** Last Update: June 23rd, 2008 : STPR 2008 Pictures

**** VIDEOS ****
Click on these links to watch videos:

On Board SS5 Defi 2007 (Short, smooth gravel night stage)
On Board SS1 Black River Stages
On Board Rally West Virginia
Jump @ Rallye Baie des Chaleurs

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TEAM BIO
Team Name: Lima Victor Rally Team
Headquarters: Watertown, MA
Car: Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS MY00
Category: Production AWD (aka Production GT or Super Stock)

Driver: Emilio Arce
Place of birth: Mendoza, Argentina
Place of residence: Watertown, MA
First rally event: Rally New York 2004
Accolades:
2007 Rally America Production GT Eastern Regional Champion
2006 ESRC Super Stock Driver Champion
2005 ESRC Super Stock Driver Champion

Navigator: Sarah Gardescu
Place of birth: Watertown, MA
Place of residence: Albany, NY
First rally event: Ski Sawmill 1998
Accolades:
2007 Rally America Production GT Eastern Regional Navigator Champion
2006 ESRC Super Stock Navigator Champion

The car was prepared by Charlie at Function First Motorsports. It's debut took place in 2004 at Rally New York. Since then we've been racing in the east coast of the US and Canada. We won the Super Stock category championship in the 2005 and 2006 Eastern States Rally series organized by NASA.

In 2007 we raced in different series here in the USA and also in Canada. We contested 1 event in NASA series, 1 in Rally America, and 2 in Canada. All these events provided us with a good learning experience since they were all new roads. Moreover, Canadian events required us to write our own stage notes. This was a great learning experience.

For 2008 we are planning to do something very similar. We will run STPR again and then head up north and improve on the notes we made for Baie-des-Chaleurs and Defi. We will try to run Black River Stages again if the budget allows us.

Rally ON!

**** EVENT BLOGS ****

Click on the links below for event write ups including pictures and videos of the car in action. I will update this page as we progress in 2008.

** 2008 **
'08 Rally-America: STPR

** 2007 **
'07 USRC: Rally New York - (8th overall, 1st class) [ event web site ] [ Preview ]
'07 Rally-America: Sherwood Forest Regional Rally - (8th overall, 1st class)
'07 CARS: Rallye Baie Des Chaleurs - (10th overall, 3rd class)
'07 CARS: Rallye Defi - (16th overall, 4th class)

** 2006 **
Challenge Sur Glace
'06 ESRC Round 1: Sand Blast Rally - (8th overall, 2nd class)
'06 ESRC Round 2: Rally New York - (9th overall, 1st class)
'06 ESRC Round 3: Rally West Virginia - (6th overall, 1st class)
'06 ESRC Round 4: Int'l Rally Tennessee - (Did not run)
'06 ESRC Round 5: Black River Stages - (DNF - roll)

** 2005 **
Car Construction: Suspension Upgrade
'05 ESRC Round 1: Sand Blast Rally - (14th overall, 3rd class)
'05 ESRC Round 2: Cherokee Trails - (DNF - off road)
'05 ESRC Round 3: Rally New York - (9th overall, 1st class)
'05 ESRC Round 5: International Rally New York - (7th overall, 1st class)
CARS: Tall Pines Rally - (14th overall, 4th class)

** 2004 **
Maiden run 2004: Rally New York - (16th overall, 3rd class)

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Suspension: Ohlins Group N with external gas reservoir.

Interior:
+Cage: Function First Motorsports
+Seats: Driver: Sparco Corsa, Navigator: Sparco Evo 2
+Computer: Terratrip 303+

Lights: 2 light pods with spot and corner beams. These pods can be mounted on the hood in 5 minutes during serivce before night stages begin.

Engine: Stock 2.5 ltr

Tarmac Tires: Toyo RA1 205/55R16
Tarmac Wheels: Stock 16" wheels
Gravel Wheels: Stock 15" Subaru Legacy Outback Wheels
Gravel Tires:
Pirelli P-Zero K6 195/65R15
Falken Soft Compound 195/65R15

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Car Construction at Function First Motorsports
- Summer 2004

Reinforcement of the struts towers

Undercarriage reinforcement

Cage construction. Charlie's work is just excellent.

Rather than welding the sun roof shut, Charlie decided to instead replace the roof panel with a roof panel without a sun roof. A much easier, and cleaner approach to welding it shut.

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