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Rallye rocks and rumbles
By Bill Hankins
The Paris News
Published November 30, 2009
ROXTON — Roaring cars and bumpy roads provided the excitement Saturday as Rallye America brought its fast pace auto performance event to the country roads around Roxton.
A few fender benders and wheel alignment problems were the order of the day, as 10 drivers matched time trials that sometimes saw speeds far above 100 miles an hour along roads that even the best civilian drivers would be challenged at 30 miles per hour.
Rallye chairman Juanita Miller said the conditions were great for the time trials despite the bumpy conditions caused by heavy rains in the past two months.
“It was a bit muddy in spots,” Miller said, pointing to her mud-covered car.
Drivers were given a 30-minute pit stop after completing the first half of the morning trials, then they had to hit the road once more.
The first time tests were completed at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, with a second run beginning at 2:30 p.m.
During the first pit stop, driver James Haas and his crew were wrestling with wheel problems.
“I don’t know what happened out there, but the left wheel began to get a little rough,” Haas said. “But the conditions were great for the trials.”
Driver Bradley Fast found a different problem on his first run.
“I spun out and hit a tree,” he said, looking over his dented front fender. “But that won’t slow me down. The conditions are awesome out there — just great.”
on the challenging race paths.
They compete on time trials on a specified course, then switch to a second course.
A driver’s accumulated time on the course is matched with all other drivers to determine a winner.
An awards presentation followed the performance trials.
Juanita and Richard Miller of Armadillo Rally Logistics and Rally Engineering put the time trials together.
Areas were set aside along the race paths for spectators.
The awards banquet took place in Roxton Independent School District Fine Arts Building.
Final results for Roxton Rallye de Paris
Roxton Rocks
1. James Haas, Ron Erickson, Missouri
Class G2, Mazda MX3, No. 1 in class; No. 1 Overall
2. Mark Huebbe, John Huebbe, Missouri
Class G2, VW Beetle, No. 2 in class; No. 2 Overall
3. Roger Matthews, Jack Penley, Colorado
Class G2, VW GTI, No. 3 in class; No. 3 Overall
4. Bradley Fast, Adam Kneipp, Texas
Class G2, Datsun 510, No. 4 in class, No. 4 Overall
5. Dillon VanWay, L. VanWay, Louisiana
Class G2, Ford Focus, No. 5 in class, No. 5 Overall
6. Sullivan VanWay, Angie VanWay, Louisiana
Class L, Subaru Baja, No. 1 in class; No. 6 Overall
7. Gideon Mecum, Daniel Vaught, Arkansas
Class G2, Honda Civic, No. 6 in class; No. 7 Overall
8. Curt Faigle, Robert Wright, Missouri
Class G5, Saab 900T, DNF
9. Jeff Keller, Jason McDaniel, Texas
Class G2, Saab 93, DNF
Roxton Rumbles
1. Sullivan VanWay, Angie VanWay, Louisiana
Class L, Subaru Baja, No. 1 in class; No. 1 Overall
2. Bradley Fast, Adam Kneipp, Texas
Class G2, Datsun 510, No. 1 in class, No. 2 Overall
3. 2. Mark Huebbe, John Huebbe, Missouri
Class G2, VW Beetle, No. 2 in class; No. 3 Overall
4. James Haas, Ron Erickson, Missouri
Class G2, Mazda MX3, No. 3 in class; No. 4 Overall
5. Roger Matthews, Jack Penley, Colorado
Class G2, VW GTI, No. 4 in class; No. 5 Overall
6. L. VanWay, Dillon VanWay, Louisiana
Class G2, Ford Focus, No. 5 in class, No. 6 Overall
7. Gideon Mecum, Daniel Vaught, Arkansas
Class G2, Honda Civic, No. 6 in class; No. 7 Overall
8. Curt Faigle, Robert Wright, Missouri
Class G5, Saab 900T, DNF
Mark Hubbe’s Volkswagen seemed to handle the rough roads without damage, but Hubbe checked it carefully before heading back to the field.
Drivers came from as far away as Wisconsin and Minnesota to try their cars
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