--Ken Block - #43 – second place overall – lost time to Travis in the morning because of a flat tire: We have a a good run going this afternoon; we will be using the race car to introduce a new DC Shoes driving show in January.

--George Plsek - #30 – third overall: broke his truck latch when he landed the jump on Super Special Stage II. The car is also suffering from suspension woes – he hopes to just keep it on the road and hold his podium spot.

--Leon Styles - #374 – fourth overall: the car is overheating, but, with the cooling temperatures and current service, we should be able to keep going.

--Blake Yoon - #376 – we were pleased with the new car even though the results weren’t what we hoped for. After all, we have run a Subaru all these years, and this was our first Evo experience; think we broke rear diff for DNF.

--Amy BebeVanzo - #14 – having a good run; stopped to try to pull #96 Brian Scott off the burm, but couldn’t as tow rope snapped.

--Jeff Rados - #674 – we only have third gear left, but we are keeping up.

--Marvin Ronquillo - #368 – cracked windshield on Super Special Stage, but moving up in CRS class.

--Bruce Davis - #60 – car feels great, but rally is very rough, especially for 2WD

--Chrissie Beavis - #340 – first time in a Subaru WRX – good feeling driving with co-driver as experienced as Amity; girls having a good time

--Paul Willemsen - #369 – Hit a snake in the morning stages.

--Lisa Klassen - #776 – the rally has been an adventure; lost their skid plate this morning

--Bob Pendergrass - #322 – no problems – co-driver Jonathan Weigley experiencing his first Rim

--Kristopher Marciniak - #761 – cool suit broke

--Neil Bliss - #334 – cracked radiator on Super Special Stage II

16. Travis Pastrana carried a 49-second lead into the third Super Special Stage III, and he and Block faced off in a side-by-side match-up that included the addition of a water crossing on the course. For one minute, 19 seconds of door-handle to door-handle racing which included parallel jumps, a muddy encounter at the puddle, and a dead-heat finish, the two Subarus thrilled the 1,500 people who had gathered to watch the final stadium stage. With Pastrana carrying that 15-second lead into the final two stages, and with a better night driving record, he seemed destined to win his first professional gravel rally.

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