No More Scca Prorally

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TOPEKA, Kan. (Oct. 5, 2004) – Sports Car Club of America's Board of
Directors voted Monday to discontinue the sanction of its current
stage-based rally format, including the ProRally and ClubRally
Championships, beginning January 1, 2005 due to increasing risk
exposure.

"This was a difficult and unfortunate decision to make," SCCA Board
of Directors Chairman Gary Pitts said. "However, from an insurance
standpoint, the stage rally format has gotten to the point where it
puts the entire Club, its activities and entities under an undue
risk."

"We have many SCCA members whose interests lie in rally," SCCA
President and CEO Steve Johnson said. "It is my intent to allow
these members the opportunity to rally in the future and continue to
access the sport. I am confident we can accomplish this task.

"We are in negotiations to transition SCCA's elements of the stage-
based rally activity to Rally America, a longtime partner and
participant in the sport of rally."

Unaffected by the decision is SCCA's RallyCross and Road Rally
programs.

SCCA began its special stage-format ProRally Championship in 1973.
Since then, the ProRally Championship Presented by Hot Wheels has
been regarded as the top domestic rally series. The 2004
Championship has one round remaining, Lake Superior ProRally (LSPR),
which will run as scheduled Oct. 22 in Houghton, Mich.

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