The tenth round of the 2009 calendar takes Citroën Total WRT to the other side of the planet for Rally Australia, a fixture which has switched to a new venue this year and which consequently represents virgin territory for the team and its WRC rivals. Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena will have just one aim during the new-look event, and that will be to return to their winning ways with a view to keeping their chances of scoring a sixth consecutive world title alive. Dani Sordo and Marc Marti are just as motivated and have demonstrated on several occasions recently that they are capable of rivalling with the world’s best crews on every type of surface, a claim they will be keen to confirm in Australia.
Having been organised from 1989 until 2006 near Perth, on the west shores of the continent, this year’s Rally Australia marks something of a revolution following its switch to New South Wales, some 3,600km from Western Australia. The host town for the new event is the small town of Kingscliff on the Tasmanian Sea coast.
The event is consequently brand new for both Citroën Total World Rally Team’s crews, just as it will be for their opponents, and Dani Sordo is eager for action to begin: “I always enjoy discovering new places. Australia is a dream for many because there are few destinations which are further away from Europe. I can’t wait to get back behind the wheel of my car…
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