General News
27 July 2006

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Popular privateer Dean Herridge has taken his first ever NEC Australian Rally Championship round win at the Subaru Safari Tasmania, an achievement that has eluded him despite his success in international rallies and as a former factory-supported driver for SUBARU.

It was Herridge's first NEC ARC round win of his career, and the first time that a manufacturer other than Toyota has won a round of the Super Series in 2006.

West Australian Herridge and co-driver Bill Hayes, driving a SUBARUIMPREZA WRX STI, are also the first privateer entrants to win a round of the NEC ARC this year.

"I've worked for a long time to achieve this, and to not only win my first ARC heat but also my first round here in Tassie has just been amazing!" Herridge said.

"I've certainly had to dig pretty deep this year as a privateer, but I'm very passionate about the sport and my family has been involved in it for a long time, so it's nice to be able to win at this level."

Herridge finished third in Sunday's heat but on combined points he claimed the overall round win courtesy of his heat win on Saturday.

The series now heads to South Australia for the fifth round of the championship, Toyota Rally SA from August 19-21st.

1. Dean Herridge/B.Hayes	SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI	49:41.7
2. Simon Evans/S.Evans	Toyota Corolla Sportivo	49:43.9
3. Neal Bates/C.Taylor	Toyota Corolla Sportivo	50:12.4

1. Scott Pedder/G.Weston	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo	56:28.2
2. Simon Evans/S.Evans	Toyota Corolla Sportivo	56:44.9
3. Dean Herridge/B.Hayes	SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI	57:05.4

1. Dean Herridge/B.Hayes	SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI	34 points
2. Simon Evans/S.Evans	Toyota Corolla Sportivo	33 points
3. Neal Bates/C.Taylor	Toyota Corolla Sportivo	28 points