For immediate release   14 October, 2001

MEDIA ALERT
SCCA ProRally Championship Round #10 - Lake Superior

DENVER, CO: Tenth and final round of the 2001 season. This year's Lake Superior event is one of it's largest 
ever, with well over 80 entries, continuing the record breaking entry level trend set at most events in this 
year's season. A fast, long event, with over 500 total miles in the route, this grand tour of Michigan's 
Keweenaw Peninsula is a demanding test of endurance, with the fickle Lake Superior late fall weather nearly 
always playing a significant role in the events outcome. This performance rally event is sanctioned by the 
Sports Car Club of America and is presented by Hyundai and Subaru. 

When &  Where:
19-20 October 2001; Houghton and Calumet, MI; approx. 180 miles northeast of Duluth, Minnesota.

Headquarters Hotel - Friday/Saturday Press Room; Event and Media registration 
Best Western - Franklin Square, 820 Shelden Ave, Houghton, MI 49931
Hotel Main: 906.487.1700

Complete Event Schedule: (subject to change)
Thursday, 18 October, 2001  
 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM   	Entrant & Media registration, 7th Floor Franklin Square Inn
 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM   	Scrutineering - ISD Auto Tech Center, Hancock - by appt. only
 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM   	Practice Stage - Houghton County Airport
 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM   	Worker Registration & Reception - 7th floor Franklin Square Inn
    
Friday, 19 October, 2001    
 8:00 AM - 12:00 Noon   Entrant & Media registration - 7th Floor - Franklin Square Inn
 8:00 AM - 12:00 Noon   Scrutineering - all entrants - ISD Auto Tech Center, Hancock
 1:15 PM -  2:00 PM   	Parc Expose - Sharon/Huron Center, Houghton
 2:01 PM 	 	Start of Lake Superior SCCA ProRally Leg One - Sharon/Huron Ctr 
 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM  	Press operations at Kenton Service
 1:00 AM 		Press Room open - Franklin Square Inn
 2:00 AM (approximate)  First car arrival - Finish of Leg One - Houghton
 3:00 AM (approximate)  Press room closes
    
Saturday, 20 October, 2001  
11:30 AM - 12:15 AM  	Parc Expose - Sharon/Huron Center, Houghton
10:31 AM    		Start of Lake Superior SCCA ProRally Leg Two - Sharon/Huron Ctr
 6:00 PM (approximate)  First car arrival - Finish of Leg two - Houghton 
 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM   	Reception - Franklin Square Inn
10:00 PM    		LSPR Event Awards Ceremony - 7th Floor - Franklin Square Inn
    
Sunday, 21 October, 2001    
 9:00 AM - 11:00AM   	SCCA ProRally Year-End Awards Brunch - 7th Floor - Franklin Square 

Press Credentials & Operations:
Event Press/Photo credentials will be available at registration on Thursday and Friday only. Access to 
press-only photo areas will require a press pass. Credentials are available only to members of the working 
press. Identification and/or work assignment required. Press access to the Sunday Awards Brunch will be 
extremely limited. Please inquire. Due to the large scale of this event, press operations will be primarily 
at the service areas on Friday evening and Saturday. Only limited information will be available at the 
Press Room during event operations.

Thursday Practice/Shakedown Stage:
Thursday's afternoon Practice Stage is open to registered members of the working press and VIP's directly 
related to the teams that are participating. For members of the press that will be covering this stage only, 
and will not be in attendance for the Friday/Saturday event, Event Press Credentials are not required - however, 
a waiver and release signing will be required at the Press Stage. Cars participating in this stage will be 
operating at rally speeds, therefore, there will not be rides available. This is a "working" hot stage - not 
a press stage or spectator stage. 

Visuals, Interviews &  Media information:
During the event, action photography will be possible from spectator and select press-only viewing areas 
along the rally course. Drivers, co-drivers and crew will be accessible throughout the event, including 
the Friday afternoon and Saturday morning Parc Exposes. Media relations will be able to provide driver and 
co-driver interviews, event results and other information via telephone and Email. 

Event Rank:
This rally is a full-points SCCA ProRally Championship event. Drivers earn points towards the national 
championship, and supporting manufacturers (Hyundai, Mazda, Subaru and Mitsubishi) earn points towards 
overall and class Manufacturers' Championships.

