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Press Releases by Jamie Thomas
July 10, 2004
Jamie "Subie Gal" Thomas Tackles Treeline Clubrally - 1st in Class
Monrovia, CA - The Subie Gal Racing team headed south --
back down into California for the second time in 2004 -- this time to
contest the one-day Treeline Clubrally held just outside of Monrovia, CA,
in the beautiful Angeles Mountains. Treeline rally is Round 3 in the
Western States Rally Championship. Team SGRacing currently has a
points lead in the PGT class in this championship; thus the team
decided to make a run at keeping that lead for the remainder of the
season, justifying the long haul to California for this challenging one-day
rally. The team did well for Treeline rookies, managing 4th Overall
and 1st in their class, thus adding 100 needed points to their
Championship Leading points total -- well worth the trip to find
success!
This event is unlike any other in the country. Yes, it is a one-day
event; yes, there are a low number of stages; but what stages they are!!
This is not a horsepower contest of a rally; this rally is TIGHT and
TWISTY, with most cars NEVER getting out of 2nd gear. This rally
challenges the driver, the car, the gearboxes, and the navigator's
ability to "hold his lunch." Many a seasoned navvie will lose his or her
cookies at this event; it's just that insanely twisty. Burnsie the
Rally Wagon and the team met this challenge but not without
consequences.
"The car really struggled on this one -- gearing was just all wrong,”
Subie Gal Racing team driver Jamie Thomas explained. “The stages were
as twisty and technical as I had been told -- they were so tight that
this became an issue. First gear was too much, too over-revved; second
gear, the car was bogging and underpowered. There was NO happy medium,
and the WRX really struggled through the stages. We made it but only
just ... car was overheating, even blew a coolant hose at one point!
Crazy rally ... I like it! Nothing like a challenge.“
"We did really well for our first time at an event like this,"
commented team navigator Matt Gauger, "It was a good rally for us, nice
to try something new and different."
Jamie and Matt currently have the lead Northern Pacific, NorthWest Region, and Western States Rally Championships. The team is also in
contention for a podium finish in the SCCA ProRally National
Championships.
Next Event: August 7-8 - NW Region SCCA RallySprints - WA - nwr-scca.org
Subie Gal Racing team thanks 2004 season sponsors: Carter Subaru,
Allsubaru.com, Need-Desire.com, StonGard.com, RallyPerformance.com,
Rallispec.com CavettRally.com, Smart-Service.com, IonPerformance.com,
Rallitek.com, Nasioc.com, Grillcraft.com, Karttrak, Dave Clark
Motorsports, WoodinvilleWindshield.com, Shaneyfeltmotorsports.com, and
the Subie Gal Supporters.
Special Thanks to Crew: Gary Cavett - cavettrally.net - Thank you !!!
For more information contact:
Info@subiegal.com
www.SubieGalRacing.com
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