Chris Atkinson and Alister McRae with their new steads for the Malaysian Rally. Photo Credit: Proton
The 2010 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship kicks off this weekend in Malaysia, and promises exciting rally action with WRC star Chris Atkinson looking to take charge here.
By Evan Rothman
Located in the tropics, Malaysia is made up of two parts - Peninsular Malaysia extending from the border of Thailand south to Singapore, and East Malaysia consisting of the states of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo. The rally base will be in the city of Johor Bahru which is also linked to Singapore by road and rail. Johor Bahru receives more than 60% of the country’s annual 16 million foreign tourists via its bridges and road links to Singapore.
With a population of approximately 876,000 in the city, it is the fourth most populated city in Malaysia.
The Stages are in the vicinity of Kota Tinggi, which is located north east of Johor Bahru. The main service park is located in Johor Bahru at the Angsana Shopping Complex which is located about 11km from the Official Hotel of the rally.
Subarus have done well in Malaysia for the last five years. In 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, Cody Crocker won outright, and in 2005 Toshi Arai won.
In 2010 the field will be dominated by Mitusbishi Lancers with the welcome appearance again of the Proton S2000 cars.
As Malaysian Rally 2010 is the first round of both APRC and Asia Cup for 2010, teams will be keen to score maximum points to start their season off well. The new schedule for this year’s event allows a totally revised schedule for APRC, to rationalize the logistics requirements and planning for the teams.
Competitors will tackle 16 stages over a total distance of 589,56km and a competitive distance of 236,42km. Only eight of the rally stages are different, and are repeated later in the event.
Courtesy of HANDBRAKES & HAIRPINS.
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