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Feature car: Possum Bourne’s 2002 Subaru Impreza WRX

If ever there was a test of Possum Bourne’s greatness, it was in 2002. Not unexpectedly, the New Zealand great came out on top in his Group N Subaru Impreza WRX.

29th December 2023, 8:30am
by Peter Whitten
Photos by RSM archives

The early 2000s were years of great change in the Australian Rally Championship, with World Rally Cars being replaced with the production-based Group N machines.

Since the mid to late 1990s, the ARC had been the domain of Group A and World Rally Cars, with both Subaru and Toyota upping the stakes to win the coveted national title.

Toyota and Neal Bates achieved some event victories in their ex-Toyota Team Europe Corolla, but they could never fully overcome Possum Bourne and his ex-Prodrive Subaru Impreza.

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Peter Whitten

Peter has been the editor of RallySport Magazine since its inception in 1989, in both printed and online form. He is a long-time competitor, event organiser and official, as well as working in the media. In 2020 he received a Motorsport Australia 'Media Service Award'.