ASIA PACIFIC RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP 2016

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1 ASIA PACIFIC RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP 2016

2 The FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship is spread through a diverse range of countries, climates, cultures and a huge population base of over 2.5 billion people. In 2016 six events make-up the championship starting in New Zealand with the fast and smooth roads at Rally of Whangarei, followed by Australia s Rally Queensland based on the Sunshine Coast. Starting 29th April in New Zealand followed by events in Australia Malaysia, Japan, China and India The APRC then heads to Asia to the very hot and humid Malaysian Rally based in Johor Bahru. Japan is next and the fast forestry and public roads of Rally Hokkaido, followed by the China Rally. Run as a Asia Cup event in 2015, India Rally held on a coffee plantation in Chikkamagalur joins the APRC with status in Registered competitors can score points for the drivers, teams and manufacturers championships in the six rounds and must enter a minimum of five events to qualify. Alternatively if an APRC registered Team nominates to run a vehicle in all events then multiple drivers can enter one-off events with that team and score APRC drivers points. More information at or contact APRC Coordinator Murray Brown. It s been absolutely fantastic, so happy I could do this championship a lot of good experience and good memories. its memory for life. Pontus Tidemand (Sweden) 2015 APRC Champion Malaysia Photo: Mitsuru Kotake

3 New Zealand Whangarei Auckland Date: 29 April - 01 May 2016 Location: Whangarei Population: 4.4 million Nearest International Airport: Auckland 2.5 hours Website: Average temperature: degrees C Description: The ultimate driver s rally. Smooth, fast cambered roads previously used by the WRC. Photos: Geoff Ridder

4 Australia Brisbane Sydney Date: June 2016 Location: Sunshine Coast, Queensland Population: 22.5 million Nearest International Airport: Brisbane 1.5 hours Website: Average temperature: 17 degrees C Description: Great location and challenging roads on Queensland s, Sunshine Coast. Photos: Geoff Ridder

5 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Johor Bahru Location: Johor Bahru Population: 28 million Nearest International Airport: Singapore 1.5 hours Kuala Lumpur International Airport: 4 hours Website: Average temp: 30 degrees C and 95% humidity Description: Rallying in a Sauna, and one of the most challenging of the championship. Great location just across the course-way from Singapore. Photo: Tan Jie

6 Japan Obihiro Tokyo Location: Obihiro, Hokkaido Population: 127 million Nearest International Airport: Sapporo Website: Average temperature: 15 degrees C Description: Fanatical fans on fast and narrow roads with a soft-base that can to turns to deep ruts on the second pass. Photo: Asia Pacific Sports Media

7 China Shanghai Population: 1.4 billion Nearest International Airports: Shanghai Website: Average temperature: degrees C Description: In one of world s largest economies rallying is huge, with 120+ entries in their CRC events and teams of up to ten cars! Photo: Asia Pacific Sports Media

8 India India New Delhi Mumbai Chikkamagaluru Location: Chikkamagaluru In the foothills of the World famous Western Ghats. Coordinates: N E Population: 1.2 billion Nearest Intl Airport: Bengaluru (Bangalore), about 250 Kms away, Mangaluru, about 140 Kms away. Website: Average temperature: 17 degrees C during winter. Description: Gravel and dirt roads held on a huge coffee plantation with the colours and cuisine of India. Photo: Anand Philar

9 Competitor Information FIA APRC Production Cup Open to all FIA homologated Group N cars. These are cars based on standard production models as homologated by the FIA. This series provides for competitors who wish to continue to run their existing Gp N cars and compete with similar cars for the FIA Rally Production Cup. It is a FIA sanctioned Cup series aimed at competitors without the need to invest in the more competitive purpose built class cars. The FIA APRC Production Cup will be contested over the 6 events of APRC. APRC Teams Trophy The Teams Trophy has provided an opportunity for teams to contest an APRC regional trophy alongside the overall APRC championship. Details can be found in 2015 FIA Regulations (APRC) or by contacting APRC Coordinator Murray Brown. FIA APRC Asia and Pacific Cups The Asia and Pacific Cups are separate competitions within the APRC that allows teams/drivers to compete at events in either region and still enjoy the benefits the APRC offers such as coordinated shipping, advanced start order and extensive media coverage. These two zone Cups cater for drivers who will do their home event plus the experience of competing in a minimum of one other international events in the respective zones. Malaysia Photo: Asia Pacific Sports Media FIA APRC Junior Cup The APRC is one of the best FIA regional rally championships to learn to drive a rally car offering a huge variety of surfaces, climates and conditions. The Junior Cup provides an opportunity for young drivers from anywhere in the world to compete in a shorter series of FIA sanctioned events in either 2WD or 4WD cars (excluding ASN, R5 and S2000) - the ideal class being NR4. Junior Cup competitors compete in four FIA APRC rallies: New Zealand, Australia, Malaysia and Japan. Minimum qualification is one rally in the Pacific and one in the Asia region. All details and eligibility requirements can be found in the 2016 FIA Regulations (APRC) or by contacting APRC Coordinator Murray Brown.