Contact:    Kurt Spitzner - SCCA ProRally Championship Director
Pre-event: 303.967.9660 (country Code: 1) - Mobile at event: 303.204.0375
direct inquiry Email: kspitzner@scca.org
Press Room: 18-20 October only. Call the Hotel and ask for Press Room. (room 625) 
    Time zone at event: Eastern Time (GMT - 6 hours)
   SCCA ProRally: www.sccaprorally.org/
   SCCA Lake Superior ProRally: www.LSprorally.com/

Selected Entries, News:

Paul Choiniere and Jeff Becker; SCCA Open Class 2000 Hyundai Tiburon - The reigning 2000 Driver and Co-Driver 
champions will be saying goodbye to their titles this year - but they wont be doing it quietly. While the 
Overall Drivers Championship was decided at Prescott Forest, the Libra Racing duo is actually in a curious 
position of "helping" Subaru Rally Team USA this coming weekend. To win the overall MFG Championship, 
Subaru must at least finish a car - or Hyundai must finish ahead of the leading Mitsubishi. 

Richard Tuthill - the independent from the UK that has won two of the four SCCA ProRally events entered this 
year in his privately funded Mitsubishi, will instead be adding to Mitsubishi's worries this weekend, 
piloting Noel Lawlers' Hyundai Tiburon. Tuthill, in only his fifth event of the year, is in a position to 
not just share in the event's champagne, but also has a mathematical shot at 3rd place overall for the year. 
Neither Choiniere nor Lawler, due to just plain hard luck, are in that position, so Tuthill has been brought 
in to help insure that a Hyundai is on the year-ending Podium.

Local favorites Steve Gingras and Bill Westrick return to LSPR with a steadily improving season behind them. 
The bugs finally worked out of their uniquely engineered Knight Racing Subaru, (the three car team is the 
only one in the world to rally Subaru's with custom built manual valve body automatic transmissions) Gingras 
has had several top ten charges late this season, and will be one to watch as he competes on his home turf.

As was the case last year, the Group 2 Championship is down to the wire. Class leader David White is hoping 
that he has a strong enough margin coming off his win at Prescott Forest to be able to sit out this round 
and take the trophy - but should the 2nd place challenger, Jon Hamilton, wins the class this weekend, he 
could take the year-end trophy by a single point. Eric Burmeister, who has 3rd place year-end points sewn-up 
going into this event, could be the big spoiler if he finishes his Mazda Protégé MP3 ahead of Hamilton's 
vintage Rabbit.

The SCCA name and logo is a registered trademark of the Sports Car Club of America, Inc. ProRally, ClubRally 
and RallyCross are service marks of the SCCA.

The SCCA ProRally Championship is presented by Hyundai and Subaru




For immediate release   18 OCTOBER, 2001

START ORDER & LATE BREAKING NEWS
SCCA ProRally Championship Round #10 - Lake Superior

HOUGHTON, MI: Final round of the 2001 season. Yet another record-breaking entry list highlights the conclusion 
of the 2001 SCCA ProRally Championship season at America's "Oldest, Toughest, Meanest" rally. The event starts 
tomorrow afternoon from this mining and college town located in the center of the Keweenaw Peninsula - a long 
finger of land that juts into the largest, frigidly cold fresh-water lake in North America. The weather forecast 
is typical for this time of year in northern Michigan, and is one of that factors that ensures the "meanest" 
part of the rally's slogan - temperatures barely in the 40's with constant winds and a high-humidity induced 
wind chill factor ensuring rattling teeth from more than just the rough roads.

Selected Entries and Additional News:
With many of the year-end championships already decided, this year's starting order has several driver swaps 
and guest appearances, including performance rally stars from Canada and the UK. Subaru Rally Team Canada 
drivers Tom McGeer and Patrick Richard have crossed the border to mix it up with their counterparts on the US 
team. Richard will be driving an Impreza in Group N trim, and is using this event as a primer for his Canadian 
Group N debut at Rally Charlevoix in two weeks. 

The HANS device makes its first US Performance Rally appearance - Mark Utecht, the 2000 Woodner Cup recipient 
and current points leader in Production GT will be using this leading edge safety measure. "I have an arthritic 
condition of the spine which makes me more susceptible to the types of injuries that the HANS device is designed 
to reduce. I am hoping that others will see the benefits of using the HANS device and join me in using this new 
development in driver safety." 

