Pirelli Sunriser 400 Forest Rally
NARA Rally Championship
Chillicothe, OH
October 2-3, 1976


Final Results


NARA Sanction Number: 76-8
38 Starters
29 Finishers
21 Stages 
Event Length: 321.31
Chairman: Richard D. Paddock
Organizing Group: Columbus Rally Club, Ohio Valley Region SCCA

Results Courtesy of:Don Rathgeber

      

POS 	CAR# 	Driver/Co-Driver        Hometown          		Vehicle             	Score
 1    	2  	John Buffum      	South Burlington, VT  		73 Porsche Carrera  	l0492
         	Vicki            	Shelburne, VT      
  
 2    	5  	Tom Tolles       	Alexandria, VA     		Volvo 142S          	10922
         	Virginia Reese   	Ann Arbor, MI     
   
 3    	1  	Gene Henderson   	Pinckney, MI       		76 AMC Jeep CJ-7    	10930
         	Ken Pogue        	Berkley, MI       
  
 4    	3  	Bob Hourihan     	Northville, MI     		74 Porsche Carrera  	11150
         	Doug Shepherd    	Ann Arbor, MI      
 
 5    	6  	Eric Jones       	Columbus, OH       		72 Datsun H510      	11303
         	Ron Sinclair     	Stoney Creek, ONT
  
 6   	3O  	Joel Beyerle     	Troy, MI           		72 Dodge Colt       	11340 
         	Larry Schmidt    	Rochester, MI 
      
 7   	27  	Don Jankowski    	Farmington, MI     		72 Dodge Colt       	11349
         	Ray Thompson     	Birmingham, MI      

 8    	8  	John Chalmers    	Findlay, OH        		72 Datsun H510      	11550
         	Ralph Starr      	Columbus, OH   
     
 9   	36  	Walt Wagner      	East Lansing, MI     		73 Datsun 240Z      	11563
         	Roger Culbert    	Jackson, MI    
     
10   	23  	Loyal Jodar      	Petoskey, MI       		73 Ford 4WD Capri   	11614
         	Jon Wickens      	Livonia, MI

11   	32  	Jon Davis        	Houghton, MI       		76 SAAB 99          	11691
         	Harry Ward       	Toledo, OH

12   	29  	Rich Schneider   	Dix Hills, NY      		72 Datsun 510       	11812
         	Bob Lyle         	Keene, NH

13   	11  	Dan Thiel        	Rochester, NY      		69 Volvo 142        	12096
         	Andy Mayfield    	Rochester, NY  
                         
14   	13  	Dick Robnett     	Troy, MI           		71 Opel Manta       	12126
         	John Huber       	Troy, MI 

15   	35  	Bruno Kreibich   	Ridgewood, NY      		64 VW Karmann Ghia  	12171
         	Charles Walla    	Queens, NY

16    	7  	Brian Rebney     	Saginaw, MI        		71 Datsun PL 510    	12289 
         	Clark Bond       	Bay City MI   
      
17   	10  	Bill Dodd        	South Amherst, OH  		71 Ford Capri       	12349  
         	Jerry Rosegger   	Shaker Heights, OH  
         
18   	22  	Tom Hamilton     	Cleveland, OH      		73 SAAB 99          	12366
         	Jim Sweeney      	Cleveland, OH  
                                 
19   	18  	David Schipper   	Ann Arbor, MI      		66 Volvo 122S       	12523
         	Jim Kloosterman  	Belleville, MI    
                          
19   	21  	Wally Margolis   	Avon Lakes, OH     		71 Dodge Colt       	12523
         	Gary Yoder       	Bay Village, OH  
                           
21   	31  	James C. Walker  	Ann Arborm MI      		72 Volvo 142S       	12594   
         	Joe LeBeau       	Lebanon, IN      
                               
22   	33  	Ken Osburn       	Grosse Pointe, MI  		74 Datsun 620 Truck 	12665
         	Kit Defever      	Grosse Pointe, MI  
                           
23   	17  	William Burdette 	Columbus, OH       		69 BMW              	12838
         	Gary Stevens     	Columbus, OH  

24   	39  	Al J. Schmit     	Fort Lee, NJ       		73 VW 113           	12880
         	Jim Damerell     	Bronx, NY   
    
25   	40  	Fred Olds        	Grosse Pointe, MI  		71 Datsun 510       	13308
         	Jim McDonald     	Troy, MI 
                
26   	14  	David Sampson    	Chillicothe, OH    		74 Toyota Celica    	13381
         	Byron Senff      	Chillicothe, OH

27   	25  	Joe Deluca       	Morristown, NJ     		73 Mazda RX-2       	13698   
         	Scott Hughes     	Somerville, NJ  
                              
28   	19  	Stewart Levin    	Southfield, MI     		72 Dodge Colt       	14089  
         	Gene Albright    	Sterling Hts, MI   
  
29   	26  	Richard Kobylski 	Traverse City, MI  		69 Volvo 144S       	14253  
         	Dennis Rueter    	Fenton, MI
 
