Canadian Rally Championship
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The Canadian Rally Championship is an automobile rallying tournament sanctioned by the Canadian Association Of RallySport (CARS).
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[edit] Canadian rallying history
The Canadian Rally Championship is Canada's only national rallying series. 2007 marks the 50th anniversary of the Canadian Rally Championship, making it the longest running motorsport series in Canada. It has been run continuously since 1957 when L. Chelminski and L. Stanley from Montreal shared the very first national rally title. In the early days, the rally championship was based on a navigational rally series which, at times, had as many as twenty events in the series the most notable were the Canadian Winter Rally and the Shell 4000. As the sport gradually changed and adopted the European "stage" format, performance rallying became part of the Canadian motorsport picture. In 1973, the Canadian Rally Championship became based solely on stage rallies. Some Rally champions from the past include Paul S. Manson (Toronto), John Bird (Toronto), Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame Inductee as of Feb 10, 2007, Bruce D. Simpson, Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame Inductee as of Feb 10, 2007, Walter Boyce (Ottawa), Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame Inductee and Doug Woods (Ottawa)
[edit] Past Champions
| Year | Driver | Co-Driver | Marque |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | L. Chelminski & L. Stanley | ||
| 1958 | A. Dempsey & W. Silvera | ||
| 1959 | A. Dempsey & W. Silvera | ||
| 1960 | A. Dempsey & W. Silvera | ||
| 1961 | W. Silvera | ||
| 1962 | John Bird | ||
| 1963 | John Bird | Volkswagen | |
| 1964 | John Bird | Volkswagen | |
| 1965 | John Bird | Volkswagen | |
| 1966 | Bruce Simpson | Volvo | |
| 1967 | Paul Manson & Klaus Ross | Datsun | |
| 1968 | Keith Ronald | John Slade | Volkswagen |
| 1969 | Bruce Schmidt | Betty Schmidt | Datsun |
| 1970 | Walter Boyce | Doug Woods | Datsun |
| 1971 | Walter Boyce | Doug Woods | Datsun |
| 1972 | Walter Boyce | Doug Woods | Datsun |
| 1973 | Walter Boyce | Doug Woods | Fiat |
| 1974 | Walter Boyce | Doug Woods | Toyota |
| 1975 | Jean-Paul Perusse | John Bellefleur | Fiat |
| 1976 | Jean-Paul Perusse | John Bellefleur | Fiat |
| 1977 | Taisto Heinonen | Tom Burgess | Toyota |
| 1978 | Taisto Heinonen | Tom Burgess | Toyota |
| 1979 | Taisto Heinonen | Tom Burgess | Toyota |
| 1980 | Taisto Heinonen | Tom Burgess | Toyota |
| 1981 | Randy Black | Bob Lee | Toyota |
| 1982 | Taisto Heinonen | Tom Burgess | Toyota |
| 1983 | Randy Black | Tom Burgess | Nissan |
| 1984 | Tim Bendle | Mary Crundwell | Toyota |
| 1985 | Tim Bendle | Louis Belanger | Toyota |
| 1986 | Bo Skowronnek | Terry Epp | Volvo |
| 1987 | Alain Bergeron | Martin Headland | Toyota |
| 1988 | Alain Bergeron | Raymond Cadieux | Toyota |
| 1989 | Paul Choiniere | Martin Headland | Audi |
| 1990 | Tom McGeer | Trish Sparrow | Audi |
| 1991 | Frank Sprongl | Dan Sprongl | Audi |
| 1992 | Tom McGeer | Trish Sparrow | Audi |
| 1993 | Tom McGeer | Trish Sparrow | Subaru |
| 1994 | Frank Sprongl | Dan Sprongl | Audi |
| 1995 | Frank Sprongl | Mike Koch | Audi |
| 1996 | Carl Merrill | Yorgi Bittner | Eagle |
| 1997 | Frank Sprongl | Dan Sprongl | Audi |
| 1998 | Frank Sprongl | Dan Sprongl | Audi |
| 1999 | Frank Sprongl | Dan Sprongl | Audi |
| 2000 | Tom McGeer | Mark Williams | Subaru |
| 2001 | Tom McGeer | Mark Williams | Subaru |
| 2002 | Patrick Richard | Ian McCurdy | Subaru |
| 2003 | Tom McGeer | Philip Erickson | Subaru |
| 2004 | Patrick Richard | Nathalie Richard | Subaru |
| 2005 | Peter Thomson | Rod Hendrickson | Subaru |
| 2006 | Antoine L'Estage | Ole Holter | Hyundai |
| 2007 | Antoine L'Estage | Nathalie Richard | Hyundai |
[edit] Canadian Performance Rally Lifetime Standings
The following standings are based on an individual's placings in the first six overall positions on all Canadian Championship Performance Rallies from 1973 to present. There are 11 drivers who have attained Grand Master status (>2000 points)
| Driver | Lifetime Points | CARS Points | Career Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taisto Heinonen | 5580 | 1104 | 40 |
| Tom McGeer | 4990 | 1053 | 21 |
| John Buffum | 4900 | 778 | 43 |
| Frank Sprongl | 4710 | 990 | 36 |
| Jean-Paul Perusse | 3760 | 756 | 21 |
| Walter Boyce | 2920 | 593 | 12 |
| Randy Black | 2880 | 570 | 10 |
| Bo Skowronnek | 2390 | 503 | 5 |
| Carl Merril | 2350 | 382 | 8 |
| Bjorn Anderson | 2120 | 420 | 6 |
| Sylvain Vincent | 2050 | 442 | 0 |
[edit] 2008 Canadian Rally Championship
The CRC consists of 6 national events for 2008. These events take place on gravel or snow-covered roads from coast to coast.
| Date | Event | Club | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 8-9 | RALLYE PERCE-NEIGE MANIWAKI | CASLL | Maniwaki, Quebec |
| May 23-24 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN RALLY | CSCC | Calgary, Alberta |
| June 27-28 | RALLYE BAIE DES CHALEURS | CRAB | New Richmond, Quebec |
| September 5-6 | RALLYE DEFI STE-AGATHE/DUHAMEL | CASDI | Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec |
| October 17-18 | PACIFIC FOREST RALLY | WCRA | Merritt, British Columbia |
| November 20-22 | RALLY OF THE TALL PINES | MLRC | Bancroft, Ontario |
[edit] External links
In addition, several regional series are also supported throughout Canada:
