radiator hose before first stage, also had LF brake caliper fall off. Borrowed bolts from Lurchs hood and ran the next stages hard.

Wolfe- needs to say thank you to Ponder Research Group back home. He couldn't be here without them.
No major issues with the team.

Robinson- New codriver getting up to speed, no issues to report.

Babcock- car is holding together and he's trying to survive the rough stages.

Moen- Lost his blower belt on SS2, changed it after stage and is good to go.

Burmeister- changing leaking RF strut, no other issues.

Zedril- had a blast on Echo Lake, the DMS 50's soaked it all up. Hi to everyone back home.

Boullion- having intercom issues and bent a tie rod. Both problems fixed.

As a side note, Utecht/Bohn are sporting Jake Himes Car number 535 as well as his name on the car. "I am honored and humbled to be running Jake's number."

Another flat for Block - Friday, October 26, 2007
Car 43, Block / Gelsomino suffered yet another flat tire, this time the right front tire, on SS2. They lost some time, but there's a lot of rally left to run. From co-driver reported stage times, Block sits in fourth.

Moro off and more problems for Sarasin - Friday, October 26, 2007
It was reported that Car 59, Moro / Rossey, have gone off on SS2. The team is OK, but they may be a little wet; they are off the road and stuck in a pond. Car 55, Sarasin / Johansson, almost joined them. They went off in the same location, but were able to drive out of it and continue. Photo by Greg Drozd.

Trouble for Sarasin on stage 1 - Friday, October 26, 2007
#55 is changing a drive shaft at the short service after stage one; #83, towed them from the stage. It is unclear how much time he lost on the stage, or with the repairs.

Foust leads after one stage. - Friday, October 26, 2007
After one short stage Foust leads the field. He is followed by Pastrana, while Block and Pinker tied on the stage. Block punctured a left front tire right out of the gate, "I couldn't turn right very well, but we did OK" said Block. The teams will head out to run three more stages before we see them for sevice in Kenton at about 6:30.

World Champion to be missed - Friday, October 26, 2007
Scotland’s Colin McRae was undoubtedly one of the best rally drivers of all time. He was the World Rally Champion only once, in 1995, but was runner up several times and was instrumental in Manufacturers Championships for Subaru in 1995, 1996, and 1997, and for Citroen in 2003. McRae also drove for the Ford WRC team from 1999 thru 2002. He tallied 25 WRC victories from 1993 to 2002.

The son of former British Rally Driving Champion Jimmy McRae, Colin began his rally driving career aboard a Sunbeam Talbot in 1986. His younger brother, Allister is also a rally driver and former British Rally Champion.

In the US, McRae was best known as the face on a series of realistic rally computer games. He was also one of the competitors in the ESPN X Games in 2006 and 2007. McRae and co-driver Nicky Grist captured second place to Travis Pastrana in the 2006 X-Games following a spectacular rollover and recovery near the end of his run. Another rollover ended McRae’s run in the semi-finals of this past summer’s X Games.

McRae died when the Twin Squirrel helicopter he was piloting suffered a mechanical failure while landing near McRae’s home in Lanark, Scotland. The helicopter crash also took the lives of his 5-year old son Johnny, Johnny’s Friend Ben Porcelli, and family friend Graeme Duncan.

“It was an honor to call him my friend, and I will never forget how it felt to be in his presence,” said Subaru Rally Team USA driver Ken Block, McRae’s X Games teammate on the Vermont SportsCar Rally Team “He was the biggest inspiration in rally for me and always will be.”

Local hero to be missed by all - Friday, October 26, 2007
Jake Himes grew up in Marquette, MI and graduated from MTU, so it was no surprise that he loved to drive fast in the woods. While a student at MTU, he was part of the Thursday Night Club that would head out to the loggings roads around Houghton late Thursday nights. He also acquired a reputation as LSPR's "naked rally fan" during his years at MTU.

Jake's degree was in Forest, so his working life was also spent in the forests of norther Minnesota and Wisconsin. After a stint in the corporate world, he founded the Family Forests Company.

