Event information:

• Event title: NAC Insurance Hella International Rally of Whangarei.
• Third of six rounds in the 2008 Vantage Aluminium Joinery New Zealand Rally Championship.
• Third of seven rounds in the 2008 FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship.
• Is a qualifying round of The Pirelli star driver contest (see website for more details).
• First of two international category events used by the New Zealand championship.
• Only Group N 4WD, Group N 2WD and Kiwi-2 fields will run for championship points.
• Starts with a ceremonial opening at 5:30pm on the Friday evening at Cameron St Mall in Whangarei.
• Uses roads in the Northland and Kaipara District roads from Saturday 7 June to Sunday 8 June.
• Covers 15 gravel stages split over Saturday and Sunday.
• First stage starts at 9:18am on the Saturday.
• Uses roads previously used by Repco Rally New Zealand: Bull, Cassidy, Waipu Caves.
• Includes three runs around the Whangarei Super Special stage at Pohe Island.
• The event was won outright last year by then 19-year old Hayden Paddon of Geraldine.
• 17 teams have entered for the Group N 4WD and 2WD championship round with four in the Kiwi-2 category.
• Includes new championship entry of Brendan Reeves from Australia in a Ford Fiesta.
• Television coverage of the event starts on Sunday 15th June, with the second day shown on Sunday 22nd June.  Features and repeats will also be shown on Fujitsu Motorsport on Sky TV.

Event website: www.rallywhangarei.co.nz 

For a full event itinerary: http://www.rallywhangarei.co.nz/images/2008/Event_Publications/RG2/row_rally_guide%202_appendix_1.pdf