Motor Image Rally Team wins Round 5
of Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC)
10-12 August 2007
Ancom Malaysian Rally 2007
Palm Plantations around Felda Bandar Tenggara
Johor, Malaysia

Motor Image Rally Team continues winning streak in Johor

Defending champion Cody Crocker conquers treacherous terrain and steaming oil plantations of Johor to take his fourth straight win at Round 5 of the APRC

Faced with technically challenging winding plantation tracks, high humidity, and the pressure of competing against three former Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) winners, Motor Image Rally Team driver Cody Crocker stayed cool and drove to victory at the Malaysian Rally this past weekend, clocking a time of 02:49:46. It was the fourth straight win for the Australian. Indonesian Rifat Sungkar, who is also with the Motor Image Rally Team, came in 4th with a time of 03:13:27.

Ex-Production Car World Rally Champion (PCWRC) Toshihiro Arai from Japan joined the Motor Image Rally Team for the Malaysian Rally to compete for glory, rather than points as he was not an APRC registered competitor this year. He came in second with a time of 02:50:10, giving the Motor Image Rally Team an outright one-two victory at the Malaysian Rally. All three drove Subaru Impreza WRX STIs assembled in Singapore and proved the robustness and capability of the cars.

Commenting on the Malaysian Rally, Crocker said, “This is my best victory so far, considering the level of competition we faced, and the hot and humid weather which made the race doubly challenging. The conditions for this particular rally were really difficult, and everyone was having a hard time. But we kept our focus on maintaining our lead, and now I look forward to competing in the final two legs of the APRC.”