September 2008 Rally Newsletter

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The Rally Newsletter
September 2008
3rd Annual Subaru Challenge Road Rally
June 7, 2008
Our annual Subaru Challenge Road Rally sponsored by Subaru of Beechmont proved to
be another exciting driving event on a totally new road course for 2008. Once we traveled far
enough from Cincinnati and into the countryside the roads became very interesting. One road,
a little over 5 miles long, was nothing but turn after turn with a few small hills thrown in for
good measure. Stops during the day included Ulysses Grant’s birthplace and a visit to Meldahl
Dam on the Ohio River.
Subarus are pretty neat
little Japanese cars that
run and handle like a top
notch
German
racing
machine. We have several
“regulars” at our rallies that
drive Subarus and they
just can’t say enough
about the performance and
handling of these highly
engineered
vehicles.
Subaru
of
Beechmont
mentioned that they would
like to do the road rally
again next year and plan
to put a little more effort
into attracting a good size
crowd for the event.
We would like to thank Subaru of Beechmont for supplying some really great prizes for the
event. The $500, $300, and $200 prizes for 1st, 2nd $ 3rd Places are by far the nicest prizes
handed out during the entire rally season. Thanks Subaru!
We would also like to thank our Support Team Scott and Nancy Snyder for their help with
scoring at the end of the rally. If not for the superior help of our Support Teams, these road
rallies would be a real challenge to conduct. Thanks Scott & Nancy!
Congratulations to the winners, James & Esther
couples have been attending our rallies over the
Porsches. When they pulled into the dealership that
vast experience from past rallies, that they would be
Place
Team
Hopgood and Sam & Tira Rogers. Both
past 3 years driving their Subarus and
morning in Jim’s WRX, I knew with their
the team to beat.
Vehicle
1st Place
James & Esther Hopgood,
Sam & Tira Rogers
2005 Subaru WRX
2nd Place
Scott & Nancy Snyder
2007 Subaru STi Limited
3rd Place
Sandy & Steve Miller
2006 Subaru Outback
4th Place
Robert Krikorian &
Marcelle Shidler
2005 Subaru STi
5th Place
John Arvan & Joe Calkins
2008 Subaru WRX
6th Place
Joy Sobiech & Sarah Whitaker
2000 Subaru Legacy GT
7th Place
Adam Hoffman & Chris Miller
2001 Subaru Impreza
8th Place
Amy & Adrian Wongsurawat
2008 Subaru WRX
9th Place
Zach Oglesby, Jeff Maurer &
Jake Ruddy
2007 Subaru Impreza
Car Club
Affiliation
SCCA
Kentucky
Subaru Club
Rose Chevrolet/Corvettes of Hamilton
Road Rally, June 28, 2008
The Corvettes of Hamilton car club returned for the 2008 road rally season with another impressive display of horsepower and high quality Corvettes for a romp on the back country
roads of Butler and Preble Counties. With Corvettes ranging from a Robert & Joanne Streine’s
fully restored 1960 Corvette to John & Patti Bacca’s ground pounding 2008 Z06, we had a
really nice assortment of Corvettes for the rally.
The day started out with a light rain shower as the teams left Rentschler Park, but soon
after the skies cleared for a beautiful day of driving fun. The 75 mile road course included a
stop at the Chrisholm Historic Farmstead which dates back to the 1820’s. The teams were
treated to a tour of the house and grounds situated in a remote area of Butler County. The
teams also visited 2 covered bridges including the the double-barreled Roberts Covered Bridge
built in 1829. We had the good fortune to drive over 5 Steel Truss Bridges including the infamous and legendary “Screaming Bridge” located in Preble County!
We would like to thank Rose Chevrolet
for donating the prizes for the event and
the Corvettes of Hamilton car club for
sponsoring the road rally which drew teams
from as far away as Indianapolis. Special
thanks goes out to our Support Teams, Bob
Piper and Sam Sunberg who did a great
job with scoring the teams as they arrived
back at the finish line.
