No Alibi Rally 2006
This seventh annual No Alibi rally is conducted by Rainier Auto Sports Club following a tradition established by Rainier over 40 years ago. At the core, that tradition dictates a long-distance tour, lightly traveled scenic backroads, a social gathering of friendly people and a challenge of precision driving and navigational skill.
No Alibi is a two-day, 540 mile tour of Eastern Washington incorporating timed sections and touring sections. The 2006 event begins and ends in Wenatchee, Washington and will overnight in Colville, Washington. The course will use all types of roads from highways to gravel to dusty farm roads, however No Alibi roads are selected for their character and are not of the car-breaking variety. No Alibi typically enjoys beautiful early-summer weather and presents a peek at the green and growing season. Saturday night features a social gathering including a buffet dinner and rally-centric entertainment. The buffet dinner and entertainment, as well as a Saturday lunch are included in your entry fee. Our event is intended to challenge the experienced competitor but is completely suitable for novice or lightly seasoned entrants.
Date: June 3-4, 2006
Rallymaster: Eric Horst
Thanks to our Workers:
- Marvin Crippen, route and routebook, checkpoints, scoring.
- Jessica Fleenor, checkpoints and putting up with Marvin.
- Dan Comden, registrar, rally precheck, checkpoints, sweep.
- Kim Prater and Michael Garvais, lunch hosting, checkpoints.
- Steve Willey, decal production, checkpoints.
- Joel Wright, checkpoints.
- Tom Palidar, checkpoints.
- Mark Nolte and Sally Devore, checkpoints (and homework correcting.)
- Ken and Sue Lingbloom, checkpoints.
- Jim Hogan, rally precheck, checkpoints.
- Kirk and Terry Simons and family, rally precheck.
- Paul Horst, checkpoints and photography.
- Jeff McMillen, trophies.
Pictures:
- Here are some photos from Paul the rally photographer.
- The teaser photos taken on the final measurement run.
- Dan Comden took these stunning photos on the checkout ride.
We'd love to post your photos or a link to your photos. Contact the webmaster!
Final Results:
| Car # | Competitors | Class | Sat | Sun | Total | O/A | Tie | by Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Satch Carlson & Russ Kraushaar | UNL | 11 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 1 | |
| 20 | Gary Webb & R.Dale Kraushaar | UNL | 13 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Pat Biggar & Jack Heppes | UNL | 23 | 17 | 40 | 3 | 3 | |
| 14 | Esko Mannisto & Tom Hemenway | UNL | 21 | 21 | 42 | 4 | 4 | |
| 12 | Paul "pablo" Eklund & Kala Rounds | UNL | 19 | 24 | 43 | 5 | 5 | |
| 2 | Jason Webster & Brandon Harer | UNL | 22 | 22 | 44 | 6 | 6 | |
| 5 | Steve Richards & Gary Reid | EQU | 38 | 17 | 55 | 7 | T | 1 |
| 15 | Michael Daily & Steve Pfau | UNL | 34 | 21 | 55 | 7 | T | 7 |
| 8 | Donald D Gibson & Michael T Workman | EQU | 31 | 31 | 62 | 9 | 2 | |
| 7 | Ron Sorem & Max Vaysburd | UNL | 42 | 29 | 71 | 10 | 8 | |
| 16 | Vasco DePinna & Dennis Gorman | EQU | 76 | 74 | 150 | 11 | 3 | |
| 9 | Steve R. Perret & Kathryn S. Hansen | SOP | 141 | 76 | 217 | 12 | 1 | |
| 3 | Bob Chandler & Mark Clemmens | UNL | 163 | 104 | 267 | 13 | 9 | |
| 22 | Philip Widner & Patrick Widner | SOP | 171 | 123 | 294 | 14 | 2 | |
| 13 | Derek Mitchell & Mathew Brucker | NOV | 252 | 82 | 334 | 15 | 1 | |
| 19 | Hal Dittman & Susan Everett | SOP | 133 | 205 | 338 | 16 | 3 | |
| 24 | Scott Margerum & Jeff Delong | SOP | 236 | 119 | 355 | 17 | 4 | |
| 23 | Mark Pace & Devika Pace | NOV | 293 | 156 | 449 | 18 | 2 | |
| 6 | Greg Woodbridge & Nicole Nuber | NOV | 325 | 135 | 460 | 19 | 3 | |
| 10 | Jeremy Stewart & Holly Stewart | SOP | 275 | 190 | 465 | 20 | 5 | |
| 18 | Phyllis Chandler & Maureen Hogg | SOP | 493 | 440 | 933 | 21 | 6 | |
| 21 | Daniel Wei & Bonnie Leung | NOV | 983 | 162 | 1145 | 22 | 4 | |
| 17 | Chris Ohlgren & Rebecca Ruston | NOV | 5691 | 290 | 5981 | 23 | 5 |
Detailed Scores
Saturday Scores (PDF)
Sunday Scores (PDF)
What To Do Now?
Developed a taste for dust? Need to find ways to satisfy your need for rally competition and adventure? Try some of these upcoming events:
- Golden West is a two-day touring format TSD rally run on the backroads through the hills and mountains for Siskiyu County and the Klamath National Forest near the California/Oregon border. Contestants will attempt to maintain moderate to brisk, but legal assigned average speeds on tarmac and unpaved surfaces varying from fine silt and sand to gravel and rocks. Round 2 of the Pacific Coast Challenge International Rally Series. July 8-9, 2006.
- Night On Bald Mountain: A brisk one-day gravel TSD rally running on the unpaved forest roads of the Washington Cascades. Round 3 of the Pacific Coast Challenge International Rally Series. October 7, 2006.
- Totem Rally is a challenging two day event starting and ending in the interior of British Columbia. Uses many famous stage rally roads as part of it's route. Can be a tough fall event with a good chance of finding snow. Usually in mid-Novemeber.
In addition to the fine gravel events above you might also enjoy these paved NWRC sanctioned events:
- Nooksack Nonsense, Sunday June 11, 2006, Bellingham, Washington. Experience some of the finest and most challenging rally roads that Whatcom County has to offer! This all-paved Monte Carlo format rally will take competitors from the foothills of the North Cascades, through the farmlands of the Nooksack River Valley, and along the winding roads bordering the Georgia Straight.
- Sno-Git Monte Carlo Rally, Saturday, July 15, 2006. A picturesque all-day tour of paved roads in Snohomish and Skagit counties.
- Ketchum Again II, September 17, 2006. The fourth event in the NWRC Monte Carlo Championship.