Sixty-nine crews have entered Rally Argentina next week, the highest number
to do so on a round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge so far this
season.
Based in the town of Carlos Paz, the gravel rally joins the IRC for the
first time in 2010 and is set to provide a strong test for the competitors
due to the demanding nature of the stages.
Aside from the regular IRC contenders, such as Juho Hanninen, Jan Kopecky,
Bruno Magalhaes, Kris Meeke and Guy Wilks, Argentine Federico Villagra will
make his series debut in a Ford Fiesta S2000, while Nasser Al-Attiyah will
compete in the IRC for the first time a Skoda Fabia S2000 run by the Rene
Georges Rally Sport team from Belgium.
Several local drivers will provide stiff opposition to the IRC regulars,
including Marcos Ligato and Gabriel Pozzo, who both hail from Argentina.
The event, which covers a total competitive distance of 240.02 kilometres,
gets underway with a superspecial stage through the streets of Carlos Paz on
the evening of Friday 19 March.