04-27-2006, 06:08 PM
Quantum Rally Sport Rolls into Points Lead
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Hillsboro, Oregon April 21-23rd. The third round of the Rally America Championship Series, the Oregon Trail Pro Rally, was held over the long weekend in the Tillamook State Forest. The Production GT competition was fierce, and after Friday's stages held at Portland International Raceway, 22 seconds was the gap between 1st and 4 th place in class.
Quantum Rally Sport Driver Eric Langbein drove his 2002 Subaru WRX well and was 3rd in class at the start of Saturday's forest stages. Trying to close the gap to the class leaders, (Tanner Foust and Matthew Johnson) Eric pushed hard on Special Stage 8 "Bark Shanty Long" the rally's longest stage at 19.68 miles. Six miles into the long stage Eric rolled the car exiting a left hand turn.
"This was my first roll ever, it was surprisingly slow, we landed on our wheels, restarted the car, and continued down the stage." Eric commented. The car was not with out damage, several body panels were dented and a radiator hose ruptured.
Mid-day service allowed the Delta V Motorsports Crew to repair some of the damage caused by the roll and the team finished the day 2 nd in class.
Sunday's stages were again held in the mountains west of Portland. Sunday's route contained about 60 competitive miles on Special Stages. The team managed to stay on the wheels all day despite a close call on Special Stage 13 " Emerald Forest."
Co-driver Jeremy Wimpey described the moment on SS13, "On the exit of a long left turn, we went wide and surfed the shrubbery for a while. Eric gathered it up, but for a while he was holding his breath. Luckily there were no stumps or big trees lining the road, and we only lost our rear bumper cover."
The rally concluded in Hillsboro and the PGT Podium was filled with familiar faces. Matthew Johnson and Co-driver Kim Demotte finished in 1 st place, the QRS Team finished 2nd, and Canadians Norm LeBlanc and Co-driver Keith Morrison filled out 3rd place.
The Oregon Trail Pro Rally finish puts driver Eric Langbein in the lead of the PGT championship points race. With six more rounds in the Rally America Championship Series it will be an exciting battle to watch. Rally Net Cast will provide live coverage on their site at future rounds of the championship ( http://www.rallynetcast.com).
The next round of the Rally America Championship Series is the Susquehannock Trail Pro Rally to be held in Wellsboro , Pennsylvania on June 4th, 2006 .
Quantum Rally Sport thanks their 2006 supporters:
Delta V Motorsports ÔÇô Subaru Repair and Tuning Richmond, VA http://www.deltavmotorsports.com ( Special thanks for service and the long tow to/from Oregon!!!)
CDOC - Online Racing Supply and Safety Specialists http://www.cdoc.com
KTR Performance ÔÇôKnowledge Through Racing Performance Boston, MA http://www.ktrperformance.com
Victory By Design Motorsports Graphics http://www.vbdgraphics.com
TEN Graphix http://www.tengraphix.com/mx/main.htm
More details at: http://www.rallyblogs.com/quantumrallysp...n-details/
Pictures at : http://www.rallyblogs.com/quantumrallysport in image gallery pages.
Images and more datails at http://www.rallyblogs.com/quantumrallysport
Hillsboro, Oregon April 21-23rd. The third round of the Rally America Championship Series, the Oregon Trail Pro Rally, was held over the long weekend in the Tillamook State Forest. The Production GT competition was fierce, and after Friday's stages held at Portland International Raceway, 22 seconds was the gap between 1st and 4 th place in class.
Quantum Rally Sport Driver Eric Langbein drove his 2002 Subaru WRX well and was 3rd in class at the start of Saturday's forest stages. Trying to close the gap to the class leaders, (Tanner Foust and Matthew Johnson) Eric pushed hard on Special Stage 8 "Bark Shanty Long" the rally's longest stage at 19.68 miles. Six miles into the long stage Eric rolled the car exiting a left hand turn.
"This was my first roll ever, it was surprisingly slow, we landed on our wheels, restarted the car, and continued down the stage." Eric commented. The car was not with out damage, several body panels were dented and a radiator hose ruptured.
Mid-day service allowed the Delta V Motorsports Crew to repair some of the damage caused by the roll and the team finished the day 2 nd in class.
Sunday's stages were again held in the mountains west of Portland. Sunday's route contained about 60 competitive miles on Special Stages. The team managed to stay on the wheels all day despite a close call on Special Stage 13 " Emerald Forest."
Co-driver Jeremy Wimpey described the moment on SS13, "On the exit of a long left turn, we went wide and surfed the shrubbery for a while. Eric gathered it up, but for a while he was holding his breath. Luckily there were no stumps or big trees lining the road, and we only lost our rear bumper cover."
The rally concluded in Hillsboro and the PGT Podium was filled with familiar faces. Matthew Johnson and Co-driver Kim Demotte finished in 1 st place, the QRS Team finished 2nd, and Canadians Norm LeBlanc and Co-driver Keith Morrison filled out 3rd place.
The Oregon Trail Pro Rally finish puts driver Eric Langbein in the lead of the PGT championship points race. With six more rounds in the Rally America Championship Series it will be an exciting battle to watch. Rally Net Cast will provide live coverage on their site at future rounds of the championship ( http://www.rallynetcast.com).
The next round of the Rally America Championship Series is the Susquehannock Trail Pro Rally to be held in Wellsboro , Pennsylvania on June 4th, 2006 .
Quantum Rally Sport thanks their 2006 supporters:
Delta V Motorsports ÔÇô Subaru Repair and Tuning Richmond, VA http://www.deltavmotorsports.com ( Special thanks for service and the long tow to/from Oregon!!!)
CDOC - Online Racing Supply and Safety Specialists http://www.cdoc.com
KTR Performance ÔÇôKnowledge Through Racing Performance Boston, MA http://www.ktrperformance.com
Victory By Design Motorsports Graphics http://www.vbdgraphics.com
TEN Graphix http://www.tengraphix.com/mx/main.htm
More details at: http://www.rallyblogs.com/quantumrallysp...n-details/
Pictures at : http://www.rallyblogs.com/quantumrallysport in image gallery pages.
