Evergreen New Zealand rally driver Brian Green has committed to the 2009 APRC series once again and for the third year in succession will drive one of Reece Jones Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 1X’s. A regular of the series contesting the Championship since 2002, Green has entered the Pacific Cup and will once again finish […]
There’s still no confirmation from MRF as to whether it will enter the APRC this year. But one thing we do know is that at least one of the ‘red’ cars used in 2008 will not appear in the series. Simon Evans, the two-time Australian rally champion and former Toyota factory driver, has announced he’ll […]
The APRC’s game of musical chairs continues, with the announcement that young Kiwi driver Emma Gilmore will replace Indonesian Rifat Sungkar in the second Motor Image Subaru. Gilmore, who contested both Rally Whangerei and Rally Malaysia as part of the Pirelli Star Driver program last year, will team with co-driver Tarryn Cox during 2009, the […]
Current New Zealand Rally Champion Hayden Paddon has announced that he and ‘Tean Green’ will contest the full APRC series for 2009. “This is massive for my career and almost like a full-time drive. There’s nothing better I can think of than to be rally driving as a job and this is a big step […]
With the global recession affecting all corners of the motorsport world, leading APRC team MRF is now openly questioning whether it has a future in the APRC. And if it does, does that future includes long-time driver Katsu Taguchi? Speaking to Anand Philar yesterday, MRF General Manager Anthony Rodricks said, “At this moment, we are […]
Will the APRC see one of it’s former champions return the fold? Former APRC Formula 2 champion Simon Evans raised the topic in an interview this week with Motorsport News. Suddenly out of a drive for ’09, following the withdrawal from Toyota from the Australian Rally Championship, the two-time Australian champion is keen to move […]
Team Sidvin have confirmed a program of six Production WRC events for Gaurav Gill this year. Gaurav replaced Naren Kumar in the Tommi Makinen-prepared Subaru at Rally Wales late last year, and will now join the Indian team for the 2009 season. Although Gaurav completed a very successful 2008 season with Team MRF, scoring his […]
Kiwis Brian Green and Fleur Pedersen have started the 2009 rally season in unfamiliar territory, at the Arctic Rally in Finland’s far north. For the APRC regulars, competing in a Clo Racing Lancer EVO IX, it was a brand new experience with brand new pitfalls. “It was a very exciting rally for us”, commented Pedersen […]
Japanese rally team Cusco appear set to drop the first bombshell of the new APRC season, rumours suggesting they will abandon their long-term partnership with Subaru and contest 2009 with a pair Mitsubishi Lancer EVO Xs. The Gunma-based team had its most successful season in 2008, with multiple podiums to Hiroshi Yanagisawa and Dean Herridge, […]
Rally New Zealand has announced a bold move to encourage young Kiwi rally drivers to chase their dreams of competing on the world stage. A three-year programme announced by Rally NZ chairman Chris Carr will see $150,000 a year invested in the best young Kiwi rally drivers. "There is a wealth of young rallying talent […]
