Scores Courtesy of: Brad Emery

FIN. CL   CAR                                                          
POS. POS. NUM. CLASS  DRIVER              HOMETOWN	    MARQUE              SCORE   
   
 1    1    2   0      Frank Sprongl	  Mississauga, Ont  Audi Quattro S2	6:41.99**
 2    2	   1   0      Selcuk Karamanoglu  Georgetown, ME    Eagle Talon		7:02.33 
 3    3    3   0      Carl Merrill	  Ogunquit, ME	    Ford Cosworth	7:05.44
 4    1   28   3      Andrew Havas	  Chapel Hill, NC   Honda CRX		7:07.33**
 5    4   81   0      Daniel Rutan	  Centerbrook, CT   Audi Quatro		7:07.72
 6    5    6   0      Jon Kemp	  	  Attica, NY	    Audi 4000		7:15.64
 7    1    7   4      Seku Vierimma	  FINLAND	    Mitsubishi		7:25.53**
 8    2    8   3      Chris Havas	  Richmond, VT	    VW Golf		7:29.58**
 9    1   26   2      Doug Valliere	  Lebanon, NH	    Sunbeam		7:32.15
10    2   39   4      Roy O. Hopkins	  Spencerport, NY   BMW M3		7:32.74
11    6    4   0      Bruno Kreibich      Rdgwd. Queens, NY Audi Quattro	7:33.62
12    2   62   2      Drew Young	  Loudon, NH	    Chevy Camaro	7:34.60
13    1   90   1      Gerald Driscoll     East Randolph, VT Modified		7:38.48
14    1   32   5      Elizabeth Campbell  Rutland, VT	    VW Golf GTI		7:40.81**
15    3   53   4      John Bellerose      Bedford, NH	    Eagle Talon		7:42.62
16    3   75   3      Charles Rutan       Chester, CT	    VW Sedan		7:42.50
17    2   80   1      Bill Rutan	  Centerbrook, CT   VW Golf		7:42.89
18    3    5   2      Jim Larsen          Hardwick, MA	    Ford Mustang	7:45.69
19    3   78   1      Arthur Heath	  Warner, NH	    Dirt Modified	7:46.33
20    4   54   1      Jim Langenback      Pittsfield, MA    Sprint Car		7:50.17
21    4   88   4      Don Taylor          Claremont, NH     Shelby CSX		7:51.96
22    4   20   3      Timothy B. Mather   East Hartford, CT Nissan Sentra	7:56.11
23    5   19   3      Charles D. North	  E. Wallingford,VT Dodge Colt		7:59.47
24    5   51   1      John Reed		  Ctn. Barnstesd,NH Dodge Paeton	7:59.96
25    5   27   4      Brian Goss          Concord, NH       Dodge Omni GLH	8:00.01	
26    4   18   2      Dave Valliere	  Gratham, Nh       Chevy Camaro	8:00.03
27    6   36   4      Kevin Holmes	  Goffstown, NH	    BMW M3		8:02.02
28    6    9   3      Jim Adams	  	  Williston, VT     Chevy Cosworth	8:03.21
29    7   50   4      Raymond Blethem III Bow, NH	    Mitsubishi		8:03.46
30    8   45   4      Arlo Cota		  S. Burlington, VT Peugeot		8:07.53
31    9   99   4      Scott Hartman	  Newport Coast, CA Audi S6		8:07.61
32   10   49   4      Bill Driequt	  Burlington, VT    Mitsubishi		8:11.28
33    7   85   3      Bert Cox		  Weare, NH	    VW Golf		8:21.04
34    8   64   3      Lester Bottone	  Westport, CT	    Toyota Corolla	8:28.12
35    2   11   5      John Howe           Newport, NH	    Honda CRX Si	8:28.87
36    3   96   5      Allan Dennis        Tiverton, RI      Omni GLH		8:30.81
37    1  937   7      Kim Eastman	  Standish, ME	    53 Kurtis 500s	8:32.28
38    2   55   7      Patrick Curran      Alstead, NH	    66 Ford Mustang	8:35.65
39    3   91   7      Ed Valpey		  Center Harbor, NH Allard		8:37.59
40    9   31   3      Scott Wallace       Bosford, MA       VW GTI		8:40.04
41   10   89   3      Brian Dennis        Bristol, RI	    Triumph Spitfire	8:47.18
42    4   30   5      Mark Besso	  East Hartford, CT Audi 4000 Quattro	8:47.43
43    6   25   1      Michael Wilson      Bolton, MA	    Dodge Shadow	8:48.82
44   11   48   4      Donald Bigelow      Charlestown, NH   Dodge Shadow	8:54.06
45    7   86   1      Willie Schuldt      Asheville, NC	    Mazda Formula	8:57.65
46   11   79   3      William Grabowski   Stuart, FL	    Porsche 911E	8:59.40
47    4   66   7      Bob Girvin	  Holliston, MA     58 Allard GT	8:59.83
48
49    1   92   6      Richard Rische	  Chester, MA       Ledgend		9:08.54**
50    5  134   7      John Schieffelin    Florence, MA	    53 Allard K-3	9:09.90
51    5   10   5      Herbert WilliamsIII Claremont, NH     Dodge Shadow	9:13.07
52    6  123   7      Charles Bordin      Scarsdale, NY	    59 Philson/Falcon	9:18.55
53    6   57   5      Gail McGuire        Avon, NY	    VW GTI		9:28.81
54    2   22   6      Nicholas DiGennaro  New Lebanon, NY   Legend		9:30.55
55   12   14   3      Doug Mepham	  Toronto, Ont.     Volvo 142		9:33.21
56    7  236   7      Brad Marshall	  Dudley, MA	    356 Porche		9:33.97
57    8  120   7      Karen Miller        Stormville, NY    50 Jaguar XK120	9:35.84
58    6   29   2      Darryl Desmarteau   Clemson, SC       Datsun 240Z		9:36.50
59   12   44   4      Brian Desmarais Sr. Claremont, NH	    Dodge Daytona	9:46.17
60    9   52   7      Kristian Winroth    Camton, NH        58 Pikes Peak Cham 10:22.25
61   10  580   7      Richard Waite       Topsfield, MA     52 MG TD	       10:58.79
DNF       13   0      Chris Sanborn	  Wilton, NH	    Audi Quattro
DNF       69   5      Dave Richmond       Essex Jct., VT    Honda Civic
DNF       12   3      Rob Campbell        Coatsville, PA    VW Bug
DNS       33   7      Gordon Matson       Concord, NH	    E-M-F Stock
DNS       37   7      Robert W. Valpey    Center HArbor, NH 31 Stuabaker
DNS       00   4      Thomas Weaver       Medford, NJ	    Audi A4
DNS       95   2      Tom Dowd            Boxford, MA       VW GTI
DNS       21   3      Dave Patten         Dunbarton, NH     Datsun 510

