Rocky Winners


List of Winners – 1973 to 2009

Read
Suzanne Stewart’s “Rocky Story”
taken from the archives of the Rocky Mountain Rally from 1973
to 1993.

Overall
Winners

1973
Walter Boyce / Doug Woods
Ontario / Ontario
Toyota Corolla
Starters: 17 Finishers: 12

1974
Taisto Heinonen / John Bellefleur
British Columbia / Ontario
Toyota Corolla
Starters: 18 Finishers: 9

1975
Taisto Heinonen / Bruce Pickwell
British Columbia / British Columbia
Volvo 142

1976
Taisto Heinonen / Tom Burgess
British Columbia / British Columbia
Renault R 17
Starters: 19 Finishers: 6

1977
John Buffum / “Vicki”
Vermont / Vermont
Triumph TR 7
Starters: 28 Finishers: 16

1978
Taisto Heinonen / Tom Burgess
British Columbia / British Columbia
Toyota Celica
Starters: 34 Finishers: 19

1979
Rod Millen / John Bellefleur
California / Ontario
Datsun 510
Starters: 32 Finishers: 26

1980
Taisto Heinonen / Tom Burgess
British Columbia / British Columbia
Toyota Corolla
Starters: 41 Finishers: 24

1981
Taisto Heinonen / Tom Burgess
British Columbia / British Columbia
Toyota Corolla
Starters: 41 Finishers: 23

1982
John Nixon / Lynn Nixon
Alberta / Alberta
Toyota Corolla
Starters: 36 Finishers: 21

1983
John Buffum / Doug Shepherd
Vermont / Michigan
Audi Quattro
Starters: 21 Finishers: 16

1984
WITHDRAWN

1985
Tim Bendle / Steve Farrell
Alberta / British Columbia
Datsun 510
Starters: 14 Finishers: 10

1986
Bo Skowronnek / Terry Epp
Saskatchewan / Ontario
Volvo 240 Turbo
Starters: 18 Finishers: 12

1987
Bo Skowronnek / Brian Peet
Saskatchewan / Saskatchewan
Volvo 240 Turbo
Starters: 21 Finishers: 15

1988
Paul Choiniere / Scott Weinheimer
Vermont / Vermont
Audi Quattro
Starters: 26 Finishers: 19

1989
Jeff Zwart / Cal Coatsworth
California / California
Mazda 323 GTX
Starters: 27 Finishers: 17

1990
Wojtek Grabowski / Jerzy Dabrowski
Ontario / Ontario
Toyota All Trac
Starters: 20 Finishers: 16

1991
Frank Sprongl / Dan Sprongle
Ontario / Ontario
Audi Quattro
Starters: 22 Finishers 16

1992
Frank Sprongl / Dan Sprongl
Ontario / Ontario
Audi Quattro
Starters: 14 Finishers 12

1993
Tim Bendle / Oliver Toszer
Alberta / Alberta
Datsun 510
Starters: 10 Finishers 9

1994
Tom McGeer / Trish Sparrow
Ontario / Ontario
Subaru Legacy
Starters: 10 / Finishers: 7

1995
Yves Barbe / B. Gilles Lacroix
Quebec / Quebec
Eagle Talon
Starters: 8 Finishers 7

1996
Tim Bendle / Art MacKenzie
