In 2019, the last time a full APRC season was contested, Young was the odds-on favourite to win his first APRC Championship title, having won multiple APRC Junior, 2WD, Production and Asia Cup titles since 2014. But electrical problems with his Cucso Toyota C-HR APR-4 eventually forced his retirement from the 2019 APRC final, handing the title to Chinese-Taipei driver Lin Dewei.
Having moved from Perth back to New Zealand, Young has been in regular contact with Cusco, planning a comeback for both Young and the Japanese motorsport team. Assuming travel between Japan and New Zealand remains open, Young will possibly drive the Cusco Toyota C-HR at June’s Rally Montre and September’s Rally Hokkaido.
![Mike Young, Rally Hokkaido 2019](https://fiaaprc.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/20190923_213443-e1569274387172.jpg)
“The APRC championship is one thing I’ve always wanted to win. I have come second a lot. I felt at the 2019 APRC final was going to be my year. It wasn’t to be so I’m still chasing that win!”
![Mike Young, Rally Malaysia 2016](https://fiaaprc.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/MR17-MikeYoung-testing-800.jpg)
Cusco is backing Young’s NZRC campaign too and is planning to ship one of their Cusco-built Subaru’s in time for the Auckland waterfront-based Repco WRC Rally of New Zealand at the end of September.