Suzuki to run third car in New Zealand?
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 eleventh round in the World Rally C𝔉hampionship 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 ꦜconfirmed SX4 WRC entries for Toni 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 eve♛nt.
Although entries for the eleventh round in the World Rally Championship don't close u🐎ntil 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 Toni Gardemeister and PG Andersson, with talk of a third," noted chairman of the organisi༒ng committee Chris Carr.
"Citroen meanwhile confirmed entr🦋ies for their top drivers Sebastien Loeb and Dani Sordo ꦡsome time ago. The pair will be joined by Zimbabwean Conrad Rautenbach and now a fourth Citroen for Urmo Aava is coming.
"Mikko Hirvonen and Ja🦹ri-Matti Latvala are entered for the BP Ford team, while the Stobart and Munchi's Ford teams have another five drive🐼rs such as Gigi Galli, Henning Solberg and Matthew Wilson.
"New Zealand rally fans can see Subaru's new Impreza WRC2008 car 💞in action for the first 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 T🦹oshi Arai in a new Subaru partnered by Glenn Macneall, who replaces Kiwi T⭕ony Sircombe.
"Also confirmed is flying Finn Juho Hanninen in the Ralliart New Zealand-run Mitsubishi, the Peugeot Sport Sweden Team who will be bringing the first Super 2000 car we've seen here, and a n📖umb🤪er of other teams running Mitsubishi Evo Xs," Carr added.
"Seeded in the PWRC field will be two Kiwis - Chris West and Hayden Pܫaddon - who have won this year's Repco Rally New Zealand scholarship for free entry into this class [see separate story].
"Their stage times will still count towards NZRC points, but they have an opportun🌺ity to showcase their skills to talent scouts by running mor♓e closely against PWRC competitors in identical Group N vehicles."
