2005 Asia Pacific Rally Championship round 4 – Rally Hokkaido, Japan

The MRF Mitsubishi Ralliart team scored an emphatic victory in the Rally Hokkaido, round four of the FIA Asia-Pacific Rally Championship. 1999 APRC Champion Katsuhiko Taguchi claimed outright victory and added 15 points to his championship tally , while MRF Tyre team-mate Jussi Välimäki finished second and continues to lead the Championship.

Rally Hokkaido […]

2005 Asia Pacific Rally Championship round 7 - Rally of Thailand

The 2005 Rally of Thailand was won by Finnish driver Jussi Välimäki in an MRF Mitsubishi Lancer. With speeds exceeding 200kph the fast Thailand roads suited the power of the Mitsubishi and Välimäki dominated the event by winning 15 of the 16 stages. The expected challenge from current P-WRC leader Toshi Arai didn’t eventuate and […]

2005 Asia Pacific Rally Championship round 6 – Gudang Garam International Rally of Indonesia

Race Torque wins another FIA Championship

Jussi Valimaki is the 2005 Asia Pacific Rally Champion after taking his third win of the season on the Gudang Garam International Rally Indonesia, the sixth round of the championship. Valimaki’s win also secured the manufacturers championship for Mitsubishi.

A total distance of 235.92 kilometers of competition over […]