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co-driver Billy Irvin stepped up for the 2WD challenge, and a chance at the national championship title in Brent's Ford Fiesta R2. The pair was quickly up to speed setting a fourth fastest on stage two, and was just behind Millen setting second on stage three. An electrical sensor problem that prevented the engine from knowing its temperature crept up on them and they unfortunately stopped towards the end of stage four. In the spirit of pressing on, they would restart on Saturday but the problem resurfaced and the car refused to start after stage eight. Mike Hurst, who has been involved with the operation of rallies for many years, so it was exciting for him to come out and race in a very clean Ford Capri loaned from Bob Olson. Along with experienced driver / co-driver Michel Hoche- Mong the team was at the head of the 2WD pack on Friday. They set great times for the first two stages on Saturday, but a leaking radiator was discovered pulling into service. The bottom of the aluminum tank had come in direct contact with the chassis, so a quick repair was out of the question and Mike chose to save the car and savor his first outing in a rally car in many years. Two teams having a great time at Prescott were Richard Burden with co-driver Sean McElwain in Richard's new VW Golf, and Steven Egger and Christopher Chenoweth in Steve's BMW 318i. Richard has some experience with Irish rally, and enjoyed shaking out his new car on the technical stages. Consistent over the two- day rally, Steven approached the event with a great attitude. Both teams took to the stages and always had big smiles when they came into service. Determination was what allowed Javier Olivares and Gian Castellanos in their Ford Escort to finish the event. An electrical problem with their fuel system cropped up on stage nine, and the team barely made the cutoff time for the next stage. It was reported that the co-driver was holding wires together to keep the car running. After their defeat at Gorman, the team was happy to be at the final time control on Saturday. Learning just how much rally is about pressing on regardless, Jason Hamilton and Ralph Pond started their first rally with alternator problems. Competing on their very first stages they set a decent time on SS1. The Ford Mustang was running off the battery and some bad wiring was identified when they came into the first service stop after SS2. They charged it as best they could Second place: Markus Saarinen and Alicia Saarinen. 87 MATTHEW T. STRYKER