World rated drivers to compete in Medan<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): World rated rally drivers including Kenneth
\nEricson of Sweden, Japan's Kenjiro Shinozuka and the Scot Dom
\nBurkley have confirmed their entries in the Medan rally in North
\nSumatra from June 17 - 19.<\/p>\n
Thirty-three drivers so far have registered. \"Top national
\ndrivers are among those 33 participants already registered,\" a
\ncommittee spokesman said.<\/p>\n
The rally, the inaugural leg of the Asia-Pacific race, will be
\nsplit into 28 Special Stages (SS), covering a total stretch of
\n139.95 kilometers.<\/p>\n
Tony Hardianto and navigator Anthony Sarwono, who triumphed in
\nthe first series of the national championship rally early last
\nmonth, will be driving a new Subaru Impreza.<\/p>\n
Mitsubishi, which has dominated the domestic scene for the
\nlast few years, will have world-rated drivers Shinouzuka and
\nEricson in their camp along with top local talent. Both men will
\ndrive Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VR-4s.<\/p>\n
Shinozuka, a regular participant in the Indonesian rally will
\nbe accompanied by navigator Britain's Fred Gocentas. Ericson's
\npartner will be his long time co-driver Staffan Permander.<\/p>\n
Ericson is expected to arrive here tomorrow after taking part
\nin the Acropolis Rally which ends in Athens today.<\/p>\n
He crashed out of the rally on Monday along with Collin McRae,
\non Subaru Impreza, who was disqualified for fixing a smashed
\nwindshield on the course. Ericson was involved in a separate
\naccident on the course.<\/p>\n
Officials disqualified McRae shortly after midnight for
\n\"unsporting behavior\". He has no right of appeal.<\/p>\n
The Automobile and Touring Club of Greece's Board of Stewards
\nhas reported the Scot to the Royal Automobile Club and the
\nInternational Automobile Federation for unsporting conduct.<\/p>\n
McRae, who had lost the lead to Subaru teammate Carlos Sainz,
\ndeliberately blocked the road for 20 minutes to replace a
\nwindscreen he claimed had been smashed by negligent officials.<\/p>\n
The Asia-Pacific Rally Championship is the only annual
\nsporting event fully sanctioned by FIA, the world automotive
\ngoverning body, conducted on a circuit in the region.<\/p>\n
After Medan, which is officially called the Bentoel Rally '94,
\nthe championship will move to New Zealand from July 28 through 31
\nfor its second leg. Malaysia will host the third from Aug. 13 to
\n16 before moving to Australia from Sept. 16 to 19.<\/p>\n
The 555 Hong Kong - Beijing Rally from Oct. 22 to 28 will be
\nthe fifth in the series before the final leg in Thailand, slated
\nfor Dec. 2 to 6. (rsl)<\/p>",
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