Burnsie the Rally Wagon and the crew braved the heat of Southern California to tackle the tightest, most technical rally stages in the country. Setting personal and teams bests, using every inch of the road and having a blast in spite of the heat, the team came up winners once again by taking first in car class (PGT) and first Overall!  

This is the 2nd year in a row the team has made the trek to the Los Angeles area to compete in the Treeline rally. Staged in the Angeles mountains outside of LA - this rally is tough. Average speed of the winning car is 30mph. This rally is hot - seeing temperatures outside the car exceeding 100 degrees. The rally is very unique as the roads are extremely tight, technical and endurance is key. 

The team fared well starting 2nd on the course and taking over 1st after competitor Brian Scott unfortunately suffered severe damage to his Ford Focus. Once taking over the rally lead, they never looked back and kept their lead through to the end.     "These roads are tough, you don't see roads like this anywhere else in the country." stated Jamie Thomas, team owner/driver, "My biggest battle of the weekend was the heat. I was overheated, the car was overheating, it has very tall gears for these twisty technical roads and tends to overheat rapidly due to the lower speed of the rally.  We tried to maintain a good pace, to keep moving and it worked brilliantly! I am so pleased to have won the event overall, we worked so hard and this is a great way to celebrate our efforts as a team."  

"Jamie is a hell of a driver. She drove a smart rally," stated Matt Gauger, team co-driver, "I had some problems, but she just kept going, kept us moving. She's amazing."   Side note: Matt Gauger has just clinched the Western States Rally Championship for PGT Co-driver for the 2nd year in a row - congratulations Matt!!!  

Burnsie the Rally Wagon did not leave California completely unscathed. On special stage 5, the team struggled to keep their pace. As Matt found himself in the notes, the team was driving blind, and found a rock. A large rock. Damage suffered included a slightly bent control arm, meaning that Jamie had to adjust their pace for the duration of the event, or risk a "DNF" and a broken car.  Luckily, even with the slightly off pace, the car held up, and the team held onto their overall lead.  

Next Event:  Wild West International Rally - September - Olympia Washington   Subie Gal Racing team thanks 2005 season sponsors:  GPMototech.com StonGard.com, Rallispec.com, PDXTuning.com, EBCBrakes, CavettRally.com, Smart-Service.com, IonPerformance.com, Rallitek.com, Nasioc.com,  Grillcraft.com, Spec Clutch, Shaneyfeltmotorsports.com and the Subie Gal Supporters Very Special Thanks to Crew: Jarrad & PDX Tuning, GPMototech, my Gary and of course to Sam & Stongard   For more information contact: Info@subiegal.com www.subiegalracing.com (c)2005 Subie Gal Racing.com