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OLYMPUS RALLY MOVES TO EASTERN WASHINGTON FOR 2008
POMEROY, March 20, 2008 - Due to lack of availability of roads to compete on, the 2008 Olympus Rally, round 3 of the Rally America National Championship, will move from its traditional home in southwest Washington state to the town of Pomeroy in eastern Washington.
"When we learned that the roads in the Olympia region were unavailable for our use this year, we were obviously disappointed," said Steve McQuaid, chairman of the Olympus Rally. "However, instead of cancelling the rally, we chose to move it to Pomeroy, where we held a very successful event last year."
Last fall, the Wild West regional rallies were held in Pomeroy. The competitors enjoyed the fast, smooth roads and the friendly community.
The local community responded favorably to the professional operation of the rally and good behavior of the competitors and invited the Wild West rallies back this year.
After it became clear that the road use issue would not be resolved in time for this year's Olympus Rally, Pomeroy stepped forward and made their roads available for the rally.
Moving the Olympus Rally to Pomeroy is only temporary. It is expected that the issues that resulted in this move will be resolved by next year and next year's Olympus Rally will once again run in southwest Washington.
The Olympus Rally is scheduled to be run April 19-20, 2008
