Attention editor - for immediate release 9th July 2008

Round four: Vantage Aluminium Joinery New Zealand Rally Championship

A full event preview release will be sent early next week unless requested early.

Event information:

• Event title: Tomoana Warehousing Rally Hawke’s Bay 2008.
• Fourth of six rounds in the 2008 Vantage Aluminium Joinery New Zealand Rally Championship.
• A two-day event (Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th July).
• Starts with a car show and autograph session at the Soundshell, Marine Parade, Napier, from 6pm on the Friday evening (25th July).
• Ceremonial start at 7pm from the Soundshell.
• First car starts from Wairoa at 8am on the Saturday for six gravel stages totalling 163.72km.
• Sunday starts from Napier at 7:20am, covering five stages totalling 100.36km.
• Uses roads in the Wairoa and Hastings districts featuring traditional roads that vary in style from tight twisty to open and fast over flowing county regions.
• Finishes back in Napier at 3:55pm (Marine Parade, next to the aquarium and service park).
• Will be contested by all championship categories (four and two-wheel drive modern plus classics).
• The event was won in 2007 by Rotorua’s Dean Sumner (Mitsubishi Lancer EVO 9).
• 18 teams have entered for the Group N 4WD and 2WD championship round with five in the Kiwi-2 category and five in the classics.
• Television coverage of the event starts on 3rd August with day two 9th August (note this is pre Olympics at 11am as a one off show).  Features and repeats will also be shown on Fujitsu Motorsport on Sky TV.

Event website: http://www.hbcarclub.co.nz/hbrally.php

For a full event itinerary: http://www.hbcarclub.co.nz/documents/RallyGuide.2008.pdf

Vantage Aluminium Joinery New Zealand Rally Championship:

Goldstar driver points after round three (of six)

1, Hayden Paddon (Geraldine) 161

2, Chris West (Christchurch) 138

3, Richard Mason (Masterton) 129

4, Stewart Taylor (Hastings) 121

5, Brett Martin (Masterton) 110

6, Callum McInnes (Tauranga) 93

7, Dean Sumner (Rotorua) 78

8, Grant Barber (Foxton) 68

9, Andre Meier (Cambridge) 67

10, Emma Gilmour (Rotorua) 66 

For full points: http://www.motorsport.org.nz/Rally/nzrc/points.htm

VANTAGE ALUMINIUM JOINERY 2008 NEW ZEALAND RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP

* FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship

** FIA World Rally Championship

For further information: www.motorsport.org.nz/Rally or www.vantage.co.nz

For any enquiries relating to the Vantage Aluminium Joinery 2008 New Zealand Rally Championship, please contact:

Laurie Brenssell

Championship Promotions Co-ordinator

0274 333 667

laurie.b@xtra.co.nz

Lance Hastie

Rally Publicist

021 329 909

lance@inspire.net.nz