2008 International Rally of Canberra explained
The 2008 International Rally of Canberra was the second Round on the Australian Rally Championship calendar.[1] The 2008 version of the Rally once again saw competitors from the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship, the Australian Rally Championship and the local Rally Championship in the Australian Capital Territory (PCD Engineering ACT Regional Rally Series).[2] A total of 62 competitors started the Rally.[3]
The results
The race was once again held around the Nation's Capital.[4] The gravel roads surrounding the city were once again utilized in the race.[4] A total of 48 cars (not including the local Rally series competing alongside the 2 main competitions) competed across the 18 stages of the Rally.[4] One special note is that the 2008 British Rally Championship Winner, Guy Wilks also competed in this year's Rally.
Asia-Pacific Rally Championship International Rally Results[5] LEG ONE[6] | Pos. | Driver | Class | Time | Time Behind |
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| 1 | Cody Crocker | APRC | 01:12:13.5 | 00:00.0 | | 2 | Scott Pedder | APRC | 01:13:01.3 | 00:47.8 | | 3 | Eli Evans[7] | APRC | 01:13:15.9 | 01:02.4 | | 4 | Dean Herridge | APRC | 01:13:32.4 | 01:18.9 | | 5 | Guy Wilks | APRC | 01:14:57.0 | 02:43.5 | | 6 | Rifat Sungkar | APRC | 01:15:50.0 | 03:36.5 | | 7 | Hiroshi Yanagisawa | APRC | 01:15:53.6 | 03:40.1 | | 8 | Jean-Louis Leyraud | APRC | 01:16:47.2 | 04:33.7 | | 9 | Atushi Masumura | APRC | 01:19:45.4 | 07:31.9 | | 10 | Brian Green | APRC | 01:22:14.4 | 10:00.0 | | Retirements[8] | Driver | Class | Reason |
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| Katsuhiko Taguchi | APRC | Mechanical | | Nathan Quin | APRC | Fuel Pump | | Takuma Kamada | APRC | Suspension | | Patrick Christian | APRC | Gearbox | | Patrick Yanai | APRC | | |
| LEG TWO[9] | Pos. | Driver | Class | Time | Time Behind |
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| 1 | Cody Crocker | APRC | 02:23:31.9 | 00:00.0 | | 2 | Dean Herridge | APRC | 02:26:23.5 | 02:51.6 | | 3 | Hiroshi Yanagisawa | APRC | 02:29:47.8 | 06:15.9 | | 4 | Rifat Sungkar | APRC | 02:30:38.2 | 07:06.3 | | 5 | Jean-Louis Leyraud | APRC | 02:31:24.8 | 07:52.9 | | 6 | Atushi Masumura | APRC | 02:38:24.5 | 14:52.6 | | 7 | Brian Green | APRC | 02:41:22.1 | 17:50 | | Retirements | Driver | Class | Reason |
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| Guy Wilks[10] | APRC | Stopped after SS10 | | Eli Evans | Super 2000 | Stopped after SS10 | | Scott Pedder | APRC | Damaged Sump | | Takuma Kamada | APRC | Stopped after SS12 | |
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Notes and References
- http://rally.com.au/08season/08calendar
- Web site: Competitor Information. September 25, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080725133830/http://www.roc.com.au/competitors.htm . July 25, 2008 .
- Web site: 2008 International Rally of Canberra Day 2 Start Order. September 25, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080719131701/http://roc.com.au/files/Day2StartList.pdf . July 19, 2008 .
- Web site: Strong Field To Contest Rally Of Canberra . September 27, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080723130041/http://www.rally.com.au/events/canberra08/news/articleid%3D2864 . July 23, 2008 .
- Web site: Shane Jacobson Set To Go Rallying At Inaugural Rally Calder . September 25, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120217003619/http://rally.com.au/events/canberra08/results/competitionid%3D123 . February 17, 2012 .
- http://rally.com.au/events/canberra08/results/competitionid=123&legid=191&stageid=1695
- Web site: 2008 International Rally of Canberra » Leg 1 » Penalties . September 25, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080723120607/http://www.rally.com.au/events/canberra08/results/competitionid%3D123%26legid%3D191%26penalties%3Dtrue . July 23, 2008 .
- http://rally.com.au/events/canberra08/results/competitionid=123&legid=191&retirements=true
- http://rally.com.au/events/canberra08/results/competitionid=123&legid=194&stageid=1722
- Web site: 2008 International Rally of Canberra » Leg 2 » Retirements . September 27, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080723120540/http://www.rally.com.au/events/canberra08/results/competitionid%3D123%26legid%3D194%26retirements%3Dtrue . July 23, 2008 .
