Ford Celebrity Rally
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NARA is currently developing a
rally for celebrity drivers with the Ford Motor Company and Universal Studios,
Hollywood. This rally will only run all of the NARA International Rally and
will feature national and local celebrities driving professionally prepared
rally cars. This rally will focus on the spectator and super stages of the
event. The Ford Celebrity Rally alone will draw huge crowds.
Some of the people who have
indicated interest include some of the top sponsor executives, actors, sports
figures, and some international race drivers. Organizers expect this event to
have 20 Ford Focus RS 4wd rally cars. NARA will be responsible for having the
vehicles prepared, setting up service, and providing co-drivers for these
cars.
NARA will provide experienced
rally navigators (co-drivers) for each car. In addition NARA will have an
international rally driver and co-driver train the celebrity drivers the week
before the rally. As part of this training, NARA will organize a practice
rally (for the celebrity drivers only). NARA will acquire a local television
station to cover this event. Parts of this footage will be provided to
national television networks and international filming crews for their
coverage. This footage will be broadcast in the Seattle/Tacoma market
prior to the real rally. In addition an edited version of this coverage will
be posted and multicast on the
web site.
Additional activities for the Ford
Celebrity Rally will be developed to provide the maximum amount of publicity
and exposure for the event. This will include interviews with celebrities on
all types of media, special events to promote the event, promotions with the
Seattle Mariners, and rides with some of the celebrities on Media Day prior to
the rallies.
At the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, the
Celebrity Toyota Race is the most popular race of the weekend, organizers
expect the crowds will want to see the celebrities, but then be
"wowed" by the real rally. This event will provide additional
exposure for the rally sponsors and their products.
The Following Co-drivers have confirmed their
participation in the 1999 Celebrity Rally:
| Allan
Kintigh |
Brooklyn
Park, MN |
allan@kintigh.com |
US |
14
years Pro Rally Co-dr |
| Andrew
Wos |
Andes,
NY |
rallyman@aol.com |
US |
1980s-99
experienced |
| Ben
Bradley |
Portland,
OR |
bradley@reed.edu |
US |
Very |
| Bill
Jones |
San
Jose, CA |
jonesi@jps.net |
US |
Very |
| Bill
Washburn |
?? |
Baloo917@netscape.net |
US |
Nat
& International experience |
| Sue
Foster |
Scottland |
sfoster@bjservices.com |
UK |
Very
Wrc class co-driver |
| David
Weiman |
Houston,
TX |
rallydave@pdq.net |
US |
Very |
| Chris
Erney |
Sterling,
VA |
chris@surety.com |
US |
8
years Pro-Rally |
| Chuck
Cox |
Cambridge,
MA |
chuck@synchro.com |
US |
10
years, TSD, Ice racing |
| Diane
Houseal |
Trenton,
NJ |
houseal@ebtec.com |
US |
20
years experience |
| Tom
Grimshaw |
|
grimbo69@sunline.net |
US |
Tons
- WRC type |
| J.B.
Niday |
Richfield,
MN |
jbniday@mkteng.net |
US |
1981-99
competitor |
| Jeff
Secor |
Hudsonville,
MI |
secorjb@iserv.net |
US |
11
years experience |
| Joe
Andreini |
Grosse
Poine Park MI |
jandreini@home.com |
US |
Very |
| Keith
Kreisler |
Clifton
Park, NY |
Keith_D_Kreisler@fleet.com |
US |
10years |
| Ken
Eklund |
San
Jose, CA |
writerguy@writerguy.com |
US |
1983-99 |
| Phillip
Barnes |
Cortland
NY |
peb3@cornell.edu |
US |
1980-99
exp co-driver |
| Robert
Vinet |
Fredericton,
NB Canada |
rally@canada.com |
CA |
Monte!!!! |
| Douglas
Dill |
Minnespolis,
MN |
DougD@edsonline.com |
US |
19
years organizer |
| Tim
Winker |
Duluth
MN |
saabclub@cp.duluth.mn.us |
US |
Experience |
| Brad
Odegard |
Frindley,
MN |
fsogate@skypoint.com |
US |
TSD
Co-driver, experienced |
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