Australian Rally Championship driver Justin Dowel has called for the sport’s top teams to show leadership and invest in new cars as the series moves into a new technical era. Dowel debuted his new Hyundai i20 prototype rally car at last weekend’s Capital Rally in Canberra, the car falling under the new-for-2016 G4 regulations that were announced yesterday, along with the ‘Maxi’ AP4 class. While the new regulations are a solid step forward for the Australian rally scene, Dowel says it will take investment from top teams if rallying is to return to its heyday in the country. “We need the best teams out there to invest in these new cars and show the rest of the sport how these cars...
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