New Title Sponsor for 2002 BC Rally Championship
VANCOUVER, BC - The West Coast Rally Association (WCRA) is pleased to announce the offering of a contingency program from Yokohama Tire (Canada) Inc. for all remaining regional rallies in 2002. Through their partnership in this program, WCRA and Yokohama hope to increase awareness of rallying in BC and to promote Yokohama's quality products. Yokohama is well-known to motorists in British Columbia as a provider of high quality passenger car and light truck tires. For over 80 years, Yokohama has been a world leader in the development of outstanding tire designs and technology that give drivers better control on the road. "We are very happy to partner with Yokohama in bringing their support of rallying to competitors in British Columbia," said WCRA president Ken Kwong. "They have a demonstrated interest in promoting all levels of the sport and with their help we plan on delivering exciting rally events for both competitors and spectators alike." The 2002 Yokohama BC Rally Series contingency awards program is designed to reward successful rally competitors with prizes of these coveted tires. There are built-in incentives for competitors to attend multiple events and to try for the top spots in the finishing order. In the end, of course, it will be the challenge of rallying that settles who gets to drive home with new tires! Complete details are available on the WCRA website at www.rallybc.com -30- For information on this program, contact Ken Kwong, President WCRA at (604) 808-0536 For information on Yokohama Tires, go to http://www.yokohamatire.ca For information on Rallying in BC, go to http://www.rallybc.com Eligible entries: - Members of WCRA who carry suitable Yokohama Tires decal(s) - All decals will be provided by event organizers or can be obtained by calling Ken Kwong at (604) 808-0536 Eligible events (see list below): - BC Regional Performance Rally Championship events presented by WCRA - BC Regional TSD Rally Championship events presented by WCRA - BC Rally-Cross events presented by WCRA Eligible classes: - Performance Rally : Open, Group2, P4/N4, P3/N3, P2/N2 and P1/N1 as defined in the CARS General Competition Rules and Regulations. - TSD Rally: Unlimited, Calculator, Paper, Historic or Novice as defined in the BC Region TSD Rules. - Rallycross: Open, Group2, Production GT and Production as defined in BC Rallycross event Supplementary Regulations. Awards - Per event: 1st Overall 2 Yokohama tires 1st in Class $150.00 Rebate Certificate towards Yokohama tires Random Draw $100.00 Rebate Certificate towards Yokohama tires Period: - 2002 Season Registration: - administered by the organizer of each event Claims: - contact Bill Westhead, WCRA (604) 258-2758 mailto:bill@rallybc.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2002 Yokohama BC Rally Series ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BC Regional Performance Rally Championship ------------------------------------------ Pacific Forest Rally: June 7th-8th, Merritt Mountain Trials Rally: October 5th, Cache Creek BC Regional TSD Rally Championship ---------------------------------- Heart of Darkness Rally: April 13th-14th, Hope/Merritt Gold Digger Rally: July 20th-21st, Whistler/Pemberton Totem Rally: November 16th-17th, Merritt/Kelowna WCRA Rallycross Series - Merritt Rally Challenge (MRC) ------------------------------------------------------ MRC #1: April 27th MRC #2: June 9th MRC #3: August 10th MRC #4: October 6th MRC #5: December 7th ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Yokohama Tires - Now you've got control® ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bill Westhead West Coast Rally Association mailto:bill@rallybc.com