Alberta / Alberta
Pegasus III
Starters: 10 Finishers 6

1997
Carl Merrill / Lance Smith
Maine / Vermont
Ford Escort Cosworth
Starters: 18 Finishers 13

1998
Frank Sprongl / Dan Sprongl
Ontario / Ontario
Audi Quattro
Starters: 14 Finishers 9

1999
Frank Sprongl / Dan Sprongl
Ontario / Ontario
Audi Quattro
Starters: 18 Finishers 12

2000
John Buffum / Mark Williams
Vermont / New Hampshire
Subaru WRX
Starters: 27Finishers 18

2001
Tom Mc Geer / Mark Williams
Ontario / New Hampshire
Subaru WRX
Starters: 25 Finishers 17

2002
Sylvain Erickson / Philippe Erickson
Quebec / Quebec
Mitsubishi EVO 4
Starters: 35 Finishers 16

2003
Tom McGeer / Howard Davies
Ontario / Wales, UK
Subaru Impreza WRX
Starters: 21 Finishers 16

2004
Patrick Richard/ Nathalie Richard
BC / Quebec
Subaru Impreza WRX
Starters: 44 Finishers 23

2005
Peter Thomson / Rod Hendrickson
Ontario / New Hampshire
Subaru Impreza WRX
Starters: 36 Finishers 16

2006 Antoine Lestage / Mark Williams
Quebec / New Hampshire
Hyundai Tiburon
Starters: 33 Finishers 16

2007
Antoine Lestage / Nathalie Richard
Quebec / Quebec
Hyundai Tiburon
Starters: 36 Finishers 24

2008
Patrick Richard / Alan Ockwell
B.C. / Ontario
Subaru STI
Starters: 34 Finishers 24

2009
Patrick Richard / Alan Ockwell
B.C. / Ontario
Subaru STI
Starters: 27 Finishers 22 (National)

Starters: 19
Finishers 17 (Regional)

2010
Antoine Lestage / Nathalie Richard
Quebec / Nova Scotia
Mitsubishi EVO X
Starters: 22 Finishers 17 (National)
Starters: 19 Finishers 15 (Regional)

2011
Antoine Lestage / Nathalie Richard
Quebec / Nova Scotia
Mitsubishi EVO X
Starters: 20 Finishers 16 (National)
Starters: 24 Finishers 16 (Regional)

2012
Antoine Lestage / Nathalie Richard
Quebec / Nova Scotia
Mitsubishi EVO X
Starters: 21 Finishers 16 (National)
Starters: 23 Finishers 19 (Regional)

2013
Antoine Lestage / Craig Parry
Quebec / Wales
Mitsubishi EVO X
Starters: 25 Finishers 19 (National)
Starters: 27 Finishers 22 (Regional)

2014
Antoine Lestage / Alan Ockwell
Quebec / Ontario
Mitsubishi EVO X
Starters: 24 Finishers 16 (National)
Starters: 23 Finishers 17 (Regional)

2015
Antoine Lestage / Alan Ockwell
Quebec / Ontario
Subaru STI
Starters: .. Finishers .. (National)
Starters: .. Finishers .. (Regional)

2016
Antoine Lestage / Darren Garrod
Quebec / Wales
Subaru STI
Starters: .. Finishers .. (National)
Starters: .. Finishers .. (Regional)



