Media Release: Written by Chris Harold, WRC, 30 April, 2010 Additional information provided by The Raglan Website.
This year’s Rally New Zealand is the 40th in the event’s history. After three years based in Hamilton and a year off the WRC calendar during the period of rotation, Rally New Zealand returns to Auckland for 2010. A new service park in Queens Wharf, on Auckland’s waterfront, brings the rally into the heart of Auckland city. The ceremonial start and finish will also be held waterside, at Viaduct Harbour.
Remote service is used on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Whangarei, Hampton Downs and Raglan respectively, the first time three different locations have been used on three days. The Raglan remote service for Day 3 (Sunday 9th May) is in Wainui Road, between Bow Street and the Bankart Street roundabout from 9.56am.
| Day 3 Sunday 9 May – Raglan | First Car in action |
| SS18 Te Hutewai 1 | 8:30am |
| SS19 Repco Whaanga Coast 1 | 9:11am |
| Service Raglan – Meet the drivers | 9:56am |
| SS20 Te Hutewai 2 | 10:51am |
| SS21 Repco Whaanga Coast 2 | 11:24am |
| Service Queens Wharf | 2:17pm |
| Ceremonial Finish Viaduct Harbour, Auckland City | 3:00pm |
The move to remote service, within the regulations, allows the event to use classic stages that were not only a feature of rallies past, but also considered to be some of the best in the world. For the first time since 1990 a super special stage will be run in the Auckland Domain, and New Zealand’s newest motor racing circuit, Hampton Downs, will be used to host the running of two tarmac super special stages. This is also a first for the event.
Rally New Zealand is the fifth round of the FIA World Rally Championship and the fourth round of the FIA Production Car World Rally Championship, FIA Super 2000 World Rally Championship and the FIA WRC Cup for Teams. It is also a round of the New Zealand Rally Championship.
RALLY NEW ZEALAND – ROUTE GRAPHICS
CHANGES TO THE ROUTE SINCE 2008
Of the 21 stages, nine have been used previously in the same format, three are completely new (all tarmac) and the remainder are developed from routes used previously in different combinations. In total, 372.54 kilometres of the competitive route is gravel and the remaining 23.96 kilometres is tarmac.
RALLY DATA
| Total distance: Stage distance: Number of stages: |
1496.51 km 396.50 km 21 |
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