Racer who joined in Cusco Pertamina Rally Team on Thursday, has even set up the Mitsubishi Evolution X that has been used in the 2011 APRC series and test track.
"At trial, we used the medium compound tires, but the results are less satisfactory because the suspension is too soft so the car is always sliding when braking. But, after playing with different suspension set ups, we finally found what should we use for this field," said Rifat via international telephone connection.
According to him, while testing the track and setting the vehicle, the weather in Whangarei, New Zealand reached 16 degrees Celsius. At his trial this time with Scott Beckwith get the chance to try the track 12 times over 4 km.
With the results it hoped the testing carried out on the championship is not really a constraint so as to provide the best results.
"I beg his prayers to be maximum," said national rally champion eight times that.
At the APRC series of four, mate Rifat Sungkar / Scott Beckwith will compete with 74 racers from 11 countries including Britain, France, Belgium, Australia, India, Japan, China, Malaysia and hosts New Zealand.
Couples struggle Rifat Sungkar / Scott Beckwith to complete the distance path along 700.66 km, which is divided into 16 Special Stage (SS) is not easy. Apart from having to compete with powerful racer from another team will also be battling the weather when the championship is estimated at between 5-10 degrees Celsius.
APRC 2011 until the third series, the pair Rifat Sungkar / Scott Beckwith is positioned on four of the standings with 45 points behind Christopher Atkinson with 70 points, Gaurav Gil and Alister McRae with 60 points each.
Pair Rifat Sungkar / Scott Beckwith also noted as APRC registered drivers in the championship in six countries (Malaysia, Australia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Japan and China) also fell in the Pacific Cup event.
Up to two Pacific Cup series, the pair Rifat Sungkar / Scott Beckwith entrenched dipuncak standings with 52 points followed by Christopher Atkinson with 39 points and Mark Higgins with 37 points.
After completing the series of four in New Zealand, the racer who recorded including Rifat Sungkar / Scott Beckwith will move toward a series of five in Hokkaido, Japan, September 30 to October 2 and the last series in China, 4-6 November.