Rally New Zealand 2012

[Maui J.]

Awesome news

Looks like we could end up with 10 to 13 WRC cars, much like 2010 in NZ

Yep, numbers are slowly growing which is good.

Loeb, Mikko, JML, Petter, Ketomaa, Sordo, Prodrive Mini#2, Tanak?, Novikov?, Neuville, Nobre, Araujo.

Also good that NZ is a SWRC and PWRC round.

Have to make the most of it this year, it could be the last WRC event here.

[speedhog]

GigiGallino1.. Where in Auckland did you book your accomodation.? you might find that it will be easier for you actually being based out of auckland then, having to drive for 4 hours on friday night to a new motel/hotel..

To all that have been to RNZ before and driven through Auckland.... Be aware that the south bound lanes after the harbour bridge have been changed. And there is a Toll Road/tunnel after Orewa and before Puhoi.

And you will not have time to make it back to the Domain from Puhoi.. that is not a challenge! plus its a waste of time and gas.

Both of the Shakedown stages have been used in previous years, typically Korokomiko Hill road, is a fast flowing road that tighten's near the end to produce some beautiful photo's.

[GigiGalliNo1]

Speedhog. I'm about 2 blocks away from the service park. Towards the port/docks for boats.... I didn't look at the MAPS properly before booking my hotel. I could have stayed one night in Raglan thus making it easier for the stages out there and another day a city out of Auckland as the stages are else where...

I quickly google mapped the two cities, Raglan and something starting with a Wh... are 1.5 and 2 hours away from the centre of Auckland... driving at 4am in the morning shouldn't be a problem will it? I have a new client so I'm not sure which stages I'm heading to/no plans yet. It'll be quality over quantity with them with coverage of Rally NZ.

[speedhog]

Thats not too bad then.. easy access to the motorway north and south.
Leaving at 4am will be way easier than after 630am.. on the friday try to avoid getting back to auckland before 7pm... I know it sounds strange, but if you like traffic then go ahead..

Whangarei,(Fang-ga-ray, as most aussies call it..lol) is about 2.5 hours north of auckland. Personally, I would be looking for Warkworth/Wellsford, as that is more central for the route Up north. Short hike back from Whangarei, and Puhoi stages are on the way back to Auckland.

http://www.rallynz.org.nz/media/2012...-day-2-map.pdf

[Tom206wrc]

At what date the entrylist will be published

[sillyseat]

At what date the entrylist will be published

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http://www.rallynz.org.nz/media/2012...ges-1-35-1.pdf

[6789]

14 WRCs and 5 S2000's - bring it on! Be interesting to see Stohl

[jbmarcus21]

Google Earth Map Rally New Zealand is out Programme du Rallye Wrc de Nouvelle-Zélande 2012

[Adler]

14 WRCs and 5 S2000's - bring it on! Be interesting to see Stohl

nice to see Manfred back in a WRC, but most likely he will drive the rallye as teamboss for Oliveira, try to optimize the setup for Oliveira in NORF, anyway i am afraid he is far too long away from WRC to challenge the top-privateers

[padWRC]

14 WRCs and 5 S2000's - bring it on! Be interesting to see Stohl

1 Sebastian Loeb F Citroën Total WRT
2 Mikko Hirvonen Fin Citroën Total WRT
3 Jari Matti Latvala Fin FORD BP WRT
4 Peter Solberg No FORD BP WRT
5 Ott Tanak Ee M-Sport Ford WRT
6 Evgeny Novikov Ru ALM Russia Team
7 T.Neuville Be Qatar WRTeam
9 Manfred Stohl Aut BWRT Stohl Racing
11 Henning Solberg No Fast Go WRT?
12 A Araujo P WRC Mini Team Portugal
14 Paulo Nobre Bra WRC Mini Team Portugal
16 Jari Ketomaa Fin
37 Daniel Sordo Es Prodrive WRC Team
43 Kenny Block Usa Monster Ford Rally Team