"Aside from the turbo issue - which we'd never had before - the car ran really well, despite the incredibly rough conditions over the weekend.
Mike Young's Japanese built Toyota Vitz AP4 trailed Harry Bates' Aussie Yaris. Photo: Matt Whitten
"The goal with the car has always been to make it as fast as an R5 car, and we're getting close to that."After winning the opening round of the Australian Rally Championship, Harry Bates has dropped to third in the title race, 34 points behind leader Eli Evans, and nine points behind Steve Glenney.
Harry Bates is hoping for a change of luck in Tasmania. Photo: Dave King
“It’s amazing that Neal Bates Motorsport, a small Canberra-based team, has put together such a quick car that is taking it up to the international R5 rally cars.”The next round of the ARC is Subaru Rally Tasmania, from July 27 to 29 in Launceston.
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