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PR: Atkinson 2nd in Argentina,3rd in Championship Subaru rally driver Chris Atkinson has continued his brilliant start to the 2008 World Rally Championship by finishing in second place in Rally Argentina, moving him to third position on the series points’ table.
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PR: Mitsubishi to suspend WRC involvement Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) has announced that it has decided to suspend participation in the FIA World Rally Championship series from 2006.
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PR: Stéphane Sarrazin Remains with SWRT The Subaru World Rally Team has announced that Stéphane Sarrazin will remain part of the team's driver line-up for the 2006 FIA World Rally Championship.
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Champions depart ARC on winning note After much speculation, Subaru Australia today confirmed their intentions to completely exit the Australian Rally Championship at the conclusion of the 2005 series.
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Premature end to a successful Subaru season The WPS Rally of Bathurst has ended abruptly with driving rain forcing the cancellation of several stages on the final day of competition for the 2005 ARC Super Series.
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Crocker and Herridge shine in WPS Rally The Subaru Rally Team of Australia has finished the opening heat of the inaugural WPS Rally Bathurst with a solid one-two finish.
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WPS Rally Bathurst Preview The final round of the 2005 Globalstar Australian Rally Championship Super Series will be held for the first time at the spiritual home of Australian Motorsport – Bathurst.
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Ford aborts Bathurst debut Ford’s debut in the Australian Rally Championship has been delayed and will not be seen in competition at Mount Panorama and the Sunny Corner State Forest this weekend.
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Martin to skip rest of 2005 championship Peugeot’s Markko Martin has decided to sit out the remainder of the 2005 FIA World Rally Championship after the funeral of late friend and co-driver Michael Park.
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Blue Oval adds another Finn to their team Peugeot star Marcus Gronholm and co-driver Timo Rautiainen will join the BP-Ford World Rally Team for the 2006 FIA World Rally Championship.
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High approval for Australia’s newest hero Following the first ever podium finish by Chris Atkinson in the World Rally Championship, and the first by an Australian since Ross Dunkerton in 2002, both the chairman of the Australian Rally Commission and Atkinson’s team boss have praised the Queenslander for his efforts with Subaru.
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Gronholm’s win, Loeb’s title, Atkinson’s podium In a remarkable final day for the Rally of Japan, Marcus Gronholm has taken a surprise victory after Petter Solberg crashed out of the lead on the penultimate stage.
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Subaru maintains lead in Japan Subaru World Rally Team driver Petter Solberg is under siege in the Rally of Japan.
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Solberg, Atkinson shine in Japan Subaru’s Petter Solberg has taken honours on the opening day of Rally Japan with his Subaru Impreza, but it was his Australian protégé Chris Atkinson who sparkled on the Japanese gravel.
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Toyota: Cutting back to move forward Toyota Australia has solidified their relationship with Neal Bates Motorsport by committing to a new multi-year agreement which will see the Canberra-based team remain as the factory outfit for the Japanese marque’s Australian rally program.
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Rally world mourns the death of co-driver Tragedy has broken out at the Wales Rally GB on the final leg of the event, with the death of one of the field’s leading co-drivers.
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Crocker and Moscatt seal Subaru's tenth Cody Crocker has won his third consecutive Australian Rally Drivers’ Championship, and provided Subaru with an unprecedented tenth Super Series title.
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Hirvonen scores works drive for Japan Finnish privateer Mikko Hirvonen has been offered a seat with the Skoda Motorsport team for the forthcoming round of the FIA World Rally Championship in Japan.
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Cheeky Evans steals victory from Crocker Simon Evans has earned his first heat victory for the 2005 Globalstar Australian Rally Championship by snaring the outright rally lead in the final Super Special stage for the day.
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Problems for Pedder and Bates early in NGK Rally Toyota Rally of South Australia heat winners, Scott Pedder and Neal Bates, have both struck trouble early on the first day of the NGK Rally of Melbourne.
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2005 ARC Driver Standings
1. | Cody Crocker | 248 | 2. | Dean Herridge | 154 | 3. | Simon Evans | 148 | 4. | Scott Pedder | 134 | 5. | Juha Kangas | 103 | 6. | Neal Bates | 95 | 7. | Steve Glenney | 73 | 8. | Ben Barker | 66 | 9. | Brad Goldsbrough | 58 | 10. | Jack Monkhouse | 34 | 11. | Benni Tirant | 22 | 12. | Sam Brand | 19 | 13. | Kevin Shaw | 18 | 14. | Darren Windus | 16 | 15. | Martin Lintott | 13 | 16. | Tony Sullens | 5 | 17. | Clive Bignell | 2 | =. | Mark Thompson | 2 | =. | Ed Ordynski | 2 | =. | John Mitchell | 2 | 21. | David Hills | 1 |
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