Congratulations to Ted & Anita Sewall
who drove a beautiful 2008 Corvette Z06 to
the Winners Circle! Ted & Anita have participated in a couple of road rallies in the
past and their experience paid off this time
around. Nice job Ted & Anita!
Place
Team
Vehicle
Car Club
Affiliation
1st Place
Ted & Anita Sewall
2008 Chevrolet Corvette
2nd Place
Darel & Carole Bono
1999 Chevrolet Corvette
Corvettes of Hamilton
3rd Place
Nathan & Cynthia Lowman
1992 Chevrolet Corvette
Corvettes of Hamilton
4th Place
Doug & Sandy Murphy
1995 Chevrolet Corvette
5th Place
Sam Sunberg & Linda Greye
1978 Chevrolet Corvette
Corvettes of Hamilton
6th Place
Bob & Sharon Piper
1966 Chevrolet Corvette
Corvettes of Hamilton
7th Place
Dave & Alta Madsen
2007 Chevrolet Corvette
Corvettes of Hamilton
Place
Team
Vehicle
Car Club
Affiliation
8th Place
Jerry & Sharon Moore
1994 Chevrolet Corvette
Corvettes of Hamilton
9th Place
John & Patti Bacca
2008 Chevrolet Corvette
Corvettes of Hamilton
10th Place
Robert & Donna Hoffman
2000 Chevrolet Corvette
Corvettes of Hamilton
11th Place
Scott Findlow & Salle Taft
2003 Chevrolet Corvette
Corvettes of Hamilton
12th Place
Franklin Leger & Karon
Houston
2007 Chevrolet Corvette
Corvettes of Hamilton
13th Place
John & Kim Kruger
1990 Chevrolet Corvette
Casual Cruisers
14th Place
Steve & Joyce Huber
1999 Chevrolet Corvette
15th Place
Denver & Opel Allen
1998 Chevrolet Corvette
16th Place
Bill Hasty & Linda Ratlift
2001 Chevrolet Corvette
Casual Cruisers
17th Place
Dave & Matt Miller
1999 Chevrolet Corvette
Corvettes of Hamilton
18th Place
Joe Eyl & Bill Cornaughton
2000 Chevrolet Corvette
Corvettes of Hamilton
19th Place
Robert & Joanne Streine
1960 Chevrolet Corvette
Zimmer Jeep/Malachi’s Trap All Jeep
Road Rally, July 13, 2008
Our 4 X 4 Road Rallies
are
always
the
most
exciting events scheduled
throughout the season and
this road rally was a bit
more exciting than usual.
Sponsored by Zimmer Jeep
in Florence Kentucky, we
had a total of 61 Jeeps
registered for the day.
As always, Bev and I
ran the road course the
day before the event just to
make
sure
that
there
wouldn’t be any problems in
the morning. Unfortunately,
we received just enough
rain later that evening to
soften up the ground but
thankfully not enough to
raise the streams.
The entrance to stream crossing # 1 turned from a dirt road to a mud pit for Sunday
morning. Nothing drastic, but enough to get everyones attention. Stream crossing # 2 was a
totally different story. To exit this crossing you need to climb a small hill covered in weeds and
brush. With the previous rainfall still lingering on the vegetation, the hill climb turned into a
major winching operation for the Terrain Stompers Jeep Club which provided the Security Detail
at the crossings. The first few Jeeps made it up the hill without too much trouble but the trail
quickly turned into a slippery mess where no one could make it out of the crossing without the
help of the Terrain Stompers. After about 5 Jeeps were pulled up the hill, we made the decision to close down the crossing and bypass this area.
At this point I would like to say “THANKS” to the Terrains Stompers Jeep Club who took
control of the problem and turned, what could have been a very bad situation, into a safe
crossing until help could arrive. Special thanks goes out to our Security Detail that day from
the Terrain Stompers Jeep Club: Mike Grubbs, Cody Livesay, Mike & Kristin Truett, Scott
Hanna, Matt Williams, Ian Mullane, Tim Burke & Danny Beach. If you are looking for a good
group of responsible guys to go fourwheeling with, I highly recommend that you contact them
with your interest. Their website is www.TERRAINSTOMPERS.com.