Hyundai's entire entry card reshuffled in the last 24 hours. Paul Choiniere was forced to withdraw at the last 
minute, due to business issues back in Vermont, bringing back Noel Lawler and Charles Bradley, who were slated 
to sit out this event, to substitute for the 2000 series Champions. At today's afternoon shakedown, Richard Tuthill, 
contracted by Hyundai to assist the team with development on their all-new 2002 Tiburon rally cars for next 
season, was forced to withdraw his car, sidelined by the nagging overheating problem that Choiniere toiled with 
for much of the season. Lawler and Bradley, who had just arrived in Houghton, discussed the situation with team 
boss and US rally legend John Buffum, and decided to hand the keys of their Tiburon over to Tuthill. "We will 
use this input to build the most competitive vehicles possible for next season," explains Buffum. "We are working 
hard to ensure we have the best vehicles, best drivers and best crew in ProRally competition in 2002."
  
1999 British Group N champion David Higgins will drive a new 2002 Subaru Impreza built by AvSport of Tempe AZ, 
in his US rallying debut. Fresh from two tarmac rallys in Russia, including a victory at one in late September, 
the young Briton is the eyeing the rapidly expanding SCCA ProRally series as his next championship quest.

Contact:    Kurt Spitzner - SCCA ProRally Championship Director
Direct inquiry Email: sccaprorally@aol.com
Press room: morning of 20 October only. Call the hotel 906.487.1700 and ask for Press Room (625) Press operations 
in the field at all other times. 303.204.0375 (mobile)
Time zone at event: Eastern Time 

Information regarding the start order list:
Car # = number on vehicle. Most Cars with numbers under 200 are Pro entries. Cars numbered over 200 are frequently 
ClubRally (regional) entrants, with first digit denoting their home division (2,3 = West coast, 5 = Central US, 8,9 
East coast). 

Open - fastest; are cars with considerable modifications; P - Production - slowest; are cars very near showroom 
stock configuration. G5 - Group 5 - two wheel drive high HP cars; G2 - Group 2 - two wheel drive lower horsepower 
cars; PGT - Production GT - high horsepower production (stock) cars. 

SCCA Lake Superior ProRally - Top 50 Start Order (complete list at: www.LSprorally.com)