He began rallying as a co-driver for Eric Seppanan in a Nissan Sentra. His first attempts as a rally driver in the Sentra were mixed, with moments of mastery behind the wheel punctuated by occasional off road incidents. Experience showed him to be a talented driver, capable of running with the big dogs in lesser equipment. In 2005, he acquired a Mazda RX-7 that races its lineage back to a car built and rallied by Carl Keiranen in the 1980's. The few times he rallied the powerful Mazda in recent years, he was always a crowd favorite.

Jake's brothers, Silas and Matt, also became involved in the sport, with Silas often having to repair the damage inflicted by Jake on the rally car after each event.

An enthusiastic supporter of two-wheel driver rallying, Jake started Group F, and just this past year, the Max Attack Triple Crown Rally Series. He organized the series and was on hand for the first two events at Oregon Trail and Rally West Virginia, the latter only weeks before cancer ended his life.

Despite many months of treatment, the cancer that took Jake was a very agressive malignancy. He was only 33 years old. Surviving are his wife of 10 years, Danielle, and four young children; Lydia, twins Miles and Avery, and Mia. He will be missed by his many friends in the rally community.

First Two Starting Spots Reserved as Memorial to Rally Heroes - Friday, October 26, 2007
The rally community lost two of its heroes recently, one a dedicated enthusiast of the sport, the other a World Champion. As the cars prepare to leave at the start of the 2007 Lake Superior Performance Rally, the first two starting minutes will be reserved as a memorial to Jake Himes and Colin McRae.

Max Attack! LSPR update - Friday, October 26, 2007
16 Cars are registered and ready to run!

#52 Shepard/Wagner are here in their new car. Doug hasn't run in over a year, and is expecting a slow lead in. Friday stages are his favorite and hopes to survive Saturday's stages.

#93 Olson/Ketelson are absent at parc expose, and reports are that there is a problem with the transmission.

#26 Kendall/Friberg are here to win. There is no other option for them.

#55 Sarasin/Johansson don't need to win here to secure first place. Look for them to run a steady and easy race according to their crew.

#535 Utecht/Bohn had no issues to report other than a malfunctioning odometer.

#437 Burress/Burress made the long tow from Washington to run here. The car is ready to go and they are looking forward to a great 2WD battle.

#70 Duplessis/ Headland in the GO FAST VW GTI are here running Max Attack for the first time.

#42 Burmeister/Shindle are looking forward to Max Attackin! Eric reports that his gauges aren't working and he'll stop when he sees smoke.

# 591 Cizmas/Himes have been living on roadkill for months to be here. Dave says that he's running on the same wheels/tires that he crashed on here two years ago and that it was all Silas's fault.

#473 Wolfe/Gardam are here to finish and let the rally come to them. Lars is hoping to secure a 3rd in Group 5 national finish.

#478 Moen/Victor are focused like a laser beam. Pin it to win it!!!

#572 Robinson/Nieson plan on going slow and not crashing. This is the first race for Nieson.

#515 Boullion/Boullion are planning on running a steady pace and securing 3rd place. They're planning on adjusting their plan at the first reseed if necessary.

#312 Babcock/Martin had a small off on the practice stage yesterday and are repaired and running today. Zach is hoping not to break any axles on his SRT-4 and in a perfect world, he would finish today.

#507 Wiitala/Takkunen are out in the Saturn. Nobody knows how to abuse their car like these guys.

#708 Zedril/Zedril are out after a heartbreaking weekend in the Canadien Series that left them stuck in a snowbank DNS on day one and a roll the next. They'll be chasing down rival James Robinson, who leads the production class overall by 1 point. They are here with backing from Image Plus, NAPA, Sturgeon Tire, and the Battery Man.

Close Battles continue to the end - Friday, October 26, 2007
The final round of the Rally America National Championship is set to begin at 2:15 PM this afternoon. Sixty-nine cars are positioned for the start of Lake Superior Performance Rally and the air is laden with excitement. The overall, open, PGT, G5 and Production battles are still in question and will inevitably be a close battle until the end.

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