The first round of the 2012 Asia Pacific Rally Championship is less than 3 months away, with New Zealand’s  Rally Whangarei the first event beginning 30 March.

As a preview to the  2012 event in NZ,  take a look back through the eyes of Japanese photographer Hirokazu Somemiya who made the following ‘Photo Movie’ presentation from a compilation of thousands of photos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsRRzgnPbO4&feature=related

Photo by Marcel Stawiczny