2009

ASIA PACIFIC RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP

The FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship is spread through a diverse range of countries, climates, cultures and a population base of over 2.5 billion people. In 2009 seven events make-up the championship starting in the Pacific region on the tropical island of New Caledonia, with Rallye de Nouvelle Caledonie, followed by Rally of Whangarei (New Zealand), Rally Queensland (Australia) then on to Asia and Rally Hokkaido (Japan), Malaysian Rally, Rally Indonesia and finally the China Rally in November.

Malaysia

China

ASIA PACIFIC RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP

2009 Calendar *
10 - 12 April 09 - 10 May 06 - 07 June 11 - 12 July 15 - 16 August 03 - 04 October
* Subject to FIA approval

Rallye de Nouvelle Caledonie Rally Queensland - Australia Rally of Whangarei - New Zealand Rally Hokkaido - Japan Malaysian Rally Rally Indonesia

Pacific Cup (3 events) APRC (6 events minimum)

14 - 15 November China Rally

Asia Cup (3 events out of 4 to be nominated)

Cody Crocker (Australia) - 2006-2008 APRC Drivers Champion:

Weve had a fantastic few years in the APRC. After taking the step up from the Australian Rally Championship, the APRC has opened new doors for sponsors and increased our own sporting profiles. One of the biggest thrills is winning the drivers award in Monte Carlo, all the more incentive to win!

TELEVISION AND MEDIA Each event in the Asia Pacific Rally Championship receives extensive television coverage and distribution via satellite news syndication, featured highlights on global TV series, websites and airlines entertainment. The APRC is available to TV viewers in over 118 countries and a measured audience in 2008 of 390 million TV viewers. Broadcasters include ESPN STAR Sports Asia, Guangdong TV China, Motors-TV Europe, FoxSports Australia, SKY Sports New Zealand and Gyao.jp (webcast). Further details available at www.aprc.tv

COORDINATED SHIPPING Even though the championship is held over such a large geographic area, the logistics of shipping cars and equipment are surprisingly easy when all shipping is handled by APRC coordinator Murray Brown who performs a dual role as shipping coordinator and competitors representative at all events and Working Group meetings. Coordinated shipping means that all containers arrive and depart at the same time with considerable savings for all teams. Based on 2007 costs, the average shipping budget for a team utilizing a 40 SOC container for the whole championship (six events) is US$45,000 for ocean freight and domestic transport. Assistance and advice will be given on other aspects including air freight, customs clearance, documentation, insurance and local assistance. Shipping from home port to first event, and return to home port after last event - can easily be arranged.Teams can consider a 2 car team operating from 1 x 40 HC container to potentially reduce freight costs significantly.

Dean Herridge (Australia) - 2008 Pacific Cup Winner:

The APRC is a great Championship! Its amazing the different challenges, cultures and atmosphere each event brings to the series and few other championships can provide crews with the same experiences or international profile like the APRC.

New Caledonia

ASIA AND PACIFIC CUPS The Asia and Pacific Cups are separate competitions within the APRC that allows teams/drivers to compete in a minimum of three events in either regions and still enjoy the benefits the APRC offers such as co-ordinated shipping, advanced start order and extensive media coverage..

Murray Brown - APRC Coordinator

This is a fantastic championship! Just ask any competitor and they will confirm this series has it all.Variety, extremes, intense competition and all that set in some of the most exotic and scenic locations in the region. My role as coordinator is challenging, but the opportunity to work with and alongside competitors, teams, sponsors and organizers in the series, makes it all worth while.We have a great championship here - and we are always working to make it even better.

Australia

PIRELLI STAR DRIVER COMPETITION As part of a worldwide programme, the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship has launched the Pirelli Star Driver Competition, a project aimed at investing in the growth of the sport and, in particular, helping younger drivers reach World Championship level. The successful driver from the region will win a drive in 2010, competing on six FIA World Rally Championship events in a Group N or Super 2000 car. For further details contact APRC Coordinator Murray Brown.

Gaurav Gill (India) - Winner 2008 APRC Rally Indonesia

APRC is all about learning varied conditions, terrain and weather. In Indonesia and Malaysia its the heat and humidity that one has to fight. It makes the driver more competitive, intelligent and versatile by the end of the season. I feel its a great package, at the same time very competitive for new/young drivers to set themselves up for the PWRC or the WRC.

Malaysia

SPONSOR OPPORTUNITIES ON THE 2009 ASIA PACIFIC RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP MAIN SPONSOR The FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship bought to you by... Benefits for MAIN sponsor include: Logos on Start/Finish podiums Logos on all APRC competitors cars Logos on all official APRC printed material Logos on APRC TV results boards and titles Product Exclusivity. PRODUCT SPONSOR Recognition as the official APRC product in that category Logos on Start/Finish podiums Logos on some official APRC printed material Product Exclusivity. APRC TV SPONSOR Logos on all APRC TV programming including Intro/outro titles Break titles Results boards Official interview microphone In-car cameras For details contact brian@aprc.tv
Takuma Kamada (Japan) - Arai Motorsport
APRC is a great FIA regional championship and there are many national champion drivers in APRC. It is very hard to win an event, but we had very good experiences in this championship in many countries. Our sponsors are very happy with the World-wide TV distribution.

Japan

APRC CHAMPIONS
1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Kenjiro Shinozuka Rod Millen Carlos Sainz Ross Dunkerton Ross Dunkerton Possum Bourne Possum Bourne Kenneth Eriksson Kenneth Eriksson Kenneth Eriksson Yosio Fujimoto Katsuhiko Taguchi Possum Bourne Karamjit Singh Karamjit Singh Armin Kremer Karamjit Singh Jussi Valimaki Cody Crocker Cody Crocker Cody Crocker Japan New Zealand Spain Australia Australia New Zealand New Zealand Sweden Sweden Sweden Japan Japan New Zealand Malaysia Malaysia Germany Malaysia Finland Australia Australia Australia Mitsubishi Mazda Toyota Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Subaru Subaru Mitsubishi Subaru Subaru Toyota Mitsubishi Subaru Proton Proton Mitsubishi Proton Mitsubishi Subaru Subaru Subaru

New Zealand

Seven different countries and three continents This is a championship of diversity and adventure, with a wide variety of cultures, climates, religions, languages and landscapes. From the beautiful Pacific island of New Caledonia to the forests of Hokkaido, the humidity of Indonesia and Malaysia to the cold winter conditions in New Zealand this championship has it all, a true challenge for any driver, team and manufacturer.

KATSU TAGUCHI (Japan) 1999 APRC Champion

I think its a great idea for young drivers to compete in the APRC because of the variety of road surfaces. On the Pacific side, the roads are very smooth and high-speed, and on the Asian side very slow, often muddy and very narrow. The APRC is very competitive and in six or seven events a young driver will learn a huge amount about the different roads and cultures in each country.

Indonesia

APRC Secretariat Deborah Brock Rally New Zealand PO Box 62021, Mt Wellington Auckland 1641, New Zealand Tel: +64 9 276 0882 Fax: +64 9 276 0881 Email: deborah@rallynz.org.nz

APRC Coordinator and Shipping Murray Brown Countdown Motorsport Co Ltd 30 Westminster St, St Albans Christchurch 8014, New Zealand Tel: +64 3355 6125 Fax: +64 3355 6128 Mobile: +64 21 464 921 Email: murray.brown@xtra.co.nz

Television and Media Brian Young APRC.TV Ltd Tel: +64 7 315 7877 GSM: +64 29 315 7877 Skype: brianjyoung Email: brian@aprc.tv

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