Suzuki to run third car in New Zealand?
Th♛e organisers of the Rally New Zealand have revealed that the Suzuki World Rally Team is considering entering a third SX4 WRC car on the Hamilton-base🌊d event.
Although entries for the eleventh round in the World Rally Championship don't close until July 23, a month before the rally, the organisers believe Kiwi rally fans will see one of the largest fields of WRC cars 🧜in some years.
"New to the✱ WRC this year, Suzuki has confirmed SX4 WRC entries for Ton🅘i Gardemeister and PG Andersson, with talk of a third," noted chairman of the organising committee Chris Carr.
The organisers of the Rally New Zealand have revealed that the Suzuki World Rally Team is considering entering a third SX4 WRC car on🥂 the Hamilton-based event.
Although entries for the e🐷leventh round in tဣhe World Rally Championship don't close until July 23, a month before the rally, the organisers believe Kiwi rally fans will see one of the largest fields of WRC cars in some years.
"New꧙ to the WRC this year, Suzuki has confirmed SX4 WRC entries for Toni Gardemei🍌ster and PG Andersson, with talk of a third," noted chairman of the organising committee Chris Carr.
"Citroen meanwhile confirmed entries for their top drivers Sebastien Loeb and Dani Sordo s﷽ome time ago. The pair will be joined by Zimbabwean Conrad Rautenbach and now a fourth Citroen for Urmo Aava is coming.
"Mikko Hಌirvonen and Jari-Matti Latvala are entered for the BP Ford team, while the Stobart and Munchi's Ford teams have another fiv⛄e drivers such as Gigi Galli, Henning Solberg and Matthew Wilson.
"New Zealand ꦉrally fans can see Subaru's new Impreza WRC2008 car in action for the fir🧸st time too as Petter Solberg and Chris Atkinson strive for improved performances."
Running behind the WRC 🍒cars will be the Production Car World Rally Championship competitors in Group N, or essentially standard production cars. 22 PWRC entries have been confirmed including defending PWRC champion Toshi Arai in a new Subaru partnered by Glenn Macneall, who replaces Kiwi Tony Sircombe.
"Also confirmed is flying Finn Juho Hanninen in the Ralliart New Zealand-run Mitsubishi, the Peugeot Sport Sweden ꦡTeam who will be bringing the first Super 2000 car we've seen here, and a number of other teams running Mitsubishi Evo Xs," Carr added.
"Seeded in the PWRC field will be two Kiwis - Chris West and Hayden Paddon - who have won this year's Repcoꦗ Rally New Zealand scholarship for free entry i⛄nto this class [see separate story].
"Their stage times will still count towards NZRC points, but they have an opportunity to showcase their skills to talent scouts by running more closely against ꧋PWRC competitors in identical Group N vehicles."