Production Class / Group 2 / Group
N Winners

1977 Doug Lorraine / Ian Robertson
Alberta / Alberta
Honda Civic

1978
John Nixon / Walter Leemans
Alberta / Alberta
Datsun 510

1979
Walter Boyce / Robin Edwardes
Ontario / Quebec
Saab 99

1980
Andy Field / Don House
British Columbia / Ontario
Honda Civic

1981
Niall Leslie / Martin Headland
Ontario / British Columbia
Datsun 200SX

1982
Production B
Niall Leslie / Peter Hill
Ontario / Alberta
Datsun 200SX

Production
A
Walter Boyce / Robin Edwardes
Ontario / Quebec
Lada 1500S

1983
Production B
Jay Danforth / Donnie Danforth
Alberta / Alberta
Dodge Arrow

Production
A
Bill Stevenson / Myron Wintonyk
Alberta / Alberta
Ford Fiesta

1984
Event Withdrawn

1985
Production B
Shawn Bishop / Suzanne Stewart
Alberta / Alberta
Mazda RX7

Production
A: None Finished

1986
Production B
Jacques Besner / B. Gilles Lacroix
Quebec / Quebec
Toyota

Production
A: None Entered

1987
Production B
Dan Gilliland / Betty-Ann Gilliland
Michigan / Michigan
Dodge Shelby

Production
A
Jacques Besner / B. Gilles Lacroix
Quebec / Quebec
Toyota Corolla

1988
Production GT
Dan Gilliland / Betty-Ann Gilliland
Michigan / Michigan
Shelby CSX

Production
Niall Leslie / Brian Maxwell
Ontario / Ontario
Toyota Corolla

1989
Production GT
Jeff Zwart / Cal Coatsworth
California / California
Mazda 323 GTX

Production
Tim O’Neil / Martin Headland
New Hampshire / Alberta
VW Golf GTI

1990
Production GT
Wojtek Grabowski / Jerzy Dabrowski
Ontario / Ontario
Toyota All Trac

Production
Linda Wintonyk / Jon Gardiner
Alberta / Alberta
Mazda RX 7

1991
Production GT
Shawn Bishop / Suzanne Stewart
Alberta / Alberta
Mazda 323 GTX

Production

Barry Latreille / Sandra Latreille
Ontario / Ontario
Ford Escort

1992
Production GT
Tom McGeer / Trish Sparrow
Ontario / Ontario
Subaru Legacy

Production

Ari Montenon / Brian Maxwell
Ontario / Ontario
Suzuki Swift

1993
Production GT
Tom McGeer / Trish Sparrow
Ontario / Ontario
Subaru Legacy

Production

Walter Peterson / Janie Ranson
Alberta / Alberta
Suzuki Swift

1994
Production GT
Tom McGeer / Trish Sparrow
Ontario / Ontario
Subaru Legacy

Production
Sport
Walter Petersen / Harry Pressey
Alberta / Ontario
Honda Prelude

Production
1750
None Entered

1995
Production GT
Jorge Dascallos / Steve Walkington
Alberta / Quebec
Eagle Talon

Production
Sport
None Entered

Production
1750
Ari Montenon / Martyn Appleford
Ontario / Ontario
Lada Samara

1996
Production GT
Jorge Dascallos / Steve Walkington
Alberta / Quebec
Eagle Talon

Production
Sport
None Entered

Production
1750
None Entered

1997
Production GT
None Entered

Production
Sport
Ari Montonen / Brian Maxwell
Ontario / Ontario
Honda Civic

Production
1750
None Entered

1998
Production GT
Peter Jeffrey / Gregor Jeffrey
Eagle Talon

Production
Sport
None Entered

Production
1750
None Entered

Group
2
Tim Bendle / Nicole Molnar
Datsun 510

1999
Production GT
Sylvain Vincent / Dominique Cyr
Eagle Talon

Production
Sport
None Entered

Production
1750
None Entered

Group
2
Dave Sharp / Dwight Heck
Mazda RX-7

2000
Production GT
Brian Scott / David Watts
Eagle Talon

Production
Sport
Steve Walkington / Hytham Mokhtar
Volkswagen Scirroco

Production
1750
Mark Krawcyyk / Artur Troyanowecz
Subaru Justy

Group
2
Gord Olsen / Kathy Olsen
Volkswagen GTI

2001
Production 4
Patrick Richard / Ian McCurdy
Subaru Impreza

Production
3
Steve Walkington / Hytham Mokhtar
Volkswagen Scirroco

Production
2
None Entered

Production
1
Stephane McNeil / Anne Duranceau
Subaru Justy

Group
2
Gord Olsen / Kathy Olsen
Volkswagen GTI


2002 Production 4
Joel Levac / Eric Bourbonnais
Subaru WRX

Production
3
Andrew Miller / Rebecca Miller
Volkswagen Golf

Production
2
None Entered

