Nor'Wester 1997
Date: September 20/21, 1997
Rally Chairman: Jerry Hines
Start Location: Issaquah, WA
Summary: Saturday: Leave Issaquah, touch Ellensburg, Yakima, and Tri-Cities to overnite in Clarkston. Sunday in Idaho, with a smidgen of Montana to Overnight in Cour d'Alene, ID. Monday crosses Washington to end in Leavenworth.
Results:
| Finish | Score | Car # | Vehicle | Team | Class | Place |
| 1 | 38 | 6 | BMW 325iX | Satch Carlson Russ Kraushaar |
UNL | 1 |
| 2 | 42 | 4 | Subaru Legacy | John Fouse Dennis Wende |
UNL | 2 |
| 3 | 56 | 3 | Audi Quattro | Steve Richards Gary Reid |
EQ | 1 |
| 4 | 74 | 7 | Ford Ranger | Don Gibson Rich Fuhrman |
EQ | 2 |
| 5 | 96 | 5 | VW Jetta | Mike Workman Mike Daily |
EQ | 3 |
| 6 | 120 | 10 | Subaru Legacy | David Jensen John Kisela |
UNL | 3 |
| 7 | 152 | 1 | Subaru Impreza | R. Dale Kraushaar Francesca Carozza |
EQ | 4 |
| 8 | 496 | 8 | Subaru Legacy | Vasco DePinna Brian Palidar |
SOP | 1 |
| 9 | 574 | 9 | Saab 900 | Verne Poirier Kevin Poirier |
SOP | 2 |
| 10 | 858 | 12 | Honda Civic | Mark Tabor Kristen Tabor |
SOP | 3 |
| 11 | 1007 | 2 | Datsun 240Z | Bob Chandler Mike Chandler |
Vintage UNL | 1 |
| 12 | DNF | 11 | Audi Quattro Coupe | Peter Linde Connie Diacou |
SOP | 4 |
Workers:
Jim and Cristy Breazeale, Joel Wright, Mark Nolte (who couldn't wait to try out his brand-new Impreza), Lucas Hines, and those two INSANE men from North of the border, Glyn and Bart, who were a true Godsend and wonderful to work with.
Other Info:
Overview of the event by Jerry Hines
Recap of the event by Satch Carlson