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Round 7 - Rally of China - "The battle for the manufacturers title - Subaru vs. Mitsubishi"
While the race for the Asia Pacific Rally Championship drivers and co-drivers title is all over with Australia's Cody Crocker and Ben Atkinson only needing to cross the start-line in the China Rally to take the honors for a second year, the battle for the manufacturers title is very tight - only two points separate Subaru and Mitsubishi.
Subaru have dominated in 2007 with 4 wins for Cody Crocker, aided by podium finishes from his Motor Image team-mate Rifat Sungkar and the Cusco Subaru of Hiroshi Yanagisawa. After six rounds Subaru has 74 points, but only a 2 point lead over rival Mitsubishi. Mitsubishi have stayed in the hunt by winning outright in New Caledonia and Indonesia and only once were they not represented on the podium with a top three finish.
Heading to China the MRF Mitsubishi team are on top form with Jussi Valimaki's win in APRC Rally Indonesia, then a week later the Finn wrapped up the Finnish National Rally Championship Title. Team-mate Katsu Taguchi is on fire too with an outstanding performance at WRC Rally of Japan, 8th overall, winning Group N and earning himself a WRC point. On the other hand Crocker will have no pressure on him with the drivers title wrapped up and therefore he will be able to make it a straight fight, with the added knowledge that Subaru dominated the event last year, while Mitsubishi failed miserably. And for 2007 the weather has been kind to event with the roads dry, hard and fast, but still very rough and twisty in the mountain sections.
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