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Atkinson takes victory in Brother International Rally of Whangarei; Kelsey takes NZRC win
Chris Atkinson has taken back-to-back victories at Brother International Rally of Whangarei with a 28.1 second winning margin over fellow Asia Pacific Rally Championship contender Per-Gunnar Andersson as the two-day event wrapped up.
![Chris Atkinson jumps the Hella Bridge [Photo: Geoff Ridder]](/media/2012/04/chris-atkinson-rally-whangarei-day-2-geoff-ridder.180x119.jpg)
Atkinson holds lead going into final four stages
Midway update: Chris Atkinson (MRF Skoda) has a lead of 46.1s over P-G Andersson (Proton) and Gaurav Gill (MRF SKoda) - this trio leads the event overall and the APRC standings.
![Chris Atkinson leads after day one [Photo: Geoff Ridder]](/media/2012/03/atkinson-rally-whangarei-2012-by-geoff-ridder.180x119.jpg)
Atkinson leads Brother International Rally of Whangarei overnight; Gilmour first Kiwi
Australian Chris Atkinson has a lead of nearly one minute over Swedish driver Per-Gunnar Andersson in the 2012 Brother International Rally of Whangarei after a day of lead changes and troubles for top contenders. New Zealander Emma Gilmour holds third place overall, just 0.3 seconds behind Andersson, showing the Kiwis are mixing with some top international drivers at the season opening rally.
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West leads Whangarei rally after first morning
After Saturday morning’s first four stages of the 2012 Brother International Rally of Whangarei, Timaru’s Chris West in a Mitsubishi has the lead with a 9.3s over Dunedin’s Emma Gilmour in a Subaru with Mitsubishi driver Kingsley Thompson, from Kerikeri, in third.
APRC Updates
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