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Cusco Back for 2010

By Bruce • Mar 10th, 2010 • Category: News, Season 2010

Although no official announcement has been made, sources close to the Cusco World Rally Team are saying the team will be back to contest the APRC in 2010, with five events planned.
The Gunma-based team contested the Asia Cup in 2009, with Japanese drivers Hiroshi Yanagisawa and Yuya Sumiyama piloting a pair of brand-new EVO X [...]



MI Pull Out of APRC

By Bruce • Feb 1st, 2010 • Category: News, Season 2010

Motor Image Rally Team, the most successful team ever to have competed in the APRC, announced on Friday it would withdraw from the series it has dominated for the past three years.
Quoted in a press release, Glenn Tan, the man behind the team said, “MIRT’s strong showing over the past three years is testament to [...]



Higgins Working on APRC Deal

By Bruce • Jan 25th, 2010 • Category: News

High-profile British driver David Higgins has revealed he’s actively working on a deal to contest the Asia Cup in the 2010 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship.
Even with funding hard to find, the Englishman is determined to contest the series this year. “It is still our aim to do the cup this year”, he told APRC Live this [...]



No Off-Season for Proton

By Bruce • Jan 1st, 2010 • Category: News, Season 2010

Proton has started pre-season tests for its Satria Neo Super 2000 rally car, which will compete a full season in the Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) and selected races of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) in 2010, according to Alister McRae during our recent taxi ride session with him. The team plans to campaign more [...]



Two Protons for 2010?

By Bruce • Dec 2nd, 2009 • Category: News

Proton driver Alister McRae has given Proton its first ever podium finish in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge by taking third place in the Rally of Scotland.
McRae, who now lives in Perth Western Australia, made a triumphal return to his native Perth shire in Scotland to pilot the rapidly improving Satria Neo to its best result [...]



Rally China 2009 Podcast

By Bruce • Dec 2nd, 2009 • Category: News, Podcast

Cody Crocker performed a clean-sweep of the 2009 Asia Pacific Rally Championship, claiming the final round of the series in China.
While Crocker made it siz wins from six events this year, his team-mate Emma Gilmore battled through the pain of a broken hand to move ahead of Katsu Taguchi in the championship points to give [...]

 
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Crocker Clean Sweeps China

By Bruce • Nov 17th, 2009 • Category: News

Cody Crocker has cruised home for his sixth victory of the APRC season, the only driver to win an APRC event this year. Never troubled, Crocker’s victory was made easier during the opening day as the other crews ran into problems.
As was the case in 2008, the Longyou event extracted a heavy toll of retirements. [...]



Rally Indonesia 2009 Podcast

By Bruce • Oct 17th, 2009 • Category: News, Podcast

Cody Crocker created history in Makassar, becoming the first driver in APRC history to win four championships.
Katsu Taguchi has fought hard all year to stem the tide, but the Motor Image Subaru Impreza is now just too fast for the Taguchi’s older Mitsubishi Evo 9.
Emma Gilmore battled hard to claim the final podium position, in [...]

 
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Crocker Wins Rally and 4th Title

By Bruce • Oct 5th, 2009 • Category: News

Cody Crocker and Ben Atkinson claimed their first outright win at Rally Indonesia, and have captured a record fourth APRC title in the process.
After securing three bonus points on Saturday Crocker and Atkinson needed just two more points to claim a fourth successive APRC title. “It’s an incredible feeling to win four APRC titles, and [...]



McRae to Drive Indonesia

By Bruce • Sep 21st, 2009 • Category: News

Former WRC driver Alister McRae will make a one-off appearance at next months Rally Indonesia. McRae will drive the Proton Satria S2000 that debuted at Rally Malaysia, standing in for the three-time APRC champion Karamjit Singh who has been forced to pull out at the last minute.
McRae was an obvious choice for the drive, having [...]