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Tidemand breaks sub-minute barrier at International Rally of
Whangarei shakedown
Driving a Skoda Fabia S2000
specification car, former Swedish Rally Champion Pontus
Tidemand has set a fastest time of 58.8 sec at today’s
shakedown ahead of this weekend’s International Rally of
Whangarei. The test precedes the three-day competition that
covers 282.2km of Whangarei and Northland rural roads.
Starting and finishing from host city Whangarei it is the
opening round of the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship
(APRC) and New Zealand Rally Championship (NZRC).
MRF Tyres team-mate and last year’s rally winner Gaurav Gill (India) was second fastest with a 59.4 sec run. Kiwi Andrew Hawkeswood (Auckland) was third – while American Ken Block was fourth fastest with a time of 1m00.5sec.
The mild and dry conditions favoured faster times – the 1.25km loop road located at Whangarei’s William Fraser Memorial Park (Pohe Island) progressively swept cleaner with each passing car.
“Yes we are very happy to be fastest although it will be tomorrow that matters,” commented Tidemand.
A total of 18 of the 49 entered in this weekend’s multi-category event participated this morning.
Teams now turn their attention to the official start. The cars will be on display at Te Matau a Pohe (the bridge adjacent to Pohe Island) for pre-start activities and the driver signing session – from 4:45pm. That is followed at 6pm with a ceremonial start before the first of two competitive Hella Super Special tests, from 7pm.
The
cars are then put in to a secure overnight park ahead of the
competition proper.
Departing Whangarei’s Quayside town
basin from 6:55am tomorrow morning the crews head north to
contest a further eight special stages
Sunday’s additional six stages use three groups of road south of Whangarei. Each test varies from past editions of the event – creating an entire new set of road records.
The
cars and crew then return to the Whangarei Quayside town
basin for the 3pm ceremonial finish.
Along with the
celebratory national anthem of the winning team, the
top-three finishers are further recognised by their
nation’s flag being shown adjacent to the winners’
dais.
Spectating at the rally start, finish and Quayside town basin service areas are free with access to rural viewing points costing just $10 per adult per day and $15 for the spectacular Hella Pohe Island Super Special Stage on Friday evening 17th April. Children under the age of 15 are free with a paying adult and paddock parking is available at some locations for a gold coin donation.
A share of all spectator ticket revenue goes to the local community groups that help run the spectator viewing areas. A rally map is available free to download from the spectator info section of the website, or it can be collected from rally headquarters at Quayside town basin (from 15th April). It illustrates prime spectating areas with detailed timings. Spectators are reminded to follow the instructions of marshals and ensure they stand well clear of the road’s edge – and be inside the taped off viewing areas.
ENDS.
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