Last week he was a two-time champion. But this week Cody Crocker has joined rally legends Karamjit Singh, Possum Bourne and Kenneth Ericsson as the only drivers to win the APRC title three times.

Crocker kept out of trouble in the tricky conditions at Rally Malaysia to claim his third win of the season. Title rival Katsu Taguchi failed to finish leg 1, effectively handing Crocker the 2008 championship title.

The Rally Malaysia podcast will be available for download later this week next week, so check back. We’ll have all the action, thrills and spills, and you can hear exactly how the drivers approached the treacherous Malaysian roads.

In the meantime, check out APRC TV’s video review and see just how bad the conditions were.