After we got the situation at stream crossing # 2 under control. everything went back to
normal with Jeeps splashing thru the stream crossings and Turtles being saved from destruction
along the course. Even with the rain, the crossings were about 6 inches below normal, but still
deep enough to have some fun and stall a Jeep or two.
We would like to thank Zimmer Jeep of Florence, Kentucky for sponsoring this all Jeep
event. Special thanks to our Support Teams: Tony & Amy Agoston and John & Cathy Zimmer
for all of their help with scoring the teams after the road rally. Thanks everyone!
Congratulations to Stephen & Rachel Varga for their 1st Place finish in the Zimmer Jeep/
Malachi’s Trap All Jeep Road Rally! Stephen & Rachel have been competing in the four wheel
drive road rallies for about 3 years now and obviously have it down to a science on how to
outwit the 50+ teams on the road course. Nice job Stephen & Rachel!
Zimmer Jeep/Malachi’s Trap All Jeep
Road Rally, July 13, 2008
Place
Team
Vehicle
Car Club
Affiliation
1st Place
Stephen & Rachel Varga, Chad Welch
1998 Jeep Wrangler
2nd Place
Ron Mulford & Cindy Reinstatler
1979 Jeep CJ7
3rd Place
Bob Piper & Christina Fath
1995 Jeep Cherokee 4WTF
4th Place
Scott & Amy Kuyper
2004 Jeep Wrangler
5th Place
Dennis & Rhonda Reeves
2004 Jeep Wrangler
6th Place
Robert Bowling & Jill Meckstroth, Robert
Bowling Jr.
1997 Jeep Wrangler
7th Place
Randy Davis, Jim Turner & Charlie Barnes
1996 Jeep Cherokee
8th Place
Michael & Nikki Lucas, Colin & Lori Gatland,
2000 Jeep Wrangler
9th Place
Jordan Carrier & Nichole Pryor
1998 Jeep Wrangler
10th Place
Bill, Angie, Patrick & Skye Krahel
2003 Jeep Rubicon
11th Place
Anthony & Miles Wagers, Amy Shoemaker
2002 Jeep Liberty
12th Place
Ted & Lee Ann Denman
2004 Jeep Wrangler
AAA
Place
Team
Vehicle
13th Place
Jim & Elaine Loughridge, David & Marlene
Boise
1995 Jeep Wrangler
14th Place
Mark & Chesla Purtilar
2006 Jeep Wrangler
15th Place
Melissa Herron, Jessica DuPont, Jamie
Groene, Leah Hollsteger
2006 Jeep Liberty
16th Place
Ben, Jessica & Ryan Schwipps
2005 Jeep Wrangler
17th Place
Whitney & Eric St. John
2007 Jeep Wrangler
18th Place
David & Christy King
1988 Jeep Cherokee
19th Place
Marc & Pam Cleek
2006 Jeep Liberty
20th Place
Don & Karen Hansen
1992 Jeep Cherokee
21st Place
Joann, Nancy & Kasey Chouteau
2005 Jeep Wrangler
22nd Place
Nick & Darla Urso
1999 Jeep Wrangler
23rd Place
John & Liz Raymond
1994 Jeep Wrangler
24th Place
Thad & Joye Bauer
2005 Jeep Liberty
25th Place
Steve & Patti Warren
1997 Jeep Wrangler
26th Place
Mike & Debbie Current
2000 Jeep Wrangler
27th Place
Kim & Kevin Landers
2004 Jeep Liberty
28th Place
Dave Trinkle, Amanda Hobbs & Paul
Gross
2006 Jeep Wrangler
Car Club
Affiliation
Place
Team
Vehicle
Car Club
Affiliation
