Transcript of APRC Live – Rally Malaysia 2009 Cody Crocker is now just a few points away from an historic 4th consecutive championship title, after a runaway victory at the Malaysian Rally. Hi I’m Bruce McKinnon and welcome back to APRC Live and our coverage of the 5th round of the 2009 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship. […]
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, […]
Neal Bates, the four-time Australian Rally Championship title holder, believes the future for his Canberra-built S2000 Corollas is in the APRC. Quoted on carsguide.com.au, Bates said “We have homologation now in S2000 and we’re looking to see what we can do with the cars. I’d like to take the Corolla into the Asia-Pacific championship and […]
Subaru rally driver Cody Crocker has finished in third place in the Production World Rally Championship at Rally Australia. Crocker, in his Les Walkden Rallying Impreza WRX STI, was the first Australian home in the event, finishing in twelfth place outright. Leading the field home in the P-WRC was Czech Mitsubishi Lancer driver, Martin Prokop, […]
New Zealand driver Hayden Paddon is heading for the 2010 World Rally Championship as the winner of the Asia Pacific division of the Pirelli Star Driver program, announced today at Repco Rally Australia. Paddon, 22, was selected by a panel of judges from five candidates representing New Zealand, Australia and China who contested a shootout […]
He did it again, and he did it in style! While the rest of the field struggled in the hot and wet Malaysian palm plantations, Cody Crocker sailed away with the rally. Blindingly fast from the very first stage, he finished the rally more than 20 minutes in front of second-placed Emma Gilmore. But for […]
Subaru rally driver Cody Crocker has been thrown a lifeline and will contest next week’s Repco Rally Australia, the tenth round of the FIA World Rally Championship. The three-time Australian and three-time Asia-Pacific Rally Champion will drive for the Tasmanian-based Les Walkden Rallying (LWR) team in the event, re-establishing a partnership that won the 2006 […]
Cody Crocker of the Motor Image Racing team won the FIA ASIA PACIFIC RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP (APRC) ANCOM Malaysian Rally 2009 (MR9) in 3hr 16min 22sec (provisional result) driving his Subaru Impreza WRX. Crocker started Leg Two with a comfortable lead over team mate Emma Gilmour of New Zealand, who finished second in 3hr 27min 11sec […]
It was tight during the opening leg, but an afternoon puncture cost Katsu Taguchi any chance of victory at his home rally, and handed Cody Crocker what may yet be a critical win in the 2009 APRC. In our coverage of Rally Hokkaido 2009, we talk to Crocker and Taguchi, Gaurav Gill and Emma Gilmore, […]
Multiple Malaysian and APRC champion Karamjit Singh is confirmed to drive the new MEM Proton Neo S2000, entered for events APRC in Malaysia, Indonesia and China. Singh will have regular co-driver Jagdev Singh alongside him the potent new Proton and the pair should have good chance at challenging for the 2009 Asia Cup. Story courtesy: […]