Production
1
Martin Wilson / Dennis Wende
Subaru Justy

Group
2
Gord Olsen / Kathy Olsen
Volkswagen GTI

FIA
N4
Sylvain Erickson / Philippe Erickson
Mitsubishi EVO 4

Novice Driver Winners

1976 Eric Watt, BC
Datsun 510

1977
Andy Field, BC
Honda Civic

1978
Bob Vaughan, BC
Datsun 510

1979
Henry Hogg, Alberta
Alfa Romeo GTV

1980
Curt Griggs, WASH
Dodge Colt

1981
Tim Bendle, Alberta
Datsun 510

1982
Shawn Bishop, Alberta
Datsun 510

1983
Bill Sanderman, Alberta
Datsun 510

1985
Don MacDougall, Alberta
Dodge Arrow

1986
Jorge Dascollas, Alberta
Datsun 510

1987
Rudy Boscolo, Alberta
Toyota Celica

1988
Robert Soucy, Quebec
Mazda 323 GTX

1989
Jeff Zwart, California
Mazda 323 GTX

1990
Euan Hanchard, Alberta
Toyota Corolla

1991
Walter Slany, Alberta
Eagle Talon

1992
None Entered

1993
Jean Sebastien Besner, Quebec
Subaru Legacy

1994
None Entered

1995
None Entered

1996
Kevin Sakaluk, Alberta
Mazda RX-7

1997
Shannon Wall, Alberta
Ford Mustang

1998
Steve Barnes, Alberta
Audi 5000

1999
Dave Sharp, Alberta
Mazda RX-7

2000
Brian Scott, Ohio
Eagle Talon

2001
Mark Ward, BC
Subaru Legacy

2002
Andrew Comrie-Picard, New York
Mitsubishi EVO


Walter
Boyce / Doug Woods
1973 Rocky Mountain Rally
Photo Barry Giles
Taisto
Heinonen / Tom Burgess
1976 Rocky Mountain Rally
Photo Shawn Bishop
John
Buffum / “Vicki”
1977 Rocky Mountain Rally
Photo by Barry Giles
Taisto
Heinonen / Tom Burgess
1980 Rocky Mountain Rally
Photo by Shawn Bishop
John
Nixon / Lynn Nixon
1982 Rocky Mountain Rally
Photo by Barry Giles
John
Buffum / Doug Shephard
1983 Rocky Mountain Rally
Photo by Al Watson
Bo
Skowronnek / Terry Epp
1986 Rocky Mountain Rally
Photo by Al Watson
Jeff
Zwart / Cal Coatsworth
1989 Rocky Mountain Rally
Wojtek
Grabowski / Jerzy Dabrowski
1990 Rocky Mountain Rally
Photo by Barry Giles (91)
Frank
Sprongl / Dan Sprongl
1991 Rocky Mountain Rally
Photo by Barry Giles
Tim
Bendle / Oliver Toszer
1993 Rocky Mountain Rally
Photo by Barry Giles
Tom
McGeer / Trish McGeer
1994 Rocky Mountain Rally
Photo by Shawn Bishop
Tim
Bendle / Art MacKenzie
1996 Rocky Mountain Rally
Photo – Unknown
Carl
Merrill / Lance Smith
1997 Rocky Mountain Rally
Photo by Shawn Bishop
Frank
Sprongl / Dan Sprongl
1998 Rocky Mountain Rally
Photo Shawn Bishop
Frank
Sprongl / Dan Sprongl
1999 Rocky Mountain Rally
Photo Shawn Bishop
John
Buffum / Mark Williams
2000 Rocky Mountain Rally
Photo by Keith Morison
Tom
McGeer / Mark Williams
2001 Rocky Mountain Rally
Photo by Keith Morison
Sylvain
Erickson / Philippe Erickson
2002 Rocky Mountain Rally
Photo by Pierre Dauphinais
Tom
McGeer / Howard Davies
2003 Rocky Mountain Rally
Photo by Shawn Bishop
Patrick
Richard / Nathalie Richard
2004 Rocky Mountain Rally
Photo by Shawn Bishop
Peter
Thomson / Rod Hendrickson
2005 Rocky Mountain Rally
Photo by Warwick Patterson
Antoine
Lestage / Mark Williams
2006 Rocky Mountain Rally
Photo by Shawn Bishop

Antoine
Lestage / Nathalie Richard
2007 Rocky Mountain Rally

Photo by Louren Sansregret

Patrick
Richard / Alan Ockwell
2008 Rocky Mountain Rally

Photo by Shawn Bishop
Patrick
Richard / Alan Ockwell
2009 Rocky Mountain Rally
Photo by Barry Giles
Antoine
Lestage / Nathalie Richard
2010 Rocky Mountain Rally

Photo by Shawn Bishop
Antoine
Lestage / Nathalie Richard
2011 Rocky Mountain Rally

Photo by Shawn Bishop
Antoine
Lestage / Nathalie Richard
2012 Rocky Mountain Rally

Photo by Shawn Bishop
Antoine
Lestage / Craig Parry
2013 Rocky Mountain Rally

Photo by Shawn Bishop
Antoine
Lestage / Alan Ockwell
2014 Rocky Mountain Rally

Photo by Shawn Bishop
Antoine
Lestage / Alan Ockwell
2015 Rocky Mountain Rally

Photo by Shawn Bishop
Antoine
Lestage / Darren Garrood
2016 Rocky Mountain Rally

Photo by Shawn Bishop