Pacific Forest Rally 2010

Wed, 10/01/2008 - 15:41 — Nicki
  • Start:

    10/07/2010 - 02:37

  • End:

    10/08/2010 - 11:59

  • Racing Style:

    Stage Rally

  • Location:

    Merritt, BC Canada

  • Organizing Team:

    West Coast Rally Association

  • Contact Info:

    Organizers Paul Westwick 604-682-3296 paul@rallybc.com Ryan Matthews ryan@rallybc.com Registrar Dennis Wende 604-931-8681 dennis@rallybc.com For general event information- please PM Nicki

  • Event Organizer:

    WCRA

  • Sanctioned By:

    CARS

  • Website:

    www.pacificforestrally.com

  • Rally Headquarters:

    Best Western- Merritt, British Columbia

  • Event Schedule:

    1. OCTOBER 7 End of early registration Stage schedule posted
    2. OCTOBER 14 21:00 Seeded draw
    3. October 16 12:00-15:00 Registration 15:00-20:00 Recce (leg 1 & part of leg2) 21:00-23:00 Party - Middlesboro Pub
    4. OCTOBER 17 08:00 - 11:00 Registration 08:30-12:00 Recce (remainder of leg 2) 13:00-16:00 Mandatory Parc Exposé & Scrutineering 16:30 Mandatory meeting for all seed 5 & 6 teams 17:00 Drivers' meeting and introduction of officials 17:30 Ceremonial Start, Start of national leg #1, regional #1 23:30 End of first leg
    5. OCTOBER 18 08:00 - 09:00 Late Registration (regional #2) 08:00 - 09:00 Scrutineering (regional #2 only) 09:00 Start order for leg 2 posted 10:00 Start of second leg (regional #2) 18:00 End of Rally / Fin du Rallye 20:00 – 23:00 Worker appreciation party and awards banquet

  • Entry List:

    Provisional Start Order Oct 15th

    1. 1 Antoine L'Estage (QC) / Nathalie Richard (QC) Hyundai Tiburon
    2. 2 Patrick Richard (BC) / Alan Ockwell (ON) Subaru STi
    3. 3 Craig Henderson (QC) / Lyne Murphy (QC) Subaru WRX STi
    4. 4 Norman LeBlanc (BC) / Keith Morison (AB)
    5. 5 Gord Olsen (AB) / Todd Patola (BC) Subaru WRXSubaru STi
    6. 6 Zebe Szewczyk (AB) / Tomasz Karzynski (AB) Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart
    7. 7 Scott Trinder (BC) / Bob Trinder (BC) Subaru WRX RA
    8. 8 Simon Losier (QC) / Maxime Losier (QC) Mitsubishi EVO 8
    9. 9 Rejean Losier (QC) / Phillippe Poirier (QC)Mitsubishi EVO 8
    10. 10 Hardy Schmidtke (AB) / Adam Vokes (AB) Subaru WRX
    11. 11 Mark Jennings-Bates (BC) / Jennifer Daly (BC) Subaru Impreza
    12. 12 Warren Currie (AB) / Robin Chapelsky (AB)Subaru WRX
    13. 13 Ken Maydaniuk (BC) / Chris Maydaniuk (BC) Subaru STi
    14. 14 Eric Grochowski (AB) / Leanne Junnila (AB)VW Golf
    15. 15 Kris Schofield (AB) / Jaclyn Schofield (AB)
    16. 16 Adam Crane (WA) / Britta Nielsen (WA) Toyota Corolla GTS Toyota Corolla
    17. 17 Jan Zedril (MB) / Jody Zedril (MB) Mitsubishi Lancer ES
    18. 18 Neil Wright (AB) / Lorna Wright (AB) Mazda RX7
    19. 19 Graham Bruce (AB) / Ryan Warrington (AB) Subaru Impreza
    20. 20 Bryan Maplethorpe (AB) / John Hall (AB) Subaru WRX
    21. 21 Carl Barrell (AB) / Aaron Neumann (BC) VW Golf GTI
    22. 22 RJ Carroll (BC) / Michelle Mah (BC) Subaru RS
    23. 23 Krystian Ostrowski (AB)/Voytek Stywryszko (AB) Mitsubishi Eclipse
    24. 24 Mike Elhard (AB) / Rahul Jarath (AB) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
    25. 25 Gavin Aitken (BC) / Todd Dunlop (BC) Subaru Impreza

  • Registration Info:

    Please visit the Official PFR Site and click on the competitor tab for complete entry forms, and Supplementary Regulations

  • Volunteer Info:

    Please read our PFR Volunteer Message and fill out the Worker Registration Form. Being a volunteer allows free entry into the banquet, pit pass, and free hotel room.

