Motorsport: Emma Gilmour heads to AP round

Emma Gilmour will compete in next weekend's Asia-Pacific round in Queensland. Photo / Andrew Labatt

New Zealand driver Emma Gilmour is looking forward to her first outing in the Asia-Pacific rally championship in next weekend's Rally of Queensland.

Gilmour will debut a brand new Subaru Impreza WRX STI for the Singapore-based Motor Image team with Australian co-driver Rhiannon Smyth alongside her.

"It's an exciting opportunity," said Hamilton-based Gilmour, who is originally from Dunedin.

"I'm really looking forward to the events and working with the team that has taken Cody Crocker to the championship title for the last three years."

Her car has been built by Pukekohe-based Possum Bourne Motorsport, which will also service it on the events for the Motor Image team.

Apart from New Zealand's round of the series at Whangarei next month all of the Asia Pacific rounds will be new to Gilmour.

"Rhiannon has done the Queensland Rally several times and I've spectated there twice so I have a feel for the terrain and environment although driving there will be totally new," she said.

"With Whangarei the next round it will be good to have some familiar events before we do the four rallies up in Asia."

- NZPA