2018 Waste Management Winter RallySprint - February 17, 2018 Wellsboro, Pennsylvania Press Notes #2 – Saturday morning The thermometer shot 10 degrees (F) last night, so there is hope that the dreaded mud will be frozen solid for most of day, with the high of 37 degrees not occurring mid-afternoon – well into the event.
2018 Waste Management Winter RallySprint - February 17, 2018 Wellsboro, Pennsylvania Press Notes #1 – Friday evening Welcome to Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, and the third running of the Waste Management Winter RallySprint, sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of America as part of its RallySprint program for advanced amateur rallyists. This “rally light” class is designed
Matt Chmielewski (Harveys Lake, PA) and Pete Sandy (Moosic, PA) will run their inaugural rally together at the 2017 Waste Management Winter RallySprint on Feb. 18 in a 2002 Subaru Impreza WRX, the only entry in the R4O class. (Courtesy M. Chmielewski) These are in chronological order with the most recent Notes
2016 Waste Management Winter RallySprint February 20, 2016 Wellsboro, Pennsylvania Press Notes #5– Sunday morning – post-rally 26. Surviving changing road conditions that started off icy and hard and finished slushy, muddy and rough, driver Jon Kramer, from Ligonier, Pennsylvania, and his co-driver Jason Smith, piloted their Subaru Impreza four-wheel-drive turbo to victory in the
2016 Waste Management Winter RallySprint February 20, 2016 Wellsboro, Pennsylvania Press Notes #4 – Saturday late afternoon Fifteen cars finished stage #3, but at least one car broke down right after the finish of the stage, and is out of the rally. #145 Tony Esposito/Phil Barnes Subaru Legacy broke on the transit on the way to
2016 Waste Management Winter RallySprint February 20, 2016 Wellsboro, Pennsylvania Press Notes #3 – Saturday early afternoon – RallySprint start Four cars that were on the start list did not answer the bell to start the rally from the Wellsboro Green. They were the #53 Coffey/Brady Subaru; #60 Sherman/Cadieux Ford Escort, #145 Simsek BMW; and
2016 Waste Management Winter RallySprint February 20, 2016 Wellsboro, Pennsylvania Press Notes #2 – Saturday morning Some more RallySprint information for those unfamiliar with the rules. RallySprint vehicles are classified into one of four categories:-- RallySprint Two-Wheel Drive Under 2.5 Liters (R2U) – for front- or rear-wheel drive vehicles with adjusted engine capacity under 2.5
2016 Waste Management Winter RallySprint February 20, 2016 Wellsboro, Pennsylvania Press Notes #1 – Friday evening Welcome to Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, and the inaugural running of the Waste Management Winter RallySprint, sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of America as part of its new RallySprint program for advanced amateur rallyists. This new “rally light” class is
I'm not in Pennsylvania at the rally, I'm sitting in my home office in Southern California, so don't hate me! Believe me, I'd much rather be there, although I think trying to type on any device in near-zero temperatures (and without gloves) would be a chore. So... using social media and other one-to-one communications with
