Toshi Arai wins the Rally Hokkaido 2008 in Japan which is a round of the APRC

Toshi Arai dominated the 2008 Rally Hokkaido with a start to finish victory. Conditions on the first day were very wet and the opening two stages were cancelled as a result. The rally was round 3 in the APRC.

The final day was dry and saw a titanic battle between the Asia Pacific Rally Championship contenders (Arai isn't an entrant). Katsu Taguchi was top, in second o/a, after a last stage shoot-out with Hiroshi Yanagisawa who was ahead but was beaten by Taguchi by just 2.3s and was one of the closest finishes in APRC history. Championship leader Cody Crocker had a bit of a disasterous rally to finish 5th o/a and 4th of the APRC runners just behind  Dean Herridge who he was trying to catch on the final day.

Retirements included Scott Pedder, and Kamada who crashed heavily

Results

1. Arai      Subaru STi

2. Taguchi   Evo 9

3. Yanagisawa  Subaru STi

4. Herridge   Subaru STi

5. Crocker   Subaru STi

 Asia Pacific Rally Championship points

Toshi wins

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