Start Car #     Class  Seed Driver  			Co-Driver   		Car
 1     14  	Open    0   Mark Lovell 		Steve Turvey    	02 Subaru WRX
 2    115 	Open    0   Seamus Burke    		Frank Cunningham  	00 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
 3     13  	Open    0   Richard Tuthill 		Nicky Beech 		00 Hyundai Tiburon
 4      2   	Open    0   Karl Scheible   		Brian Maxwell   	02 Subaru WRX
 5     17  	Open    FIA Tom McGeer  		Mark Williams   	02 Subaru WRX
 6     16  	Open    1   David Higgins   		Craig Thorley   	02 Subaru WRX
 7    107 	Open    1   Tim Paterson    		Scott Ferguson  	97 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
 8      5   	Open    1   Doug Shepherd   		Pete Gladysz    	97 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX
 9     37  	Open    1   Henry Joy   		Chris Griffin   	96 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II
10     50  	Open    1   Steve Gingras   		Bill Westrick   	00 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS
11     80  	Open    1   Jon Kemp    		TBA 			84 Audi 4000 quattro
12     33  	Open    1   Rhys Millen 		Lauchlin O'Sullivan 	00 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
13      8  	Gr N    1   Patrick Richard 		Ben Bradley 		02 Subaru WRX
14     44  	Gr N    1   Henry Krolikowski 		Cynthia Krolikowski 	00 Subaru Impreza WRX-STi
15    110 	Open    2   Mark Nelson 		Alex Gelsomino  	00 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
16    904 	Open    2   John Drislane   		TBA 			97 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
17     48  	Open    2   Lon Peterson    		Bill Gutzmann   	00 Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS
18     83 	PGT     2   Mark Utecht 		Brenda Lewis    	92 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX
19    502 	PGT     2   Bryan Pepp  		Jerry Stang 		92 Eagle Talon TSi
20     21  	PGT     2   Chris Czyzio    		Eric Carlson    	91 Mitsubishi EclipseGSX
21     63  	G5      2   Tad Ohtake  		Bob Martin  		98 Ford Escort ZX2
22     82  	G5      2   Mike Hurst 			Rob Bohn    		93 Ford Mustang LX 5.0
23     49  	Open    3   Jonathan Ryther 		Janice Danitio  	00 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS
24    565 	Gr N    3   Russell Hodges  		Jimmy Brandt    	95 Subaru Impreza WRX-STi
25     76  	PGT     3   Gail Truess 		Pam McGarvey    	88 Mazda 323 GTX
26    992 	PGT     3   Bruce Perry 		TBA 			90 EagleTalon TSI
27     27  	PGT     3   Greg Healey 		John MacLeod    	97 Subaru Impreza
28     55  	G5      3   Brian Vinson    		Richard Beels   	97 Toyota Supra turbo
29     42  	G2      3   Eric Burmeister 		Eric Adams  		01 Mazda Protege' MP3
30     98  	G2      3   Robert Nielsen  		Ed Wahl 		87 Volkswagen Golf GTi
31    301 	P       3   Tony Chavez 		Doug Robinson   	87 Volkswagen Golf GTi
32     61  	P       3   Michael Halley  		John Dillon 		99 Volkswagen New Beetle
33    132 	Open    4   Robert Burtis   		James Burtis    	85 Audi Quattro Coupe
34    519 	PGT 	4   Scott Harvey Jr 		Jeff Hribar 		90 Eagle Talon TSi
35    512 	PGT	4   Jouni Pohjolainen 		John Matikainen 	90 Eagle Talon TSi
36    575	G5 	4   Jeremy Butts    		Jon Vrzal   		93 Ford Mustang
37    518 	Open    5   Dennis Martin   		Chris Plante    	91 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX
38    559 	Open    5   John Rek    		Bob DuPree  		95 Audi S-2
39    523 	Open    5   Rodney Dean 		Nichole Dean    	91 Eagle Talon
40    868 	PGT 	5   Jason Rivas 		Constantine Mantopoulos	02 Subaru WRX 
41    533 	G5  	5   Don Jankowski   		Ken Nowak   		01 Dodge Neon
42     72  	G2  	5   Jon Hamilton    		John Westhoven  	81 Volkswagen Rabbit
43     69  	G5  	5   Charles Sherrill 		Bryan O'Neal    	89 Honda CRX-Si
44    143 	G2 	5   Christopher Whiteman    	Michael Paulin  	85 Volkswagen Golf GTi
45     84  	G2 	5   J.B. Niday  		Al Kintigh  		86 Volkswagen Golf GTi
46    137 	G2 	5   Phil Smith  		Dallas Smith    	68 MG B-GT
47     41  	G2  	5   Art Burmeister  		David Weiman    	88 Volkswagen Golf GTi
48     94  	P  	5   Craig Peeper    		Ian Bevan   		01 Ford Focus ZX3
49    133 	P   	5   Tom Young   		Jim LeBeau  		95 Dodge Neon ACR
50    572 	G2  	6   James Robinson  		Jim Newton  		96 Honda Civic

This list is subject to change. Actual ceremonial start on Friday will be in reverse order

The SCCA ProRally Championship is presented by Hyundai and Subaru, and is telecast nationwide on Speedvision


For immediate release   19 October, 2001

SCCA ProRally Championship - Round #10 - Lake Superior
Leg One Results, Key Notes 
Resurgent Millen in Pursuit of a Podium 

HOUGHTON, Michigan - Americas "Oldest Toughest" rally is living up to its name, picking off a few victims early 
into the evening, humbling some of the biggest names in North American and European rallying in the process. 
So far, the Lake Superior weather has been cooperating, with wind chills just above freezing, and sporadic light 
rain falling over most of the area. Compared to most runnings of the Lake Superior ProRally - this might as well 
be summer time.

Key Notes:
Rhys Millen, who may be tied with Noel Lawler for having the most frustrating drive of the season has pulled 
it all together this weekend, and is having a terrific run up the leaderboard. Despite earning a minutes worth 
of road points, the young Kiwi is living up to his fathers winning reputation in SCCA ProRally, and holds onto 
second place in the standings. 
Among the first casualties of the evening was the highly anticipated debut of David Higgins - who literally 
came from the other side of the globe - flying in from Russia, to run the fabled LSPR. Unfortunately, the 
engine in his just-built Subaru WRX let go on SS2, sidelining the fast Briton before he really got into the 
thick of things. 