  • Spectator Info:

    Please visit the Official PFR Site and click on the spectator tab for more information. You can also find the 2008 Spectator Guide at: http://www.pacificforestrally.com/archives/2008/2008_PFR_SpecGuide.pdf

  • Results:

    Live results will be available on the Official PFR Site.

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Description

Pacific Forest Rally is the second to last stop on the Canadian Rally Championship Calendar. It roams the amazing back country of beautiful British Columbia. The event brings some out some of the best in North America and is based in Merritt B.C.

If your looking for a West coast rally, Pacific Forest Rally is one of the best in North America. This Reccee event will challenge drivers with terrain, weather, elevation and some pretty tricky roads.

PFR 2008 will be using Nationally Known roads, such as:
Princeton Cutoff- a tight twisty back road up the side of the mountain, that ends with a very dangerous exposure on the co-drivers side, that is sure to frighten any team.
Helmer- This 22km long logging road, is a fast downhill section that can make or break the rally for most competitors. Although logging trucks can make it down this road, some of those corners come up a little quicker and tighter then expected at such high speeds. Each year Helmer claims its fair share of rally cars.
Comstock- This short little road has its fair share of technical corners, and hidden exposures. This year the road will be run uphill, instead of downhill, making it a totally new challenge for the veteran drivers. A tight acute Right downhill, always makes for some amazing pictures.

This is an awesome event, and all the spectator locations are well marked and easy to make it to. VIP packages are well worth the money, and come in many various price ranges.

VIP Package - CDN $315 per person (all taxes included)
Includes: Hotel Room for 2 nights at Rally HQ – October 17 and 18, 2008 (one Queen size bed)
Reserved Parking at Event Venues
Courtesy transportation **
Event ID
October 18 – Box Lunch
October 18 – Awards Party Invitation
Spectator Guide & Guest package

Guest Pass - CDN $75 per person (all taxes included)
Includes:
Reserved Parking at Event Venues
Courtesy transportation **
Event ID
Oct 18 – Box Lunch
Oct 18 – Awards Party Invitation
Spectator Guide & Guest package

Courtesy Bus Pass - CDN $50 per person (all taxes included)
Includes:
Courtesy transportation **
Spectator Guide

Media Bus Pass - CDN $20 per person (available for media with credentials only) (all taxes included)
Includes:
Courtesy transportation **
Spectator Guide
Requires pre-registration for Media Credentials

** Passenger Van will transport you to all key areas of event on rotating schedule on both days
** Areas include Hotel, Rally HQ / Service Park, Parc Expose , All spectator areas, Banquet
** At all spectator areas, courtesy bus will transport you directly to the viewing point
** Van will be your designated driver on banquet night.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN MERRITT BC!

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Post Event Recap

Tue, 10/21/2008 - 13:12 — Nicki

So the event is all over and done with.
Antoine L'estage takes the win, but Pat Richard wins the championship for 2008. After a heated battle is was a glorious race to the finish.
Other wins
Overall -Antoine L'estage
Open Class- Antoine L'estage
P4-Warren Currie
Grp 5- Zbigniew Szewczyk
P3- Jan Zedril
Grp 2-Eric Grochowski

On a funny note- every retirement during the event was an open class car.

And a huge congratulations out to Jan Zedril for winning the PIAA eco challenge, and for RJ Carroll coming in second.

Event Video

Pacific Forest Rally 2005

Video By Warwick Patterson

Comments

An Amazing Event

Fri, 10/03/2008 - 14:50 — chris

For anyone who values rally and is from Western Canada, this is an event you cannot afford to miss. It is one that many competitors mark on their calendar and wait patiently in anticipation!

Be there! Merritt, B.C. visit http://www.pacificforestrally.com.

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