29th Place
William Hunter, Kiyley Hunter & Cameron
Canupp
2001 Jeep Wrangler
30th Place
Christopher & Julie Anderson
1995 Jeep Wrangler
31st Place
Chris, Nick & Jon Denman
2004 Jeep Grand
Cherokee
32nd Place
Cathy & Stefanie Zimmer
1996 Jeep Cherokee Zimmer
Chrysler/
Jeep
33rd Place
Nathan & Crystal Hendren
2000 Jeep Wrangler
34th Place
Tony & Leigh Lombardi
2004 Jeep Wrangler
35th Place
Jeff & Erica Gates
2004 Jeep Liberty
36th Place
David Backscheider & Alan Ray
1979 Jeep CJ7
37th Place
Jerry & Ivy Flynn
1979 Jeep CJ7
38th Place
Troy Hale & Alicia Mullins
1997 Jeep Cherokee
39th Place
Jamie Furstein & Mike Schroeder
1997 Jeep Wrangler
40th Place
Keith & Nic Steele
2004 Jeep Wrangler
41st Place
Mary Ann & Barry Arrasmith
2004 Jeep Wrangler
42nd Place
Aaron Arrasmith, Jerry Kreutzkamp &
Brooke Palmer
2004 Jeep Wrangler
43rd Place
Tim & Nathan Hollin
1997 Jeep Wrangler
Place
Team
Vehicle
Car Club
Affiliation
44th Place
Joe & Ruth Schablein
2006 Jeep Wrangler
Terrain
Stompers
45th Place
Carrie Reiser & Scott Breitenbach
2007 Jeep Wrangler
46th Place
Denise & Roy Carl
2003 Jeep Rubicon
47th Place
Paul Randall
1998 Jeep Grand
Cherokee
48th Place
Mike Randall, Austin Hoffman
1991 Jeep Wrangler
49th Place
Tom Rolf
2006 Jeep Grand
Cherokee
50th Place
Andrew & Austin Schroder
1999 Jeep Wrangler
51st Place
John Zimmer
52nd Place
Tony Fritish
53rd Place
Tony & Amy Agoston
54th Place
Ian Mullane
1998 Jeep wrangler
Terrain
Stompers
55th Place
Mike & Kristin Truett
2004 Jeep Grand
Cherokee
Terrain
Stompers
56th Place
Matt Williams
2000 Jeep Wrangler
Terrain
Stompers
57th Place
Cody Livesay
1998 Jeep Cherokee Terrain
Stompers
58th Place
Tim Burke
1995 Jeep Wrangler
59th Place
Danny Beach
60th Place
Mike Grubbs
1999 Jeep Wrangler
61st Place
Scott Hanna
2000 Jeep Cherokee Terrain
Stompers
1994 Jeep Cherokee
Terrain
Stompers
Terrain
Stompers
Terrain
Stompers
Porsches 2 Oxford Road Rally, July 27, 2008
What could be better than taking a Porsche out for a drive on back country roads? Taking
18 Porsches out for a drive on back country roads! I really enjoy this particular road rally,
watching the owners of these fine German road machines play on the rural roads of Ohio and
Indiana. This year the teams were treated to
the historic Black Covered Bridge, a steel
pony truss bridge, two historic churches and
more corn than the eye could count!
Special thanks to Brice Kadel of the MidOhio Region of the Porsche Club of America
for sponsoring the event. Also a big thanks
to Diana Durr of the Oxford Visitors Bureau
for all of the great help she gave us in
making this event such a success.
Congratulations to David & Marsha
Hayden for taking 1st Place in the Porsches
2 Oxford Road Rally! David & Marsha drove
a beautiful 1987 Porsche 930 to the winners
circle.