DNF   	4  	Guy Light        	Bay City, MI       		73 SAAB 99 Turbo
         	Don Jekal        	Saginaw, MI  
          
DNF   	9  	Warren Sumner    	Hamilton, Ont      		70 Datsun 510
         	Alan Mitchell    	Hamilton, Ont   
                    
DNF  	15  	Jerry Sproat     	Columbus, OH       		76 Dodge Colt
         	Robert Griffith  	Columbus, OH
  
DNF  	16  	Mark Hardymon    	West Lafayette, IN   		69 Datsun 510
         	Norn Gable      	North Manchester, IN   
        
DNF  	20  	Rudy Kren        	Berea, OH          		72 Datsun 510
         	Jack Weese       	Berea, OH

DNF  	28  	Norm Hanford     	Ligonier, IN       		75 Plymouth Trail Duster
         	Dave Nicholas    	Misawaka, IN

DNF  	34  	Leonard Putz     	Cleveland, OH      		75 Ford Pinto
         	Tom Schmidt      	Berea, OH

DNF  	38  	Paul Bacina      	Allen Park, MI     		69 Ford Mustang
         	Don Rathgeber    	Livonia, MI  
          
DNF  	41  	Charles LeVine   	Liverpool, NY      		64 Volvo 122S
         	Esther LeVine    	Liverpool, NY


PIRELLI SUNRISER 400 FOREST RALLY
October 2-3, 1976
PRIZE MONEY DISTRIBUTION

John Buffum                                           Gene Henderson
Team Libra                  Tom Tolles                Competition Ltd
$400.00 NARA 1st OA         $300.00 NARA 2nd OA       $200.00 NARA 3rd OA
 225.00 S400 1st OA          175.00 S400 2nd OA        150.00 S400 3rd OA
 100.00 10 stage 1st         100.00 1st Seed 2           5.00 1 stage 2nd
  15.00 3 stage 2nd           20.00 2 stage 1st          6.00 2 stage 3rd
   3.00 1 stage 3rd            5.00 1 stage 2nd       $361.00
$743.00                       18.00 6 stage 3rd   
                               4.00 stage 2/3 tie
                            $662.00                                        
                                                                            
Bob Hourihan                Eric Jones               
Rallying w/Bob Hourihan     British Auto Service      Joel Beyerle
$150.00 NARA 4th OA         $100.00 NARA 5th OA       $ 80.00 NARA 6th OA
 100.00 S400 4th OA           75.00 S400 5th OA         70.00 S400 6th OA
   5.00 1 stage 2nd         $175.00                   $150.00
   6.00 2 stage 3rd                                         
   4.00 stage 2/3 tie                                     
$265.00                                                      
                                                                               
                            John Chalmers                               
Don Jankowski               British Auto Service      Walt Wagner
$ 65.00 NARA 7th OA         $ 55.00 NARA 8th OA       $ 45.00 NARA 9th OA
  65.00 S400 7th OA           55.00 S400 8th OA         45.00 S400 9th OA
  70.00 1st Seed 3          $110.00                     50.00 1st Seed 4
$200.00                                               $140.00
                                                                            
Loyal Jodar                                      
Downhill Racing             James Walker
$ 25.00 NARA 10th OA        $20.00 2 stage 1st
  25.00 S400 10th OA         35.00 7 stage 2nd  
  50.00 1st Seed 5            6.00 2 stage 3rd
$100.00                     $61.00                                      
                                                        
Places 11 through 15                Places 16 through 20         
$25.00 NARA position money          $25.00 NARA position money
 25.00 S400 position money           20.00 S400 position money
$50.00                              $45.00

