| Contact: Ed Jacobs Tel: (330) 644-7774 Fax: (330) 645-2045 E-mail: windrivr@ix.netcom.com | Date: March 19, 1999 | |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
Shelton, Washington - The Wild West ProRally, initially slated to have been round three of the 1999 Michelin SCCA ProRally Championship, has been postponed due to environmental necessities in the state of Washington. Originally set to take place April 9-10, the event has been rescheduled for June 18-19.
The area in which the rally will take place has been battered by an extremely hard winter that produced both all-time record snowfall and an all-time record for consecutive days of rain. The resulting runoff from the rain and pre-Spring snowmelt has produced extremely high silt contamination in waterways. Levels are so elevated that it was thought continued road use in the area could possibly increase silting to the point of interfering with the annual migration of salmon. With that in mind, organized activities in the area are being curtailed.
As if to underscore the decision, shortly after the process of notifying teams and other participants was underway, the Federal Government added nine varieties of Western salmon to the Endangered Species List.
With the postponement of Wild West, Rim of the World ProRally is now next on the schedule, set for April 30-May 1 in Palmdale, California.
| Revised 1999 Michelin SCCA ProRally Schedule | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event/Location | Date | Contact/Telephone |
| Sno*Drift+ Atlanta, Michigan | Feb. 19-20 | Ottey/McGarvey |
| Doo Wop III & IV+ Olympia, Washington | Mar. 13-14 | O'Sullivan/O'Sullivan |
| Rim of the World Palmdale, California | April 30 - May 1 | Mike/Paula Gibeault 760-375-8704 |
| Susquehannock Trail ProRally (STPR) Wellsboro, Pennsylvania | June 4-5 | John McArthur 716-533-2197 |
| Wild West ProRally Shelton, Washington | June 18-19 | Bob Grass 206-872-9696 |
| Maine Forest Rally Rumford, Maine | July 30-31 | John Buffum 802-655-5768 |
| Ojibwe Forests ProRally Bemidji, Minnesota | Aug. 27-28 | Beryl Ann Burton 612-529-6821 |
| Prescott Forest Rally Prescott, Arizona | Oct. 1-2 | Jeff Hendricks 520-445-3218 |
| D&N Bank Lake Superior ProRally Houghton, Michigan | Oct. 22-23 | Lynn Nelson 906-249-3392 |
| National events will be telecast on SPEEDVISION on a delayed basis; produced by Replica Productions of Cambridge, Mass. (617) 492-7444. Schedule to be announced. | ||
| + The SNO*DRIFT and Doo Wop events are coefficient 3 rallies - National license-holders earn 60 percent of National points. | ||
Ed Jacobs, President
Wind River Group, Inc.
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Akron, Ohio 44319
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