The other remaining young British invader is Richard Tuthill, who is wringing Noel Lawlers Tiburon hard. Coming 
into the first service with overheating problems, the crew overcame that challenge, allowing Tuthill to maintain 
his steely concentration on getting the most out of the Hyundai, and currently holds onto 5th overall position.

Also out early are Tom McGeer with engine failure, and Doug Shepherd, with an engine-oiling problem. Mark Lovell 
suffered a setback in SS2 as battery and half-shaft problems shut the car down on the transit to service - coming 
in on the end of a rope pulled by teammate Karl Scheible. Repairs were made quickly, and lost little time in 
making up most of the difference between himself and early race leader Seamus Burke.

Burke and Cunningham's day did come to a sudden halt on SS6, rolling their Mitsubishi near the end of a long 
straightaway, wedging it between some trees. As seems to be the custom for the Irish duo, they managed to 
un-wedge it, and drive it back to service. Unlike their roll at Oregon Trail earlier this season, this time 
there were enough pieces missing and bent to convince the crew that their day was done. Burke was leading 
the rally at that point, with a minute or better margin over Mark Lovell.

Day One's biggest jump in the standings was posted by Jason Rivas, who started 36th on the road and broke into 
his first ProRally top ten by the end of the night. Rivas is piloting an AvSport Subaru WRX, nearly identical 
to the one that David Higgins was driving.

The two-wheel drive classes are all having good season ending racing, with Group 5 leader Tad Ohtake having the 
greatest challenge, holding a mere 7 second lead over Jeremy Butts. 2000 season champion Bob Neilsen is holding 
court over Eric Burmeister, with a just over one-minute margin, while Tom Young is really beginning to stretch 
out a comfortable lead over Production Class championship hopeful Craig Peeper. 

Day two festivities of the Lake Superior SCCA ProRally begins at 11:00 AM, with a Parc Expose in Houghton, with 
cars heading out to the northern tip of the Keweenaw just past noon. 