10 Coordinated Logistics 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 logistics coordinator and competitor liaison 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 2015 costs, the average shipping budget for a team utilizing a 40 SOC container for the whole championship (six events) is US$52,000 for ocean freight, domestic transport and logistics. 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 one 40 HC container to potentially reduce freight costs significantly. Where possible all containers and equipment are handled as one import and export providing a cost effective, efficient logistics solution. Malaysia Photo: Mitsuru Kotake

11 Eligibility of Cars The World Motor Sport Council allows the APRC to approve cars from countries within the region to participate and score points in the FIA Asia-Pacific Rally Championship. Examples are Chinese, Malaysian and Australian Rally Championship cars, with some restrictions such as 34mm turbo restrictors. This is in addition to cars that comply with the JAF RJ, CAMS & MSNZ AP4 regulations and maxi cars already locally homologated in Argentina. With the growing manufacturer and consumer interest in alternative fuel cars, the APRC is considering a category to cater for this class in the near future. More Information: Murray Brown, APRC Coordinator: murray.brown@fiaaprc.com APRC Secretariat: aprc_secretariat@malaysianrally.com CLASSES RC2 GROUPS S2000-Rally: 1.6T engine with a 30 mm restrictor S2000-Rally: 2.0 Atmospheric Group R5 (VR5) Group R4 (VR4) Group NR4 over 2000cc (current N4) AP4 (MSNZ & CAMS regulations including Argentine Maxi car) RJ Category (JAF regulations) over 2000cc RGT RGT cars RC3 Group A over 1600cc and up to 2000cc Super 1600 R2 (over 1600cc and up to 2000cc VR2C) R3 (atmo / over 1600cc and up to 2000cc VR3C) R3 (turbo / up to 1620cc / nominal VR3T) R3 (diesel / up to 2000cc / nominal VR3D) G2 (CAMS regulations) RC4 RC5 Group A up to 1600cc R2 (over 1390cc and up to 1600cc VR2B) Kit-car up to 1600cc Group N over 1600cc and up to 2000cc RJ Category (JAF regulations) over 1600cc and up to 2000cc Group N up to 1600cc R1 (up to 1600cc VR1A/VR1B) RJ Category (JAF regulations) up to 1600cc Australia Photo: Asia Pacific Sports Media

12 Television and Media Each event in the Asia Pacific Rally Championship receives extensive international television and media coverage. On-Event television news feeds and a dedicated TV series distributed worldwide ensures the APRC is seen by TV viewers in over 118 countries with a measured global annual audience of 463 million households. Broadcasters include FOX Sports Asia (STAR Sports in China), TEN Sports India Outdoor Channel Asia, Guangdong TV China, CCTV-5 China, FoxSports Australia and Motors-TV Europe. APRC social media channels include Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. Repucom International produce an annual and independent TV Exposure Analysis report, copies available on request. On-Line media includesyoutube, Twitter, Facebook and dedicated websites. Further details are available at New Zealand Photo: Asia Pacific Sports Media

13 Würth APRC Partnership Würth: Global headquarters in Germany Industry Fasteners, chemicals, safety products, tools Products 120,000 Founded 1945 Headquarters Künzelsau, Germany Revenue bn. Employees 66,044 (2014) Website was the third year of a multi-year partnership between the APRC and Würth, a global company headquartered in Germany selling over 120,000 products from tools to chemicals. Würth are to continue in 2016, including support and promotion of the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Cup powered by Würth a competition open to ALL drivers in the international events. Lindsay Hegan, Racetorque MRF Skoda team: We always buy the best products available that won t let us down, so when Würth became a championship sponsor we couldn t have been happier. Rallying is a great test bed for any product and over the past three years its developed into a real partnership - Würth staff attend each event to provide technical advice, while at the same time they are coming to us for feedback on their products. Michael Loefflad of the Würth Asia Pacific Strategy Board: The growing interest and increasing number of teams participating in the FIA APRC year by year shows the success of this championship and underlines the importance of our sponsoring activity. Team spirit, willingness to perform and to give one s best are important factors in Rally. Such values determine also the corporate culture of the Würth group. FIA APRC President Steven Kennedy: The organisers and the teams have enjoyed a very good working relation with Würth over the past three years and to know that s going to continue with a long term agreement is fantastic news for everyone, as we plan for the future. Photo: Mitsura Kotake Photo: Mitsuru Kotake

14 Hitoshi Takayama (Japan) Hideki Takeyabu (Japan) FIA Asia Cup for Drivers and Co-drivers Photo: Mitsuru Kotake Pontus Tidemand and Emil Axelsson (Sweden) FIA Asia-Pacific Rally Championship for Drivers and Co-drivers FIA Asia-Pacific Rally Cup powered by WÜRTH FIA Pacific Cup for Drivers and Co-drivers FIA Asia-Pacific Rally Cup for Manufacturers Skoda APRC 2015 CATEGORY WINNERS Michael Young (New Zealand Malcolm Read (New Zealand) FIA Asia-Pacific Production Cup for Drivers and Co-drivers Photo: Asia Pacific Sports Media

15 APRC Secretariat Wheel Sport Management SDN. BHD Lot 2a, Jalan 13/2, Redberry City Petaling Jaya Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia Tel: Fax: APRC Coordinator and Shipping Murray Bown FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship Countdown Motorsport Logistics Mob: Back Cover: Geoff Ridder Television & Media Brian Young APRC.TV Ltd Tel: GSM: Skype: brianjyoung brian@aprc.tv Front Cover: Mitsuru Kotake