2009 APRC 2nd "Rally Queensland"
KATSU firstly participated in this season of 2009 FIA Asia Pacific Rally
Championship (APRC) 2nd Round "Rally Queensland" with Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution and placed 2nd.
2009 FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) 2nd Round "Rally Queensland" was held during 8th to 10th of May,2009 around Brisbane in Queensland State of Eastern Australia. This rally was well known as very difficult course which drivers have to run out on hard gravel road surface and to past continuous crests with high speed.
Though it was estimated that local drivers have full advantages, Katsu (Team MRF Tire) showed his real ability (1999 APRC Champion and Overall 2nd with 2 times win of 2008 APRC) with Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution and splendidly placed 2nd.
2009 FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) 2nd Round "Rally Queensland"
(Tentative result at the finish of Rally)
Place Driver Rally Car Time
1 Cody Crocker Subaru Imprezza 2.22:48.8
2 Katsu Taguchi Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution ＋1:21.7
3 Emma Gilmore Subaru Imprezza ＋6.24.4
4 Gauray Gill Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Ⅹ ＋7:34.9
5 Brian Gtreen Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution +15:18.8
6 Hayden Paddon Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution +29:59.1
APRC Calendar 2009
1. 09-10 APR New Caledonia
2. 08-10 MAY Queensland (AU)
3. 06-07 JUN Whangarei (NZ)
4. 11-12 JUL Hokkaido(JP)
5. 15-16 AUG Malaysia
6. 03-04 OCT Indonesia
7. 14-15 NOV China