Subaru alignera trois autos au rallye du Japon. Solberg et Atkinson comme d’hab seront là, mais Toshi Arai décroche le volant d’une troisième Impreza. Il a gagné le championnat production l’année dernière et envisage un podium pour son premier rallye WRC dans son pays…
Toshihiro Arai : “After all the preparation work, I was finally able to officially announce my entry in Rally Japan with a World Rally car. In addition to sponsors such as “Sanden” supporting me in PCWRC, we also managed to get a number of other companies as sponsors for the Japanese rally. I’ve been able to drive and develop the car at two tests ahead of the rally, and found that its drivability has greatly improved in comparison with the 2002 model. The car’s development is still ongoing and further improvements are being made, which I’m really looking forward to. This being my home rally, I believe I have the edge over the best drivers in the world. Although I’ll be up against Petter (Solberg), Sebastian (Loeb), Marcus (Gronholm) and Chris (Atkinson) there, I’m determined to show my true ability and get onto the podium.”