Lake Superior SCCA ProRally Championship Round #10 19-20 October, 2001
Top 35 Day One Finish Order (unofficial) times are in hours, minutes, seconds
ST Fin  Time   	 Car#  Seed 	Class   Driver  		Co-Driver   		Car
 6   1  1:34:16    2    0   	Open    Karl Scheible   	Brian Maxwell   	02 Subaru WRX
11   2  1:34:30   33    1   	Open    Rhys Millen 		Lauchlin O'Sullivan 	00 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
 1   3  1:34:40   14    0   	Open    Mark Lovell 		Michael Kidd    	02 Subaru WRX
12   4  1:35:05    8    1   	Gr N    Patrick Richard 	Ben Bradley 		02 Subaru WRX
 3   5  1:35:54   13    0   	Open    Richard Tuthill 	Nicky Beech 		00 Hyundai Tiburon
14   6  1:36:28  110    2   	Open    Mark Nelson 		Alex Gelsomino  	00 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
 7   7  1:37:04  107 	1   	Open    Tim Paterson    	Scott Ferguson  	97 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
 9   8  1:37:57   37  	1   	Open    Henry Joy   		Chris Griffin   	96 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II
31   9  1:41:33  512 	4   	PGT    	Jouni Pohjolainen   	John Matikainen 	90 Eagle Talon TSi
36  10  1:42:01  868 	5   	PGT   	Jason Rivas 		Ole Holter  		02 Subaru WRX
19  11  1:42:06   63  	2   	G5  	Tad Ohtake  		Bob Martin  		98 Ford Escort ZX2
32  12  1:42:17  575    4   	G5  	Jeremy Butts    	Jon Vrzal   		93 Ford Mustang
13  13  1:43:57   44  	1   	Gr N    Henry Krolikowski   	Cynthia Krolikowski 	00 Subaru Impreza WRX-STi
16  14  1:44:44   83  	2   	PGT 	Mark Utecht 		Brenda Lewis    	92 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX
17  15  1:45:40  502    2   	PGT 	Bryan Pepp  		Jerry Stang 		92 Eagle Talon TSi
33  16  1:45:41  518    5   	Open    Dennis Martin   	Chris Plante    	91 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX
21  17  1:45:58   49  	3   	Open    Jonathan Ryther 	Janice Damitio  	00 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS
26  18  1:46:21   98    3   	G2  	Robert Nielsen  	Ed Wahl 		87 Volkswagen Golf GTi
25  19  1:48:14   42    3   	G2  	Eric Burmeister 	Eric Adams  		01 Mazda Protege' MP3
37  20  1:48:28   72    5   	G2  	Jon Hamilton    	John Westhoven  	81 Volkswagen Rabbit
29  21  1:49:13  132 	4   	Open    Robert Burtis   	James Burtis    	85 Audi Quattro Coupe
23  22  1:49:47   76  	3   	PGT 	Gail Truess 		Pam McGarvey    	88 Mazda 323 GTX
39  23  1:50:09  143 	5   	G2  	Christopher Whiteman    Michael Paulin  	85 Volkswagen Golf GTi
22  24  1:51:06  565    3   	Gr N    Russell Hodges  	Jimmy Brandt    	95 Subaru Impreza WRX-STi
43  25  1:51:45  133    5   	P   	Tom Young   		Jim LeBeau  		95 Dodge Neon ACR
42  26  1:54:11   94  	5   	P   	Craig Peeper    	Ian Bevan   		01 Ford Focus ZX3
30  27  1:54:28  519    4   	PGT 	Scott Harvey Jr 	Jeff Hribar 		90 Eagle Talon TSi
18  28  1:55:18   21    2   	PGT 	Chris Czyzio    	Eric Carlson    	91 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX
38  29  1:55:53   69    5   	G5  	Charles Sherrill    	Bryan O'Neal    	89 Honda CRX-Si
44  30  1:56:00  572    6   	G2  	James Robinson  	Jim Newton  		96 Honda Civic
28  31  1:56:35   61    3   	P   	Michael Halley  	John Dillon 		99 Volkswagen New Beetle
27  32  1:56:43  301    3   	P   	Tony Chavez 		Doug Robinson   	87 Volkswagen Golf GTi
41  33  2:01:29   41  	5   	G2  	Art Burmeister  	David Weiman    	88 Volkswagen Golf GTi
35  34  2:16:11  523 	5   	Open    Rodney Dean 		Nichole Dean    	91 Eagle Talon
Times are corrected for road point penalties
*complete results will be posted on the Lake Superior website: www.LSprorally.com

Leg One Retirements - unofficial
Car#  Driver    	Co-Driver 		Class   Make   		Stage	Retirement cause (unofficial)
  5   Doug Shepherd   	Peter Gladysz   	Open    97 Mitsubishi  	SS2 	Engine (oil supply)
 16   David Higgins   	Craig Thorley   	Open    02 Subaru  	SS2 	Engine
 17   Tom McGeer  	Mark Williams   	Open    02 Subaru  	SS2 	Engine
507*  Micah Wiitala    	Jane Wiitala   		G2  	98 Saturn  	SS3 	Fuel filter
542*  Dan Moore   	John Hopponon   	G2  	89 Suzuki  	SS3 	Mechanical
544*  Daniel Malott   	Matt Malott 		Open    90 Eagle   	SS3 	Mechanical
546*  Steve Irwin 	Phil Schmidt    	G2  	87 Toyota  	SS3 	Alternator
557*  Larry Warrington  John Adams-Graf 	G2  	90 VW  		SS3 	Assorted mechanical
 82   Michael Hurst   	Robert Bohn 		G5  	93 Ford    	SS4 	Engine
115   Seamus Burke    	Frank Cunningham    	Open    00 Mitsubishi  	SS6 	Accident
 48   Lon Peterson    	Bill Gutzmann   	Open    00 Subaru  	SS7 	Mechanical
 84   JB Niday    	Al Kintigh  		G2  	86 VW  		SS9 	Fuel Pump
 50   Steve Gingras   	Bill Westrick   	Open    00 Subaru  	SS9 	Engine
 55   Brian Vinson    	Richard Beels   	G5  	97 Toyota  	SS10  	Accident

*indicates entrant that has the option of re-starting on Day 2

The SCCA name and logo is a registered trademark of the Sports Car Club of America, Inc. ProRally, ClubRally and RallyCross are service marks of the SCCA.