Place
Team
Vehicle
Car Club Affiliation
1st Place
David & Marsha Hayden
1987 Porsche 930
MORPCA
2nd Place
Bob & Starr Butler
1982 Porsche 911 SC
Targa
CVR PCA, SCWDP
3rd Place
Sam & Tira Rogers
2002 Porsche Boxster
S
PCA OVR
4th Place
Roger & Judith Seager
2008 Porsche Turbo
PCA
5th Place
James & Esther Hopgood
2007 Porsche Carrera
PCA
6th Place
Steve & Diane Jones
2006 Porsche Boxster
S
MORPCA
7th Place
Don & Jackie Winder
1986 Porsche 911 Carrera
Ohio Valley Porsche
8th Place
Mark & Christine Crowthers
1974 Porsche 914
914 Club
9th Place
Robert Wendel & Rita Voltmer
1998 Porsche Boxster
OVR PCA
10th Place
Vickie Villavicencio & Pam
Skurkay
1999 Porsche Boxster
Place
Team
Vehicle
Car Club Affiliation
11th Place
Scott & Genise Huey
2003 Porsche Boxster
12th Place
Jon Moxley & Kristen Winder
2001 Porsche Boxster
13th Place
Art & Beth Zasadny
1974 Porsche 911
Targa
RSR Southeast
Michigan
14th Place
Thomas Behr & Jean Bialokur
2000 Porsche Boxster
S
PCA
15th Place
Sven & Manfred Menninger
1996 Porsche 993 Carrera
PCA
16th Place
Jerry & Patty Ramsey
1999 Porsche 996 Carrera
PCA
17th Place
Tom Sobczak
1993 Porsche RS
18th Place
Bob Hellmuth
1986 Porsche Carrera
Land Rover Cincinnati Adventure Road Rally
August 3, 2008
Although Land Rovers may not be the most popular four wheel drive vehicles on the road,
they are a very formidable opponent when taken off road against the Jeep aficionados. Land
Rover Cincinnati sponsored this event which featured 5 beautiful stream crossings on the
remote Indiana back roads. Although the streams were about 12” below normal, it was still a
fun drive that proved to be somewhat of a challenge for a few teams trying to make their way
up the hill from Malachi’s Trap. Excellent weather and no major issues at the stream crossings,
made for a perfect day for driving Land Rovers.
We would like to thank Land Rover
Cincinnati for sponsoring this event and a
special “Thanks” to Katy Goetzel for her
dedication into making this event a success!
We would also like to thank the Terrain
Stompers Jeep Club for providing the
Security Detail at 3 of the stream crossings.
Congratulations to Mark & Laurie Kyle
and Mike Connolly for their 1st Place finish
in the Land Rover Cincinnati Adventure
Road Rally with their 2008 Range Rover
Sport! Mark, Laurie & Mike have participated
in one of our four wheel drive events in the
past and their experience paid off for this
event.
Place
Team
Vehicle
1st Place
Mark & Laurie Kile, Mike
Connolly
2008 Land Rover, Range
Rover Sport
2nd Place
Chris Carrelli & Michelle
Dreisilker
2002 Land Rover, Range
Rover
3rd Place
Jarrod & Dennis Williams,
Michael Rogers
2000 Land Rover Discovery
4th Place
Mike & Carlene Cline
2006 Land Rover LR3 HSE
5th Place
Joey & Kim Shreve
1997 Land Rover Discovery
6th Place
Guillermo Milord & Rebecca
Sweet
2002 Land Rover, Range
Rover
7th Place
Maegan & Michael Burkhart
2002 Land Rover Discovery
8th Place
Manish Anand, Yash Dhuku,
Somn Tandon
2006 Land Rover LR3
9th Place
Tiffani Creasman & Michael
Brandy
2008 Land Rover Sport
10th Place
Edgar & Toni Robinson Smith
2004 Land Rover, Range
Rover HSE
11th Place
Doug Gorman & Peter Mayer
2008 Land Rover LR2
12th Place
Jim & Serene Miller
2007 Land Rover, Range
Rover
13th Place
Jason & Ramona Sheehy,
Adam Henry
