For
Immediate Release - April 28, 2004
Veronia/Hillsboro, OR
– The Subie Gal Racing team was successful in their quest for a strong
finish at the Oregon Trail ProRally, the second round of the SCCA ProRally
National Championship held in Veronia Oregon. The team battled hard all weekend
and found themselves 12th overall (team personal best!) in the
ProRally, with a strong 2nd place finish in PGT car class. In the
ClubRally portions of the event, the team also finished 2nd in PGT
both days, and earning 5th overall in the Trails End ClubRally.
This year a 3-day event, the
organizers tried something new by introducing 2 small stages and a “drag race”
held on Friday evening at Portland International Raceway thus exposing the
motorsport of rally to an entirely new audience. Most of the teams enjoyed the
opportunity to share their sport with a new audience.
Conditions were nearly ideal
as typical Northwest spring weather went elsewhere. The sun was out and the
temperature at 70F. The weekends stages were technical, windy, loose in places
and hidden mud slicks.
“Things started off fairly
difficult for us this weekend – logistics wise,” explained Subie
Gal Racing team driver Jamie Thomas, “All the preparations in the world
cannot prepare you for these last minute demons that creep up….but it worked out
in the long run and we finished really well. The surface out there was very,
very loose in spots, and the stages were technical yet I thought they were fun
to drive – guess those are my kind of roads!“
Subie Gal Team Co-driver
Matt Gauger laughed, "Jamie is fast… faster than I am…we were really moving on
some of those stages, the car felt great”
The team success puts them
on top of the Northern Pacific & Western States Rally Championship in the PGT
car class as well as earning them some points in the National ProRally
Championship. The Oregon Trail ProRally is to be televised on SPEED channel –
check your local listings for dates/times.
Next Event: Rim of the
World ProRally – May 7/8- http://www.rimoftheworldrally.com
Subie Gal Racing team thanks 2004 season sponsors:
Carter Subaru,
Allsubaru.com,
Need-Desire.com
StonGard.com,
RallyPerformance
CavettRally.com,
Smart-Service,
IonPerformance.com,
Rallitek.com,
Nasioc,
Grillcraft.com,
Karttrak
WoodinvilleWindshield,
Shaneyfeltmotorsports
Subie Gal Supporters
Very Special Thanks to Crew
members: Nick,
Curt, Gordon, Beth, Ryan, Mark, Dan and to Russ for the use of his awesome
trailer! Thanks gang!
Member
of the
NorthWest Region SCCA
SCCA Regional Achievement Award Winner (1996-2003)
SCCA RECORD SEVEN YEARS IN A ROW!!!
