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Rally Whangarei 2011

Day Two, Sunday 17 July

Total commitment by Australia's Chris Atkinson allowed him to maintain his leading advantage to the finish of the rally.

Defending rally winner Hayden Paddon tried hard to overtake Chris Atkinson for the rally win.

Top-three for the 2011 International Rally of Whangarei: L to R Hayden Paddon/John Kennard, Stephane Prevot/Chris Atkinson, Richard Mason/Sara Mason.

Day One, Saturday 16 July

Chris Atkinson finished Day One in the lead by 6.2s

Hayden Paddon led early on Saturday but a big moment damaged his Subaru's front suspension

Whangarei local Ben Jagger finished Saturday 13th overall

Richard Mason came through Day One well-placed in fourth overall, second NZRC competitor

Alister McRae finished Day One second APRC competitor behind Proton team-mate Chris Atkinson

Kiwi Emma Gilmour started Day One strongly, running in third, finishing the day in fifth

In the service park, the SouEast Motor Kumho Team's setup

Nelson's Ben Hunt leads NZRC Group N 2WD standings

Malayasian driver Karamjit Singh drives for the Proton Cusco Rally Team

Former Rally Whangarei winner Chris West finished Day One sixth overall

MRF Team driver Gaurav Gill ran a handy seventh overall most of Day One

Hayden Paddon jumps the famous Hella Bridge

Pre-event activities, Friday 15 July

Whangarei driver Ben Jagger joins the lunchtime rally parade through central Whangarei

Defending NZRC champion Dean Sumner leads a group during the parade through downtown Whangarei

Nelson's Ben Hunt in the rally parade in downtown Whangarei

International and Kiwi drivers also compete on the water in a

The Kiwi

Drivers Gaurav, Chris, Katsu, Hayden and Richard at the pre-event press conference

Alister McRae during Friday's shakedown run

Rigat Sungkar from Pertamina Cusco Racing during Friday's shakedown run

Chinese driver Hao Yuan from SouEast Motor Kumho Team during shakedown

Matt Summerfield signs autographs for Whangarei rally fans

Downtown Whangarei was busy with the autograph signing session, here's Rifat Sungkar and Scott Beckwith

Historic class competitor Ron Davey signs autographs

Tauranga's Phil Campbell navigates the pre-start park

Over the start ramp: long-time rally competitor and NZRC co-sponsor Brian Green

New Caledonia's Jean-Louis Layraud crosses the ramp

Dunedin's Emma Gilmour with co-driver Ben Atkinson stop for a chat on the ramp

Rotorua's Sloan Cox and co-driving sister Tarryn on the start ramp with host Brian Kelly

Hayden Paddon and John Kennard head off the start ramp

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