STAGE TIMES

                                              Sec                                            Sec
     CAR#  SS1  SS2  SS3  SS4  SS5  SS6  RP   Tot   SS7  SS8  SS9  SS10 SS11 SS12  SS13 RP   Tot
        2  289  517  782  427  461  31O  000  2786  296  541  248  451  341  1113  410  000  3400
        5  309  535  804  442  479  315  000  2884  310  554  261  467  348  1157  450  000  3547
        1  301  527  793  457  465  303  000  2946  318  589  268  474  375  1173  439  000  3636
        3  314  557  804  467  493  325  000  2960  308  603  261  482  373  1144  443  000  3614
        6  414  558  827  471  504  339  000  3113  312  566  277  470  369  1216  470  000  3680
       30  343  571  837  461  504  328  000  3044  324  572  275  479  370  1210  480  000  3710
       27  348  562  826  461  511  332  000  3040  318  572  270  471  363  1202  479  000  3675
        8  329  561  848  464  516  334  150  3202  335  584  272  487  377  1244  478  000  3777
       36  341  567  823  458  507  336  000  3032  336  567  269  516  372  1227  491  000  3778
       23  338  577  847  466  515  332  000  3075  337  620  282  505  394  1315  472  000  3925
       32  331  591  823  462  519  329  000  3055  348  611  294  507  394  1263  506  000  3923
       29  345  611  882  484  539  345  000  3206  348  616  287  501  399  1296  523  000  3970
       11  345  625  864  485  548  345  000  3212  350  608  299  490  387  1285  522   50  3991
       13  361  612  884  489  554  349  000  3249  358  624  300  506  401  1271  522  000  3982
       35  327  593  868  503  564  364  100  3319  348  635  299  513  405  1263  506  000  3969
        7  320  561  828  481  510  334  000  3034  328  631  291  485  378  1256  492  000  3861
       1O  332  582  846  505  544  354  000  3163  326  597  232  503  709  1317  525  000  4259
       22  346  583  869  486  530  350  250  3414  359  635  289  516  400  1344  507  000  4050
       21  340  592  901  494  563  368  000  3258  378  681  311  535  422  1434  514  000  4275
       18  371  632  903  502  560  369  000  3337  375  662  299  533  407  1331  506  000  4118
       31  314  528  780  444  477  316  000  2859  304  548  264  457  352  1162  446  000  3533
       33  359  612  882  481  535  345  000  3214  355  595  282  507  395  1334  476  750  4694
       17  375  638  942  515  576  374  000  3420  385  664  307  529  421  1378  538  000  4222
       39  365  637  916  511  576  364  000  3369  373  647  310  534  426  1363  557  175  4385
       40  367  632  925  503  577  367  000  3371  410  719  313  548  417  1452  519  000  4378
       14  388  670  945  522  597  378  000  3500  392  671  323  551  435  1440  552  100  4464
       25  413  711  947  528  578  374  705  4256  392  692  317  518  406  1430  552   50  4357
       19  375  645  953  529  585  371  000  3458  394  685  308  541  430  1432  524 1050  5364
       26 1244  639  929  514  576  362  000  4264  399  687  303  550  417  1488  527  400  4771
       20  371  646  935  539  586  371  000  3448  355  595  282  507  DNF
       15  352  594  876  494  548  351  000  3215  354  617  292  DNF
        4  315  552  825  458  500  321  000  2971  DNF
        9  330  554  820 1241  510  325  000  3780  DNF
       41  426  713 1049 DNF
       38  340  DNF
       16
       28
       34


                                                         Sec
     CAR#  SS14 SS15 SS16 SS17 SS18  SS19 SS20 SS21 RP   Tot   Total
        2  556  560  242  251  1515  319  529  334  000  4306  10492
        5  554  565  235  264  1580  334  519  340  100  4491  10922
        1  580  576  253  268  1584  323  518  341  000  4448  10930
        3  583  603  270  275  1628  351  532  334  000  4576  11150
        6  592  594  260  278  1591  349  508  338  000  4510  11303
       30  597  596  255  280  1617  347  535  359  000  4586  11340
       27  603  607  251  285  1633  351  558  346  000  4634  11349
        8  605  597  256  278  1611  343  527  354  000  4571  11550
       36  650  610  270  301  1655  340  555  372  000  4753  11563
       23  619  602  258  278  1625  349  532  351  000  4614  11614
       32  622  609  262  286  1658  356  541  379  000  4713  11691
       29  614  603  260  289  1639  351  522  358  000  4636  11812
       11  632  630  278  306  1756  377  550  354  000  4893  12096
       13  654  653  283  304  1696  372  558  375  000  4895  12126
       35  604  600  266  284  1654  363  553  364  195  4883  l2l7l
        7  613  627  280  292  1662  355  519  346  700  5394  12289
       1O  655  632  275  297  1736  377  586  369  000  4927  12349
       22  654  630  280  303  1710  385  576  364  000  4902  12366
       21  674  656  236  311  1766  385  534  378  000  4990  12523
       18  651  627  288  305  1839  381  598  379  000  5068  12523
       31  557  556  238  261  1524  324 2340  402  000  6202  12594
       33  633  614  255  285  1726  357  532  355  000  4757  12665
       17  667  667  294  327  1794  411  630  406  000  5196  12838
       39  694  655  287  320  1791  398  577  404  000  5126  12880
       40  700  669  308  338  2536  396  614  398   50  6009  13308
       14  705  684  308  338  1901  432  640  409  000  5417  13381
       25  677  647  298  324  1785  383  584  387  000  5085  13698
       19  726  680  313  343  1858  396  561  390  000  5267  14089
       26  666  649  390  315  1783  388  631  396  000  5218  14253
       20  
        4  
        9  
       41  
       38  
       16
       28
       34

STAGES

 SS1 Vista                            SS12 FR Five - The Real Thing
 SS2 Ace Trucking Co.                 SS13 McBride Lake
 SS3 Buckeye Trail                    SS14 Bridge Timber
 SS4 Forest Road Five                 SS15 Copperhead
 SS5 William Hewitt                   SS16 Tempevale Road
 SS6 Alma Dump                        SS17 Eldo Crick
 SS7 Spruce Hollow                    SS18 Longest
 SS8 Buckhorn                         SS19 Wilderness Area 
 SS9 Northern Lights                  SS20 Lion Farm - Tresp. Will Be Eaten
SS10 Tour of Dean                     SS21 Dry Fork
SS11 Tower Ridge


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