Preview – Asia Pacific Rally Championship 2010 Round 1 : Malaysian Rally
Rally fans, get ready! Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) will be coming to Johor for the opening round of the 2010 season from the 22nd until the 24th of April. Here’s some photos from last year’s event, as a preview of what can be expected for this year.
Although some of the competitors from last year’s event won’t be taking part for 2010, most notably 2009 champion Cody Crocker (below) and his teammate and last year’s runner-up Emma Gilmour (above), 2010 will be as intense as ever because more competitors will be taking part this year.
11 cars will be taking part according to the provisional entry list from the organizer. One to look out for is Chris Atkinson, a rally driver in the World Rally Championship (WRC). Atkinson will be piloting the Proton Satria Neo S2000 alongside teammate Alister McRae, the younger brother of the late 1995 World Rally Champion, Colin McRae. Last year, the Neo S2000 (above) was piloted by local hero and 2001, 2002 and 2004 APRC Champion Karamjit Singh. Karamjit will be piloting the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII this year.
1999 Asia Pacific Rally Championship Champion Katsu Taguchi
Katsu Taguchi punctured his front right tire just before the end of SS1
Rifat Sungkar from Indonesia will be changing his drive from last year’s Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX to Subaru Impreza WRX this year