The SCCA ProRally Championship is presented by Hyundai and Subaru



For immediate release   20 October, 2001

SCCA ProRally Championship - Round #10 - Lake Superior
Final Results, Key Notes 
Lovell wins by a Nose over Millen, Richard Earns 1st US Podium

HOUGHTON, Michigan - Americas "Oldest Toughest" rally will also now be known as the "Closest Finishing" rally - as 
the top four drivers: Scheible, Lovell, Millen and Richard battled the entire day with never more than a total of 
one minute separating them after nearly 500 miles of rallying in the far reaches of Northern Michigan. 

Key Notes:
Mark Lovell and Rhys Millen were locked in an even tie going into the final stage of the rally, with a single 
eight-mile stage to decide it all, and a revved up Patrick Richard hot on their heels. The stakes were high 
too - while the overall Driver's championship was already decided, Mitsubishi and Subaru were locked in a points 
battle for Open Class Manufacturer honors. In the end, Lovell won out, but by the slimmest of margins - just 
3 seconds separating him from Rhys Millen.

Cooperative weather and generally smooth and fast roads kept attrition low on day two, with just five retirements, 
all but one mechanically related. Richard Tuthill's run with Hyundai came to a halt after SS14, the team withdrawing 
the car with terminal overheating maladies. Until that point Tuthill was maintaining a comfortable top-ten position. 
Robert Nielsen, last years Group 2 Champion had a shunt in the final stage of the afternoon while in a comfortable 
lead - opening the door for LSPR rookie James Robinson to claim his first Group 2 victory 

A new record was set at the famous "Brockway Mountain" - America's only true all-tarmac special stage, and possibly 
one of the most thrilling three and a half miles of asphalt rally road in North America. Full of high speed dips 
and jumps, with plenty of no-fooling around drop offs at many of the turns, the record, stood at just under 3 
minutes for many years, and was regarded by many as virtually un-beatable. However, the weather cleared significantly 
in the early afternoon, and the paddock buzz at the service just prior to the running of the stage was all about who 
was going to break the record. That who turned out to be none other than the high-flying Patrick Richard who took 
his Prodrive Group N car - which shouldn't have been faster than the Open class cars - and schooled the rest of the 
field, breaking the unofficial record by nearly half a minute.

The Production Class win was earned by the smooth and steady driving of Craig Peeper, as year-end Production Class 
Champion hopeful Tony Chavez took the smart route and stayed out of trouble, clinching the series win. 

The closest win of the weekend was in Group 5 as a battle of the Fords was wrangled all day long. At the end of the 
day, the class, and the coveted Woodner Cup year-end award was won by Tad Ohtake and his faithful green Escort ZX2, 
over Jeremy Butts Ford Mustang 5.0, by a mere one second.


Lake Superior SCCA ProRally Championship Round #10 19-20 October, 2001
Day Two Finish Order (official) times are in hours, minutes, seconds