** New Record.

    	    

For Immediate Release - June 28, 1998
For More Information, Contact: Paul Giblin - (603) 466-3988

CANADIAN PRO RALLY CHAMPION FRANK SPRONGL SETS NEW
OVERALL RECORD AT THE AUDI-MT.WASHINGTON HILLCLIMB

Pinkham Notch, NH - Under nearly perfect conditions Sunday, Frank Sprongl
from Mississauga, Ontario became the new "King Of The Hill" at Mt.
Washington by setting a new overall record in the 1998 Audi-Mt. Washington
Hillclimb. Driving an all-wheel-drive, 350 horsepower Audi Quattro S2,
Sprongl completed the 7.4 mile asphalt and gravel course in just 6 minutes,
41.99 seconds at an average speed of 66.27 miles per hour. The previous
overall record of 6 minutes, 45.22 seconds was set in 1995 by current SCCA
Champion Paul Choiniere of Williston, VT in 1995.

"I was really focused today", stated Sprongl after the race, "I've known
for the past couple of years I could beat Paul's record if the conditions
were right, it was just a matter of time. The conditions were fantastic
today and the gravel section road was the best I've ever seen, it was a
perfect day. This was my fifth race of the year and my fifth win, I
couldn't be happier!"

For setting the new overall record and capturing first place in his
class, Sprongl received over $2,500 in prize money, part of which was
$1,500 from Audi of America through a sponsorship contingency program.

Finishing second overall, was Selcuk Karamanoglu of Georgetown, Maine
driving an Eagle Talon. A former Turkish National Rally Champion,
Karamanoglu came into this year's Audi-Mt. Washington Hillclimb as the
defending champion. Posting a time of 7 minutes, 2.33 seconds, Karamanoglu
stated after the race, "I just didn't have the horsepower today. This was
Frank's day and he deserves the win, he drove very well."

Taking third place honors at the event overall, was Carl Merrill of
Ogunquit, Maine driving a 400 horsepower Ford Cosworth Escort.
Merrill,who currently leads the points race in the Sports Car Club of
America Pro Rally Series, covered the 7.4 mile course
in a time of 7 minutes, 5.44 seconds, just over 3 seconds behind
Karamanoglu.

In other racing action at Mt. Washington, Jerry Driscoll of East Randolph,
posted a time of 7 minutes 38.48 seconds to capture the win in Class 1 for
the third year in a row.

Andrew Havas of Chapel Hill, NC set a new record in Class 3 driving a
Honda CRX he prepared himself. Havas posted a record setting time of 7
minutes, 7.33 seconds to become the fastest driver ever of a front wheel
drive car on the Mt. Washington Auto Road. Finishing just behind Havas in
Class 3 was his brother Chris driving a Volkswagen Golf GTI Pro Rally Car.
Chris posted a time of 7 minutes, 29.58 seconds to take second place
honors.

In Class 4, Finland's Saaku Vierimaa who flew to the United States soley
for the purpose of competing at Mt. Washington drove his Vermont Sports Car
prepared Eagle Talon to a new class record by posting a time of 7 minutes,
25. 53 seconds.

Class 5 was won by Elizabeth Campbell of Rutland, VT driving a front
wheel drive Volkswagen Golf. Campbell captured her 9th Class 5 victory in
as many attempts by reaching the summit of Mt. Washington in a record
setting time of 7 minutes, 40.81 sec.

Richard Rische of Chester, MA won Class 6 for the second year in a row by
eclipsing the record he set in 1997. Driving a Legend Car, Rische covered
the 7.4 mile course in 9 minutes, 8.54 seconds, beating second place
finisher Nicholas DiGennaro of New Lebanon, NY by just over 22 seconds.

In the hotly contested Vintage Class, Patrick Curran of Alstead, NH
claimed victory for the second time in three years driving his 1966 Shelby
Mustang to a Class 7 win.

Sponsors of this years Audi-Mt. Washington Hillclimb included Audi of
America, the Mt. Washington Auto Road, Byrnes Auto Centers of Dover, NH,
the Wentworth Hotel & Resort located in Jackson, NH, Pepsi & Varsity
Beverage of Conway, NH & Heritage NH, WHOM 94.5fm, WMWV 93.5fm, The
Mountain Ear and Castrol Lubricants of North America.

Next years Audi-Mt. Washington Hillclimb is scheduled for June 25th-
27th, 1999. For more information regarding the results of this year's
Audi-Mt. Washington Hillclimb, please contact the Mt. Washington Auto Road
in Gorham, NH at 603-466-3988.