1988 Land Rover, Range
Rover
Car Club
Affiliation
BWM & LL
Place
Team
Vehicle
14th Place
Eric Casey
2004 Land Rover Discovery
15th Place
Pat & Jason Rooney, Steve
Makepeace
2007 Land Rover LR3
16th Place
Greg Davis & James Lowell
2006 Land Rover, Range
Rover
17th Place
Rob Messinger & Mike Gerba
2006 Land Rover, Range
Rover Sport
18th Place
Josh Nederhelman & Meg
McKinnon
2007 Land Rover, Range
Rover
19th Place
Bob Bailey & Nancy Goldston
2008 Land Rover, Range
Rover Sport
20th Place
Cameron & Brad Connor
1995 Land Rover, Range
Rover
21st Place
Chris Ray & Brittany Etter
1997 Land Rover Discovery
22nd Place
Jeff Knollman & Kayle Roellig
2006 Land Rover Sport
23rd Place
Jeff Hudepohl & Mark Smith
Car Club
Affiliation
Vevay Swiss Wine Festival Road Rally
August 23, 2008
Small town festivals are a great way to spend a summer evening especially when the festival is located along the Ohio River where a cool breeze always seems to be blowing through
your hair. This was the 3rd year that the Vevay Swiss Wine Festival sponsored a road rally
and just like the previous years, the weather was perfect and the roads were great!
Teams traveled from as far as Illinois & Michigan to attend this annual road rally held in the
heart of some of the most beautiful country in southern Indiana. Aside from the exciting roads
and tremendous scenery, the teams viewed the Schenck Mansion; the original Switzerland
County Jail; the Markland Dam & Locks; the only location in Indiana where you can look north
across the Ohio River into Kentucky and a
chance to see an usual 6 room outhouse!
Congratulations to Jim & Sharon Stoops
who drove a beautiful 2007 Pontiac Solstice
to the winners circle! Jim & Sharon have
attended many of our rallies and have a
pretty good understanding of what it takes
to pull off a 1st Place finish. Nice job Jim
& Sharon!
We would like to thank the Vevay Swiss
Wine Festival Committee for sponsoring this
annual event and a big thanks to the Belterra Casino for supplying prizes to the top
4 teams.
Place
Team
Vehicle
1st Place
Jim & Sharon Stoops
2007 Pontiac Solstice
2nd Place
Tom & Susan Weil, Elmer & Susan
Weil
2004 Dodge Intrepid
3rd Place
Dan Coughnour, Ildiko Marcus, Joe &
Marilyn Andreini
1999 Toyota Land
Cruiser
4th Place
Larry & Ann Steele, Rich & Christy
Turner
2003 Jeep Wrangler
5th Place
Steve & Joan Hamm
2002 BMW 530i
Car Club
Affiliation
GM
Roadsters/
Indy Roadsters
SCCA/Rally
America
Place
Team
Vehicle
6th Place
Paul Jamison, Dan & Pam Kilty, Mark
Joyce, Greg Powers
1997 Ford Econoline
7th Place
Ray & Robin Gardner
2002 Chrysler PT
Cruiser
8th Place
Calvin Yoke & Dottie Johnson
2001 Chrysler Sebring
9th Place
Dean, Maria & Deanna Hoy
2006 Ford Escape
10th Place
Christine Gardner & Jeremy Hankinson
2001 Mitsubishi
Eclipse
11th Place
Bob Maimone & Linda Gill
2003 Toyota Avalon
12th Place
Richard Hemsteger & Andrea Rogers
2000 Honda Civic
13th Place
Steve Applegate & Susan Sturgill
2004 Lexus SUV
14th Place
Terry & Linda Kesselring
2004 Ford Thunderbird
15th Place
Bob & Kim Dobbs
2005 BMW Z4
Car Club
Affiliation
Place
Team
Vehicle
16th Place
Robbie & Roberta Robinson, Dolores
Fuchs
2006 Subaru Outback
17th Place
Greg Curson & Diane Rehkop
2003 Subaru Baja
18th Place
Patrick Ollie & Denece Olmstead
2002 Ford Mustang
Car Club
Affiliation