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Press Releases by Jamie Thomas
October 24, 2002
Rookie
Jamie "Subie Gal" Thomas finishes 2nd in SCCA National
Championship
Kirkland,
WA- Thanks to the hard work of the crew, sponsors and fan
supporters, driver Jamie Thomas and team Subie Gal Racing
acquired enough points to finish 2nd overall in the SCCA Pro
Rally National Championship for the Production car class.
The team went into the final round of the season, the Lake
Superior Pro Rally, one point out of 2nd place chasing fellow
competitor Jeff Field. All the team needed to do was FINISH
the event as Jeff had crashed his car in a previous event
and would not be in attendance. Jamie wrangled the 1.8L front
wheel drive Impreza to the finish, 4th in car class –
all this through mud, sleet, snow, waterholes, definitely
the most challenging rally yet.
“I
am floored by this! As of midnight on Friday night, I thought
we were ‘gonners’ for sure but the car hung in there.”
stated Jamie, “We did it! All of this hard work, time,
money, effort - it’s paid off. I cannot thank my crew
– Mike Leonard and Dave Clark enough for keeping the
car sound as can be. I swear that car is bullet proof! And
I also need to thank my co-drivers Tina, John and especially
Dave Weiman – they kept me on the road, focused and were
all a huge part of this success. I’m more grateful than
anyone could know.”
Once
again veteran co-driver and current 2002 season SCCA Pro Rally
Production class co driver champion, Dave Weiman joined Jamie
as her navigator. Dave had sealed up his co driving National
Championship at the previous event, the Wild West International
Rally, but he wanted to come back and help guide Jamie to
the finish.
As
stated in a prior release, in regional rally news, Jamie and
Subie Gal Racing have won the Northwest Region Class 3 Championship
for the 2002 year. This is the regional “driver class”
designed for novices and those still getting used to the sport.
Needless to say, Jamie will be a seed 2 driver in the region
next year. Also, it’s nearly decided that in the Northern
Pacific Division, Jamie will be runner up in the championship
for the Production Car Class. The race was very close with
Mark Tabor, but Jamie had to skip the last club event of the
year in order to attend the LSPR rally and gain the points
needed for the National Championship, thus giving up some
key car class points.
“I’m
a little disappointed, but I made the right decision in giving
up some regional points.,” Jamie commented, “The
National series 2nd place finish means so much to me. And
I have to keep reminding myself, it is my rookie year –
and I did over a dozen rallies with no DNF’s, one championship,
and 2 times a runner up? I’m very proud of my crew, sponsors
and my little put-put 1.8L. And I’ll be back next season
for more!”
Subie
Gal Racing team thanks season sponsors: www.subaru.net,
Dave Clark Motorsports, DMS USA, Carter Subaru, StonGard.com,
Smart Service, www.snpdesigns.com,
Turtle Wax, New Look Auto Body, Magnetosport.com, Mongo Motorsports,
RallyPerformance.com, Performance Graffix.com. **We would
not be here without you!!!**
Member
of the NorthWest Region SCCA - http://www.nwr-scca.org
SCCA Regional Achievement Award Winner (1996-2001) an SCCA
RECORD SIX YEARS IN A ROW!!!
For more information contact: Info@subiegal.com
www.subiegalracing.com
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