St Fin   Time 	  Car# Seed Class   	Driver  		Co-Driver   		Car
 1   1   2:11:35   14  	0   Open  	Mark Lovell 		Michael Kidd    	02 Subaru WRX
11   2   2:11:38   33  	1   Open    	Rhys Millen 		Lauchlin O'Sullivan 	00 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
12   3   2:11:57    8   1   Gr N    	Patrick Richard 	Ben Bradley 		02 Subaru WRX
 6   4   2:12:20    2   0   Open    	Karl Scheible   	Brian Maxwell   	02 Subaru WRX
14   5   2:15:28  110 	2   Open    	Mark Nelson 		Alex Gelsomino  	00 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
 7   6   2:17:26  107 	1   Open    	Tim Paterson    	Scott Ferguson  	97 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
 9   7   2:18:27   37  	1   Open    	Henry Joy   		Chris Griffin   	96 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II
31   8   2:23:07  512 	4   PGT 	Jouni Pohjolainen   	John Matikainen 	90 Eagle Talon TSi
36   9   2:23:08  868 	5   PGT 	Jason Rivas 		Ole Holter  		02 Subaru WRX
19  10   2:23:55   63  	2   G5  	Tad Ohtake  		Bob Martin  		98 Ford Escort ZX2
32  11   2:23:56  575 	4   G5  	Jeremy Butts    	Jon Vrzal   		93 Ford Mustang
13  12   2:26:46   44  	1   Gr N    	Henry Krolikowski   	Cynthia Krolikowski 	00 Subaru Impreza WRX-STi
16  13   2:28:59   83  	2   PGT 	Mark Utecht 		Brenda Lewis    	92 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX
17  14   2:29:32  502 	2   PGT 	Bryan Pepp  		Jerry Stang 		92 Eagle Talon TSi
33  15   2:33:49  518 	5   Open    	Dennis Martin   	Chris Plante    	91 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX
44  16   2:33:49  572 	6   G2  	James Robinson  	Jim Newton  		96 Honda Civic
23  17   2:34:02   76  	3   PGT 	Gail Truess 		Pam McGarvey    	88 Mazda 323 GTX
37  18   2:34:35   72  	5   G2  	Jon Hamilton    	John Westhoven  	81 Volkswagen Rabbit
22  19   2:35:49  565 	3   Gr N    	Russell Hodges  	Jimmy Brandt    	95 Subaru Impreza WRX-STi
39  20   2:36:36  143 	5   G2  	Christopher Whiteman    Michael Paulin  	85 Volkswagen Golf GTi
29  21   2:37:59  132 	4   Open    	Robert Burtis   	James Burtis    	85 Audi Quattro Coupe
18  22   2:39:03   21  	2   PGT 	Chris Czyzio    	Eric Carlson    	91 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX
30  23   2:39:34  519 	4   PGT 	Scott Harvey Jr 	Jeff Hribar 		90 Eagle Talon TSi
42  24   2:42:40   94  	5   P   	Craig Peeper    	Ian Bevan   		01 Ford Focus ZX3
28  25   2:44:01   61  	3   P   	Michael Halley  	John Dillon 		99 Volkswagen New Beetle
38  26   2:44:03   69 	5   G5  	Charles Sherrill    	Bryan O'Neal    	89 Honda CRX-Si
27  27   2:47:22  301 	3   P   	Tony Chavez 		Doug Robinson   	87 Volkswagen Golf GTi
41  28   2:51:34   41  	5   G2  	Art Burmeister  	David Weiman    	88 Volkswagen Golf GTi
35  29   3:04:07  523 	5   Open    	Rodney Dean 		Nichole Dean    	91 Eagle Talon
Times are corrected for road point penalties
*complete results will be posted on the Lake Superior website: www.LSprorally.com

Leg One Pro Retirements - official
Car#   	Driver    	Co-Driver 	  Class   Make    	Stage   Retirement cause (unofficial)
  5   	Doug Shepherd   Peter Gladysz     Open    97 Mitsubishi SS2 	Engine (oil supply)
 16  	David Higgins   Craig Thorley     Open    02 Subaru  	SS2 	Engine
 17  	Tom McGeer  	Mark Williams     Open    02 Subaru  	SS2 	Engine
 82  	Michael Hurst   Robert Bohn 	  G5  	  93 Ford    	SS4 	Engine
115 	Seamus Burke    Frank Cunningham  Open    00 Mitsubishi SS6 	Accident
 48  	Lon Peterson    Bill Gutzmann     Open    00 Subaru  	SS7 	Mechanical
 84  	JB Niday    	Al Kintigh        G2  	  86 VW 	SS9 	Fuel Pump
 50  	Steve Gingras   Bill Westrick     Open    00 Subaru  	SS9 	Engine
 55  	Brian Vinson    Richard Beels     G5  	  97 Toyota  	SS10    Accident

Leg Two Retirements - unofficial
Car#   	Driver    	Co-Driver 	  Class   Make    	Stage   Retirement cause (unofficial)
 42  	Eric Burmeister Eric Adams  	  G2  	  02 Mazda   	SS12    Undisclosed
 49  	Jonathan Ryther Janice Damitio    Open    00 Subaru  	SS13    Transmission
 13  	Richard Tuthill Nicky Beech 	  Open    00 Hyundai 	SS14    Overheating
133 	Tom Young   	Jim LeBeau  	  P   	  99 Dodge   	SS14    Undisclosed
 98  	Robert Neilsen  Ed Wahl 	  G2      86 VW 	SS13    Accident


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